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Neal Solomon is a CFP® and ChFC® with 41 years of experience in financial services. He is the founder and managing member of WealthPro, LLC and has held roles at The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc. since 2005. Outside of advising, he occasionally sells internet domain names and serves as an expert witness and consultant in litigation matters. He is also involved in an audiology practice as a chief financial officer and manager. WealthPro, LLC provides financial planning, investment consulting, and portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm primarily recommends and monitors independent investment managers and strategist-driven model portfolios, with a significant portion of assets managed on the AssetMark platform.

Adam Mc Neill is the sole advisor at McNeill Capital, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Saratoga Springs, NY. He holds a Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to founding McNeill Capital, he was with McNeill Financial Group, LLC from 2010 to the present. McNeill Capital, LLC is an SEC-registered, fee-only firm serving high-net-worth individuals, trustees, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation using a core-and-satellite approach with actively managed mutual funds and passive ETFs, offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement-plan consulting.

Robert Holbrook is a financial advisor with Bob Holbrook Holdings LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at G.A. Repple & Company for 14 years and has operated as a sole proprietor since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, he runs a retail store on eBay selling fishing equipment. Bob Holbrook Holdings is a solo-registered investment adviser serving individual clients and retirement plans, managing about $10 million across 68 accounts. The firm employs fundamental analysis combined with hedging strategies, including options trading and margin, and provides ERISA plan services with both limited-scope and discretionary fiduciary roles.

Cynthia Zalewsky is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Saratoga Investment Solutions Inc. in Saratoga Springs, NY, bringing 4 years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with Saratoga Investment Solutions and Commonwealth Financial Network since 2000. Outside of finance, she has long-term involvement with several health and fitness businesses, including Total Body Infecta, Golds Gym, Visions Health & Fitness, and Training Unlimited. Saratoga Investment Solutions provides financial life planning and investment advisory services to individuals and certain businesses, focusing on retirement, income distribution, estate, and elder-care planning. The firm offers individualized portfolio management and operates on a non-discretionary, client-directed basis using retainer and hourly billing without commissions or percentage-of-AUM fees.

Thomas Dubois is the sole advisor at Dubois Capital Management LLC in Saratoga Springs, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Sentio and Exabel, among other roles. Outside of financial advising, he serves as an Enterprise Account Executive at a software company, Daloopa. Dubois Capital Management LLC provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services primarily to individual and business clients. The firm offers tailored investment strategies based on clients’ goals and risk tolerance, combining fundamental and technical analysis, and is notable for regularly conducting public educational seminars and workshops.

Paul Gemmiti is a CFP® and Series 63 credentialed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is the principal of Portfolio Allocators LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Saratoga Springs, NY. In addition to his advisory role, he operates a CPA tax preparation practice, Paul J Gemmiti CPA PLLC, which he has owned since 1985, primarily preparing individual, corporate, nonprofit, and trust tax returns. Portfolio Allocators LLC serves a small group of individual clients and a charitable foundation by providing tax consultation and related advisory services connected to clients’ investment portfolios. The firm does not manage portfolios directly but refers clients to unaffiliated investment advisors while focusing on coordinating tax-related matters and advising on investment risk.