Peter Gallagher is a financial advisor with Unified Retirement Planning Group in Briarcliff Manor, NY. He holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and 65 licenses and has 31 years of industry experience. His work history includes multiple tenures at Unified Retirement Planning Group and Commonwealth Financial Network. He spends a small portion of his time involved in fixed insurance sales. Unified Retirement Planning Group provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of quantitative, fundamental, technical, and economic analysis alongside strategic asset allocation and long-term investment strategies, and it sponsors a wrap-fee program that bundles management and administrative services into a single fee.

William Harrison is the sole advisor at Sirmium Capital, LLC, an independent firm based in Katonah, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has seven years of industry experience. Harrison also works in a project management role at Deutsche Bank, where he assists in tracking findings and reporting risks to senior management. Sirmium Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individual investors and nonprofit organizations, focusing on customized asset allocation and ongoing account monitoring. The firm employs fundamental and cyclical analysis and implements both long- and short-term strategies across various asset classes, serving approximately 60 clients with a fee-only structure.

Georg Wells is a CFP® and CFA® with six years of industry experience. He is currently the sole advisor at Growe Capital Advisors, LLC in New Canaan, CT. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and TP ICAP. Growe Capital Advisors provides financial planning, discretionary investment, and wealth management services, primarily serving high-net-worth families and family offices. The firm employs a goals-based, tax-aware approach using independent third-party managers and exchange-traded funds, with a focus on separately managed accounts and tactical strategies.

John Evans is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Hudson Capital Management Inc. He has worked at Leigh Baldwin & Co., LLC since 2016. Outside of advising, he works seasonally as a tax preparer and provides financial planning services including Medicare planning, long-term care, 401(k) plans, and life insurance. Hudson Capital Management Inc. is an independent registered investment adviser serving individual clients, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based financial planning, portfolio management, and qualified plan consulting, primarily managing client accounts on a non-discretionary basis.

Melissa Adams is a CFP® with 29 years of experience in the financial industry. She is the principal advisor at Achieve Retirement & Wealth Management, LLC, an independent firm she joined in 2025. Her prior experience includes roles at Merit Financial Partners LLC and Prudential Annuities Distributors. Outside of her advisory work, she is a co-owner of a family rental property with her husband. Achieve Retirement & Wealth Management provides comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals as well as institutional and business clients. The firm employs a diverse investment approach combining fundamental, technical, quantitative, cyclical, and qualitative analysis, and serves a range of clients including pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Leo Mc Grath is the principal of McGrath WealthCare, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Brewster, NY. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 4 years of experience in financial advisory services. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Mc Grath is also a practicing lawyer through his affiliated law practice, McGrath Law. McGrath WealthCare serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing ongoing portfolio management on a co-advisory basis through third-party managers. The firm focuses on mutual funds and ETFs, using a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, and operates non-discretionarily while preparing documented Investment Policy Statements tailored to each client.

Vincent Dagnese is a financial advisor at Westchester Wealth Management with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Principal Securities, PRUCO Securities, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Westchester Wealth Management serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations, offering discretionary model portfolio management, Manager-of-Managers programs, comprehensive financial planning, pension consulting, and insurance brokerage services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes capital preservation and proactive risk management through a proprietary multi-bucket Model Portfolio Series primarily using ETFs and mutual funds, aligned with clients’ investment policies and tax considerations.

Paul Padovani is the sole advisor at Padovani Asset Management in Somers, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He also owns MGPC Agency, a licensed insurance agency, and works as a mortgage loan officer at Warshaw Capital. Padovani has held roles at MetLife Securities Inc. since 2012 and has been involved with both MGPC Agency and Warshaw Capital since 2018 and 2014, respectively. Padovani Asset Management is a registered investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management and written financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm employs an individualized investment process utilizing fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis, offering a broad range of security types and continuous account monitoring with formal annual reviews.

Michael Casper is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with the independent firm Casper, Michael J. He has five years of industry experience, previously working at Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc for three years. He operates Light Macro Capital, where he provides discretionary investment management. Light Macro Capital serves high-net-worth individuals and qualified entities through a quantitative and qualitative macro relative-value strategy focused on developed-market sovereign bond futures and foreign exchange. The firm manages concentrated portfolios with defined risk controls and emphasizes specialized data and a futures-only fixed-income derivatives approach.

