Joseph Obertlik is the principal of Obertlik Wealth Management LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. He founded his firm in 2025. Outside of financial advising, he serves as president of multiple pickup and delivery service companies and a vending machine business. Obertlik Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management to individuals and high net worth clients, managing approximately $20 million across roughly 25 client accounts. The firm creates tailored investment programs based on client goals, employing fundamental and cyclical analysis, with regular portfolio reviews and active management of asset allocation, security selection, rebalancing, and tax-loss harvesting.

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 previously worked at Main Street Asset Management LLC, Securities America Advisors, Inc., and LPL Financial. He is also President and CEO of Main Street Financial Services LLC. Empire State Wealth Advisors Inc offers portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm uses multiple analytical methods and modern portfolio theory, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside hourly financial planning and educational seminars.

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.

William Haggerty is a financial advisor with The Haggerty Investment Group, LLC in Ridgewood, NJ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 20 years of industry experience. He is also the founder and owner of Haggerty & Bosch, LLP, a CPA and accounting practice. The Haggerty Investment Group is a single-advisor, state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, small businesses, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a mix of long- and short-term equity and fixed-income strategies, managing discretionary portfolios and providing access to third-party advisers.

David Schachter is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Arrow Investment Mgmt. in Suffern, NY, and has three years of industry experience. He has worked at EPAM Systems since 2020 and previously spent over two decades at Refinitiv (formerly Thomson Reuters, ILX Systems). Arrow Investment Mgmt. provides fee-only, discretionary investment management primarily to individual clients, with no account size minimums. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes, including equities, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and options, and offers both ongoing portfolio management and hourly investment advice.

Paul Cheransky is a CFP® and Series 63-registered financial advisor at Panorama Financial LLC with 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Jeffrey N. Mehler, CFP LLC, SAX Wealth Advisors, and Silvercrest Asset Management Group. Panorama Financial LLC is an independent, solo-practitioner firm providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as standalone financial planning for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs investment strategies based on modern portfolio theory and offers a range of investment options while typically requiring clients to custody assets with Altruist.

I started Joint Financial after moving back to New Jersey from Colorado. During my time out west, I noticed how many people had interests outside of their work, which inspired me to help others become work-optional and pursue their own personal interests and passions. My work focuses on helping clients build a tax-efficient roadmap to financial independence before age 65. This includes retirement projections, long-term tax planning, asset withdrawal strategies, investment management, equity compensation, and insurance/estate review. In my free time, I am likely working on my golf game, or if the weather won't cooperate, thinking about playing golf. All jokes aside, I love to exercise, read, ski, and cook when I am not golfing, or thinking about golfing!

Gregory Dube is a financial advisor at Roseheart Investment Advisors, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Roseheart Investment Advisors since 2012 and previously worked at Roseheart Associates, LLC for 21 years. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Roseheart Investment Advisors provides portfolio management and investment supervisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, creating written Investment Policy Statements tailored to each client's goals, tax considerations, and risk tolerance. The firm’s investment approach incorporates fundamental and technical analysis across a range of asset classes and employs both long-term and active trading strategies, managing approximately $24 million in discretionary assets for a relatively small client base.

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.

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.

John O'Brien is the principal of O'Brien Capital Management, Inc., an independent firm based in Nyack, NY. He holds the CFP® and Series 63 designations and has 21 years of experience managing portfolios at his firm. O'Brien Capital Management is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $37.2 million across 41 client accounts. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, using a long-term buy-and-hold investment approach grounded in fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory.

Kfir Weinraub is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is the principal of Kind Capital Wealth LLC, a registered investment adviser founded in 2025. Prior to this, he held roles at eHealth Inc., Interpublic Group, Ernst & Young, and Ralph Lauren. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Vice President of Total Global Rewards and HR Business Partner at eHealth Inc. and owns an HR consulting business, Kind Compensation LLC. Kind Capital Wealth LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental-analysis approach to portfolio construction, typically using ETFs and low-cost mutual funds, and offers retirement-plan consulting services in a 3(21) fiduciary capacity.

