20 / matters magazine / spring 2026 Read how business owners describe their businesses and why customers give them high ratings. This year’s National Small Business Week is May 3-9. REMEMBER TO SUPPORT OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES YEAR ROUND. As a team that provides wealth planning and investment management, we strive to know our clients well. Understanding their goals and concerns enables us to deliver detailed investment planning that is customized to a client’s needs and backed up by the research of a large organization. We believe we’re good listeners who are adept at explaining complex financial concepts while answering their questions. Our goal is to build trustworthy relationships through high-touch service as we care for our clients’ financial future. MARGO HILL, CDFA® CRPC® & CHAD THOMAS, CFP®, SW-AWMA® 51 JFK Parkway, Short Hills 917-846-3682 fa.wellsfargoadvisors.com/trueedge-wmg/ WELLS FARGO ADVISORS Investment and Insurance Products: NOT FDIC Insured /NO Bank Guarantee / MAY Lose Value. Wells Fargo Advisors is a trade name used by Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC, Member SIPC, a registered broker-dealer and non-bank affiliate of Wells Fargo & Company. The use of the CDFA® designation does not permit Wells Fargo Advisors or its Financial Advisors to provide legal advice, nor is it meant to imply that the firm or its associates are acting as experts in this field. PM-10102027-5362901 JOHN MEADE 167 Maplewood Avenue, Maplewood 973-378-2222 stjamesgatemaplewood.com St. James’s Gate is exactly what I envisioned it to be: a local neighborhood bar and restaurant where the food and drink are consistent, the service is good and the people are friendly. I’m like an Irish publican who introduces himself, gets to know the families that come in and makes this place a hub where people like to gather and socialize. Someone who moved away told me that coming back to St. James’s Gate is like getting a hug. I like that. Come June, we're looking forward to FIFA World Cup fever when we'll have TVs indoors and outside for our soccer fans. ST. JAMES’S GATE BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
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