Diana DeFrate is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as owner and CEO of DeFrate & Paavola, LLC. She has been with Vicus Capital, Inc. since 2005 and also holds a role at Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. Outside of advisory work, she is licensed to sell life, annuities, and long-term care insurance. Vicus Capital serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, trusts, and retirement plan sponsors, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical analysis across multiple strategies and provides specialized fiduciary consulting and plan-sponsor services alongside traditional advisory offerings.

Andrew Iles is a financial advisor at O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at O'Shaughnessy since 2018. Prior to his advisory career, he was involved in professional hockey with the ECHL/AHL and the Fife Flyers. Iles is also a co-founder and minority shareholder of In-Game Technologies Inc., a business unrelated to investment management. O'Shaughnessy Asset Management is a quantitative institutional discretionary investment manager serving individual investors, financial advisers, and institutional clients. The firm employs a systematic, model-driven investment process based on empirical research and offers customizable platforms and managed options overlays while maintaining client relationships through investment professionals.

Marc Levitt is a financial advisor with NewEdge Wealth, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. Prior to joining NewEdge Wealth in 2022, he worked at UBS Financial Services from 2013 to 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing personal aviation assets, including fractional ownership and leasing of aircraft. NewEdge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as foundations, endowments, and other institutional or charitable clients. The firm offers comprehensive advisory services with an investment process that emphasizes asset allocation, investor behavior, and a combination of model strategies, separately managed accounts, and alternative exposures.

Connor Tyson is a financial advisor at Portfolio Medics, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Portfolio Medics in 2022, Mr. Tyson worked at Altium Wealth Management LLC and TIAA-CREF. He is also an independent insurance agent, selling insurance products including annuities. Portfolio Medics provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as small businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized portfolios using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and other strategies, with an emphasis on retail and small-business clients.

Paul Arbeit is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving at Citizens Private Wealth. He has been with Citizens Private Wealth since 1999 and also holds roles at CITIZENS Bank and Citizens Securities, Inc. His credentials include the Series 63 designation. Citizens Private Wealth, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser that serves high-net-worth individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on long-term asset allocation within an open-architecture framework and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside tax, estate, and business consulting services.

Daniel Grijalva is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently practicing at Citizens Private Wealth in Tarrytown, NY. He has been with Citizens Private Wealth since 2003 and also holds Series 63 registration. Citizens Private Wealth, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a long-term, tailored asset allocation within an open-architecture framework, combining discretionary portfolio management overseen by a Chief Investment Officer with quantitative and qualitative research. Its affiliation with Citizens Bank, N.A. provides clients with access to bank deposit sweep programs, securities-based lending, and integrated investment and consulting services.

John Masciandaro is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC since 2017. Prior to joining Belpointe, he worked at LPL Financial and National Planning Corporation. His other business activities include acting as an agent in the sale of life settlements and fixed insurance products. Belpointe Asset Management serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing customized portfolios and a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Douglas Pruett is a financial advisor with BCG Securities, Inc. in Park Ridge, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 46 years of industry experience. He has been with BCG Securities since 2016 and previously worked at GPL Wealth Management, Axia Financial Advisors, and Raymond James Financial Services. BCG Securities serves institutional retirement plans and individual clients with portfolios generally above $25,000, offering portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and wealth management services. The firm focuses on developing written investment policy statements and tailoring advice to client goals, primarily through non-discretionary strategies and the use of independent third-party managers.

Xiangyu Lai is a financial advisor at O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and experience at several firms including JP Morgan Asset Management, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, and Investment Technology Group. Lai has been with O'Shaughnessy since 2025. O'Shaughnessy Asset Management is a quantitative institutional discretionary investment manager serving individual investors, financial advisers, and institutional clients. The firm employs a systematic, model-driven investment process and offers a customizable advisor-facing platform alongside sub-advisory and third-party managed strategies.

Lynn O'Shea is a financial advisor at Clinton Investment Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Clinton Investment Management since 2021. Prior to this, she worked at Foley Carrier Services LLC and attended Fairfield University. Clinton Investment Management specializes in discretionary municipal fixed-income portfolio management for individuals, family offices, financial advisers, and registered investment companies. The firm focuses on maximizing after-tax total return through research-based strategies and offers services including sub-advisory relationships and state-specific portfolio options.

