Our clients and community value us for both our personal approach as well as our background experience. Our clients are amazing but do not always have the time and energy to go it on their own. We help bridge family and business conversations, and align our clients paths with their intended priorities. We have backgrounds in institutional investments, and consulting financial advisors, but we are perpetually students as well as surrounding ourselves with amazing professional alliances to help support our clients and community in every way we can. Growing up, my parents were owners of a small business that did paving and excavation services. I was able to work summers and through college and miss operating equipment. Same time I saw many of their challenges through each stage of ownership. I love helping business owners and consultants bridge their investments and behavior in alignment with their prioritized goals and intent. Working at an institutional asset manager and broker dealer allowed me to spend countless hours with amazing financial professionals (advisors, portfolio managers, economists and strategists). There is alot to learn in good times, and even more to learn in challenging times. We try to bring a long term vision and healthy perspective to meetings where clients are the ones driving to their goals with the full support of our firm and every resource we have.

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.

Christopher Cullina is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience. He is currently with M.K. Byrne & Co. LLC and previously worked at Cetera Advisors LLC/Nicholas Pascarella & Co. as OSJ and Jennison Associates. M.K. Byrne & Co. LLC provides tax planning, personal financial planning, and investment advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth families. The firm employs a tactical asset-allocation approach within a modified Modern Portfolio Theory framework and combines investment management with coordinated tax and financial planning.

Michael Kelly is a financial advisor at Podell Financial Group LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Eagle Strategies LLC and Nylife Securities LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent in New Jersey. Podell Financial Group LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and manages both individual and employer-sponsored retirement accounts.

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.

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.

Francis Astorino is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving at The Astorino Financial Group, Inc., where he has worked since 1998. He also maintains a long-term association with LPL Financial beginning in 2003. Astorino is a notary public and has experience selling non-variable insurance products through outside companies. The Astorino Financial Group provides stand-alone financial planning and consulting services to individuals and retirement plan clients, delivering written plans and recommendations on investment, estate, insurance, and tax-related matters. The firm does not provide investment supervisory or portfolio management services but assists clients who choose to implement recommendations through LPL Financial or other providers.

Theodore Fiore is a financial advisor at Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, Jones Lang Lasalle, Primerica Advisors, and Keller Williams. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers as a youth basketball coach at Saint Catherine of Siena School in Cedar Grove, NJ. Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $154 million in assets across about 364 client accounts, using third-party model portfolios and a sub-adviser for trading and reporting, while handling client supervision and advice internally.

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.

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.

Jonathan Le Var is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Roxbury Financial since 2018 and previously at Advisory Services Network, LLC and Edward Jones. He is also licensed as an insurance agent and offers insurance products on a limited basis. Roxbury Financial serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using fundamental and cyclical analysis, and incorporates margin and option strategies in separately managed accounts, while also providing plan-sponsor consulting services.

Lawrence McMillan is a financial advisor with McMillan Analysis Corporation, holding 21 years of industry experience. He has been with McMillan Analysis Corp. since 1990. McMillan Analysis Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management focused on option-based strategies to individuals, banks, investment companies, trusts, and other advisers. The firm combines active options-focused asset management with a commercial publishing and data business, offering subscription newsletters, seminars, software products, and commodity futures/options advice.

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.

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.