Phillip McClain is the principal of McClain Value Management, LLC in New Canaan, CT, and holds the CFA® designation with 25 years of industry experience. He has led McClain Value Management since its founding in 2001. McClain Value Management provides discretionary portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals, institutional, and charitable clients. The firm emphasizes a concentrated, out-of-favor value investment approach based on bottom-up fundamental analysis and formal price targets, managing accounts with client-specific considerations across its primary strategies.

Nathaniel Prentice is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Prentice Investment Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2018. Prior to founding his firm, he held roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Altium Wealth Management LLC. Prentice Investment Management, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and periodic reviews for a select client base, including individuals, related accounts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-only investment approach focused on publicly traded securities, combining fundamental, qualitative, and point-and-figure technical analysis while maintaining diversification and managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Lawrence Tankel is the principal of LT Advisors LLC, an independent advisory firm based in New City, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has four years of industry experience, including five years at Goldman Sachs. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates Lawrence Tankel CPA, P.C., where he provides tax preparation, accounting, and consulting services. LT Advisors LLC offers discretionary asset management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $53.5 million across 17 accounts, employing fundamental and technical analysis tailored to each client’s objectives, with portfolios that may include derivatives, options, and leverage when appropriate.

Julian Cash is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Savrin LLC since 2017, following two years at Troubh Partners, LP. Savrin is an independent firm that provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and other entities. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis and employs active allocation and periodic rebalancing, utilizing fundamental, technical, and economic analysis, including the use of derivatives and performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Ray Spano is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Spano Advisory Services Inc. and has been a partner at Spano & Treglia LLP, an accounting firm, since 1997. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed independent insurance agent. Spano Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and consultative financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm uses fundamental analysis to select securities and manages accounts on a discretionary basis with daily monitoring, offering both investment management and hourly financial planning engagements.

William Knox is the sole advisor at Knox Capital with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Kahn Brothers Advisors LLC and Kahn Brothers & Co. Inc. from 1996 through 2022. Knox Capital provides discretionary investment management services primarily to individual clients, focusing on value-oriented strategies that combine quantitative and qualitative analysis. The firm emphasizes long-term investment horizons, management quality, and tailors portfolios to clients’ risk tolerances and financial goals.

Michael Pappas is the sole advisor at Michael Pappas Advisor LLC in Bedford, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience. He has operated his independent advisory firm since 2014. Michael Pappas Advisor LLC provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, advising on mutual funds, fixed income, equities, ETFs, and Treasury Inflation-Protected securities. The firm uses a combination of econometric and quantitative analysis with fundamental, technical, and cyclical methods, emphasizing large- and mid-cap value exposures and including options trading strategies.

Maria Lebron is a financial advisor with LeBron Financial Services, Inc. in Congers, NY. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 30 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Prudential Investment Management Services, LLC from 2004 to 2022, as well as positions with GWFS Equities, Inc. and Empower Advisory Group. LeBron Financial Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and offers retirement plan advisory and education services to small and medium-sized businesses, nonprofits, and other entities. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with a focus on asset allocation, diversification, and the use of third-party managers and analytics, alongside retirement plan consulting and fiduciary support under ERISA.

Michael Dymant is the sole advisor at The Eastrade Asset Management Corporation, holding a Series 63 designation with four years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 1996. The Eastrade Asset Management Corporation provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses fundamental analysis and combines long-term and short-term strategies to create customized portfolios, with a focus on serving charitable organizations and pension or profit-sharing plans.

Evan Bullington is the principal of Bullington Advisors Inc. and holds a Series 65 credential with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Bullington Advisors since 2022 and serves as Director of Entrepreneur Selection at Endeavor Global, a non-profit organization supporting entrepreneurs. Prior to this, he was employed at Charles Tucker Goods from 2015 to 2020. Bullington Advisors Inc. is a single-principal investment management firm focused on managing pooled vehicles and institutional-style mandates. The firm uses fundamental analysis across a broad range of instruments and typically provides discretionary portfolio management.

Paul Williams is the principal of Paul M Williams LLC, a state-registered investment adviser based in Katonah, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of experience in financial advising. In addition to his work in investment management, Williams has been a practicing general dentist since 2015 and owns Paul Williams Inc, a dental practice. Paul M Williams LLC provides customized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families, with an investment approach focused on fundamental analysis and a long-term, buy-and-hold strategy. The firm emphasizes diversified, low-cost index funds and ETFs, offers various billing options including hourly and project-based engagements, and uses an algorithm-based rebalancing platform at no additional cost.