Rick Vala is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with VaMa Oak Wealth, LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to joining VaMa Oak Wealth, he held roles at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill. VaMa Oak Wealth serves individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and corporate entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm uses a multi-faceted investment approach that includes fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, with portfolios monitored and rebalanced regularly across various asset classes.

Cauldon Quinn is a financial advisor at Bancroft Capital, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at CFG Capital Markets, LLC since 2017. Bancroft Capital provides investment advisory and retirement plan services primarily to institutional and plan clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans, banks, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals, with a focus on ERISA retirement consulting and financial planning for individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes long-term investment strategies, portfolio diversification, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management under various ERISA arrangements.

Howard Trauger is a financial advisor with Philadelphia Partners Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2026. He holds 33 years of industry experience, including nine years at Carnegie Investment Counsel. Philadelphia Partners Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental analysis with an emphasis on large-cap growth equities and incorporates the use of mutual funds, ETFs, and tax considerations in portfolio construction.

John Slater is a financial advisor at Cubic Advisors, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has been with Cubic Financial Advisors LLC since 2012. Cubic Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and business entities such as insurance companies. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a specialized 55Plus retirement planning service, using a combination of quantitative optimization, risk/return analysis, and technical trading models to tailor portfolios.

Joseph Paul is a financial advisor at Trident Advisors Inc with 46 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cresap Inc. and Trident Advisors since 1999. Outside of his advisory role, he consults on outside investments, including real estate, and occasionally conducts insurance sales. Trident Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate clients, trusts, and non-profit organizations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with a focus on long-term investing using a style-allocation framework that considers risk tolerance, income needs, and time horizon.

Atul Varma is a CFA® charterholder with one year of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Burnett Lane Advisors, LLC and has prior experience at Hamilton Lane and BNY Mellon. Outside of financial services, he is the founder and managing member of Care Home Health, LLC, a non-medical home care agency providing services to seniors and disabled individuals. Burnett Lane Advisors offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services primarily to individuals, families, trusts, estates, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and small institutions. The firm employs a quantitative, performance-focused, long-term investment strategy, utilizing equities, ETFs, and index-based instruments while incorporating limited use of leveraged and inverse ETFs and options when authorized.

Michael Parise is a financial advisor at Copper Beech Financial Group, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at firms including American Portfolios and Family Office Partners, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, Parise is a licensed life and health insurance agent and a practicing attorney who has provided legal services related to estate document drafting. Copper Beech Financial Group offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and financial audits for individuals, pension plans, insurance companies, and business entities. The firm customizes investment programs to client goals, uses third-party research and model strategies, and has a variety of non-investment affiliations including an insurance agency, broker-dealer registered representatives, and legal services.

Jessica Kagin Tropea is a financial advisor with Auerbach Investment Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual and Adam Gilson. She is also a licensed insurance producer, selling insurance policies alongside her advisory work. Auerbach Investment Services, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and pension consulting to individuals, corporations, and retirement plans, managing approximately $150.2 million in assets. The firm employs a range of investment strategies across various instruments and conducts ongoing assessments of clients’ risk tolerance and time horizons.

Austin Benoff is a financial advisor at Prosperity Advisers, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked full-time in education for seven years. Prosperity Advisers, LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser managing approximately $376 million in discretionary assets for individuals, pension plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers tailored portfolio management using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and provides a range of services including financial planning, annuity management, and ERISA plan consulting.

Rebecca Drexler Bleivik is a financial advisor at Cooper Eagle, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Cooper Eagle since 2022. Prior to her advisory role, she was involved with Delaware Valley Christian Camp for five years. Cooper Eagle provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive wealth management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment approach using low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, with customized portfolio management aligned to client-specific objectives and risk tolerances.

Abigail Vick is a financial advisor at Paradigm Money Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Paradigm Money Management since 2019. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved with Paradigm Insurance Services, LLC, where she spends approximately half of her time as a licensed insurance agent focused on fixed insurance sales. Paradigm Money Management provides financial planning and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals and businesses, specializing in tiered planning engagements and 3(21) ERISA plan support. The firm acts primarily as a planner and coordinator, recommending third-party managers and advisory platforms rather than managing client assets directly.

