Independent since 1980

Mr. Perrotto joined GSS in 1998 after graduating from Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, where he earned his Bachelors of Science degree in Finance. Louis, a life long resident of New Jersey, attended and graduated from the prestigious Christian Brothers Academy in Lincroft, NJ. Mr. Perrotto possesses several securities registrations, including his General Securities Principal and Equity Trader license, as well as his Life and Health insurance designations. Louis serves as the firm's Chief Executive Officer. He currently resides in Ocean Township, NJ with his wife and two children.

Ray, a CFP® (Certified Financial Planner™) and one of the owners of GSS Inc. has been providing comprehensive financial planning services for nearly two decades, specializing in the areas of wealth accumulation and management, retirement, and estate planning. Ray strongly believes in providing sound financial guidance.

His extensive knowledge of financial planning has earned Ray an appointment to the Board of Advisors for the Institute of Business & Finance for the third straight year, where he is responsible for offering the institute guidance as to its academic content, programs, certification, testing and ethical standards.

Ray culminated his education with the Institute of Business and Finance by earning a Masters in Financial Services (MSFS) several years ago after achieving the Certified Financial Planner™ designation by the Board of Standards, Inc. Mr. Ambrosino is a member of the Financial Planning Association and The Western Monmouth Chamber of Commerce. Ray is a devoted family man who makes his home in Monmouth County, NJ with his wife and two children.

Scott H. Sari is a 20-year veteran of the securities and financial services industry who holds the CFP® (Certified Financial Planner) designation, serves as an Investment Advisor Representative, and operates as a General Securities Principal. He established the firm's Financial Planning division in 1998 and has focused primarily on financial, estate, and retirement planning for executives of large and small companies since 1991.

A graduate of William Paterson University in New Jersey, Mr. Sari also studied at Birmingham University in England. He resides in Manahawkin, NJ with his wife Paula and sons Jason, Dominic, and Scott.

Steven Trigili has over 30 years of experience in the financial services arena, in executive management, compliance, and as a financial advisor. Recently elected to serve a three-year term as the Small Firm Representative to the FINRA North Region Committee, Steve's expertise in small-firm broker/dealer compliance and operations is complemented by his in-depth knowledge of technology in a financial services firm. As Chief Compliance Officer at Garden State Securities, Inc., (GSS) Steve has the primary responsibility for all compliance related matters at GSS, including establishing the firm's policies and procedures, and ensuring the Firm is compliant with all government and industry rules and regulations.

Prior to joining GSS, Steve also served as the Chief Compliance Officer at Perrin, Holden & Davenport Capital Corp. and was Vice President of Compliance and Supervision at International Planning Alliance, LLC. Steven is an active member of several industry and regulatory organizations, including the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics, the National Society of Compliance Professionals, National Regulatory Services and the Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists (ACAMS). He serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Financial Compliance, and is a recurring speaker at several nationwide industry conferences for the past 20 years.

Steve, a CAMS-certified specialist in anti-money laundering policies, is a graduate of Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania and Southern New Hampshire University, and maintains his Series 7, 24, 55, 63, 65, and 79, and life & health insurance licenses.

Ernest Pellegrino currently serves as the Executive Managing Director/Head of Investment Banking for Garden State Securities, Inc.'s Investment Banking/Corporate Finance Dept., GSS Capital Group. Mr. Pellegrino manages GSS Capital Group, including structuring, negotiating, advising and assisting in placing capital for investment banking/corporate finance clients, as well as providing financial advisory services. Mr. Pellegrino brings over 30 years of experience.

Prior to joining Garden State Securities, Inc., Mr. Pellegrino was the Head of Investment Banking/Director of Corporate Finance Dept. for First Montauk Securities Corp., from December of 2000 until November 2008 and was the Head of Investment Banking and Executive Vice President for Coleman & Company Securities, Inc. from December of 1997 until December of 2000. Mr. Pellegrino was responsible for the management of the Corporate Finance Dept. and all investment banking activities for First Montauk Securities Corp. and Coleman & Company Securities, Inc. During Mr. Pellegrino's tenure, First Montauk Securities Corp. was consistently ranked in the PIPEs Report and other PIPE ranking services/publications, for the number of transactions placed and was ranked in the top 10 nationwide on numerous occasions. Throughout his career and especially while serving as the Director of Corporate Finance Dept./Head of Investment Banking for three different firms, he participated in and/or placed over $1 billion of capital for various public and private companies. They were also involved in providing advisory services to their corporate clients, including merger/acquisition activity.

Prior to Mr. Pellegrino's employment at First Montauk Securities Corp. and Coleman Securities Inc., from 1988 until 1997, Mr. Pellegrino served at various investment banking/brokerage firms as a Sr. Vice President, most notably Shearson Lehman Bros. and Gruntal & Co.

Mr. Pellegrino graduated from St. John's University in 1988 with a BS in Finance. He currently holds Series 7, Series 63, Series 79 and Series 24 licenses with FINRA.

Fred embodies what it means to be part of the GSS family. With more than 30 years of successful experience recruiting in the financial industry, Fred is a bottom line oriented team player with experience on both regional and national levels.

Since 2008 Fred has been responsible for recruiting both independent and corporate financial professionals to help GSS achieve their business goals. He also serves as counsel for GSS financial professionals who count on his experience to guide them through various recruiting and hiring issues.

Fred welcomes any opportunities to speak with financial professionals about the significant advantages of being a GSS affiliated financial professional. Fred resides in Scotch Plains, NJ with his wife Alicia and daughters Victoria and Olivia.

Ms. Filingeri joined GSS in 2004. Susan's two decades of experience in broker/dealer operations helps provide both financial consultants and their clients with quality customer service. Susan currently manages Garden State's operations department. She currently resides in Howell Township, NJ with her three beautiful daughters.