Jonathan Dreskin is a financial advisor with NPA Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with NPA Asset Management and Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc. since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with a family limited partnership and works as an independent insurance agent through various agencies. NPA Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides managed-account programs through its Advisor’s Edge platform, serving individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm combines advisor-led planning with model portfolio implementation, often delegating trading to approved sub-advisors while maintaining supervisory oversight.

David Solomon is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as Managing Partner at Carbon Wealth Management and working through Mariner Platform Solutions. His prior experience includes over two decades at Goldman Sachs & Co., as well as roles at LPL Financial and Gladstone Wealth Partners. He is a member of the Board of Trustees and Head of the Budget Committee at Temple B'nai Abraham in Livingston, NJ. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, access to model portfolios and third-party managers, and retirement plan solutions supported by institutional resources and affiliated investment relationships.

Allen Sista is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. He has seven years of industry experience, including previous roles at Meteora Capital and independent advisory work. RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $2.9 billion and serving individuals, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, fiduciary services, sub-advisory roles, and educational seminars, with a range of traditional and specialist investment strategies.

Paul Tinnirello is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Bleakley Financial Group from 2014 to 2023 before joining Simplicity Financial Group. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse range of clients, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds strategy using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and offers advisory services alongside technology and operational solutions for other advisers through its managed account platform.

Daniel Bermiss is a financial advisor with Santander Securities LLC in Brooklyn, NY, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, TIAA-CREF, and Santander Bank. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with approximately $3.14 billion in regulatory assets under management, offering investment advisory, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, goal-based financial planning, and access to securities-based lending and insurance products. The firm provides investment management primarily via the FMAX wrap-fee platform and operates both as a registered investment adviser and a FINRA-registered broker-dealer.

Matthew Mortillaro is a financial advisor with Regal Investment Advisors LLC in Morristown, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Regulus Financial Group, Eagle Strategies (NY Life), and New York Life Insurance Company. Mortillaro also provides financial and insurance services through his involvement with Cornerstone Wealth Associates. Regal Investment Advisors LLC (doing business as LionShare) offers discretionary investment management to independent advisers and serves a variety of client types, including individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides a range of proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with advisers selecting allocations and granting Regal discretionary authority to manage accounts.

Cedric Welch is a financial advisor at Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. LLC with five years of industry experience. He has held roles at Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. since 2020 and was previously self-employed from 2018 to 2020. Welch is also the President and CEO of Hip-Hoppreneur, Inc., a consulting firm focused on executive coaching and business strategy. Additionally, he serves as a panelist, curator, and facilitator for events at The Gathering Spot, a private members-only city club for professionals and entrepreneurs. Gilder, Gagnon, Howe & Co. provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, employing an active, growth-oriented equity strategy managed by multiple independent portfolio managers with full trading discretion.

Logan Snodgrass is an advisor at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has previously worked at firms including Slack, Peacock, and Hulu. Outside of his advisory role, Snodgrass is involved in private equity through Cameron Financial Holdings, LLC, and holds executive roles in retail advisory and digital marketing consultancies. Realta Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes individualized advice based on client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon, employing diversified asset allocation strategies and a range of portfolio management platforms.

Michael Surbrug is a financial advisor with Advisors Capital Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Lord Abbett Distributor LLC since 2003. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and RIAs, providing discretionary portfolio management through customized private accounts, model strategies, and self-directed brokerage solutions. The firm integrates top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection across equity, fixed income, and tactical approaches, managing over $8.1 billion in discretionary assets and supporting approximately 17,842 clients.

Melissa Alaimo is a financial planning associate at Pallas Capital Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include work at PKS Investments and Preferred Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery. Outside of finance, she has connections to a consulting services firm through her spouse but holds no active duties there. Pallas Capital Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $4.3 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers long-term, customized wealth management using a variety of investment vehicles and provides specialized family office and retirement plan fiduciary services.

Jack Mahoney is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Simon Quick Advisors, LLC since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at UBS Financial Services for five years. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and nonprofit entities, endowments, and foundations with wealth management, investment consulting, financial planning, and tax services. The firm employs a multi-manager investment approach using proprietary quantitative analysis and due diligence, and operates several affiliated pooled investment vehicles along with services such as tax-return preparation and household financial administration.

Athishay Gangadharan is a financial advisor with Kestra Private Wealth Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra in 2021, he worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF from 2012 to 2021. He is the managing partner and senior wealth advisor at Evoke Wealth Management, where he also assists in recruiting and attracting outside advisors. Kestra Private Wealth Services manages approximately $10.2 billion in client assets through nearly 200 independent financial advisors, serving individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers a range of advisor-managed investment and planning services, supporting independent advisor decision-making with access to in-house and third-party solutions.

Eric Lalime is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Pallas Capital Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill Lynch. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Yellowfin Wealth Management LLC, a holding company. Pallas Capital Advisors LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser with 25 advisors managing approximately $3.2 billion for over 1,100 clients. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans with wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services, using a primarily long-term, fiduciary investment approach.

Andrew Ashkenazy is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. and holds the Series 63 designation. He has 15 years of industry experience, including roles at Metlife Securities Inc., Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. He also works as an independent insurance agent, providing various life, disability, health insurance, and fixed annuity products. Lifemark Securities Corp. offers fee-based investment advisory services and financial planning primarily to individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans. The firm provides a range of investment programs tailored through risk assessments and manages accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Matthew Harris is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Mission Wealth Management, LP and has previously held roles at firms including MAI Capital Management, Marcum Wealth, and Raymond James Financial. Mission Wealth Management, LP is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $17 billion, serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm offers personalized wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, employing a tiered service model and emphasizing long-term investment strategies with a range of traditional and alternative investments.

Tsewang Nyendak is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at National Securities Corporation for 18 years. Nyendak also works as an insurance agent outside of his advisory role. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages assets primarily on a discretionary basis using both advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, and incorporates third-party sub-advisers and due diligence processes in its investment approach.

Matthew Compton is a financial advisor with Alera Investment Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Aurora Private Wealth, APW Capital, Principal Securities, and Principal Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Director of Retirement Services at Brio Financial Services, overseeing corporate retirement plan business. Alera Investment Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, businesses, and institutions. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental-analysis-driven investment approach and integrates insurance and pension-consulting platforms alongside comprehensive advisory and retirement-plan services.

Paul Thompson is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners in Parsippany, NJ. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, Fidelity Investments, and Summit Financial, among others. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners offers customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs a combination of proprietary models and third-party managers to manage client portfolios, primarily on a discretionary basis, and utilizes AI-assisted tools to support client meeting documentation and portfolio monitoring.

Melissa Thier is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) at Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC with six years of industry experience. She has been with Main Street Financial Solutions since 2018 and previously worked as a consultant from 2013 to 2018. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach, utilizing a mix of passive and active strategies tailored to client objectives and risk profiles, and provides ERISA fiduciary consulting and institutional advisor services.

Aron Corin is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners in Parsippany, NJ, with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Eastern Bank, Btig LLC, Steward Medical Group, and KPMG LLP. Outside of the financial sector, he serves as an accounting consultant for Advanced Eye Centers, an ophthalmology practice. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to individual investors, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs client-specific investment strategies utilizing a mix of third-party managers, proprietary models, and technology-driven operational support.