Anthony Ford is a CFP® professional with six years of experience in financial advising, currently serving at Ford Financial Solutions, LLC in New York, NY. He is also the owner and principal of Ford Law, PLLC, a New York-based law firm providing legal services to individuals. Ford Financial Solutions serves individual clients across a range of wealth levels, providing comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm emphasizes a passive investment approach using low-cost exchange-traded funds and diversified asset-allocation models, often implementing portfolios through referrals to outside managers while conducting due diligence and monitoring.

Bryan Koslow is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Clarus Group LLC since 2013. His prior roles include positions at Commonwealth Financial Network, Cetera Advisors, World Investments, and Ampex Capital. Outside of his advisory work, he is a sole proprietor providing accounting, tax preparation, and business valuation services, and he serves on the boards of the Foundation for MERS and the Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children of Monmouth County. Clarus Group LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plan participants. The firm manages approximately $158 million across about 182 clients, utilizing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis to build primarily long-term portfolios with options for tactical adjustments and tax-efficient strategies.

Christian Vivas is a financial advisor at Ronald Gelok & Associates, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Outside of his advisory role, Vivas works as a group fitness instructor at local YMCA facilities, leading pre-choreographed exercise classes. Ronald Gelok & Associates manages approximately $75 million for around 230 clients, serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charities, and business entities. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management, emphasizing fundamental analysis and tailored manager selection aligned with clients’ risk tolerance and goals.

Paul Saxton is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Saiph Capital, LLC since 2021. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Saxton is a member of the Screen Actors Guild and occasionally works as an actor, extra, and stunt player. He is also president of The Saxton Foundation, a charitable organization. Saiph Capital provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and banking institutions. The firm manages approximately $361 million in assets and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and Independent Managers.

David Podell is a financial advisor with Podell Financial Group LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and over 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Podell Financial Group since 2006 and previously at Nylife Securities and New York Life Insurance Company for 20 years. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Business Benefits Consulting LLC, providing fee-for-service benefits consulting to business owners, and volunteers on the Town of Randolph Board of Assessments. Podell Financial Group LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and plan sponsors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, using a tailored investment approach that includes asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and technical analysis, with accounts reviewed at least quarterly.

Edwin Milner is a financial advisor with Comprehensive Wealth Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 28 years of industry experience. His prior firms include LPL Financial, American Investment Planners, and Signature Securities Group Corp./Signature Bank. He also provides limited services through Comprehensive Wealth Services during a transition to LPL Financial’s RIA platform. Comprehensive Wealth Services, LLC offers fee-based investment advisory and portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and related entities, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs with discretionary management tailored to client risk tolerance, tax situations, and time horizons. The firm is modest in scale, with four advisors serving a mainly high-net-worth client base.

Richard Wolfe is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience and has been with Saddle River Capital Management, LLC since 2003. He is based in Wyckoff, NJ, and holds a Series 65 license. Saddle River Capital Management serves individual investors, other advisors, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, 401(k) plans, and institutional and charitable clients by providing portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a proprietary research model combining fundamental and technical analysis to construct cost-efficient, globally allocated portfolios primarily using ETFs and mutual funds, with an emphasis on ongoing planning and performance tracking through quarterly reviews and modeled scenario testing.

Matthew Carey is a CFP® with nine years of experience in financial advising. He has worked with Blue Spark Capital Advisors since 2012 and has experience at Apella Wealth beginning in 2026. Carey also has a role at Iona College that he has held since 2011. Blue Spark Capital Advisors serves individual clients and families, focusing on women experiencing significant life transitions such as divorce, the death of a spouse or parent, retirement, or job changes. The firm provides discretionary investment management combined with comprehensive financial planning, using a liability-driven investing approach implemented through low-cost ETFs and mutual funds.

Rosemarie Marino is a financial advisor with Hemisphere Partners LLC in New York, NY. She holds the Series 63 designation and has five years of industry experience. Marino has been with Hemisphere Partners, a small firm with two principals, since 2005. Hemisphere Partners primarily serves high net worth individuals and their estate-planning entities, offering investment advice, portfolio management, and consulting. The firm uses a tailored, diversified approach with an emphasis on manager due diligence and employs a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, private funds, and UCITS.

