Benjamin Lichaa is a financial advisor with Quent Capital, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation and over a decade of industry experience. He worked at Hildred Partners LLC from 2015 to 2025 before joining Quent Capital in 2026. Quent Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients and advises pooled vehicles, including a long/short global small-cap fund focused on thematic innovation. The firm combines fundamental, quantitative, and strategic asset allocation methods and employs hedging and derivatives strategies as part of its portfolio management.

John Petrella is a financial advisor with Access Wealth in Totowa, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Access Wealth Planning, LLC since 2013 and is also associated with Tuthill and Merker, LLC, and Morris Merker & Co, LLC. Access Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory principles, utilizing an investment committee to build diversified models and evaluate third-party managers.

Tara Korkus is a CFP® certificant with two years at Altfest Personal Wealth Management and four years prior experience at JJ Burns & Company. She also has four years of experience related to the University of Delaware. Altfest Personal Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other business entities by providing investment management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services. The firm manages individualized portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, supported by an investment committee overseeing security selection and rebalancing.

Robert Epes is a financial advisor with Retirable, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Masterworks Advisers, LLC, United American Securities, Inc., Bank of America, N.A., Merrill, and AXA Advisors, LLC. Retirable primarily serves individuals who are retired or nearing retirement, as well as trusts and retirement accounts, providing financial planning and discretionary investment management through an online platform. The firm emphasizes diversified ETF portfolios, client-specific Investment Policy Statements, and model portfolios, with services offered under a fiduciary standard.

Curtis Brooks is a financial advisor at 5C Capital Management, LLC in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, with 40 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. 5C Capital Management provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, discretionary investment management, and periodic asset allocation and rebalancing. The firm constructs portfolios using a mix of institutional mutual funds, separately managed accounts, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and alternative assets when appropriate, following a structured due-diligence process and regularly monitoring accounts under discretionary authority.

Alison Tranchida is a Series 63 licensed advisor with 24 years of industry experience, currently with Gagnon Securities, LLC since 2003. She is a partner involved in operational support through Gagnon Administrative Services and participates in investing activities with the Gagnon Securities Partners Fund. Gagnon Securities manages discretionary equity-focused accounts for individual and institutional clients, employing a research-intensive, stock-by-stock approach aimed at aggressive capital appreciation. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, offering brokerage services and managing affiliated pooled vehicles and partner funds.

Matthew Friedman is a financial advisor at Capital Counsel LLC with 13 years at the firm and 5 years of industry experience. He operates within a team-based environment in New York, NY. Capital Counsel provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, families, foundations, endowments, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm uses a valuation-based fundamental strategy focused on profitable, free-cash-flow-generating businesses and manages both separately managed accounts and private partnerships.

Dov Fobar is a financial advisor at Comprehensive Capital Management, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at APW Capital, Inc. since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he provides general management consulting and insurance services through a separate business. Comprehensive Capital Management, Inc. serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses by offering portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical investment methods and manages accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Daniel O'rourke is a financial advisor at Archford Capital Strategies, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to joining Archford, he was affiliated with the University of South Carolina and Indiana University. Archford Capital Strategies serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and businesses. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a customized, long-term asset-allocation approach using a variety of investment vehicles and specialized client offerings.

Gina Stormont is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Her prior experience includes roles at New York Life, Eagle Strategies, and operating her own firm, Stormont Financial Strategies. She serves as a volunteer community leader for the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), acting as a communications liaison for educational initiatives. Cornerstone Planning Group provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, businesses, and institutions. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary, emphasizing passive investment strategies through low-cost mutual funds and ETFs while tailoring portfolios to client goals and risk tolerance.

Matthew Wasp is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Arca Wealth, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities. Outside of advising, he has involvement with Tenacious Turtles Lacrosse. Arca Wealth, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a client-centered process to develop customized asset allocations across multiple investment approaches, utilizing a broad toolkit including mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, REITs, ETNs, cryptocurrency exposure, and options strategies.

Mayra Santos is a financial advisor at ELCO Management Company, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 65 and 66 licenses with 18 years of industry experience. She has been with ELCO since 2004. ELCO Management Company, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through separately managed accounts and a private pooled vehicle. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across various investment strategies and utilizes options, short selling, and leverage where appropriate.

Lyle Hatch is a financial advisor with Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 48 years of industry experience. Prior to joining his current firm, he worked at The GMS Group, LLC for 16 years. He serves as a board member on the Hawthorne, NJ zoning board. Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plan participants, trusts, and charitable institutions. The firm offers various portfolio management strategies and financial planning options, including wrap-fee programs and money-manager referrals.

William Bowden is a financial advisor at Magnus Financial Group LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, Modus Park Advisors, and Northwestern Mutual in various capacities. Outside of his advisory role, he is a passive investor and co-founder of an internet marketing company. Magnus Financial Group provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals and entities, including family offices, trusts, estates, businesses, and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $1.95 billion in assets for over 1,000 clients through a multi-advisor team that emphasizes comprehensive planning and diversified, long-term asset allocation.

Scott Kimelman is a financial advisor at Kimelman & Baird, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kimelman & Baird since 1994, with a 24-year tenure at Daeg Capital Management, LLC from 2000 to 2024. He holds the Series 63 designation. Kimelman & Baird provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, charitable, and institutional investors, primarily through separately managed accounts. The firm uses fundamental and technical analysis to tailor long- and short-term trading strategies under written guidelines and conducts quarterly reviews.

Barry Gladstein is a financial advisor at Legacy Edge Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wealthshield Partners, LLC and TIAA-CREF. Gladstein is also an independent licensed insurance agent. Legacy Edge Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as trusts, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a sponsored wrap-fee program. The firm tailors investment strategies based on written Investment Policy Statements and employs a combination of fundamental, modern portfolio theory, quantitative, and technical analysis across a range of asset classes.

Wade Goehle is a financial advisor at Overbrook Management Corporation with a Series 65 designation and seven years of experience. He previously worked at KPMG for three years before joining Overbrook in 2019. Overbrook serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients with discretionary portfolio management for separately managed accounts, family office services, and reporting. The firm employs a bottoms-up fundamental research approach and manages privately offered pooled investment vehicles, alongside providing administrative services for unaffiliated private funds.

Reed Fraasa is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC since 2005. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Riverdale, NJ. HIGHLAND Financial Advisors is a registered investment adviser that serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small business entities. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, using fundamental analysis and third-party research to manage diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, and private alternative allocations.

Irene Stolte is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously with Eagle Strategies and New York Life. Stolte serves as an instructor at Rutherford Adult School, teaching an SMRU-approved seminar, and holds board positions with the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) New Jersey chapter, BNI International’s Summit of Success Chapter, and the nonprofit adoption agency Family Options. Cornerstone Planning Group provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, businesses, and institutions. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary, focusing on passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, and offers specialized ERISA fiduciary consulting services for plan sponsors.

Pasquale Recupido is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at New Horizons Wealth Management. He has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill and is also active with TFS Securities, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as an insurance producer through TFS Insurance Agency. New Horizons Wealth Management is an SEC-registered firm that provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including middle-class households, high-net-worth individuals, multi-generational families, and businesses. The firm employs a portfolio management approach based on modern portfolio theory, integrating both active and passive funds alongside financial planning tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.