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Gilbert Cardillo is a financial advisor at Peconic Asset Planning with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Investacorp and Securities America prior to his current role. Cardillo serves as a volunteer trustee for Suffolk County Parks, where he evaluates land purchases for parkland potential. Peconic Asset Planning provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm constructs customized portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, stocks, and bonds, emphasizing continuous personal client contact and employing both fundamental and technical analysis to manage primarily long-term portfolios.

Daniel Smith is a financial advisor at Freemind Financial Advisory with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, Jefferies, and Wolfe Research. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder of Freemind Consumer Products LLC, an online retail business unrelated to investment services. Freemind Financial Advisory serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and charitable organizations by offering asset management, financial planning, estate planning, retirement plan services, accounting, tax, and fractional CFO services. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-based investment approach and combines retirement plan consulting with accounting and CFO services, managing approximately $7 million for a specialized client base.

Justin Swiderski is a financial advisor at Palm Capital Group LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with Wilmington Capital Securities LLC since 2015. Palm Capital Group provides discretionary portfolio management to high-income and high-net-worth individuals, as well as charitable organizations and businesses. The firm employs a bottom-up value investing approach, managing concentrated portfolios primarily through equity, debt, and options securities, and offers performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Steven Kaczmarek is the sole advisor at East End Wealth Management in Hampton Bays, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with East End Group Wealth Management since 2012 and served as president of East End Group, Inc., which is engaged in insurance sales and securities trading, since 2006. East End Wealth Management provides discretionary fixed-income portfolio management primarily to individuals, as well as consulting and assets-under-advisement services to investment advisers, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on customized short-term investment-grade bond strategies with ongoing monitoring and employs multiple methods of analysis to guide investment decisions.

John Zolidis is a financial advisor at Quo Vadis Capital, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at The Buckingham Research Group. Quo Vadis Capital provides research and consulting products to institutional investors and discretionary separately managed account services to high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a proprietary analytical method focused on detailed structural analysis of financial statements and industry data to pursue long-term capital appreciation.

Catharine Chandler is a financial advisor at Benjamin Securities, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Benjamin Securities since 2012. Benjamin Securities, Inc. provides investment management and brokerage services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term portfolio strategies using fundamental and cyclical analysis, with customizable accounts for tax considerations and socially conscious restrictions.