Sharon Highland is a financial advisor at Barak Asset Management LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been the owner and CEO of Barak Asset Management since 2007. Prior to and alongside this role, she has worked with THS Ltd since 2008. Barak Asset Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, pension plans, foundations, government entities, private funds, and corporations. The firm employs a global-core asset allocation strategy with ESG screening and an emphasis on dividend income, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and monitoring them regularly.

Evan Levine is a financial advisor at Complete Advisors with 4 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. Prior to his current role, he operated under CompleteAdvisors from 2009 to 2020. Outside of advising, he also works as a group insurance broker. Complete Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and qualified retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a strategic, long-term investment approach and offers a mix of fiduciary services and business consulting.

David Siegfried is a CFP® professional with 4 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Financial Advisor Network, Inc. in Farmingdale, NY, where he has worked since 2015. Financial Advisor Network, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and retirement planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term buy-and-hold strategy focused on individual equities, complemented by cost-controlled index mutual funds and ETFs, and offers integrated accounting and tax preparation services through its affiliated accounting practice.

Corey Peterson is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, serving as the sole advisor at Great Hill Advisory since 2016. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. Great Hill Advisory serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable organizations, providing comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and referrals to third-party money managers. The firm combines a primarily passive investment approach with integrated tax preparation services and occasionally employs advanced strategies and external managers tailored to client needs.

Barry Kiront is a financial advisor at Craft Wealth Management LLC in Garden City, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Craft Wealth Management since 2015 and is also involved with related entities including Craft Asset Holdings LLC and Advanced Capital Management LLC. Outside of advisory roles, Kiront serves as Vice President and backup administrator for Jobast Holding Inc., a non-investment related entity. Craft Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with both long- and short-term strategies, including options trading, short selling, and margin, and manages approximately $9.18 million in assets across about 58 client relationships.

Mario Veneroso is the principal advisor at Veneroso Wealth Management with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Kingsview Partners. Veneroso is also a licensed attorney who does not practice law and participates occasionally as a financial consultant in media interviews. Veneroso Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and charitable organizations with asset management and financial planning services. The firm employs a diversified investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, and portfolio theory analyses, offering both discretionary trading and flexible planning fee structures.

Sean Mc Cormack is a financial advisor at Cornbelt Financial, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Cornbelt Financial since 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with SHFuse, Inc., a company specializing in data analytics. Cornbelt Financial serves individual clients and small service-based business owners, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, tax preparation, and business services. The firm combines top-down and bottom-up analysis with various investment methods and emphasizes tax efficiency, regular risk analysis, and portfolio alignment with client goals.

Kevin Hughes is a Series 63 licensed financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with American Wealth Administration Group LLC since 2016 and briefly worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory role, Hughes serves as a trustee for Butterfield Library/Westminster Institute and is a board member of the Westminster Development Review Board in Vermont. American Wealth Administration Group LLC provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a tactical overlay, emphasizing capital preservation and excluding options, margin, private equity, and cryptocurrency from its strategies.

Cynthia Golub is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at G-Squared Advisory LLC since 2009. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Mamaroneck, NY. G-Squared Advisory LLC provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families, focusing on long-term, fundamental, buy-and-hold investment strategies and asset allocation. The firm operates on an hourly or flat-fee basis without managing client assets or accepting discretionary authority.

Kimberly Gilgeours is a financial advisor at The World Changers Investments, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at several firms, including Transamerica Financial Advisors and Benefit Mall. Kimberly has been involved with Butterfly Focus Public Speak, a public speaking initiative, from 2020 to 2023. The World Changers Investments, LLC offers investment management and sub-advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on third-party money manager selection and portfolio management through co-advisory agreements, providing non-discretionary advisory services where clients retain authority over investment decisions.

William Villafranco is the principal advisor at Villafranco Wealth Management in Cresskill, NJ, with 30 years of industry experience. He has held Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Apb Financial Group, Inc. He is involved in several nonprofit organizations, serving as a trustee for the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation III and the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction, and is the founder of Footprints in the Sand as well as owner of Humble Yoga LLC. Villafranco Wealth Management provides personalized investment management services to wealthy individuals, high net worth families, trusts, private foundations, and internal private investment vehicles. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, sponsors and advises private pooled investment vehicles, and manages related private funds, with a focus on customized portfolios using model allocations, fundamental analysis, and a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and third-party managers.

