Stephanie Burke is the owner of Stargazer Financial Planning and holds a Series 65 designation. She has seven years of experience at Brigade Capital Management and currently works in an operations role at HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC while pursuing CFP certification. Stargazer Financial Planning is a fee-only, advice-only practice providing hourly financial planning services to individuals, families, and small business owners. The firm follows a passive, indexing-oriented investment approach and emphasizes client education, behavioral finance, and on-demand planning without taking custody of client assets.

John Dibello is a financial advisor at Chambers Capital, LLC in Denville, NJ, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Chambers Capital since 2015. He also has experience with Precision Financial Services from 2020 onward. Chambers Capital provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, focusing on quantitatively driven strategies that combine equity exposure, ETF-based fixed income, and active macro hedging. The firm manages a small number of accounts internally, employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis alongside options trading under discretionary authority.

Gene Tortorello is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is the principal of 3i Wealth Management LLC and has previously worked at Hedged Alpha Capital Management, PGIM, First Principles Capital Management, and ACA Compliance. In addition to his advisory role, he provides tax advisory and accounting services. 3i Wealth Management offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, integrating investment strategies that include derivative-linked instruments and hedging. The firm also provides business and tax advisory services through its in-house accounting practice.

Joseph Obertlik is the principal and sole advisor at Obertlik Wealth Management LLC, holding a Series 65 credential. He has been with the firm since its founding in 2025 and has no prior industry experience. Outside of financial advising, he serves as president of several non-investment businesses, including vending operations and pickup delivery services. Obertlik Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical analysis for investment selection and offers personalized portfolio management with periodic rebalancing and quarterly reviews.

Ketu Desai is a financial advisor at I-Squared Wealth Management, Inc. in Totowa, NJ, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with I-Squared Wealth Management since 2016. Desai serves as an independent board member for several closed-end funds, including Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund, Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II, and ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited. I-Squared Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and institutional investment consulting to individuals, high net worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs a range of portfolio strategies, including long and short positions, option writing, hedging, and the use of derivatives and structured credit, tailoring portfolios to client goals and risk tolerances while also offering defined retirement plan consulting to employer plan sponsors.

Tibor Dani is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in financial services. He is the founder of Wealthness LLC and has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 16 years. Outside of advising, he serves as a business consultant through Monetare LLC and hosts a talk show interviewing successful family business owners via Family Business Media. Wealthness LLC provides holistic wealth management to individuals, business-owning families, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit organizations, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, asset management, business wealth consulting, and retirement plan consulting, including specialized services for qualified plans and held-away accounts.

Charles Chiu is a financial advisor with Golden Lake LLC in Parsippany, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 36 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Golden Lake LLC in 2013, he worked at TFS Securities, Inc. from 2015 to 2020. Golden Lake LLC provides investment management and consulting services primarily to individual clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a top-down, market-cycle approach incorporating macroeconomic analysis, market timing, tactical overlays, and quantitative technical analysis.

James Chen is the sole advisor at Solid Street Capital Management in Pine Brook, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 11 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with City Index Group since 2012. Solid Street Capital Management offers discretionary portfolio management primarily for pooled vehicles and institutional or corporate accounts, utilizing a blend of technical, fundamental, and statistical analysis. The firm employs a proprietary SS-Rating system to guide security selection and position sizing, and emphasizes client education through seminars, workshops, and published materials.

Harold Wachtel is the owner of Wachtel Capital Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Aurora Private Wealth, APW Capital, Inc., and Fortune Financial Services, Inc. prior to founding his advisory firm in 2009. Wachtel Capital Advisors, LLC provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as charitable organizations and pension or profit-sharing plan clients. The firm uses fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to manage discretionary accounts, often employing ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, equities, and occasionally margin and options strategies.

Marc Shapiro is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Shapiro Asset Management, LLC since 2008, serving clients from Denville, NJ. Shapiro Asset Management provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm offers customized, long-term focused portfolios primarily composed of ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds, using fundamental and technical analysis with emphasis on risk management through asset allocation and diversification.

Richard Berse is a financial advisor at Northstar Financial Advisors, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been the president of Richard E Berse, CPA, PC, a public accounting and tax planning practice, since 1982. Northstar Financial Advisors serves individuals, trusts, and retirement plans by providing discretionary portfolio management and limited financial planning. The firm emphasizes fundamental, value-oriented analysis with a long-term holding discipline and manages approximately $195 million in discretionary assets.

