James Bruderman is a financial advisor at Bruderman Private Wealth with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Gary Goldberg & Co., LLC and various Bruderman-affiliated entities. He was also involved with JMB Hospitality Group, which is currently inactive. Bruderman Private Wealth advises high-net-worth individuals, families, and select institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, managed account strategies, and comprehensive financial planning services. The firm focuses on a holistic, customized wealth management approach that integrates asset allocation with clients’ cash-flow needs, tax and estate planning, and long-term objectives.

Amelia King is a financial advisor at Grant Wealth Advisors LLC in Greenwich, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. She previously worked at Oceanus Capital Partners, Diamond Standard, Exante Data, and Market Compass LLC. Grant Wealth Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing equities alongside mutual funds, fixed income, ETFs, real estate funds, private placements, and venture capital. The firm applies various analytical methods and employs strategies ranging from long- and short-term trading to margin and options transactions.

Michael Mancusi is a financial advisor with Conscious Capital Wealth Management, LLC in Westport, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Barnum Benefit Group, and MSI Financial Services. Mancusi is also licensed to sell health and life insurance and variable insurance products. Conscious Capital Wealth Management primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as charities, trusts, and business entities. The firm uses a proprietary financial planning process and blends top-down macro analysis with bottom-up fundamental research to guide asset allocation and security selection.

Tyler Arons is the principal of Arons Wealth Management LLC in Montgomery, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the financial advisory industry since 2025. Prior to founding his firm, he worked in education research and accounting, including a role at Craig M. Arons CPA PFS PC. Arons Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a variety of investment methods within a long-term trading approach and offers standalone hourly financial planning engagements.

Madeline Noveck is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Capital Preservation Partners, Inc. and previously worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and Novos Planning Associates Inc. totaling 39 years of experience across these firms. Capital Preservation Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, pensions, and profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $222 million in client assets. The firm offers tailored portfolios across various asset classes and employs both fundamental and technical analysis with ongoing portfolio reviews, serving both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients.

Laraine Villapiano is a financial advisor at One Oak Capital Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with One Oak Capital Management since 2021, following a 32-year tenure at Concord Investment Management. One Oak Capital Management provides discretionary investment management through separately managed accounts and private pooled vehicles, serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, endowments, charitable organizations, corporations, and other investment advisors. The firm focuses primarily on fixed-income and investment-grade bond portfolio management, supplemented by municipal-opportunity and multi-strategy sleeves.

Paul Cucchissi is a financial advisor at Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Maryland Capital Advisors since 2007. Maryland Capital Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, families, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts or charitable organizations. The firm uses an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and factor research, favoring passively managed funds and ETFs within global, multi-asset allocations.

Ari Blinder is a financial advisor at Calm River Capital LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked in both financial advisory and real estate brokerage, including as Broker/Owner at Simplr LLC. Outside of finance, he is also involved in acting. Calm River Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and subadvisory services to accredited individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on equities and ETFs with an emphasis on covered-call option strategies. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and maintains a relatively small client base for specialized engagement.

Robert Defruscio is a financial advisor at Delta Wealth Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Delta Wealth Management since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he is a minority owner and consultant at Christensen DeFruscio Allen & Co LLC, where he provides accounting and tax preparation services primarily for trust and business clients. Delta Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals and related entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and investment implementation. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and fundamental equity analysis, often utilizing independent third-party managers under discretionary authority.

Brendan Azoff is a financial advisor at Abundant Wealth Management LLC in Stamford, CT, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Abundant Wealth, he worked at TLG Advisors Inc and has a background including roles in healthcare staffing. Outside of advisory work, he is also an independent insurance agent, licensed to solicit and sell fixed life and annuity products. Abundant Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $244 million for around 187 clients and employs a long-term investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering comprehensive financial plans along with a bi-weekly client newsletter.

Thomas Childs is a financial advisor at DJG Financial Services, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Santander Bank, NA for eight years and MUFG for one year. DJG Financial Services provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm follows a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach using stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed-income securities, and offers a performance-based fee option alongside a connection to an accounting practice.

Neil Hackman is a financial advisor with Oak Financial Group Inc in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and offering 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Oak Financial Group since 1992. Oak Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities, providing portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment approach focused on diversification and alignment with client objectives, primarily using mutual funds, and offers occasional no-fee educational seminars to the public.

Ronald Welz is a financial advisor at Drum Hill Capital, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Drum Hill Capital since 2014. Drum Hill Capital provides investment management, comprehensive household reporting, financial planning, and investment consulting for individuals, families, IRAs, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach combines macroeconomic views with fundamental analysis and includes the use of margin and options strategies within separately managed accounts.

Matthew Ranieri is a financial advisor at IHS Wealth Management LLC with Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Mount Sinai Health System and Northwell Health. IHS Wealth Management LLC serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analyses alongside modern portfolio theory to construct portfolios, with monthly account reviews and a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative offerings.

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.

Alex Socolof is a financial advisor with Strategic Wealth Management LLC in Briarcliff Manor, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having nine years of industry experience. He has been with Strategic Wealth Management since 2006. Outside of advising, Socolof is a 49% owner of Rifency, a research and development company focused on emission reduction technology. Strategic Wealth Management serves primarily individual "main street" clients, along with some businesses and trusts, providing fee-for-service portfolio management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes diversified, model-driven investment strategies using ETFs and mutual funds, with a focus on non-discretionary client engagement.

Daniel Bernzweig is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He currently serves at Valley Financial Management, Inc. and its affiliated entities, including Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. and Valley National Bank. His prior experience includes long tenures at Bank Leumi USA and Leumi Investment Services Inc. Valley Financial Management operates as Valley Digital Investor, providing individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management through an online platform that uses model ETF portfolios based on client profiles. The firm requires electronic client engagement and integrates account funding and distributions through Valley National Bank.

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.

Frank Berrios is a financial advisor at Drum Hill Capital, LLC with Series 65 registration and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America for one year and was a full-time student for nine years. Drum Hill Capital primarily advises individuals and families, including IRAs, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm combines macro analysis with fundamental research to implement diversified model asset-allocation strategies and is notable for its use of margin and derivatives in separately managed accounts.

Eric Filippone is a financial advisor at Buckram Securities Ltd with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and has been with Buckram Securities since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he operates E Filippone LLC, providing personal training lessons. Buckram Securities Ltd offers investment advisory, brokerage, and insurance services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement accounts. The firm manages discretionary portfolios through its Buckram Wealth Management Program, combining advisory, broker-dealer, and insurance services.