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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.

Danielle Hughes is a financial advisor with Divine Asset Management LLC in Lake Hill, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at several firms, most recently Churchill Stateside Securities, LLC. Outside of advisory work, she serves as Treasurer on the Board of Directors for Hudson Valley Women in Business, a nonprofit supporting women executives and entrepreneurs in the Hudson Valley. Divine Asset Management provides discretionary investment and wealth management, 401(k) advisory, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm creates customized investment programs using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers coaching and strategy engagements focused on business transitions.

John Moss is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience and the principal of JTM Wealth Management, Inc. in Windham, NY, where he has worked since 2016. Prior to that, he held roles at 1st Global Insurance Services, 1st Global Advisors, and 1st Global Capital Corp. He is also a licensed CPA and provides tax preparation and accounting services through his own practice. JTM Wealth Management, Inc. is an independent, single-advisor firm serving individual clients with discretionary portfolio management and written financial planning. The firm employs a long-term, Modern Portfolio Theory–based approach using diversified, model-based portfolios aligned with client risk tolerance and objectives.

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.

John Kelly is a CFP® professional at Taconic Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. Before joining Taconic Advisors in 2017, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank, and Neuberger Berman LLC. Taconic Advisors provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families, serving both high‑net‑worth and non‑high‑net‑worth clients. The firm emphasizes passive, diversified portfolio strategies tailored to clients’ goals and tax situations and typically acts on a discretionary basis while overseeing an independent sub‑advisor.

Laura Swift is a financial advisor with Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Quad-Cities Investment Group since 2010. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member and Business Committee Chair for The Arc of the Quad Cities, an organization that promotes equal treatment and support for individuals with disabilities. Quad-Cities Investment Group provides investment advisory and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, employee benefit plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $375.6 million in assets and employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct diversified portfolios, including the use of derivatives and margin borrowing within managed accounts, which is a distinctive aspect of their approach.