Joseph Cardello is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He has worked at August Wealth Advisors LLC since 2026 and previously held positions at Stratos Wealth Advisors, Clapboard Hill Private Wealth, First New York Securities, and Commonwealth Bank Australia. August Wealth Advisors provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services primarily for high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $436.6 million in assets across 319 client relationships. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios using exchange-traded funds and individual equities, with both fundamental and technical analysis, and offers ongoing discretionary oversight combined with written financial plans.

Michael Luton is a financial advisor with Madison Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Madison Advisory Services since 2007 and has prior experience at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., Lion Street Financial, and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Outside of advising, he serves on the board of the Hospice of Central New York Foundation. Madison Advisory Services, Inc. advises individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as participant-directed and sponsor retirement plans. The firm offers investment supervisory, financial planning, and consulting services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation with a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, model portfolios, and third-party managed programs.

Lauren Rowland is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 16 years of industry experience. She has worked at RZH Advisors LLC since 2020 and previously spent six years at Ayco/Goldman Sachs. RZH Advisors LLC provides wealth management services combining financial planning and discretionary investment management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages over $2.4 billion across approximately 450 client relationships with a seven-person advisory team.

George Gerhard III is a financial advisor with Trivium Point Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His professional background includes roles at LPL Financial, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MSI Financial Services. Gerhard is also involved in business entities related to tax and investment purposes beyond his advisory role. Trivium Point Advisory LLC is an SEC-registered multi-advisor wealth management firm managing approximately $1.63 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering customized investment management and comprehensive financial planning with an approach that integrates fundamental analysis, diversified portfolios, and both internal and external management resources.

Kirstin Mobyed is a financial advisor at Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney from 2009 to 2019. Clear Harbor Asset Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.7 billion in assets and employs a combination of bottom-up security selection and top-down asset allocation to tailor portfolios to client needs.

Allison Donaldson is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience and has been with HTG Investment Advisors Inc since 2013. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in New Canaan, CT. HTG Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, families, and trusts, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach, combining passive, quantitative, and active funds, and emphasizes the use of documented investment policies and advanced planning tools.

Christopher Benin is a financial advisor at Benin Management Corp with 25 years of industry experience. He has held his current role since 2011 and holds a Series 65 designation. Benin Management Corporation serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and sub-advisory services. The firm manages approximately $659 million in discretionary assets, tailoring portfolios through fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various asset classes including equities, debt, mutual funds, ETFs, and options.

Ivy Alexander is a financial advisor at RZH Advisors LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Wbh Advisory, Inc and T. Rowe Price. RZH Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, and charitable organizations with fee-based wealth management, discretionary investment management, and financial planning services. The firm typically manages assets on a discretionary basis using a range of investment vehicles, including Dimensional Fund Advisors strategies, and is notable for its specialized services and management of donor-advised funds.

Ann Warner is a financial advisor at Sentinel Asset Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Cristina Sabatini for a combined four years. Sentinel Asset Management, LLC is a fee-based advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients through comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a mosaic investment approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers ongoing account monitoring and due diligence for third-party managers.

Derek Ralston is a financial advisor with Income & Asset Advisory, Inc. and has 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at NCM Capital Management, LLC since 2015. Outside of advising, he is the president of the Ramsey Chamber of Commerce, where he chairs meetings and participates in community events. Income & Asset Advisory provides investment advice to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and employs a mix of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis with a generally buy-and-hold approach adjusted by active asset-class positioning.

Gabriella Bermudez is a financial advisor at Madison Advisory Services, Inc. with over 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at firms including Lion Street Financial and Royal Alliance. Madison Advisory Services serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as participant-directed retirement and pension plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managed programs. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset-allocation approaches and provides ongoing monitoring and account reviews.

Erik Pearson is a financial advisor at Fairfield, Bush & Co. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Fairfield, Bush & Co. since 2016. Fairfield, Bush & Co. advises high-net-worth individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable institutions, offering portfolio management on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and macroeconomic evaluation, employing long-term and short-term equity strategies along with options strategies for qualified investors, and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Alexander Zaharoff is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at HTG Investment Advisors Inc since 2014 and previously held positions at Citigroup Global Markets, LZ Investment Advisors LLC, and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. Zaharoff is also an adjunct professor at NYU Stern School of Business, where he co-teaches an MBA elective on private banking and wealth management. HTG Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, families, and trusts, including high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation, diversification, and uses a mix of passive, quantitative, and active funds, supported by a multi-advisor team with extensive credentials and institutional experience.

Andrew Massaro is a financial advisor at AtCap Partners, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including National Securities Corp and National Asset Management. Outside of his advisory roles, he owns APM Holdings, Ltd., a bill paying entity. AtCap Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to individual clients, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and technical analysis, incorporating proprietary strategies and external managers, and is noted for its market-timing techniques and alternative investment offerings.

Hrefna Martin is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advising. She is affiliated with Merit Financial Partners LLC, where she has worked since 2015. Prior to that, she was with Resnick Advisors from 2011 to 2015. Martin also works as an independent contractor preparing financial plans for another RIA firm. Merit Financial Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering fee-only financial planning, investment consultation, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a fiduciary approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis, emphasizes strategic asset allocation, and utilizes low-cost index funds and ETFs alongside active strategies.

Zoltan Pongracz is a financial advisor at Third View Private Wealth with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked at firms including Barnum Financial Group, MassMutual, Procyon Advisors, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory role, he owns an entity involved in subdividing land for sale in Stamford, CT. Third View Private Wealth provides personalized investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and charitable entities. The firm employs tailored strategies through a combination of in-house and third-party models, separately managed accounts, and alternative investments, overseeing over $1 billion in discretionary assets.

Ronald Schneider is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving at Samalin Wealth since 2020. His prior roles include positions at National Asset Management, United Advisors Services, LLC, and Securities America Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Samalin Wealth provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $490 million in client assets across eight advisers, employing a strategy that includes fundamental and cyclical analysis, a combination of long- and short-term positions, and the use of margin, derivatives, and private placements.

Scott Bogan is a financial advisor at Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, LLC, and Resnick Investment Advisors, LLC. Clear Harbor Asset Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, pooled vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm combines bottom-up security selection with a top-down asset allocation approach and manages approximately $1.743 billion in assets across 19 advisors serving roughly 743 clients.

Janet Brown is a financial advisor at Basso Capital Management, L.P. with 28 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at FundX Investment Group for 26 years and One Capital Management, LLC for 3 years before joining Basso Capital Management in 2025. Basso Capital Management advises family offices and high net worth individuals, offering discretionary portfolio management and non-discretionary advisory services across a wide range of instruments. The firm develops customized asset-allocation plans and investment mandates, and also serves as sub-adviser to a multi-manager pooled fund while managing proprietary accounts with complex strategies including leverage and derivatives.

Joseph Rizzo is a financial advisor with Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and five years of industry experience. He has been with Clear Harbor since 2010. Clear Harbor Asset Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pooled vehicles, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm combines bottom-up security selection with top-down asset allocation, tailoring portfolios to client risk profiles and liquidity needs.