Philip Frank is the sole advisor at Insight Asset Management LLC, an independent investment management firm based in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience, having led Insight Asset Management since 2003. Insight Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, investment companies, and pension plans. The firm employs a research-driven, long-term investment process with flexibility across market capitalizations, sectors, and investment styles, serving a diverse client base that includes institutional and charitable entities.

Anthony Pranzo is a financial advisor at New York Financial AVP, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is also licensed as a New York state insurance agent for life, accident, and health insurance. He has been with New York Financial AVP, LLC since 2013. New York Financial AVP, LLC provides advice-only financial consulting to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutional investors, and pension plans. The firm focuses on portfolio assessments, adviser selection and oversight, retirement and cash-flow advising, estate coordination, and investment education, delivering services remotely without discretionary management or custody of assets.

Andrew Balkam is the sole advisor at Canny Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Brooklyn, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 11 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Canny Capital Management in 2013, he has worked part-time since 2012 as a researcher with Assured Research, LLC, an insurance research firm unrelated to investment management. Canny Capital Management primarily serves individual investors through discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning. The firm employs a value-oriented, bottom-up investment approach with a long-term horizon and emphasizes cost efficiency, disciplined rebalancing, and customized client reporting.

Jenny Chung is a financial advisor at Glenview Wealth LLC in New York, NY, with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked in executive education at Columbia Business School. Since 2019, Chung has served as a director on the board of KEB Hana Bank USA, N.A., participating in several committees. Glenview Wealth LLC provides financial planning and investment consulting primarily for individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers written financial plans and recommendations focused on asset allocation, emphasizing passive investments such as exchange-traded funds, and does not manage or hold custody of client assets.

Emmanuel Tsantes is a CFA® charterholder and registered investment advisor with Aries Investment Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2010. He has six years of industry experience and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Tsantes contributes to Investopedia-hosted financial newsletters outside of his advisory role. Aries Investment Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing portfolio management and financial consulting services. The firm’s investment approach integrates fundamental and technical analysis, employing various strategies such as long-term holdings, short-term trading, and options, with portfolios reviewed and rebalanced quarterly.

Christian Walker is a CFA charterholder and financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He founded Walker Capital Advisors in 2018 after working at Hylan Datacom from 2016 to 2018. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to retail and institutional clients, managing diversified portfolios that include equity and fixed-income ETFs as well as common stocks across market capitalizations. Walker Capital Advisors combines passive ETF allocations with selective active strategies, including a documented short market approach using inverse ETFs, and employs multiple custodial relationships and held-away account aggregation to support its investment process.

Ethan Gordon is the sole advisor at EG Capital Management LLC, an independent firm based in Long Island City, NY. He holds the Series 65 designation and has one year of experience in financial advising. Prior to founding his firm in 2025, he worked in various roles including freelance work and positions at SPHARE Marketplace Ltd and Cocoa Republic Ltd. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a nightlife promotions business and social media consulting. EG Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning tailored to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis across a range of securities and offers performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Yair Harari is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license. He is the sole advisor at 4-3-3 Capital LLC and has prior experience at Millennium Management and Balyasny Asset Management. Harari has been active in the investment industry since 2016. 4-3-3 Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management services primarily for pooled or institutional mandates, as well as individual, small-business, and high-net-worth accounts. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, charting, and cyclical analyses to construct equity- and ETF-focused portfolios, utilizing both long- and short-term trading strategies including short sales and margin.

Ronald Palastro is a financial advisor at Cobblestone Wealth Advisors with 41 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked at Cobblestone Wealth Advisors since 1998, with prior experience at Triad Advisors, Inc. and OSAIC. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance brokerage. Cobblestone Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, pension consulting, and adviser selection services to both institutional and individual clients. The firm primarily offers non-discretionary advice by recommending third-party money managers and monitoring their performance, using a mix of technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach.

Aquiles Larrea is the principal of Larrea Wealth Management in New York, NY, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research and SSN Advisory Inc. Larrea is also an author and provides coaching and consulting services based on over two decades of entrepreneurial experience. Larrea Wealth Management is a state-registered advisory firm serving individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, and small businesses. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio reviews, and investment advice, and operates a membership website providing retirement-planning guidance for 401(k) participants.

