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.

Rodrigo Curiel is a financial advisor with Blue Ox Capital Management, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Citigroup Global Markets and Citicorp Investment Services before joining Blue Ox Capital Management in 2021. Blue Ox Capital Management offers advisory services primarily by selecting and directing clients to third-party investment advisers and funds, focusing on a consultative, referral-oriented approach rather than discretionary management or direct trading.

Thomas Kahn is a CFA® charterholder with 57 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Kahn Brothers Advisors LLC in New York, where he has worked since 2007. Kahn serves as a manager and analyst at several affiliated investment firms. 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 uses a modified value investing approach focused on bottom-up fundamental analysis of U.S. equities, emphasizing downside protection and long-term investment horizons.

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.

Jona Saraci is a financial advisor at Kineo Capital LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley, Aksia, and PwC. Kineo Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and private investment funds, offering tailored strategies that integrate fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis with artificial intelligence and machine learning tools. The firm manages multiple strategies including equity, derivatives, and risk management programs, and serves both separate accounts and pooled investment vehicles.

Naoka Nakagawa is a financial advisor at Prism Planning and Solutions Group with 24 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Insight Advisors, LLC, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and Merrill. Prism Planning and Solutions Group is a newly formed supported investment adviser offering financial planning, coaching, consulting, estate-planning document services through a third party, investment advice, and wealth management. The firm serves both individual and high-net-worth clients and follows a structured multi-step planning process with an emphasis on diversified, low-cost core portfolios and formalized estate-document services.

Cheng Luo is a financial advisor at HHL Wealth Advisors Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked with multiple firms including Cetera Financial Specialists LLC and Prime Number Capital, LLC. Luo also serves as an adjunct assistant professor teaching accounting courses at Baruch College since 2015 and provides tax planning services through a separate tax advisory business. HHL Wealth Advisors Inc. offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, employer-sponsored plans, and small businesses. The firm employs asset-allocation strategies based on modern portfolio theory and fundamental analysis, combining passive and active investment vehicles tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Amanda Spiteri is a financial advisor at Valley Financial Management, Inc. in New York, NY, with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Her prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Valley National Bank. Valley Financial Management operates the Valley Digital Investor platform, providing individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management through an online, web- and mobile-based system. The firm uses automated model ETF portfolios tailored to client profiles and requires clients to maintain accounts with Valley National Bank.

Junyi Yuan is a financial advisor with Quantel Asset Management LLC based in New York, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Quantel AI, Inc., Rutgers Business School, and Shanghai University. Yuan has no prior industry experience outside his current advisory role. Quantel offers investment services to mass-affluent, high-net-worth, and institutional clients through a web-based platform and mobile app. The firm uses a systematic, algorithm-driven process combining fundamental, technical, and sentiment analysis to manage portfolios aligned with client risk profiles, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services.

Andrew Kutz is a CFP® professional with over 30 years of experience at Kutz and Company Inc. He serves as president and CPA of Kutz & Kutz CPA's P.C., a non-investment related accounting firm based in Great Neck, NY. Kutz and Company Inc. provides tax and accounting services alongside personal financial planning and discretionary asset management to individuals, executives, trusts, and high net worth clients. The firm integrates its active tax and accounting practice with advisory services, developing client-specific written plans and managing portfolios primarily composed of no-load mutual funds and ETFs.

Mathew Goldberg is a Series 66-credentialed advisor with 25 years of experience, currently with Manhattan Wealth Management Group in New York, NY. His career includes roles at MWMG Advisors, Mpwm Advisory Solutions, Chase Investment Services Corp., and Wells Fargo Clearing. Manhattan Wealth Management Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, trusts, estates, plan sponsors, and business entities. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory-based investment approach, utilizing a combination of internally managed assets, third-party managers, and model portfolios.

Yijia Fan is a Series 65-licensed advisor with IONE Capital Management LLC, bringing seven years of industry experience. Fan has served with IONE Capital Management since 2015. Outside of advisory services, Fan is a general partner of the iOne Multi Asset Strategy Fund, a private investment fund. IONE Capital Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a quantitative and systematic investment approach, utilizing statistical alpha strategies, algorithmic asset allocation, and risk management policies, while managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Clifford Michaels is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 38 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Institutional Investment Advisors Corp and has previously worked at Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. and LPL Financial LLC. Michaels is also an author associated with Highland Group LLC. Institutional Investment Advisors Corp provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation using a core-and-satellite framework with passive index funds and actively managed high-dividend equities, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside comprehensive financial planning.

Catherine Gilhuley is an advisor at Sterling Legacy Advisors Inc. with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial and Equitable Advisors, LLC. Outside of her advisory roles, she was involved with USATF New Jersey for two years. Sterling Legacy Advisors Inc. is a New Jersey-based firm offering portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and family office services to individuals, corporations, and municipal entities. The firm employs an individualized approach using various analytical methods and integrates financial planning with ongoing portfolio management.

Lauren Wong is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Tandem Capital Management, Inc. since 1990. She also serves as Vice President of SYS Investors Corp., the parent holding company for Tandem Capital Management. Tandem Capital Management provides wealth management and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutions. The firm employs a combination of top-down macro and sector analysis with bottom-up fundamental research, focusing on long-term growth and a defensive fixed income strategy, while managing portfolios with a concentrated, personalized approach.

William Chen is a financial advisor at Tandem Capital Management, Inc. with eight years at the firm and a total of four years in the industry. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at CLSA Americas for two years. Tandem Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning for individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm manages approximately $280 million across about 84 client relationships, employing a growth-at-a-reasonable-price equity approach combined with selective fixed-income security selection and integrated wealth planning.

Christina De Marval is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Target Rock Wealth Management, LLC in New York, NY. She has one year of industry experience, including a brief tenure at JP Morgan Private Bank. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers with Savvy Ladies Inc., a nonprofit that provides free financial education to women. Target Rock Wealth Management serves affluent and high-net-worth individuals as well as institutions, offering discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs passive index-based funds and ETFs alongside fundamental analysis, and it can create customized ESG portfolios upon client request.

Cyrus Mossavar Rahmani is a financial advisor with UAS Asset Management, holding a Series 65 credential and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include working at Keen Venture Partners BV and a period of self-employment. Outside of his advisory work, he manages Parrotia I, LLC, which holds early-stage private company shares as a passive investment. UAS Asset Management provides investment management services to individuals, related entities, and institutional clients including municipalities and public pension plans. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up approach with concentrated equity portfolios for separately managed accounts and a more speculative strategy for its private pooled vehicle.