Matthew Giller is a financial advisor at Next Level Private LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in implementing insurance recommendations. Next Level Private advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm utilizes customized portfolios, combining fundamental and technical analysis, and maintains a fiduciary duty with continuous account monitoring and annual reviews.

Marc Foti is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fortis Group Advisors since 2019 and previously held roles at LPL Financial, MML Investors Services, MassMutual, and M&T Securities. Outside of his advisory role, Foti serves as an adjunct lecturer of mathematics at Middlesex Community College. Fortis Group Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates. The firm offers comprehensive investment management and financial planning services, employing a process that combines fundamental and technical analysis, strategic asset allocation, and institutional manager due diligence, with attention to tax-aware decisions.

Christopher Shea is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with WealthPlan Investment Management LLC and has held previous roles at firms including WealthSource Partners, LLC and Catametrics Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of a private holding company, Shea, LLC. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC is an SEC-registered firm with a team of 29 investment professionals managing approximately $2.18 billion in assets. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and retirement plan services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and other advisers, utilizing model-based strategies and a variety of investment vehicles.

Mustaque Choudhury is a financial advisor with Soulence Wealth Management in Astoria, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at several firms such as New York Life Insurance Company, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Soulence Wealth Management provides investment management and integrated financial planning primarily for individual clients, delivering discretionary portfolio management through custom-traded accounts, third-party model portfolios, and access to alternative investments. The firm employs tailored strategies using a combination of asset allocation methods and analysis techniques, with continuous account monitoring and rebalancing.

Steven Novack is a CFP® professional at Altfest Personal Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. He has been with Altfest since 2018 and previously worked as a financial services consultant from 2016 to 2018. Altfest Personal Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, managing portfolios with individualized strategies that incorporate fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and sponsors several private pooled investment vehicles.

Robert Goodman is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Management Group in New York, NY, with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Strategic Wealth Management Group since 2016. Strategic Wealth Management Group offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, pension and 401(k) plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management through model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and third-party wrap programs, tailoring strategies to client objectives across a range of risk profiles.

Nicolas Sitinas is a financial advisor at Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors with four years of industry experience. He has been associated with Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management, Inc. since 2012. Sitinas holds a Series 63 designation. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors primarily manages pooled vehicles and institutional assets, offering discretionary investment management and non-discretionary consulting to a select group of private clients. The firm serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, pensions, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate entities, utilizing proprietary analytical modeling combined with a multi-manager approach.

Dawn Bodami is a financial advisor at Shulman DeMeo Asset Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with 19 years of experience at the firm. She has been with Shulman DeMeo since 2007. Shulman DeMeo Asset Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, financial planning, consulting, and portfolio monitoring. The firm uses a wrap fee program combining advisory, trade execution, custody, and reporting, and implements portfolios with a mix of index funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds, generally recommending Charles Schwab as custodian.

Benjamin Schwartz is a financial advisor with Madison Advisory Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has nine years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. and Lion Street Financial. Schwartz is also an owner of Madison Planning Group, Inc., where he has been involved since 2011. 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.

Jack Longden is a financial advisor at Aspire Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Aspire Advisors, he worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Northwestern Mutual and held roles at Roger Williams University. He also assists Hamilton Cavanaugh & Associates, Inc. on a limited, non-registered basis. Aspire Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, retirement planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and employee benefit plans. The firm manages client accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and combines fundamental and technical analysis in its research.

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.

Paul Fegan Jr. is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently a managing partner at Navis Wealth Advisors LLC in Rye Brook, NY, where he has worked for six years. His career includes roles at Quincy Wells Capital, Great Point Capital, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Sanctuary Securities, Bank of America, and Merrill. He also serves as a director for Navis Foundation, Inc., overseeing the activities of the charity. Navis Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $902 million in assets, focusing on discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, with an investment approach centered on fundamental analysis and long-term strategies across diversified asset classes.

Charles Pouliot is a financial advisor at Wealth Effects with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Merrill Lynch, Procyon Private Wealth Partners, and Bridgeway Wealth Partners. Outside of advising, he serves as a board member and equity partner at LVXP, LLC, a real estate development company. Wealth Effects provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $406 million across about 599 client relationships, employing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis to guide primarily long-term investment decisions.

Christopher Rossetti is a financial advisor at Tortoise Investment Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Tortoise since 2022, with prior experience at Sector Financial and roles at Tufts University and St. Joseph High School. Tortoise Investment Management provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and trusts, emphasizing risk management, tax efficiency, and a conservative long-term approach. The firm also offers financial planning and advice on non-investment matters, utilizing index funds, ETFs, and selective alternative investments consistent with client objectives.

Kenneth Fadden is a financial advisor at Madison Advisory Services, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. and Lion Street Financial, LLC. His other business activities include serving as an agent in insurance, benefits, and human resources. Madison Advisory Services, Inc. advises individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as participant-directed and sponsor retirement plans, providing asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation models using mutual funds, ETFs, and model portfolios while offering both wrap and non-wrap solutions through multiple third-party platforms.

Chethan Gourkanti is a financial advisor at Traphagen Financial Group with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and REI Systems. Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and trusts. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis, offers both discretionary investment management and fee-for-service planning, and integrates tax and accounting services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

James Moore is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at WJL Financial Advisors since 2017. Prior to joining WJL, he worked at Vitec for five years. WJL Financial Advisors serves individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates with comprehensive financial planning, portfolio guidance, and tax services. The firm uses an academic-based investment approach centered on low-cost, passively managed funds and emphasizes client approval for trade execution, combining tax planning with non-discretionary portfolio guidance.

Adrienne Garofalo is a financial advisor at Gagnon Securities, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Gagnon Securities since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers as a Co-Chair for US Conference Events and Global Angels Chair with the nonprofit organization 100 Women in Finance. Gagnon Securities manages discretionary equity-focused accounts for both individual and institutional clients, employing a research-intensive, stock-by-stock approach aimed at aggressive capital appreciation. The firm operates as a dually registered SEC investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, offering brokerage services alongside its advisory business.

Jack Saltus is a financial advisor with Bespoke Investment Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. He has been with Bespoke since 2022 and previously worked at Birinyi Associates in 2018 and 2019. Saltus also attended St. Lawrence University from 2019 to 2023. Bespoke Investment Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management alongside subscription-based market research products and newsletters. The firm employs a combination of charting, cyclical, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to implement both long- and short-term trading strategies within managed accounts.

V. Traphagen Jr. is a PFS™ and Series 66 credentialed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been a principal at Traphagen Investment Advisors, LLC since 1997 and is also a partner at Traphagen & Traphagen CPAs, a CPA firm where he contributes part-time. Traphagen Financial Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm integrates investment management with tax, accounting, and estate-planning services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.