Philip Oppenheimer is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer + Close, LLC in New York, NY, with 11 years of industry experience and a Series 63 designation. He has worked at Oppenheimer + Close since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he is a managing member of OppVest, LLC, which serves as the general partner of three investment partnerships. Oppenheimer + Close provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs a long-term value investing approach focused on fundamental research and balance-sheet strength, while also managing multiple private partnerships that pursue opportunistic strategies through affiliated pooled investment vehicles.

Thorne Perkin is a financial advisor at Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management Inc. since 2014 and Papamarkou Wellner & Co., Inc. since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner and board member of Perkin & Perkin LLC, a start-up developing surgical disinfecting soap. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors primarily manages pooled vehicles and institutional assets, serving high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, pensions, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs proprietary analytical modeling and a bottom-up equity research process combined with a multi-manager approach, offering a range of investment strategies and sponsoring private funds such as the PW Portfolio and the PW Nordic Tech Fund.

Justin Singer is a financial advisor at Tortoise Investment Management, LLC with 15 years of experience. He has been with Tortoise since 2011. Tortoise provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and trusts, focusing on risk management, a conservative long-term approach, and tax efficiency. The firm offers comprehensive financial advice beyond investments, including college and retirement planning, mortgage financing, insurance, charitable giving, and estate planning.

Ladyanne Castellanos is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience. She is currently with Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc., where she has worked since 2024. Her prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. Ameraudi Asset Management provides portfolio management and asset-allocation services to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts, focusing on exchange-traded funds and employing a macroeconomic approach to risk and return. The firm operates both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains a notable non-U.S. client base through its affiliation with Interaudi Bank.

Anthony Ghetian is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at CFS Investment Advisory Services, LLC since 2019 and previously spent nine years at EF Legacy Securities. CFS Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides financial planning, consulting, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $2.73 billion in assets and customizes client portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and Independent Managers, offering both advisory and insurance-related services.

Gary Schwartz is a financial advisor with Madison Advisory Services, Inc. in White Plains, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research, Lion Street Financial, Royal Alliance Associates, VOYA Financial Advisors, and Madison Planning Group. He serves as a board member and volunteer for the Divided Sky Foundation. Madison Advisory Services, Inc. provides investment supervisory, financial planning, and consulting services to individual clients, high-net-worth households, and participant-directed and sponsor retirement plans. The firm utilizes both fundamental and technical analysis to implement strategic and tactical asset-allocation models and offers a range of solutions through multiple third-party platforms.

Amelia Weir is a financial advisor at Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Paradigm Capital Management since 2008 and has been associated with C.L. King & Associates since 2001. She holds the Series 63 designation. Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. is a registered investment adviser managing discretionary assets primarily for pooled investment vehicles and institutional clients, including pension plans, foundations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up research approach with six principal strategies across separate accounts and commingled vehicles, overseeing approximately $2.2 billion in discretionary assets.

Christopher Kenneally is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at LPL Financial LLC and INVEST Financial Corporation. Fortis Group Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm constructs diversified, asset-allocation portfolios using risk-profiling technology and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and ERISA plan services.

James Zahakos is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC in Westwood, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones and Voya Financial Advisors before joining Fortis Group Advisors and LPL Financial in 2020. Outside of advisory work, Zahakos is involved in recruiting through S4 Search Partners. Fortis Group Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation approach using institutional share classes and risk-profiling technology, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and plan services.

Kevin Leeds is a financial advisor at Vision Retirement with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has maintained a long-standing accounting practice as president of Kevin L. Leeds, CPA, PC since 1980. Prior to joining Vision Retirement, he worked at Vaughan and Company Securities, Inc. for five years. Vision Retirement is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and investment management. The firm combines third-party strategist models with advisor judgment to create tailored portfolios, incorporating technology and tax-aware strategies.

Gabriel Rabinovici is a financial advisor at Stratton Capital Investment Advisory LLC with a Series 65 designation. He has been with Stratton Capital in various capacities since 2015 and currently works at the firm's New York office. Stratton Capital Investment Advisory LLC manages approximately $75.2 million in discretionary assets across six advisors, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates both in the U.S. and primarily internationally. The firm constructs customized portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally individual stocks, bonds, or options, employing fundamental analysis with a long-term investment orientation.

Lawrence May is a CFP® with over 53 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Strategic Wealth Management Group and also serves as president of May Financial Group, Ltd. His prior work includes significant tenure at Gerson Horowitz Green Securities Corp. Strategic Wealth Management Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm utilizes customized asset allocation strategies combining fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses and offers proprietary ETF portfolios and third-party manager programs.

Barry Mitchell Jr. is a financial advisor with Next Level Private LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. His prior firms include UBS Financial Services, Merrill, and Wells Fargo Clearing. He is also a licensed insurance professional. Next Level Private LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and annuity consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks and bonds, with both fundamental and technical analysis to manage client portfolios.

Jesse Weissberger is a financial advisor at Atcap Partners, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley and National Asset Management Inc. Since 2017, he has been involved in insurance sales as an insurance agent. Atcap Partners provides investment management and financial planning to individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm utilizes a blend of analytical methods and market-timing strategies to tailor portfolios, offering discretionary and non-discretionary management along with access to third-party asset managers.

Jerome Khaski is a financial advisor at Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Transatlantique Private Wealth since 2015. Transatlantique Private Wealth primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and similar private entities, managing approximately $879 million in assets across about 400 client relationships. The firm focuses on cross-border portfolio management, using a tailored asset allocation approach supported by proprietary modeling and European-affiliated research teams.

Eric Walter is a financial advisor at Altfest Personal Wealth Management with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at UBS Financial Services and RBC Capital Markets. His background also includes a brief role in education with the Pascack Valley Regional High School District. Altfest Personal Wealth Management offers investment management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement plans. The firm manages individualized portfolios using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, supported by an investment committee and provides specialized retirement plan services alongside its wealth management offerings.

Stephen Fitch is a financial advisor at Tortoise Investment Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Carleton College and Nikola Tesla STEM High School. Tortoise Investment Management provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and trusts, with a focus on risk management, tax efficiency, and a conservative long-term investment approach. The firm also offers financial planning and advice on non-investment matters such as college and retirement planning, estate planning, and charitable giving.

Robert Biesiada is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently with Revolve Wealth Partners, LLC. His prior work includes roles at Mr. Fix-All and Biofoods Ltd. Revolve Wealth Partners is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.42 billion for individual, high-net-worth, trust, estate, retirement plan, and business clients. The firm constructs diversified portfolios tailored to client risk profiles and goals, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party managers, with an emphasis on rebalancing and tax sensitivity.

Jessica Vingiello is a financial advisor at Gagnon Securities, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Gagnon Securities since 2020. Gagnon Securities serves individual and institutional clients through discretionary portfolio management, retirement accounts, trusts, and custodial arrangements. The firm employs a research-intensive, generalist equity approach focused on stock-by-stock selection for capital appreciation with a long-term orientation.

Andrew Laskaris is a CFP® and CFA® with five years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Altfest Personal Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2018, including a prior role at Willis Towers Watson from 2016 to 2018. Altfest Personal Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services to individuals and institutions, including high-net-worth clients and retirement plans. The firm manages individualized portfolios with oversight from an investment committee and offers both 3(21) and 3(38) retirement-plan services, along with participant education tools and tailored consulting.