Gerasimos Efthimiatos is a financial advisor at Chesapeake Asset Management LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Chesapeake since 2014. He also serves as the managing member of CAM Global GP LLC. Chesapeake Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, families, retirement accounts, corporations, foundations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers discretionary public-markets portfolio management and customized global multi-asset class portfolios, acting as investment manager and general partner for private pooled vehicles.

Pui Ho Ip is a financial advisor with Kahn Brothers Advisors LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Stifel from 2007 to 2021, Raymond James & Associates since 2021, and Kahn Brothers LLC since 2022. Kahn Brothers Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm employs a modified value investing approach focused on U.S. equities with an emphasis on downside protection and typically manages portfolios with a multi-year investment horizon.

Matthew Mckee is a CFP® and CFA® with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Target Rock Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he was with Samalin Investment Counsel and Gabelli Funds. Outside of finance, he is a co-founder of Up End Distilling, a distilled spirits business. Target Rock Wealth Management primarily serves affluent and high-net-worth individuals as well as institutions, offering discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a combination of passive index-based funds, fundamental analysis, and due diligence, and can create customized ESG portfolios upon client request.

Willie Gholston is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently an advisor at Re Envision Wealth, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he held positions at Money Script Wealth Management, PLLC, and First Citizens Asset Management. Re Envision Wealth serves individuals, families, and institutional clients, focusing on affluent and high-net-worth households seeking alignment between their values and investments. The firm offers financial planning, investment supervisory, and wealth management services with an emphasis on disciplined asset allocation and selective separately managed account strategies.

David Napach is the sole advisor at Pacific Strategic Management, LP, based in New York City, with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked with affiliated entities including Pacific Strategic Corp., Pacific Strategic Investors, LP, and Wolf Family Management Company since 2001. Pacific Strategic Management, LP advises a small group of individual and institutional clients, managing approximately $397 million in assets through separately managed accounts and limited partnerships. The firm employs a long-term value investment approach, focusing on a limited number of third-party mutual funds and occasional direct equity positions, with a detailed and ongoing due diligence process.

Maxwell Snyder is a financial advisor at Adalta Capital Management LLC with 5 years of industry experience. He has been with Adalta since 2017 and previously worked at Citco. Before entering the financial sector, he spent four years at Georgetown University. Adalta Capital Management LLC provides asset management primarily through customized separately managed accounts and advises private investment funds. The firm serves high-net-worth and non-HNW individuals, trusts, estates, family offices, and institutional clients, employing a long-only, value-based investment approach focused on financially strong companies.

Zachary Brody is a CFP® and ChFC® with 13 years of experience in financial advisory. He is currently part of the team at Lumiere Financial and has previously worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Northwestern Mutual. Brody is a member of Forbes Councils, a community for entrepreneurs and leaders. Lumiere Financial offers investment advisory and planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides customized portfolio management and financial planning, using both internal models and third-party managers, and includes advanced strategies such as derivatives and margin when appropriate.

Taiwei Chang is a financial advisor at Basalt Wealth Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at China CITIC Bank International Limited, City Investment Solutions, and Shepherd Venture. Basalt Wealth serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, offering financial planning, customized portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to pursue long-term capital appreciation and uses options and derivatives as part of its strategies, providing services tailored to client objectives and constraints.

Andrew Niemoeller is a CFP® with three years of industry experience and is currently with Collaborative Capital Advisors LLC. He previously worked at Savant Wealth Management for two years and attended the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Collaborative Capital Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and related entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative analysis to construct portfolios, offering access to separately managed accounts, third-party managers, and pooled investment vehicles.

Edmond Franco is the principal of Franco Financial Advisors, Inc. in New York, NY, with 4 years of industry experience. He has been involved in the financial services sector since 1992, serving as president of Franco Financial Group and engaged in insurance brokerage through Franco & Son, Inc. Franco Financial Advisors provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, retirement planning, and financial consulting, with a focus on tailored investment programs and strategic planning for clients with complex or business-related needs.

Charles Goldblum is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Hurley Capital Management, LLC since 2003. Hurley Capital, LLC provides discretionary investment management and limited financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a macro-driven, fundamental, and value-oriented investment process, utilizing a range of securities and occasionally less liquid or specialty investment vehicles.

