Edmond Franco is the principal of Franco Financial Advisors, Inc. in New York, NY, with 4 years of industry experience. He has been involved in the financial services sector since 1992, serving as president of Franco Financial Group and engaged in insurance brokerage through Franco & Son, Inc. Franco Financial Advisors provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, retirement planning, and financial consulting, with a focus on tailored investment programs and strategic planning for clients with complex or business-related needs.

Charles Goldblum is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Hurley Capital Management, LLC since 2003. Hurley Capital, LLC provides discretionary investment management and limited financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a macro-driven, fundamental, and value-oriented investment process, utilizing a range of securities and occasionally less liquid or specialty investment vehicles.

Joel Schreiber is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial planner at SFI Advisors, LLC since 2017. His prior experience includes over a decade with Kestra Investment Services, LLC and Kestra Advisory Services, Inc. He is also a part-time lecturer at Rutgers University, teaching economics, data analytics, labor institutions, and finance courses. Additionally, Schreiber serves as a trustee for a family irrevocable life insurance trust. SFI Advisors serves individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and qualified retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm employs tailored investment approaches such as modern portfolio theory and long-term purchase strategies while providing a range of investment advice across equities, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities.

Michael Schupak is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor at Astra Wealth Partners with 11 years of industry experience. He has served as managing member, chief compliance officer, and investment adviser representative at both Astra Wealth Partners and Schupak Financial Advisors, LLC. He is based in Jersey City, NJ. Astra Wealth Partners serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans, corporations, and foundations. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic asset allocation with passive and active management techniques and is notable for managing a private pooled vehicle that utilizes ETFs, options, and equities.

Edward Lee is a financial advisor with Generation Wealth Management in Great Neck, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has been a sole proprietor and affiliated with Generation Wealth Management since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed insurance agent. Generation Wealth Management serves individual and business clients through portfolio management, financial planning, and educational seminars. The firm utilizes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored investment strategies and operates a sponsored wrap-fee program, combining advisory services with affiliated insurance and tax-preparation activities.

Michael Dunne is a CFP® professional with eight years of experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cereus Financial Advisors, LLC since 2018. He is the treasurer of the Ramsey Democratic Club, where he manages the organization’s financial records and banking activities. Cereus Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans, combining discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with financial planning and retirement-plan advisory. The firm employs a blend of passive quantitative models, selected external managers, and active tax management, supported by AI-driven research and portfolio analysis tools.

Austin Cagley is a financial advisor at IADVISE Partners with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining IADVISE Partners in 2026, he worked in the fitness industry, including roles at Barry's Bootcamp LLC and ONE PELOTON LLC. He is involved with Barry's Bootcamp LLC and Cadence Innovation Labs LLC in fitness-related capacities. IADVISE Partners provides investment advisory and asset allocation services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, typically serving high-net-worth clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management and family office services with an investment approach that includes equities, fixed income, options, alternative investments, and the use of hedging and leveraging techniques where appropriate.

Richard Polo Sr. is a financial advisor with Retirement Wealth Management, LLC, holding the PFS™ and Series 63 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cetera and Cetera Financial Specialists LLC from 2005 to 2020 and has maintained a separate public accounting and tax consulting practice, Polo Financial, since 2000. Polo Financial provides personal and corporate tax return preparation and consulting services. Retirement Wealth Management, LLC manages approximately $60.7 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and strategies, and offers discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and insurance consulting.

Paul Reback is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Capital Estate Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 1993. In addition to his advisory work, he holds insurance agent licenses in several states and is appointed with various carriers. Capital Estate Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment supervisory services primarily to individual clients, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and other legal entities. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental analysis with a generally long-term holding horizon and occasional option writing, offering both portfolio management and standalone financial planning services.

Deborah Liguori is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Comprehensive Wealth Solutions, LLC since 2004. Comprehensive Wealth Solutions provides advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other entities. The firm focuses on asset allocation and the selection of outside managers, offering discretionary portfolio management and tailored financial planning.

Brian O'Rourke is a financial advisor at Prato Capital Management with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated for ten years before joining Prato Capital Management in 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he is a silent investor in Rufus Labs, Inc. Prato Capital Management provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and ERISA plans. The firm employs an asset-allocation framework combining strategic, dynamic, and tactical approaches, and offers services through both traditional advisory and wrap fee programs.

