Ryan Mcdermott

Paul Biggin is the sole advisor at BIGGIN, INC., an independent firm based in Melville, NY. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has four years of industry experience. He has been with BIGGIN, INC. since 2012. BIGGIN, INC. provides personalized investment management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, using both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and utilizes a variety of strategies, including option writing, while coordinating with clients’ outside professionals as needed.

Syed Haque is a financial advisor at Prudent Investment Advisors, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience and a Series 65 credential. He has been a practicing CPA since 1989 and operates his accounting practice independently alongside his advisory role. Prudent Investment Advisors, Inc. is an independent firm managing approximately $7.4 million in discretionary assets for individuals, retirement accounts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to manage a small, concentrated client base primarily on a discretionary basis.

Rhona Liptzin is a CFP® and Series 63-licensed advisor at Wank & Liptzin Advisory Services LLC with four years of industry experience. She has worked at Wank & Liptzin, CPA’s since 1994 and at ARS Financial Services since 1985. Liptzin is also a partner in Wank & Liptzin LLP, a CPA firm providing accounting and tax services. Wank & Liptzin Advisory Services LLC offers financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to middle-class individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm emphasizes comprehensive financial planning with a buy-and-hold investment approach and maintains close client relationships, supported by its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Chong Tong Chen is the sole advisor at Rhizome Capital Management LLC and holds a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He has been with Rhizome Capital Management since 2021 and has been involved with Rhizome Partners LP since 2013. Rhizome Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals and manages three privately offered Delaware limited-partnership funds under Regulation D. The firm employs fundamental analysis and pursues concentrated strategies including long/short trading in micro- and small-cap equity and debt, with additional focus on real-estate and hard-asset exposures.

Neil Carousso is a CFP® and Series 63 licensed financial advisor with over 31 years of industry experience. He has been the principal of NGC Financial, LLC since 2000 and also owns an accounting and tax preparation business focused on individual tax clients during the tax season. NGC Financial provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, with a tactical asset-allocation approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, annuities, and other investment vehicles. The firm manages portfolios on a non-discretionary basis and offers advice on retirement and employer plan options for businesses.

Michael Reidlinger is a financial advisor at Mountain Creek Capital, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He has held the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Axa Advisors, LLC from 2010 to 2018 before founding Mountain Creek Capital in 2018. Mountain Creek Capital provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and economic analysis to tailor portfolios, incorporating equities, bonds, mutual funds, limited partnerships, and options strategies, with integrated risk management and regular account reviews.