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.

Steven Hecht is the sole advisor at Steven Hecht Investments, Inc., an independent firm based in Teaneck, NJ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 18 years of industry experience, having led his firm since 2007. Steven Hecht Investments, Inc. provides portfolio management services to individuals and a variety of institutional clients, including small businesses, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of securities and uses fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to tailor and monitor portfolios on an ongoing basis, often managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Lloyd Stabiner is a financial advisor with Fulcire Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked as a CPA since 2010. Fulcire Wealth Management serves well-to-do individuals and families, focusing on portfolio management combined with tax and wealth-transfer guidance. The firm emphasizes managing assets designated for short-term investments and income generation through dividend-paying equities and covered-call writing, with a tax-aware, options-focused investment approach.

Tipiwa Walker is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with two years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Lucre Advisory LLC, an independent firm she established in 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Wescott Financial Advisory Group and Money Map, as well as operating Lucre Personal Finance from 2014 to 2020. Lucre Advisory LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and Modern Portfolio Theory analyses, offers socially responsible investing options, and routinely uses third-party managers to implement customized portfolios.

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.

Robert Leitner is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with over 4 years of industry experience, affiliated with Financial Advisory Network. He has been associated with the firm since 1998 and has been self-employed since 1995. Financial Advisory Network serves individual clients as well as retirement and institutional accounts such as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, consulting, and comprehensive written financial plans, supported by ongoing investment supervision and client education through seminars and newsletters.

Matthew Morano is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Curbstone Advisors LLC, an independent firm he has been with since 2015. Prior to this, he held a senior director position in business analysis at CME Group, Inc., where he worked full-time supporting front-office trading systems for futures, options, and swaps. Curbstone Advisors provides personalized portfolio management and ongoing investment supervision to individual clients on a fee-only basis. The firm emphasizes a strategic, cyclical, and contrarian asset allocation approach using low-cost ETFs, individual stocks, fixed income, and alternatives, while employing automated rebalancing and maintaining liquidity for opportunistic buying.

Youwei Jing is an advisor at Alterra with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. Before joining Alterra, Jing worked at several companies including DevelopIntelligence, Bubble, and Correlation One. Alterra Group LLC is an independent investment adviser specializing in managing short box spread options strategies using exchange-traded, European-style S&P 500 index options. The firm serves individuals, other advisers, and small businesses, focusing exclusively on these strategies without providing comprehensive financial planning.

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.

Anthony Torchia is a financial advisor at Lone Wolf Trading LLC with a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. He has been involved with Lone Wolf Trading LLC since 2016 and also works seasonally at Coral Sea Pools. Outside of advising, he is the founder and CEO of Best Way Technologies LLC, a software company focused on developing tools for trades businesses. Lone Wolf Trading LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual, high-net-worth, and corporate clients. The firm uses charting, quantitative, and technical analysis, employing both long- and short-term trading strategies, with a focus on U.S. stock index ETFs and a practice that includes hypothetical performance illustrations and the use of borrowing in managed accounts.

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.

Benjamin Chideckel is a financial advisor at Framework Wealth with a Series 65 credential and experience in investment management beginning in 2025. His prior work includes roles at Blackstone, 3G Capital, and Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is also co-founder of Gather Capital GP LLC, a private markets fund of fund. Framework Wealth manages pooled vehicles and institutional assets, offering financial planning and advisory services to organizations and eligible investors. The firm utilizes a combination of modern portfolio theory, fundamental and technical analysis, and both active and passive investment vehicles, including private market funds, and emphasizes the selection and monitoring of Outside Managers.

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.

Woongkee Min is a financial advisor at Stewards Asset Management with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Porro & Co for five years before joining Stewards Asset Management in 2020. Stewards Asset Management provides tailored investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm combines bottom-up fundamental analysis with top-down macro views, supplemented by technical analysis and ESG considerations, to construct global portfolios across various time horizons.

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.

Steven Copeland is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Shfp, LLC and has been associated with Safe Harbor Financial Planning since 2003. Shfp, LLC is an independent firm providing fee-only investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $88.9 million across about 25 clients, primarily using a non-discretionary investment approach that combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with a focus on individual equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs.