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Paul Biggin is the sole advisor at BIGGIN, INC., an independent firm based in Melville, NY. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has four years of industry experience. He has been with BIGGIN, INC. since 2012. BIGGIN, INC. provides personalized investment management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, using both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and utilizes a variety of strategies, including option writing, while coordinating with clients’ outside professionals as needed.

Michael Reidlinger is a financial advisor at Mountain Creek Capital, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He has held the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Axa Advisors, LLC from 2010 to 2018 before founding Mountain Creek Capital in 2018. Mountain Creek Capital provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and economic analysis to tailor portfolios, incorporating equities, bonds, mutual funds, limited partnerships, and options strategies, with integrated risk management and regular account reviews.

Gina Giannou is the sole advisor at Life Planning Agency, Inc, an independent registered investment adviser. She holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to founding her firm, she worked at Ronald Seroda CPA PC for seven years and currently owns and operates GIGL Accounting Inc., a tax preparation and bookkeeping business. Life Planning Agency, Inc provides discretionary portfolio management and securities-based investment advice to individuals, families, closely held pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $4 million in client assets and employs a diversified investment approach emphasizing fundamental analysis and dividend-paying companies.

Yehoshua Sternbach is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is the principal of Yields For You, LLC and also holds roles at Teucrium Investment Advisors LLC and Yields for You Fund Management, Inc., where he provides marketing and consulting services to ETFs and money managers. Sternbach has experience subcontracting as a CTO for advisory platforms. Yields For You, LLC is an independent investment adviser managing approximately $10.8 million for individual and institutional clients. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, group coaching, and educational seminars, using a combination of passive and active strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Carl Friedrich is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Excelsior Investment Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he was with Fcci Consulting, LLC and Fce Group. Excelsior provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, business entities, trusts, and estates, focusing on asset allocation among mutual funds and ETFs, ongoing monitoring, and rebalancing. The firm employs derivatives and options strategies in separately managed accounts and participates in third-party referral and sub-advisory platforms.

Mark Brody is a financial advisor with Financial Planning Analysts, LLC in Melville, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Financial Planning Analysts, LLC since 2002 and has been involved with Planned Financial Programs, Inc. since 1990. Outside of his advisory role, Brody serves as a director at Unity Bancorp and acts as an arbitrator for FINRA. Financial Planning Analysts, LLC provides investment supervisory services, discretionary portfolio management, and personal financial planning for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm’s investment process emphasizes fundamental analysis with a focus on large-cap equities, employing strategies including long and short-term purchases, margin, and limited option writing.