Mark Mcnally is the sole advisor at Megstar Financial Management Inc. in Montvale, NJ, with 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Megstar since 1992 and concurrently serves as a television production technician at WNYW-TV since 1977. Megstar Financial Management provides discretionary portfolio management and general financial advice to a select individual client base. The firm utilizes Modern Portfolio Theory to build diversified, low-turnover portfolios and emphasizes transparent reporting and conflict reduction through specific trading practices.

Priyanka Ranjan is a financial advisor at Pioneer Advisory LLC holding a Series 65 designation with experience at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Venerable, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., and Fidelity Investments. Prior to entering the industry, Ranjan completed five years of full-time education. Pioneer Advisory operates PiTrade, an SEC-registered internet investment adviser delivering automated, algorithm-driven portfolio management and copytrading through a mobile application. The firm uses a subscription-based model and provides continuous automated advisory services with real-time monitoring and adjustments to align with client risk tolerance and objectives.

Kyrill Asatur is a financial advisor at Centerfin Capital in New York, NY, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Centerfin since 2020, Gallatin Capital LLC since 2017, and Jerica Capital Management from 2016 to 2017. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Asatur engages in private placement activities under the name Sophron Advisors as a registered representative with a broker-dealer. Centerfin Capital provides discretionary, model-based portfolio management primarily for individual investors, families, trusts, retirement accounts, and other registered investment advisers through an online platform. The firm manages portfolios using strategic asset allocation combined with tactical positioning and active rebalancing across multiple asset classes, implemented mainly with ETFs and mutual funds.

Woongkee Min is a financial advisor at Stewards Asset Management with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Porro & Co for five years before joining Stewards Asset Management in 2020. Stewards Asset Management provides tailored investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm combines bottom-up fundamental analysis with top-down macro views, supplemented by technical analysis and ESG considerations, to construct global portfolios across various time horizons.

Alexander Selem is the principal at Archedia Capital LLC, an independent advisory firm, and holds a Series 65 credential with six years of industry experience. He also works as Director of Data and Research at The Travelers Companies, where he conducts predictive modeling and data science related to workers compensation claims. Archedia Capital LLC provides discretionary investment management and portfolio advisory services to a small client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and certain business entities. The firm combines passive ETF-based allocations with active, systematic strategies driven by quantitative models and statistical arbitrage, employing risk controls such as position limits and diversification.

Steven Copeland is a CFP® professional at Shfp, LLC with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Safe Harbor Financial Planning since 2003. Shfp, LLC is an independent firm providing fee-only investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $88.9 million across about 25 clients, delivering primarily non-discretionary investment advice and employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with a focus on long-term, short-term, and trading strategies.

Nikolaos Paloumbis is a financial advisor at Retired Capital LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Alexander Capital, L.P. He is also the fund manager of VC Fund Ventures LLC, focusing on pre-IPO and private equity investing. Retired Capital LLC is a single-advisor independent investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management across public and private instruments, combining fundamental, quantitative, technical, and charting analysis with strategies ranging from long-term investing to short-term trading and private fund advisory services.

Rachael Lam is a CFP® and principal at Auriex Wealth Advisors LLC in New York, NY. She has 17 years of industry experience, including a long tenure at Bank of America, and currently operates a tax and bookkeeping business alongside her advisory role. She is also licensed as a real estate agent affiliated with a broker. Auriex Wealth Advisors LLC is an independent, fee-only firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer plan sponsors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning using a combination of passive and active strategies, and it provides ERISA retirement-plan management services as a 3(38) investment manager.

Narumi Yoshida is the Founder & CEO of Yoshida Wealth Management, Inc. He is a CPA and specializes in Financial & Tax Advisory for Japanese Business Owners and Investors in the US. Mr. Yoshida was born and raised in Shizuoka, Japan. At age 19, he moved to New York in pursuit of his educational and professional goals. He is a first-generation immigrant himself, so he understands what challenges and difficulties people face by moving from one country to another. Mr. Yoshida’s unique professional and educational backgrounds give him the ability to work with clients closely and develop the most effective tax and financial strategies for them. Mr. Yoshida worked as a Financial Advisor for a prominent financial advisory firm in New York City. After gaining valuable experience at the firm, he eventually decided to go out on his own to launch Yoshida Wealth Management, Inc., Independent RIA, to work with clients he felt needed the most help and could add the most value to their situations. Good financial advice must meet a fiduciary standard and be free of conflicts of interest. Therefore, he believes (1) Fee-Only, (2) Fiduciary and (3) Independent are the three most important criteria to consider when choosing a Financial Planner. In addition to Yoshida Wealth Management, Inc., he owns and runs a successful CPA firm based in New York where he and his team provide tax return preparation and business accounting services. Mr. Yoshida focuses on helping Japanese Business Owners and Investors in the US. He utilizes the newest AI/technologies to operate at the highest efficiency level, so he can focuses on what he enjoys the most – working with clients! Outside of work, he enjoys traveling around the world with his wife, Nicole, staying active, reading books and eating Japanese food! (Fun Fact: Narumi used to be a dancer)!

