Douglas Pruett is a financial advisor at BCG Securities, Inc. with 46 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at BCG Securities since 2016. Prior to that, he was with Raymond James Financial and Raymond James & Associates from 2008 to 2016. BCG Securities serves institutional retirement plans and individual clients, typically those with accounts exceeding $25,000, offering portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and wealth management services. The firm focuses on developing or reviewing written investment policy statements and tailoring recommendations to client goals, often implementing advice on a non-discretionary basis.

Christine Valente is a financial advisor with Latitude Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 42 years of industry experience. She has worked at GWN Securities, Inc. since 2018 and previously at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. and J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. Valente is also a licensed insurance agent specializing in life, accident, health, variable, credit, and travel insurance. Latitude Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional and corporate clients, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, third-party manager selection, and pension consulting. The firm employs a combination of in-house and external model strategies to manage portfolios on a discretionary basis with continuous monitoring and rebalancing in line with client objectives.

David Maldonado is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Gradient Advisors, LLC since 2021 and previously spent three years at AE Wealth Management, LLC and two years at Gebhardt Group Inc. Maldonado is also the owner of Income Harbor Wealth Management and Income Harbor Financial Group, where he provides financial planning and insurance services. Gradient Advisors, LLC offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm operates primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives and third-party money managers in a largely non-discretionary model, managing approximately $289 million in assets and administering about $1.10 billion.

Michael Bird is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC, American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc., and UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in consulting for Nextrip, Inc. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, banks, and government entities, using a combination of internally created models and third-party managers to manage client portfolios.

Corie Gabriel is a financial advisor at Advisors Capital Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at firms including The Roosevelt Investment Group and Unified Financial Securities. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and RIAs. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management through customized private accounts, model strategies, and a self-directed brokerage solution, combining macroeconomic and security-level analysis across various asset classes.

John Phelan is a financial advisor at GAMCO Asset Management Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has held roles at G.distributors, LLC, GAMCO Investors, Inc., and G. Research, LLC. GAMCO Asset Management Inc. provides discretionary investment management and sub-advisory services to a diverse client base including institutional investors, private clients, sovereign wealth funds, and other investment advisers. The firm’s investment approach combines bottom-up fundamental research and a Catalyst value philosophy with a top-down macro overlay for growth strategies.

Michael Cottet is a financial advisor at Buck Wealth Strategies, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously held roles at Madison Avenue Securities and Stansberry Research. Outside of his advisor role, he serves as Chief Strategy Officer at E.A. Buck Financial Services. Buck Wealth Strategies serves individuals, trusts, and employer-sponsored retirement plans with discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a top-down macro investment approach emphasizing tactical asset allocation, sector rotation, and growth/value analysis, and is notable for its use of options strategies and integration of outside money managers and third-party planning tools.

Paul Feibus is a Series 65 licensed advisor at NorthCoast Asset Management LLC with industry experience including roles at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, Connectus Wealth, Osprey Funds, and Morgan Stanley. His career spans various positions from 2014 to the present, mostly concentrated in investment management. NorthCoast Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and intermediary clients. The firm employs a quantitatively based, systematic investment process and offers a diverse range of strategies including equity, fixed income, options-defined outcome overlays, and alternative interval funds.

Kamaldai Rahman is a financial advisor at Citizens Private Wealth with 17 years of industry experience. He has held positions at several firms, including HSBC Securities (USA) Inc., Citigroup, and Signature Securities Group. Rahman holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Citizens Private Wealth, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and various institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, open-architecture investment approach with discretionary portfolio management overseen by a Chief Investment Officer and offers services including tax and estate structuring as well as business consulting for multigenerational family and closely held business matters.

Christopher Hopkins is a financial advisor at SEIA with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at FIDELITY Brokerage Services LLC for 10 years. SEIA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and other institutional and charitable clients through a multi-team advisory platform of approximately 140 advisors, offering a mix of investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm’s investment process involves strategic and tactical approaches guided by an in-house Investment Solutions Group and emphasizes non-discretionary management for a majority of its assets.

David Lieberman is a financial advisor at Advisors Capital Management, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has been with Advisors Capital Management since 2012. Advisors Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and proprietary model strategies to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm offers customized private accounts and model strategies, combining top-down macro analysis with bottom-up fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative research.

Angelo Odore is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is a consultant and coach at MLL Consulting Inc., focusing on agency and distribution best practices and professional coaching. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory services and financial planning primarily to individual investors and retirement plan sponsors, utilizing tailored, suitability-driven advice and multiple managed account programs.

Jay Nakahara is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC since 2026 and previously held roles at Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Mass Mutual Investors Services, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. Fortis Capital Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other advisers with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm provides customized investment advice through a combination of discretionary management, various investment styles, and model portfolios, including ESG options, and manages $1.615 billion in discretionary assets as of year-end 2025.

Bazel Brady is a financial advisor at Colter Lewis Investment Partners, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. He began his advisory role at the firm in 2024 and previously worked at the University of Delaware for ten years. Colter Lewis Investment Partners provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to ultra-high net worth and high net worth individuals and families, family offices, pension plans, and endowments. The firm employs an active asset allocation approach across various asset classes and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates, managing approximately $2.32 billion in assets.

Michael Lieberman is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 22 years of experience at Advisors Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2004. He is based in Ridgewood, NJ. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, providing discretionary portfolio management through customized accounts and model strategies. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection using fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative methods across various asset classes, managing over $8 billion in discretionary assets.

Brennen Ramos is a CFP® and registered investment advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Root Financial Partners and previously held roles at Commonwealth Financial Network, Longwave Financial, Lazard Asset Management, Bank of America, and Merrill. He also worked at Rutgers University and WestRock Indoor Sports and Entertainment earlier in his career. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan relationships. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive portfolios using index funds and ETFs, while also offering specialized strategies and educational programming.

Thomas Metzger is a financial advisor at Citizens Private Wealth with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and has worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities, First Republic Investment Management, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Citizens Private Wealth, LLC serves high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a long-term, tailored asset allocation approach within an open-architecture framework, offering discretionary portfolio management overseen by a Chief Investment Officer and supported by both quantitative and qualitative investment research.

Gregory Cantone is a financial advisor at Citizens Private Wealth with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Signature Securities Group, and Flagstar Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the UCP Golf Outing Committee, helping to organize an annual fundraiser. Citizens Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and foundations. The firm emphasizes long-term, tailored asset allocation within an open-architecture framework and offers discretionary portfolio management overseen by a Chief Investment Officer, along with business consulting services for multigenerational families and closely held businesses.

David Baum is a financial advisor at Lifemark Securities Corp. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked with Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities, LLC, and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. His other business activity includes the occasional sale of fixed insurance products. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory services and financial planning primarily to individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans. The firm offers programs such as Unified Managed Accounts, Separately Managed Accounts, and Fund Strategist Portfolios, with advice tailored through risk assessments and managed on discretionary or non-discretionary bases.

Leanne Polizzano is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. She has been with Hallmark Capital Management Inc. since 2016. Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. manages approximately $2.69 billion for individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wrap fee programs. The firm follows a client-driven investment process that balances equities, fixed income, and cash, utilizing individual securities and funds as appropriate, supported by a strategic investment committee and third-party services.