Andrea Zilli is a CFA® charterholder and holds the Series 66 license with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Merrill Lynch and Kore Private Wealth, and is the founder and CIO of AZ Partners, an advisory and consulting firm for asset management entities. He has been with SFI Advisors, LLC since 2025 and concurrently involved with AZ Partners since 2023. SFI Advisors serves individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and qualified retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, corporate retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm implements tailored portfolios using approaches such as modern portfolio theory and long-term purchase strategies.

Darnel Bain is a Series 65-registered advisor with Passive Management LLC, based in New York, NY, and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Passive Management LLC, he worked at Prospective Professional Services and held roles at Samsung/Mosaic and Sprint. Passive Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting to individual investors, small businesses, trusts, estates, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment process and utilizes various strategies, including options and derivatives when requested, distinguishing itself by its transparent use of these techniques and its operational policies.

Suzanne Bottoms is a financial advisor with Firebrand Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at DHR Investment Counsel, Ltd., Royal Alliance Associates, INC., SII, and SEIA. She is licensed as an insurance agent in Virginia but is not actively engaged in insurance sales. Firebrand Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and charitable or corporate entities. The firm emphasizes passive portfolio construction augmented by fundamental analysis and offers a range of services including tailored financial plans, held-away account advice, and coordinated tax preparation support.

Mason Stark is a financial advisor at The Healy Group LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wilshire Phoenix and Ballast Capital Management. The Healy Group LLC is a state-registered investment adviser offering individualized portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts or charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental and technical analysis, and mutual fund/ETF evaluation to implement strategies ranging from long-term holdings to short-term trading and option writing.

Kaushal Majmudar is a financial advisor at Ridgewood Investments with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Ridgewood since 2002 and Global Asset Services since 2020, where he serves as CEO. Majmudar is also president of a private investment holding company and holds ownership interests in various private funds and business ventures. Ridgewood Investments provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and foundations. The firm employs fundamental research and proprietary models with a long-term investment approach and sponsors multiple private pooled investment vehicles across diverse strategies.

Giuseppe Roveccio is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently the sole advisor at G & R Financial Solutions LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to this, he spent seven years at Stawnychy Financial Services, Inc. and one year at Regal Investment Advisors, LLC. Roveccio is also a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of various insurance products. G & R Financial Solutions LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes tailored advice based on clients’ objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon, employing a blend of asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, technical analysis, and trading techniques with a focus on tax awareness and regular account reviews.

Daniel O'Donnell is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensed advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Xpotential Inc. since 1999. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an independent director on the board of Informetric Systems Inc., a software company focused on manufacturing automation. Xpotential Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, foundations, small businesses, pensions, and other institutions. The firm uses globally diversified portfolios with low-cost index funds and ETFs, applying both strategic asset allocation and tactical overlays to manage risk and liquidity according to client objectives.

Kevin Saia is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving at S Squared Retirement Solutions LLC. His prior roles include positions at American Portfolio Advisors, Inc. and American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. He is the owner of College Planning of NJ and the author of a book titled *Retirement and Income*. S Squared Retirement Solutions LLC provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as charities and business entities. The firm uses fundamental analysis to build individualized asset allocations, typically employing ETFs, mutual funds, stocks, and bonds, and offers oversight of third-party advisers through the Envestnet platform.

Kenton Kilmer is the president of Addigence Corporation, an investment adviser based in New York, NY, with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Young America Capital and F&Y Capital LLC. In addition to his advisory role, Kilmer provides management and business consulting services through Additive Intelligence LLC. Addigence Corporation operates an online investment platform serving high-net-worth and qualified individual allocators by replicating third-party portfolio manager strategies in discretionary accounts. The firm uses performance-based fees and an internet-based delivery model focused on fractional-share replication and integration with brokerage services.

Sarah Pezzino is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently with Avrio Wealth LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Avrio Wealth PTE LTD and Cambly Inc. Outside of financial advising, she works seasonally as a shopper for Whole Foods Market. Avrio Wealth LLC advises high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and institutions, including cross-border clients, on integrated financial planning and investment management. The firm offers a comprehensive planning process with written Investment Policy Statements and manages globally diversified portfolios using ETFs, equities, bonds, real estate, private equity, and alternative investments.

