Christian Di Russo is a financial advisor with Altfest Personal Wealth Management in New York, NY. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations and has over five years of industry experience, including prior roles at Withum Smith + Brown, PC and KPMG. 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 emphasizes discretionary wealth and portfolio management supported by an investment committee and offers retirement-plan fiduciary services alongside participant education programs.

Kevin Hamilton is a financial advisor with Aspire Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and five years of industry experience. He is also involved with Hamilton Cavanaugh & Associates, Inc. and has a minority ownership interest in Upscale Enterprises, LLC, a car wash business. Aspire Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and employee benefit plans. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and typically implements model portfolios with mutual funds and ETFs tailored to client needs.

George Merrill is a Series 65 licensed advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Sophis Investments LLC, where he has worked since 2021, following nine years at M&R Capital Management, Inc. Merrill is also a licensed attorney admitted to the New York State Bar. Sophis Investments is a small team firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, and certain businesses with discretionary portfolio management and tailored investment advisory services. The firm employs a concentrated, bottom-up fundamental equity approach focused on long-term holdings and uses performance-based fees for qualified clients.

Christopher Ward is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Avity Investment Management Inc., where he has worked since 2022. Prior to joining Avity, he was employed at G.research, LLC and GAMCO Investors, Inc. from 2015 to 2022. Avity Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to a variety of clients including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on fundamental research and active management of high-quality, liquid securities, maintaining a relatively large asset base with a small adviser team.

Jeffrey Filone is a financial advisor with Platform Technology Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. He is also involved with Northeast Private Wealth Management LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser unaffiliated with Platform Technology Partners. Platform Technology Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.09 billion, serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial consultation, and family-office style administrative services, with a distinctive focus on private fund advisory and pooled investment vehicles.

Michael Lamagna is a financial advisor with Traphagen Financial Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2019 and at E*TRADE Capital Management and E*TRADE Securities since 2015. Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and offers integrated tax, accounting, and estate planning services alongside investment advice.

Michael Santucci is a financial advisor with Flagstar Securities, Inc. in Great Neck, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Signature Securities Group Corp./Signature Bank for 10 years and Flagstar Advisors/Flagstar Bank for three years. Since June 2024, he also serves as Group Director Investments and Senior Vice President at New York Community Bancorp. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm manages approximately $784 million in discretionary assets and offers wealth management, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting.

Anastasios Adam is a financial advisor at Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Papamarkou Wellner & Company, Inc. and Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management Inc. since 2020, following prior roles at Optima Asset Management LLC and Optima Fund Management LLC. He serves as a board member of Alpha Trust Andromeda Investment Trust SA, a closed-ended mutual fund based in Athens, Greece, where he focuses on portfolio management, audit, and business strategy. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors primarily manages pooled vehicles and institutional assets while also providing discretionary investment management and consulting services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and various nonprofit and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of proprietary analytical modeling and bottom-up equity research alongside a multi-manager approach, with an Investment Committee overseeing manager selection and monitoring.

Edward Long is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Gillespie, Robinson & Grimm, Inc. since 2005. He is based in Greenwich, CT and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Avity Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension funds, profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm emphasizes fundamental research, focuses on high-quality liquid securities purchased at attractive prices, and actively manages fixed-income maturity ranges.

Ting Wang is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving at Altfest Personal Wealth Management. Prior to joining Altfest, Wang worked at SLP Wealth and held roles at Boston University, Student Loan Planner, and Avenues The World School. Altfest Personal Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and management of pooled investment vehicles for a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, and private funds. The firm employs individualized investment policies, ongoing monitoring, and portfolio rebalancing, and offers fiduciary services and participant education for retirement-plan clients.

Joao Viscardo is a financial advisor at Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bolton Global Capital/Interaudi Bank and Raymond James Financial Services. Ameraudi Asset Management serves high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts with investment advisory and portfolio management services, employing a macro, asset-allocation approach primarily through diversified index ETFs while also using individual securities and derivatives as appropriate. The firm manages a significant amount of assets with a focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts and operates as a subsidiary of Interaudi Bank.

Todd Stankiewicz is a CFP® and ChFC® with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Sykon Capital LLC and Sykon Asset Management LLC, where he has been involved since 2023 and 2025 respectively. Prior to that, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill for ten years. He manages the day-to-day operations of Sykon Asset Management as part of his other business activities. Sykon Capital serves individual and institutional clients by providing investment management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and consulting. The firm employs a combination of quantitative, fundamental, and technical analysis in its investment approach and manages approximately $350 million in assets.

Damon Hart is a financial advisor at Baxter Investment Management with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Baxter since 2018. Prior to that, he spent 17 years at Raylor Asset Management Group and has been president of DLH Technical Services, a technology consulting firm, since 2001. Baxter Investment Management is a team of five advisors managing approximately $1.0 billion, providing discretionary portfolio management to individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, value/GARP investment approach tailored to client needs and offers private investment fund due diligence for qualified investors.

Philip Abdo is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc. in New York, NY, with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Ameraudi Asset Management in 2026, he was employed at Interaudi Bank from 2023 to 2026 and has experience in academic roles at Northeastern University and the University of Connecticut. Ameraudi Asset Management provides portfolio management and asset-allocation services to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts, emphasizing a macroeconomic investment approach centered on asset allocation. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, primarily advising on exchange-traded funds and collaborating with third-party managers and sub-advisers.

Noreen Dorrian is a financial advisor with Flagstar Securities, Inc. in White Plains, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Signature Securities Group Corp./Signature Bank for 18 years before joining Flagstar Advisors and later Flagstar Securities. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual clients, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm manages roughly $784 million in discretionary assets, using a range of mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and third-party managers, with a focus on documented investment strategies and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Thomas Bell is a financial advisor at Signature Wealth Management Partners, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. From 2016 to 2024, he was self-employed. Signature Wealth Management Partners, LLC provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers both stand-alone financial planning and comprehensive wealth management with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, employing customized and model-based portfolios across multiple risk strategies.

Pablo Jimenez is an investment advisor at Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Ameraudi Asset Management since 2018, with prior experience at Raymond James Financial Services and Bolton Global Capital/Interaudi Bank. Ameraudi Asset Management serves primarily high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, employing a macro, asset-allocation approach that uses diversified exposures through index ETFs and other securities. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Interaudi Bank and manages approximately $1.74 billion in client assets.

Elizabeth Rogers is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of experience in the financial industry. She currently serves as an advisor at Angeles Wealth Management, LLC and has previously worked at Ellevest and multiple divisions of JPMorgan, including JPMorgan Institutional Investments and JPMorgan Chase Bank. Angeles Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio and wealth management, financial planning, and limited philanthropy consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, allocating capital to model portfolios and third-party managers while incorporating alternative investments through private funds and fund-of-fund structures.

Lin Shiow is a financial advisor at Stratton Capital Investment Advisory LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. She has been with Stratton Capital since 2021 and has experience investing in startups as part of an angel investor group. Stratton Capital Investment Advisory LLC manages approximately $75.2 million in discretionary assets for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, including a significant number of non-U.S. clients. The firm constructs customized portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities, employing fundamental analysis and ongoing monitoring to align with client objectives and risk tolerance.

Jill Ganey is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Management Group with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Sidoti and Cantor Fitzgerald. Strategic Wealth Management Group offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and consulting to individuals, pension plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm employs customized asset allocation using a combination of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses, including proprietary ETF strategies and third-party manager programs.