David Soo Hoo is a financial advisor at Angel Wealth Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and Thrivent Financial. Outside of finance, he has experience at Redeemer Presbyterian Church Downtown and Reformed Theological Seminary. Angel Wealth Advisors LLC is a fee-only, state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a portfolio construction approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, combining passive and active investment vehicles, and offers a range of financial planning services with flexible billing options.

Rocco Santomenno is the sole advisor at Rocco R. Santomenno, an independent firm based in Fair Lawn, NJ. He holds over 14 years of industry experience and has been practicing as a sole practitioner since 1975. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as president of Gold Ring Investments, Inc., a mortgage placement business. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management focused on publicly traded equities for individuals, trusts, and pension or profit-sharing plans. It emphasizes fundamental equity analysis and manages approximately eighty client accounts with just over $50 million in assets under management.

Claudio Calado is a financial advisor with Calado Capital in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Doeren Mayhew Capital Advisors and Decosimo Corporate Finance and serves as CEO of Gissing Holdings, an automotive parts manufacturer. Calado is also involved in film production as managing partner of Purgatory Films LLC. Calado Capital offers personalized financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory for individuals, trusts, estates, for-profit organizations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm manages client accounts on a discretionary basis using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with a focus on pension consulting and institutional retirement-plan management alongside participant education and plan-sponsor services.

Michael Livian is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with six years of industry experience. He is the managing member of Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC and has prior work experience with Livian & Co, LLC and Safdie Investment Services Corp. Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a combined top-down macro assessment with fundamental and technical analysis to manage portfolios across equities, debt securities, mutual funds, ETFs/ETNs, and options, offering both ongoing supervision and limited consulting services.

Raul Velazquez is a financial advisor at Cenador Financial Advisers LLC in New York, NY, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, with 5 years of industry experience. He is also President and CEO of Velazquez Ventures LLC, a consulting firm, and Senior Managing Director at Cenador Capital LLC, focusing on alternative business opportunities. Cenador Financial Advisers LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and limited consulting services primarily to individual clients using a fee-only structure. The firm offers public educational seminars and builds portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerance, employing a variety of investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, options, short sales, and allocations to independent managers.

Charles Carmona is a financial advisor at Westmore Asset Management with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Torino Capital LLC and Rena Advisors LLC. Westmore Asset Management serves a small, primarily high-net-worth client base, managing approximately $54.5 million across seven accounts. The firm provides investment supervisory services alongside limited business strategy consulting and employs multiple methods of analysis, including charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical approaches.

Andrew Fox is a CFP® professional with 33 years of experience serving clients through his independent advisory firm, Fox Financial Services, Inc., located in White Plains, NY. He has managed the firm since its founding in 1993. Fox Financial Services provides discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation, long-term holdings, and periodic rebalancing using mutual funds primarily from Dimensional Fund Advisors and Fidelity.

Oliver Lennox is the sole advisor at DaceyHolden Management, LLC in Fort Lee, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with nine years of industry experience. He has been involved with DaceyHolden entities since 2011, including serving as managing member and managing partner of affiliated companies. DaceyHolden Management primarily advises a private pooled investment vehicle and manages a limited number of separately managed accounts for individual and high-net-worth investors. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis, generally following a long-term trading approach with a focus on equities, and utilizes both long and short positions along with derivatives and leverage.

Ioannis Papatherapontos is a financial advisor with J.Pappas Investments, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has held roles at several affiliated firms, including Pappas Financial Group, First Financial Consultants, and J.Pappas Realty. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as CEO of companies involved in merchant services, energy brokerage, and insurance sales, focusing primarily on sales and business development. J.Pappas Investments provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, small businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, and economic analysis, managing accounts largely on a discretionary basis while tailoring advice to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Robert Labick is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with CJS Securities IA, Inc. since 2023 and has worked with its affiliated entity, CJS Securities, Inc., since 2012. Labick holds a Series 63 license and is based in White Plains, NY. CJS Securities IA, Inc. distributes equity research to high-net-worth individuals, investment companies, and other advisers, focusing on sectors including Consumer, Healthcare, Industrials, Materials, Business Services, and Technology. The firm operates through an affiliated broker-dealer and does not provide portfolio management, custody, or trading services.

