Deva Panambur is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 66 license with 16 years of industry experience. Since 2010, Panambur has operated as the sole advisor at Sarsi, LLC, following four years at Neuberger Berman BD LLC. Sarsi, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions, including family offices. The firm integrates strategic asset allocation with both traditional and alternative investments and employs options strategies in separately managed accounts alongside consulting and due-diligence services focused on alternative and private funds.

Christina Davis is a financial advisor at Mikhael Paul Wealth Management in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including Northwestern Mutual, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of advisory work, she is the owner of Queendom Company, a music creation business. Mikhael Paul Wealth Management provides financial planning, portfolio management, and corporate financial-planning services to a diverse client base including corporations, small businesses, charitable organizations, and individuals. The firm offers customized advisory services alongside non-advisory business-management solutions such as payroll and bookkeeping, with a variety of billing options.

David Lewis is a financial advisor at Velbridge Wealth Advisors LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked with firms including MML Investors Services LLC, Northwestern Mutual, Prudential, and Allstate. Outside of his financial advisory role, Lewis owns Mogul Protection Agency LLC, a private investigation and security firm, and serves as Director of Registration at the Church of Scientology in New York City. Velbridge Wealth Advisors LLC offers investment management, financial planning, consulting, and pension services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm employs a long-term, customized investment approach based on fundamental analysis and asset allocation, with ongoing account reviews and discretionary management available when authorized.

Alek Turkmen is a financial advisor at Silk with a Series 65 designation and one year of experience. His prior roles include positions at Parallel Distribution, Northrop Grumman, Loisaida, and Jaros, Baum & Bolles, as well as four years at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Silk is an independent firm offering discretionary investment management through a uniform AI-driven long/short U.S. equity strategy for individuals, high-net-worth investors, and institutional clients. The firm executes trades autonomously using large language model–based agents and operates with full discretionary authority, employing margin, short selling, and active trading without portfolio customization.

Tabor Butler is the sole advisor at The Butler Group LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in New York, NY. He holds a Series 66 designation and has five years of industry experience, with The Butler Group LLC operating since 2004. The Butler Group LLC primarily serves individual clients, including some high-net-worth households, as well as businesses, charities, and small pension accounts. The firm provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, using a tailored asset allocation approach based on fundamental analysis, multiple research ratings, and geopolitical commentary.

James Keenan Jr. is the sole advisor at Keenan Private Wealth Management in New York, NY, with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has led Keenan Investment Management, Inc. since 2001. Keenan Private Wealth Management serves individual clients by providing private wealth management, financial planning, and investment consulting through written plans or ongoing advisory relationships. The firm primarily utilizes third-party managers via the BNY Advisors Managed 360 wrap program, focusing on tailored asset allocations and periodic portfolio reviews while clients retain responsibility for custody and implementation.

Patrick Hsu is the sole advisor at Hawkeye Investment Management LLC in Demarest, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has managed Hawkeye since 2011. Outside of investment management, Hsu works as a licensed New Jersey REALTOR. Hawkeye Investment Management provides discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, families, trusts, and small-business retirement plans, focusing on larger or qualified investor accounts. The firm employs a discount capture strategy in closed-end funds, utilizing both hedged long/short and long-only approaches, with portfolio management supported by Morningstar data and Insider Score institutional ownership information.

Jeffrey Weintraub is the principal and sole advisor at Dr. Jeff Finance, LLC, an independent firm based in Rye Brook, NY. He holds the CFP® designation and a Series 65 license, with nine years of experience advising clients. Prior to founding his firm, Dr. Weintraub worked as an emergency physician at Norwalk Hospital and continues to practice part-time at Greenwich Hospital. He also prepares personal income tax returns for clients and participates in the IRS Annual Filing Season Program. Dr. Jeff Finance, LLC provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, and businesses. The firm integrates tax preparation and insurance assistance with a long-term investment approach that combines passive allocations and various analytical methods, offering socially responsible investing options and a holistic focus on wealth and health.

Prem Hira is the principal and sole advisor at Investry, LLC, an independent registered investment advisory firm. He holds a Series 65 designation and has five years of industry experience. Prior to founding Investry in 2020, he was involved with Hira Investments, LLC, a family-managed private investment fund, where he performs administrative duties outside of trading hours. Investry, LLC manages approximately $9.63 million in discretionary assets for a small client base, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and tax preparation services. The firm generally employs a passive investment strategy using index funds and ETFs, with the option for socially responsible investing based on client preferences.

