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Stephanie Burke is the owner of Stargazer Financial Planning and holds a Series 65 designation. She has seven years of experience at Brigade Capital Management and currently works in an operations role at HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC while pursuing CFP certification. Stargazer Financial Planning is a fee-only, advice-only practice providing hourly financial planning services to individuals, families, and small business owners. The firm follows a passive, indexing-oriented investment approach and emphasizes client education, behavioral finance, and on-demand planning without taking custody of client assets.

Hubert Parzecki is a financial advisor at Wavelet Advisors with over 20 years of industry experience, including roles at Lazard Asset Management and Rothschild & Co Asset Management. He holds the Series 63 designation. Parzecki has adjunct teaching experience in addition to his advisory work. Wavelet Advisors is an independent, single-advisor firm providing fee-based, discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy grounded in fundamental analysis and offers institutional and business client services uncommon for a boutique practice.

Jay Taparia is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Sanskar Advisors, Inc., an independent registered investment adviser based in Nyack, NY. His prior roles include positions at Climate CFOs, Inc. and New York University, and he has been involved with Sanskar Tax Advisors, Inc. since 2005. Sanskar Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individuals and families, as well as charitable organizations, estates, and trusts. The firm emphasizes long-term holdings using both fundamental and technical analysis, offers diversification across multiple asset classes, and is affiliated with an in-house tax and accounting practice.

Aryeh Safern is the principal of Accfox Capital LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has experience working at LS Global Trading INC and Access King BV prior to founding Accfox Capital in 2026. Accfox Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients. The firm uses fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across various investment types and manages accounts on a discretionary basis with periodic reviews to maintain alignment with client objectives.

John Stein is the sole advisor at Stein Investment Services, an independent firm based in Cortlandt Manor, NY. He holds a Ph.D. in economics and has over 40 years of experience in the investment industry. Stein focuses on managing portfolios primarily composed of no-load and low-load mutual funds and ETFs. Stein Investment Services manages assets for individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations using a fee-only, percentage-of-assets approach. The firm emphasizes macro-fundamental analysis and long-term holdings, with day-to-day oversight conducted by Stein himself.

Curtis Pope is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with eight years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Pope Wealth Planning, LLC in Tarrytown, NY. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley, Wealthsimple, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Northstar Money, where he also serves as a financial planner for a fintech company focused on employer financial wellness programs. Pope Wealth Planning, LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, couples, and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing passive portfolio construction through index funds and ETFs combined with fundamental analysis and third-party models. The firm typically operates under non-discretionary trading arrangements, offering a hybrid service model that integrates ongoing planning with model-driven execution.