Congzhu Yang is a financial associate at HHL Wealth Advisors Inc. in Flushing, NY, with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and also works as a financial associate at HHL Advisors Group, assisting with tax preparation. Prior to this, he studied at New York University and Zhejiang Gongshang University. HHL Wealth Advisors Inc. provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, employer-sponsored plans, and small business clients. The firm uses asset-allocation frameworks based on modern portfolio theory and fundamental analysis, combining passive and active investment vehicles tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Lukas De Witt is a financial advisor with Elevate Planners, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. Before joining Elevate Planners, he spent four years at Proxy Wealth Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is a licensed real estate salesperson assisting clients with home purchases and sales through Mont Sky Real Estate. Elevate Planners is an independent, SEC-registered firm offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management for individuals, small businesses, and corporate retirement clients. The firm combines active management with Modern Portfolio Theory-based allocation and provides a wrap fee program, pension consulting, and retirement plan services under ERISA arrangements.

Frank Berrios is a financial advisor at Drum Hill Capital, LLC with Series 65 registration and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America for one year and was a full-time student for nine years. Drum Hill Capital primarily advises individuals and families, including IRAs, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm combines macro analysis with fundamental research to implement diversified model asset-allocation strategies and is notable for its use of margin and derivatives in separately managed accounts.

Eric Filippone is a financial advisor at Buckram Securities Ltd with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and has been with Buckram Securities since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he operates E Filippone LLC, providing personal training lessons. Buckram Securities Ltd offers investment advisory, brokerage, and insurance services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement accounts. The firm manages discretionary portfolios through its Buckram Wealth Management Program, combining advisory, broker-dealer, and insurance services.

Albert Pette is a financial advisor at Brixton Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Western International Securities, Inc. and Northeast Asset Management LLC. Outside of finance, he manages Floral Pet Inc, a family-owned business unrelated to finance. Brixton Capital Wealth Advisors, LLC serves individual, trust, and corporate clients, managing approximately $212.4 million across around 819 accounts. The firm employs a discretionary investment approach incorporating fundamental and technical analysis, modern portfolio theory, and options and derivatives strategies, while also utilizing third-party money managers and allowing client-imposed investment restrictions.

Shane Siederman is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bayridge Financial Group, Inc. since 2018. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial and Citicorp Investment Services. Outside of advisory work, he is an author who has written a book since 2014. Bayridge Financial Group provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and long-term portfolio construction while also allowing for shorter-term trading aligned with client objectives and market conditions.

Theodore Goneos is an advisor at Chesapeake Asset Management LLC with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has over 20 years of industry experience, including 23 years at Endevon Capital, LLC, where he was managing member of two business consulting entities. He currently serves as trustee of a private trust associated with Endevon Capital. Chesapeake Asset Management provides wealth management and investment advisory services to individuals, families, family offices, endowments, foundations, and other registered investment advisers. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning through its Private Wealth Division, as well as non-discretionary advisory and operational support for alternative investments via its Alternatives Advisory Group.

Andrew Cabrera is a financial advisor with Matrix Private Wealth Management Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience. Cabrera has been with Matrix Private Wealth Management and Colonial Life for ten years each. In addition to advising, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in life and health insurance sales in New York and New Jersey. Matrix Private Wealth Management serves individual clients, high net worth individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, third-party money manager selection, and retirement plan referrals, primarily using model portfolios and outside managers with investment approaches grounded in modern portfolio theory and various analytical methods.

Yosef Stilerman is a financial advisor at Creative Capital with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He has been involved in real estate investment management through multiple entities, including YZ Builders LLC and Sayaset Capital Financing LLC, where he serves as manager. Creative Capital provides discretionary, fee-based portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses, using a tactical allocation approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and utilizes various investment strategies, including equities, options, and real-estate partnership interests.

Jacob Oleshansky is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years at Radix Organization, Inc. and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Radix, he held roles at Nur Restaurant and Breads Bakery. Radix Organization, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and consulting primarily to high-net-worth individual investors. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis alongside both long- and short-term trading strategies to tailor and actively manage portfolios.