Ivan Thornton is a financial advisor with Fiduciary Management Group, LLC in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. Thornton has been with Fiduciary Management Group since 2005. Fiduciary Management Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as corporate retirement plans, Taft-Hartley accounts, and nonprofit organizations. The firm provides multi-client family office services and comprehensive financial planning, implementing individualized investment policies with discretionary portfolio management.

Edward Papier is a financial advisor at Amadeus Wealth Alternatives, Inc. in Hackensack, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with eight years of industry experience. He has been associated with Amadeus Wealth Advisors entities since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a CFP at Livingston Wealth Management LLC, a non-investment related activity. Amadeus Wealth Alternatives provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management across public equities, fixed income, and a broad range of alternative investments, with a focus on tailored investment policy statements and a long-term buy-and-hold strategy.

Yaakov Barr Zvulun is the principal of Barr CPA LLC in Ridgewood, NJ, holding the PFS™ designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Barr CPA LLC since 2005, overseeing a firm that provides accounting, tax, and financial planning services. Barr CPA LLC serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, charities, and business entities, focusing on individualized financial plans, tax planning, business valuation, and forensic accounting. The firm operates on a fee-only basis without custody of client assets or discretionary trading, emphasizing long-term, buy-and-hold investment recommendations and tax-aware planning.

Guoqing Ouyang is the principal of Density Capital LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has experience in hospitality consulting and related industries dating back to 2007, including roles with Shenzhen Hezong Hotel Management Consultancy, Prudential Hong Kong Limited, and United Hotel Consultancy LLC. Ouyang has also worked as an independent investment manager and held positions outside traditional advisory firms, such as with Uber and Dynasty Consultants International Limited. Density Capital LLC is a discretionary portfolio manager serving primarily individual and high net worth clients. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven approach focused on financial-statement and credit analysis for equity and fixed-income selection, tailoring portfolio allocations to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Bryan Weisgal is a financial advisor at Ruth with a Series 65 designation. He has no prior industry experience but has worked in legal and technology roles, including at Lowenstein Sandler LLP and My Technology, Inc. He also completed law school at the University of Georgia. Ruth is an independent advisory firm serving individual retail clients through a digital-first, non-discretionary platform. The firm focuses on a single long-term buy-and-hold investment strategy using the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) and offers clients exposure to the U.S. large-cap equity market with a flat advisory fee structure.

Nevada Carter is a financial advisor at Elessar Wealth with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Elessar Wealth, Carter held roles at Columbia University and Dynamic Wealth Strategies. Elessar Wealth is a registered investment adviser offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm emphasizes tailored client strategies through individualized investment objectives, portfolio management, and the option to allocate assets to third-party managers.

Leslie Lewis is the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Compliance Officer of MultiGenerational.Black Inc., with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has a background that includes roles at Business Insider, Bookmark Publications, and Broadview Phoenix Productions. Outside of her advisory work, Ms. Lewis serves as a board member Emeritus of the Reginald F Lewis Foundation, oversees publishing at Bookmark Publications, produces theater and film projects with Broadview Phoenix Productions, and organizes events for Black Harvard Alumni United, LLC. MultiGenerational.Black Inc. provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, including 401(k) plan design services. The firm operates as a fiduciary and employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach using low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by educational programming and fee-based training products aimed particularly at increasing financial fluency among first-time African American stock market investors.

Stephen Parker is the principal of TSN Management Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with 39 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Cape Securities, Dawson James Securities, and Oppenheimer. TSN Management Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services primarily to individual clients who are not high-net-worth, focusing on portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles with performance-based fee arrangements. The firm is notable for its dual broker-dealer affiliation and performance fee structure while operating on a very small scale.

Truman Hobbs III is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Boyar Value Group, Overbrook Management Corporation, and currently leads TwentyThree Advisory. Truman serves on the Board of Directors of The Adwell Corporation, where he acts as Treasurer and an Executive Committee Member. TwentyThree Advisory provides portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on long-term equity investments supported by fundamental analysis. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements and maintains a small, concentrated client base.

Jonathan Russo is a financial advisor at LightedWay Advisory Services, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial LLC and Global Retirement Partners, LLC. LightedWay Advisory Services provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as consulting services to pension and employee benefit plans and charitable organizations. The firm employs model allocations and a long-term trading approach based on multiple analytical methods, maintaining a high client count supported by standardized processes and model portfolios.

Danilo Santiago is a financial advisor at Rational Investment Methodology, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. He has been with Rational Investment Methodology since 2016, where he is the sole advisor. Rational Investment Methodology offers discretionary portfolio management for qualified individual investors, employing predefined risk-profile strategies and proprietary discounted dividend models across select consumer and industrial sectors. The firm uses a rule-based investment approach with algorithmic execution and applies performance-based compensation for qualified clients.