Benjamin Sol Weiss

Thomas Brotanek is a financial advisor at Aviles Capital Management LLC in Middletown, NY, holding a Series 65 credential with 5 years of industry experience. He has worked at Aviles Capital Management since 2014 and is also involved with ABS Jets, a.s. since 2007. Brotanek’s work outside of investment management includes non-investment business activities that represent a significant source of income and time. Aviles Capital Management LLC offers fee-based portfolio management through its “Comprehensive Value Portfolio Management” program, focusing on small-, mid-, and large-cap equities alongside U.S. Treasury securities. The firm uses a value-oriented, fundamental analysis approach with selective use of equity options, margin, ETFs, and Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities to manage risk and capital preservation.

Thomas Leidner is a financial advisor at QP Wealth Management, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley for ten years and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments for two years. Leidner is a co-founder, co-chief investment officer, and portfolio manager at QP Wealth Management. QP Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and brokerage clients, managing approximately $405 million across about 115 clients with a five-advisor team. The firm offers financial planning, investment consulting, and portfolio management, employing a range of strategies including ETFs, equities, bonds, options, and alternative investments, with a notable focus on non-discretionary asset management and tailored client solutions.

Scott Goginsky is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Biondo Investment Advisors LLC since 2010. Biondo Investment Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, wrap-fee managed accounts, and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and government clients. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis across market capitalizations and includes management of its proprietary Biondo Focus Fund.

Ariel Kosco is a financial advisor with Biondo Investment Advisors LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Biondo Investment Advisors in 2024, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors, and Wells Fargo Bank. Biondo Investment Advisors provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental and technical analysis with risk profiling, managing portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis across various equity and ETF strategies.

Nicole Dutkus is a financial advisor at Biondo Investment Advisors LLC with 13 years of experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Biondo Investment Advisors and Biondo Asset Management since 2013. Biondo Investment Advisors provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental and technical analysis in its discretionary portfolio management and offers multiple financial planning levels tailored to clients' assets and needs.

Luke Barbalich is a financial advisor with Biondo Investment Advisors LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Biondo Investment Advisors in 2021, he spent over two decades at Newton Medical Center, Atlantic Health System. Biondo Investment Advisors LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, wrap-fee managed accounts, and financial planning services for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental stock analysis with technical methods and includes management of proprietary funds and government accounts.