David Siflinger is the principal of David's Planning Services, LLC in Eastchester, NY. He holds a Series 65 license and has two years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at DermX Media and RNN-TV. David's Planning Services, LLC offers general financial planning to individuals and small businesses, focusing on budgeting, retirement and investment guidance, insurance advice, tax preparation, and education planning. The firm typically recommends diversified mutual funds and employs a buy-and-hold strategy without managing client assets or accepting discretionary authority.

David Mendels is a CFP® certified financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at DBM Planning, LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to founding DBM Planning, he spent over two decades at Creative Financial Concepts. Additionally, Mendels serves as an adjunct faculty member at New York University. DBM Planning, LLC is an independent advisory firm providing investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes long-term financial planning and asset-allocation-driven portfolio construction, primarily using a non-discretionary approach.

Sumit Kumar is a financial advisor at Stone Lake Wealth Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Stone Lake Wealth since 2016. Stone Lake Wealth Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, foundations, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on client interviews, asset allocation, and periodic reviews, utilizing both fundamental and quantitative analysis to build portfolios that may include stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, and, when appropriate, leveraged and derivatives strategies.

Pasquale Sacchetta is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at CFIG Investment Advisory Services, LLC. He has been affiliated with Continental Five Investment Group, LLC and CFIG Wealth Management, LLC since 2008 and has served as president of Continental Five Insurance Group, Inc. since 1991. His outside activities include leading an insurance firm that offers life insurance, annuities, disability, and health insurance products. CFIG Investment Advisory Services provides fee-based investment advisory, financial planning, and pension consulting for a range of clients including individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a tactical allocation approach with various analytical methods to manage diversified portfolios and is notable for its integration with an affiliated insurance agency and its pension consulting services.

Charles Doran is a financial advisor at Prometheus Investment Advisors LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Prometheus since 2018. His prior experience includes roles at Questar Capital Corporation, Questar Asset Management, and SPC. Prometheus Investment Advisors LLC is a small independent firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $21.6 million across about 45 accounts. The firm uses modern portfolio theory and quantitative analysis to guide discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, combining model allocations with individualized recommendations based on documented risk tolerances.

Bozidar Jovanovic is a CFA® charterholder and holds the Series 66 designation, with nine years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Honey Badger Advisors LLC and serves as a Professor of Practice at Boston College, where he teaches university-level finance courses. His prior experience includes roles at Leumi Investment Services Inc and William Raveis. Honey Badger Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to a select client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental, modern portfolio theory and quantitative analysis to manage accounts, offering both customized and model portfolios under discretionary authority.

Hendrik Dijs is the sole advisor at Marathon Investments, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Marathon Investments since its founding in 2011. The firm is an independent, state-registered advisory serving individuals, corporations, and other entities with portfolio management and investment consulting. Marathon Investments manages approximately $10 million across about two dozen clients, offering customized portfolios based on fundamental security analysis and managing assets on a discretionary basis.

Robert Chambers is a financial advisor at 80 Rods Advisors LLC in Larchmont, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He previously worked at BNY Mellon from 2015 to 2022 before founding his current independent advisory firm. 80 Rods Advisors is a single-advisor firm offering comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term, passive investment strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory and provides tailored financial planning alongside regular portfolio reviews and rebalancing.

Lawrence Doyle is a financial advisor at Dia LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at JP Morgan Securities Inc since 2001. Doyle previously maintained a market and economy commentary website, Sense on Cents, and he co-owns FBH LLC, a business involved in investigative projects on various domestic and international issues. DM Income Advisors, LLC, with which Doyle is associated, acts as a solicitor introducing accredited and high-net-worth investors to third-party asset managers. The firm focuses on client solicitation and relationship management, emphasizing tax-exempt municipal bonds and equity portfolios, and is compensated by the asset managers rather than charging clients direct advisory fees.

Kyle Pezzi is the principal advisor at Pezzi Private Capital in Westport, CT, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kingtree & Warwick LLC and Lazard Asset Management LLC. Pezzi is involved in multiple business ventures beyond his advisory practice. Pezzi Private Capital provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, offering portfolio management and standalone financial planning. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a long-term trading focus, primarily recommending equities and ETFs alongside fixed income, real estate funds, and private placements as appropriate.

