Rocco Santomenno is the sole advisor at Rocco R. Santomenno, an independent firm based in Fair Lawn, NJ. He holds over 14 years of industry experience and has been practicing as a sole practitioner since 1975. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as president of Gold Ring Investments, Inc., a mortgage placement business. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management focused on publicly traded equities for individuals, trusts, and pension or profit-sharing plans. It emphasizes fundamental equity analysis and manages approximately eighty client accounts with just over $50 million in assets under management.

David Cohen is a financial advisor with Sterling Financial Management, Inc. in Morristown, NJ, holding a CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 31 years of industry experience and has been affiliated with SagePoint Financial, Inc. since 2009 and OSAIC since 2023. Cohen is also the owner and president of Sterling Financial Management, where he oversees all duties associated with the registered investment advisory firm. Sterling Financial Management serves individuals, trusts, and retirement plans with customized financial planning, hourly consulting, and investment advisory services. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis, generally favoring mutual funds and ETFs in long-term strategies, and manages accounts on a non-discretionary basis with regular client reporting.

Ioannis Papatherapontos is a financial advisor with J.Pappas Investments, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has held roles at several affiliated firms, including Pappas Financial Group, First Financial Consultants, and J.Pappas Realty. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as CEO of companies involved in merchant services, energy brokerage, and insurance sales, focusing primarily on sales and business development. J.Pappas Investments provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, small businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, and economic analysis, managing accounts largely on a discretionary basis while tailoring advice to client objectives and risk tolerance.

I am a fee-only, advice-only investment advisor and financial planner. My mission is to provide great advice at a fair price to support each client’s purpose in life. I am a CFP® Practitioner and CFA® Charterholder. As Founder and Principal Advisor at IndiePlan™, I am committed to our fiduciary duty by providing independent holistic advice and education that puts clients’ interests first. I entered the advisory business after a thirty-year career in financial services. I am a former Head of Index Governance and Chairman of the US Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices, where my job was to oversee major benchmarks like the S&P 500®. Prior to that, I held a variety of positions - from designing indexes and assisting leading asset management firms to working on a portfolio management team that served institutional clients. My interest in investing and financial planning is long standing. I enjoy helping others as they save, invest, and plan for their future, or as they prepare for transitions like retirement, a health challenge, a second career, starting a new business, furthering their education, or taking extended leave. At IndiePlan™ we strive to meet clients where they are in their journey. We provide independent, holistic, tailored advice at a fair price.

Neil Murphy is a financial advisor with NPM Consulting, LLC in Ridgewood, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Rose Wealth Advisors LLC since 2024 and has been with NPM Consulting since 2012. NPM Consulting provides financial planning, tax preparation, and investment management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, related trusts, and select pension plans and business entities. The firm builds customized portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis, asset allocation, and active management, incorporating a range of securities and derivatives, and also offers a managed futures program for accredited investors.

Vincent Grosso is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with six years of industry experience. He is the founder of Grosso Wealth Management LLC in Montclair, NJ, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to founding his firm, he spent three years at Kestra Private Wealth Services. Outside of his advisory role, Grosso is the President of the Joanne Grosso Foundation Inc. Grosso Wealth Management LLC is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser that provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting to individual clients and employer plan sponsors. The firm typically employs long-term, passive buy-and-hold strategies using mutual funds and ETFs and offers project-based planning, educational seminars, and fiduciary retirement plan services.

Youwei Jing is a financial advisor at Alterra with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. Before joining Alterra, Jing worked at several firms including DevelopIntelligence, Bubble, and Correlation One. Alterra is an independent, state-registered investment adviser specializing in portfolio management and a unique options-based borrowing service using short box spread strategies. The firm serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals and small businesses to institutional and corporate entities, and it employs exchange-traded S&P 500 index options to manage borrowing exposures and mitigate early assignment risk.

Humberto Portillo is a financial advisor at Financial Freedom Management LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with his current firm since 2015. Financial Freedom Management LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, and pension plans with approximately $8.1 million in assets under management. The firm uses a rules-based quantitative approach to asset allocation, incorporating low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, tax-loss harvesting, and leverage strategies, with a focus on special-needs planning and community education through seminars and workshops.

Mark Vogel is the sole advisor at Mark Vogel Wealth Management, LLC, located in North Caldwell, NJ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 14 years of experience in financial advising. In addition to his work in wealth management since 2003, he has practiced law as a sole proprietor since 1991, dedicating a significant portion of his time to his legal practice. Mark Vogel Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management for individuals, trusts, and small-company pension accounts, managing approximately $96 million in assets. The firm employs a concentrated, growth-at-a-reasonable-price strategy focused on a small number of individual stocks and offers performance-based compensation options for qualified clients.

Michael Nisiotis is a financial advisor with Nisiotis, Michael, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. He has served as Managing Director and President of Michael Anthony & Associates since 2002, a management consulting firm focused on project and process management for new products and services. Surpass Yourself Advisors provides financial and retirement planning, education, and coaching to individuals, families, small businesses, and organizations through virtual one-on-one sessions, webinars, and workplace programs. The firm emphasizes asset allocation with diversified, primarily passive portfolios and operates on flat or hourly fees without managing client assets or accepting discretionary authority.

