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Stephen Tanner is the sole advisor at Granite Hill Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2005. He holds the CFA® designation and a Series 65 license, with 20 years of industry experience. Granite Hill Capital Management provides financial planning, portfolio management, and limited-scope investment consultations primarily to individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm follows an evidence-based investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory, focusing on strategic asset allocation and tax efficiency, and delivers personalized service through a small client base.

Sean Whelan is a financial advisor at Brandon Hill Wealth Management, LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Societe Generale and SG Americas Securities, LLC. Brandon Hill Wealth Management provides wealth and investment management services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and families. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and technical analysis, asset allocation, and third-party research to develop client-specific investment policies, managing portfolios that include stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, MLPs, and limited options usage.

Jay Taparia is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 25 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the sole advisor at Sanskar Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2000. Taparia also has roles at Sanskar Tax Advisors, Inc. and Climate CFOs, Inc., and has been involved with New York University since 2015. Sanskar Advisors is an independent, single-adviser registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individuals and families, as well as charitable organizations, estates, and trusts. The firm emphasizes long-term holdings using both fundamental and technical analysis and is affiliated with an in-house tax and accounting practice, offering integrated financial and tax services.

Mason Tilden is the sole advisor at Tilden Capital Management, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Valhalla, NY. He holds the CFA® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience, having been with his firm since its inception in 2010. Tilden Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a proprietary asset-allocation model grounded in Post-Modern Portfolio Theory to construct diversified portfolios, focusing on index- and value-oriented securities and ETFs, with tailored adjustments based on client-specific investment restrictions.

Robert Hu is a financial advisor at Firmiacer Investment LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at JM Cohen & Co. for fourteen years before joining Firmiacer in 2017. Firmiacer Investment LLC provides discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional investors. The firm employs a focused, buy-and-hold investment approach based on fundamental, bottom-up equity analysis, typically avoiding leverage and offering specialized services that include performance-based fee arrangements.

Curtis Pope is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with eight years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Pope Wealth Planning, LLC in Tarrytown, NY. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley, Wealthsimple, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Northstar Money, where he also serves as a financial planner for a fintech company focused on employer financial wellness programs. Pope Wealth Planning, LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, couples, and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing passive portfolio construction through index funds and ETFs combined with fundamental analysis and third-party models. The firm typically operates under non-discretionary trading arrangements, offering a hybrid service model that integrates ongoing planning with model-driven execution.