Ukamaka Onyekelu Eze is a financial advisor at Atwood Financial Planning LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Atwood, she worked at Financial Gym for four years and has been associated with the Research Foundation of CUNY since 2007. Atwood Financial Planning serves individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charities by providing comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and non-discretionary investment support. The firm emphasizes low-cost index funds and ETFs, a buy-and-hold strategy, and risk assessment through advisor-client discussions, operating with fixed and hourly fee arrangements and offering additional services such as a branded finance app and educational workshops.

Peter Tortorici is a financial advisor at WestEnd Advisors, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and Victory Capital Services, Inc. He is listed as the manager of Amare GP, LLC, a private investment entity, though he does not actively manage the business. WestEnd Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and government entities. The firm employs a macro-driven investment process and offers discretionary portfolio management along with third-party ETF model strategies.

Shane Miller is a financial advisor with United Asset Strategies Inc. in Garden City, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at TD Ameritrade Investment Management, Inc. and TD Ameritrade, Inc., with a combined tenure of 17 years before joining his current firm in 2021. United Asset Strategies provides discretionary investment management and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.22 billion in client assets using a team-based advisory model and emphasizes diversified, tailored portfolios with active fixed-income management and risk management techniques including options and margin strategies.

Jeffrey Lew is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with First American Asset Advisory, LLC, where he has worked since 2018. He has a total of six years of industry experience and previously spent 18 years at Energex. First American Asset Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, corporations, and business entities, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored portfolios. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services, including participation in a wrap-fee program, with ongoing monitoring and regular portfolio reviews.

David Frisch is a CFP® and PFS™ with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Frisch Financial Group, Inc., where he has worked since 1999. He is based in Melville, NY, and is part of a seven-advisor team. Frisch Financial Group, Inc. is a registered investment adviser managing over $789 million in assets. The firm serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management and financial planning with an emphasis on diversified investment strategies across various asset classes.

Robert Rom is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Legacy Edge Advisors and previously spent over two decades at TIAA. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in RSTM Partners, LLC, a real estate investment entity. Legacy Edge Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as trusts, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a sponsored wrap-fee program. The firm customizes investment policies and employs a mix of fundamental, quantitative, and technical strategies across a range of asset classes.

James Demeo is a financial advisor at Shulman Demeo Asset Management, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Shulman DeMeo Asset Management since 2007. Shulman DeMeo Asset Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, financial planning, consulting, and portfolio monitoring. The firm manages client portfolios using a mix of index funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds, typically through a wrap fee program that consolidates advisory, trade execution, custody, and reporting services.

Hunter Lanton is a financial advisor at Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Lantern Wealth Advisors since 2023 and at Herold Advisors, Inc. since 2025. Lantern Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm manages approximately $265 million in client assets through a multi-advisor team, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services using a combination of in-house and third-party model portfolios.

Shummi Jindal is a financial advisor at Rose Capital Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and over 15 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Hudson Park Management and Hudson Park Advisors LLC. He is based in Plandome, NY. Rose Capital Advisors provides asset management, financial planning, and investment consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a bottom-up fundamental analysis approach complemented by technical indicators and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Jason Shulman is a financial advisor at Shulman DeMeo Asset Management, LLC with 19 years at the firm and a total of 9 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Shulman DeMeo Asset Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services along with financial planning, consulting, and portfolio monitoring. The firm manages approximately $757 million in assets with a small advisory team and operates its own wrap fee program, implementing portfolios using a mix of index funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds.

Edward Esposito is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Partners LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Merit Financial Partners since 2021. Outside of advising, he works part-time as a self-employed tax accountant providing tax preparation and accounting services. Merit Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable organizations with fee-only financial planning, investment consultation, portfolio management, and wealth-management services. The firm employs a fiduciary and consultative investment process that emphasizes asset allocation and low-cost index funds and ETFs, offering discretionary investment management with a minimum investment horizon of about three years.

Michael Bottoni is a financial advisor at Herold Advisors, Inc. with a Series 66 credential and experience beginning in 2022. Prior to joining Herold Advisors and its affiliated entities in 2025, he worked at TD Bank for three years and was employed at St. Lawrence University for seven years. Herold Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, and pension plans, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through managed accounts and a wrap-fee program. The firm’s investment approach combines computerized screening and fundamental analysis to construct portfolios primarily focused on domestic large- and mid-cap equities, with periodic supervisory reviews and written quarterly evaluations for clients.

Brian Gamble is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving at First Long Island Investors, LLC. He has been with the firm since 2006, where he holds the position of Senior Vice President of Private Wealth Management. First Long Island Investors, LLC advises individuals—including high-net-worth households—corporations, and charitable organizations, typically starting with relationships of at least $5 million in assets. The firm employs a long-term, individually tailored investment approach emphasizing diversified asset allocation through internally managed equity strategies, bespoke fixed-income management, and access to third-party managed accounts.

Jason Ambrosini is a financial advisor at United Asset Strategies Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at United Asset Strategies since 2019. Prior to that, he was employed at Bookkeeper 360 and Stony Brook University. United Asset Strategies provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, participant-directed brokerage services, and estate and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.22 billion in client assets and employs a team-based advisory model that emphasizes diversified, tailored portfolios with active fixed-income management and the use of options and margin transactions.

Josiah Choy is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Frisch Financial Group, Inc. since 2017 and previously spent five years at BlackRock, Inc. Frisch Financial Group, Inc. is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm manages broadly diversified portfolios using a range of investment strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning or consulting services.

Lauren King is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at Compass Advisors and as a registered representative with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. She has worked at Compass Advisors and Purshe Kaplan Sterling since 2017 and previously at LPL Financial from 2010 to 2017. Outside of her advisory roles, King teaches financial literacy to middle school students and disadvantaged individuals through a nonprofit organization. Compass Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment process blends fundamental and macroeconomic analysis with a long-term focus, using diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while also incorporating individual stocks, bonds, and options to meet client needs.

Simon Arrata is a financial advisor at Traynor Capital Management with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked previously at firms including Harvest USA and Sowell Management. Arrata is also the owner of Cooperative Financial, LLC, an advisory firm based in Miami Beach, Florida. Traynor Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as corporate retirement plans, endowments, and foundations, providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan and corporate consulting, and business funding consulting related to rollover business solutions. The firm employs a tailored investment approach emphasizing direct stock ownership across various market capitalizations and uses a proprietary methodology combining fundamental, technical, and charting analysis.

Douglas Didominica is a financial advisor at Imperity Wealth Alliance LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Co. Didominica is involved in tax preparation and planning through Imperity Tax, a business affiliated with his firm. Imperity Wealth Alliance LLC is a registered investment adviser that 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, employee benefits, insurance, tax planning, and risk-management solutions, managing approximately $139.7 million in assets.

Courtney Garcia is a Certified Financial Planner™ with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Payne Capital Management, LLC since 2014. In addition to her advisory role, Garcia appears periodically as a financial market commentator on CNBC programming. Payne Capital Management provides financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm applies investment methodologies based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers tailored portfolios utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, options, and independent managers.

Tanya Frias is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth More Enterprise, Inc. since 2024. She has held advisory roles at multiple firms, including Freeman Capital and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Additionally, she is involved in financial education and advises on business and compliance strategy for fintech-related ventures Andwise and Quantitative Finance. Wealth More Enterprise provides investment advisory and financial planning services through a mobile-first platform, offering discretionary portfolio management via algorithm-driven model portfolios and tiered advisory plans. The firm integrates proprietary risk scoring with human advisor consultations and operates across six offices.