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Thomas Mcneill is a financial advisor with Asset Management Services Group, Inc. in Toms River, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Asset Management Services Group, Inc. since 1996 and has been self-employed since 1978. Asset Management Services Group, Inc. advises individual and business clients and manages risk-focused mutual fund and variable annuity portfolios used in various retirement and tax-advantaged accounts. The firm employs a combination of Modern Portfolio Theory and active market timing through a Price Trend Management process, providing continual oversight and buy-sell decisions aimed at downside protection.

Joseph Faragi is the principal advisor at The Faragi Group, an independent firm based in Forked River, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 18 years of industry experience, including 15 years leading his own firm. The Faragi Group provides ongoing investment supervisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental analysis, long- and short-term trading strategies, and options writing, managing diversified portfolios aligned with client-specific Investment Policy Statements.

Mark Samel is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal at Choice Asset Management LLC and has been with the firm since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he has taught at Yeshivat Keter Torah since 2012. Choice Asset Management provides portfolio management and investment advice primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and trusts, managing approximately $50.7 million. The firm emphasizes individualized asset allocation using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, maintaining a non-discretionary management style with regular client approvals.

Marc Morgan is the sole advisor at Heroic Financial LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Heroic Financial since 2021 and serves as a public safety officer in Evesham Township, a role he has held since 2008, as well as a trustee for the Police and Firemen's Retirement System of New Jersey since 2019. Heroic Financial LLC provides retirement-plan advisory services to qualified ERISA plans and financial planning on an hourly basis, serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm typically acts as a limited-scope ERISA 3(21) fiduciary for retirement-plan clients and offers customized financial plans and educational seminars, distinguishing itself through its combination of pension consulting, public workshops, and an explicit hourly-fee model.

Chaim Gewirtz is a financial advisor at Lakewealth Capital, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Lakewealth Capital since 2018. He also has a long-standing involvement with B & H Investing, LLC since 2010. Lakewealth Capital provides discretionary investment management and related services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach combines factor-driven and quantitative value stock selection with special-situations investing, supported by tactical asset allocation and adaptive hedging.

Yale Levey is a CFP® professional with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Next Generation Wealth Planning, LLC. He has been affiliated with Osaic Wealth, Inc. since 1997 and founded Next Generation Wealth Planning in 2006. Levey is active as an ambassador and teacher for Main Street Philanthropy, a nonprofit focused on philanthropy education for high school students. He is also a co-founder and president of Gateway for Good, a public benefit corporation. Next Generation Wealth Planning is an independent firm serving individual and institutional clients, including banks, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset management, financial and legacy planning, and nonprofit consulting, using a primarily non-discretionary, advisor-managed platform that incorporates third-party managers and custodial execution through national providers.