Mengxue Cao is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of experience at Ailares Inc. Prior to joining the firm, Mengxue worked at Boston University for three years. 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.

Mark Boutote Sr. is a financial advisor with New Line Capital, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with New Line Capital since 2015. New Line Capital, LLC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, as well as businesses and retirement plans. The firm employs a customized approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

David Golembieski is a financial advisor at Tranquility Path Investment Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at Bristol Myers Squibb and Hovione. In addition to his advisory role, he operates an independent insurance and annuity product sales business. Tranquility Path provides investment consulting, managed-account guidance, and financial planning to individuals, families, and various entities. The firm emphasizes diversified, passive investment strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory, with client accounts managed through third-party co-advisors.

Peter Bombara is a financial advisor with PCB Capital LLC in East Brunswick, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation and leadership positions within multiple related entities since 2003. Outside of his advisory duties, he is the owner of PCB Financial Advisory Group, where he offers fixed annuities, equity-indexed annuities, and traditional life insurance products. PCB Capital provides wealth management and investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis combined with modern portfolio principles to tailor asset allocation and risk exposure, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, in-house model portfolios, and third-party independent managers.

Kevin Gibney is a financial advisor at Kevin M. Gibney and Company, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has led his firm since 2009. Gibney is also a licensed insurance producer in multiple states. Kevin M. Gibney and Company, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, using a range of strategies including equity investments, option writing, and independent manager allocations.

Vanessa Curran is a financial advisor at Kevin M. Gibney and Company, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with the firm since 2012. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed insurance producer in several states. Kevin M. Gibney and Company, LLC serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with financial planning and consulting, managing approximately $296 million in client assets.

Joseph Orlando Jr. is a financial advisor with VCP Financial LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and offering 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at VCP Financial since 2019 and previously spent three years at First Standard Financial Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Buy Long Enterprises, a corporation maintaining financial records. VCP Financial LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and other advisory services to individuals, pension plans, and business entities. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including long- and short-term trading and options writing, managing accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases with documented client risk tolerance and objectives.

Michael Camp is a financial advisor at Northwest Criterion Asset Management, L.L.C. in Princeton, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Northwest Criterion since 2004. Northwest Criterion provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate accounts. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach that combines quantitative screening with fundamental analysis to manage portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Scott Hechler is a financial advisor at Purevest with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Spartan Capital Securities, SW Financial, and Worden Capital Management. He is based in Staten Island, NY. Purevest provides comprehensive asset management and integrated financial planning primarily for individual clients, including mass-affluent and high-net-worth households, as well as businesses and retirement plans. The firm offers personalized portfolio management and retirement consulting, with most accounts managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Venkat Krishnaswamy is a financial advisor at Kubhera Enterprises LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Kubhera Enterprises LLC, and MKS Princeton since 2009. Kubhera Enterprises serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers access to private and alternative investments, primarily allocates assets among fixed-income securities, mutual funds, and ETFs, and sponsors an affiliated private investment fund.

Jeffrey Ziment is a financial advisor at Ziment Financial Advisors, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been providing tax preparation services as a CPA since 1985. In addition to his advisory role, he is president of ZB Group Inc., a business consulting firm. Ziment Financial Advisors, Inc. offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth and individual clients. The firm uses a risk-budget framework and derivative-based strategies to manage market exposure and tailor asset allocations across various securities.

Gerrit Besselaar is a financial advisor with Omnivest Group LLC in Princeton, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Omnivest Group since 2009. Omnivest Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm customizes asset allocation per account and emphasizes the selection and oversight of independent sub-advisers and alternative investment managers, including direct investments in limited partnerships and offshore structures.

Brad Flood is a CFP® professional at Tenon Financial with over a decade of experience in the investment industry, including roles at HPS Investment Partners and Fortress Investment Group. He joined Tenon Financial in 2025. Tenon Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing tailored investment management, financial planning, and limited-scope hourly engagements. The firm primarily employs passive investment strategies while incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide sector selection and tactical decisions.

Sripat Pandey is a financial advisor at Satva Advisors LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Global Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he serves in casual advisory roles on the boards of several small companies, including a technology firm and real estate businesses. Satva Advisors LLC is an investment manager that provides discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning primarily to pension plans, family offices, trusts, foundations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a customized investment approach using low-cost ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and structured notes, and offers pension consulting services to retirement plan sponsors.

Alan Stern is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Sternt Capital Management, Inc. since 2015. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement rollover advice primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as charitable organizations and plan participants. Sternt Capital Management employs model asset allocation portfolios invested mainly in mutual funds and ETFs, managing accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Robert Mule is a financial advisor at Nigido Mullin Investment Strategies, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Foresters Equity Services, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, Mule is involved in life and health insurance sales and provides CPA, tax preparation, and business consulting services. Nigido Mullin Investment Strategies, LLC offers discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, and IRAs, managing approximately $15.3 million across about two dozen client relationships. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a low-turnover approach, tailoring portfolios to clients' objectives and risk tolerance.

David Walter is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Halberstadt Financial Consultants Inc in Princeton, NJ since 2000. Halberstadt Financial Consultants provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as a variety of institutional and business clients. The firm creates personalized investment policies and constructs portfolios using individual equities, bonds, ETFs, and mutual funds, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and ongoing account monitoring.

Jie Hayes is a Series 65–licensed financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. She has been the sole advisor at Songbird Capital, LLC since 2011, based in Princeton, NJ. Songbird Capital, LLC is a registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management services. The firm manages approximately $105 million in assets and operates with a hands-on advisory model where Jie Hayes directly oversees client portfolios and communicates performance results.

Kendall Hamilton is a financial advisor at Hamilton & Company in Princeton, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He has been associated with Hamilton, Johnston & Co., Inc. since 2003. Hamilton & Company provides investment consulting to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional clients such as endowments and retirement plans. The firm offers customized advisory services focused on portfolio-wide matters, manager due diligence, and risk evaluation, without discretionary management or recommending individual securities.

Adrian Colarusso is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently an Investment Adviser Representative at Target Rock Wealth Management, LLC and Willow Partner Advisors, LLC. Prior to this, he spent six years at BlackRock Investments, LLC. Target Rock Wealth Management primarily serves affluent and high-net-worth individuals as well as institutions, offering discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm uses a combination of passive index-based funds, ETFs, fundamental analysis, and due diligence, and it can create customized ESG portfolios upon request.