🎯 It is a competitive world, and there are many choices when it comes to financial advisors. Most are competent. Many are credentialed. A fair number are independent. But a lot of them look the same on paper. ⭐CREDENTIALS My training as a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and Enrolled Agent means I am equipped to give clients an elevated experience most advisors cannot. Many financial advisors refer out tax questions. The EA credential means I engage with the tax complexity of your situation directly — your investments, your equity comp, your retirement income — all through a tax-informed lens. ⭐EXPERIENCE Nearly two decades helping professionals and families navigate complex financial decisions — from equity compensation and retirement transitions to estate planning and multigenerational wealth. I have seen what works, what does not, and what people get wrong at the most critical moments. ⭐INDEPENDENT Stockade Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser. I am not affiliated with a wirehouse, a broker-dealer, or a product manufacturer. I am not managed by a regional director with a product quota or a sales target. I am a fiduciary — legally and ethically bound to always put your interests first. That means my interest and your interest point in exactly the same direction. ⭐SPECIALIST I focus specifically on pre-retirees with equity compensation, professionals navigating the transition to retirement, and families navigating complex family dynamics and coordinating wealth across generations — because these clients have needs that a generalist advisor typically isn't built to handle. I view each client as a member of my extended family ❤️ and I care deeply about their financial well-being. By focusing on what is within their control and managing the complexity of their financial life, I take that burden off their shoulders — so they can spend more time doing what they enjoy most. ✈️🏖️ ✔️That is my mission. 👉 If any of this sounds like where you are, I would welcome the conversation. 📩email me, or visit stockadewealth.com to learn more. Investment advice offered through Stockade Wealth Management, a Registered Investment Advisor.

Chirag Surti is a financial advisor at CNIV Financial Planning LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He is also an Associate Professor at Rider University, where he teaches business courses and conducts research. In addition to his advisory role, he offers educational seminars and consulting services related to financial planning through his business, IV Educational Ventures. CNIV Financial Planning LLC provides hourly, fee-only investment advice to individuals, families, retirement plan sponsors, nonprofit trustees, and other advisers. The firm follows a passive, long-term investment approach focused on low-cost index funds and ETFs, offering advice without managing or holding client assets.

Michael Karris is the sole advisor at EndowBridge Capital, LLC in Princeton, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with EndowBridge Capital since 2013. EndowBridge Capital provides discretionary investment management and sub-advisory services primarily to institutional and nonprofit clients such as endowments, foundations, and pension plans. The firm offers balanced growth and income strategies implemented through transparent, low-cost ETF portfolios guided by a modern endowment investment approach.

Robert Gregov is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Roche Financial Partners LLC since 2004. Roche Financial Partners LLC is an independent firm providing continuous financial oversight and discretionary investment management to individual clients and their families. The firm employs a diversified, tax-aware asset allocation strategy using low-cost index funds and incorporates derivatives in separately managed accounts to manage risk, with portfolios tailored to client specifications.

Peter Pandolfo Jr is the sole advisor at Pandolfo Capital, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Robbinsville, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 26 years of industry experience, leading his firm since 2008. Pandolfo Capital provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals and various organizational clients, including pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a fundamental, value-oriented investment approach with concentrated portfolios and maintains a tailored, discretionary relationship with its clients.

Dennis O'Brien is a financial advisor at Coastal Financial Advisors, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been involved in business consulting through Coastal Business Services, LLC, where he serves as president. Coastal Financial Advisors, Inc. is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management with a goal-based, individualized investment approach, and also provides fiduciary services for ERISA retirement plans and nonprofit endowments.

Kedrick Sackey is a financial advisor at Princeton Wealth Management Alliance, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Princeton Wealth Management Alliance since 2018, following a three-year tenure at SeaCrest Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner providing business advice for a medical home healthcare services company. Princeton Wealth Management Alliance advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm uses an integrated planning approach and typically implements portfolios through equities, mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party separately managed accounts.

Chingtai Hung is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He is the principal and sole advisor at Acorn Asset Management LLC in Princeton, NJ. Prior to founding Acorn Asset Management, he worked at firms including UBS Financial Services and Cambridge Investment Research. Outside of his advisory work, Hung is involved as a certified swim official with USA Swimming and serves as a volunteer competition official for the NCAA Swimming and Diving program. Acorn Asset Management is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high net worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and state or municipal entities. The firm provides discretionary asset management, written financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, typically managing client portfolios on a discretionary basis with strategies focused on long-term growth and income. The firm also sponsors a wrap fee program and maintains a pension/retirement plan consulting practice.

Chaim Gulkowitz is an advisor at Mynad LLC with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at HGI Capital for four years and has over a decade of experience from his time at ESsutton. Mynad LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of charting, cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis across various asset classes and offers both long-term and short-term trading strategies.