P. O'Gorman is the sole advisor at O'Gorman Asset Management, Inc., holding a Series 65 designation and with 23 years at the firm. He also owns an insurance agency, maintaining an active role in insurance sales alongside his advisory practice. O'Gorman Asset Management provides investment advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for business retirement plans and charitable organizations. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach based on fundamental analysis and manages portfolios using individual equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and fixed-income securities.

Theresa Wan is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor with 14 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Treesa Financial Planning, LLC, where she has worked since 2012. Treesa Financial Planning offers fee-only financial planning and investment consultation to individual and family clients, focusing on hourly or fixed-fee engagements rather than ongoing portfolio management. The firm employs a globally diversified core-and-satellite investment approach using index and active funds and ETFs, and it does not take custody of client assets or provide discretionary trading.

Samuel Schaeffer is a financial advisor at Lords Wealth with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at B S F S Advisors and The Leneta Company. Outside of advising, he also works as a personal coach and serves as an administrator for The Leneta Company, a manufacturing business. Lords Wealth provides investment education, advisory, and limited financial consulting services to individual investors, focusing on buy-and-hold equity mutual fund portfolios for long-term capital appreciation. The firm emphasizes client-directed account management, structured educational workshops, and publishes detailed historical and backtested performance data for its recommended funds.

Fatima Ali Muhammed is a financial advisor at Dovermont Wealth & Tax Solutions in Montebello, NY, with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked for JPMorgan Chase & Co. for nine years, providing operational and administrative support in a non-advisory capacity. Dovermont Wealth & Tax Solutions serves individuals, families, small businesses, and expatriates with comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, tax planning and IRS representation, insurance planning, and community educational workshops. The firm integrates tax representation with financial planning, offering tailored advisory services based on clients’ goals, income, family situation, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Collecting coins, saving money in a piggy bank, questioning the cost of every single item, calculating investment returns, watching Maria Bartiromo on CNBC. This about sums up my childhood. Plus basketball..can't leave out basketball. Beautiful Westchester County, NY is the place I have been proud to call home for pretty much my entire life. I have been with my amazing wife Karen since freshman year in high school. 9th Grade! Yes, that is correct...since I am 14 years old. Some things in life are destined to be and for us, we both knew it right away. Having a soulmate is a real thing and I was lucky enough to find mine at a very young age. We have three beautiful and active (aka difficult) children that keep us on our toes ;) I always knew my life would be spent working in the Investing/Financial Markets profession. It is what I was born to do, but it was not a straight easy ride that led me to this point. There were a lot of highs and lows, a lot of leaps of faith, a lot of following our dreams, and a lot of uncertainty. We are the type of people that go for it in life. No regrets. We often choose the road less traveled...and that has made all the difference. I have a passion for helping people figure out their finances. I truly enjoy it. Not all people are wired to deal with personal finances, but the truth is it is super important to living a happy life. I want to find a way to help people that struggle with all this stuff. I did not start this business to only help people that are already well off. Offering education, YouTube videos, blogs, individual coaching, group coaching, on-line classes, and being a trusted fiduciary advisor is my vision for the School of Personal Finance. I don't have it all figured out yet, but I am on my way! I believe the coaching/financial planning piece is much more important than the actual managing of investment accounts for a majority of people. Yes, having the correct asset allocation and matching your risk profile is very important, but with the creation of low-cost index funds and the advances in technology, the need for a portfolio manager is becoming a thing of the past. But you know what will continue to be here forever? The need for personal financial advice, education, and guidance that is easily available and affordable for everyone. Please visit Richard's blog here: https://www.schoolofpersonalfinance.com/blog

Philip Roventini is a financial advisor at Roventini Financial Services, Inc. in New City, NY, holding the ChFC® and PFS™ designations with four years of experience in the industry. He has been practicing as a CPA since 1981 and continues to operate Roventini CPA PC alongside his advisory role. Roventini Financial Services, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory, focusing on mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, and maintains documented Investment Policy Statements with regular portfolio reviews.

James Vorchheimer is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Integrated Financial Consulting, LLC. He has been with the firm since 2002. Integrated Financial Consulting provides fee-only financial planning and investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, estates, and small businesses. The firm uses a functional asset allocation framework with mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and bonds, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis and offering non-securities advice such as tax and estate planning.