Thomas (Tom) Orecchio is partner of Greenbaum and Orecchio, Inc., a fee-only wealth management firm in northern New Jersey, where he has provided wealth management services for 17 years.

Both Worth Magazine and Medical Economics Magazine have recognized Tom as one of the top advisors in the country. Wealth Manager Magazine named him and his firm among the top wealth management firms in the nation for seven consecutive years from 2001 to 2007.

Tom’s quotes on financial industry trends and issues have been featured in national publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Time Magazine and US News & World Report. He has also been featured in industry publications such as The Journal of Financial Planning, Financial Planning Magazine and Wealth Manager. Tom has also appeared on CNBC, CNN, Fox News and MSNBC.

Tom plays an active role in the financial planning industry. He is a member of the CFA Institute, Financial Planning Association (FPA) - both national and local, New York Society of Securities Analysts (NYSSA) and the New Jersey Estate Planning Council. Since 2000, Tom has served the National Association of Personal Financial Advisors (NAPFA) as Chair of the Ethics Subcommittee, Soft Dollar Practices and Performance Reporting Standards. Tom’s other leadership roles in NAPFA include serving as National Conference Chair in 2004 and serving on the National Board of Directors since 2005. Tom has been active on the Board for the Invest in Kids Foundation along with the Pascack Valley Hospital Foundation’s Fundraising Committee.

Tom and his wife, Allison, have three young sons, Matthew, Nicholas and Alexander. They reside in Old Tappan, N.J.

Duane Thompson is managing director of the Washington, D.C. office of the Financial Planning Association (“FPA®”), the largest organization in the United States representing financial planners. FPA has approximately 28,500 individual members. Its corporate office is based in Denver. He is responsible for overseeing FPA’s advocacy program, including government and media relations in Washington, D.C., and a national pro bono program.

One of Thompson’s most important roles at FPA was managing a successful, seven-year advocacy campaign to overturn a controversial SEC rule allowing stockbrokers to provide financial planning advice under a special exemption. A federal court of appeals overturned the SEC rule in March 2007.

Duane joined the Institute of Certified Financial Planners as director of government relations in 1995, which merged into FPA in 2000. He has 18 years of lobbying experience on the federal and state levels. In addition, he served as press secretary to former Congressman Michael Strang of Colorado, 1985-86; and as a news summary editor in the White House, Office of the Press Secretary, 1987-88. In 1995, Duane was elected as a Colorado delegate to the White House Conference on Small Business representing a family recycling business.

He currently serves on the Board of Directors of JumpStart, a national coalition of organizations dedicated to improving the financial literacy for students, and is active in historic preservation issues in Kensington, Maryland, where he resides. Duane has a Master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri and a Bachelor of Arts in history and studio art from Principia College, Elsah, Illinois. He is the proud father of two children, Jenny, 16, and Jon, 12.

Mr. Udoff served as Vice-President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of SIA since 1996, and now serves as Managing Director and Associate General Counsel of its successor organization, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. Among, other duties, Mr. Udoff serves as staff adviser to SIFMA’s Investment Adviser and Investment Company committees and also as adviser to its Soft Dollar and various other subcommittees. He received Lobbyist of the Year recognition from Institutional Investor’s Compliance Reporter publication for his work on soft dollar issues. Mr. Udoff previously served as SIA’s representative to the Joint NASD/Industry Task Force on Breakpoints, as well as an observer to the NASD’s Mutual Fund Task Force. He has also been extensively involved in regulatory issues related to the offering and supervision of financial services by broker-dealers and investment advisers.

Prior to joining SIA, Mr. Udoff served for six years as a Vice-President and Associate General Counsel at the Pershing Division of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette and participated in the development of Pershing’s wrap account program for its correspondent network.

Mr. Udoff began his career as a compliance attorney for the American Stock Exchange in 1969, and has served in legal or marketing positions for a number of securities firms over more than 35 years.

Mr. Udoff holds an A.B. degree in Economics from Northeastern University and a J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law Center.

Frances McMorris is editor-in-chief of ON WALL STREET Magazine. She was a staff writer for The Wall Street Journal, The New York Daily News, Newsday and The New York Law Journal. She has covered major trials and legal trends for these publications. Ms. McMorris is also an attorney and former president of the Newswomen's Club of New York.