Joseph Kelly is the principal of Joseph C. Kelly & Associates, Inc., an independent advisory firm based in Middletown, NJ. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 21 years of experience in the financial industry. In addition to his advisory role, he has operated a certified public accounting practice, Kelly & Co., CPA, since 1989. Joseph C. Kelly & Associates, Inc. provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and hourly consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage portfolios and offers standalone financial planning engagements.

Wesley Cross is a financial advisor with Olson, Cross & Alamo Advisors LLC in Red Bank, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Olson, Cross & Alamo since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Cross is involved in a garment design and manufacturing business with his daughter. Olson, Cross & Alamo Advisors primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and provides tailored investment advisory and portfolio management services. The firm uses a top-down approach incorporating macroeconomic analysis and company-level research, considering a wide range of investment instruments.

Travis Dufner is a financial advisor at Securus Wealth Management in Holmdel, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation with eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Millstone Financial Group, Alps Distributors, and Primerica Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he has experience as an insurance agent, providing clients with options such as 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 emphasizes diversification and downside protection through portfolios built with active and passive ETFs, interval funds, and buffered ETFs, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with ongoing client oversight.

Alice Solomon is the principal of Solomon Investment Group, Inc. in Keansburg, NJ, with 37 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Solomon Investment Group since 1997. In addition to her advisory role, she is licensed in life, health, and long-term care insurance in New Jersey. Solomon Investment Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension, profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses a combination of charting, fundamental, and technical analysis to guide investment decisions, tailored to each client’s Investment Policy Statement.

Peter Seligman is the sole advisor at Adaero Capital Management, LLC, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has led Adaero since its founding in 2004. Adaero Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individual and institutional clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a value-investing approach focused on fundamental research and intrinsic-value analysis of mid- to large-capitalization stocks.

Joseph Nardone V is the principal of Longshore Wealth Management LLC in Highlands, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Fujitsu America and concurrently operates Riaforce, LLC, a non-advisory consulting firm. Longshore Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis to construct primarily long-term portfolios with flexibility for shorter-term adjustments. The firm employs exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering ongoing portfolio supervision and ad hoc financial planning.

Donald La Fronz is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ with 30 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at New Amsterdam Wealth Planning since 2020 and previously worked at FCG Wealth Management and FCG Advisors, LLC from 2014 to 2020. New Amsterdam Wealth Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a fundamental, value-oriented investment approach combined with tactical and strategic asset allocation, offering tailored advice and managing over $65 million across roughly fifty clients.

Dimitry Nakhla is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Babylon Capital, LLC since 2017. He attended Rutgers University from 2012 to 2016 and has continued as a student since 2016. Babylon Capital is an independent, state-registered investment adviser that provides individualized portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employee benefit plans, including 401(k)s. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, quantitative, cyclical, technical, and charting analysis, supported by a proprietary algorithm to identify undervalued, high-quality stocks for long-term holdings, and also offers pension consulting services, a practice not commonly provided by many independent solo advisers.

Allan Katz is a financial advisor at Stirlingshire Investments with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Stirlingshire RIA LLC and Stirlingshire BD LLC since 2023, in addition to serving as president of Comprehensive Wealth Management Group, LLC since 2007. Outside of finance, Katz is a freelance trombone player and owns a model train business. Stirlingshire RIA LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, and other entities, serving both non‑high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a diverse investment approach that includes quantitative, fundamental, and technical analysis, offering a range of investment vehicles and model strategies through the Advyzon marketplace.

Abraham Ades is the principal of Ades Wealth Management Inc. in Allenhurst, NJ, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been involved in various business ventures since the early 1990s, including retail jewelry sales and real estate consulting. Ades also manages several real estate investment entities. Ades Wealth Management provides fee-based, discretionary portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm employs a range of strategies including trading and option writing, and incorporates real estate consulting as part of its service offering.