Robert Brown is a CFP® with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with United Capital Financial Advisors and has previously worked at Integrity Alliance, Private Client Services, and Apexium Financial, among others. Brown also holds licenses to sell life, health, and annuity insurance products and is involved as an insurance producer with M Financial Group. United Capital Financial Advisors provides national financial planning and discretionary investment management for a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm supports customization through a broad affiliate network and offers sub-advisory, consulting, and technology services to independent advisors.

Daniel Morris is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Belpointe since 2015. Prior to that, he worked at JUST WRITE INC. from 2010 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, Morris serves on the board of the Stamford Old Timers Athletic Association, a nonprofit that provides scholarships to student-athletes and youth sports organizations, and he is a partner at BirchTree Performance HR, an HR training firm. Belpointe Asset Management serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and other registered advisers. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a range of passive, active, tactical, and blended strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

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.

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.

Christine Valente is a financial advisor with Latitude Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 42 years of industry experience. She has worked at GWN Securities, Inc. since 2018 and previously at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. and J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. Valente is also a licensed insurance agent specializing in life, accident, health, variable, credit, and travel insurance. Latitude Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional and corporate clients, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, third-party manager selection, and pension consulting. The firm employs a combination of in-house and external model strategies to manage portfolios on a discretionary basis with continuous monitoring and rebalancing in line with client objectives.

David Maldonado is a CFP® and Series 65 professional with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Gradient Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he was affiliated with AE Wealth Management and Gebhardt Group Inc, and he also owns and operates Income Harbor, an investment advisory and insurance services business. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates primarily through Investment Advisor Representatives and third-party money managers, employing a largely non-discretionary approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

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.

Corie Gabriel is a financial advisor at Advisors Capital Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at firms including The Roosevelt Investment Group and Unified Financial Securities. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and RIAs. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management through customized private accounts, model strategies, and a self-directed brokerage solution, combining macroeconomic and security-level analysis across various asset classes.

Michael Cottet is a financial advisor with Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Stansberry Research for 15 years and is currently Chief Strategy Officer at both Buck Wealth Strategies and E.A. Buck Financial Services. Buck Wealth Strategies serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a top-down, macro-environmental investment approach focused on tactical asset allocation and uses third-party tools to tailor allocations based on quantified client risk profiles.

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.

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.

Christopher Hopkins is an advisor with SEIA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC for 10 years before joining SEIA and SES LLC in 2025. SEIA provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporate clients through a multi-team platform of 132 advisors managing approximately $22.5 billion in assets. The firm offers multiple managed account programs and comprehensive financial planning, employing a client-driven investment process supported by a dedicated research group and overseen by an Investment Committee.

David Lieberman is a financial advisor at Advisors Capital Management, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has been with Advisors Capital Management since 2012. Advisors Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and proprietary model strategies to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm offers customized private accounts and model strategies, combining top-down macro analysis with bottom-up fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative research.

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.

Jay Nakahara is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, New York Life Insurance Company, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and BTIG. Fortis Capital Advisors provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, families, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of discretionary management, advisor-specific investment styles, and model portfolios incorporating passive, active, tactical, and ESG strategies.

Michael Lieberman is a financial advisor with Advisors Capital Management, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 21 years of industry experience and has been with Advisors Capital Management since 2004. Advisors Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and proprietary model strategies to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, insurance companies, and government entities. The firm offers customized private accounts and model strategies, combining macroeconomic insights with fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis.