Adriano Almeida is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at VII Capital Management LLC since 2014. He is based in Stamford, CT, and is part of a three-advisor team at the firm. VII Capital Management provides discretionary equity portfolio management to individuals, personal trusts and estates, and taxable business entities, and acts as adviser to a pooled investment vehicle. The firm focuses on fundamental, bottom-up research within publicly traded common stocks, offers standardized and customized portfolio strategies, and utilizes performance-based fees and leverage in select portfolios.

Vito Collacuro is a financial advisor with Settanni Financial LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cetera and has served as a tax preparer with Settanni CPA, a role he maintains alongside his advisory work. Settanni Financial is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $397 million across about 155 client relationships. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, and offers investment management, retirement-plan advisory, financial planning, and integrated wealth-management services with an emphasis on a fiduciary, long-term investment approach.

David Nightingale is a financial advisor at Drum Hill Capital, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Drum Hill Capital since 1998. Drum Hill Capital advises individuals and families, including IRAs, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up fundamental research and uses a range of model asset-allocation strategies, incorporating equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and a specialized Focused European Equity model.

Charles Benway is a CFP® with six years of experience as a financial advisor at Main Street Financial, where he has worked since 2000. He is also a CPA with over 38 years in that profession. Benway operates a separate CPA practice located at the same address as Main Street Financial. Main Street Financial provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $71 million for about 98 clients, employing customized asset allocation strategies and an integrated tax and investment service model through its affiliation with an accounting firm.

James Whiting is a financial advisor at Krauss Whiting Capital Advisors LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been a partner at Krauss Whiting CPAs LLP since 1988, where he is a licensed Certified Public Accountant providing public accounting services. He divides his time between the CPA firm and the investment advisory business in Stamford, Connecticut. Krauss Whiting Capital Advisors offers individualized portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, trusts, and estates. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and asset-allocation analysis, conducts regular portfolio reviews, and performs mutual fund and ETF due diligence, with discretionary or non-discretionary account management.

Zachary Olson is a financial advisor at Drum Hill Capital, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Drum Hill Capital since 2012. Drum Hill Capital provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, families, IRAs, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm combines macroeconomic analysis with fundamental research and offers diversified strategies, including the use of margin and options, as well as specialized equity models and alternative investment guidance.

Carl Scholtz is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Scholtz & Company, LLC since 2012, including its predecessor firm starting in 2019. Scholtz & Company is a wealth management firm serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, and institutions. The firm manages approximately $314 million across 200 client accounts and employs a combination of fundamental research and technical analysis to guide its investment strategies, with an emphasis on capital preservation and income.

Thomas Hoffman is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Netherby Advisors LLC since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as vice-chair of the board of managers and co-chair of the investment and financial management committee for the Fairmount Cemetery Association of Newark and Somerset Hills. Netherby Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and qualified plans, as well as sub-advisory support to banks and other advisers. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Market Hypothesis, offering globally diversified portfolios through various investment vehicles and maintaining regular monitoring and rebalancing.

John Hill is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Quorus Inc. since 2022 and previously held roles at Tegus and THE Vanguard Group, Inc. from 2014 to 2022. Quorus Inc. provides portfolio implementation and separately managed account management primarily to registered investment advisors, family offices, and small endowments, using technology to deliver personalized investment portfolios and automate rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting strategies.

David Montaquiza is a financial advisor at Municipal Asset Management Inc with 4 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Municipal Asset Management Inc since 1998. Municipal Asset Management Inc provides discretionary portfolio management primarily focused on fixed-income securities to high net worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs fundamental economic and relative-value analysis to deliver customized bond portfolios aligned with clients’ goals and risk profiles.

Sheila Pettee is a CFA® charterholder with 35 years of experience in the investment industry. She is president and chief compliance officer of Pettee Investors, Inc., where she has worked since 2015. Since 2018, she has also been involved with Hoya Capital Real Estate, LLC. Pettee Investors, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement accounts, foundations, and institutions. The firm focuses on valuation-driven equity strategies across large- and mid-cap growth and equity REITs, employing fundamental and technical analysis with a typical one- to three-year investment horizon.

