Simon Wu is a financial advisor at Edgewater Management Partners LLC in Fort Lee, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He has been with Edgewater Management Partners since 2019. Edgewater Management Partners LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and other entities, including a significant number of non-U.S. investors. The firm employs an equity long-short strategy using fundamental analysis combined with proprietary models, actively utilizing derivatives and leverage in managing tailored portfolios.

Brian Reddington is a financial advisor at R Squared IV with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Castleview Partners, LLC, David Lerner Associates, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he occasionally drives for Uber after market hours. R Squared IV is an independent investment advisory firm that provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, and small institutions. The firm employs a quantitative, systematic investment process using multi-factor models and combines trend-following and mean-reversion signals, typically executing strategies through ETFs and index mutual funds tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Michael Woloch is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with Financial Strategy Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2014. He has 12 years of experience and operates a solo independent advisory practice in Bayside, NY. Outside of financial advising, he devotes significant professional time to an unrelated dental practice. Financial Strategy Advisors, LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser that provides personalized financial planning to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers services through flat-fee retainers and focuses on recommendations involving mutual funds and ETFs, without managing client assets or executing trades.

Zafer Atlas is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee based in New York, NY, with three years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Sanity Capital Management LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to this, he was involved with Tothelift.com LLC and Bloom Tree Partners LLC and currently serves as a senior advisor on the advisory board of House Studios, LLC, a social impact-driven entertainment and e-commerce company. Sanity Capital Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high net worth clients, and family offices, focusing on long/short equity strategies that utilize regulatory disclosures, quantitative and qualitative research, and macroeconomic analysis. The firm employs margin lending and short selling within separately managed accounts and offers limited ancillary financial planning tied to portfolio management.

Carlos Peraza is a financial advisor with Mon Capital Management LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. He has previously worked at ING Private Wealth Management LLC and is a partner at SP Family Office LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is a shareholder in SP Capital International S.A., a Panamanian investment management firm operating independently from his U.S.-based firms. Mon Capital Management serves primarily high-net-worth individuals, their corporate entities, and investment vehicles, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm incorporates Modern Portfolio Theory with a blend of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analyses, and advises on alternative and direct investments while maintaining client assets with independent custodians.

Martin Herzberg is the sole advisor at Alphatheta Capital LLC, where he has been managing portfolios since 2010. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has one year of industry experience under these credentials. Alphatheta Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and institutional clients, focusing on income-producing strategies across diversified accounts. The firm combines quantitative models with fundamental and technical analysis and uses a range of instruments, including equities, options, bonds, and derivatives, to identify income and appreciation opportunities.

Christopher Minko is a certified financial planner (CFP®) and registered investment adviser with over 11 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Minko Wealth, where he has worked since 2013, and has prior experience at Cetera. In addition to his financial advisory role, he assists with trust administration and Medicaid applications as a paralegal at Minko Law Office. Minko Wealth provides personalized asset management services to individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm employs fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to construct portfolios tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance, offering discretionary management along with access to alternative investments and third-party money managers.

Suneil Kalantry is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor at Kalantry Advisors LLC with six years of experience at the firm and a total of twelve years in the industry through his affiliation with Kalantry LLP. He is also a CPA and partner at Kalantry LLP, where he occasionally provides accounting-related advice or products to clients. Kalantry Advisors LLC provides portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm operates mainly on a non-discretionary basis, delivering client-specific investment policy statements, portfolio monitoring, and access to third-party money managers and managed account solutions.

James Zagelmeyer is a financial advisor at Lionshead Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior business experience spanning over a decade with Newsearch Equipment & Salvage, a retail company selling used parts for diesel tractors and other equipment. Lionshead Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, including pension and 1031 exchange consulting, as well as a bundled Micro Family Office program that coordinates estate, tax, and wealth-transfer planning.

Avraham Ziv is a financial advisor at Dorado Wealth Management LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at LPL Financial, Western International Securities, Inc., Northeast Asset Management LLC, and Northeast Securities, LLC. He also serves as a non-variable insurance agent. Dorado Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, corporations, and 401(k) participants, with plans to expand to pension funds, financial institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis and utilizes third-party investment managers on the Schwab platform.

