Mezzasalma Advisors

James Babcock is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mezzasalma Advisors. He has held prior roles at several firms, including Lyceum Financial Group, Avantax Investment Services Inc., and Block Advisors. Babcock is involved with Lyceum Financial Group, where he provides retirement, estate, and tax planning services in addition to wealth advisory for high-net-worth clients. Mezzasalma Advisors offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, standalone financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals and employer plan sponsors. The firm employs multiple analytical approaches and typically pursues long-term investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Stephen Gross is a CFP® professional at Mezzasalma Advisors with 20 years of industry experience. He has operated his own advisory firm, IA Stephen M. Gross, Inc., since 1991 and joined Mezzasalma Advisors in 2025. Mezzasalma Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, standalone financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and employer plan sponsors. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and typically pursues long-term purchase strategies tailored to client objectives.

Anthony Mezzasalma is a CFP® with seven years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal at Mezzasalma Advisors, where he has worked since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed CPA involved in tax preparation and accounting through Mezzasalma CPAs. Mezzasalma Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and employer plan sponsors. The firm employs multiple analytical approaches and typically pursues long-term purchase strategies tailored to client objectives.

Cacike Estrada is a financial advisor at Mezzasalma Advisors with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, Estrada worked in diverse roles including positions at Rutgers Business School and Renzo Gracie Middletown Martial Arts. Mezzasalma Advisors offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, standalone financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to both individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and employer plan sponsors. The firm employs multiple analytical methods and typically pursues long-term investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Gregory Scrofani is a financial advisor with Mezzasalma Advisors in Tinton Falls, NJ, holding a Series 65 credential and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Amboy Bank, Sigman Real Estate Partners, and Daiwa Capital Markets America Inc. Mezzasalma Advisors provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals and employer plan sponsors, including high-net-worth clients. The firm integrates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor long-term investment strategies aligned with client objectives and maintains affiliations with CPA practices for cross-referrals while keeping services separate.

Joseph Doerrer is a CFP® professional with five years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Mezzasalma Advisors and Mezzasalma CPAs since 2021 and previously was with Bessemer Trust from 2016 to 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an accounting manager and CPA at Mezzasalma CPAs, a tax and accounting firm. Mezzasalma Advisors provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and employer plan sponsors. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide long-term investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

John Mezzasalma is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, serving as an advisor at Mezzasalma Advisors, a firm he has been affiliated with since 1997. In addition to his advisory role, he works as Chief Staff Accountant at Mezzasalma CPAs, providing tax preparation and accounting services. Mezzasalma Advisors offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and employer plan sponsors. The firm employs multiple analytical approaches and typically pursues long-term purchase strategies, with personalized investment policies based on client goals and risk tolerance.