Scott Weinfeld is a financial advisor at Flagstar Securities, Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Signature Securities Group Corp./Signature Bank for 21 years and has been with Flagstar-affiliated firms since 2023. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and serves as Group Director Investments and Senior Vice President at New York Community Bancorp. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $784 million in discretionary assets and offers wealth management, a Managed Account Program, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a documented, discretionary approach with a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and third-party managers.

Robert Rom is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Legacy Edge Advisors and previously spent over two decades at TIAA. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in RSTM Partners, LLC, a real estate investment entity. Legacy Edge Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as trusts, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a sponsored wrap-fee program. The firm customizes investment policies and employs a mix of fundamental, quantitative, and technical strategies across a range of asset classes.

Emanuel Romero Vicini is a financial advisor at Vision Investment Advisors, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previous experience at Vision Financial Markets and Essex Financial Services, Inc. He is also the CEO of Resilience Investment Advisory Compliance Consultants, which provides compliance consulting and RIA creation services to independent advisors. Vision Investment Advisors serves individuals, family offices, and institutional investors with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management across various model portfolios and option-based strategies. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis in its growth-oriented large-cap equity selection and offers specialized programs including covered-call writing and leveraged option strategies.

James Demeo is a financial advisor at Shulman Demeo Asset Management, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Shulman DeMeo Asset Management since 2007. Shulman DeMeo Asset Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, financial planning, consulting, and portfolio monitoring. The firm manages client portfolios using a mix of index funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds, typically through a wrap fee program that consolidates advisory, trade execution, custody, and reporting services.

Hunter Lanton is a financial advisor at Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Lantern Wealth Advisors since 2023 and at Herold Advisors, Inc. since 2025. Lantern Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm manages approximately $265 million in client assets through a multi-advisor team, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services using a combination of in-house and third-party model portfolios.

Walter Auch Jr. is a financial advisor at Sophis Investments LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has served as a trustee and audit committee member for Renaissance Capital Greenwich Funds since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he is the managing director of Auch Partners, an executive recruiting firm specializing in financial services, a position he has held since 2001. Sophis Investments is a small team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, pooled investment vehicles, and certain businesses. The firm employs a concentrated, bottom-up fundamental equity approach focusing on long-term holdings and manages both separately managed accounts and pooled vehicles, including performance-based fee structures for qualified clients.

Shummi Jindal is a financial advisor at Rose Capital Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and over 15 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Hudson Park Management and Hudson Park Advisors LLC. He is based in Plandome, NY. Rose Capital Advisors provides asset management, financial planning, and investment consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a bottom-up fundamental analysis approach complemented by technical indicators and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Letizia Carlisto is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with eight years of industry experience. She is currently a Wealth Advisor Associate at Navis Wealth Advisors LLC, where she has worked since 2021, assisting senior advisors. Her prior experience includes roles at Quincy Wells Capital, Great Point Capital, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and UBS Financial Services. Before entering financial services, she worked at Porta Napoli Restaurant for one year. Navis Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm manages approximately $902 million in assets and employs a long-term investment approach utilizing diversified mutual funds, ETFs, equities, bonds, alternative investments, and options, alongside due diligence of unaffiliated independent managers.

Jason Shulman is a financial advisor at Shulman DeMeo Asset Management, LLC with 19 years at the firm and a total of 9 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Shulman DeMeo Asset Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services along with financial planning, consulting, and portfolio monitoring. The firm manages approximately $757 million in assets with a small advisory team and operates its own wrap fee program, implementing portfolios using a mix of index funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds.

John Kim is a financial advisor at Night Owl Capital Management, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Night Owl since 2003. Prior to that, he worked at Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated. Night Owl Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients through separately managed accounts and private pooled vehicles. The firm focuses on concentrated, long-term public equity investments using fundamental analysis and discounted free cash flow valuation.

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.