Michael Kaup is a financial advisor with Gladstone Wealth Partners in Morristown, NJ, holding a Series 63 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His career includes tenure at MetLife Securities Inc. and LPL Financial, LLC, in addition to his current roles at Gladstone Wealth Partners and related affiliated advisory entities. Gladstone Wealth Partners serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing a range of investment approaches including individual securities, mutual funds, alternative investments, and tax-managed strategies.

Scott Dresser is a financial advisor at Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management (LNW) based in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. His prior experience includes four years at Wetherby Asset Management and multiple roles within the LNW organization since 2022. LNW provides wealth planning and investment management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and related entities. The firm emphasizes customized investment policy statements, strategic asset allocation, global diversification, and a core-satellite approach incorporating active managers, tax-aware strategies, and alternative investments.

Eugene Mulvaney Jr. is a financial advisor with Independence Square Holdings, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, B. Riley Wealth Advisors, B. Riley Wealth Management, and Wunderlich Securities. Independence Square Holdings, LLC provides investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and portfolio management to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory methods and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services, integrating in-house portfolio management with LPL-sponsored programs and algorithmic tools.

Scott Shames is a financial advisor at A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Alliance Global Partners since 2022, with prior experience at National Asset Management, Inc. and V-Finance. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer operating a multi-team platform of about 131 advisors managing approximately $2.95 billion for over 7,000 clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and brokerage services through an open-architecture model that combines internally managed strategies with co- and sub-advisory relationships.

Kevin Young is a CFP® with 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Ritholtz Wealth Management since 2021 and previously spent six years with Northwestern Mutual in various roles. He is also the owner of Chartwell Services LLC, a company providing expense-related services to Ritholtz Wealth Management. Ritholtz Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients, offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm employs a goal-based investment approach focused on asset allocation and behavioral finance, utilizing diversified low-cost ETFs, tactical overlays, and alternative investments alongside digital platforms for model portfolio management.

Ileana Platt is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with various Jefferies entities since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she is a general partner in a real estate partnership and serves as a director of a real estate holding company. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, and businesses, using a customized and collaborative planning process supported by third-party software and scenario analysis.

Phillip Pedrena is a Series 66–registered advisor with Snowden Capital Advisors LLC, based in New York, NY. He has 19 years of industry experience and has worked at Snowden Lane Partners since 2014. Snowden Capital Advisors serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and third-party manager selection, combining multi-team scale with institutional capabilities.

Tyler Whitehouse is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at Calton & Associates, Inc. for ten years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with HR Ease LLC, a benefit administrative platform, and participates as a member of the From Tessa with Love Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization. RMR Wealth Builders is a multi-team SEC-registered investment advisory firm managing approximately $2.2 billion in client assets. The firm primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients through portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and specialized services including digital-asset management and annuity programs.

Paul Lambert is a financial advisor at Tocqueville Asset Management LP in New York, NY, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Tocqueville Securities L.P. since 2010, serving as a portfolio manager and analyst. Tocqueville Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and supervisory services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, registered investment companies, private pooled vehicles, insurance companies, and public pension plans. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented, and contrarian investment approach across multiple asset classes and is notable for its involvement with investment companies, private pooled vehicles, and affiliated broker-dealer operations.

Ana Avina is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 20 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Jefferies LLC. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a customized, collaborative planning process supported by third-party software and offers a wide range of planning topics including tax, estate, executive compensation, and philanthropic planning.

Dennison Veru is a financial advisor with Palisade Capital Management, LP, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Palisade since 2000. Mr. Veru serves on the boards of directors for Brickell Biotech, Inc. and BioCancell, Ltd., both portfolio companies advised by Palisade Capital Management. Palisade Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse range of clients including corporations, public pension plans, financial institutions, family offices, trusts, and individuals. The firm employs a research-intensive, bottom-up fundamental approach with conviction-weighted portfolios across multiple equity and fixed income strategies, and holds formal subadvisory relationships alongside its separate account management.

Robert Peller is a financial advisor with The AmeriFlex Group in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 26 years of industry experience. His prior work includes long tenures at Cetera and Kestra, as well as a position at Premier Exhibitions Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for the Peller Family Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. The AmeriFlex Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of advisory affiliates. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, third-party money manager selection, and retirement plan consulting, delivering customized strategies via model asset allocations, discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships, and multiple custodial platforms.

Jason Apuzzio is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Truist Investment Services Inc. and PNC Investments LLC. Beacon Trust serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach with a risk-first framework and provides integrated trust and banking referral capabilities through its affiliation with a chartered trust company and bank holding company.

James Deutsch is a financial advisor at Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2000. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee on the investment committee at Trinity School and is a board member on the investment committee for the NYU Law Foundation. Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through multiple independent portfolio managers who employ an active, growth-oriented equity strategy. The firm operates as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, offering client brokerage accounts with distinctive trading flexibility and transaction-based commissions on non-retirement accounts.

Kenneth Pollinger is a financial advisor with Klingenstein Fields Advisors in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 credential and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Klingenstein, Fields & Co., L.L.C. since 2013 and is also associated with KF Group, L.P. Additionally, he serves as a Director and member of the Audit Committee of Brandywine Trust Company, LLC, a Delaware trust company providing fiduciary and administrative services. Klingenstein Fields Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, foundations, endowments, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a team-based, fundamental research approach with a long-term orientation and operates both core equity model portfolios and open-architecture asset allocations, including management of affiliated private funds.

Michael Mac Dougal is a financial advisor with Summit Financial, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Summit Financial since 2018, following over two decades at Summit Equities, Inc. and Summit Financial Resources, Inc. Outside of advising, Mr. Mac Dougal sells firewood through a farmland property he owns in Hampton, NJ. Summit Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for about 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of advisory and portfolio management programs with both discretionary and consultative services, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to alternative investments.

Tara Shulman is a financial advisor at Compound Planning, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at UBS Financial Services, Janney Montgomery Scott, and Compound Advisers, Inc. Compound Planning serves individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and a Turnkey Asset Management Program for financial intermediaries. The firm’s investment approach combines customized, risk-based model allocations with fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory analysis, utilizing low-cost ETFs, direct indexing, and alternative strategies.

Robert Tansey is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 42 years of industry experience. He previously worked at RBC Capital Markets Corporation for 12 years before joining Wedbush in 2020. Wedbush Securities provides investment advisory and broker-dealer services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering a range of wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and capital markets solutions. The firm’s dual registration enables it to deliver both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside securities lending and prime services.

Brennan Tobin is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Wedbush Securities since 2014. Wedbush Securities provides investment advisory and broker-dealer services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, including trusts and pension plans. The firm’s offerings include wealth management, fixed income, commodities, securities lending, capital markets, and institutional research, with portfolio management tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Lawrence Bell is a CFP® with 34 years of industry experience and is currently with Summit Financial, LLC. He has held positions at Summit Financial since 2018, and previously worked at Summit Equities, Inc. and Summit Financial Resources, Inc. from 1991 to 2018. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of the Delbarton Athletic Boosters, a high school athletic booster program. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets with 216 advisors and around 17,800 clients. The firm offers investment advisory and portfolio management programs, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services through a combination of discretionary and consultative platforms.