Thomas Scotto is a financial advisor with Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 16 years of industry experience. Scotto has operated Thomas Scotto Consultants, LLC since 2005, which focuses on third-party marketing and group health insurance for union clients. He also works in business development for a law firm specializing in securities litigation. Trustee Empowerment & Protection, Inc. serves retirement plan sponsors and trustees, as well as individual investors, through an internet-based platform that connects clients to a network of registered investment advisers. The firm uses a patented decision-assistance tool to help clients evaluate and compare investment options while maintaining client decision-making authority.

Dorota Pietryka is a financial advisor with Compass Private Wealth Group LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Merrill and J.P. Morgan Securities over a combined span of nine years. Dorota is also a licensed insurance agent, dedicating a portion of her time to insurance sales and implementation of insurance recommendations. Compass Private Wealth Group LLC manages approximately $113 million for around 80 clients, including individuals, families, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Daniel Spiegel is a financial advisor at VCP Financial LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at VCP Financial since 2013 and Sterne Agee from 2012 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, Spiegel is a co-founder and managing partner of LIFE 143, LLC, a life and health insurance business, and Vessel Capital Management, LLC, where he is involved in client portfolio management for related private funds. VCP Financial LLC offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies, including fundamental and technical analysis, and manages accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Jared Friedman is a CFP® professional with over 21 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has worked at IFS Securities, Inc. and IFS Advisory, LLC, and has been with Redwood Financial Planning, LLC since 2010, where he currently serves as President. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent specializing in life and health insurance. Redwood Financial Planning, LLC manages approximately $213 million for individual, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, third-party asset manager selection, and financial planning, using a combination of fundamental analysis and tactical overlay strategies.

Pradeep Niphadkar is a financial advisor at Excel Capital Management Corp with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has been with Excel Capital Management since 2000. Excel Capital Management Corp. provides discretionary investment management and financial advice primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, small businesses, and corporations. The firm uses a core-and-satellite investment approach combining index funds with actively managed securities and conducts formal portfolio reviews monthly or quarterly.

David Golembieski is a financial advisor at Tranquility Path Investment Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Tranquility Path, he worked at Bristol Myers Squibb and Hovione. He also engages in independent insurance product sales as a sole proprietor. Tranquility Path provides investment consulting, managed-account guidance, and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, families, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes diversified, passive investment strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory and partners with established sub-advisors such as Dimensional Fund Advisors, BlackRock, and Vanguard.

Peter Bombara is a financial advisor at PCB Capital LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he owns PCB Financial Advisory Group, where he offers fixed and equity-indexed annuities as well as 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 a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and modern portfolio principles to tailor asset allocations and risk exposure, using mutual funds, ETFs, model portfolios, and third-party 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.

Edgar Lara is a financial advisor at Sacks & Associates, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Sacks & Associates since 2008, including a concurrent role at Mutual Securities, Inc. from 2015 to 2021. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Zenith Marketing Group, Inc., an insurance and annuity brokerage firm. Sacks & Associates advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and business entities, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial and retirement planning. The firm emphasizes long-term purchase strategies and tailors recommendations based on client objectives and risk tolerance.

Steven Puckett is the sole advisor at Fiduciary Pension Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fiduciary Pension Partners since 2016 and was associated with Gateway Advisory, LLC from 2016 to 2022. Outside of advisory services, he is a majority member and part-owner of Boathouse Investment Properties, LLC, a real estate management business. Fiduciary Pension Partners serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and retirement plan sponsors by providing discretionary portfolio management and pension consulting. The firm employs a varied investment approach incorporating multiple analytical methods and manages both advisory and consulting assets, with a notable pension plan consulting presence.

John Zeltmann is a CFP® and CFA® with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with S.F. Ehrlich Associates, Inc. since 2007. S.F. Ehrlich Associates provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a strategic asset-allocation framework that combines passive and active investment strategies. The firm offers ongoing portfolio management as well as stand-alone planning and consulting engagements under a fee-only, asset-based advisory model.

Joseph Orlando Jr. is a financial advisor with VCP Financial LLC in Staten Island, NY, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. Before joining VCP Financial in 2019, he worked at First Standard Financial Company from 2016 to 2019. Outside of advisory work, he serves as president of Buy Long Enterprises, a corporation involved with maintaining financial records. VCP Financial LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and other advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm uses a multifaceted investment approach, including fundamental and technical analysis and various trading strategies, and is notable for managing a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis and its affiliation with related investment entities.

Peter Christakos is a financial advisor with Westfield Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 22 years of industry experience. He has been involved in multiple business activities including owning a CPA firm, Christakos & Co., and working as a real estate agent with Century 21 and Christakos Real Estate. He also teaches as an adjunct professor in the CFP program at Fairleigh Dickinson University and instructs CPAs nationwide on financial planning. Westfield Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside personal financial planning and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs tailored asset allocations using various investment vehicles and combines fundamental, cyclical, and technical analysis to support both long-term and tactical strategies.

Gary Prince is a financial professional with Private Client Group Asset Management, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Peapack Private Wealth Management and Brown Brothers Harriman. Gary is based in Gladstone, NJ. Private Client Group Asset Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning and investment supervisory services, managing approximately $143 million across about 109 client accounts.

Scott Hechler is a financial advisor at PureVest with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Spartan Capital Securities, SW Financial, Worden Capital Management, and Legend Securities. PureVest offers fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, including mass-affluent and high-net-worth households, as well as businesses and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary management with tailored portfolios that incorporate a range of investment strategies and ongoing oversight.

Eleana Mclane is a financial advisor at Redwood Financial Planning, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. Her prior experience includes roles at Pensionmark Financial Group, LLC, Pensionmark Securities, LLC, and Nationwide Investment Services Corporation. Redwood Financial Planning, LLC manages approximately $213 million across three advisors, providing portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs fundamental analysis combined with tactical overlay strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates, including due diligence and monitoring of recommended third-party asset managers.

Katherine Feeney is a CFP® and CFA® with over 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Offit Capital for nine years before joining Summit Place Financial Advisors, LLC, where she is part of a four-advisor team. Summit Place Financial Advisors, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages about $256 million in discretionary assets and uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis across multiple asset types and trading approaches.

Steven Feldstein is a financial advisor with Feldstein, Steven dba Steven Feldstein & Associates in Basking Ridge, NJ. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has 40 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Feldstein Financial Group, LLC, First Allied Securities, Inc., and Security Mutual Life. In addition to advisory services, he is involved in insurance sales through various agencies. Feldstein & Associates provides financial planning and investment management on a non-discretionary basis to high-net-worth individuals and related entities. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentals-driven value investing approach, focusing on companies trading near tangible book value with strong franchises and targeted returns on equity.

Kenneth Lenskold is a financial advisor with Private Client Group Asset Management in Gladstone, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Beacon Investment Advisory Services for nine years and has been with Private Client Group Asset Management since 2025. Private Client Group Asset Management serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, managing approximately $143 million across 109 client accounts. The firm provides financial planning and investment supervisory services, typically implementing client strategies through model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers while sponsoring wrap fee programs with discretionary management oversight.