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149 Avenue at the Common, Ste. 201, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702 8. Complete Mailing Address of Headquarters or General Business Office of Publisher( Not printer)

149 Avenue at the Common, Ste. 201, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702

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Sandra Croce, 149 Avenue at the Common, Ste. 201, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702

Editor( Name and complete mailing address)

Telephone( Include area code)

732-450-8866

13. Publication Title

14. Issue Date for Circulation Data Below

Financial Advisor September 2025 15. Extent and Nature of Circulation

Average No. Copies No. Copies of Single Each Issue During Issue Published Preceding 12 Months Nearest to Filing Date a. Total Number of Copies( Net press run)

b. Legitimate Paid and / or Requested Distribution( By mail and outside the mail)

( 1)

( 2)

( 3)

( 4)

Outside County Paid / Requested Mail Subscriptions stated on PS Form 3541.( Include direct written request from recipient, telemarketing, and Internet requests from recipient, paid subscriptions including nominal rate subscriptions, employer requests, advertiser’ s proof copies, and exchange copies.)

In-County Paid / Requested Mail Subscriptions stated on PS Form 3541.( Include direct written request from recipient, telemarketing, and Internet requests from recipient, paid subscriptions including nominal rate subscriptions, employer requests, advertiser’ s proof copies, and exchange copies.)

Sales Through Dealers and Carriers, Street Vendors, Counter Sales, and Other Paid or Requested Distribution Outside USPS ®

Requested Copies Distributed by Other Mail Classes Through the USPS( e. g., First-Class Mail ®)

c. Total Paid and / or Requested Circulation( Sum of 15b( 1),( 2),( 3), and( 4))

( 1)

Outside County Nonrequested Copies Stated on PS Form 3541( include sample copies, requests over 3 years old, requests induced by a premium, bulk sales and requests including association requests, names obtained from business directories, lists, and other sources)

36,962

8,276

0

5

30 8,311

28,370

31,774

6,227

0

0

13 6,240

25,333

Evan Simonoff, 149 Avenue at the Common, Ste. 201, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702

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Raymond Fazzi, 149 Avenue at the Common, Ste. 201, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702

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In-County Nonrequested Copies Stated on PS Form 3541( include sample requested( 2) copies, requests over 3 years old, requests induced by a premium, bulk Distribution sales and requests including association requests, names obtained from 0( By mail business directories, lists, and other sources) and outside the mail) Nonrequested Copies Distributed Through the USPS by Other Classes of

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limit mailed at Standard Mail ® or Package Services rates)

0

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99,728 c. Total Requested Copy Distribution( Line 15f) + Requested / Paid Electronic Copies( Line 16a)

128,179 d. Percent Paid and / or Requested Circulation( Both Print & Electronic Copies)( 16b divided by 16c Í 100)

78 %

X I certify that 50 % of all my distributed copies( electronic and print) are legitimate requests or paid copies.

0

0

0 25,333 31,573 201 31,774 20 %

No. Copies of Single Issue Published Nearest to Filing Date

91,417 97,657 122,990 79 %

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