Edwin Lugo II is a CFA® charterholder associated with RMR Wealth Management with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Franklin Templeton for 15 years and Brown Capital Management, LLC for three years. He is also involved with EL2 Capital, LLC, which he has been part of since 2021. RMR Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement plans, and corporate clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and multiple managed-account programs. The firm customizes portfolios using third-party platforms and managers, incorporating a range of traditional and alternative investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Ryan Bolanos is a financial advisor at RiskBridge Advisors, LLC with 7 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Charles Schwab, REAP Financial, LPL Financial, and NewSong Wealth Management Group. Before entering financial services, he worked at the University of Southern Mississippi's Office of Sustainability. RiskBridge Advisors serves institutional clients through an OCIO platform and provides private wealth management to high-net-worth individuals and families. The firm follows a risk-first, factor-based investment approach and offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, sub-advisory solutions, comprehensive financial planning, and family office services.

Catherine Newman is a financial advisor with Income & Asset Advisory, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 15 years of industry experience. She has worked with American Portfolios/Jason Waxler and Osaic Wealth, Inc. in addition to her current firm. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a trustee and executor for a revocable trust and is involved in administrative and bookkeeping roles with a private LLC. Income & Asset Advisory provides investment advice to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm offers customized portfolio management and consulting services, employing a mix of analytical approaches with a generally buy-and-hold strategy adjusted by active asset-class positioning.

Jenny Harrington is a financial advisor at Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Gilman Hill since 2007 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Ms. Harrington contributes regularly to CNBC’s midday investment market commentary show, appearing 2-3 times per month; her appearances are unpaid, with charitable donations made in her name. Gilman Hill Asset Management is a fee-only, SEC-registered adviser managing separate accounts and model portfolios for individuals, trusts, endowments, and pension plans. The firm employs a combination of top-down macroeconomic analysis and bottom-up company research, focusing on long-term holdings while allowing short-term trading when appropriate.

Matthew Naidorf is a financial advisor at Income & Asset Advisory, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Prudential and American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is a passive investor in Ludlows Cocktail Company, LLC. Income & Asset Advisory, Inc. provides individualized portfolio management and financial consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a buy-and-hold investment approach combined with fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, and offers specialized pension consulting services including IPS development and participant education.

Jerry Sneed III is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently serves at Third View Private Wealth and has previously worked at Procyon Advisors, Baker Tilly, Bank of America, Merrill, Axa Advisors, and North American Bancard. In addition to his advisory role, he acts as trustee for a client-related irrevocable trust. Third View Private Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to a diverse client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable entities. The firm offers tailored investment strategies combining in-house and third-party models, separately managed accounts, and access to alternative investments.

Rob Craft is a financial advisor with Sentinel Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at T. Rowe Price and several short-term engagements in diverse fields. Sentinel Asset Management, LLC is a fee-based advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a mosaic investment approach combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers educational seminars and workshops to clients and prospects.

Robert Weinstein is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 45 years of industry experience. He has worked at Round Rock Advisors LLC since 2022 and previously held roles at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC and Summit Financial Group Inc. In addition to his financial advising career, he operates a CPA practice providing tax preparation and accounting services. Round Rock Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach with specialized divisions focused on absolute-value equities and small-/micro-cap portfolios, alongside systematic overlay strategies and access to independent managers.

Thomas Beattie is a CFP® professional with 31 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Samalin Wealth since 2024 and previously spent 13 years with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc. Samalin Wealth provides comprehensive investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and cyclical analysis in its investment process, managing approximately $490 million in client assets across eight advisers.

Marc Decuffa is a financial advisor with Proxy Wealth Advisors LLC in Chappaqua, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, JPMorgan Securities, and Long Island Financial Group, among others. Decuffa has also operated as a freelancer and managed a business called Cents Ability LLC. Proxy Wealth Advisors LLC provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses, including a notable non-U.S. client base with cross-border needs. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using a range of instruments and manages both wrap-fee and non-wrap accounts through third-party platforms.

Jeffrey Shaw is a financial advisor at Round Rock Advisors LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Armstrong Shaw Associates Inc. for 40 years before joining Round Rock Advisors in 2023. Round Rock Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily fundamental, long-term investment approach with specialized divisions and actively manages a micro-cap fund under Australian regulation.

William Thrush is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with Robertson Stephens, where he has worked since 2024, following prior roles at HighTower Advisors, Merrill, and UBS Financial Services. Robertson Stephens provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, multi-family offices, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside planning services such as tax and estate planning. The firm manages $8.76 billion in assets and employs a range of investment vehicles including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, options, and private funds.

Frank Brill is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Cantella & CO., Inc. and Wells Fargo Clearing. In addition to his advisory role, Brill serves as a fiduciary for multiple family trusts and a family estate. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with around 260 advisors managing over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, banks, and government entities, employing a risk-based approach using both internally created models and third-party managers supported by an Envestnet workflow.

Alexandra Blake is a financial advisor at Crestwood Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Next Capital Management, LLC, Van Cleef & Arpels, BBR Partners, and Circle Wealth Management, LLC. Crestwood Advisors serves individuals, families, foundations, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutions with comprehensive investment and wealth management services. The firm uses a team approach and combines top-down asset allocation with bottom-up fundamental security selection, emphasizing financial strength, management quality, valuation, and select ESG factors across globally diversified portfolios.

Matthew Marini is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Coastal Bridge Advisors. He previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America, N.A. Prior to his current role, he spent nearly a decade at Merrill. Coastal Bridge Advisors offers financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a goal-based, fundamental analysis approach and constructs diversified portfolios using a range of investment vehicles, including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Thomas Castrovinci is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at MassMutual Life Insurance Company, Woodbury Financial Services, Park Avenue Securities, Strategies For Wealth, and Guardian Life Insurance. Outside of financial advising, he serves as Treasurer and member of the Knights of Columbus chapter in Mahopac, NY, where he handles accounting functions. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm operates primarily through third-party money managers and investment advisor representatives, using a largely non-discretionary model and multiple analytical approaches while maintaining approximately $1.39 billion in total platform assets.

Meghan Rump is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently a managing director and investment adviser representative at Robertson Stephens, where she has worked since 2024. Her prior roles include positions at HighTower Advisors and Merrill. Robertson Stephens provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, family and multi-family offices, charitable organizations, and retirement and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, planning services, and uses a range of investment tools overseen by its Investment Office and Committee.

Shane Edmond is a CFA® charterholder and registered investment advisor representative with Bolton Securities Corporation, bringing eight years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Bolton Global Asset Management since 2018 and is involved in business development for STRAD Software, a company owned by Dow Software, LLC, which sells and integrates software for professional practices. Bolton Global Asset Management provides asset management and financial planning services to individuals, corporate and institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of internal management, unaffiliated money managers, and third-party asset management programs, focusing on a primarily long-term investment approach across various asset classes.

Tom Hamilton is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Advisory Services Network since 2012. Advisory Services Network is an enterprise firm with a network of approximately 208 independent Investment Adviser Representatives serving individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, investment and retirement-plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, overseeing about $8.6 billion in client assets.

Connor Tyson is a financial advisor at Portfolio Medics, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Portfolio Medics in 2022, Mr. Tyson worked at Altium Wealth Management LLC and TIAA-CREF. He is also an independent insurance agent, selling insurance products including annuities. Portfolio Medics provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as small businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized portfolios using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and other strategies, with an emphasis on retail and small-business clients.