James Maher is a financial advisor with WJL Financial Advisors and holds a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at Renaissance Reinsurance US Inc for nine years and has been affiliated with Columbia University for ten years. WJL Financial Advisors serves individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates with comprehensive financial planning and portfolio guidance. The firm emphasizes an academic-based investment approach using low-cost, passively managed mutual funds and ETFs and integrates tax planning and preparation as part of its services.

Ashwini Patil is a financial advisor at GoalVest Advisory LLC in New York, NY, with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with GoalVest Advisory since 2018. GoalVest Advisory primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and subadvisory services. The firm combines fundamental equity research, quantitative analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis to create tailored investment strategies and generally manages accounts on a discretionary basis.

Jesse Weissberger is a financial advisor at AtCap Partners, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley and National Asset Management. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales. AtCap Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, employing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor strategies ranging from long-term holdings to short-term trading.

Daniel Sterling is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He currently serves as a financial advisor at NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to this, he worked at Future You Wealth, LLC for six years and Capital Guardian Trust Company for four years. NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that manages roughly $263 million in discretionary assets for individual and high-net-worth clients as well as certain charitable organizations. The firm employs passive, asset-class-weighted portfolios combined with fundamental analysis and offers integrated financial planning, portfolio construction, and access to alternative investments for eligible clients.

Robert Biesiada is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently with Revolve Wealth Partners, LLC. His prior work includes roles at Mr. Fix-All and Biofoods Ltd. Revolve Wealth Partners provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive wealth-management services, emphasizing global diversification, tax sensitivity, and ongoing due diligence.

Russell Babiarz is a financial advisor with Transcend Capital Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He is also the founder of Babz LLC, where he has been developing a social networking mobile app since 2019. Transcend Capital Advisors manages approximately $2.9 billion and serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as various entities such as family offices, trusts, and private foundations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term, diversified asset allocation across multiple investment types and offers a range of advisory services including portfolio management and retirement-plan consulting.

William Lachance is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience and has been with WJL Financial Advisors since 2013. He holds a Series 65 license and also works as a health and life insurance agent. WJL Financial Advisors serves individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates with financial planning, portfolio guidance, and tax services. The firm employs an academic-based investment approach focused on low-cost, passively managed funds and emphasizes client approval before trade execution.

Scott Wallach is a financial advisor at Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Advisors and Comprehensive Asset Management and Servicing. Outside of finance, Wallach is involved in music production. Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and investment management through a team of 18 advisors, employing a range of strategies including individual portfolios, model portfolios, and third-party managers.

James Lombardo is a financial advisor with AtCap Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at National Asset Management, National Securities Corp, and Aegis Capital Corp. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as CEO of a real estate company. AtCap Partners, LLC provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and other business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor strategies ranging from long-term holdings to short-term trading and options.

Cara Mastrangelo is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience currently advising with Revolve Wealth Partners, LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at Apollo Global Securities, Apollo Global Management, AllianceBernstein, and Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC. Revolve Wealth Partners is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.42 billion for individual, high-net-worth, trust, estate, retirement plan, and business clients. The firm emphasizes diversified, globally aware portfolios tailored to client risk profiles and goals, offering a range of financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services.

Cheung Chan is a financial advisor with Chemistry Wealth Management LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. Before joining Chemistry in 2021, Chan spent nine years at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. He is involved in real estate development and management through a business ownership role in Brooklyn, NY. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC is an SEC-registered fiduciary firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical analysis with a predominantly long-term investment approach and manages over $1.26 billion in client assets.

Nicholas Lailas is a financial advisor at Orca Investment Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Paulson Investment Company, Manulife John Hancock Brokerage Services, John Hancock, Ameriprise Financial Services, and US Health Advisors. Orca Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to implement tailored strategies ranging from capital preservation to equity growth, managing approximately $212 million across about 359 client accounts.

Christaphor Thomasian is a financial advisor at Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC in Fairfield, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Merrill Lynch and LPL Financial. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities, providing financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management. The firm uses fundamental analysis and customized portfolio strategies, combining in-house management with independent managers, and offers retirement-plan consulting and financial planning reports.

Connor Leavell is a financial advisor at Masterworks Advisers, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Masterworks Advisers since 2023, with prior roles at Arete Wealth Advisors, Arete Wealth Management, and Masterworks, IO. Outside of advisory work, he is employed as a Masterworks Platform Associate, performing administrative functions related to the firm's alternative investment platform. Masterworks Advisers provides investment advice focused exclusively on securitized art investments issued by Masterworks affiliates. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth investors through a rules-based investment process that incorporates art market research, third-party appraisals, and allocation models, delivering long-term art-related investment solutions primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Mark Magnusen is a financial advisor at RMR Wealth Management with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Moors Cabot Inc, Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Edward Jones Investments. Outside of his advisory work, Magnusen serves on several nonprofit boards, including the Norwalk Junior Soccer Association and the Norwalk Senior Center, and is involved with adult education at the First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan. RMR Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm utilizes multiple managed account programs and third-party platforms to tailor investment strategies based on clients’ goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance.

Nolan Pecci is a financial advisor at Frec with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at SEI Investments and LDR Capital Management. Frec Advisers is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides automated, software-based portfolio management through its web and mobile Frec platform to retail and entity clients. The firm employs a model-driven investment process with strategies including direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and diversified factor-tilt and leveraged portfolios.

Marc Foti is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fortis Group Advisors since 2019 and previously held roles at LPL Financial, MML Investors Services, MassMutual, and M&T Securities. Outside of his advisory role, Foti serves as an adjunct lecturer of mathematics at Middlesex Community College. Fortis Group Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates. The firm offers comprehensive investment management and financial planning services, employing a process that combines fundamental and technical analysis, strategic asset allocation, and institutional manager due diligence, with attention to tax-aware decisions.

Mark Pankoff is a financial advisor at Wellington Shields & Co., LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He worked at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. from 2010 to 2018 before joining Wellington Shields, where he has been since 2018. Wellington Shields & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and brokerage services to individuals, corporations, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $470.9 million across about 514 client relationships, employing a range of investment methods and offering both advisory and brokerage account options.

Michelle Fuccella is an advisor at Forefront with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and six years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including Calton & Associates Inc., The Leaders Group Inc., Nylife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Co. Outside of her advisory role, she assists individuals and couples with asset division agreements during divorce through a separate business, Your Divorce Made Simple. Forefront provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and select businesses, offering discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and access to third-party managers. The firm maintains multiple offices and affiliated businesses, including insurance and tax partners, and offers specialized services such as formal Special Needs Planning.

Margaret Bonner is a financial advisor at Equita Financial Network, Inc. in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at WealthChoice, Cask, and Cisco Systems. Equita Financial Network, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning, investment management, and ongoing consulting services. The firm employs a market efficiency and strategic asset allocation approach, offering discretionary management and support through a network model that includes paraplanning and community membership programs.