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Judson Ames is the sole advisor at Dark Horse Wealth LLC in Cazenovia, NY, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with five years of industry experience. He has led Dark Horse Wealth LLC since 2011. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a referee during the fall months. Dark Horse Wealth LLC advises individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and hourly consulting. The firm emphasizes retirement-plan services and combines long-term strategies with tactical portfolio adjustments, typically using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and select individual securities.

Jessica Champion is a financial advisor based in Chittenango, NY, with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including Ameriprise Financial Services LLC, LPL Financial, and The Summit Federal Credit Union. Since 2025, she has operated her own independent practice, Champion Method LLC. Her firm provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, delivering ongoing investment advice and written financial plans covering retirement, estate, tax, college savings, business planning, insurance review, and risk management. The firm uses a blend of modern portfolio theory, fundamental and technical analysis, and behavioral finance coaching, offering both passive and active investment options, as well as customizable socially responsible investing portfolios.

Christopher Roop is a financial advisor at Solid Point Wealth Advisors, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Prior to joining Solid Point Wealth Advisors in 2022, he worked at Sandhill Investment Management for three years and Manning & Napier Advisors, LLC, as well as Manning & Napier Investor Services, Inc., for 15 years. Solid Point Wealth Advisors serves individuals, plan sponsors, not-for-profits, and businesses by offering discretionary portfolio management, model-portfolio implementation, and retirement-plan consulting services. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and includes private placements and real estate investments in its offerings.

Antony Desorbo is a financial advisor at Solid Point Wealth Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Manning & Napier Advisors and Benefits prior to joining Solid Point Wealth Advisors in 2022. Outside of advisory work, he is the co-founder and CEO of Elite NIL, a college sports marketing agency, and co-founder and president of the 315 Foundation, a nonprofit that connects Syracuse University athletes with other charities. Solid Point Wealth Advisors serves individuals, plan sponsors, nonprofits, and businesses with discretionary portfolio management, model-portfolio implementation, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a varied investment approach including fundamental analysis and technical methods, and is notable for incorporating private and illiquid investments such as private placements and direct real estate exposure.

Andrew Groat is a financial advisor at Aldemar Research Corporation with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Aldemar since 2015. Aldemar Research Corporation provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term trading approach using a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative methods to guide investment decisions in mutual funds, equities, fixed income, ETFs, and non-U.S. securities.

David Dennett is a financial advisor with Solid Point Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Sandhill Investment Management, Viking Capital, and Adirondack Trust Company. Solid Point Wealth Advisors serves individuals, plan sponsors, not-for-profits, and businesses by providing discretionary portfolio management, model-portfolio implementation, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and manages a broad range of investments, including private placements and real estate, with a focus on tailoring advice to clients’ objectives.