Stephen Zheng is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Wealthlet Advisory LLC since 2016 and previously worked at New York University from 2015 to 2019. Wealthlet is an independent advisory firm that provides portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized investment-immigration services, including EB-5 and E-2 matters. The firm serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, businesses, and pooled investment vehicles, using a fundamental, bottom-up value investing approach while integrating investment-immigration advisory work alongside traditional wealth management.

Ralph Condis is the principal of Executive Business Financial Planning in Dumont, NJ, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and has been with his current firm and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2004. Outside of his financial advisory role, Mr. Condis is involved in religious missions as a Deacon of Humanity, produces original music and educational content, and works with Public Partnerships for NJ, supporting care for autistic and disabled individuals. Executive Business Financial Planning provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, non-profits, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of proprietary technical and fundamental models alongside third-party asset allocation, utilizing tactical diversification, periodic rebalancing, and tax-aware strategies, including options collars, to manage client portfolios.

Jingshu Zhang is a financial advisor at Guinea Value Investments with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to founding Guinea Value Investments, Zhang worked at Dorfman Value Investments, Atlas Capital Investment LLC, and held roles in consulting and fund management. Guinea Value Investments provides discretionary portfolio management services for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on fundamental analysis and a long-term investment horizon. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation and selection, regular monitoring, and performance-based fee arrangements that are uncommon among independent peers.

John Belluardo is a ChFC® and financial advisor at Stewardship Financial Planning in Tarrytown, NY, with four years of industry experience. He previously worked for seven years at Quadlogic and has been associated with Stewardship Financial Services, Inc. since 2003. In addition to his advisory role, he offers personal trustee and executor services independent of investment management. Stewardship Financial Planning serves individuals, businesses, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates with comprehensive financial planning and investment advice. The firm employs a multi-bucket, long-term buy-and-hold strategy focused on diversification and offers primarily non-discretionary management with a limited product menu and flat, fixed fees.

Peter Dowdeswell is a financial advisor at Rosci Lamb, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at KDT Advisors, KDT Investment Advisors, and Safra Sarasin. Rosci Lamb, LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $65 million in client assets and offers tailored portfolios using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, modern portfolio theory, and alternative investments, serving a client base that includes corporate and international clients.

Alexander Rynkovsky is the sole advisor at ALR Capital Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has six years of industry experience. He has been with ALR Capital Advisors since 2013 and is also involved with MoneyBlock since 2012. ALR Capital Advisors provides investment supervisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing diversified portfolios across various asset classes. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with both long- and short-term strategies, including derivatives and block trading.

Olga Iliachenko is a financial advisor at OLA-I Consulting in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has prior experience working at Egan Tax & Books Ltd. and AMS, Inc. before founding OLA-I Consulting in 2024. OLA-I Consulting provides personalized, advice-only financial planning to individuals, families, and small-business owners, focusing on tax-aware guidance and written recommendations for publicly traded investments. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified asset allocation and comprehensive planning services without discretionary portfolio management or trade execution.

Michael Walstedt is a CFA® charterholder based in Hoboken, NJ, with one year of industry experience. He has worked at Avatar Securities, LLC, Emigrant Bank, and US Bank, and has also been self-employed since 2021. Michael is the sole advisor at Reliant Wealth Advisory, an independent firm providing discretionary investment management and wealth advisory services to individuals, families, and small business owners. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, macroeconomic, quantitative, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios according to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Craig Linden is the principal advisor at Spectrum AC Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has nine years of industry experience. Before founding Spectrum AC Advisors in 2015, he was affiliated with Hughes Berkshire Advisory, LLC. Linden is also a licensed real estate broker and occasionally provides real estate consultation and brokerage services. Spectrum AC Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $2.7 million in discretionary assets for a small client roster. The firm employs diversified portfolios including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternative investments such as real estate funds and private equity, while providing ongoing portfolio management and due diligence on third-party money managers.

Edward Chang is a financial advisor at Pledge Capital LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Pledge Capital since 2016. Pledge Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to a variety of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and managed investment pools. The firm employs a value-oriented strategy with a growth bias, focusing on equities and exchange-traded funds and using a bottom-up fundamental research process.

Scott Williams is the sole advisor at S. Williams Capital, LLC in New York, NY. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 63 license and has eight years of industry experience. Williams has led S. Williams Capital, LLC since its founding in 2014. S. Williams Capital, LLC provides discretionary investment advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $27.7 million. The firm employs a value-driven equity strategy complemented by event-driven and risk-arbitrage positions, utilizing equities, debt, and derivatives, with active use of leverage, short selling, and margin.