Christopher Shea is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with WealthPlan Investment Management LLC and has held previous roles at firms including WealthSource Partners, LLC and Catametrics Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of a private holding company, Shea, LLC. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC is an SEC-registered firm with a team of 29 investment professionals managing approximately $2.18 billion in assets. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and retirement plan services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and other advisers, utilizing model-based strategies and a variety of investment vehicles.

Joseph Dipierro is a financial advisor with Lebenthal Global Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lebenthal Global Advisors in 2021, he worked for Transcanada / Ravenswood for seven years. He is also a licensed insurance agent. Lebenthal Global Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, retirement accounts, and small business retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning using model-based strategies managed through its affiliated sub-adviser, providing diversified, tax-sensitive, and specialty portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Katherine Dean Stahl is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Opal Wealth Advisors, LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in women’s empowerment initiatives through Living Your Worth, Inc., where she teaches and speaks on financial independence, and serves on the advisory board of the Silicon Valley Women Founders Fund. Opal Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs a planning-centric, customized investment process that incorporates proprietary model portfolios, ongoing manager due diligence, and a combination of quantitative and qualitative strategies.

Guy Gorham is a financial advisor with Partners Capital Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Milestone Financial since 1999. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a health insurance referral business through Financial Liberty Group. Partners Capital Services, Inc. provides investment supervisory services and portfolio management to individuals, small businesses, corporations, and trusts, focusing on both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements. The firm employs a variety of analysis methods and emphasizes client-directed accounts while facilitating access to third-party money managers.

Nejad Abo Hamzy is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving at J.J. Burns & Company since 2016. Prior to his advisory role, he was affiliated with the Seawanhaka Yacht Club for one year and spent four years as a full-time college student. J.J. Burns & Company provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach emphasizes fundamental analysis and client-specific investment policies, with financial planning that integrates retirement, estate, charitable, and multigenerational planning.

Francis Gemino is a financial advisor at Henley & Company Wealth Management LLC with 50 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Henley & Company in various capacities since 2004. Henley & Company Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers tailored portfolios based on client risk profiles, employing multiple analytical approaches and a range of investment strategies, and manages approximately $90.8 million in discretionary assets as of December 31, 2023.

Philip Malakoff is a financial advisor with First Long Island Investors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with First Long Island Investors since 2007 and serves as Executive Managing Director, Director of Research, and a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Malakoff also acts as trustee for two trusts. First Long Island Investors, LLC is a boutique wealth management firm that offers discretionary portfolio management and family-office style services to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified asset allocation approach through internally managed equity strategies, tailored fixed income allocations, and selective use of partnerships or third-party managers, managing approximately $1.7 billion in discretionary assets across eight advisors.

Michael Kaplan is a financial advisor at Madison Global Advisors LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Madison Global Partners since 2021. Outside of his advisory role, Kaplan is involved on an as-needed basis with Madison Global Insurance Agency and Crimson Consultants Inc., both non-investment related activities. Madison Global Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individual clients, including high net worth individuals, as well as institutional plan types. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, diversification, and modern portfolio theory through a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis across various asset classes.

Jesse Mackey is a financial advisor at 4Thought Financial Group Inc. in Syosset, NY, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with 4Thought Financial Group since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, Mackey contributes freelance writing to economics and investment-related publications. 4Thought Financial Group provides portfolio management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, family offices, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and non-profit organizations. The firm employs its Multi-Method Investing® framework and Risk Premium Capital Allocation to offer customizable investment strategies and supports other advisors through sub-advisory and solicitation arrangements.

Michael Riccardi is a financial advisor at United Asset Strategies Inc. in Garden City, NY. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 license, with 7 years of industry experience. He has been with United Asset Strategies since 2010. United Asset Strategies provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan and pension consulting, and estate and financial planning services. The firm serves a broad client base including individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $2.258 billion in assets with an investment approach focused on diversification, tailored portfolios, and active fixed-income management.

Jeffrey Burke is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Compass Advisors. He has worked previously at CAPTrust, Blank Equity Management, and Long Island Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is the treasurer and trustee of the Deer Pen Homeowners Association and owns a business called The SUMP LLC. Compass Advisors is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $767.5 million across more than 360 clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios using low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs while also employing individual securities and derivatives to meet tactical and client-specific needs.

Shawn Klotsche is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with six years of industry experience. He is currently an Investment Advisor Representative at The Wealth Alliance, LLC and a Registered Representative with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. Prior to his current roles, he worked at UBS Financial Services, Inc. and AXA Advisors, LLC. He serves on the board of directors for the Investment Management Association of Long Island. The Wealth Alliance, LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm builds customized, primarily long-term portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, bonds, and alternative investments, often implementing strategies through third-party platforms and independent managers.

Scott Israel is a financial advisor at Legacy Edge Advisors with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at New Edge Advisor and TIAA. Legacy Edge Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and trusts, employing a range of investment strategies including fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis. The firm manages over $1.2 billion in discretionary assets and operates multiple advisory teams across several offices.

Stuart Lempert is a financial advisor at Landmark Wealth Management, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Landmark in 2025, he worked at TD Ameritrade and Charles Schwab, where he spent over two decades in various roles. Lempert serves on advisory boards for Northwell Health/Cohen’s Children Medical Center, Nassau County Police Department Foundation, and is a board member of the Madison Square Boys & Girls Club. Landmark Wealth Management provides advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, focusing on customized, primarily long-term portfolios built with mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and recently added 401(k) plan management, operating multiple office locations and conducting educational workshops related to retirement services.

James Burns Jr. is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving at J.J. Burns & Company, a firm he has been associated with since 1994. He holds a Series 63 license and is the owner of an insurance sales business, 232 JJB, LLC. J.J. Burns & Company provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and a variety of institutional clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and client-specific investment policies, integrating retirement, estate, and heritage planning into its strategies.

Robert Adler is a financial advisor at Imperity Wealth Alliance LLC with over 40 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has previously worked at firms including Commonwealth Financial Network and Principal Securities Inc., as well as a long career at Principal Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, Adler is a ski instructor at Windham Mountain Resort. Imperity Wealth Alliance LLC provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a broad range of services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, insurance, and tax planning, managing approximately $139.7 million in assets with a customizable, open-architecture investment approach.

James Moore is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience and has been with WJL Financial Advisors since 2017. He holds a Series 65 license and is based in Greenwich, CT. WJL Financial Advisors serves individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates with comprehensive financial planning, portfolio guidance, and tax services. The firm employs an academic-based investment approach focused on low-cost, passively managed funds and emphasizes client approval before trade execution.

Michael Panella is a financial advisor with CFM Advisors Inc in Hauppauge, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at OneDigital Investment Advisors, Triad Advisors LLC, and Paychex Securities Corporation. CFM Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients with non-discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning. The firm emphasizes individualized investment policy statements, asset allocation, and manager selection, with a notable focus on advisory services for retirement plans.

Andrew Urbanski is a financial advisor at N10° Wealth with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and UBS Financial Services. Outside of advising, Andrew has engaged in freelance modeling. N10° Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager selection for individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach using a range of asset types and analytical methods, while leveraging third-party managers and technology platforms for portfolio implementation and management.

Adam Kohler is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He currently works at J.J. Burns & Company and previously held roles at Fidelity Investments and TIAA-CREF. Outside of his financial advisory work, he serves as an adjunct instructor teaching introductory philosophy courses at Suffolk County Community College. J.J. Burns & Company provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and client-specific investment policies, offering personalized plans that integrate retirement, estate, charitable, and heritage planning.