Jesse Giordano is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He is a founding partner at Opal Wealth Advisors, LLC, and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Outside of advisory services, he is also a licensed insurance agent and involved in real estate holding and investment companies. Opal Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs a planning-centric, customized investment process using proprietary model portfolios, quantitative and qualitative screening, and ongoing manager due diligence.

Joseph Principe is a financial advisor at Imperity Wealth Alliance LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company for 16 years. Outside of his advisory work, he provides information technology consulting through Intellisys Networks. Imperity Wealth Alliance LLC is a registered investment adviser that delivers financial planning and discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a broad range of services, including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, employee benefits, insurance, tax planning, and risk management, managing approximately $139.7 million in assets.

Christopher Gunster is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He has been with Fidelis Capital Partners since 2023 and previously worked at Bank of America for thirteen years. Chris contributes investment-related articles to Forbes, a role he began in 2024. Fidelis Capital Partners provides investment advisory and related services to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, philanthropic and non-profit organizations, and other business entities. The firm employs a model-driven investment process that integrates quantitative, fundamental, technical, and economic analysis to guide portfolio management and financial planning.

Wange Liu is a financial advisor at Prospect Financial Services LLC with three years of industry experience. Liu holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has worked at firms including CitiGroup Global Markets Inc. and LPL Financial LLC. Outside the financial industry, Liu has been involved with Musik Collab Inc. for five years. Prospect Financial Services LLC offers discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis to construct diversified portfolios.

Karo Lokmanyan is a Series 66-registered financial advisor at N10° Wealth with 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Wellington Commons Condominium Associates in Dumont, New Jersey. N10° Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach that includes individual securities, ETFs, options, alternatives, and digital assets, leveraging fundamental, technical, ESG, and quantitative analysis along with third-party managers and technology platforms.

Harvey Radler is a financial advisor at Fusion Family Wealth, LLC with 7 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Fusion Family Wealth since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Radler serves as Vice President of the 870 Fifth Avenue Corporation and Secretary of the Atlantic Golf Club. Fusion Family Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, related trusts and estates, and retirement plans, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services along with financial planning and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $1.2 billion in client assets across five advisors, focusing on client-specific investment policy implementation and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

William Baxter III is a financial advisor at Baxter Investment Management with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Baxter Investment Management since 1989. The firm provides personalized, discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high net worth clients, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. Baxter Investment Management follows a long-term, value-oriented investment approach and manages approximately $1.165 billion in discretionary assets across five advisors.

Jason Kass is a CFP® and CFA® with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently with Legacy Edge Advisors and previously worked at NewEdge Advisors and JP Morgan. Legacy Edge Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as trusts, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a sponsored wrap-fee program. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, modern portfolio theory, quantitative, and technical analysis to tailor investment strategies ranging from long-term buy-and-hold to short-term trading.

Matthew Thomson is a financial advisor with The Wealth Alliance, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Charles Schwab and Sotheby's International Realty, as well as a position at the Securities Exchange Commission. The Wealth Alliance, LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services for individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized, primarily long-term portfolios using a variety of investment vehicles and access to independent managers and third-party platforms.

David Gerken is a financial advisor with Prospect Financial Services LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors, The Pinnacle Financial Group, and LPL Financial. Prospect Financial Services LLC advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm pursues a long-term, asset-allocation oriented approach and combines in-house portfolio management with oversight of independent managers.

Lauren Rowland is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 16 years of industry experience. She has worked at RZH Advisors LLC since 2020 and previously spent six years at Ayco/Goldman Sachs. RZH Advisors LLC provides wealth management services combining financial planning and discretionary investment management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages over $2.4 billion across approximately 450 client relationships with a seven-person advisory team.

Martha Raghunauth is a financial advisor at Oxler Private Wealth with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. from 2016 to 2020 before joining Oxler Private Wealth in 2020. Oxler Private Wealth serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and fee-based insurance product referrals. The firm manages approximately $540 million in assets and employs a tailored investment approach that includes discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements, utilizing independent managers and a broad range of asset classes.

Paul Camhi is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with The Wealth Alliance, LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc., having worked previously at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Camhi serves as a board member of the Jericho Athletic Association, a youth sports organization in Jericho, NY. The Wealth Alliance, LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm constructs customized, primarily long-term portfolios using a variety of investment vehicles and employs third-party platforms and independent managers to implement client strategies.

Alfonso Figliolia is a financial advisor with Cornerstone Professional Advisor Services, LLC in Garden City, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 46 years of industry experience. He has been associated with WRP Investments, Inc., now SA Stone Wealth Management, since 2002. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a FINRA arbitrator and occasionally acts as an expert witness and consultant. Cornerstone Professional Advisor Services provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach with diversified, primarily passive investments and often utilizes sub-advisors and custodial services from SEI.

Kirstin Mobyed is a financial advisor at Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney from 2009 to 2019. Clear Harbor Asset Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.7 billion in assets and employs a combination of bottom-up security selection and top-down asset allocation to tailor portfolios to client needs.

David Kaplan is a financial advisor at Madison Global Advisors LLC with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Madison Global Advisors since 2018, following prior roles at Madison Global Partners LLC and Trident Partners LTD. Outside of his advisory work, Kaplan is involved in non-securities related business development and consulting and is a licensed insurance agent. Madison Global Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management for individuals, trusts, corporations, and institutional plans. The firm employs a diversified investment approach incorporating asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management services.

Amanda Sebesta is a financial advisor at United Asset Strategies Inc. in Garden City, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining United Asset Strategies, she worked at Joe Aguirre Agency and has experience in retail and university settings. 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 through a team-based advisory model. The firm manages approximately $2.22 billion in client assets and employs diversified, tailored portfolios including core holdings, ETFs, option strategies, and active fixed-income management.

Marisa Smith is a financial advisor at United Asset Strategies Inc. with five years of industry experience. She has been with United Asset Strategies since 2019 and has prior experience at Agency Access and Real Content Media Group. 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 through a team-based advisory model. The firm manages approximately $2.22 billion in assets and employs diversified, tailored portfolios that include active fixed-income management, options strategies, and risk management techniques.

Ivy Alexander is a financial advisor at RZH Advisors LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Wbh Advisory, Inc and T. Rowe Price. RZH Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, and charitable organizations with fee-based wealth management, discretionary investment management, and financial planning services. The firm typically manages assets on a discretionary basis using a range of investment vehicles, including Dimensional Fund Advisors strategies, and is notable for its specialized services and management of donor-advised funds.

William Bonacci is a financial advisor at CFM Advisors Inc in Hauppauge, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at CFM Advisors since 2018 and previously was with Sentinel Benefits & Financial Group from 2015 to 2017. CFM Advisors provides advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and certain businesses, focusing on non-discretionary advice with an emphasis on asset allocation and manager selection. The firm manages approximately $3.49 billion across more than 2,000 clients with a manager-of-managers approach and prepares personalized investment policy statements for its clients.