Jeffrey Gibs is a financial advisor at Volumetric Advisers with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Volumetric Advisers since 2015. Volumetric Advisers primarily provides investment advisory services to the registered mutual fund Volumetric Fund, Inc., along with portfolio management for separately managed accounts and advisory services to individuals and small businesses. The firm uses a proprietary volume-and-trend methodology called the “Volume and Range” system to guide its investment decisions.

William Bradford is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has been with Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc. since 1985. Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-based investment adviser managing approximately $135 million in assets. The firm provides discretionary, separate-account management to individuals, tax-exempt entities, and investment partnerships, employing a long-term, fundamentally driven growth investment approach that emphasizes companies with consistent sales and earnings growth and economic moats.

Liang Chun Wu is a financial advisor at Upright Financial Corp with one year of industry experience and a Series 65 credential. His background includes teaching positions at Berklee College of Music and various educational institutions in Taiwan, as well as a role at the Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance. Upright Financial Corp is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving primarily individual clients, including high-net-worth households, along with a limited range of institutional clients. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management with a long-term, value-oriented approach using both fundamental and technical analysis.

Lauren Locker is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Locker Financial Services, LLC since 1992. Locker Financial Services is a fee-only advisory firm serving individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and professionals sponsoring retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management, focusing on diversified mutual funds and ETFs with accounts typically held at Charles Schwab.

John Williams is a financial advisor at Bautis Financial, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Bautis Financial since 2018, including its current iteration since 2020. Prior to his financial services career, he was involved with Woosh Athletic, LLC, an athletic-related business, from 2013 to 2016. Bautis Financial, LLC provides discretionary investment supervisory services and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately 275 client relationships with about $197 million in discretionary assets. The firm uses client-specific Investment Policy Statements and a variety of analytical techniques to implement trading strategies across multiple asset classes, typically operating on a discretionary basis with annual account reviews.

Robert Korzik is a financial advisor with First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of his advisory work, he is a managing partner in RJE Marine Services LLC, a charter fishing boat business operated by his son. First Light Wealth Advisors, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a portfolio construction approach based on fundamental and cyclical analysis integrated with Modern Portfolio Theory and serves a range of clients including high-net-worth individuals and ERISA retirement plans.

Peter Goodman is a financial advisor with SFI Advisors, LLC in Montclair, NJ, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with SFI Advisors since 2001 and has prior experience at Manufacturers Life Insurance Company spanning three decades. Goodman serves on the executive committee of a retirement planners’ study group, Retirement Advisors & Designers of America (RADA). SFI Advisors serves individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and qualified retirement plans by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, corporate retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm employs tailored investment strategies, including modern portfolio theory and long-term purchase approaches, and offers access to a range of investment products such as equities, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and municipal securities.

Zachary Scadden is a financial advisor at Zulu Dreams Capital LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. and The Vanguard Group, Inc. Outside of advising, he is a part owner of Carolina Premier Landscaping L.L.C. Zulu Dreams Capital LLC provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to individual investors without an account minimum. The firm employs a blend of charting, cyclical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis with both long-term and short-term trading strategies, managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Zoe Vlachos is a financial advisor at Adalta Capital Management LLC with five years of industry experience. She has been with Adalta since 2016. Adalta Capital Management LLC provides asset management primarily through customized separately managed accounts and advises private investment funds. The firm serves high-net-worth and non-HNW individuals, trusts, estates, family offices, and institutional clients, following a long-only, value-based investment discipline focused on financially strong companies.

Gordy Rogers is a financial advisor at Target Rock Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Target Rock, his work history includes roles at Cicero Therapies/Forge Equity Partners, Co., Speech South Associates LLC, Brooklyn Speech Solutions PLLC, and E*TRADE Professional Trading, LLC. Target Rock Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily to affluent and high-net-worth individuals, as well as institutions and organizations. The firm emphasizes passive portfolio construction with fundamental analysis and may incorporate ESG or socially conscious screens based on client preferences.

Kent Sheng is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience and has been with Tandem Capital Management, Inc. since 1991. He holds a Series 63 license and also serves as secretary for SYS Investors Corp., the parent holding company for Tandem Capital Management, where he reviews finances and records minutes. Tandem Capital Management provides wealth management and investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, families, entrepreneurs, executives, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of top-down macro and sector outlook with bottom-up fundamental analysis, managing concentrated, discretionary portfolios with a long-term orientation and relatively low turnover.