Kurtis Baker is a financial advisor at Certified Wealth Management & Investment LLC in Princeton, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. He has operated his own advisory business since 1998 and has been president and owner of Alternate Mortgage & Investment Corp. since 1986. Outside of his advisory work, Baker serves on the boards of the National Alliance on Mental Illness and the Everybody Loves Kenny Project, focusing on mental health education and fundraising. Certified Wealth Management & Investment LLC provides investment supervisory services, financial planning, and advisory consulting to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a fundamental analysis and tailored asset allocation approach, utilizing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, REITs, and private placements.

Peter Carril is the managing member of Patton Hall, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Princeton, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience, all with Patton Hall. Patton Hall provides discretionary asset management to individuals and high-net-worth clients, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and economic analysis to guide investment decisions. The firm manages accounts separately with ongoing portfolio reviews and offers personalized strategies based on client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizons.

Mark Samel is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Choice Asset Management LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Lakewood, NJ. In addition to his advisory role, he has taught at Yeshivat Keter Torah since 2012. Choice Asset Management provides ongoing portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, trusts, and corporate pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes a systematic asset-allocation approach using primarily mutual funds and ETFs, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and risk parameters.

Travis Dufner is a financial advisor at Securus Wealth Management in Holmdel, NJ, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at firms including Millstone Financial Group and Guardian Life. Outside of investment advisory roles, he also works as an insurance agent, providing clients with options related to life insurance, long-term care, and annuities. Securus Wealth Management offers retirement planning and wealth management services to individuals, families, and small business owners. The firm employs both active and passive ETFs, interval funds, and buffered ETFs in its portfolios, emphasizing diversification and downside protection while managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis.

Walter Gilmore is a financial advisor at K R Financial LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been involved with multiple firms, including Alpha Fiduciary, ClearShares LLC, The Gilmore Firm, LLC, and Clearbrook LLC. Outside of his advisory roles, he is a practicing attorney at The Gilmore Firm LLC. K R Financial serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations by providing discretionary securities portfolio management and comprehensive family office services. The firm’s investment approach centers on detailed financial analysis to manage risk and align portfolios with client objectives, supported by integrated brokerage, tax, and accounting capabilities.

Chaim Gewirtz is a financial advisor at Lakewealth Capital, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Lakewealth Capital since 2018, as well as B & H Investing, LLC since 2010. Lakewealth Capital provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a model-driven, quantitative investment approach emphasizing factor-driven and special-situation stock selection combined with tactical asset allocation and adaptive hedging.

Sam Nayden is the sole advisor at Ansonia Capital Advisors LLC in Princeton, NJ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Ansonia Strategic Advisors, Brandstar, Dun & Bradstreet, and Motive Partners. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Nayden provides consulting services through his own entities and advises companies including Slingshot Aerospace and Wealthlane. Ansonia Capital Advisors LLC is a state-registered investment adviser offering customized investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach to construct portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and options, and incorporates tactical risk management strategies including margin loans and covered-call options.

Douglas Weiss is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at DSW Investment, LLC since 2014. DSW Investment, LLC provides discretionary investment supervisory services and individual portfolio management to a small group of individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as managed employee pension accounts. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis within an asset-allocation framework and uses a range of strategies including active trading, option writing, short sales, and margin use.

Michael Sabatino is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Sabadoodle in Princeton, NJ, and previously worked at Guide-U Wealth Advisors LLC, Lifecycle Financial Advisors, LLC, and McGraw-Hill Federal Credit Union. Sabadoodle serves veterinarians and related employer or trade-association audiences, providing personalized financial planning and portfolio management services. The firm focuses on non-high-net-worth veterinarians, offering passive, low-cost portfolios and specialized programs such as student loan analysis and workplace financial wellbeing initiatives.

Tyler Zhang is a financial advisor at Lumbridge Research in Princeton, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Golden City Investment and periods outside the advisory field, as well as four years at Michigan State University. Lumbridge Research LLC provides discretionary investment management and targeted financial consulting to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, and small businesses. The firm employs a tactical asset-allocation approach using thematic model portfolios with an emphasis on aggressive, sector-focused strategies including technology, biotechnology, and cryptocurrencies.

Preeti Shah is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Enlight Financial LLC since 2016 and previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. Shah is also the author and publisher of a spirituality book and founded an online Yellow Pages directory for the Indian community called CopperPages. Additionally, she organizes an entrepreneurial mentorship group through Meetup.com. Enlight Financial LLC is an independent advisory firm that provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages portfolios using a tactical allocation approach that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis across various securities and fixed income instruments.