Tassos Recachinas is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Sophis Investments LLC since 2008. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and manages several non-investment related ventures, including a strategic advisory and consulting firm, a special purpose holding company, and operates as a licensed real estate salesperson in Connecticut. He is also involved as an officer in multiple early-stage private companies. Sophis Investments is a boutique advisory firm with a team of five advisors serving a select client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutions. The firm employs a concentrated, bottom-up fundamental equity strategy focused on long-term holdings and employs performance-based fees for qualified clients.

Ryan Hughes is a financial advisor at Ascend Interplay, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs for nine years and at Graham & Walker for one year. Ascend Interplay provides investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on asset allocation and third-party model portfolios with a broad investment universe that includes traditional and alternative assets. The firm operates with multiple affiliated entities and serves a diverse client base, managing accounts primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Michael Coleman is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Retirable since 2020. His prior roles include positions at Equity Multiple and Betterment. Retirable focuses on serving individuals who are retired or nearing retirement by providing financial planning and discretionary investment management centered on retirement income and distribution planning. The firm uses a combination of online planning tools and advisor consultations to create personalized retirement plans and implements diversified ETF portfolios through the Altruist platform.

Steven Troccoli is a ChFC® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Seasons of Advice Wealth Management since 2017. He previously worked for Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 20 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a shareholder in a family real estate holding corporation. Seasons of Advice Wealth Management serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, small business owners, professionals, and families, typically starting relationships around $100,000. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management through three wrap-fee investment programs and integrates held-away accounts using technology from Pontera Solutions as part of its "Seasons of Advice" planning process.

Jonathan Shaban is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He currently works at Avestar Capital, LLC and previously held roles at Overbrook Management Corp. and Bank of America Private Bank. Avestar Capital is a SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.06 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients, private funds, and institutional investors. The firm uses a combination of proprietary ETF-based strategies and third-party model portfolios, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning services.

Michael Riccardi is a financial advisor at United Asset Strategies Inc. with 17 years at the firm and 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, Riccardi is a managing member and part-owner of EME Asset Management, LLC, which oversees a real estate company, and he is also a principal and part-owner of 360 Family Office Advisor, LLC, a consulting business for small privately held companies. United Asset Strategies provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and estate and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.22 billion in client assets through a team-based advisory model that emphasizes diversified, tailored portfolios and active risk management.

Charles Martin is a CFP® at Circle Advisers Inc with 12 years at the firm and 5 years of industry experience. He is also licensed as an insurance agent. Circle Advisers Inc. primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, providing non-discretionary investment advisory services alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach with a range of investment strategies, including options, and manages assets across multiple offices while maintaining a team-sized advisor structure.

Nicolas Suarez is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MJP Wealth Advisors, Zilo International Group, FactSet Research Systems, and Baxter Investment Management. Outside of finance, he has experience working with Cornell Fitness Centers and Norwalk Sailing School. Evolve Private Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and financial planning to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach with diversified portfolios and incorporates independent managers, alternative investments, and AI-supported research tools.

Neil Gagnon is a financial advisor at Gagnon Securities, LLC with 55 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Gagnon Securities since 1999. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of an ice cream shop and serves as a trustee of the Gagnon Family Foundation, which makes charitable contributions to various organizations. Gagnon Securities manages discretionary equity-focused accounts for individual and institutional clients, using a research-intensive, stock-by-stock approach aimed at aggressive capital appreciation. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, offering brokerage services and affiliated pooled vehicles.

Daniel Duca is a CFP® professional with 13 years at Altfest Personal Wealth Management and a total of 4 years of industry experience. He is based in New York, NY. Altfest Personal Wealth Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services, managing portfolios with a focus on client objectives, asset allocation, and tax considerations, while also sponsoring and advising private pooled investment vehicles.

Stephen Leit is a CFA® charterholder with 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC since 1989 and joined Cerity Partners LLC in 2026. Shufro, Rose & Co., founded in 1938, provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement accounts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes individualized, long-term portfolio management using a range of investment vehicles including equities, fixed income, ETFs, and mutual funds.

Douglas Augenthaler is a CFP® and CFA® with four years of industry experience. He has been with Palumbo Wealth Management LLC since 2020 and previously worked for Highbrace Advisors LLC from 2013 to 2020. Augenthaler holds a Series 63 license and is based in Great Neck, NY. Palumbo Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through wealth management, discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a primarily long-term, discretionary investment approach using a range of assets and occasionally independent managers, operating as a fiduciary with a team-based advisory structure.

Steven Glass is a financial advisor at Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC in New York, NY, with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Shufro, Rose & Co. since 1988. Prior to his current role, he was associated with Wealth Enhancement Group and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services starting in 2026. Shufro, Rose & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement accounts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes individualized, long-term portfolio management using a range of investment vehicles, including equities, fixed income, ETFs, and mutual funds.

Jonathan Robohm is a financial advisor with Gagnon Securities, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Gagnon Securities since 2001. Robohm is a partner at Gagnon Administrative Services and co-manages the GIS Fund of Funds. Gagnon Securities manages discretionary, equity-focused accounts for individual and institutional clients using a research-intensive, stock-by-stock approach aimed at aggressive capital appreciation. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer and offers brokerage services for retirement and non-retirement accounts.

Robert Tirrito Jr. is a financial advisor at Platform Technology Partners with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC for three years and NAVSEA - Norfolk Naval Shipyard for six years. He also holds a salaried administrative position at Spire Securities, LLC. Platform Technology Partners serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other advisers by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management across publicly traded securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and, when suitable, privately held or illiquid alternative investments. The firm’s investment process involves client participation in setting objectives and ongoing portfolio monitoring, and it is notable for its active management and sponsorship of pooled investment vehicles and private funds.

Lauren Blum is a financial advisor at Capital Counsel LLC with five years of industry experience. She works at Capital Counsel, a firm established in 1999 that currently includes six advisors. Capital Counsel provides discretionary asset management and occasional financial planning for individuals, families, foundations, endowments, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm employs a valuation-based fundamental investment approach focused on selecting profitable, free-cash-flow-generating businesses and manages both separately managed accounts and private partnerships.

Feifei Xing is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience currently working at Altfest Personal Wealth Management in New York, NY. Her career includes continuous roles at Altfest since 2018 and prior experience at OPMI Business School and Whitewood Group Inc. Altfest Personal Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and management of pooled investment vehicles to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, private funds, and other business entities. The firm employs a range of analytical techniques and offers discretionary portfolio management and fiduciary services, including education and customized financial planning.

Caylea Schmitz Gursoy is a financial advisor at Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc. with a Series 65 designation and over seven years of experience in the industry. She has worked at Ameraudi Asset Management since 2018 and previously spent four years at Raymond James Financial Services / Interaudi Bank. Gursoy also serves as a compliance officer within Ameraudi’s affiliated entities. Ameraudi Asset Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts. The firm utilizes a macro, asset-allocation approach with diversified exposure mainly through index ETFs and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Patricia Eiden is a financial advisor at Circle Advisers Inc with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. She has been with Circle Advisers since 2017. Circle Advisers Inc. serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, providing non-discretionary investment advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and employs a range of strategies including options for hedging or income, managing assets across multiple offices while maintaining a team-sized advisor structure.

Kevin Brooks is a financial advisor at Legacy Edge Advisors with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Tiaa for 16 years. Brooks is also an independent licensed insurance agent. Legacy Edge Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as trusts, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a sponsored wrap-fee program. The firm customizes investment strategies based on written Investment Policy Statements and employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across a range of asset classes.