Ilir Gjoni is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience at Capital Preservation Partners, Inc. in Bronxville, NY. He has been with the firm since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in real estate brokerage and property management through entities including Alphabet Realty, LTD and Adriatic Holdings LLC. Capital Preservation Partners serves individuals, corporations, trusts, pensions, and profit-sharing plans, providing tailored financial planning and portfolio management. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to construct portfolios and emphasizes ongoing monitoring and specialized planning services.

Joseph Downey is a CFP® and ChFC® with 26 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is the president of Private Client Asset Management, Inc., where he has worked since 2008, and previously held positions at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. and Annuity Express Brokerage. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in tax preparation and the sale of fixed insurance products. Private Client Asset Management offers fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and pension plans. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation strategy that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis, generally favoring long-term, buy-and-hold positions while using rebalancing and tactical overlays based on client objectives.

Nicholas Lin is a financial advisor at Arta Finance with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Charles Schwab Bank, SSB, and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., among other firms. Arta Finance serves primarily accredited investors, qualified clients, and qualified purchasers through a digital platform offering discretionary managed products and self-directed options. The firm uses a proprietary algorithm incorporating machine learning and minimum-volatility methodology alongside human oversight, and provides access to public market strategies, private funds, structured products, and listed-options strategies.

Michael Triebwasser is a financial advisor with Progressive Financial Planning Services Inc. in Melville, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and with 27 years of industry experience. His career includes positions at Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. and LPL Financial before joining Progressive Financial Planning Services. Progressive Financial Planning Services, Inc. provides financial planning and investment advice to individual clients and offers corporate financial plans. The firm emphasizes consultative planning with clients retaining control of their assets, using an hourly fee model without discretionary management or performance-based fees.

Daniel Steinberg is a financial advisor at Steinberganna Wealth Management LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Osaic Wealth, Inc. and American Portfolios. Steinberg is a 50% owner of Steinberg Anna Wealth Management Corp., a fixed insurance sales business unrelated to securities, and serves as a trustee for the Frederica Steinberg Trust. Steinberganna Wealth Management advises individuals, families, business entities, and retirement plans through discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan participant education, and estate and trust administrative assistance. The firm manages approximately $496 million in client assets with a two-advisor team and employs both in-house management and third-party managers, primarily using Schwab for custody.

Abd Alrahman Al Asaad is a financial advisor at Basic Capital Advisors LLC with six years of industry experience. His background includes roles at StormSafe Asset Management, Harvard Business School, and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Basic Capital Advisors LLC provides ERISA-focused advisory and investment management services to employer-sponsored retirement plans and their fiduciaries. The firm emphasizes long-term, low-fee passive management using institutional-class index funds and ETFs, focusing on diversification, cost minimization, and ongoing monitoring.

Dov Lederer is a financial advisor at Creative Capital with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. He has previously worked at the Allia Group and has a background in education and religious studies, including roles at Kollel Derech Chaim, Yashivas Mir Jerusalem, Yeshivat Shaalvim, and Torah Academy of Bergen County. Creative Capital provides discretionary, fee-based portfolio management for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses, using a tactical allocation approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis. The firm customizes portfolios with various strategies, including equities, options, and real-estate partnership interests, and manages potential conflicts of interest through internal policies.

Brian Plunkett is a CFP® with five years of experience at Semper Financial and over 37 years as a CPA through his own firm, Brian Plunkett, CPA. He has worked with Semper Financial Advisors since 2011 and also operates an independent insurance agency selling term and long-term care insurance. Semper Financial Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a long-term, buy-and-hold strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm is affiliated with a separate CPA practice and manages client assets on a boutique scale with a focus on diversified portfolios tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Timothy Hughes is a PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of experience at American Wealth Administration Group LLC and over 36 years as a CPA. He operates his own accountancy practice, Timothy J. Hughes, CPA, LLC, providing accounting services to business owners and individuals. American Wealth Administration Group LLC offers discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs fundamental analysis to construct long-term core portfolios with a tactical overlay, emphasizing capital preservation and using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and bonds.