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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.

Chingtai Hung is a financial advisor with Acorn Asset Management LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Acorn Asset Management, Hung spent 20 years with Cambridge Investment Research and its affiliate. Outside of advisory work, Hung holds leadership roles in tax and consulting services and serves as a certified swim official for USA Swimming. Acorn Asset Management provides discretionary asset management and investment advisory services to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors, as well as financial planning and consulting for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis to implement long-term, income-oriented investment strategies tailored to client objectives, and offers a wrap-fee program alongside pension consulting and plan-sponsor advisory services.

Bryan Zegar is a CFP® professional with six years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal advisor at Hearthstead Financial, LLC, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to this, he spent seven years at Ameriprise and AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL SERVICES, Inc. Outside of finance, he is involved with Allshapes Bonsai Nursery, where he assists with inventory management, customer support, and technology. Hearthstead Financial is a registered investment adviser that provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs a mixed-methods investment approach combining fundamental and charting analysis with mutual fund and ETF evaluation, focusing on both passive and active strategies implemented on a non-discretionary basis.

William Sands Jr is a financial advisor at DEL VAL Retirement and Investment Services Inc with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at firms including Winthrop Partners and PNC Investments. Outside of financial advising, he serves as a board member of the Plumstead Historical Society and is involved in local charitable fundraising through the Willow Charitable Fund. DEL VAL Retirement and Investment Services Inc provides discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, small businesses, and estates. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach and manages portfolios on a discretionary basis with documented client goals and restrictions.

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 12 years of industry experience. Carril has been with Patton Hall since its founding in 2013. Patton Hall provides discretionary management through separately managed accounts to individuals and various institutional clients, focusing on credit‑focused strategies that invest across a broad range of domestic and international debt. The firm emphasizes downside protection and diversification while managing a small number of client accounts with a boutique approach.