David Kressner is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 licensed advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Altfest Personal Wealth Management since 2016, working as part of a 19-advisor team in New York, NY. Altfest Personal Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and oversees pooled investment vehicles for individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, private funds, and other entities. The firm emphasizes discretionary portfolio management guided by an investment committee and offers fiduciary services for retirement plans alongside client education programs.

Jesse Mackey is a financial advisor at 4Thought Financial Group Inc. in Syosset, NY, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with 4Thought Financial Group since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, Mackey contributes freelance writing to economics and investment-related publications. 4Thought Financial Group provides portfolio management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, family offices, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and non-profit organizations. The firm employs its Multi-Method Investing® framework and Risk Premium Capital Allocation to offer customizable investment strategies and supports other advisors through sub-advisory and solicitation arrangements.

Michael Riccardi is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience and has been with United Asset Strategies Inc. for 16 years. He holds a Series 63 license and operates out of Garden City, NY. Outside of his advisory role, Riccardi is involved in insurance sales through United Financial Group, Ltd. United Asset Strategies Inc. manages approximately $2.22 billion in client assets, offering discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and estate and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm employs a team-based advisory model and emphasizes diversified, tailored portfolios utilizing various investment strategies including options and active fixed-income management.

Vidur Bhalla is a CFA® charterholder with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Herold Advisors, Inc. since 1999 and also works with Herold & Lantern Investments, Inc. since 2020. Bhalla serves as a director of the charity Mission for Vision (USA). Herold Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, and pension plans, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a process combining computerized screening and fundamental analysis to construct portfolios focused primarily on domestic large- and mid-cap equities, with periodic use of foreign equities, bonds, and covered-call strategies.

Scott Israel is a financial advisor at Legacy Edge Advisors with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Tiaa for 22 years and New Edge Advisor for 2 years. Scott is also a passive partner in RSTM Partners, LLC, a real estate investment vehicle. Legacy Edge Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as trusts, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a sponsored wrap-fee program. The firm employs a diverse investment approach combining fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis tailored to clients’ risk tolerances and goals.

Aimee Adler is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Shufro, Rose & CO., LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Cerity Partners LLC, Round Table Wealth Management, and Payne Capital Management. She serves as a volunteer board member of the Camp Dream Street advisory board. Shufro, Rose & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement accounts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on individualized, long-term portfolio management using a range of investment vehicles and offers access to alternative private funds and 529 college-savings accounts.

Addison Drummond is a financial advisor at Westco Advisory Services, Inc. in Lynbrook, NY, with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has worked primarily with Westco in various capacities since 2019. Outside of advisory work, Addison is a partner in a rental property business. Westco Advisory Services, Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $254 million in client assets, employing customized asset allocation, periodic rebalancing, and a core-and-satellite investment approach.

Sheila Baird is a financial advisor at Kimelman & Baird, LLC in New York, NY, with 59 years of industry experience. She has worked at Kimelman & Baird since 1966 and previously spent 24 years at Daeg Capital Management, LLC. Kimelman & Baird provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, charitable and institutional investors, primarily through separately managed accounts. The firm uses fundamental and technical analysis to implement both long- and short-term trading strategies tailored to client objectives.

Susan Sofronas is a financial advisor at Manchester Capital Management LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been affiliated with Geller Advisors LLC since 2010. Outside of her advisory work, she serves on the Board of Directors for Element Solutions Inc., a specialty chemicals company, where she participates in strategic oversight. Manchester Capital Management provides investment advisory and wealth-management services to high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, foundations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes an asset-allocation approach implemented mainly through third-party managers and pooled vehicles, managing primarily discretionary, long-term portfolios with occasional tactical adjustments.

Michael Abate is a financial advisor at United Asset Strategies Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Pensionmark Financial Group, APW Capital, EisnerAmper Wealth Management, TD Ameritrade, and Capital One Sharebuilder. United Asset Strategies provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, participant-directed brokerage services, and estate and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.22 billion in client assets using a team-based advisory model and employs diversified, tailored portfolios with active management techniques including options and fixed-income strategies.

Henry Pacht is a financial advisor with Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has a long tenure at Herold Advisors, Inc. dating back to 1986 and is also associated with Herold & Lantern Investments, Inc. outside of Lantern Wealth Advisors. Lantern Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, pension plans, and corporations, managing approximately $265 million in assets. The firm employs a multi-advisor team approach utilizing a range of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies, incorporating both in-house and third-party model portfolios tailored to client risk profiles.

Benjamin Weinberg is a financial advisor at Edge Wealth Management, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wealthspire Advisors and attended Tulane University. Edge Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental analysis and tailored to client objectives, managing approximately $770.7 million in assets across a range of securities without imposing a firmwide account minimum.

Harry Grand is a financial advisor at Angeles Wealth Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Chilton Trust for six years. Harry holds a Series 65 designation and is based in New York, NY. Angeles Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio and wealth management, financial planning, and limited philanthropy consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm typically acts as a manager-of-managers, incorporating alternative investments through private funds and relying on proprietary manager research and performance measurement in implementing client strategies.

Jason Wood is an advisor at Rothschild Capital Partners with 26 years of experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and is based in Kinnelon, NJ. Rothschild Capital Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and a limited number of pooled vehicles. The firm employs a combination of top-down macroeconomic analysis and bottom-up fundamental research, utilizing various investment techniques including long and short equity positions, options, and margin.

Andrew Steginsky is the sole advisor at Steginsky Capital LLC, located in Port Washington, NY, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Since founding Steginsky Capital in 2000, he has served clients through discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director overseeing investments for Friday USA LLC, a private investment company. Steginsky Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and limited non-investment consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate plans, including international clients. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term buy-and-hold investment approach with concentrated equity positions and manages accounts on a discretionary basis.

Donik Arabyan is a financial advisor at Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors with five years of industry experience. He has been with Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management, Inc. since 2016. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors provides discretionary investment management and non-discretionary asset-allocation consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, pension plans, and trusts. The firm combines bottom-up fundamental research with third-party manager selection and multi-manager portfolio construction across various strategies.

Robin Bischoff is a financial advisor at United Asset Strategies Inc. with four years of industry experience. She has been with United Asset Strategies since 2011, totaling 15 years at the firm. United Asset Strategies provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, participant-directed brokerage services, and estate and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.22 billion in client assets and uses a team-based advisory model that emphasizes diversified, tailored portfolios and active risk management strategies.

Anthony Vivona is a financial advisor at Beech Hill Advisors, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at JDX Consulting and Tulane University. Beech Hill Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary and occasional non-discretionary investment management, annuity oversight, and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, quantitative, qualitative, and technical analysis methods and manages approximately $358.6 million in client assets.

Dylan Klein is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with First Long Island Investors, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at Hofstra University from 2014 to 2018. First Long Island Investors, LLC is a boutique wealth management firm that offers discretionary portfolio management and family-office style services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified asset allocation approach and manages multiple private funds while maintaining an affiliated broker-dealer and various fee-sharing arrangements.

Tara Romeo is a financial advisor with R & R Financial Planners, Inc. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has five years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she worked for Professional Physical Therapy for ten years. R & R Financial Planners, Inc. is a team-based SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $60.1 million for individual investors, high-net-worth clients, retirement plan participants, trusts, and non-public corporations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and uses a mix of long-term, tactical, and income-oriented strategies, including options and derivatives in separately managed accounts.