Peter Thomann is a CFP® professional with five years of experience at Brave Eagle Wealth Management. He is also the President and owner of Thomann Tax, Inc., a tax preparation business he has operated since 2005. Thomann manages wealth and provides financial planning services from Brave Eagle’s New York office. Brave Eagle Wealth Management serves individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and small businesses with comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, and business and tax consulting. The firm manages approximately $72 million across about 100 client relationships, using an investment approach that incorporates active management, modern portfolio theory, tax-aware allocation, and the use of derivatives in managed accounts.

Mariel Clemensen is a financial advisor at Clemensen Capital Company LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Clemensen Capital since 1998. Clemensen Capital Company LLC provides investment advice and separately managed accounts to individuals, trusts, companies, and charitable organizations. The firm employs active management across various asset classes, combining fundamental and quantitative analysis to tailor portfolios according to client objectives.

Lu Zhou is a financial advisor at Vanquour LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to Vanquour, Zhou worked at Global Access CSG for seven years and B. B. Graham & Co., Inc. for four years. Zhou is the president and chief compliance officer of Vanquour LLC. Vanquour LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services primarily to high net worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm constructs customized, long-term portfolios using a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and may include covered options or third-party managers, with an emphasis on aligning portfolios to client goals, risk tolerance, and tax or legacy considerations.

Ryan Cole is a financial advisor with Integrity Advisory Partners LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Integrity Advisory Partners since 2012 and has a longer tenure with affiliated entities including Integrity Financial Partners and Liberty Mutual. Outside of advising, he is involved in tax preparation and accounting as a partner at Integrity Financial Partners and provides insurance placement and business consulting through Liberty Mutual. Integrity Advisory Partners LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a mix of long-term, short-term, and trading strategies with an emphasis on client involvement, managing portfolios primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Cassandra Mcknight is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Stash Wealth, LLC since 2023. She previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. from 2014 to 2023. Stash Wealth serves individual, high-earning professionals by providing comprehensive financial planning through its Stash Plan and ongoing investment management via the Stash Management service. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes passive, diversified asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers educational content including newsletters, podcasts, and seminars.

Sam Hicham Alaoui is a financial advisor at 9D Capital LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at firms including 5D Partners LLC, Crito Capital LLC, New Alchemy, Capital Trust and Associates LLC, and Capital Frontline LLC. He is also a managing member of Antimatter Capital LLC, where he serves as a strategy consultant in a non-securities-related capacity. 9D Capital serves individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and non-U.S. high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides financial planning, wealth and investment management, and family office and business consulting services, operating as a fiduciary with discretionary management across various asset classes including a selective allocation to digital assets.

David Rappa is a financial advisor at Adalta Capital Management LLC with five years of industry experience. He serves as a board member of R.W. Pressprich & Co., a FINRA-registered broker-dealer based in New York. Rappa has worked at both Adalta Capital Management and R.W. Pressprich & Co. since 2016 and 2020, respectively. Adalta Capital Management LLC provides asset management primarily through customized separately managed accounts and advises private investment funds. The firm serves high-net-worth and non-HNW individuals, trusts, estates, family offices, and institutional clients, employing a long-only, value-based investment approach that includes due diligence on third-party managers and customized portfolio construction.

Mitchell Heller is a financial advisor at Hemisphere Partners LLC with 21 years at the firm and five years of industry experience. He is based in New York, NY. Hemisphere Partners primarily advises high net worth individuals and their estate-planning vehicles and personal holding companies, providing ongoing investment advice, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm emphasizes individually tailored, diversified portfolios and utilizes established SMA platforms and custodian due diligence, focusing investment monitoring and advice within its small team of two principals.

Gregory Mastrandrea is a financial advisor at East Coast Wealth Management, Inc. in Florham Park, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at East Coast Wealth Management since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, Mastrandrea is the owner of Procast Analytics, LLC, a New Jersey-based software development and IT consulting firm. East Coast Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and participant-directed retirement plans. The firm combines in-house management with selected third-party managers, employing a long-term trading approach with periodic rebalancing and quarterly reviews.

Joseph Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Matriarch Wealth Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services and Loyola University Maryland. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a business consultant for JALEX LLC. Matriarch Wealth Management is a small advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and sector analysis with modern portfolio theory, offering both active and passive strategies across various asset classes while integrating platform and network relationships into its service model.

