Derek Miller is an advisor at Lahontan Capital LLC in Albany, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mathmata LLC and Numerious Inc, as well as a one-year tenure at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Lahontan Capital is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual and high net-worth clients with wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning. The firm employs a blend of passive and active investment vehicles guided by asset allocation and modern portfolio theory, with options for ESG considerations tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and goals.

Bernard Murphy is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Arista Advisory Group, LLC in Albany, NY. He owns and operates HoisTech Kft., a small business in Budapest that sells and installs fall protection equipment. Arista Advisory Group is a boutique firm that provides portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach using fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods, with strategies that include long-term investing alongside the use of margin and options across diverse asset classes.

Nicholas Preddice is a financial advisor at The Affinity Group, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at BST Wealth Management, LLC and MML Investors Services, LLC/MassMutual Life Insurance Co. Outside of advising, he serves as Chair of the Foundation Board for Access Supports for Living, a nonprofit organization. The Affinity Group primarily serves individual investors and participant-directed retirement plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term asset allocation using passive mutual funds and ETFs, supported by model portfolios and institutional sub-advisors.

Timothy Graney is a CFP® professional with 34 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Graney & King, LLC and LPL Financial LLC since 1998. Graney & King serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs asset-allocation and model-based strategies using mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds, with portfolio construction grounded in fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory principles.

Joshua Chicoine is an advisor at Upleft Asset Management with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has previously worked with the Schenectady Police Department and Keeler Honda. Outside of advising, he serves concurrently as a full-time police officer. Upleft Asset Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, focusing on customized portfolios that use low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term investment approach and offers oversight of independent managers through its institutional relationship with SEI Private Trust Company.

Daniel Bauer is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 25 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with AllSquare Wealth Management, LLC since 2010 and also worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments from 2014 to present. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as an independent insurance agent. AllSquare Wealth Management provides integrated wealth management and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a fundamental analysis framework combined with an efficient-market philosophy, primarily using passively managed investment vehicles and tailoring portfolios to client risk tolerance without imposing account minimums.

Michael Ryan is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. and has been with Marathon Mission, Inc. since 2003. Marathon Mission, Inc. offers discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm applies a combination of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory in its investment approach and manages approximately $154.7 million across its client base.

Kerry Mayo is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience at Capital Financial Advisors of New York, LLC, where he has been the sole advisor since 2007. He is based in Clifton Park, NY, and specializes in financial planning and investment management. Capital Financial Advisors of New York, LLC provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business owners. The firm manages approximately $232 million in mostly discretionary assets, implementing portfolios through strategic asset allocation and global diversification using no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and individual fixed-income securities.

Helen Carroll is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mussett Wealth Management, LLC since 2014. The firm provides personalized financial planning, investment management, and consulting services to individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and pension and profit-sharing plans. Mussett Wealth Management manages approximately $110.4 million in assets and offers ERISA 3(38) and 3(16) plan services, using a strategic asset allocation approach with a core-and-satellite mix of actively and passively managed funds.

Edward King is a CFP® professional with 34 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Graney & King, LLC since 1998 and also maintains a longstanding association with LPL Financial. In addition to his advisory role, he offers long-term care insurance as part of his business activities. Graney & King, LLC serves individuals, trusts, and employer plans, including high-net-worth clients, providing asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes LPL Financial’s Strategic Wealth Management platform and various sponsored programs employing model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party SMA managers.

Olivia Mussett is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. She has been with Mussett Wealth Management, LLC since 2011, where she is one of two advisors at the firm. Mussett Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses, including consulting and advisory services for pension and profit sharing plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach combining actively- and passively-managed funds, focusing on global diversification and discretionary account management.

Joseph Ventura is a financial advisor at Eden Advisory Services, LLC in Albany, NY, with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has been associated with Creative Financial Designs Inc and CFD Investments Inc since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Ventura is involved with Ashley's Farm Stand and works as an independent insurance agent. Eden Advisory Services provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual clients—including high-net-worth individuals—and charitable organizations. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis with modern portfolio theory, typically employing a long-term trading approach supplemented by third-party managers and proprietary strategies.

Philip Gallant is a financial advisor with Optimus Wealth Management Group, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. Gallant is also the managing partner and insurance agent at The Optimus Group, LLC, and is involved with Vital Tax Solutions, Inc., which provides tax planning and tax return services. Optimus Wealth Management Group, Inc. offers personalized financial planning and retirement income planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm refers clients to third-party money managers for asset management and focuses on comprehensive planning using portfolio analysis and retirement outcome modeling.

Kathleen Godfrey is the sole owner of Godfrey Financial Associates, Inc. in Glenmont, NY, where she has worked since 1995. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. Her firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and business entities, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm uses a national custodian platform and offers customized portfolios that include exchange-listed securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed income, with both long- and short-term strategies.

Richard Finelli is a financial advisor with Graney & King, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial, LLC and Linsco/Private Ledger Corp since 2006 and has operated his own CPA practice since 1987. Graney & King provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, and employer plans, managing approximately $484 million across roughly 791 client relationships with a team of four advisors. The firm employs model portfolios and third-party managers largely through LPL Financial’s Strategic Wealth Management platform.

Daniel Weinberg is a financial advisor at AllSquare Wealth Management, LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Weinberg serves on the board of the Albany Jewish Community Center and is vice-chair of the investment committee for the Endowment Board of Governors at the Jewish Federation of Northeastern New York. AllSquare Wealth Management provides integrated wealth management and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a fundamental analysis framework combined with an efficient-market philosophy, primarily implementing asset allocation through passively managed vehicles, and offers discretionary portfolio management tailored to client risk tolerance without an account minimum.

Jason Dongelewic is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Marathon Mission, Inc. with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Marathon Mission, he was a student for several years. Marathon Mission, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory in its investment approach and manages approximately $154.7 million in client assets.

Nicholas Ventura is a financial advisor at Eden Advisory Services, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has been with Eden Advisory Services since 2017 and previously worked at Target for one year. Eden Advisory Services serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning using a blend of fundamental, technical, quantitative analysis, and modern portfolio theory. The firm employs a long-term trading approach and supplements its services with third-party managers and proprietary strategies through networked business relationships.

John Mendrysa is a financial advisor at Broadway Advisor Group with 31 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and previously worked at Linsco Private Ledger and LPL Financial for 18 and 17 years, respectively. His other business activities have included non-variable insurance sales and operating a DBA under Capital Wealth Management of New York. Broadway Advisor Group provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension/profit-sharing plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm sponsors a wrap fee program and employs a wide range of investment strategies, managing approximately $166.6 million for around 250 clients.

Phillip Monthie is a financial advisor at Monthie Wealth Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and also practices as an attorney, assisting clients with estate planning. Prior to his current role, his background includes work at an independent family office and several law firms. Monthie Wealth Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to implement portfolios across various asset classes and integrates multi-disciplinary legal and accounting capabilities alongside traditional investment management.