Shannon Blanchard is a financial advisor at Shamrock Financial Services with three years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at Shamrock Financial Services since 2018. Prior to her advisory career, she was involved with WorldTeach and also worked in the hospitality sector at The Odeon & Citizens Cafe. Shamrock Financial Services is a small state-registered advisory firm that serves individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $26.6 million across about 109 accounts. The firm uses ETF-based model portfolios focused on value-oriented, long-term holdings, combining strategic asset allocation with periodic rebalancing and providing clients access to sub-advisory platforms.

Madeline Noveck is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Capital Preservation Partners, Inc. and previously worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and Novos Planning Associates Inc. totaling 39 years of experience across these firms. Capital Preservation Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, pensions, and profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $222 million in client assets. The firm offers tailored portfolios across various asset classes and employs both fundamental and technical analysis with ongoing portfolio reviews, serving both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients.

Joe Solan is a financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with 4Sight Advisors LLC. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously with RealFi Home Funding and Reliant Home Funding. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder and CEO of Prepsta, Inc., a company that develops educational apps, and serves as an unpaid board member on two nonprofit organizations focusing on education and community services. 4Sight Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and advice on 529 college savings plans. The firm’s investment approach includes a broad asset universe and uses both fundamental and quantitative analyses, with a distinctive focus on pooled investment vehicles managed in-house.

David Haas is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Cereus Financial Advisors, LLC since 2015. Haas serves as Education Director, President-Elect in 2023, and President in 2024 for the Financial Planning Association of New Jersey, where he leads the Education Committee and participates in executive oversight. Cereus Financial Advisors provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and a structured college-planning product. The firm combines passive quantitative models with selected external managers and employs active tax management, using third-party decision-support tools alongside human oversight.

Alejandro Aleman is a financial advisor at Volumetric Advisers with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and Granby Capital Management. Volumetric Advisers primarily provides investment advisory services to Volumetric Fund, Inc., a registered mutual fund, and offers portfolio management for separately managed accounts as well as advisory services to individuals and small businesses. The firm employs a proprietary volume-and-trend methodology called the “Volume and Range” system to guide investment decisions and is notable for managing a mutual fund while serving non-HNW clients and small businesses with modest minimums.

Dagan Lacorte is a financial advisor at L&L Partners Wealth Management, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments from 2012 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, Lacorte serves as treasurer for Friends of JCC Krakow, a charitable organization, and acts as a trustee for the David Philip Marantz Trust. He is also a licensed lawyer and real estate broker. L&L Partners Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to develop customized investment strategies, including the use of derivatives and short-sale/margin strategies within managed accounts.

Timothy Duncan is a financial advisor with Duncan Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2002 and has been associated with Duncan Financial Group since 1998. Duncan Financial Group, LLC provides customized financial planning and consulting services for individuals and families, focusing on areas such as tax, estate, retirement, education, business planning, budgeting, and investment analysis. The firm uses a fixed-fee planning model without offering asset management or discretionary portfolio management, and its recommendations emphasize mutual funds and ETFs supported by economic and fundamental analysis.

James Vaughan III is a CFP® professional with 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Vaughan and Company Securities, Inc. since 1986 and also served on the faculty of Fairleigh Dickinson University for 14 years. In addition to his advisory role, he oversees the day-to-day operations of Officer Pension Administrators Inc., a retirement plan administration firm. Vaughan is also an attorney-at-law. Vaughan and Company Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary assets. The firm employs a diversified investment approach incorporating fundamental, cyclical, and quantitative analysis, and offers services including portfolio management, pension consulting, and 529 education account management.

Aryeh Rogoff is a financial advisor at Baron Financial Group LLC in Fair Lawn, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and has previously worked at firms including MML Investors Services, Creative Financial Group, and MassMutual Life Insurance Co. He also has academic experience teaching at Saint Peter's University and the University of Mount Saint Vincent. Baron Financial Group provides investment supervisory services and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside integrated financial planning.

Alex Socolof is a financial advisor with Strategic Wealth Management LLC in Briarcliff Manor, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having nine years of industry experience. He has been with Strategic Wealth Management since 2006. Outside of advising, Socolof is a 49% owner of Rifency, a research and development company focused on emission reduction technology. Strategic Wealth Management serves primarily individual "main street" clients, along with some businesses and trusts, providing fee-for-service portfolio management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes diversified, model-driven investment strategies using ETFs and mutual funds, with a focus on non-discretionary client engagement.

