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Mark Stern is a financial advisor at Stone Ridge Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Laurel Wealth Advisors and Integrated Wealth Concepts, LLC. Stone Ridge Advisors is an independent, SEC-registered solo-practitioner firm managing approximately $36.5 million for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing proprietary blended investment models that integrate multiple analytical approaches and emphasize diversification, rebalancing, and a long-term investment horizon.

John Duval Jr. is a financial advisor at Bantam Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Bantam Inc. since 2017 and at Accelerant LLC since 2004. In addition to his advisory work, he manages a securities litigation consulting firm where he serves as an expert witness. Bantam Inc. provides investment management and financial planning primarily to ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, select institutional clients, and high-trajectory athletes. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and macroeconomic analysis augmented by AI, offering services that include discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and tailored CFO services for athletes.

David Sterman is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Huguenot Financial Planning in New Paltz, NY. He has been associated with LPL Financial since 2016. In addition to his advisory work, Sterman contributes written content to industry publications and leads educational workshops and real-time planning sessions. Huguenot Financial Planning provides fee-only financial planning and periodic investment consultations to individuals, families, trusts, small businesses, pension, and charitable clients. The firm emphasizes a broadly diversified, long-term investment approach using Modern Portfolio Theory and Core + Satellite strategies, primarily with low-cost indexed vehicles tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Takuya Arai is a financial advisor at Benkei Asset Management with 3 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been associated with Benkei Asset Management since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, Arai is the CEO of an online newsletter focused on U.S. stocks for Japanese investors. Benkei Asset Management is an independent registered adviser serving affluent individual and business clients in the U.S. and abroad, particularly in Japan. The firm employs a combination of fundamental valuation and quantitative analysis to construct concentrated portfolios aimed at long-term capital appreciation.

Peter Banta is a financial advisor at Beyond Wealth Management Group, LLC in New Paltz, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at KC Engineering and Land Surveying and RBT CPA's, LLP. Beyond Wealth Management Group provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, endowments, and businesses. The firm develops customized Investment Policy Statements, employs a variety of analytical methods, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management tailored to client objectives.

Jerry Schuder is a financial advisor at Sage Investment Advisers LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in real estate management and investment through Dollhouse Properties LLC and participates in coin trading via Willow Tree Coin Rarities LLC. Sage Investment Advisers LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, and estates. The firm manages approximately $224.7 million across 245 client relationships and focuses on customized, long-term portfolios emphasizing exchange-traded funds and individual bonds.