Our Bios

Jason embarked on his career in financial planning services after receiving a BS degree from Cook College at Rutgers University in 1994.  Upon graduation, Jason joined Madison Financial Group (MFG) where he worked as an associate advisor and was rapidly promoted to Director of Client Services after a six month internship.  In 1997, Jason obtained his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER^TM certification and became a partner of MFG in 1998.  While with MFG, Jason continued to direct client services while helping to maintain the firm’s clientele.

In 2003, Jason co-founded Newroads Financial Group in Clinton, NJ.  As President, he oversees the firm’s clients, addresses on-going financial planning concerns and manages the day-to-day operations of the firm.  Jason is committed to creating life-long relationships with his clients, and is responsible for helping them with all the decisions and details that come along with today’s complex financial world.

Jason maintains his professional certification with annual continuing education credits and through attendance at various seminars and conferences throughout the country – where he is regularly invited to speak about the firm’s personalized approach to comprehensive financial planning. 

Jason has organized and sponsored a variety of events that enable the firm’s clients to ask questions about relative financial issues and concerns.  He has also appeared in several web-based videos in an effort to educate clients about current market perspectives and to provide updates on Newroads Financial Group.

Jason is an enthusiastic Rutgers alumnus who shows his alma mater spirit with regular attendance at countless RU sporting events.  With his family by his side, Jason enjoys not only home games, but traveling to away games as well.  Jason is an active supporter of all things Rutgers, currently serving as Social Chairperson for the Scarlet Knights Wrestling Club Board, Board Member for the Men’s Basketball Court Club and Chairperson for the RU Baseball annual golf outing.  His involvement with Rutgers athletics helped lead Newroads Financial Group to begin hosting their annual charity event “An Evening with Eric LeGrand” in 2013 in support of finding a cure for Spinal Cord Injury.

Jason resides in Clinton Township in Hunterdon County, NJ with his wife, Debbie and their two children, Jenna and Sean, and their three Labrador retrievers.  Jason enjoys spending time with his family, playing golf and of course, anything involving Rutgers!

Barry started his financial planning career at Allied Wealth Partners, in 2012 after a decade on Wall Street delivering complex trading and portfolio optimization solutions for portfolio managers and traders at various financial institutions including Alliance Capital, Deutsche Bank and Arden Asset Management.

At Allied Wealth Partners, Barry co-founded the Special Needs Division in order to provide financial planning services for the unique needs of families with a child with special needs. Being a father of a son with special needs, he understands the challenges and joys that special needs families face. He works with his clients to ensure that their loved one with special needs can be provided the care that they require throughout their lifetime. Since every family’s situation is unique, he delivers individualized customized strategies for his clients that he considers “Exceptional plans for extraordinary people”. In 2016, Barry joined Newroads Financial as a Senior Financial Planner and still maintains a strong affiliation with Allied Wealth Partners and the Special Needs Division.

Barry has been awarded the Certified Financial Planner TM (CFP ®) designation. To earn the CFP® an advisor must have a bachelor’s degree, have at least three years of full-time financial planning related experience, and complete course work in the following areas: insurance planning and risk management, employee benefits planning, investment planning, income tax planning, retirement planning, and estate planning. The advisor must pass a comprehensive 10 hour examination. He is also a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®). In addition to holding his Series 7 and 66 registrations with LPL Financial, Barry is a licensed broker of life, health, disability and long-term care insurance. Barry has earned duel engineering degrees from the University of Pennsylvania.

Barry resides in Scotch Plains with his wife, Denise, their two children. He is involved in many local charitable organizations including The Valerie Fund, the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, as well as a family foundation through UJA in New York. Barry is an active member of the Penn and NYU Alumni associations. He is an avid runner having completed multiple full and half marathons and a lifelong fan of the NJ Devils.​

Earl Pedersen joined Newroads Financial Group after a successful 30-year career on Wall Street as a specialist trading commodity futures. Having shifted his focus from larger institutional clients on the trading floor, he now works closely on the financial goals and aspirations of individuals, families and small businesses.