Shawn O’Brien is a financial advisor at Cois Dara Investing with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Cois Dara Investing, he worked at Diageo and Loudpack. Cois Dara Investing provides ongoing portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing a long-term trading strategy supported by charting, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis. The firm prepares Investment Policy Statements for clients and seeks discretionary authority to implement portfolio decisions, primarily recommending equities along with mutual funds, ETFs, commodities, non-U.S. securities, and venture capital funds to diversify portfolios.

Mark Mcnally is the sole advisor at Megstar Financial Management Inc. in Montvale, NJ, with 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Megstar since 1992 and concurrently serves as a television production technician at WNYW-TV since 1977. Megstar Financial Management provides discretionary portfolio management and general financial advice to a select individual client base. The firm utilizes Modern Portfolio Theory to build diversified, low-turnover portfolios and emphasizes transparent reporting and conflict reduction through specific trading practices.

Martin Costello is a financial advisor with Preakness Retirement Advisors, LLC in Verona, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Aura Financial Services, Inc. since 2005. Preakness Retirement Advisors offers diversified asset-allocation advice and financial planning to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm emphasizes a non-discretionary investment approach using low-expense index funds and combines fundamental and technical analysis within a modern portfolio theory framework.

Alexander Selem is the principal at Archedia Capital LLC, an independent advisory firm, and holds a Series 65 credential with six years of industry experience. He also works as Director of Data and Research at The Travelers Companies, where he conducts predictive modeling and data science related to workers compensation claims. Archedia Capital LLC provides discretionary investment management and portfolio advisory services to a small client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and certain business entities. The firm combines passive ETF-based allocations with active, systematic strategies driven by quantitative models and statistical arbitrage, employing risk controls such as position limits and diversification.

Milan Patel is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Ascent Physician Wealth LLC with one year of experience in financial advising. He has a background in healthcare, having worked at several medical institutions including St. Mary's General Hospital and CHRISTUS Health. Outside of his advisory role, he maintains a senior hospital position. Ascent Physician Wealth LLC provides comprehensive wealth management and discretionary portfolio management primarily to physicians, healthcare professionals, executives, and high-net-worth families. The firm employs a core-satellite investment strategy combining diversified low-cost index funds and selective individual securities, and offers a range of financial planning services including retirement, tax, education funding, insurance, debt management, and estate planning coordination.

Jeffrey Lieberman is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Caldwell Fairfield Advisors and has been involved with Weinberg Lieberman, P.C., a tax accounting firm, since 1987. His professional background includes over a decade at Jay H. Weinberg Investment Advisor, LLC. Caldwell Fairfield Advisors offers financial planning and consulting services to individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, focusing on non-investment advice such as tax and estate planning. The firm refers clients to independent investment advisers for portfolio management and does not provide discretionary investment management or custody of client assets.

Jingshu Zhang is a financial advisor at Guinea Value Investments with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Guinea Value Investments, Zhang worked at Dorfman Value Investments, Atlas Capital Investment LLC, and held roles at Overseas Student Services Corp, Broadsea Consulting, and Ascent Fund. Guinea Value Investments provides discretionary portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on fundamental analysis and a long-term trading horizon. The firm customizes asset allocation and investment selection based on each client’s goals and risk tolerance, offering regular monitoring, reporting, and rebalancing.

Frank Avena is a financial advisor at 191 Godwin Associates, Inc. d/b/a Godwin Capital Management, holding a Series 65 credential with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Godwin Capital Management since 2001 and also operates Warsaw & Avena CPA's PC, a certified public accounting firm. 191 Godwin Associates provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and non-profit organizations. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis in its investment process and offers services including Investment Policy Statement development, asset allocation, and wrap-fee program sponsorship.

James Walker II is a CFP® and founder of The Financial Forge, LLC in Mendham, NJ. He has three years of experience at UBS, served as a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel before retiring in 2019, and has been a West Point economics professor since 2019. The Financial Forge provides personalized financial planning and education to individuals, families, public-service professionals, small business owners, and medical and legal professionals. The firm focuses on behavioral coaching and scenario-based planning, offering non-discretionary recommendations and services such as tax strategy consultations, retirement planning, and student loan guidance without managing client assets.

Steven Kampschmidt is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional dedicated to assisting individuals and families in their pursuit of financial freedom. After establishing a practice within Merrill Lynch, he had an increasing desire to service his clients in a way that was unavailable at almost all other firms within the industry. It was at this point that he opted to create something new, and thus Freedom Found Financial was born. Steven also has his MBA in finance and economics from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He currently resides in Boonton, NJ with his wife Jessica, his two daughters Adeline and Evelyn, as well as his two dogs Meadow and Summer. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He also uses his free time training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, playing beach volleyball down the shore, and snowboarding during the winter months.