Matthew Evan Klein

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 with Ryefield Capital, LLC, an independent firm based in Germantown, NY. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 13 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Merrill and Gunnallen Financial, Inc. Ryefield Capital, LLC provides portfolio management and retirement planning services for individuals, professionals, and small businesses. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis in an opportunistic approach focused on capital appreciation, and it employs 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.

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 CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional affiliated with Taconic Advisors, with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank, Wells Fargo Advisors, and Neuberger Berman BD LLC. He has been with Taconic Advisors since 2017. Taconic Advisors provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families, including high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on passive, diversified portfolio strategies tailored to clients' goals, tax situations, and risk tolerances, typically managing assets on a discretionary basis while overseeing independent sub-advisors.

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.