Newroads Financial Group shares in Earl’s philosophy of a client-focused approach to wealth management and recognizes his commitment to the fundamental principle of establishing trust as the basis of all client- advisor relationships. Earl’s financial background and market expertise is combined with the life experience of raising four children, preparing for college educations and planning for the lifetime needs of a child with developmental disabilities. These are the building blocks that enable him to offer his clients a unique and all-encompassing wealth management experience; one that empowers clients with valuable knowledge, resources and tailored solutions to efficiently pursue their financial dreams.
As a member of Newroads Financial Group Special Needs Division, Earl works directly with families creating financial strategies for their children with special needs as well as educating parents on protecting their financial resources for family members receiving government benefits. “Caring for a family member with special needs can at times seem to leave little time for anything else. That is why I help families create personalized strategies that help ensure their loved ones get the care they need in the future. Not a one size fits all strategy, but individualized, customized solutions.” says Earl.

Earl understands the unique challenges and joys that daily life brings for families with special needs. He also understands that special needs extend beyond the everyday to long-term financial strategies.                                                                                                                                                                                        

Kyle decided to pursue a career in financial planning services after enrolling in an investments course in high school and attending a class trip to the New York Stock Exchange. Upon graduating Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in finance from Rowan University, Kyle immediately went to work as a Planning Analyst at a wealth planning firm, assisting financial planning clients with various account-related inquiries and addressing their needs.

Soon after graduation, Kyle obtained his Series 7 and Series 66 registrations, which are currently held through LPL Financial, as well as his Life, Health & Accident Insurance licenses, and began his career as a licensed Financial Advisor at Allied Wealth Partners.  While working on teams of numerous Partners and Senior Financial Advisors, Kyle cultivated and fostered many relationships with loyal clients, guiding them in planning for and pursuing their wide-ranging financial goals.

Kyle joined the team at Newroads Financial Group in March of 2025, enhancing his practice and utilizing the many resources that Newroads Financial Group has to offer. Kyle takes pride in providing clients with confidence, helping them make sense of even the most complex financial situations and topics. He strives to provide them, regardless of what stage of life they are in, with as much time as needed to help ensure a sense of freedom to put them more at ease. He looks at all aspects of their financial well-being, focusing on retirement solutions, college funding, small business strategies, employee benefits, cash flow management, risk management strategies, tax planning strategies and investment management.

Kyle resides with his family in Roxbury, NJ. He is a classic rock enthusiast and an avid fan of the Indianapolis Colts.

Jennifer began her professional career in 1988 at the central office of Littman Jewelers in Edison, New Jersey. She graduated from the Cittone Institute with a Legal Office Specialist Certificate in 1994 while working in Littman’s accounting area. Soon after obtaining her certificate, Littman Jewelers offered her the position of Administrative Assistant to the Executive Vice President of Operations. For the next six years, Jennifer learned the fundamentals of business operations and provided executive support.

In 2000, Jennifer turned her focus to raising her children while continuing to work in various part-time sales and customer service positions. She returned to full time employment in 2009 as an Administrative Assistant at Sun National Bank.

Newroads Financial Group was excited to welcome Jennifer as an additional team member in May 2011. She currently provides service to the extensive needs of our clients while using her business operation skills to continuously improve the firm’s administration.

Jennifer, her husband Al, and their two children, Tyler and Shane, reside in Franklin Township in Hunterdon County, NJ, where they are very involved in lacrosse, Boy Scouts and youth group.

Amanda began her professional career in the Medical Field as Front Office Coordinators/Supervisors in 1994. In 2003, she and her husband Billy relocated to New Hampshire where she embarked on a successful career as a Provider Credentialing Supervisor at Core Physicians LLC. During her time at Core Physicians she worked closely with the VP of Finance. Her job entailed working 1:1 with Physicians, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants to obtain NH state licenses, hospital privileges and insurance credentialing. Without her dedication and attention to detail, the providers would not have been be able to bill for their services.

In 2016, Amanda returned to New Jersey and worked part-time in retail as a Salesperson until seeking full-time employment at Wegmans of Ocean as a Service Team Leader in 2018. At Wegmans, she demonstrated her exemplary managerial and interpersonal skills and was responsible for all aspects of the Front-End including management of the Service Desk, Maintenance and Helping Hands divisions. Amanda joined the Newroads Financial Group team in February 2021 as an Executive Assistant to Jason R. Newcomb, CFP®, the firm’s president.

Amanda, her husband Billy, and her mom Patti currently reside in Metuchen. Amanda and Billy enjoy Rutgers Athletics and love to volunteer whenever possible. In her spare time, Amanda loves to cook, make crafts, and spend time with family and friends.