Christian Vivas is an advisor at Ronald Gelok & Associates, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at AAG Capital Inc and Ronald Gelok & Associates. Outside of his advisory role, Vivas serves as a group fitness instructor at the Madison YMCA and Meadowlands YMCA. Ronald Gelok & Associates manages approximately $75 million for around 230 clients, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charities. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary investment management, and brokerage and insurance products, using a manager-of-managers approach tailored to client risk tolerance and objectives.

Paul Saxton is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Saiph Capital, LLC since 2021. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Outside of his financial advisory work, he is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and has worked occasionally as an actor, extra, and stunt player. Saiph Capital provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management to a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and notably banking and thrift institutions. The firm employs a long-term strategic asset allocation approach with tactical adjustments, utilizing a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and Independent Managers tailored to client risk tolerance and objectives.

David Podell is a financial advisor at Podell Financial Group LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Podell Financial Group since 2006, having previously been affiliated with Nylife Securities and New York Life Insurance Company for two decades. Outside of advising, he owns Business Benefits Consulting LLC, which provides fee-for-service benefits consulting to business owners, and serves as a volunteer on the Town of Randolph Board of Assessments for local improvements. Podell Financial Group LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and plan sponsors. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts, retirement plan consulting, and access to private investments, tailoring portfolios based on client objectives, time horizons, and risk tolerances.

Edwin Milner is a financial advisor with Comprehensive Wealth Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 28 years of industry experience. His prior firms include LPL Financial, American Investment Planners, and Signature Securities Group Corp./Signature Bank. He also provides limited services through Comprehensive Wealth Services during a transition to LPL Financial’s RIA platform. Comprehensive Wealth Services, LLC offers fee-based investment advisory and portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and related entities, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with discretionary management tailored to client risk tolerance, tax situations, and time horizons. The firm is modest in scale, with four advisors serving a mainly high-net-worth client base.

Richard Wolfe is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience and has been with Saddle River Capital Management, LLC since 2003. He is based in Wyckoff, NJ, and holds a Series 65 license. Saddle River Capital Management serves individual investors, other advisors, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans, and institutional and charitable clients by providing portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a proprietary research model combining fundamental and technical analysis to construct cost-efficient, globally allocated portfolios primarily using ETFs and mutual funds, with an emphasis on ongoing planning and performance tracking through quarterly reviews and modeled scenario testing.

Jeffrey Gibs is a financial advisor at Volumetric Advisers with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Volumetric Advisers since 2015. Volumetric Advisers primarily provides investment advisory services to the registered mutual fund Volumetric Fund, Inc., along with portfolio management for separately managed accounts and advisory services to individuals and small businesses. The firm uses a proprietary volume-and-trend methodology called the “Volume and Range” system to guide its investment decisions.

Liang Chun Wu is a financial advisor at Upright Financial Corp with one year of industry experience and a Series 65 credential. His background includes teaching positions at Berklee College of Music and various educational institutions in Taiwan, as well as a role at the Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance. Upright Financial Corp is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving primarily individual clients, including high-net-worth households, along with a limited range of institutional clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management with a long-term, value-oriented approach using both fundamental and technical analysis.

Lauren Locker is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Locker Financial Services, LLC since 1992. Locker Financial Services is a fee-only advisory firm serving individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and professionals sponsoring retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management, focusing on diversified mutual funds and ETFs with accounts typically held at Charles Schwab.

John Williams is a financial advisor at Bautis Financial, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Bautis Financial since 2018, including its current iteration since 2020. Prior to his financial services career, he was involved with Woosh Athletic, LLC, an athletic-related business, from 2013 to 2016. Bautis Financial, LLC provides discretionary investment supervisory services and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately 275 client relationships with about $197 million in discretionary assets. The firm uses client-specific Investment Policy Statements and a variety of analytical techniques to implement trading strategies across multiple asset classes, typically operating on a discretionary basis with annual account reviews.

Robert Korzik is a financial advisor with First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC in Little Falls, NJ, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services and Northwestern Mutual, where he worked from 2005 to 2017. Outside of advising, he is a managing partner in RJE Marine Services LLC, a charter boat business operated by his son. First Light Wealth Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, offering financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a portfolio construction approach based on fundamental and cyclical analysis combined with Modern Portfolio Theory and manages assets with ongoing monitoring and coordination with other client professionals.