Brent Gomer is a financial advisor at BTG Capital LLC with seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining BTG Capital in 2025, he worked at Morgan Stanley Distribution, Inc. for six years and Houlihan Lokey Capital, Inc. for two years. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. BTG Capital LLC provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual and institutional clients. The firm combines passive and active investment strategies and employs fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis to manage portfolios, with an emphasis on longer-term holdings and the potential inclusion of alternative assets.

Thomas Marchozzi is a financial advisor at Pinnacle Strategic Wealth Management, LLC in King of Prussia, PA, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Pinnacle Strategic Wealth Management since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in offering fixed insurance products, including life, disability, annuities, and long-term care. Pinnacle Strategic Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals, mass-affluent clients, and business clients. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory for portfolio construction and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis, while also offering insurance solutions through licensed representatives.

John Parise is a financial advisor at Copper Beech Financial Group, LLC in Moorestown, NJ, with 40 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc., Family Office Partners, Inc., and OSAIC. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a commercial real estate company and is involved in fixed life insurance businesses. Copper Beech Financial Group provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, family office services, and financial audits for individuals, pension plans, insurance companies, and businesses. The firm customizes investment programs based on client goals and uses quantitative optimization and third-party research, offering a range of investment vehicles and integrated family office and legal services.

James Smith is a financial advisor at Prime Solutions Financial Services Corp. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Prisol Securities, Inc. since 2001, alongside his ongoing roles at Prime Solution Financial Services Corp. and Prime Solutions Securities, Inc. since 1999. PrimeSolutions provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm focuses on bottom-up, growth-oriented strategies with concentrated U.S. large-cap equity portfolios and customized balanced allocations, serving a client base that excludes high-net-worth individuals.

David Du Charme is a financial advisor at DuCharme Wealth Advisors, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including ID Washington Wealth Management and Santander Securities. He serves as treasurer and board member of the Milton Hershey School Alumni Association, assisting with budgeting and financial forecasting. DuCharme Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm emphasizes discretionary investment management focused on strategic asset allocation and tax-aware, lower-cost portfolios, and provides a hands-on service model supported by a small advisory team.

Richard Borowy is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Alvin Clay Financial Advisors, LLC, based in Jenkintown, PA. He has over three decades of industry experience, including 32 years at Pitcairn Trust Company and work as an independent consultant prior to joining Alvin Clay Financial Advisors. Alvin Clay Financial Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and private education institutions. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and consulting services using a goal-based, tailored approach and manages assets primarily through model portfolios and managed account programs in partnership with SEI Investment Management.

Michael Schimek is a CFP® professional at Pinnacle Strategic Wealth Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Pinnacle since 2011 and previously held roles at Simon Capital Management, Cetera Wealth Services, LLC, and Ameriprise. Schimek is also licensed to offer fixed insurance products including life, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance. Pinnacle Strategic Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals, mass-affluent clients, and businesses. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory to portfolio management and combines fee-based advisory services with insurance solutions delivered by licensed advisors.

Michael Keitz is the principal of Keitz Investment Management Ltd. in Ambler, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 33 years of industry experience. He has managed his independent firm since 1994. Keitz Investment Management Ltd. offers discretionary investment management and standalone advisory services to individual investors, trusts, non-profits, and corporate clients. The firm employs a value-investing approach centered on long-term equity ownership, active security selection, diversification, and tax-aware strategies, serving both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients.

Cody Baldwin is a financial advisor at Copper Beech Financial Group, LLC with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at Osaic Wealth, Inc. and American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. Outside of financial advising, Baldwin serves as an ice hockey official with Atlantic District Officials. Copper Beech Financial Group provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, insurance companies, and business entities. The firm uses tailored portfolios based on documented client objectives and risk tolerance, implementing strategies through in-house management and third-party sub-advisers.