Joel Schreiber is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial planner at SFI Advisors, LLC since 2017. His prior experience includes over a decade with Kestra Investment Services, LLC and Kestra Advisory Services, Inc. He is also a part-time lecturer at Rutgers University, teaching economics, data analytics, labor institutions, and finance courses. Additionally, Schreiber serves as a trustee for a family irrevocable life insurance trust. SFI Advisors serves individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and qualified retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm employs tailored investment approaches such as modern portfolio theory and long-term purchase strategies while providing a range of investment advice across equities, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities.

Our clients and community value us for both our personal approach as well as our background experience. Our clients are amazing but do not always have the time and energy to go it on their own. We help bridge family and business conversations, and align our clients paths with their intended priorities. We have backgrounds in institutional investments, and consulting financial advisors, but we are perpetually students as well as surrounding ourselves with amazing professional alliances to help support our clients and community in every way we can. Growing up, my parents were owners of a small business that did paving and excavation services. I was able to work summers and through college and miss operating equipment. Same time I saw many of their challenges through each stage of ownership. I love helping business owners and consultants bridge their investments and behavior in alignment with their prioritized goals and intent. Working at an institutional asset manager and broker dealer allowed me to spend countless hours with amazing financial professionals (advisors, portfolio managers, economists and strategists). There is alot to learn in good times, and even more to learn in challenging times. We try to bring a long term vision and healthy perspective to meetings where clients are the ones driving to their goals with the full support of our firm and every resource we have.

Michael Dunne is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cereus Financial Advisors, LLC since 2018. He is the treasurer of the Ramsey Democratic Club, where he manages the organization’s financial records and banking activities. Cereus Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans, combining discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with financial planning and retirement-plan advisory. The firm employs a blend of passive quantitative models, selected external managers, and active tax management, supported by AI-driven research and portfolio analysis tools.

Austin Cagley is a financial advisor at IADVISE Partners with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining IADVISE Partners in 2026, he worked in the fitness industry, including roles at Barry's Bootcamp LLC and ONE PELOTON LLC. He is involved with Barry's Bootcamp LLC and Cadence Innovation Labs LLC in fitness-related capacities. IADVISE Partners provides investment advisory and asset allocation services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, typically serving high-net-worth clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management and family office services with an investment approach that includes equities, fixed income, options, alternative investments, and the use of hedging and leveraging techniques where appropriate.

Richard Polo Sr. is a financial advisor with Retirement Wealth Management, LLC, holding the PFS™ and Series 63 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cetera and Cetera Financial Specialists LLC from 2005 to 2020 and has maintained a separate public accounting and tax consulting practice, Polo Financial, since 2000. Polo Financial provides personal and corporate tax return preparation and consulting services. Retirement Wealth Management, LLC manages approximately $60.7 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and strategies, and offers discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and insurance consulting.

Paul Reback is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Capital Estate Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 1993. In addition to his advisory work, he holds insurance agent licenses in several states and is appointed with various carriers. Capital Estate Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment supervisory services primarily to individual clients, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and other legal entities. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental analysis with a generally long-term holding horizon and occasional option writing, offering both portfolio management and standalone financial planning services.

Deborah Liguori is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Comprehensive Wealth Solutions, LLC since 2004. Comprehensive Wealth Solutions provides advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other entities. The firm focuses on asset allocation and the selection of outside managers, offering discretionary portfolio management and tailored financial planning.

Brian O'Rourke is a financial advisor at Prato Capital Management with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for ten years before joining Prato Capital Management in 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he is a silent investor in Rufus Labs, Inc. Prato Capital Management provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and ERISA plans. The firm employs an asset-allocation framework combining strategic, dynamic, and tactical approaches, and offers services through both traditional advisory and wrap fee programs.

Steven Abernathy is the owner of Abernathy Group II LLC and holds a Series 63 designation with 41 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Dinosaur Financial Group, LLC from 2017 to 2023 and has been involved with Abernathy Group II since 2009. Outside of advisory services, he owns a separate entity that acquires distressed real estate. Abernathy Group II LLC provides family office services and separately managed accounts to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach using factor-based index ETFs combined with active management, and also offers pension consulting and services for employer-sponsored 401(k) plans.