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Thomas Vaccaro Jr. is a CFP® and registered investment advisor with Briarcliff Manor Wealth Advisors, where he has worked since 2005. He has three years of industry experience and also operates BMWA Notary Services, providing notary services for residential mortgage transactions in New York. Briarcliff Manor Wealth Advisors manages discretionary investment accounts and offers personal financial planning for individuals, small businesses, and trusts, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on tax-aware investing.

Alan Lax is a financial advisor at Ryefield Capital, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been associated with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated since 2011. Ryefield Capital, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management and retirement planning services to individuals, professionals, and small businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to pursue capital appreciation and utilizes tactical hedging when appropriate.

Wesley Golby is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Seven Canyons Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Acacia Research, Ark Global Asset Management, and Fleckenstein Capital Management. Outside of his financial career, he is the managing member and sole owner of Ramshackle Properties, LLC, a hotel operating business. Seven Canyons Advisors provides discretionary investment management primarily to pooled vehicles and institutional accounts, including registered mutual funds and retirement plans. The firm uses a bottom-up fundamental research process and proprietary screening to build concentrated strategies across its global equity approaches.

Alan Besterman is a financial advisor at FSP Advisors, Inc. with 42 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at FSP Advisors since 2017 and Leigh Baldwin & CO., LLC since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an NRA certified pistol instructor and holds positions in the East Chatham Fire Department, including assistant chief and treasurer. He is also the owner of The Balance Sheet, Inc., a tax return preparation business. FSP Advisors, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, and institutions, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting methods tailored to client objectives, and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with educational seminars available to the public at no charge.

Meredith Briggs is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience and has been with Taconic Advisors since 2015. She holds a Series 66 license and works out of Saugerties, NY. Taconic Advisors provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families, including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes passive, diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ goals, tax situations, and risk tolerances, and operates on a fee-only, fixed retainer basis.

Kathleen Peer is a financial advisor at SAGE 360 Advisors LLC with 30 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Peer Law Firm since 2011 while also serving at Sage360 Advisors since 2007. Outside of financial advising, she is an investor in Coalbed Methane Solutions LLC, a company that develops and manufactures down-hole sensor equipment for oil and gas wells. SAGE 360 Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates, managing approximately $21 million for about two dozen households. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services, primarily using fundamental analysis and a variety of investment strategies, and maintains a mostly non-discretionary management approach.