Michael Fredericks is a financial advisor at Riskbridge Advisors, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Blackrock Investments, LLC and LPL Financial LLC. Riskbridge Advisors serves institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals through an OCIO platform and private wealth management, using a risk-first, factor-based investment approach with strategic and tactical risk management across an open-architecture portfolio.

Claire Brennan is a financial advisor at Tortoise Investment Management, LLC, based in White Plains, NY, with 10 years at the firm and 5 years of industry experience. She holds relevant credentials and focuses on serving high-net-worth individuals and trusts. Tortoise provides discretionary investment management primarily to professionals in demanding careers, emphasizing risk management, tax efficiency, and a conservative long-term investment approach. The firm offers comprehensive financial advice beyond portfolio management, including college and retirement planning, mortgage financing, insurance, charitable giving, and estate planning.

Simon Hudson is a financial advisor at Next Level Private LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Atlantic Intermediaries, LLC and RFIB. Outside of advisory work, Hudson is involved in insurance-related businesses, acting as program head for Mission Underwriters Hudson Series, LLC and president of Simon The Entrepreneur LLC, which supports insurance business development. Next Level Private serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a fiduciary approach with customized portfolios using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, and tactical strategies.

David Ringler is a financial advisor with Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. He serves as president of 100 Donors Inc., a registered nonprofit organization. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group advises individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients through asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and trust establishment. The firm utilizes third-party research and proprietary portfolio models, managing diversified investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Simon Arrata is a financial advisor at Traynor Capital Management with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked previously at firms including Harvest USA and Sowell Management. Arrata is also the owner of Cooperative Financial, LLC, an advisory firm based in Miami Beach, Florida. Traynor Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as corporate retirement plans, endowments, and foundations, providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan and corporate consulting, and business funding consulting related to rollover business solutions. The firm employs a tailored investment approach emphasizing direct stock ownership across various market capitalizations and uses a proprietary methodology combining fundamental, technical, and charting analysis.

Courtney Garcia is a Certified Financial Planner™ with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Payne Capital Management, LLC since 2014. In addition to her advisory role, Garcia appears periodically as a financial market commentator on CNBC programming. Payne Capital Management provides financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm applies investment methodologies based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers tailored portfolios utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, options, and independent managers.

Dean Mcbeth is a financial advisor with Madison Advisory Services, Inc. in White Plains, NY, holding a Series 66 credential and 23 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research, Lion Street Financial, and Royal Alliance Associates. Outside of advising, he serves as secretary for Creativision Inc., an arts and performing arts organization, and treasurer for the Cortlandt Democratic Committee. Madison Advisory Services serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as participant-directed retirement and pension plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managed programs, typically implementing portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, and model portfolios using strategic and tactical asset allocation.

Aaron Kennon is a financial advisor at Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Clear Harbor since 2009. Clear Harbor Asset Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a diverse client base including individuals, pooled vehicles, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a combined bottom-up and top-down investment approach, tailoring portfolios to client risk profiles and liquidity needs, and manages approximately $1.743 billion in assets.

Santo Vicenzino is a financial advisor at Cove Private Wealth, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials. His prior experience includes roles at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Cove Private Wealth serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors, offering portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, sector, and qualitative analysis to build diversified portfolios and employs a wide range of investment instruments, including options strategies within separately managed accounts.

Eric Meermann is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience at Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P. in Stamford, CT. He has been with the firm since 2004, holding a vice president role at Palisades Hudson Financial Group LLC, where he provides tax preparation, retirement, and estate planning services. Palisades Hudson Asset Management offers investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and plan sponsors, focusing on long-term, asset-allocation-based investing using primarily mutual funds and ETFs. The firm manages both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, including private equity funds, and provides retirement plan consulting and fiduciary services.

Kevin Hamilton is a financial advisor with Aspire Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and five years of industry experience. He is also involved with Hamilton Cavanaugh & Associates, Inc. and has a minority ownership interest in Upscale Enterprises, LLC, a car wash business. Aspire Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and employee benefit plans. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and typically implements model portfolios with mutual funds and ETFs tailored to client needs.

Raymond Penzi is a financial advisor with The L. Warner Companies, Inc., holding CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Heritage Strategies, LLC, M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc., and has been with The L. Warner Companies since 2018. The L. Warner Companies serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, non-profits, and other business entities, offering financial planning, investment management, and consulting services. The firm manages diversified portfolios using fundamental research and a variety of investment vehicles, typically with multi-year investment horizons.

George Merrill is a Series 65 licensed advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Sophis Investments LLC, where he has worked since 2021, following nine years at M&R Capital Management, Inc. Merrill is also a licensed attorney admitted to the New York State Bar. Sophis Investments is a small team firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, and certain businesses with discretionary portfolio management and tailored investment advisory services. The firm employs a concentrated, bottom-up fundamental equity approach focused on long-term holdings and uses performance-based fees for qualified clients.

Christopher Ward is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Avity Investment Management Inc., where he has worked since 2022. Prior to joining Avity, he was employed at G.research, LLC and GAMCO Investors, Inc. from 2015 to 2022. Avity Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to a variety of clients including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on fundamental research and active management of high-quality, liquid securities, maintaining a relatively large asset base with a small adviser team.

Jeffrey Filone is a financial advisor with Platform Technology Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley Private Bank from 2009 to 2019. He is also involved in managing several pooled investment funds as a general partner. Platform Technology Partners serves a diverse client base with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing independent managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and private funds. The firm is notable for actively managing pooled investment vehicles and private funds and operates a network model that integrates advisory, brokerage, insurance, and family-office services.

Mohammed Ghouri is a financial advisor at Turner Financial Group, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Claraphi Advisory Network and Andalus Capital, LLC. Ghouri serves as a member of the International Board of Directors and Director of Alumni Relations at the TANDON School of Engineering at NYU, and he is also on the Board of Advisors for Future First Energy, where he provides coaching and strategic guidance. Turner Financial Group offers investment advice and financial planning to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $171 million in discretionary assets across about 500 clients, utilizing model-based portfolio allocations combined with fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and provides a range of planning and implementation services.

Charles Failla is a CFP® professional with 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Sovereign Financial Group, Inc. and has held roles at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc., among other firms. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in real estate ownership and management through several entities in Stamford, CT. Sovereign Financial Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement advisory, and cash-management solutions. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and alternative strategies through independent managers and its Align Alternative Access Fund.

Michael Ortiz is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Income & Asset Advisory, Inc. with one year of experience at the firm and prior work as a self-employed professional and a long tenure at Northern Westchester Hospital. Income & Asset Advisory, Inc. provides individualized portfolio management and financial consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines multiple analytic methods within a generally buy-and-hold strategy, and it has a formal pension consulting practice that includes IPS development, plan monitoring, and participant education.

Edward Long is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Gillespie, Robinson & Grimm, Inc. since 2005. He is based in Greenwich, CT and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Avity Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension funds, profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm emphasizes fundamental research, focuses on high-quality liquid securities purchased at attractive prices, and actively manages fixed-income maturity ranges.

Todd Stankiewicz is a CFP® and ChFC® with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Sykon Capital LLC and Sykon Asset Management LLC, where he has been involved since 2023 and 2025 respectively. Prior to that, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill for ten years. He manages the day-to-day operations of Sykon Asset Management as part of his other business activities. Sykon Capital serves individual and institutional clients by providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and consulting. The firm employs a combination of quantitative, fundamental, and technical analysis in its investment approach and manages approximately $350 million in assets.