William Somers is a financial advisor at The Investment Connection LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has operated his own CPA firm, William Somers CPA LLC, since 2005, providing tax preparation and related services. The Investment Connection serves individual investors, trusts, estates, qualified retirement plans, and small businesses with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes tax-aware, low-cost ETF-based portfolios and offers integrated legal and accounting services through affiliated professionals.

Sekhar Vemparala is a financial advisor at WP Asset Management with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked at Wealth Planning Advisory Group since 2008. He serves on the board of directors for the Eye Foundation of America, a community and charitable organization. WP Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and investment-advisory services to individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm customizes investment strategies using various analytical methods and invests across diverse asset classes, maintaining a flexible approach tailored to client needs.

Alan Augulis is a financial advisor at Augulis Financial Firm, L.L.C. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has held ownership roles at Augulis Law Firm since 2000 and as a sole proprietor since 1999. In addition to his advisory work, he provides insurance reviews for legal clients and practices trust and estate law. Augulis Financial Firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a goal-driven investment approach, integrates legal and insurance services, and provides educational seminars and comprehensive financial plans.

Ronald Redfield is a financial advisor at Redfield, Blonsky & Starinsky, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and has been with the firm since 2014. Redfield, Blonsky & Starinsky provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities, managing approximately $59.4 million in client assets. The firm combines fundamental analysis with CPA expertise to support tax-sensitive, long-term investment strategies while also offering accounting services as a certified public accounting practice.

Douglas Schorpp is a financial advisor with Schorpp Capital Management in North Brunswick, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Schorpp Capital Management since 2004 and also engages in proprietary trading through Capital Trading Partners, LLC, a business he has operated since 2002. Schorpp Capital Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering both ongoing account oversight and standalone consultations. The firm employs a passive, asset-class investment approach focused on diversification, low costs, and tax considerations, and integrates insurance products into its financial planning services.

Cassandra Lally is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at Bergamot Asset Management LP with seven years at the firm and a total of ten years in the industry. Prior to joining Bergamot in 2019, she worked at Suffolk Capital Management, LLC from 2010 to 2019. Bergamot Asset Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients through separately managed accounts and multiple private pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a fundamentally oriented investment process combining fundamental research and quantitative tools across long/short public equity and private equity strategies.

Roman Bulawski is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience currently serving at Kubhera Enterprises LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Red Oak Wealth Management, ZEIDERS Enterprises, and Mcrae Capital Management. In addition to his advisory work, he is also an independent insurance agent. Kubhera Enterprises LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers access to private and alternative investments, employs both long- and short-term strategies, and manages affiliated private investment funds with performance-based fees.

Vijay Aluwalia is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Bergamot Asset Management LP, bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include Edward Jones and Verity Life Insurance. Bergamot Asset Management LP provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to institutional and high-net-worth clients, managing multiple niche pooled funds alongside separately managed accounts. The firm employs a fundamentally oriented investment approach combined with quantitative tools and invests across a range of public and private strategies, including alternative instruments.

Eric Schwartz is a financial advisor at AEM Asset Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including RRBB Asset Management LLC and NJPMI LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Schwartz is the owner of a precious metals consulting firm specializing in coin-related consulting and serves as an administrator at an accounting firm. AEM Asset Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a variety of investment approaches, including third-party money managers and model portfolios, and utilizes technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis across multiple asset classes.

John Callahan is a CFA® charterholder with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Merrion Investment Management Co., LLC since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer and Finance Committee Chairman of Baltusrol Golf Club and is a Trustee and Endowment Chair for the Scholarship Fund for Inner City Children, a nonprofit providing education scholarships. Merrion Investment Management Co., LLC manages approximately $244.8 million in discretionary client assets, serving individuals, family trusts, nonprofits, pension plans, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a research-based investment process focused on exchange-traded equities and fixed-income securities, and may use borrowing and derivatives in separately managed accounts to implement investment strategies.

Robyn Goldstein is a financial advisor at ACA/Prudent Investors Planning Corporation with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with ACA/Prudent Investors Planning Corp. since 2002 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of her advisory role, she is a member of Achtel Holdings, LLC, a non-investment entity involved in owning a commercial office building. ACA/Prudent Investors Planning Corporation serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm provides investment advisory services alongside broker-dealer and insurance activities, using a process that involves daily monitoring of mutual fund and annuity values with client-authorized asset exchanges primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Edward Graham is a financial advisor at Global Wealth Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Global Wealth Management since 2018. His career also includes roles at Princeton International Properties, Inc. and Graham Capital Management, Inc. Global Wealth Management, LLC manages approximately $245.7 million in client assets and serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning, implementing customized asset allocations with an emphasis on low-cost mutual funds and ETFs alongside individual equities, bonds, and structured notes.

Abhijeet Mhatre is a financial advisor at HAPPYRICH Capital with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at MFA Wealth Inc. since 2020, following a 14-year tenure at Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Onramp Invest, a crypto asset integration platform, as an investor without responsibility for daily operations. HAPPYRICH Capital (MFA Wealth Inc.) provides fee-only investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and other entities, managing approximately $45 million in client assets. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using passive index funds and ETFs combined with tactical active management, and it maintains documented investment policy statements for each client.

Linda Kalata is a financial advisor with BPP Wealth Solutions, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and over 35 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. BPP Wealth Solutions, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm offers financial planning through its Security Income Planner® process, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and supplemental services such as family office bookkeeping and bill-pay.

Devon Shapiro is a financial advisor at Shapiro Financial Security Group, Inc. with one year of industry experience and a Series 65 designation. Prior to his current role, he worked in various positions including roles at Atlantic Physical Therapy and several educational institutions. Shapiro Financial Security Group provides financial planning, investment management, and consulting services primarily to individual clients. The firm integrates tax preparation and accounting services with its advisory offerings and emphasizes risk management by tailoring portfolios to clients’ risk tolerance and time horizon.

Patrick Ceccacci is a financial advisor at Prosperiant Wealth Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. His experience includes roles at Laidlaw Wealth Management prior to joining Prosperiant in 2023. Prosperiant Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, focusing on long-term trading guided by cyclical and fundamental analysis. The firm manages approximately $50 million across about 47 clients and emphasizes customized investment policy statements and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Andrew Novick is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with The Investment Connection LLC since 2015 and also works as a contract attorney focusing on estate planning at Brookner Law Offices LLC. The Investment Connection serves individual investors, trusts, estates, qualified retirement plans, and small businesses with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm manages portfolios tailored to client objectives, emphasizing low-cost ETFs and tax-aware strategies, and offers unique capabilities through formal affiliations with legal and accounting professionals.

Alina Bykovtseva is a financial advisor at Covington & Associates, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Covington & Associates since 2014. Covington & Associates provides personalized investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, corporations, pension plans, foundations, and trusts. The firm employs a combination of macroeconomic analysis, fundamental research, and traditional value investing to construct customized portfolios, managing approximately $279.5 million in assets across 43 client accounts.

Steven Gitter is a financial advisor with PureVest, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Voya Financial Advisors and Cetera Advisor Networks. Outside of advising, he serves as president of Door Clipper Inc., a local advertising and coupon business. PureVest provides 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 portfolio management tailored to client objectives, employing a blend of fundamental, technical, behavioral, and quantitative analyses.

Luis Dacosta is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and has been with LPL Financial since 2005. He is based in Caldwell, NJ, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a family construction business. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a broad range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, and institutions through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning, various advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, with discretionary and non-discretionary management options supported by research from LPL Research and third-party subadvisors.