Patrick Christopher Graver

Richard Vera II is a financial advisor at VERA-CPA, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ and Series 63 designations and has previously worked at Avantax Advisory Services and held various roles with the US Small Business Administration, Intuit Inc., and the US Department of Defense. Outside of advising, he serves as a finance committee member for the Hemlock Farms Community Association and is a trustee for the National Foundation for Animal Rescue. VERA-CPA, Inc. is a fee-only CPA firm providing financial planning and accounting services, including tax preparation and forensic accounting, to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm focuses on written financial plans and strategic asset allocation using a core-and-satellite approach, primarily recommending passive index funds and ETFs, and does not accept discretionary trading authority or performance-based fees.

Alexi Gilmore Manookian is a CFP® certificant with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Stash Wealth, LLC and SmartPath Advisors, LLC. Prior to these roles, Alexi worked at the Financial Transitionist Institute and Learnvest Planning Services, LLC. Outside of financial advising, Alexi has been involved with the nonprofit RAISE Your Hearts 501(c)(3) for six years and has a background in ski instruction. Stash Wealth, LLC serves individual clients, primarily high-earning professionals, through its multi-step financial planning process and optional ongoing investment management. The firm employs a passive-oriented investment strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory, supplemented with periodic rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting, while placing emphasis on client education through newsletters, podcasts, and public seminars.

Jonathan Kline is a financial advisor at Lakewood Financial Group, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at JP Morgan Securities and Northeast Financial Group. Lakewood Financial Group provides discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning to individual investors and families with investable assets typically over $1 million. The firm combines strategic core investment models with tactical overlays and emphasizes risk management through derivative hedging and alternative investments.

Scott Goginsky is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Biondo Investment Advisors LLC since 2010. Biondo Investment Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, wrap-fee managed accounts, and financial planning services to individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and government clients. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis across market capitalizations and includes management of its proprietary Biondo Focus Fund.

Ariel Kosco is a financial advisor with Biondo Investment Advisors LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Biondo Investment Advisors in 2024, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors, and Wells Fargo Bank. Biondo Investment Advisors provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental and technical analysis with risk profiling, managing portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis across various equity and ETF strategies.

Nicole Dutkus is a financial advisor at Biondo Investment Advisors LLC with 13 years of experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Biondo Investment Advisors and Biondo Asset Management since 2013. Biondo Investment Advisors provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental and technical analysis in its discretionary portfolio management and offers multiple financial planning levels tailored to clients' assets and needs.