Eduardo Venosa Junior is an advisor at Stratton Capital Investment Advisory LLC in New York, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience dating back to 2016 through self-employment, joining Stratton Capital in 2025. Stratton Capital provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, serving primarily clients outside the United States. The firm focuses on constructing customized portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, with an investment approach based on fundamental analysis and long-term orientation.

Jeffrey Whalen is a financial advisor at Cove Private Wealth, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Bank of America. Cove Private Wealth serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors, focusing on comprehensive portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes diversified portfolios that incorporate fundamental, technical, sector, and qualitative analysis, utilizing a range of investment instruments including options and derivatives strategies.

Nathaniel Simkins is a financial advisor with Platform Technology Partners and holds a Series 65 credential. He has four years of industry experience and has worked at Monarch Private Capital, Ursula Capital Partners LP, and Peachtree Investment Solutions. Outside of investment advisory, he serves as president of Horse Creek Trust, a community redevelopment entity focused on Graniteville, SC. Platform Technology Partners serves a range of clients including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with an investment process centered on client interviews and diversified allocations, and it is notable for its active involvement in pooled investment vehicles and private funds.

Maciej Pawlowski is a financial advisor at 4Thought Financial Group Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Royalton Partners SA and ImmoFinRE AIFM. 4Thought Financial Group provides portfolio management and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individual investors, family offices, pension plans, corporations, and non-profit organizations. The firm employs a Multi-Method Investing® framework and offers model-driven separately managed accounts as well as customizable strategies, combining active research and publishing with its advisory practice.

Garrett Mancuso is a financial advisor at Measured Risk Portfolios with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PGIM Investments LLC, Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, and Ameriprise Financial Services LLC. Measured Risk Portfolios provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, foundations, trusts, corporations, and other RIAs. The firm employs an investment approach that combines short-duration fixed income with option-based strategies aimed at downside mitigation and upside participation, and it serves as a sub-adviser to an affiliated ETF.

Brett Cohen is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Merrill, Independent Financial Group, LLC, and American Express Company. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a member in a venture capital fund and is the sole proprietor of a real estate-related business. Evolve Private Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, financial institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages approximately $2.15 billion in assets and employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach that incorporates diversified portfolios including mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, bonds, alternative investments, and derivatives.

Robert Rickey is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving at StraightLine. His career includes 25 years at TIAA-CREF and roles at TruNor Consulting & Coaching Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is an investor and advisory board member for Financial Wellness Labs, a company providing digital tools and coaching for personal financial management, and serves on the advisory board of CIO Group, LLC, a registered investment adviser focused on family office portfolio assessments. StraightLine serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and retirement-plan sponsors by providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement education services. The firm employs institutional research and proprietary models to guide portfolio construction, offering access to sub-advisers and structured participant education programs.

Kadri Augustin is a Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. She currently works at Connective Wealth Partners, LLC and has previously held roles at FG Advisory Services, LLC and The Financial Gym, Inc. Kadri is dually registered with Connective Wealth Partners and FG Advisory Services on a transitional basis. Connective Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory that provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-driven investment approach, offering diversified portfolios and discretionary management tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Albert Akerman is a financial advisor at R & R Financial Planners, Inc. with 30 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been associated with RNR Securities, LLC since 2015. Outside of advisory work, he serves as an arbitrator and arbitration panel chairman for the FINRA Dispute Resolution Department and is president of Strategic Management Associates, LLC, a consulting and financial services firm. R & R Financial Planners, Inc. is a team-based SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $60.1 million for a diverse client base, including individual investors and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and employs a combination of model portfolios, customized strategies, and options-based approaches while operating with an in-house broker-dealer and insurance distribution capabilities.

Keith Douglas is a financial advisor at United Asset Strategies Inc. with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including Lantern Investments, Convera, and Peak Alliance. 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 utilizes a team-based advisory model with diversified, tailored portfolios and active fixed-income management.

William Romeo is a CFP® and Series 63 licensed financial advisor with 44 years of industry experience. He has been with R & R Financial Planners, Inc. since 1983 and RNR Securities, L.L.C. since 1997. In addition to his advisory role, he works as an independent insurance agent for Security Mutual Life Insurance Company of NY. R & R Financial Planners, Inc. is a team-based SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $60.1 million for individual investors, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and non-public corporations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and uses a mix of model portfolios, customized strategies, and options/derivatives alongside third-party managers.

Philip Palumbo is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Palumbo Wealth Management LLC. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc for 10 years and has been with his current firm since 2020. In addition to his advisory role, he is also involved in insurance sales on a limited basis. Palumbo Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through wealth management, discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm manages approximately $543 million for roughly 283 clients, utilizing a primarily long-term and discretionary investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, equities, bonds, options, private investments, and allocations to independent managers.

Patrick Van Roten is a financial advisor with Platform Technology Partners in Woodbury, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. He is also an investment adviser representative of Northeast Private Wealth Management, an SEC-registered RIA. Platform Technology Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.09 billion for a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial consultation, and family-office style administrative services, with a notable focus on private fund advisory and sponsorship, including management of pooled investment vehicles subject to PCAOB audits.

John Marx is a financial advisor at Edge Wealth Management, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation with four years of industry experience. He has been with Edge Wealth Management since 2013. Edge Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and ancillary financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment process is based on fundamental analysis and tailored to each client’s objectives, managing approximately $770.7 million in discretionary assets for about 261 clients.

Mario Giammarco is a Series 66-licensed advisor with 49 years of industry experience. He is currently with Herold Advisors, Inc. and Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC, and has previously worked at Everbank and Bernard Herold & Co., Inc. Giammarco also serves as president of Herold Insurance Agency, Inc., a life insurance business. Herold Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, and pension plans. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management using a process that combines computerized screening and fundamental analysis, focusing primarily on domestic large- and mid-cap equities with diversified fixed income and occasional foreign equities.

Anthony Rosa is an investment advisory representative at R & R Financial Planners, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with R & R Financial Planners since 2009 and also operates Tony Rosa Landscaping, a business he has managed since 1978. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. R & R Financial Planners, Inc. is a team-based SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $60.1 million for individual investors, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and non-public corporations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and uses a combination of model and customized strategies, including options and derivatives, supported by its affiliation with an in-house broker-dealer.

Christine Nardella is a financial advisor at Opal Wealth Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. She previously worked at United Asset Strategies, Inc. for eleven years. Nardella is also licensed as an insurance agent. Opal Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm uses a planning-centric, customized investment process that incorporates proprietary model portfolios, quantitative and qualitative screening, and ongoing manager due diligence.

Andrew Clayton is a financial advisor at Measured Risk Portfolios with a Series 66 designation and over six years of experience in the industry. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, Equitable Advisors, Anheuser Busch, and Northwestern Mutual. He also has 16 years of experience in education. Measured Risk Portfolios manages nearly $400 million in assets for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, financial planning, and sub-advisory services. The firm is known for its model portfolios that incorporate derivatives and borrowing strategies and serves as sub-adviser to the MRP SynthEquity ETF.

Gino Carollo is a financial advisor at Opal Wealth Advisors, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investment and Citibank Global Markets. Carollo is also licensed as a fixed insurance agent. Opal Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs a planning-centric, customized investment approach using proprietary model portfolios, quantitative and qualitative screening, and accesses independent managers through UMA platforms.

Lance Armenta is a financial advisor at Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at UBS Financial Services, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., Equitable Advisors, and Morgan Stanley. Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC manages over $2 billion for individuals, families, trusts, and institutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside fee-based financial planning. The firm employs a long-term investment approach and provides access to alternative private funds, with portfolio management tailored to individual client objectives.