Jay Patel is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Ahara Advisors and previously worked at BOFA Securities, Inc. and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Ahara Advisors serves high-net-worth families and institutional clients by providing portfolio management, trade execution, and a two-stage financial consulting service. The firm employs an institutional investment process that includes fundamental and economic analysis, customized stress-testing, and tailored asset-allocation strategies.

Aseem Garg is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Ahara Advisors since 2021. He previously worked at Tetragon Financial Group from 2015 to 2021. He is a minority owner in multiple private investment pass-through entities, which he uses occasionally for personal investment opportunities. Ahara Advisors offers portfolio management, trade execution, and financial consulting services to high-net-worth families and institutional clients. The firm employs an institutional investment process focused on fundamental and economic analysis, customized stress testing, and tailored asset allocation, while providing consolidated portfolio reporting across public and private assets.

We specialize in working with families with portfolios in the $5M–$50M range, where strategic planning, tax efficiency, and cost management have an outsized impact. Traditional firms often rely on complex, high-cost strategies that offer questionable benefits. Our fixed-fee, planning-driven model takes a different approach: focusing on practical, high-impact financial strategies rather than unnecessary complication. We apply the right level of sophistication, using techniques like direct indexing and individual bond ladders only when we determine that they add clear value (based on portfolio size, risk profile, and tax considerations). Our financial planning and investment management approach is guided by three core principles: • Risk Management: grounded in a tailored financial plan • Tax Efficiency: ensuring strategies align with after-tax outcomes • Fee Minimization: keeping costs low to maximize long-term results Our goal is to provide a structured, transparent, and thoughtful approach - one that leads to a better long-term client experience through fair fees, strategic decision-making, and a focus on what truly matters.

Bernard Kiely is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in financial advising and over 40 years as a CPA. He has been with Kiely Capital Management, Inc. since 1993 and maintains an active CPA practice. The firm advises individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals and trusts, offering comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. Kiely Capital Management emphasizes diversified portfolios primarily composed of no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed-income securities, integrating tax planning through its affiliation with an active accounting practice.

Aiylam Sankaran is a financial advisor at V2 Financial Group, LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at V2 Financial Group since 2018, following a nine-year tenure at Sagepoint Financial, Inc. V2 Financial Group provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals and small businesses, managing approximately $350 million in client assets. The firm employs an investment approach based on modern portfolio theory, combining long-term strategic allocations with tactical shifts informed by fundamental and technical research.

David Grossman is a financial advisor with Kingsbridge Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 45 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kingsbridge Advisors since 2004 and has been affiliated with Equitable Advisors and Axa Advisors since 1999. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved in an insurance brokerage business. Kingsbridge Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, and business entities by referring clients to third-party money managers and providing pension consulting. The firm does not manage individual portfolios directly or take custody of assets, focusing instead on manager selection and ongoing monitoring.

Alyssa Loughlin is a financial advisor with Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC, holding a Series 65 credential. She has one year of experience in the industry and previously worked for nine years at Spark Foundry. Diversified Planning Strategies Advisors LLC provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $154.4 million in discretionary assets across about 364 client accounts and uses third-party model portfolios and a sub-adviser in its investment approach.

Luis Dacosta is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry and has been with LPL Financial since 2005. He is based in Caldwell, NJ, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a family construction business. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a broad range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, and institutions through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning, various advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, with discretionary and non-discretionary management options supported by research from LPL Research and third-party subadvisors.

Tanya Pulver is a financial advisor at Pulver Capital Management LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Pulver Capital Management since 2009. Pulver Capital Management is a small advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm provides personalized investment supervisory and portfolio management services, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis with an emphasis on corporate high-yield bonds and dividend-paying equities.

Anthony Calabrese is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with LPL Financial since 2005. He has engaged in various insurance-related business activities, including managing group health and non-variable insurance products. Outside of financial advising, he serves as president and coach of The Full Kourt Academy Basketball. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, and charitable organizations through a large national network. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services supported by proprietary and third-party research, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.