Nicholas Jones is the sole advisor at Altanes Investments, LLC, an independent firm based in Mill Neck, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 17 years of industry experience. Jones has been with Altanes Investments since 2003. Altanes Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and continuous investment advice to individual clients, focusing on personalized investment policies based on goals, time horizon, risk tolerance, and tax considerations. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term purchase strategy, managing approximately $22.8 million across about 20 individual accounts.

Mitchell Spiegel is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Enterprise Value Capital Management, LLC. His prior work includes roles at Kildonan Castle Asset Management and Global Credit Advisers, along with periods of self-employment. Enterprise Value Capital Management provides portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pooled investment vehicles, and other advisers. The firm employs a range of investment strategies incorporating fundamental and cyclical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, while tailoring risk tolerance through documented Investment Policy Statements.

Emily Maretsky is the principal of Educated Financial Planning and holds a Series 65 designation with two years of experience in financial advising. She has a background in education, having worked at multiple schools and educational organizations prior to founding her firm. In addition to financial advising, she operates Teacher Financial Coach, LLC, which focuses on financial coaching for educators. Educated Financial Planning is a fee-only independent registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers integrated investment management and comprehensive financial planning, emphasizing strategic asset allocation through low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with services that include retirement and estate planning, college-savings analysis, and socially responsible investment options.

Gregory Silver is a CFA® charterholder and principal of Silver Advisors, LLC, with nine years at his firm and seven years prior experience at Schroders Investment Management, totaling 16 years in the financial industry. Based in New York, he specializes in investment management and financial planning. Silver Advisors, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, non-profits, and corporate entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis and active portfolio construction, with expertise in micro- and small-cap equities, options strategies, and selective short positions, while offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services. The firm also provides real estate consulting and business advisory services, including performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Chien Hoong Wu is the principal advisor at Wu Wealth Advisory, LLC with eight years of experience in the financial industry. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Forest Hills Financial Group. In addition to advisory services, Wu is an independent insurance broker licensed to sell annuities, life, health, and long-term care coverage. Wu Wealth Advisory provides customized financial planning and investment consultation to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs a Core + Satellite investment approach, combining passive indexed ETFs with selected active positions, and offers both discretionary and nondiscretionary account management.

Richard Daskin is a CFP® and CFA® with 16 years of industry experience. He is the principal of RSD Advisors, an independent firm he has led since 2010, and has provided consulting services on municipal bond pricing to Harvest Investments since 2008. RSD Advisors offers financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals and institutional clients, including pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses fundamental analysis to guide diversified portfolios and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis, with a focus on tailored risk tolerance and time horizons.

Joseph Kalinowski is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensed advisor with three years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Alpha Concepts LLC and also consults part-time for Ruterra Partners, a family office. He has been associated with Rutera Group since 2015. Alpha Concepts LLC provides discretionary asset management primarily to institutional and high-net-worth clients through pooled vehicles or mandates. The firm uses proprietary quantitative systematic models across accounts and employs strategies that may include derivatives and option-writing, with a compensation structure based on performance rather than assets under management.

Samuel Muffly is the sole advisor at SM Carlton Advisory, holding a Series 65 credential with four years of industry experience. He works full-time as a Special Gifts Officer for the Northwell Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of a nonprofit hospital system. His role at SM Carlton Advisory is in addition to his full-time position. SM Carlton Advisory serves individual investors with a $50,000 minimum, providing discretionary portfolio management focused exclusively on publicly traded equities. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach inspired by investment principles from Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, and David Gardner, managing individualized, equity-only accounts with a low-turnover, buy-and-hold strategy.

Erika Safran is a CFP® and Series 63 licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Safran Wealth Advisors, LLC, where she has worked since 2009. The firm provides integrated wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, business entities, and charitable organizations. Safran Wealth Advisors manages approximately $120 million in client assets, focusing on long-term, strategic asset allocation using broadly diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supported by institutional research and resources.

Mark Pepper is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has been with MRC Group LLC since 2016 and previously worked in business development and sales consulting from 2009 to 2016. MRC Group LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, using Investment Policy Statements to document goals, tax considerations, and risk tolerance. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, implements long-term equity exposure alongside options strategies, and offers consulting services to small businesses that may integrate with client work.