Eric Nelson is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience and currently serves at Altfest Personal Wealth Management. He has previously worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and PRUCO Securities, LLC from 2018 to 2022. Altfest Personal Wealth Management offers investment management, financial planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and management of pooled investment vehicles to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, and private funds. The firm employs a disciplined investment process combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and provides retirement-plan fiduciary services alongside participant education programs.

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.

Joanne Zerillo is a financial advisor at Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors with 33 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with the Papamarkou Wellner firms in various capacities since 2009. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors primarily manages pooled vehicles and institutional assets, serving high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, pensions, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs proprietary analytical modeling and bottom-up equity research combined with a multi-manager approach to construct customized investment strategies.

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.

Thomas Laviano is a financial advisor at United Asset Strategies Inc. in Garden City, NY, with 13 years at the firm and a total of 14 years in the industry. He holds the Series 63 designation. His prior experience includes work at United Financial Group, Ltd. 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 employs a team-based advisory model that emphasizes diversified, tailored portfolios and active fixed-income management.

Kenneth Hehir Jr. is a financial advisor at Westco Advisory Services, Inc. with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Westco Advisory Services since 2015, also maintaining roles at Westco Investment Corp. and NGL Group since 1986. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as a partner in NGL Insurance Group, which focuses on property and casualty insurance, and participates in the sales of life, disability, and long-term care insurance through NGL Life Associates. Westco Advisory Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $251.8 million for about 316 clients, utilizing a documented risk-tolerance process, customized asset allocation, and a core-and-satellite investment approach.

Vinã­Cius Martins Flores is a financial advisor at Stratton Capital Investment Advisory LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation. He has two years of industry experience, all with Stratton Capital. Prior to his advisory role, he has worked in education and served briefly in the Brazilian Army. Stratton Capital Investment Advisory LLC manages approximately $75.2 million in discretionary assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, serving clients both in the U.S. and internationally. The firm constructs customized portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally individual securities, with a long-term investment approach complemented by tactical adjustments as needed.

Caitlin Fastiggi is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Brooklyn FI, LLC. She previously worked at HFO Services Corp for seven years. Brooklyn FI serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-account advice. The firm primarily employs a passive investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs, while also integrating tax services through an affiliated tax preparation business.

Kevin Murphy is a financial advisor with R & R Financial Planners, Inc. in East Meadow, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at RNR Securities LLC since 2007 and was involved with the LI Baseball Academy for 13 years. R & R Financial Planners, Inc. is a team-based SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $60.1 million for individual investors, high-net-worth individuals, retirement plan participants, trusts, and non-public corporations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, utilizing a combination of model and customized portfolios across multiple platforms with active monitoring and use of options and derivatives when appropriate.

Steven Aberman is a financial advisor with Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 30 years of industry experience and has been with Flynn Zito Capital Management and LPL Financial since 2014. He also acts in a fiduciary capacity for the Robert S Aberman Family Trust. Flynn Zito Capital Management serves individuals, high net worth clients, and employer plan sponsors by providing comprehensive wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies based on fundamental and technical analysis, operating as a team of seven advisors within LPL Financial’s hybrid RIA program.

Chad Demartini is a financial advisor at Fort Point Capital Partners LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC for five years. Fort Point Capital Partners provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and family offices. The firm emphasizes risk management through global diversification, active oversight, and tax-aware strategies, and it manages a multi-series fund-of-funds private investment platform across various alternative asset classes.

Jonathan Blau is a financial advisor at Fusion Family Wealth, LLC in Woodbury, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Fusion Family Wealth since 2013. Fusion Family Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, related trusts and estates, and retirement plans by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $1.2 billion in assets across five advisors and employs client-specific investment policy statements with diversified portfolio allocations.

Sean Yang is a financial advisor at Herold Advisors, Inc. in New York, NY, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Herold & Lantern Investments, Inc. since 2020 and Bernard Herold & Co., Inc. from 2013 to 2020. Herold Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, and pension plans, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a combination of computerized screening and fundamental analysis to construct portfolios primarily focused on domestic large- and mid-cap equities, with occasional foreign equities and fixed income instruments.

Carlo Crescenzo is a financial advisor at United Asset Strategies Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with United Asset Strategies since 2019. Prior to joining the firm, he was a student at St. John's University from 2014 to 2018. United Asset Strategies Inc. provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, participant-directed brokerage services, and estate and financial planning for both individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a team-based advisory model and manages approximately $2.22 billion in client assets, focusing on diversified and tailored portfolios that include core holdings, ETFs, options strategies, and active fixed-income management.

Yoel Felberbaum is a financial advisor at Park Avenue Investment Advisory, LLC with 8 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked with Park Avenue Securities, LLC since 2017 and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in software design consulting and serves on the board of a nonprofit organization, Reprieve. Park Avenue Investment Advisory provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, foundations, endowments, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages client assets primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and third-party investment managers through technology platforms, and offers additional services including financial planning and business exit consulting.

Paul Metz is a financial advisor with First American Asset Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Wilshire Securities, Inc. since 1998. Outside of advisory work, he is an agent for A and F Insurance, an insurance brokerage firm. First American Asset Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, corporations, and business entities, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management across mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and allocations to independent managers. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios with ongoing monitoring and at least quarterly reviews.

Mario Giammarco Jr is a financial advisor at Herold Advisors, Inc. in New York, NY, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Herold Advisors since 2015 and Herold & Lantern Investments since 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an attorney and owner of Giammarco Law and is involved in financial planning through Giammarco Planning Associates. Herold Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, and pension plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm uses a combination of computerized screening and fundamental analysis to construct portfolios primarily focused on domestic large- and mid-cap equities, with additional allocations to foreign equities and fixed income.

Stephen Engel is an advisor with Palumbo Wealth Management LLC in Great Neck, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Private Client Services LLC and TIAA-CREF. He serves as a board member of the Mid Island Y Jewish Community Center. Palumbo Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through wealth management, discretionary investment management, and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $543 million for about 283 clients and employs a primarily long-term, discretionary investment approach utilizing a variety of securities and strategies.

Owen Williamson is a financial advisor at Williamson Legacy Group, LLC in Brooklyn, NY, with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Axxcess Wealth Management, the City of Tampa, and NYC Parks. Williamson Legacy Group provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, family offices, trusts, estates, private foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm manages over $183 million in discretionary assets for roughly 343 clients and employs a team-based approach with five advisors.