Samer Hakoura is the managing member of Alphyn Capital Management LLC and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. He has been involved with Alphyn Capital entities since 2013 and serves as a director of TCI Waste Disposal Services Ltd., where he receives an annual dividend. Outside of his advisory role, he manages personal investments through Alphyn Capital LLC and participates in the waste disposal business. Alphyn Capital Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a hedge fund–style master portfolio replicated across accounts alongside broader wealth-management strategies. The firm uses fundamental analysis, options, short-sale strategies, and may incorporate private investments, with distinctive features including quarterly performance reporting and a third-party administered performance-fee trading program for qualified clients.

Vasiles Athineos is a financial advisor at Stronghold Investment Management with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates Strong Current Ltd dba Indi Surf Skate, a retail surf and skate shop specializing in apparel, footwear, and gear. Stronghold Investment Management is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management to individual clients. The firm uses a combination of technical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis to tailor investment strategies across various asset classes, including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and options.

Mark Brody is a financial advisor with Financial Planning Analysts, LLC in Melville, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Financial Planning Analysts, LLC since 2002 and has been involved with Planned Financial Programs, Inc. since 1990. Outside of his advisory role, Brody serves as a director at Unity Bancorp and acts as an arbitrator for FINRA. Financial Planning Analysts, LLC provides investment supervisory services, discretionary portfolio management, and personal financial planning for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm’s investment process emphasizes fundamental analysis with a focus on large-cap equities, employing strategies including long and short-term purchases, margin, and limited option writing.

Laurence Bloom is a Series 65-licensed advisor with BloomSchon CPAs LLC in Jericho, NY, where he has worked since 2011. He has two years of industry experience and is also a member manager of BloomSchon CPAs LLC, a certified public accounting firm. BloomSchon CPAs LLC provides accounting, tax, and advisory services primarily to small- and middle-market companies, professional practices, investment partnerships, and entrepreneurs. The firm partners with external investment advisers to assist clients with asset allocation and annual account monitoring, combining accounting and tax advisory services with coordination of outside investment managers.

Andrew Bogart is the sole advisor at Bogart Advisory Group LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of experience in financial advising. Prior to founding his advisory firm in 2026, he worked at Northwell Health for six years and Ally Anesthesia for four years. Bogart Advisory Group LLC serves high-net-worth individuals by providing ongoing portfolio management services tailored to client-specific goals and risk tolerance. The firm combines fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory to manage long-term investments across mutual funds, equities, ETFs, and fixed-income securities while acting as a fiduciary for retirement accounts.

Richard Faux is a CFA® charterholder and registered investment adviser with eight years of industry experience. He has been with Trieste Capital LLC, formerly Invescore Global Asset Management, since 2010. The firm is an independent, state-registered adviser serving a select group of clients. Trieste Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high net worth individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and foundations. The firm employs a valuation-driven, thematic investment approach with multiple strategy profiles and utilizes a broad range of instruments, including derivatives and options, to manage client portfolios.

Adam Hart is a financial advisor at Triple Balance Advisers Inc with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has prior work experience with the Office of Senator John Brooks and the New York City Department of Transportation. Triple Balance Advisers Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term trading approach based on technical analysis and charting, recommending equities alongside mutual funds, fixed income, ETFs, and non-U.S. securities when appropriate.

Emmanuel Tsantes is a CFA® charterholder and registered investment advisor with Aries Investment Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2010. He has six years of industry experience and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Tsantes contributes to Investopedia-hosted financial newsletters outside of his advisory role. Aries Investment Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing portfolio management and financial consulting services. The firm’s investment approach integrates fundamental and technical analysis, employing various strategies such as long-term holdings, short-term trading, and options, with portfolios reviewed and rebalanced quarterly.

Nicholas Jones is the sole advisor at Altanes Investments, LLC, an independent firm based in Mill Neck, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 17 years of industry experience. Jones has been with Altanes Investments since 2003. Altanes Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and continuous investment advice to individual clients, focusing on personalized investment policies based on goals, time horizon, risk tolerance, and tax considerations. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term purchase strategy, managing approximately $22.8 million across about 20 individual accounts.