I am a fee-only, advice-only investment advisor and financial planner. My mission is to provide great advice at a fair price to support each client’s purpose in life. I am a CFP® Practitioner and CFA® Charterholder. As Founder and Principal Advisor at IndiePlan™, I am committed to our fiduciary duty by providing independent holistic advice and education that puts clients’ interests first. I entered the advisory business after a thirty-year career in financial services. I am a former Head of Index Governance and Chairman of the US Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices, where my job was to oversee major benchmarks like the S&P 500®. Prior to that, I held a variety of positions - from designing indexes and assisting leading asset management firms to working on a portfolio management team that served institutional clients. My interest in investing and financial planning is long standing. I enjoy helping others as they save, invest, and plan for their future, or as they prepare for transitions like retirement, a health challenge, a second career, starting a new business, furthering their education, or taking extended leave. At IndiePlan™ we strive to meet clients where they are in their journey. We provide independent, holistic, tailored advice at a fair price.

Neil Murphy is a financial advisor with NPM Consulting, LLC in Ridgewood, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Rose Wealth Advisors LLC since 2024 and has been with NPM Consulting since 2012. NPM Consulting provides financial planning, tax preparation, and investment management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, related trusts, and select pension plans and business entities. The firm builds customized portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis, asset allocation, and active management, incorporating a range of securities and derivatives, and also offers a managed futures program for accredited investors.

Steven Hecht is the sole advisor at Steven Hecht Investments, Inc., an independent firm based in Teaneck, NJ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 18 years of industry experience, having led his firm since 2007. Steven Hecht Investments, Inc. provides portfolio management services to individuals and a variety of institutional clients, including small businesses, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of securities and uses fundamental, technical, and charting analysis to tailor and monitor portfolios on an ongoing basis, often managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

David Polevoy is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He has been the sole advisor at Beekman Financial Planning LLC since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed life insurance agent. Beekman Financial Planning LLC is an independent, single-advisor firm serving individuals, small businesses, and certain retirement plans. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and cyclical analysis with strategies such as active management and core-plus-satellite, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Lloyd Stabiner is a financial advisor with Fulcire Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked as a CPA since 2010. Fulcire Wealth Management serves well-to-do individuals and families, focusing on portfolio management combined with tax and wealth-transfer guidance. The firm emphasizes managing assets designated for short-term investments and income generation through dividend-paying equities and covered-call writing, with a tax-aware, options-focused investment approach.

Tipiwa Walker is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with two years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Lucre Advisory LLC, an independent firm she established in 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Wescott Financial Advisory Group and Money Map, as well as operating Lucre Personal Finance from 2014 to 2020. Lucre Advisory LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and Modern Portfolio Theory analyses, offers socially responsible investing options, and routinely uses third-party managers to implement customized portfolios.

Vincent Grosso is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is the principal of Grosso Wealth Management LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2022. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Kestra Private Wealth Services from 2018 to 2021. Outside of advising, he serves as President of the Joanne Grosso Foundation Inc. Grosso Wealth Management provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, along with consulting services for employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a passive, long-term investment approach and offers retirement plan advisory services including ERISA fiduciary roles, a practice less common among similarly sized advisers.

Robert Leitner is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with over 4 years of industry experience, affiliated with Financial Advisory Network. He has been associated with the firm since 1998 and has been self-employed since 1995. Financial Advisory Network serves individual clients as well as retirement and institutional accounts such as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, consulting, and comprehensive written financial plans, supported by ongoing investment supervision and client education through seminars and newsletters.

Matthew Morano is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Curbstone Advisors LLC, an independent firm he has been with since 2015. Prior to this, he held a senior director position in business analysis at CME Group, Inc., where he worked full-time supporting front-office trading systems for futures, options, and swaps. Curbstone Advisors provides personalized portfolio management and ongoing investment supervision to individual clients on a fee-only basis. The firm emphasizes a strategic, cyclical, and contrarian asset allocation approach using low-cost ETFs, individual stocks, fixed income, and alternatives, while employing automated rebalancing and maintaining liquidity for opportunistic buying.

Youwei Jing is a financial advisor at Alterra with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. Before joining Alterra, Jing worked at several firms including DevelopIntelligence, Bubble, and Correlation One. Alterra is an independent, state-registered investment adviser specializing in portfolio management and a unique options-based borrowing service using short box spread strategies. The firm serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals and small businesses to institutional and corporate entities, and it employs exchange-traded S&P 500 index options to manage borrowing exposures and mitigate early assignment risk.