Alan Chidsey is a financial advisor at NewEdge Wealth with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining NewEdge Wealth, he worked at Computacenter for eight years and has been involved with Phineus Partners, L.P. since 2002. NewEdge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as foundations, endowments, and other institutional clients. The firm offers comprehensive advisory services and employs an investment process that emphasizes asset allocation, investor behavior, and combines multiple strategies including proprietary and third-party solutions across various asset classes.

Andrew Kaskel is a financial advisor at New Edge Wealth with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has over 12 years of experience in the financial industry, including an 11-year tenure at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley. He joined New Edge Wealth and NewEdge Securities LLC in 2026. New Edge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as foundations, endowments, and other institutional or charitable clients. The firm offers comprehensive advisory services with a focus on asset allocation and investor behavior, utilizing a combination of model strategies, separately managed accounts, third-party managers, and proprietary investment solutions across multiple asset classes.

Michael Bird is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Kovack Advisors since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Arete Wealth Advisors and American Portfolios Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Bird Asset Management and serves as a consultant for NexTrip, Inc. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and banking institutions nationwide. The firm focuses on diversified asset-class exposure using mutual funds and ETFs, with additional options tailored to client objectives, and provides financial planning and third-party manager recommendations.

John Phelan is a financial advisor at GAMCO Asset Management Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has held roles at G.distributors, LLC, GAMCO Investors, Inc., and G. Research, LLC. GAMCO Asset Management Inc. provides discretionary investment management and sub-advisory services to a diverse client base including institutional investors, private clients, sovereign wealth funds, and other investment advisers. The firm’s investment approach combines bottom-up fundamental research and a Catalyst value philosophy with a top-down macro overlay for growth strategies.

Paul Feibus is a Series 65 licensed advisor at NorthCoast Asset Management LLC with industry experience including roles at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Connectus Wealth, Osprey Funds, and Morgan Stanley. His career spans various positions from 2014 to the present, mostly concentrated in investment management. NorthCoast Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and intermediary clients. The firm employs a quantitatively based, systematic investment process and offers a diverse range of strategies including equity, fixed income, options-defined outcome overlays, and alternative interval funds.

Francis Queally Jr. is a financial advisor with M Holdings Securities, Inc., holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 43 years of industry experience and has worked with firms including Spearhead Capital Advisors, LLC and his own Queally Group Inc., which he has led since 1995. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an executive and treasurer for the Bristow Mews Association, a homeowners association in New Canaan, CT. M Holdings Securities, Inc. serves individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients through a nationwide network of advisors, offering investment management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and insurance advisory services. The firm utilizes multiple platforms and third-party managers, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.

Danielle Brown is a financial advisor at New Edge Wealth with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc for 12 years before joining New Edge Wealth in 2020. Outside of her advisory role, she teaches yoga for the Darien Parks and Recreation and runs a paddle yoga company with her family. New Edge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as foundations, endowments, and other institutional or charitable clients. The firm offers comprehensive advisory services with an investment approach that emphasizes asset allocation and investor behavior, utilizing a mix of model strategies, separately managed accounts, and proprietary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Kamaldai Rahman is a financial advisor at Citizens Private Wealth with 17 years of industry experience. He has held positions at several firms, including HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Citigroup, and Signature Securities Group. Rahman holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Citizens Private Wealth, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and various institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, open-architecture investment approach with discretionary portfolio management overseen by a Chief Investment Officer and offers services including tax and estate structuring as well as business consulting for multigenerational family and closely held business matters.

Peter Hayes is a ChFC® credentialed advisor at O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining O'Shaughnessy, he worked at Envestnet for nine years and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC for two years. O’Shaughnessy Asset Management is a quantitative, institutional discretionary investment manager serving individual investors, financial advisers, and institutional clients through systematic, model-driven equity portfolios and related strategies. The firm offers a customizable platform and manages mutual funds, ETFs, and sub-advisory relationships.

Angelo Odore is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is a consultant and coach at MLL Consulting Inc., focusing on agency and distribution best practices and professional coaching. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory services and financial planning primarily to individual investors and retirement plan sponsors, utilizing tailored, suitability-driven advice and multiple managed account programs.