Norman Adams is a financial advisor at Tocqueville Asset Management LP with 48 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Tocqueville Securities L.P. since 2004. In addition to his portfolio management role, he provides equity market commentary as an independent consultant. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and supervisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, registered investment companies, and public pension plans. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented, and contrarian investment approach across multiple asset classes and is noted for its involvement with investment companies, private pooled vehicles, and its affiliated broker-dealer.

Patricia Serafin is a financial advisor with Maxim Financial Advisors LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Maxim Financial Advisors and its affiliate Maxim Group LLC since 2007. Maxim Financial Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services and referrals to third-party managers for a range of clients including individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and institutional entities. The firm employs various investment vehicles and analytical methods, offering both wrap-fee and non-wrap programs, and manages assets totaling over $386 million as of December 31, 2024.

Michael O'Connor is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Merrill and Bank of America. Outside of advisory work, he is a registered insurance agent, selling and servicing fixed insurance and annuity products. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets and serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, combining internal management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation to meet client objectives.

Fan Chen is a financial advisor with Maxim Financial Advisors LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Murdock Capital Partners Corp, Four Points Capital Partners LLC, Bio Pharmaceuticals, Inc, WestPark Capital Inc., and China Ginseng Holdings, Inc. Maxim Financial Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services and referrals to third-party managers for a wide range of clients, including individuals, trusts, corporations, retirement accounts, sovereign wealth funds, and municipal governments. The firm’s representatives tailor advice based on client interviews and utilize various investment strategies and platforms, combining individual management styles with third-party research.

Franklyn Collymore is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley from 2011 to 2018, as well as Leucadia Asset Management LLC and Jefferies LLC since 2018. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers a customized, collaborative planning process that covers a wide range of topics including tax and estate planning, executive compensation, and philanthropic planning.

Jean Pier Suarez is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Merrill, Bank of America, N.A., and Spartan Capital, before joining A.G.P. in 2020. Suarez is also the owner and managing member of Suarez Advisory & Holdings, LLC. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is a multi-team platform with approximately 131 advisors managing about $2.95 billion for over 7,000 clients. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach combining internally managed strategies and sub-advisory relationships, offering a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory.

Brian Cummins is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Joel Isaacson & Co., LLC. He has been with the firm since 2007. Joel Isaacson & Co., LLC is an SEC-registered wealth management firm that primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, as well as corporate pension plans, charitable organizations, and non-HNW clients. The firm manages approximately $8.04 billion in assets and provides services including financial planning, tax advice, portfolio management, family-office support, and outsourced CFO services.

Avi Deutsch is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Robertson Stephens Wealth Management with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Robertson Stephens since 2022 and previously held roles at Vodia Ventures II, Vodia Capital, and Lavan Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner at TDO Capital, a real estate investment firm involved in commercial real estate transactions in the New York area. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management provides investment advisory services to individual clients, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to public and private funds. The firm combines individualized advice with centrally developed model portfolios and oversight by an Investment Committee, managing over $7 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2024.

Abhishek Vakil is a financial advisor at Perennial Financial Services with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at JP Morgan Chase for nine years before joining Perennial and LPL Financial in 2025. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Perennial Investment Advisors, LLC, an independent registered investment advisor firm. Perennial Financial Services provides investment advisory and consulting to individual clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary asset management and financial planning, utilizing multiple platform relationships and third-party managers to tailor portfolios across a range of securities while combining ERISA retirement plan consulting with licensed insurance activities.

Jonathan Siegel is a financial advisor at A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners with 38 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and previously worked at Stifel for 18 years before joining Alliance Global Partners in 2025. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners operates a multi-team platform with approximately 131 advisors managing around $2.95 billion for over 7,000 clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and brokerage services using an open-architecture investment approach that includes internally managed strategies, sub-advisory relationships, and a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary mandates.

Jake Given is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services and Ernst & Young. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager with over 200 advisors overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, offering a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting.

Thomas Savino is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC in New York, NY. He holds a Series 66 credential and has recently begun his career in the financial industry, joining Jefferies LLC in 2024. Prior to this, he was involved in a family landscaping business for five years. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers a range of planning topics through a customized, collaborative process supported by third-party financial planning software and probability-based outcome analyses.

James Culp III is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Arete Wealth Advisors and related entities since 2022. Prior to that, he spent 11 years with National Asset Management, Inc. and National Securities Corp. Outside of his advisory role, he provides consulting services to help individuals and families organize their financial accounts and assets related to estate matters. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily manages assets on a discretionary basis using both advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, and it employs third-party sub-advisers alongside a due-diligence process for recommended investments.

Marc Shapiro is a financial advisor at Palisade Capital Management, LP with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with the firm since 2004. Palisade Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including corporations, public pension plans, financial institutions, family offices, trusts, and individual investors. The firm employs a research-intensive, bottom-up fundamental approach with conviction-weighted portfolios and serves as a sub-adviser to mutual funds and collective investment trust vehicles.

Nicholas Henderson is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Linqto Investment Management, LLC, Linqto Capital, LLC, and Linqto, Inc. in various roles. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities, offering a customized planning process that includes balance sheet reviews, tax and estate planning, and philanthropic planning. The firm uses third-party software and probabilistic modeling to support its collaborative recommendations while maintaining a separation between fiduciary planning and implementation.

Julia Bialek is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with BakerAvenue in New York, NY, and has four years of industry experience. She has worked at BakerAvenue Asset Management since 2020 and previously spent four years at CISA. BakerAvenue provides wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients, generally on a discretionary basis. The firm offers multiple investment strategies combining tactical allocation, quantitative analysis, and fundamental research, and includes services such as tax and estate planning, philanthropy, and trustee oversight.

Laurie Goodman is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., Leucadia Asset Management LLC, and Jefferies LLC. Goodman serves on the advisory boards of Two Sigma Venn Organization and Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Financial Economics, providing guidance on product development and financial economics education. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC offers fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, and businesses through a customized and collaborative planning process that includes comprehensive financial analysis and planning tools.

Caesar Cepeda is a financial advisor with Snowden Capital Advisors LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Snowden Capital Advisors and its affiliated entities since 2014. Outside of advisory work, he is the president and owner of Plan B Athletics Inc., operating the Crossfit Monrovia gym. Snowden Capital Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services, employing customized model portfolios and third-party managers while maintaining client oversight.

Edward Spiegel is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at notable firms including E*TRADE Capital Management and Banc of America Investment Services. Wedbush Securities offers investment advisory and broker-dealer services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, providing a range of services including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and capital markets.

James Lee is a financial advisor at Level Four Advisory Services with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Mid-Atlantic Securities, Inc. for 18 years before joining Level Four Advisory Services and Level Four Financial in 2022. Lee has also been affiliated with Queens College since 2006. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $5.32 billion across 115 advisors and over 13,800 client relationships. The firm serves a diverse client base with fee-only financial planning, asset management, third-party manager referrals, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing tailored model portfolios and integrated financial capabilities.