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Joe F

CFP®, CFA®

New York, NY

Fortrove Partners

Hi! My name is Joe Forish and I started Fortrove Partners to help technologists deal with challenges of company ownership / equity compensation. From a young age, I learned about maximizing hard work and doing what you do best while working at my father’s auto dealership. I also saw first-hand both the rewards and challenges of running a business. Prior to Fortrove, I honed my expertise investing in public and private equity. I graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a B.S. in Finance and International Business, and from the Harvard Business Analytics Program, with Distinction. In my free time you will find me skiing an evergreen tree-lined run or longboarding when it’s cloudy and glassy. I live in New York City with my wife Linda.

Startup equity planning Exec comp design Business ownership considerations Technology Professional Founder/Business Owner Established Professionals Gen Y/Millennials (Born 1980-1995)

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Joseph M

Series 65

Maspeth, NY

Merit Financial Partners LLC

Joseph Manno is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Merit Financial Partners LLC with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Loyal Advisors for 15 years and Direct Wines Inc for 12 years. Outside of his advisory role, he co-owns JMSynergy LLC, a marketing and business consulting firm, with his wife. Merit Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering fee-only financial planning and wealth management. The firm employs a fiduciary, consultative investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation and low-cost index funds and ETFs, while allowing active strategies as appropriate.

Divorce financial planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Cash flow / budgeting General retirement planning General tax planning
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Edward E

Series 65

Maspeth, NY

Merit Financial Partners LLC

Edward Esposito is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Partners LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Merit Financial Partners since 2021. Outside of advising, he works part-time as a self-employed tax accountant providing tax preparation and accounting services. Merit Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable organizations with fee-only financial planning, investment consultation, portfolio management, and wealth-management services. The firm employs a fiduciary and consultative investment process that emphasizes asset allocation and low-cost index funds and ETFs, offering discretionary investment management with a minimum investment horizon of about three years.

Divorce financial planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Cash flow / budgeting General retirement planning General tax planning
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Richard T

CFP®

Maspeth, NY

Merit Financial Partners LLC

Richard Terry is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Merit Financial Partners LLC since 2018 and previously at Mtp Advisors from 2006 to 2017. Merit Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering fee-only financial planning, investment consultation, portfolio management, and wealth-management services. The firm employs a fiduciary, consultative investment process that emphasizes asset allocation and low-cost index funds and ETFs, with discretionary management primarily through Charles Schwab.

Divorce financial planning College savings (529s, UTMA, etc.) Cash flow / budgeting General retirement planning General tax planning
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