Steven Abernathy is the owner of Abernathy Group II LLC and holds a Series 63 designation with 41 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Dinosaur Financial Group, LLC from 2017 to 2023 and has been involved with Abernathy Group II since 2009. Outside of advisory services, he owns a separate entity that acquires distressed real estate. Abernathy Group II LLC provides family office services and separately managed accounts to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach using factor-based index ETFs combined with active management, and also offers pension consulting and services for employer-sponsored 401(k) plans.

Daniel Veliz is a CFA® charterholder based in New York, NY, currently with Franco Financial Advisors, Inc. He has been working in financial advisory and consulting roles since 2019, including time at Franco Financial Group, Inc. Veliz spends a portion of his time providing corporate and personal financial consulting through Franco Financial Group, Inc. Franco Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses, typically with relationships starting at $1 million. The firm manages approximately $72 million in assets and offers customized portfolios using various securities while integrating investment banking and corporate finance services through its parent company.

Most people come to me at a similar point in life: income has jumped, life has gotten complicated faster than anyone prepared them for, and they have no time to sort it out. That's where I come in. I'm a CFP® professional and financial advisor with Firebrand Wealth Management, a women-owned fee-only fiduciary RIA. Our firm serves women, their families & allies, along with people that our industry has traditionally overlooked. That's the work I care about. I'm also a first-generation professional, and many of the people I work with are building wealth without a foundation. That includes LGBTQ+ households. I mentor first-generation business students at Rutgers for the same reason. My clients typically fall under two buckets: - Physicians, from residency training through pre-retirement. Residents and fellows moving into attending roles, mid-career doctors weighing partnership decisions (e.g., private practice, private equity-backed, or non-profit), and attendings planning for their next step. Student loans and PSLF, contract review, retirement plans, estate planning, and asset protection. - Early-career professionals in tech, marketing, law, and consulting whose pay is complicated and who are making these calls for the first time. Equity compensation like RSUs and ISOs, tax planning, cash flow, and an investment strategy you can stick with.

Leslie Beck is a CFP® with 26 years of experience in financial advising, currently with Compass Wealth Management, LLC in Rutherford, NJ. She has held roles at Strategic Blueprint, LLC and The Strategic Financial Alliance, Inc., and has also taught at William Paterson University and Bloomfield College. Outside of advising, she is a partner in 379 Associates LLC, a small business consulting and personal coaching firm. Compass Wealth Management provides financial planning and investment advice focused on retirement, education, estate, insurance, and special-needs planning. The firm emphasizes comprehensive written plans tailored to clients’ goals and does not directly manage client assets, instead facilitating implementation through affiliated registered advisers.

Philip Fabrizio is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has worked with Kingsbridge Advisors, LLC and Axa Advisors, LLC, and has served on the executive committee of the Knickerbocker Country Club, overseeing golf and social activities. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by offering financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party managers. The firm uses a hybrid referral and implementation model, combining advisory and brokerage channels to tailor services based on client goals and risk tolerance.

Rodrigo Curiel is a financial advisor at Blue Ox Capital Management, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His career includes roles at Citigroup Global Markets from 2007 and other positions from 2016 to 2020 before joining Blue Ox in 2021. Blue Ox Capital Management provides advisory services to individuals and high-net-worth clients by selecting and directing them to third-party investment advisers and funds. The firm focuses on manager selection and due diligence without discretionary portfolio management or trading of client accounts.

Thomas Kahn is a CFA® charterholder with 57 years of industry experience. He is a manager and analyst at Kahn Brothers Advisors LLC, where he has been working since 1978. His career includes extensive roles within affiliated investment advisory and asset management entities. Kahn Brothers Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm employs a modified value investing approach focused on bottom-up fundamental analysis of publicly traded U.S. equities, emphasizing downside protection and typically holding investments for three to five years or longer.

Robert Canzani is a financial advisor at Saiph Capital, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and WELLS FARGO Advisors. Saiph Capital provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, pension plans, and banking and thrift institutions. The firm employs a long-term strategic asset allocation approach with tactical adjustments and utilizes a range of investment vehicles, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis tailored to client risk tolerance and time horizon.

Leslie Quick is the managing partner of The Quick Group LLC and holds a Series 66 designation with 19 years of industry experience. Prior to founding The Quick Group in 2025, Leslie spent ten years at Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated. Leslie also serves as a registered representative for Finalis Securities LLC. The Quick Group LLC provides discretionary asset management primarily to high net worth individuals, families, and related trusts or foundations. The firm emphasizes separate-account portfolio management with a combination of top-down and bottom-up investment processes, tax-aware strategies, and cost-conscious portfolio construction across a range of asset classes.