Mark Blinderman is a financial advisor at Walnut Investment Services LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Walnut Investment Services since 2001. Walnut Investment Services primarily serves individuals and families, as well as small businesses, pension plans, and trusts, offering fee-only investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm emphasizes fundamental securities analysis and asset allocation, providing both discretionary portfolio management and consultative guidance tailored to client goals.

Oscar Flores De Valgaz is the sole managing member of Legado Wealth Management LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in New York, NY. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 23 years of industry experience, with prior roles at UCAP Asset Management LLC, UCAP Securities LLC, and Insight Securities Inc. Legado Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individual and institutional clients, including other financial professionals. The firm emphasizes a long-term, fundamental-analysis investment approach and manages approximately $51 million in discretionary assets across about 75 client relationships.

Jakob Hawver is a financial advisor at MacFarlane Investors in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including previous roles at Reiss and other positions prior to joining MacFarlane Investors. MacFarlane Investors provides investment advisory, portfolio management, and financial planning services to a diverse client base ranging from lower-income investors to high-net-worth individuals and organizations. The firm employs a fundamental research-driven, long-term buy-and-hold investment approach and integrates financial planning into its portfolio management process.

Carol Mammone Desimone is a financial advisor at Abbondandolo Wealth Management Corp with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Abbondandolo & Co since 2006. Desimone is also a Certified Public Accountant and occasionally provides clients with advice or products from her accounting practice. Abbondandolo Wealth Management Corp offers fee-only investment supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and trusts. The firm follows a strategic asset-allocation approach using the SEI investment platform, emphasizing diversification and disciplined rebalancing.

Daniel Eccleston is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at The Bendix Financial Group, Inc. He has worked at The Bendix Financial Group since 1997 and Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. since 1998. In addition to his advisory role, he assists clients with life, health, and long-term care insurance and prepares individual tax returns on an as-needed basis. The Bendix Financial Group provides discretionary portfolio management and retirement consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, utilizing a range of investment strategies and third-party program managers. The firm emphasizes individualized asset allocation through proprietary tools and offers both wrap and non-wrap advisory services.

Hakan Ergulec is a CFA® charterholder and has been with Tekmen Wells LLC since 2013, accumulating 4 years of industry experience. He serves as Principal and Managing Partner of two investment-related holding companies focused on private company investments. Tekmen Wells provides asset management and financial consulting services to individuals, trusts, foundations, and corporations, including high-net-worth households. The firm employs a discretionary portfolio management approach using diversified asset allocations and third-party managers through the Envestnet platform, with a notable use of a wrap-fee program as its primary investment vehicle.

Derek Botwinick is a financial advisor at Lumiere Financial with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has held positions at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Prudential Financial Planning Services. In addition to his advisory work, he owns DLB Associates, which provides group benefits and Medicare insurance services. Lumiere Financial is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $59.9 million across 137 client relationships through a seven-advisor team, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Aimee Baehr is a CFP® with 12 years of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Total Alignment Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2013. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and operates a home-based administrative services business outside of her advisory role. Total Alignment Wealth Advisors serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, providing private family office services, comprehensive financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm coordinates with clients’ outside portfolio managers and emphasizes scenario-based planning supported by a web-based platform, without exercising discretionary authority over client assets.

Ivan Feinseth is a financial advisor at Tigress Financial Partners, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Tigress Financial Partners since 2011. Tigress Financial Partners provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis along with modern portfolio theory, employing strategies such as long- and short-term trading, options, short sales, and margin.

Andre Mcdonnaugh is a CFP® professional with 38 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is principal at Aimcdonnaugh & Co. Inc., where he has been active since 1992, and has worked with Delphin Investments and McDonnaugh Securities LLC. He also owns a tax preparation service, AIM Tax Service. Aimcdonnaugh & Co. Inc. serves individuals, businesses, and employer retirement plans, offering financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management. The firm emphasizes long-term allocation strategies and uses both fundamental and technical analysis, providing discretionary and non-discretionary management options.