Loretta Nolan is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience and the principal of Loretta Nolan Associates, LLC, an independent advisory firm she has led since 1997. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Loretta Nolan Associates, LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and income tax preparation services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $135.8 million in client assets, primarily on a non-discretionary basis, and employs a fundamental analysis investment process with a long-term orientation that also allows for short-term trades and option-writing strategies.

David Mendels is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at DBM Planning, LLC. He has held roles at Creative Financial Concepts since 2002 and has been adjunct faculty at New York University since 2005. DBM Planning, LLC is an independent advisory firm providing investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual, high-net-worth, and retirement plan clients. The firm emphasizes long-term financial planning and asset allocation with primarily non-discretionary implementation and regular account reviews.

Sumit Kumar is a financial advisor at Stone Lake Wealth Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds his Series 63 and Series 65 designations 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.

Michael Brown is the sole advisor at High Grade Investment Solutions, LLC, an independent firm based in Spring Valley, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 20 years of experience with the firm. High Grade Investment Solutions specializes in discretionary fixed-income portfolio management for high-net-worth and institutional clients, focusing on a single actively managed strategy concentrated in high-quality municipal and U.S. Treasury securities. The firm combines fundamental credit analysis with technical yield-curve modeling and frequent trading to manage separately managed accounts, typically requiring a $1 million minimum.

Charles Doran is a financial advisor at Prometheus Investment Advisors LLC in Greenwich, CT, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with Questar Asset Management and Questar Capital Corporation since 2015. Doran has been with Prometheus Investment Advisors since 2018. Prometheus Investment Advisors LLC is a small independent registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using modern portfolio theory and quantitative analysis, combining model allocations with tailored recommendations while typically operating 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.

Erguis Mertiri is a financial advisor at Empire State Wealth Advisors Inc with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Main Street Asset Management LLC for 10 years. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as President and CEO of Main Street Financial Services LLC. Empire State Wealth Advisors Inc provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, quantitative, cyclical, and charting analyses, generally pursuing long-term trading strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates.

Kwesi Simmsparris is the principal of Kaspian Wealth Management and holds a Series 66 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Kaspián Wealth Management Inc. since 2012 and has operated Kaspian Financial Service, Inc. since 2001. In addition to his advisory role, he is a Certified Public Accountant and an insurance agent, providing accounting and insurance services to clients. Kaspian Wealth Management LLC offers investment advisory services primarily to individual clients and qualified retirement plans, including ERISA 3(38) investment management. The firm employs discretionary asset management with asset allocation models, periodic rebalancing, and fundamental analysis, using third-party portfolio construction and reporting services.

Lawrence Doyle is a financial advisor at Dia LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at JP Morgan Securities Inc since 2001. Doyle previously maintained a website and blog focused on markets and the economy and is involved in investigative projects through a separate business, FBH LLC. His firm, DM Income Advisors, LLC, introduces accredited and high-net-worth investors to third-party asset managers specializing in tax-exempt bonds and equity selections. The firm emphasizes client solicitation and relationship management rather than direct portfolio management.

Timothy Mcmullan is a financial advisor at IRM Management in Ridgefield, CT, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at TJT Capital Group, LLC for 17 years. He is also the editor of The Investor's Strategist newsletter. IRM Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $22.5 million. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, equities, fixed income, ETFs, and options, with an emphasis on individualized investment policy statements and regular account reviews.

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 is the sole advisor at Quarve Associates, LLC, an independent firm based in Stamford, CT. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 28 years of industry experience, having led Quarve Associates since 1993. In addition to his advisory work, he operates an affiliated accounting and tax advisory practice and is licensed as a mortgage loan originator in Connecticut. Quarve Associates provides 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 manages tailored portfolios using a variety of instruments and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with comprehensive financial planning.

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.

Joseph Bencivenga is the sole advisor at Madison Money Management, Inc., an independent firm where he has worked since 1999. He holds a Series 65 designation and has four years of industry experience as a financial advisor. Prior to this role, he has over 40 years of public accounting experience, including an inactive CPA credential. Madison Money Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual investors and irrevocable family trusts, managing approximately $10 million for four clients. The firm employs a dual-analysis approach that combines fundamental and technical research in a bottoms-up process, emphasizing minimal trading and tactical cash placements.

Maureen Whelan is a CFP® professional with 20 years of experience, currently leading M.A. Whelan Financial Planning in Cortlandt Manor, NY. She has focused her career exclusively with this independent firm. M.A. Whelan Financial Planning serves individuals and families nearing or in retirement, providing financial planning, discretionary investment management, and income tax preparation for some clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and cost control through diversified portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with quarterly reviews and flat fees.

Jonathan Wiley is a financial advisor at Wiley Capital Partners in Greenwich, CT, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Cadaret, Grant & Co., Cambridge Investment Research, Arch Global Advisors, and Voya Financial Advisors. Wiley Capital Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, also providing consulting services to pension and employee benefit plans. The firm’s investment approach integrates cyclical, fundamental, modern-portfolio-theory, and quantitative analysis, employing strategies such as margin and options trading alongside retirement-plan consulting, a combination uncommon among independent advisors.

Benjamin Lubin is a financial advisor at Securities Industry Management Corp. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with the firm since 1981. Outside of his advisory role, he also acts as a consultant for Securities Industry Management Corp. Securities Industry Management Corp. provides discretionary investment management and financial consulting to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and qualified plans. The firm uses a proprietary strategic asset allocation methodology and a variety of analytical approaches to construct and manage diversified portfolios on a discretionary basis.

Pouria Dehgan is the sole advisor at Axia Asset Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with 5 years of industry experience. He has worked with several related entities since 2003, including XE Partners I, LLC and XE Partners II, LLC, where he is a partner involved in real estate investment activities outside of advisory services. Axia Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis within a modern portfolio theory framework, offering a range of strategies including long- and short-term trading, short sales, margin, and options in separately managed accounts.