Matthew Gachi is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Catum Advisory Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2016. He has held roles at CB Design Group and Iag, LLC, and serves as Vice President of Devlin & Associates, Inc., a third-party administrator firm unrelated to investment advisory. Catum Advisory Group manages approximately $128.6 million for about 75 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and other registered investment advisers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and sub-advisory services with strategies that incorporate borrowing and derivatives alongside option overlays managed through a sub-adviser.

Irwin Silverberg is a CFA® charterholder with 58 years of industry experience. He is a Partner, Portfolio Manager, and Chief Investment Officer at Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management, where he has worked since the firm's inception in 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Cowen and Company LLC and Concept Capital Markets, LLC. Silverberg Bernstein Capital Management is a two-advisor SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charities, small businesses, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm focuses on concentrated, low-turnover portfolios primarily invested in smaller-cap companies with proprietary intellectual property or unique revenue models, emphasizing balance-sheet strength and cash-flow to manage downside risk.

Laurie Girsky is a financial advisor at G-Squared Advisory LLC in Mamaroneck, NY, with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. Laurie has worked at Merrill and has been with G-Squared Advisory since 2009. G-Squared Advisory provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families, focusing on cash flow, debt management, risk management, retirement and estate planning, and investment selection. The firm emphasizes long-term, fundamental buy-and-hold strategies and operates on an hourly or flat-fee basis without accepting discretionary authority or custody of client assets.

Lukasz Thieme is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Waypoint Financial, LLC and has previously worked at Fanton Hill Capital Management, LLC and Iridian Asset Management, LLC. Waypoint Financial, LLC offers investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and standalone fundamental research to individuals, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes passive investment management using diversified, low-cost index funds and ETFs, while also providing non-discretionary fundamental research and 401(k) participant education.

John Bailey is a financial advisor at LumenAI with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at VMG 2021 LLC since 2021 and Lumenai Investments LLC since 2020, alongside managing Spruce Management LLC since 2001. LumenAI provides investment management services to hedge funds, high-net-worth investors, investment advisors, fiduciaries, and institutions, utilizing a predominantly quantitative and AI-driven investment process. The firm manages tailored separate account portfolios and pooled vehicles, employing individual stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, and with client approval, futures, options, FX, or digital currencies.

Bruce Ryan is a financial advisor at Noble Capital Management, Inc. with 50 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Advisory Group Equity Services Ltd and Source Capital Group, Inc. He also operates under the d/b/a RHK Capital. Noble Capital Management, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and retirement planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing model portfolios focused on ETFs and mutual funds. The firm employs a model-based, ETF-centric approach with dynamic asset allocation guided by relative-strength analysis and daily market assessments.

Sean Dowling is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience at The Dowling Group Wealth Management in Greenwich, CT. He has held his current role since 2010. Outside of his advisory work, Dowling owns and operates a tax preparation and consultancy firm, Dowling Tax Group, LLC, which he acquired in 2017 and dedicates significant time to. The Dowling Group Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and selection of third-party advisers for individuals, pensions, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $165.6 million in client assets and emphasizes goal-based planning with a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and long-term investment strategies.

Gaurav Adhikari is a financial advisor at Markin Asset Management, LP with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Payne Capital Management for ten years. Markin Asset Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides discretionary investment management to private pooled funds, separately managed accounts, and serves as a sub-advisor to other advisers. The firm employs proprietary multi-asset quantitative models incorporating artificial intelligence and machine-learning techniques to construct portfolios for individuals, trusts, endowments, and family offices.

Timothy Pettee is a financial advisor at Pettee Investors Inc with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at AIG SunAmerica Capital Services and Asset Management Corp for over 17 years. Pettee Investors provides individualized investment management to a select client base including individual households, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm combines fundamental security analysis with selective technical inputs across equity and real estate strategies and maintains a distinctive ownership structure involving affiliated registered advisers and ETF sponsorship.