Edward Esposito is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Partners LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Merit Financial Partners since 2021. Outside of advising, he works part-time as a self-employed tax accountant providing tax preparation and accounting services. Merit Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable organizations with fee-only financial planning, investment consultation, portfolio management, and wealth-management services. The firm employs a fiduciary and consultative investment process that emphasizes asset allocation and low-cost index funds and ETFs, offering discretionary investment management with a minimum investment horizon of about three years.

Matthew Sexton is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC since 2016. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in Stamford, CT. Prior to joining Clear Harbor, he was not employed in the financial advisory field for one year. Clear Harbor Asset Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pooled vehicles, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combined bottom-up and top-down investment approach, tailoring portfolios to client risk profiles and liquidity needs.

Michael Bottoni is a financial advisor at Herold Advisors, Inc. with a Series 66 credential and experience beginning in 2022. Prior to joining Herold Advisors and its affiliated entities in 2025, he worked at TD Bank for three years and was employed at St. Lawrence University for seven years. Herold Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, and pension plans, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through managed accounts and a wrap-fee program. The firm’s investment approach combines computerized screening and fundamental analysis to construct portfolios primarily focused on domestic large- and mid-cap equities, with periodic supervisory reviews and written quarterly evaluations for clients.

Brian Gamble is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving at First Long Island Investors, LLC. He has been with the firm since 2006, where he holds the position of Senior Vice President of Private Wealth Management. First Long Island Investors, LLC advises individuals—including high-net-worth households—corporations, and charitable organizations, typically starting with relationships of at least $5 million in assets. The firm employs a long-term, individually tailored investment approach emphasizing diversified asset allocation through internally managed equity strategies, bespoke fixed-income management, and access to third-party managed accounts.

Robert Searle is a Series 66 licensed advisor at Searle & Co. in Greenwich, CT, with 48 years of industry experience. He has been with Searle & Co. since 1982. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a trustee for a private trust, managing trust assets and overseeing distributions and compliance. Searle & Co. provides discretionary and limited non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm manages approximately $630 million across about 126 client relationships through a seven-advisor team, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Jason Ambrosini is a financial advisor at United Asset Strategies Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at United Asset Strategies since 2019. Prior to that, he was employed at Bookkeeper 360 and Stony Brook University. 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 employs a team-based advisory model that emphasizes diversified, tailored portfolios with active fixed-income management and the use of options and margin transactions.

Josiah Choy is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Frisch Financial Group, Inc. since 2017 and previously spent five years at BlackRock, Inc. Frisch Financial Group, Inc. is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm manages broadly diversified portfolios using a range of investment strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning or consulting services.

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.

Lauren King is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at Compass Advisors and as a registered representative with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. She has worked at Compass Advisors and Purshe Kaplan Sterling since 2017 and previously at LPL Financial from 2010 to 2017. Outside of her advisory roles, King teaches financial literacy to middle school students and disadvantaged individuals through a nonprofit organization. Compass Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment process blends fundamental and macroeconomic analysis with a long-term focus, using diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, while also incorporating individual stocks, bonds, and options to meet client needs.

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.

Douglas Didominica is a financial advisor at Imperity Wealth Alliance LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Co. Didominica is involved in tax preparation and planning through Imperity Tax, a business affiliated with his firm. Imperity Wealth Alliance LLC is a registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a broad range of services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, employee benefits, insurance, tax planning, and risk-management solutions, managing approximately $139.7 million in assets.

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.

Tanya Frias is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth More Enterprise, Inc. since 2024. She has held advisory roles at multiple firms, including Freeman Capital and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Additionally, she is involved in financial education and advises on business and compliance strategy for fintech-related ventures Andwise and Quantitative Finance. Wealth More Enterprise provides investment advisory and financial planning services through a mobile-first platform, offering discretionary portfolio management via algorithm-driven model portfolios and tiered advisory plans. The firm integrates proprietary risk scoring with human advisor consultations and operates across six offices.

Christopher Congema is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. He has been with Landmark Wealth Management, LLC since 2015, working as part of a six-advisor team. Landmark Wealth Management provides advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm builds customized, primarily long-term portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and 401(k) plan services.

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.

James Salerno is a CFP® and ChFC® with 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Trivium Point Advisory, LLC and previously held roles at LPL Financial and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in mortgage brokerage services through Affordable Financial Services. Trivium Point Advisory LLC is an SEC-registered multi-advisor wealth management firm with approximately $1.63 billion in assets under management, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm uses a customized investment process based on fundamental analysis and diversified allocations, combining internal portfolio construction with recommended external managers and a range of implementation tools.

Erin Gibbons is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at United Asset Strategies Inc. since 2013. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is a member of the board of directors at Dominican Village, a nonprofit assisted living facility. United Asset Strategies provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a team-based advisory model focused on diversified, tailored portfolios and active risk management strategies.

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 Monroe is an investment advisor with Aurora Private Wealth, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Aurora Private Wealth and its affiliated firm APW Capital, Inc. since 2017. Monroe also serves as a senior associate at Standard Pension Services, LLC, where he has worked since 1993, and operates an independent insurance brokerage focusing on fixed insurance products. Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management through a team of 18 advisors managing approximately $374 million in assets.