Thomas Efthimiou is a financial advisor at Meadowbrook Wealth Management, LLC with 4 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Meadowbrook Wealth Management since 2015. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in managing a family-owned commercial real estate business and operates a marine equipment sales and service company. Meadowbrook Wealth Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, small businesses, and trusts. The firm manages approximately $86.2 million across about 121 client accounts, offering tailored investment strategies aligned with clients’ objectives, time horizons, and risk tolerances.

John Roscoe is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Osprey Private Wealth LLC, where he has worked since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Corient, Roosevelt Investments, and The Roosevelt Investment Group, Inc. Osprey Private Wealth LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth and multi-generational families. The firm offers individually managed portfolios incorporating fundamental and technical analysis, combines planning with investment services, and often accepts fiduciary roles for client trusts and private foundations.

John Mcguire is a CFP® professional at MSM Financial Strategies with four years of industry experience. He has been with MSM Financial Strategies since 1997, a firm based in Bronxville, NY. MSM Financial Strategies is a partner-owned investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, emphasizing mutual funds alongside a broad range of securities using fundamental and cyclical analysis tailored to client objectives.

Lauren Crossett is a financial advisor at Rebellion Research with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Rebellion Research Advisors, LP since 2014 and MassMutual Financial Group since 2010. Rebellion Research Advisors, L.P. is a boutique firm managing approximately $16.5 million for about 75 clients, employing a systematic, machine-learning-based investment approach across discretionary portfolios and a hedge fund. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-HNW individuals with strategies focused on U.S.-listed equities and multi-asset absolute return investments.

Peter Vlachos is a financial advisor at Adalta Capital Management LLC with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Adalta Capital Management since 2016. Adalta Capital Management 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 and estates, family offices, and institutional clients, employing a long-only, value-based investment approach focused on financially strong companies and incorporating third-party manager allocation after due diligence.

Harry Armon is a financial advisor with ARCAP Partners LLC in Plainview, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 15 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Securities Research, Inc. of Florida. Outside of advising, he manages a business that operates automobile rentals in the South Florida market. ARCAP Partners LLC provides financial planning and discretionary investment management services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a strategic, risk-based asset allocation approach using a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, and alternative investments, and manages approximately $40.5 million across around 34 accounts.

George Spritzer is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years at Southland Investments and 18 years of experience in the financial industry. He is based in Roslyn Heights, NY, and has worked at Bright Trading LLC since 2008. Outside of advisory work, he receives nominal compensation from a public blog. Southland Investments provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a proprietary trend-tracking methodology focused on passively managed index funds and ETFs, managing downside risk through a trailing sell-stop discipline and proprietary indexes.

Vito Abbondandolo is a financial advisor with Abbondandolo Wealth Management Corp in Glen Cove, NY. He holds a PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Abbondandolo Wealth Management Corp since 2013 and has been a CPA at Abbondandolo & Company CPAs LLP since 1989. Abbondandolo Wealth Management Corp provides fee-only investment supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and trusts, focusing on strategic asset allocation with diversification and disciplined rebalancing. The firm operates with a small advisory team affiliated with a CPA firm and manages portfolios exclusively through the SEI investment platform.

Bahman Mossavarrahmani is a financial advisor at UAS Asset Management in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with United American Securities, Inc. since 1987. UAS Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, trusts, foundations, corporations, and public pension plans. The firm employs fundamental security analysis with a focus on concentrated equity positions for long-term value, and also manages a private pooled investment vehicle that pursues a more speculative strategy involving derivatives, short selling, and margin.

Michael Mongiello is a financial advisor with Old Bridge Wealth, Inc. in Syosset, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at firms such as SCF Securities, Inc., EisnerAmper, United Advisors, and American Portfolios Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved in mechanical contracting and owns a tax preparation business. Old Bridge Wealth, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and business entities without an account minimum. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, utilizing a wide range of investment vehicles and third-party managers in both long-term and active strategies.