Chirag Surti is a financial advisor at CNIV Financial Planning LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He is also an Associate Professor at Rider University, where he teaches business courses and conducts research. In addition to his advisory role, he offers educational seminars and consulting services related to financial planning through his business, IV Educational Ventures. CNIV Financial Planning LLC provides hourly, fee-only investment advice to individuals, families, retirement plan sponsors, nonprofit trustees, and other advisers. The firm follows a passive, long-term investment approach focused on low-cost index funds and ETFs, offering advice without managing or holding client assets.

Matthew Wright is the principal and sole advisor at WRIGHT Investment Partners LLC, with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked as a private investor for five years before founding his firm in 2016. Outside of advisory work, he is a principal in a business that owns a small Class C office building. WRIGHT Investment Partners LLC provides portfolio management services to individual and high net worth clients, focusing on personalized Investment Policy Statements and discretionary management. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis with a long-term trading approach, offering a range of investment products and conducting at least monthly account reviews.

Michael Karris is the sole advisor at EndowBridge Capital, LLC in Princeton, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with EndowBridge Capital since 2013. EndowBridge Capital provides discretionary investment management and sub-advisory services primarily to institutional and nonprofit clients such as endowments, foundations, and pension plans. The firm offers balanced growth and income strategies implemented through transparent, low-cost ETF portfolios guided by a modern endowment investment approach.

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.

Jerrold Trub is a financial advisor at Parkview Capital Management with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority since 1993, where he serves as a Director of a business unit conducting operational reviews. Parkview Capital Management primarily serves individual clients, offering discretionary investment advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm’s investment approach centers on fundamental equity analysis supplemented by option-based overlays, including the use of LEAPS and covered-call writing, which is a distinguishing feature of their portfolio management.

Nitin Apte is a financial advisor at GA Advisors LLC in Bridgewater, NJ, with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Azul Systems Inc and Credit Carbon Inc for seven years each. He serves as Chair of the Investment Committee for the nonprofit organization Marathi Vishwa of New Jersey. GA Advisors LLC provides personalized investment advice and discretionary portfolio management to individual clients, focusing on global equity and fixed income markets. The firm employs an asset-allocation model adjusted for market conditions, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally individual securities, along with options trading, supported by regular research and account monitoring.

Kedrick Sackey is a financial advisor at Princeton Wealth Management Alliance, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Princeton Wealth Management Alliance since 2018, following a three-year tenure at SeaCrest Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner providing business advice for a medical home healthcare services company. Princeton Wealth Management Alliance advises individuals, including high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm uses an integrated planning approach and typically implements portfolios through equities, mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party separately managed accounts.

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.

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.