John Sharkey is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with M Holdings Securities, Inc. and has held previous positions at firms including Merrill Lynch and MassMutual. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the finance committee of the Church of Saint Leo the Great. M Holdings Securities, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA member broker-dealer serving individual clients, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans through a nationwide network of advisors. The firm offers a range of investment management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and insurance advisory services, utilizing sponsored platforms and third-party managers.

Edward Hoffman is an investment advisor representative at Perigon Wealth Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior roles at Vanderbilt Securities, LLC, Triad Advisors, Inc., and Gitterman Wealth Management. Hoffman is also involved in insurance services, designing insurance policies and annuity products through licensed agencies. Perigon Wealth Management provides customized investment advisory and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and banking or thrift institutions. The firm emphasizes individualized portfolio construction and serves as sponsor and overseer of wrap and sub-advisor programs.

Michael Provine is a financial advisor with Cary Street Partners in Morristown, NJ, holding 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Tradition Asset Management, Candor Wealth Advisors, and Tradition Capital Management LLC. Cary Street Partners offers discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a comprehensive process involving client profiling, allocation, manager selection, and ongoing monitoring, utilizing both third-party and in-house resources across a wide range of investment strategies.

Victoria Stout is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Simplicity Wealth and Roseland Retirement Planning since 2021. Outside of advisory work, she is also an owner and insurance agent involved in insurance sales and is active as a residential real estate agent with Keller Williams Suburban Realty. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm uses a fund-of-funds approach with ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering model portfolios with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing, while combining advisory services with technology and operational solutions for other advisers.

Philip Marchetti is a financial advisor at Gladstone Wealth Partners with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Gladstone Institutional Advisory and LPL Financial since 2016. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved with Crump, focusing on non-variable insurance. Gladstone Wealth Partners provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm operates through a network of independent advisers who utilize third-party managers and technology solutions to deliver tailored portfolio management and consulting services.

Theodore Cambilis is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Circle Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. Circle Wealth Management is an independent, women-owned registered investment adviser specializing in customized wealth advisory, investment management, and family office services for high-net-worth individuals, multi-generational families, and related entities. The firm manages approximately $14.07 billion in assets across 73 client relationships and emphasizes coordinated estate, tax, insurance, and charitable planning alongside a broad range of investment strategies.

Patrick Bosworth is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Sowell Management and also serves as a partner and financial advisor at Eagle Eye Advisors. His prior experience includes roles at XP Securities LLC, Minnesota Life Insurance Co, Allied Wealth Partners, Securian Financial Services Inc, and Giffen Solutions Inc. Sowell Management is a fee-based registered investment adviser with a multi-branch independent-contractor model supporting over 100 advisors. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, corporations, registered investment advisers, and institutions with a range of investment management and advisory services, utilizing multiple investment styles and third-party sub-advisors.

Jay Ahlbeck is a financial advisor at Mariner Independent with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Prior to joining Mariner Independent and Kinney Munro Wealth Advisors in 2024, he worked at Planning Capital Management Corp. for 19 years. Outside of his advisory work, he oversees a hobby farm that produces hay, wood, and maple syrup. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, model portfolios, third-party managers, and retirement plan services supported by institutional resources and affiliated investment relationships.

Yiorgos Georgeson is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentialed advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Brave Asset Management, Inc. for nine years and has experience at Hall Capital Partners LLC. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and entity clients. The firm provides comprehensive wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing alternative investment strategies alongside traditional equity and fixed-income, and offers services including tax preparation, trustee duties, and ERISA retirement plan advisory.

Thomas Hagerstrom is a financial advisor at Robertson Stephens Wealth Management with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Haymarket Wealth Management LLC for 11 years. He serves on the board and as head of the investment committee for the Madison Area YMCA Association, where he helps create the investment policy statement. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management provides advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, family offices, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm combines individualized advice with centrally developed model portfolios and oversight, managing over $7 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2024.

Kevin Deutsch is a financial advisor at International Assets Investment Management, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. International Assets Investment Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm’s independent adviser representatives deliver customized, long-term portfolio strategies using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, with additional access to third-party managers and financial planning services.

Kevin Albrecht is a financial advisor at Novem Group with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Cetera, and The Provident Bank. In addition to his advisory role, he maintains a part-time insurance agent activity. Novem Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and government entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, cyclical, and technical analysis to manage portfolios across a range of asset classes, offering both wrap and non-wrap management arrangements.

Peter Rodick is a financial advisor at Capital Analysts with five years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has been with Capital Analysts since 2021 and has simultaneous experience with Lincoln Investment and Bergin Agency, where he serves as a branch assistant. Prior to his financial services career, he worked in the hospitality industry, including roles at Nespolo Ristorante and Jockey Hollow Bar & Kitchen. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a variety of programs supported by an in-house investment management and research team that utilizes proprietary mutual-fund screening and model portfolios.

Brian Macellara is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving at CW Advisors, LLC. He previously worked for nine years at Delta Financial Group, Inc. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach that integrates active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, combining third-party money managers with internally managed risk-managed strategies.

Anthony Romano is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and possessing 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining A.G.P. in 2021, he worked at Aegis Capital Corp for six years. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a trucking business and a detox and inpatient addiction recovery company as a partner and co-owner, respectively. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services combined with brokerage and investment banking capabilities. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach with an emphasis on international investing and manages assets through a mix of in-house and third-party managers while also maintaining an active broker-dealer business and involvement with pooled vehicle portfolios.

Thomas Haire Jr. is a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked for 34 years at Brave Asset Management, Inc. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, entity, and institutional clients. The firm offers wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing alternative investing alongside traditional strategies, and provides services including tax preparation, trustee services, and retirement plan advisory.

Jennifer Hoffman is a financial advisor at Gladstone Wealth Partners with 16 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and PNC Investments. Hoffman provides investment advisory services through an independent firm, Gladstone Institutional Advisory LLC. Gladstone Wealth Partners offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm operates through a network of independent advisers and utilizes a combination of discretionary portfolio management, third-party managers, and retirement-account technology.

Mark Swingle is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors since 2024. His prior roles include positions at Prospect Capital Services, Inc., Kestra Financial Services, Inc., and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Swingle serves on the board of directors for the Westfield Area YMCA, where he chairs both the Property and Investment Committees. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with 264 advisors managing approximately $23.9 billion in client assets across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and utilizes a long-term, diversified investment approach supported by an internal Investment Management team and customized portfolio options.

Mark Spooner is a CFP® with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Simplicity Wealth and has previously worked at firms including The Leaders Group Inc, Investacorp Inc, SECURITIES AMERICA, Inc., and Highland Capital Brokerage. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and serves as a Senior Planning Specialist providing life insurance support. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients and other financial firms. The firm uses a fund-of-funds investment approach primarily through ETFs and mutual funds, offers model portfolios, and provides technology and operational support to advisers through its managed account platform.

David Cottam is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at National Wealth Management, LLC from 2005 to 2022. He is the managing member of Equator Holdings, LLC, an investment holdings company focused on debt collection. Cary Street Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial and retirement planning, alternative investments, and lending and insurance solutions, utilizing both third-party managers and in-house resources.