Stephen Nicholas is a financial advisor at Platform Technology Partners with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, JPMorgan Securities LLC, and Boston Scott LLC. Nicholas serves on the board of First Tee, an organization that educates youth through programs focused on college pathways. Platform Technology Partners serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other advisers by providing portfolio management and financial consultation. The firm emphasizes a client-involved investment process and manages pooled investment vehicles and private funds, blending these services with brokerage, insurance, and family-office offerings.

Stephan Weinberger is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Matrix Asset Advisors Inc since 2010 and also has a long tenure at Armstrong Shaw Associates Inc. Matrix Asset Advisors is an SEC-registered, employee-owned investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and model-portfolio services, focusing on disciplined large-cap value and dividend income strategies that combine quantitative screening with fundamental research.

John Francisco is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 license and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including LPL Financial, LLC and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he operates an e-commerce business selling clothing online. Fortis Group Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a comprehensive investment approach that integrates fundamental and technical analysis, strategic asset allocation, and manager selection, with an emphasis on institutional due diligence and tax-aware decisions.

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.

Erika Moromisato is an advisor at Brooklyn FI, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms including Connective Wealth Partners, LLC and The Financial Gym. Her prior work includes a decade at Risk Placement Services, Inc. Brooklyn FI serves individual and high-net-worth clients with household-level investment management, financial planning, and retirement-account advisory services. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach while incorporating specialized external strategies and aggregates held-away assets into client portfolios.

Thierry Hasse is a financial advisor at Elevage Partners, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including NatAlliance Asset Management LLC and Auriga USA Asset Management, LLC. Elevage Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients by offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes a patient, custom-tailored investment approach focused on long-term purchases while allowing for shorter-term, opportunity-driven trades.

John Karafa is a financial advisor at Vision Investment Advisors, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been involved with multiple Vision entities since 2013. Outside of his financial career, he serves as Lacrosse Director at the Stratford Storm Lacrosse program, where he is responsible for coaching and scheduling. Vision Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, family offices, and institutional investors, offering a range of model portfolios and specialized option-based strategies. The firm emphasizes growth-oriented large-cap equity selection using fundamental and technical analysis and employs various option strategies tailored to client risk profiles.

Joseph Vanacore is a financial advisor at Fortis Group Advisors LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with firms including LPL Financial and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved with IDS Autoshred, a family-owned business. Fortis Group Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm offers diversified portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA plan services, using risk-profiling technology and tax-aware strategies to tailor client portfolios.

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.

Marino Patrk is a financial advisor at Hudson Value Partners, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Oppenheimer for seven years before joining Hudson Value Partners in 2023. Hudson Value Partners provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plan sponsors, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies including individual equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and may recommend unaffiliated independent managers or private funds, while employing AI tools with human oversight in its investment process.

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.

Jason Savey is a financial advisor with Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Private Client Services, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Oppenheimer & Co. Outside of advisory work, he is also involved in the sales of fixed and traditional insurance products. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing third-party research and a range of investment vehicles to tailor services to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Elizabeth Emr is a ChFC® and holds a Series 63 license, with 45 years of industry experience. She has worked at LPL Financial for 20 years and has been with Signature Wealth Management Partners, LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2018. Outside of advisory work, she is a member of Emr Management, LLC, which handles accounting and business expense management for her practice. Signature Wealth Management Partners, LLC provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers both stand-alone financial planning and comprehensive wealth management services, managing portfolios through a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across five risk-based strategies.

Jean Paul Atallah is a financial advisor with RZH Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at GYL Financial Synergies, LLC for six years before joining RZH Advisors in 2022. RZH Advisors provides wealth management services, including financial planning and discretionary investment management, to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages over $2.4 billion across approximately 450 client relationships and employs diversified investment strategies utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, sub-advisers, and selected private and interval funds.

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.

Andrea Turley is a financial advisor with Tortoise Investment Management, LLC, holding four years of industry experience. She has been with Tortoise since 2013. Tortoise Investment Management provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and trusts, focusing on risk management, a conservative long-term approach, and tax efficiency. The firm also offers financial planning and advice on non-investment matters such as college and retirement planning, estate planning, and charitable giving.

Clifford Wallach is a financial advisor at Sovereign Financial Group, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience in business advising and leadership roles outside the investment industry. Wallach is also president and CEO of RNK Distributing, LLC, a distributor and supplier of sewing-related products. Sovereign Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, retirement plans, and a registered investment company. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and cash-management solutions, employing diversified low-cost mutual funds and ETFs with tactical use of individual securities and independent managers.

Julie Jason is a financial advisor at Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc. in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 32 years of industry experience. She has been with Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers since 1992 and has worked at Jackson, Grant & Company since 1989. Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting to a select group of high-net-worth clients, including trustees and families focused on retirement income and legacy planning. The firm manages approximately $577 million for 94 client families, tailoring portfolios to individual objectives and risk tolerances through a combination of equities, bonds, pooled vehicles, ETFs, and mutual funds, while generally emphasizing growth and avoiding frequent trading and performance-based fees.

Rochelle Odesser is a CFP® with 41 years of experience in the financial industry. She is affiliated with Madison Advisory Services, Inc., where she has worked since 2006, and has held positions at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. and Lion Street Financial. Madison Advisory Services serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as participant-directed retirement and pension plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managed programs. The firm employs both strategic and tactical asset-allocation approaches and provides ongoing monitoring and account reviews.