Edward Mercier is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 38 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Charles Schwab, Portsmouth Financial Services, and Retireone Investment Services. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional clients, as well as other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds approach utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and combines advisory services with technology and operational solutions for other advisers through its managed account platform.

Daniel Nardolillo is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Summit Financial, LLC. He has previously worked at Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in financial planning operations and consulting through WealthPlan Advantage, where he provides financial planning services and design implementation. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets with 216 advisors and around 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management programs, combining discretionary and consultative services tailored to client needs.

Ryan Goudie is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. He has worked at RMR Wealth Builders in multiple periods since 2019 and previously at Calton & Associates, Inc., MML Investors Services, MassMutual NJ-NYC, and NYLife Securities LLC. He is also an insurance agent with MassMutual, primarily involved in insurance renewals. RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $2.9 billion and serving individuals, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, retirement services, sub-advisory roles, and educational seminars, with investment strategies that include traditional and specialist options such as annuity management and digital asset programs.

Frank Vanore is a financial advisor with Summit Financial, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Summit Financial since 2018 and previously worked at affiliate firms including Summit Financial Resources, Inc. and Summit Equities, Inc. Mr. Vanore also offers insurance products as a broker through various companies, including an affiliated firm. Summit Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for around 17,800 clients. The firm provides a range of investment advisory and portfolio management services, combining discretionary management with consultative programs that emphasize advisor-led monitoring and client trade approvals.

Marc Oceanak is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Trust in Morristown, NJ. His prior experience includes roles at MassMutual, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Scafa Financial Services, LLC. Oceanak is also involved with MRK Financial Solutions, where he provides investment services to clients. Beacon Trust offers financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and select business entities. The firm employs an open-architecture investment platform with a risk-first approach, integrating in-house strategies, independent managers, and tax-aware management, supported by its affiliation with a chartered trust company and ownership ties to a bank holding company.

Peter Rodick is a financial advisor at Capital Analysts with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Capital Analysts and Lincoln Investment since 2021. Rodick also assists clients and supports marketing and paperwork processing through Bergin Agency LLC. Capital Analysts serves retail and institutional clients such as high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, and businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, advisor-managed custom and model portfolios, third-party manager access, and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network of independent advisor representatives and firm-managed programs.

Joseph Rowek is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has previously worked with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Summit Risk Management, Inc., Summit Equities, Inc., and Summit Financial Resources, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Rowek maintains a limited law practice serving family and friends and serves on the advisory board of Conway Wealth Group. Summit Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for around 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of services including investment advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory, combining discretionary and consultative approaches tailored to client needs.

Carli Piccolella is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC, and The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Outside of finance, she was involved with the Bloomfield Recreation Department for over a decade. Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp is an SEC-registered enterprise advisor serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts, proprietary ETF model portfolios, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisors, implementing investment strategies through both in-house models and independent advisors.

Brian Macellara is a CFP® professional with one year of experience currently serving at CW Advisors, LLC. He previously spent nine years with Delta Financial Group, Inc. CW Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm offering investment management, comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a Core-and-Satellite investment approach using a blend of active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and is part of the larger Osaic corporate group, providing additional platform and continuity services.

Brian Rieman is a financial advisor at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. in Parsippany, NJ, with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Hennion & Walsh since 2001 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of programs using both discretionary and non-discretionary management, employing fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes.

Stephen Dean III is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Compound Planning, Inc. and previously worked at Alternativ Wealth, Claraphi Advisory Network LLC, and AXA Rosenberg Investment Management. Outside of his advisory work, he provides informal product strategy advice to two pre-revenue, non-investment-related startups. Compound Planning serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services, employing risk-based model allocations combined with both long-term and tactical investment strategies.

Joseph Rodriguez is a financial advisor with Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. in Parsippany, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience, all with his current firm since 1998. Hennion & Walsh provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes and offers multiple program structures, serving over 1,000 clients with a team of 73 advisors.

Christopher Perrine is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Trust in Morristown, NJ. He has been with Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc. since 2015 and also maintains a role at Acertus Capital Management, LLC. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm employs a risk-first investment approach across a diversified range of strategies and offers integrated trust and banking services through its affiliations.

Matthew Schaeffer is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at both LBMZ Securities, Inc. and Zacks Investment Management since 2006. Outside of finance, Schaeffer owns and manages Schaeffer Studios, a photography business. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, including portfolio management for mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs a combination of proprietary quantitative models and qualitative portfolio management across various strategies and offers services through wrap-fee and unified managed account programs.

Prashant Mody is a financial advisor at A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 26 years of industry experience. He was previously with Aegis Capital Corp. for 10 years before joining his current firm in 2021. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer with approximately 131 advisors managing around $2.95 billion for over 7,000 clients. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and brokerage products, operating an open-architecture investment model that combines internally managed strategies with co- and sub-advisory relationships.

Thomas Haire Jr. is a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked for 34 years at Brave Asset Management, Inc. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, entity, and institutional clients. The firm offers wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing alternative investing alongside traditional strategies, and provides services including tax preparation, trustee services, and retirement plan advisory.

Jason Duffy is a financial advisor with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. and has 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in agro-tourism as a partner in Farm & Field and holds leadership positions in insurance and internet marketing businesses. M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. serves individual clients, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses through a nationwide network of independent firms and financial professionals. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including investment management, retirement plan consulting, and insurance advisory, utilizing a mix of proprietary and third-party resources.

Michael Holt is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Beacon Trust since 2015. He is based in Morristown, NJ. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in regulatory assets and uses an open-architecture investment platform with a risk-first framework, incorporating tax-aware management and customized portfolio options.

Michelle Mackin is a financial advisor with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners in Parsippany, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. Her prior firms include LPL Financial, Private Advisor Group, and FCG Wealth Management. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners offers customized financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm employs a variety of proprietary and third-party portfolio management strategies, with a focus on discretionary management and formal monitoring processes.

Alexis Miller is a financial advisor at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners with eight years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, Stellar Health, LPL Financial, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of third-party managers, custodian platforms, and proprietary investment models tailored to client-specific objectives and risk tolerances.