Douglas Johnston is a financial advisor at Blank Equity Management LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches an undergraduate economics course at Nassau Community College. Blank Equity Management provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm generally follows a long-term buy-and-hold investment approach and uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis methods.

Patricia Mcdonnell is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with MSM Financial Strategies in Manhasset, NY. She has four years of industry experience and has been with MSM Financial Strategies since 1997. MSM Financial Strategies is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, emphasizing mutual funds and a broad range of securities using fundamental and cyclical analysis tailored to client objectives.

Robert Sullivan is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with 12 years at Investment Insight Wealth Management and 2 years of industry experience. He is based in Massapequa, NY, and has worked exclusively with his current firm since 2014. Investment Insight Wealth Management is a small, owner-controlled registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as employer retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and ERISA retirement plan consulting, frequently incorporating derivatives-related strategies in its portfolio management.

Sarah Hopkins is a financial advisor at Tublin - DiFusco Advisors Inc. with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been employed with the Saratoga Springs City School District since 2012. Tublin - DiFusco Advisors Inc. provides discretionary investment advisory services primarily to individual clients, including high net worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm bases investment decisions on fundamental analysis and considers factors such as asset allocation, income needs, tax implications, and market outlook.

Taiwei Chang is a financial advisor at Basalt Wealth Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at China CITIC Bank International Limited, City Investment Solutions, and Shepherd Venture. Basalt Wealth serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, offering financial planning, customized portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to pursue long-term capital appreciation and uses options and derivatives as part of its strategies, providing services tailored to client objectives and constraints.

Edward Lee is a financial advisor with Generation Wealth Management in Great Neck, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has been a sole proprietor and affiliated with Generation Wealth Management since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed insurance agent. Generation Wealth Management serves individual and business clients through portfolio management, financial planning, and educational seminars. The firm utilizes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored investment strategies and operates a sponsored wrap-fee program, combining advisory services with affiliated insurance and tax-preparation activities.

Brian Hegarty is a financial advisor with Hegarty Advisors, LLC in Garden City, NY, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Btig LLC, and Berenberg Capital Markets LLC. Hegarty Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm manages approximately $171 million for over one hundred clients, primarily using passive, asset-class-based portfolios with an emphasis on tax-efficient construction and individualized investment policy statements.

David Papson is a financial advisor at CDT Capital Wealth Advisory LLC with a Series 65 designation. He has held positions at Macquarie Group Limited and Fiserv, Inc., and has been involved with CDT Capital Management LLC since 2017. CDT Capital Wealth Advisory provides comprehensive investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, and corporate entities, focusing on tailored portfolio management rather than standardized model portfolios. The firm manages assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis, using a mix of asset allocation, quantitative, and fundamental analysis with an emphasis on a long-term, tax-sensitive approach.

Anthony Della Rocca is a financial advisor with Progressive Financial Planning Services Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has nine years of industry experience, including roles at LPL Financial and Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. Outside of finance, he owns Taylors Woodshop, a woodworking business. Progressive Financial Planning Services Inc. is an investment management firm based in Melville, NY, serving clients through a team of four advisors.

Steven Brill is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Clear Point Advisors, Inc. since 1998. Clear Point Advisors provides fee-only investment management and financial advisory services to individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts and estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes an asset-allocation framework with global diversification, offers participant education and workshops as part of its retirement plan consulting, and conducts due diligence on unaffiliated private investment funds for qualified investors.

Bob Jahelka is a financial advisor at DSJ Wealth Management LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ and Series 63 designations and has been a partner at Demasco, Sena & Jahelka, LLP, an accounting firm, since 1993. DSJ Wealth Management provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, corporations, and qualified employee benefit plans. The firm typically allocates client assets to independent third-party investment managers while tailoring direct advice to client risk tolerance, time horizon, and liquidity needs.

Timothy Atkinson is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license, serving as an advisor at Excomp Asset Management Ltd since 2000. He has 26 years of industry experience. Excomp Asset Management Ltd provides investment advisory and discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm primarily constructs portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs, managing client accounts on a discretionary basis aligned with stated objectives and utilizing institutional custody and reporting platforms.

Cheng Luo is a financial advisor at HHL Wealth Advisors Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Cetera Financial Specialists LLC and Prime Number Capital, LLC. In addition to his advisory work, Luo serves as an adjunct assistant professor teaching accounting courses at Baruch College. HHL Wealth Advisors Inc. provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, employer-sponsored plans, and small businesses. The firm uses an asset-allocation approach based on modern portfolio theory and fundamental analysis, combining passive and active investments tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Brett Testerman is a CFP® professional with Excomp Asset Management Ltd, where he has worked since 2003. He is based in Melville, NY, and has 23 years of experience in the industry. Excomp Asset Management Ltd provides investment advisory and discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm primarily uses mutual funds and ETFs to construct portfolios and manages client accounts on a discretionary basis aligned with their stated objectives.

Mark Dorfman is a financial advisor at Nosuris, Inc. with 40 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and has worked at several firms including Oberlander Dorfman Inc. since 1988 and APW Capital, Inc. since 2009. Outside of advisory services, he serves as a continuing education instructor and exam proctor for insurance professionals and is involved in insurance wholesale brokerage. Nosuris, Inc. provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension plans, managing approximately $95 million in assets. The firm offers personalized portfolio management and financial planning, incorporating strategies that include customized portfolios, third-party managers, SRI/ESG considerations, and cryptocurrency exposure.

Ethan Davidov is a financial advisor at Davidov Wealth Group, LLC with one year of industry experience and a Series 65 credential. He has prior experience operating Davidov Financial Coaching, LLC and Davidov Law / Davidov Financial, with a combined six years in related roles. Ethan also has a background in education and law spanning ten years. Davidov Wealth Group, LLC manages approximately $174 million in discretionary assets and serves individual, high-net-worth, and pension clients. The firm offers ongoing discretionary portfolio management and hourly financial planning, using fundamental analysis and a mix of mutual funds, equities, bonds, ETFs, and government securities to implement client portfolios.

Andrew Kutz is a CFP® professional with over 30 years of experience at Kutz and Company Inc. He serves as president and CPA of Kutz & Kutz CPA's P.C., a non-investment related accounting firm based in Great Neck, NY. Kutz and Company Inc. provides tax and accounting services alongside personal financial planning and discretionary asset management to individuals, executives, trusts, and high net worth clients. The firm integrates its active tax and accounting practice with advisory services, developing client-specific written plans and managing portfolios primarily composed of no-load mutual funds and ETFs.

Jerald Wank is a financial advisor at Wank & Liptzin Advisory Services LLC with 28 years at the firm and 4 years of industry experience. He is also a partner in Wank & Liptzin LLP, a CPA firm providing tax and accounting services. Wank & Liptzin Advisory Services LLC offers financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to middle-class individuals and families, as well as trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm emphasizes comprehensive financial planning and a buy-and-hold investment approach, with a distinctive affiliation to a CPA firm and a billing structure based on hourly fees rather than asset percentages.

Chaim Deutsch is a CFP® professional with five years at Oak Private Wealth LLC and a total of three years in the financial advisory industry. He previously worked at SimkowitzCo LLC and owns Deutsch Tax Advisory, which he operates alongside his advisory activities. He is licensed to sell and advise on life and health insurance in New York and New Jersey. Oak Private Wealth LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individual and institutional clients, including pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm combines tax-aware financial planning with portfolio management using both passive and active strategies and coordinates its services with a separate tax advisory practice owned by the principal.