Cheng Xu is a financial advisor at Ailares with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Axiom Bank and T. Rowe Price. His career includes multiple roles at Ailares entities dating back to 2017. Ailares provides discretionary separately managed account portfolio management and investment advisory services to qualified clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and certain retirement accounts. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, macro, quantitative, sentiment analysis, and proprietary machine-learning tools to guide investment decisions across a range of asset classes and strategies, including derivatives and options.

Sharada Amarnath is a financial advisor at Shri Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Shri Advisors since 2013. The firm serves individual clients, including high-net-worth and non-HNW households, managing approximately $101 million in client assets. Shri Advisors uses a modern portfolio theory framework to implement distinct investment strategies, focusing exclusively on separately managed accounts with a fee-only structure.

Ulderico Conte is a financial advisor with CM Capital Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Spencer Winston Securities Corp, CIM Securities, AEON Capital, and several other firms. He serves on the Board of Directors for Family Office of America, a publicly traded company. CM Capital Partners provides advisory services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, business consulting, and real estate advisory. The firm uses a combination of charting, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, incorporating alternative investments and offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

David Vargo is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with LPL Financial, based in Sherman, CT, and has 36 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2001 and also operates Varbeco Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of his financial advisory work, he performs as a musician several times a month in various venues across New Jersey. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a wide range of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and delivers services through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Douglas Schorpp is a financial advisor with Schorpp Capital Management in North Brunswick, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Schorpp Capital Management since 2004 and also engages in proprietary trading through Capital Trading Partners, LLC, a business he has operated since 2002. Schorpp Capital Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering both ongoing account oversight and standalone consultations. The firm employs a passive, asset-class investment approach focused on diversification, low costs, and tax considerations, and integrates insurance products into its financial planning services.

Edward Graham is a financial advisor at Global Wealth Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Global Wealth Management since 2018. His career also includes roles at Princeton International Properties, Inc. and Graham Capital Management, Inc. Global Wealth Management, LLC manages approximately $245.7 million in client assets and serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning, implementing customized asset allocations with an emphasis on low-cost mutual funds and ETFs alongside individual equities, bonds, and structured notes.

Avi Mandel is a financial advisor at CM Capital Partners with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at CM Capital Partners since 2023. Outside of advising, Mandel is involved in building management and administrative roles with Norkez Properties and CM Capital. CM Capital Partners provides advisory services to individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and business clients, offering portfolio management, business consulting, and real estate advisory. The firm uses a combination of charting, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, integrating alternative investments, and offers performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Abhijeet Mhatre is a financial advisor at HAPPYRICH Capital with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at MFA Wealth Inc. since 2020, following a 14-year tenure at Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Onramp Invest, a crypto asset integration platform, as an investor without responsibility for daily operations. HAPPYRICH Capital (MFA Wealth Inc.) provides fee-only investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and other entities, managing approximately $45 million in client assets. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using passive index funds and ETFs combined with tactical active management, and it maintains documented investment policy statements for each client.

Devon Shapiro is a financial advisor at Shapiro Financial Security Group, Inc. with one year of industry experience and a Series 65 designation. Prior to his current role, he worked in various positions including roles at Atlantic Physical Therapy and several educational institutions. Shapiro Financial Security Group provides financial planning, investment management, and consulting services primarily to individual clients. The firm integrates tax preparation and accounting services with its advisory offerings and emphasizes risk management by tailoring portfolios to clients’ risk tolerance and time horizon.

Thomas Mullooly is a financial advisor at Mullooly Asset Management, Inc. with 9 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Mullooly Asset Management since 2015. Mullooly Asset Management is a small advisory team serving individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as charitable and corporate clients. The firm provides discretionary investment management and financial planning for both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth investors, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and employing various strategies including options, short sales, and margin trading.