Sergio Pedreiro is a financial advisor with Longavista Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. Before founding Longavista Advisors in 2021, he worked at Revlon Inc, Estre Ambiental SA, and BTG Pactual. Longavista Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family offices. The firm employs a strategic, activist-style value investment approach focused on long-term capital appreciation in both public and private equity and debt investments.

Frank Welch III is the sole advisor at Quarve Associates, LLC, a Connecticut-registered independent investment advisory firm. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 29 years of industry experience, having led Quarve Associates since 1993. In addition to his advisory role, Welch provides tax preparation and planning services and is a licensed mortgage loan originator in Connecticut. Quarve Associates offers discretionary investment supervisory services and financial planning to a small client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm tailors portfolios using a range of instruments and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with comprehensive financial planning that addresses tax, estate, insurance, and retirement matters.

Kenneth Von Kohorn is the sole advisor at Von Kohorn Research & Advisory, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 27 years of industry experience. He has managed his firm since 1976. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Board Chairman and Treasurer of the Family Institute of Connecticut, a public policy nonprofit, and as President of the Highmeadow Homeowners Association in Norwalk, CT. Von Kohorn Research & Advisory, Inc. provides discretionary, individually managed portfolio services to individual and high-net-worth clients, tailoring strategies to each accountholder’s objectives and restrictions. The firm employs a broad range of instruments and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach, frequently utilizing leverage, short positions, hedging, and derivatives.

Alexander Teicher is a financial advisor at Revelations Asset Management LLC with 4 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Revelations Partners, LP and Roundabout Asset Management LLC. He is also the Managing Partner for his family's investment office. Revelations Asset Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals and corporate entities, focusing on equities, ETFs, and non-U.S. securities. The firm uses fundamental analysis and a variety of trading strategies under discretionary authority, with a small client base and performance-based compensation.

Richard Parower is a CFA charterholder and principal of Compo Advisors, LLC in New Canaan, CT, with eight years of industry experience. Prior to founding Compo Advisors in 2018, he worked at Voya Investment Management from 2014 to 2018. Compo Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individual investors, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a retirement-focused, long-term investment approach centered on low-cost index funds, ETFs, and mutual funds, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis to guide asset allocation decisions.

John Cooper is a financial advisor at Stuyvesant Capital Management Corporation with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 1978. Stuyvesant Capital Management Corporation provides discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients, managing equity and balanced portfolios for high-net-worth and other individual clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental stock selection and macro and technical inputs, and also offers a licensed trend-following tactical allocation program using ETFs.

Anthea Perkinson is a CFP® with five years of experience in the financial advisory industry. She is the sole advisor at Monterey Associates Financial Planning & Education and has previously worked at Blueprint Financial Planning LLC and Equitable Distributors, Inc. Perkinson’s practice includes ongoing involvement in nonprofit financial literacy efforts. Monterey Associates Financial Planning & Education provides personalized, fiduciary financial planning and education to individuals, couples, nonprofits, and small business owners. The firm emphasizes low-cost, passive investment strategies and offers fee-only services without portfolio management or custody of client assets.

John Blair is the sole advisor at Blair Capital Management in Norwalk, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Scholtz and Company for seven years before founding Blair Capital Management in 2022. Blair Capital Management provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term strategies incorporating fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis, and uses derivatives and option-based hedges to manage risk and adjust portfolios based on market conditions or client needs.

Makenna Flagg is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with over 43 years of industry experience. She has been managing Makenna & Company, Inc., an independent advisory firm based in Darien, CT, since 2004 and has also worked at Hynes, Himmelreich, Glennon & Company since 2000. Makenna & Company, Inc. provides discretionary investment management, written financial planning, and manager search services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and family retirement plans. The firm creates client-specific investment policies and implements portfolios using a combination of no-load and load-waived mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts with both active and passive strategies.

Mergim Elezi is a financial advisor at Adriatic Wealth Management LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Highbridge Wealth Management LLC and WestPark Capital Inc. His practice is based in Norwalk, CT. Adriatic Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management and pension consulting services to individuals and select institutional clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans, banks, and investment companies. The firm employs an IPS-driven investment process with direct management of client assets, utilizing a range of strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.