Benjamin Thomas is a financial advisor at 4Sight Advisors LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has prior work experience at AscendLearning LLC, Harrington ED, MML Investors Services Inc., and Mass Mutual. 4Sight Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and business entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and advice on 529 college savings plans. The firm’s investment approach includes a variety of asset classes and pooled investment vehicles, with portfolio construction guided by an Investment Policy Statement and employing multiple analytical methods.

Kristopher Grossman is a financial advisor at Kingsbridge Advisors, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Kingsbridge Advisors and Equitable Advisors since 2009. Kingsbridge Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities by referring clients to third-party money managers and providing pension consulting to plan sponsors and fiduciaries. The firm does not manage assets directly but conducts ongoing monitoring and reviews for clients.

Gamal Walker is a financial advisor with 4Sight Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. He previously worked at HSBC Bank for one year before joining 4Sight Advisors. He is also a co-founder of a beauty and wellness technology company currently developing an application. 4Sight Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as corporations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and advice on 529 college savings plans. The firm utilizes a range of investment approaches including fundamental and quantitative analysis, managing client assets in-house and advising on pooled investment vehicles such as real estate and venture capital funds.

Edward Condon is a financial advisor at Cenacle Partners with 18 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Third Seven Capital, LLC since 2022 and at Cenacle Partners (formerly Calyx Capital Advisors) since 2012. Condon holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Cenacle Partners provides investment advisory and fee-based financial planning services to individuals, families, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, and trusts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management applying fundamental and technical analysis, with a range of investment strategies including long-term, short-term, trading, and options approaches.

Frank Berrios is a financial advisor at Drum Hill Capital, LLC with Series 65 registration and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America for one year and was a full-time student for nine years. Drum Hill Capital primarily advises individuals and families, including IRAs, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm combines macro analysis with fundamental research to implement diversified model asset-allocation strategies and is notable for its use of margin and derivatives in separately managed accounts.

David Yates is a financial advisor with Podell Financial Group LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at New York Life Insurance Company and various affiliated firms from 2000 to 2023. He is also an independent insurance agent based in Fairfield, NJ. Podell Financial Group LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and plan sponsors. The firm tailors investment recommendations based on client objectives and risk tolerances, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary managed-account programs.

David Yvars Jr. is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with The David J. Yvars Group Inc., where he has worked since 2023, following 14 years at The David J Yvars Group. The David J. Yvars Group Inc. advises individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and defined contribution plans. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning using customized portfolios that incorporate fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with strategies including option writing, margin use, and rebalancing.

Anne Castro is a financial advisor with G.B. Allen Associates, Inc., holding a Series 65 credential and 13 years of industry experience. She has worked at G.B. Allen Associates since 2012 and also serves as an officer of GB Allen Castro & Associates, an accounting firm she has been affiliated with since 1987. G.B. Allen Associates provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients. The firm customizes portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis, operates on a fee-only basis, and is affiliated with an accounting practice that offers tax and accounting services under separate agreements.

Giuseppe Roveccio is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently the sole advisor at G & R Financial Solutions LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to this, he spent seven years at Stawnychy Financial Services, Inc. and one year at Regal Investment Advisors, LLC. Roveccio is also a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of various insurance products. G & R Financial Solutions LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes tailored advice based on clients’ objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon, employing a blend of asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, technical analysis, and trading techniques with a focus on tax awareness and regular account reviews.

We specialize in working with families with portfolios in the $5M–$50M range, where strategic planning, tax efficiency, and cost management have an outsized impact. Traditional firms often rely on complex, high-cost strategies that offer questionable benefits. Our fixed-fee, planning-driven model takes a different approach: focusing on practical, high-impact financial strategies rather than unnecessary complication. We apply the right level of sophistication, using techniques like direct indexing and individual bond ladders only when we determine that they add clear value (based on portfolio size, risk profile, and tax considerations). Our financial planning and investment management approach is guided by three core principles: • Risk Management: grounded in a tailored financial plan • Tax Efficiency: ensuring strategies align with after-tax outcomes • Fee Minimization: keeping costs low to maximize long-term results Our goal is to provide a structured, transparent, and thoughtful approach - one that leads to a better long-term client experience through fair fees, strategic decision-making, and a focus on what truly matters.