Ioannis Papatherapontos is a financial advisor with J.Pappas Investments, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has held roles at several affiliated firms, including Pappas Financial Group, First Financial Consultants, and J.Pappas Realty. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as CEO of companies involved in merchant services, energy brokerage, and insurance sales, focusing primarily on sales and business development. J.Pappas Investments provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, small businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, and economic analysis, managing accounts largely on a discretionary basis while tailoring advice to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Mark Vogel is the sole advisor at Mark Vogel Wealth Management, LLC, located in North Caldwell, NJ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 14 years of experience in financial advising. In addition to his work in wealth management since 2003, he has practiced law as a sole proprietor since 1991, dedicating a significant portion of his time to his legal practice. Mark Vogel Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management for individuals, trusts, and small-company pension accounts, managing approximately $96 million in assets. The firm employs a concentrated, growth-at-a-reasonable-price strategy focused on a small number of individual stocks and offers performance-based compensation options for qualified clients.

Marc Lescarret is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Marc Alan Wealth Management LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2021. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at LWS Wealth Advisors, Inc. from 2015 to 2020. Marc Alan Wealth Management LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses with customized wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and occasionally more complex instruments, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Jeffrey Lieberman is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Caldwell Fairfield Advisors and has been involved with Weinberg Lieberman, P.C., a tax accounting firm, since 1987. His professional background includes over a decade at Jay H. Weinberg Investment Advisor, LLC. Caldwell Fairfield Advisors offers financial planning and consulting services to individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, focusing on non-investment advice such as tax and estate planning. The firm refers clients to independent investment advisers for portfolio management and does not provide discretionary investment management or custody of client assets.

Kenneth Gibbons is a financial advisor at Financial Engineering LLC in Sparta, NJ, with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at AXA Advisors LLC, David Gerson CPA, and Professional and Reliable Accounting Services LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he owns Financial Strategies LLC, an insurance and annuities business. Financial Engineering LLC serves individuals, families, business owners, and pension/retirement plan sponsors with financial planning, investment advisory services using third-party managers, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm combines accounting and tax preparation services with financial planning and offers insurance and annuity products through an affiliated insurance practice.

Jonathan Durant is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Durant Financial Planning LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2019. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Strategic Advisers. Durant Financial Planning LLC serves individual clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth households, managing approximately $22.2 million across about 54 accounts. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with comprehensive financial planning, primarily focusing on mutual funds and exchange-traded funds through firm-developed model portfolios and a range of investment strategies.

Steven Kampschmidt is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional dedicated to assisting individuals and families in their pursuit of financial freedom. After establishing a practice within Merrill Lynch, he had an increasing desire to service his clients in a way that was unavailable at almost all other firms within the industry. It was at this point that he opted to create something new, and thus Freedom Found Financial was born. Steven also has his MBA in finance and economics from the Rochester Institute of Technology. He currently resides in Boonton, NJ with his wife Jessica, his two daughters Adeline and Evelyn, as well as his two dogs Meadow and Summer. He enjoys spending time with his family and friends. He also uses his free time training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, playing beach volleyball down the shore, and snowboarding during the winter months.

Alfred Frank is the principal advisor at Frank Capital Management LLC in Parsippany, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with 22 years of industry experience. He has led Frank Capital Management since 2009. Outside of advising, he is a minority member and associate of Rubin & Frank Marketing LLC, which provides search engine optimization services for e-commerce clients. Frank Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management for individuals and trusts, focusing on value-oriented analysis of stocks and bonds. The firm employs fundamental research and may use options strategies to hedge risk, managing accounts on a long-term basis without imposing formal minimums.

Sheri Astorino is a financial advisor with The Astorino Financial Group, Inc. in Fairfield, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Citigroup and Bleakley Financial Group. She is also an independent insurance agent. The Astorino Financial Group provides stand-alone financial planning and consulting services to individuals and retirement plan clients, delivering written plans and recommendations on investment, estate, insurance, and tax matters. The firm does not provide investment supervisory or portfolio management services, and clients may implement recommendations through LPL Financial or other providers.