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.

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.

Brian Moss is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with six years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Soaring Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Darien, CT. His prior work includes roles at Barington Capital Group, L.P., and entrepreneurial consulting activities. Soaring Capital Management, LLC provides comprehensive wealth management for high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, focusing on concentrated advisory relationships. The firm employs an institutionally oriented, evidence-based investment approach with access to private-market strategies and incorporates quantitative tools, generative AI assistance, and tax-aware techniques.

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.

Christopher Ryckman is a financial advisor at ProSophia Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Cartbridge Capital LLC for 17 years before joining ProSophia in 2023. ProSophia Advisors provides discretionary, model-driven investment management to pooled vehicles, registered investment funds, and separately managed accounts, using a proprietary machine-learning system to generate asset-specific trend forecasts and execute algorithmic trading signals. The firm serves institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals, emphasizing a technology-first approach with customizable portfolio implementation.

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.

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.

Craig Cloud is a financial advisor with Apogee Tactical in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Apogee Trading, LLC since 2014. Apogee Trading, LLC provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary options. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis alongside active trading strategies across a broad range of asset classes.

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.

Arthur Norton is the managing director of Araglan Capital Management, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 41 years of industry experience, including roles at Private Client Services, LLC and Business and Financial Services Incorporated. Norton has served as an elected member of the Board of Estimate and Taxation in Greenwich, CT, where he holds leadership positions on the Audit and Investment Advisory Committees. Araglan Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm employs fundamental analysis combined with long-term, short-term, and trading strategies, including the use of options, margin borrowing, and short sales in separately managed accounts.

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.

Ashish Bordia is a financial advisor at Vihar Capital Management with nine years at the firm and a total of 18 years in the industry. He holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to Vihar Capital Management, he was with Progressive Capital Management for 16 years. Vihar Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm employs a bottom-up value investing approach with concentrated portfolios and offers both asset management and hourly financial planning engagements.

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.

Danyal Ozizmir is the sole advisor at Little Point Capital, LLC, an independent firm based in Riverside, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience, including over a decade leading Little Point Capital since 2010. Little Point Capital is a fee-based investment adviser serving primarily high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management. The firm emphasizes market and technical analysis combined with credit-level research, managing a small, concentrated client base through client-selected custodians while recommending a major broker-dealer for trade execution and reporting.

Sunil Sharma is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Proyash Capital Management in Darien, CT. Prior to founding Proyash, he worked at Compiricus Inc and was self-employed in related roles. Outside of his advisory work, he has an IT-related business activity not connected to his financial firm. Proyash Capital Management offers discretionary portfolio management primarily for individuals, families, and retirement and trust accounts, with a focus on diversified, long-term investment strategies that emphasize principal protection and gradual value creation. The firm also provides limited hourly financial consulting and serves a client base oriented toward ordinary individual investors.

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.

Albert Sebastian is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He has been the principal advisor at Prospect Advisors, LLC since 2008. Prospect Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and tailored investment advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm combines fundamental analysis with a range of strategies, including equities, derivatives, and alternative investments, and also offers investment research and model-portfolio services to other registered investment advisers and hedge fund managers.

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.

Terence Kaufmann is the sole advisor at Rockhouse Capital, LLC, an independent firm based in Stamford, CT. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. Kaufmann has worked at Rockhouse Capital since 2008. Rockhouse Capital provides individualized investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental analysis approach, using a combination of active and index funds to build customized portfolios managed on a discretionary basis.