Roberto Schwartz is a financial advisor at LifeCapital Partners LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Equitable Advisors for 18 years. Schwartz is also a licensed insurance agent, dedicating part of his professional time to insurance sales and implementation. LifeCapital Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning, using primarily low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs alongside individual securities, alternatives, and digital assets.

Michael Raimondi is a financial advisor with Clarus Group LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Clarus Group in 2021, he worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, Raimondi is active in the arts and nonprofit sectors, serving on the board of a charitable organization, managing finances for a theater conglomerate, coordinating reservations for the Dramatists Guild Foundation, and teaching Arts & Entertainment Management as an adjunct professor. Clarus Group LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plan participants. The firm manages approximately $158 million across 182 clients, employing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to construct primarily long-term portfolios with flexibility for tax management and market opportunities.

Timothy Mcfadden is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience and currently serves as an advisor at Value Investment Professionals, LLC. Prior to joining his current firm in 2025, he spent 16 years at TJT Capital Group, LLC. Value Investment Professionals, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial consulting, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm combines fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory and offers unique features such as performance-based fees and borrowing within separately managed accounts.

Tyler Bowden is a financial advisor at Reik & Co., LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has been with Reik & Co. since 2014. Reik & Co., LLC is a team-based investment adviser managing approximately $383 million for about 57 clients. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, focusing on concentrated, long-term equity holdings in exchange-traded securities with strategies emphasizing low turnover, compounded returns, and dividend-paying large-cap stocks.

William Villafranco is the principal advisor at Villafranco Wealth Management in Cresskill, NJ, with 30 years of industry experience. He has held Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Apb Financial Group, Inc. He is involved in several nonprofit organizations, serving as a trustee for the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation III and the National Foundation for Facial Reconstruction, and is the founder of Footprints in the Sand as well as owner of Humble Yoga LLC. Villafranco Wealth Management provides personalized investment management services to wealthy individuals, high net worth families, trusts, private foundations, and internal private investment vehicles. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, sponsors and advises private pooled investment vehicles, and manages related private funds, with a focus on customized portfolios using model allocations, fundamental analysis, and a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and third-party managers.

Kathleen Buske is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. She currently works at Hallmark Capital Management Inc and is affiliated with Valley Financial Management, Inc. in Paramus, NJ. Valley Financial Management operates as Valley Digital Investor, providing individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management through an online platform that automates implementation and rebalancing of model ETF portfolios. The firm requires clients to manage their accounts electronically and emphasizes a systematic, profile-based investment approach.

Sam Keylock is a financial advisor at Constitution Investment Advisory and Portfolio Management with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at firms including Reebok and Accavallo & Company. Constitution Investment Advisory and Portfolio Management provides wealth management, discretionary investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $225 million on a discretionary basis for about 130 clients and employs a primarily long-term investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and other vehicles, including derivatives strategies such as covered options.

Justin Hod is a financial advisor with Revel Wealth Management, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His career includes roles at May Capital Group, L.L.C., Strategic Wealth Management Group, Bank of America, and Merrill. Revel Wealth Management provides discretionary wealth management and financial consulting to a range of clients, including individuals, families, and business entities. The firm employs a diverse investment approach that incorporates quantitative and qualitative analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and charting, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis with a focus on a high asset-to-client ratio.

Walter Vester is a financial advisor with Huygens Capital LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 credential and 5 years of industry experience. He has been with Huygens Capital since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Vester serves as Director of Operations Services Excellence at Boston Consulting Group, where he manages internal change programs. Huygens Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and a web-based robo-adviser serving individuals, family offices, registered investment advisers, corporations, hedge fund-of-funds, and nonprofit endowments. The firm employs systematic, low-frequency strategies using proprietary market-stress indicators across multiple asset classes and implements portfolios with broad index-based ETFs and ETNs.

Henry Beck is a financial advisor at UAS Asset Management with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at the State of Maine, McKee Law, and Jabar LaLiberty Dubord LLC. UAS Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals, trusts, foundations, corporations, and public pension plans. The firm emphasizes fundamental security analysis and concentrated equity positions for long-term value, while also managing a private pooled investment vehicle that employs a more speculative strategy.