Martin Matousek is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cadia Private Client LLC, having joined in 2025, and previously worked at Private Advisor Group and Merrill Lynch. Matousek serves on the Board of Trustees for the Mendham Borough Library. Cadia Private Client LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm constructs customized, primarily long-term portfolios using a variety of investment vehicles and offers fiduciary ERISA/IRA advice for retirement accounts.

Peter Goodman is a financial advisor with SFI Advisors, LLC in Montclair, NJ, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with SFI Advisors since 2001 and has prior experience at Manufacturers Life Insurance Company spanning three decades. Goodman serves on the executive committee of a retirement planners’ study group, Retirement Advisors & Designers of America (RADA). SFI Advisors serves individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and qualified retirement plans by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, corporate retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm employs tailored investment strategies, including modern portfolio theory and long-term purchase approaches, and offers access to a range of investment products such as equities, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and municipal securities.

Zachary Scadden is a financial advisor at Zulu Dreams Capital LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. and The Vanguard Group, Inc. Outside of advising, he is a part owner of Carolina Premier Landscaping L.L.C. Zulu Dreams Capital LLC provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to individual investors without an account minimum. The firm employs a blend of charting, cyclical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis with both long-term and short-term trading strategies, managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Kent Sheng is a CFA charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Tandem Capital Management, Inc. since 1991, serving in his current role for over three decades. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as secretary for SYS Investors Corp., the parent holding company for Tandem Capital Management. Tandem Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial and wealth planning for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an actively managed growth-at-a-reasonable-price equity strategy combined with selective fixed-income investing and integrates wealth planning with portfolio management.

David Marks is a financial advisor at Valley Financial Management, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including CITIGROUP, Popular Community Bank, and Infinex Investments, Inc. He is based in Morristown, NJ. Valley Financial Management operates the Valley Digital Investor platform, providing individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management through an online, mobile-based service focused on automated ETF model portfolios. The firm requires clients to maintain a Valley National Bank account and follows a structured investment approach based on client profiles and market conditions.

Francis Noonan is a financial advisor with Personal Financial Specialists, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 41 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial LLC since 2025 and previously operated his own sole proprietorship under Personal Financial Specialists from 1999 to 2025. He also has extensive experience with Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., Bauman, Noonan and Associates, and American United Life Insurance Company. Personal Financial Specialists primarily serves retirement plans and plan participants, along with IRA and money-management clients, providing plan communication, administrative services, and investment advice tailored to participant needs. The firm’s investment approach is largely non-discretionary, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs selected from Charles Schwab’s no-transaction-fee lists and guided by a primary-market-trend framework, combining technical and fundamental analysis.

Cheryl Werbeloff is a financial advisor at Kensington Financial Advisors LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and National Wealth Management, LLC. Kensington Financial Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary investment management with financial planning and consulting services, using a range of strategies and instruments while providing plan-level services and participant education for retirement plans.

Joel Schreiber is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial planner at SFI Advisors, LLC since 2017. His prior experience includes over a decade with Kestra Investment Services, LLC and Kestra Advisory Services, Inc. He is also a part-time lecturer at Rutgers University, teaching economics, data analytics, labor institutions, and finance courses. Additionally, Schreiber serves as a trustee for a family irrevocable life insurance trust. SFI Advisors serves individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and qualified retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm employs tailored investment approaches such as modern portfolio theory and long-term purchase strategies while providing a range of investment advice across equities, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities.

Danna Jacobs is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Lavish Financial Planning since 2013. She holds the Series 66 designation and was previously involved with Legacy Care Tax, LLC for six years. Jacobs is also a 50% managing member of Legacy Care Holdings, LLC, a holding company that invests in a media startup. Lavish Financial Planning serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as employer plan sponsors and businesses, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and employee benefit advisory services. The firm emphasizes goal-based asset allocation with a preference for passive, index-based portfolios and integrates employer plan advisory with retail wealth management.

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