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.

Gabriel Nardi is a CFA® charterholder based in Stamford, CT, currently serving as the sole advisor at Tadpole Investments LLC. He has prior experience at Third Avenue Management and BlazeRidge LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is the founder of a software company developing a web-based application to assist book authors. Tadpole Investments LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs cyclical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis with a range of trading strategies, including performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

John Agoglia is the sole advisor at Advanced Portfolio Services LLC in Saint James, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at E D & F Man Capital Markets Inc since 2013 and operates JDA Trading LLC, a personal investment vehicle focused on trading and analyzing investment opportunities. Advanced Portfolio Services LLC is a state-registered investment adviser offering discretionary portfolio management and consultation services to a diverse client base, including individuals, family offices, and corporations. The firm employs a global macro investment approach combining technical and qualitative analysis, with portfolios that may include index exposure, selective hedging, and options or margin strategies.

Robert Hu is a financial advisor at Firmiacer Investment LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at JM Cohen & Co. for fourteen years before joining Firmiacer in 2017. Firmiacer Investment LLC provides discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional investors. The firm employs a focused, buy-and-hold investment approach based on fundamental, bottom-up equity analysis, typically avoiding leverage and offering specialized services that include performance-based fee arrangements.

Hi, I’m Amir Noor—a fee-only financial advisor who specializes in helping high-net-worth clients navigate complex financial and tax planning. As a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®), an Enrolled Agent (EA), and Chartered Retirement Plan Specialist™ (CRPS™), I bring a varied lens to your finances: strategic, goal-oriented planning and expert-level tax guidance. I don’t accept commissions, product sales kickbacks, or referral fees—just clear, objective advice that puts your best interests first. My origin story begins on Long Island, where I was raised in an immigrant household defined by entrepreneurial highs and devastating lows. My father, a risk-taking entrepreneur, passed away while I was still in high school. Overnight, I found myself managing our family’s finances and hustling to support us—building websites and offering tech support to local businesses before I was old enough to vote. At 19, I got licensed as an insurance agent and began my journey in financial services. (No, I no longer sell products.) I started college as a computer science major but graduated from SUNY Stony Brook with a finance degree after realizing where I could have the greatest impact. My early entry into the field means I’ve now worked in financial services for nearly two decades—while still in my thirties. That experience spans a broad range of clients, from 22 to 70+, across professions like law, medicine, finance, and entrepreneurship. I’m fluent in their language and the challenges they face, from correcting mismanaged 401(k)s to addressing underinsured households to navigating unexpected windfalls and offshore asset transfers. Clients often tell me I “get it”—because I’ve lived it. I know what it’s like to be the first line of financial defense for your family or your business. And I know how overwhelming it can feel when you're not sure who to trust. That’s why I built my practice around transparency, technical expertise, and deep empathy. Today, I live in Huntington, Long Island, with my growing family. I continue to work closely with attorneys, medical professionals, and small business owners—helping them gain clarity, reduce risk, and build lasting wealth. Let’s talk. And if you have a great restaurant recommendation, we’ll get along just fine.

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.

Gina Giannou is the sole advisor at Life Planning Agency, Inc, an independent registered investment adviser. She holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to founding her firm, she worked at Ronald Seroda CPA PC for seven years and currently owns and operates GIGL Accounting Inc., a tax preparation and bookkeeping business. Life Planning Agency, Inc provides discretionary portfolio management and securities-based investment advice to individuals, families, closely held pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $4 million in client assets and employs a diversified investment approach emphasizing fundamental analysis and dividend-paying companies.

Jon Nixon is the principal of Jon A Nixon CPA PC in Bethpage, NY, with over 13 years of industry experience and a Series 65 credential. He has held roles at numerous financial firms and operates several non-investment-related businesses, including an accounting firm, a consulting firm, and a tax preparation company. Jon A Nixon CPA PC provides accounting, tax, financial planning, and estate-planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and small businesses. Although registered as an investment adviser, the firm does not manage assets but refers clients to third-party money managers through professional alliances and receives compensation for accounting, tax services, and referral fees.

Samir Shah is the sole advisor at MBS Mantra, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Stamford, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience, including 12 years at MBS Mantra. MBS Mantra serves high-net-worth and qualified investors, as well as trusts, foundations, corporations, retirement systems, and other institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, outsourced CIO services, and is developing private limited partnership fund structures. Its research-driven investment approach focuses on structured fixed-income products, primarily mortgage-related securities, while maintaining flexibility to use corporate bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and derivatives for hedging and asset allocation.