Joseph Cajigal is a financial advisor with Princeton Capital Management LLC based in Red Bank, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hudson Canyon Investment Counselors LLC since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in Farol Management LLC and the managing member of Cabo Canyon LLC, a family office managing marketable securities. Princeton Capital Management provides investment management and supervisory services to a range of clients including foundations, endowments, corporations, private clients, family offices, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis across equity, balanced, and fixed-income strategies, often managing portfolios on a discretionary basis and utilizing options, derivatives, and leverage in select cases.

Frank Fernandez is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at PCB Capital LLC. His prior roles include positions at Weingarten Associates LLC and Omni 360 Wealth, Inc. He holds the Series 65 license as well. PCB Capital LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as small businesses, trusts, estates, and non-profits. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with asset-allocation principles and modern portfolio theory, utilizing both in-house model portfolios and recommended independent managers.

Kenneth Shapiro is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience and has operated Kenneth B. Shapiro & Co., Inc. since 1982. He is affiliated with Shapiro Financial Security Group, Inc., a supported firm. Outside of advising, he is involved with an accounting firm. Shapiro Financial Security Group provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management primarily for individual clients. The firm integrates tax preparation and bookkeeping services alongside portfolio management and offers educational seminars and workshops to its clients.

Amar Pandit is a CFA® charterholder with five years of experience in the financial industry. He is affiliated with HAPPYRICH Capital and has held executive roles at MFA Capital Private Ltd. and MFA Wealth Solutions Private Limited. In addition to his financial advisory work, he is a co-founder and director of two entertainment companies, Happy Gaana Entertainment Private Limited and Happy Minds Entertainment Private Limited, based in India. HAPPYRICH Capital provides fee-only investment management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and other entities, managing approximately $45 million in client assets. The firm uses a strategic asset allocation approach combining passive index funds and ETFs with tactical active management, and emphasizes documented client relationships and educational initiatives.

Thomas Yorke is a CFP® with 38 years of industry experience and has been with Oceanic Capital Management LLC since 2008. He is also a licensed insurance producer in New Jersey. Oceanic Capital Management provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to both individual and institutional clients. The firm employs diversified, multi-asset allocation models and combines fundamental and technical analysis, offering discretionary and non-discretionary management tailored to individual risk profiles.

Matthew Mcnelis is a financial advisor with Stage Wealth Management, Inc. in Middletown, NJ, holding a Series 66 credential and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Hornor Townsend & Kent LLC, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, and AXA Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is an assistant varsity basketball coach at Red Bank Catholic High School. Stage Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities with discretionary portfolio management and pension consulting services. The firm integrates fundamental, technical, and charting analyses into tailored investment advice, managing approximately $103 million in discretionary assets across about 200 clients.

Bhimeswararao Grandhi is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with IndoUsequities LLC and has worked at Citigroup Global Markets INC since 2006. IndoUsequities LLC provides discretionary investment management to high-net-worth and accredited individuals, family offices, and pooled investment vehicles, focusing on long/short, hedge-fund-style strategies primarily in the technology, media, and telecom sectors. The firm employs a bottom-up, growth-oriented stock-picking process that includes derivatives and selective short positions to manage risk and pursue absolute returns.

Oscar Casas Jr. is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience and is currently a principal at Tranquility Path Investment Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Ernst & Young for eight years. Casas also serves as a volunteer treasurer for a local Cub Scouts pack in Monmouth County, NJ. Tranquility Path provides investment consulting, managed-account guidance, and financial planning to a range of clients including individuals, families, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a diversified, passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and partners with established sub-advisers such as Dimensional Fund Advisors and Vanguard.

Robert Misner II is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Hamilton, Johnston & Co., Inc. since 2006, totaling 20 years at the firm. Hamilton & Company is a boutique investment consulting firm serving high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional clients such as endowments and foundations. The firm provides non-discretionary advisory services including investment planning, manager selection, and performance reporting, focusing on portfolio-wide analysis and customized client relationships.

Thomas Mullooly is a financial advisor with Mullooly Asset Management, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mullooly Asset Management since 2002. Mullooly Asset Management is a small advisory team providing discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm serves both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth investors, tailoring portfolios with a combination of fundamental analysis, technical techniques, and various strategies including options and short sales.