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.

Matthew Sola is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Ironbound Advisory LLC since 2019. His prior experience includes eight years at Eagle Strategies, LLC, followed by two additional years at the same firm. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers as a class officer and board member for Cornell University alumni organizations. Ironbound Advisory provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to tailor investment strategies across various asset classes, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Isaiah Adams is a financial advisor at BA Global Capital with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as well as in healthcare and corporate roles. BA Global Capital is an independent, state-registered investment adviser that serves individuals and institutional clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on passive investment management using index funds and ETFs, supplemented by fundamental and technical analysis, and offers tailored portfolio management and financial planning services.

Keun Soo Kim is a financial advisor at Klimax Wealth Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Klimax Asset Management, LLC since 2004. Klimax Wealth Management, LLC is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and pension/401(k) plans. The firm provides financial planning and consulting services alongside non-discretionary investment management, with a focus on pension and 401(k) plan consulting in addition to individual portfolio management.

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.

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.

Eric Gabor is a Certified Financial Planner® and holds a Series 66 license. He is the sole advisor at Eagle Grove Advisors LLC, an independent firm based in Westfield, NJ, and has 14 years of industry experience. He has led Eagle Grove Advisors since its founding in 2016. Eagle Grove Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary investment management and various financial planning services. The firm employs a primarily passive investment strategy, using diversified portfolios of index mutual funds and ETFs tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerances, with regular portfolio reviews and rebalancing as needed.

Richard Pasiuk is a financial advisor at Duracapital with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Duracapital since 2017. Pasiuk also has a long tenure at Con Edison beginning in 2005. Duracapital provides portfolio management and pension consulting services primarily to pension, profit-sharing, and 401(k) plans, as well as to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a variety of investment strategies and instruments tailored to clients’ objectives, with a focus on ongoing account monitoring and asset allocation.

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.

Ravi Chahil is a financial advisor at Sabattis Capital with a Series 65 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Volaris Capital Management and Citigroup. Sabattis Capital Management LLC offers customized portfolio management through separately managed accounts for individuals, family offices, registered investment advisers, and institutional clients. The firm uses a systematic, rules-based approach incorporating technical, quantitative, and fundamental analysis to implement option-based strategies such as income generation and risk mitigation tailored to each client’s objectives.

Jeffery Wimer is the principal of Wimer Investment Management and holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. He worked at Citigroup Global Markets Inc. for 12 years before founding his independent advisory firm. Wimer Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, managing approximately $85.6 million across about 15 accounts. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to construct and monitor portfolios, using strategies that include trading equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and options.

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.

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.

Gene McGovern is the sole advisor at McGovern Financial Advisors, LLC in Westfield, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with 10 years of industry experience. He has led McGovern Financial Advisors since its founding in 2014. McGovern Financial Advisors provides fee-only, advice-only financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth households, focusing on retirement income and investment planning. The firm uses a fundamental, long-term buy-and-hold approach emphasizing asset allocation, and operates under flat-fee, retainer, or hourly arrangements without discretionary investment management or custody of client assets.

Ping Yin is the sole advisor at YIN Financial Planning and holds the CFP® designation, with over 21 years of experience in financial services and accounting. She founded Yin Financial Service, LLC, an accounting and tax preparation firm, and manages both businesses concurrently. YIN Financial Planning is a fee-only firm providing comprehensive and limited-scope financial planning to individuals and families, focusing on tax, retirement, investment allocation, and other areas. The firm does not provide investment management or execute trades, with clients responsible for implementing recommendations.

Sagar Bhimavarapu is a CFA charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Mountain Avenue Capital LLC, an independent advisory firm based in New Providence, NJ. Prior to his current role, he worked at CIBC World Markets Corp and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Chief Executive Officer of the IIT (BHU) Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit fundraising organization for his alma mater. Mountain Avenue Capital LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and hourly financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory in its investment approach and accepts business entity clients, which is relatively uncommon among independent advisors.

David Marks is the sole advisor at One Across Capital, LLC in Maplewood, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has served as a private investor since 2006 and founded One Across Capital in 2012. One Across Capital provides discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering customized portfolios with a range of strategies including long/short equity, use of leverage, and options trading. The firm conducts thorough client assessments and internal asset management, emphasizing quarterly account reviews and a disciplined approach to risk.

Alfred Frank is the sole advisor at Frank Capital Management LLC in Parsippany, NJ, holding a Series 65 credential with 23 years of industry experience. He has led Frank Capital Management since 2009. Outside of financial advising, he is a minority member and associate of Rubin & Frank Marketing LLC, which provides search engine optimization services for e-commerce clients. Frank Capital Management LLC manages discretionary separately managed accounts for individuals and trusts, focusing on fundamental, value-oriented analysis to build concentrated, long-term portfolios primarily of undervalued common stocks listed on the NYSE and NASDAQ. The firm also incorporates options and other derivatives in client accounts for risk management and position adjustments, a practice that is uncommon among independent advisory firms.