Jordan Schrage is a financial advisor at LI Wealth Management Inc with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and is also a partner at F and S CPAs LLP, an accounting firm where he provides accounting and tax preparation services. His prior experience includes roles at Marciano Fillipone CPA PC and Mr Victor Tax Corporation. LI Wealth Management Inc is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals and small businesses with financial planning, tax preparation, and portfolio management. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and passive investment strategies using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and integrates accounting services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Joseph Kalinowski is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensed advisor with three years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Alpha Concepts LLC and also consults part-time for Ruterra Partners, a family office. He has been associated with Rutera Group since 2015. Alpha Concepts LLC provides discretionary asset management primarily to institutional and high-net-worth clients through pooled vehicles or mandates. The firm uses proprietary quantitative systematic models across accounts and employs strategies that may include derivatives and option-writing, with a compensation structure based on performance rather than assets under management.

Matthew Ricks is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Haystack Financial Planning, where he has worked since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Haystack Financial Planning serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and select corporate clients by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, business planning consulting, and employee benefit plan services. The firm emphasizes passive investment management guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and offers specialized pension and profit-sharing plan consulting, combining individualized plan implementation with workplace retirement-plan advisory services.

Joseph Marino is a financial advisor at Prescott, Adams and Group Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Prescott, Adams and Group since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Marino has been involved in the wedding services industry for over four decades through Prestige Weddings and provides promotional and administrative services with Arthur Abbott Productions. Prescott, Adams and Group serves a small number of individual and business clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and insurance consulting. The firm employs a diverse investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with long- and short-term trading and options-writing strategies.

Ira Schack is a CFP® with 10 years of experience in financial advising and has been the principal at Highland Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2013. He also operates the Law Office of Ira Schack, focusing on trusts and estates, and is involved in insurance sales and consulting through multiple entities. Schack combines his legal and financial expertise in his professional activities. Highland Wealth Advisors provides financial planning and referral services to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm uses a variety of investment strategies and offers planning across multiple areas, often referring clients to third-party money managers.

Frank Delape is a financial advisor at Coordinated Planning Group, Inc. with over 18 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has prior experience with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of advising, he is the proprietor and president of an insurance brokerage specializing in life, accident, health, disability insurance, and annuities. Coordinated Planning Group serves a select group of high-net-worth individuals and business entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and adviser selection services. The firm employs written investment policy statements and financial modeling tools under a fiduciary standard, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis and implementing strategies through third-party managers and broker-dealer alliances.

Jay Ambroson is a CFP® and CFA® with 47 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Invictus Timing Service Ltd., where he has worked since 1986. Ambroson is also a partner in Gould, Ambroson & Associates, a tax and accounting firm where he provides tax preparation and accounting services. Invictus Timing Service, Ltd. offers discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, integrating continuous market timing with individualized investment policies. The firm combines technical and fundamental analysis to actively manage allocations across equity, bond, and money-market positions.

Alek Turkmen is a financial advisor at Silk with a Series 65 designation and approximately one year of experience. His prior work includes roles at Parallel Distribution, Northrop Grumman, and Jaros, Baum & Bolles, as well as a multi-year tenure at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Silk provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth investors, and institutional clients, focusing on U.S. equities and exchange-traded funds through a single AI-driven equity strategy. The firm employs autonomous large-language-model agents to manage portfolios actively, incorporating long and short positions and margin, with human oversight and pre-trade controls.

David Schiller is the principal and sole advisor at Arcanum Capital Management LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He also serves as president of DCS, PLLC, a management consulting and tax services firm. Arcanum Capital Management LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial consulting services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and utilizes equity, option, and fixed-income strategies, conducting periodic account reviews.

Leslie Giordano is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with six years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Leslie Marie Giordano, an independent firm based in Garden City, NY. Leslie also serves as Director of Employee Benefits at Independent Group & Life Agency, Inc., a health and life insurance agency where she has been involved since 1992. Her firm provides discretionary investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, families, small businesses, and charitable organizations. It manages equity, fixed-income, and balanced portfolios using both fundamental and technical analysis, with a generally long-term holding horizon and periodic reviews.

Richard Seeger is a CFP® with over 30 years of experience in the financial services industry, currently serving as the sole advisor at R. Seeger Wealth Management, Ltd. He has been with Fidelity Brokerage Services since 1994 and has led his independent advisory firm since 2010. In addition to his advisory work, he acts as a trustee for several family trust accounts, assisting with tax payments, property maintenance, and coordination with legal counsel. R. Seeger Wealth Management is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, businesses, trusts, retirement accounts, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes asset allocation using managed mutual funds, ETFs, bond funds, and individual bonds, tailoring equity exposure to client needs while avoiding frequent trading and market timing. It also sponsors a wrap fee program and conducts annual custody audits for accounts with trustee or executor involvement.