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.

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.

Richard Polo Sr. is a financial advisor with Retirement Wealth Management, LLC, holding the PFS™ and Series 63 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cetera and Cetera Financial Specialists LLC from 2005 to 2020 and has maintained a separate public accounting and tax consulting practice, Polo Financial, since 2000. Polo Financial provides personal and corporate tax return preparation and consulting services. Retirement Wealth Management, LLC manages approximately $60.7 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and strategies, and offers discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and insurance consulting.

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.

Michael Greco is a CFP® and ChFC® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with GCI Financial Group since 2001 and is a 50% owner of the firm. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as President of the Jockey Hollow Professional Office Park Condominium Board. GCI Financial Group, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, pension, and corporate clients. The firm manages approximately $105 million using individualized investment strategies with continuous supervision and quarterly reviews, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Robert Mastrandrea is a financial advisor at East Coast Wealth Management, Inc. with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with the firm since 2005. In addition to his advisory role, Mastrandrea owns a CPA and tax consulting practice. East Coast Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and business entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm constructs portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and third-party managers, applying a mix of fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term orientation.

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.

Bradford Gruby is a financial advisor at High Point Wealth Management, LLC in Chester, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with High Point Wealth Management since 2008. High Point Wealth Management serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services, using a fundamental and cyclical analysis investment approach combined with asset allocation across mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds.

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.

Marc Bautis is a financial advisor at Bautis Financial, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Bautis Financial since 2008. The firm provides discretionary investment supervisory services and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately 275 client relationships with around $197 million in discretionary assets. Bautis Financial emphasizes client-specific Investment Policy Statements and employs a range of analytical tools to implement diversified trading strategies across multiple asset classes.

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.

Christopher Wang is a financial advisor at Runnymede Capital Management Inc with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Runnymede since 2003 and holds a Series 65 designation. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and insurance companies. Runnymede Capital Management uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach, managing approximately $95 million in discretionary assets with a small advisor team.

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.