David Goldenberg is a financial advisor at Cove Capital Management Inc. in Oyster Bay, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Cove Capital Management since 2011. Cove Capital Management is an independent firm providing discretionary portfolio management and periodic portfolio reviews for individuals, partnerships, pension plans, trusts, and home offices. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a range of active strategies, including long- and short-term trading, short sales, margin transactions, and options writing, with portfolios typically including equities, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, REITs, and exchange-traded partnerships.

Loretta Nolan is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience and the principal of Loretta Nolan Associates, LLC, an independent advisory firm she has led since 1997. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Loretta Nolan Associates, LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and income tax preparation services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $135.8 million in client assets, primarily on a non-discretionary basis, and employs a fundamental analysis investment process with a long-term orientation that also allows for short-term trades and option-writing strategies.

Yehoshua Sternbach is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is the principal of Yields For You, LLC and also holds roles at Teucrium Investment Advisors LLC and Yields for You Fund Management, Inc., where he provides marketing and consulting services to ETFs and money managers. Sternbach has experience subcontracting as a CTO for advisory platforms. Yields For You, LLC is an independent investment adviser managing approximately $10.8 million for individual and institutional clients. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, group coaching, and educational seminars, using a combination of passive and active strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Christopher Wargas is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at First Shelbourne with six years at the firm and a total of three years in the financial industry. Prior to his advisory career, he worked for twenty years with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. First Shelbourne is an independent firm providing discretionary portfolio management and retirement-plan advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a client-specific Core + Satellite investment approach that combines fixed-income passive core holdings with active satellite positions and considers client restrictions including ESG preferences.

Frank Welch is the sole advisor at Quarve Associates, LLC, an independent firm based in Stamford, CT. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 28 years of industry experience, having led Quarve Associates since 1993. In addition to his advisory work, he operates an affiliated accounting and tax advisory practice and is licensed as a mortgage loan originator in Connecticut. Quarve Associates provides discretionary investment supervisory services and financial planning to a small client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages tailored portfolios using a variety of instruments and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with comprehensive financial planning.

Carl Friedrich is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Excelsior Investment Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he was with Fcci Consulting, LLC and Fce Group. Excelsior provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, business entities, trusts, and estates, focusing on asset allocation among mutual funds and ETFs, ongoing monitoring, and rebalancing. The firm employs derivatives and options strategies in separately managed accounts and participates in third-party referral and sub-advisory platforms.

Kenneth Von Kohorn is the principal of Von Kohorn Research & Advisory, Inc. in Norwalk, CT, holding a Series 65 credential with 27 years of industry experience. He has managed his firm since 1976. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as board chairman and treasurer of the Family Institute of Connecticut, a public policy nonprofit, and is president of the Highmeadow Homeowners Association. Von Kohorn Research & Advisory provides discretionary investment management for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on tailored strategies that include U.S. equities, debt, loans, and a broad set of derivatives. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, utilizing leverage, hedging, and short selling on both exchange-traded and over-the-counter markets.

Joseph Ohara is a PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with eight years at O'Hara Wealth Management Inc and a total of 17 years in the industry, including his ongoing role at O'Hara & Company. He also serves as CFO for an auto parts supplier. O'Hara Wealth Management Inc is an independent investment adviser that provides portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to construct portfolios. The firm is affiliated with an accounting practice and is led by a licensed CPA, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

William Rand is the principal of Cloud Peak Advisors, an independent investment advisory firm based in Oyster Bay, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of experience in financial advising. Rand also operates the Law Office of William Coudert Rand, providing legal services as a sole proprietor since 2001. Cloud Peak Advisors offers portfolio management services primarily to trusts and investment company clients, focusing on discretionary investment work for trustees and institutional accounts. The firm operates as a single-advisor practice and acts as its own qualified custodian.

Makenna Flagg is a CFP® professional with 42 years of industry experience. She has been leading Makenna & Company, Inc., an independent advisory firm in Darien, CT, since 2004 and has also been associated with Hynes, Himmelreich, Glennon & Company since 2000. Makenna & Company, Inc. provides discretionary investment management, written financial planning, and manager search and monitoring services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and family retirement plans. The firm creates client-specific investment policies and manages portfolios using a combination of no-load and load-waived mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts with both active and passive strategies.

Samer Hakoura is the managing member of Alphyn Capital Management LLC and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. He has been involved with Alphyn Capital entities since 2013 and serves as a director of TCI Waste Disposal Services Ltd., where he receives an annual dividend. Outside of his advisory role, he manages personal investments through Alphyn Capital LLC and participates in the waste disposal business. Alphyn Capital Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a hedge fund–style master portfolio replicated across accounts alongside broader wealth-management strategies. The firm uses fundamental analysis, options, short-sale strategies, and may incorporate private investments, with distinctive features including quarterly performance reporting and a third-party administered performance-fee trading program for qualified clients.