Sara Hudson is a financial advisor at Fairport Advisors, Inc. in New York, NY, with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Fairport Advisors and its affiliated firms since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with The Mount, a nonprofit organization focused on development and fundraising for high-net-worth clientele. Fairport Advisors provides investment management, consulting, and business consulting services to individuals, closely held businesses, family trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, employing model-based portfolios that integrate tactical and strategic asset allocation with proprietary technical, quantitative, and AI-supported analysis.

Shweta Lawande is a CFP® professional with five years of experience at Francis Financial in New York, NY. She has been with Francis Financial continuously since 2016, working alongside a team of ten advisors. Francis Financial is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $803 million for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers personalized investment management and comprehensive financial planning, including specialized divorce financial planning, and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies with a focus on asset allocation and mutual fund/ETF analysis.

Michael Dwyer is a CFP® with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving at Strategic Family Wealth Counselors, L.L.C. in Fairfield, NJ. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Strategic Family Wealth Counselors since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed as an insurance agent and sells insurance to clients when financial plans warrant. Strategic Family Wealth Counselors provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a multi-tiered discovery process, tailoring portfolios with active and passive strategies while integrating financial planning and portfolio implementation.

Timothy Boulanger is a financial advisor with Strategic Family Wealth Counselors, L.L.C. in Fairfield, NJ, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 38 years of industry experience and has been with Strategic Family Wealth Counselors and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2007. Strategic Family Wealth Counselors provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes a multi-tiered discovery process with tailored portfolios that incorporate both active and passive strategies, managing approximately $1.31 billion in assets.

Lawrence Zagarola is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Access Wealth Planning LLC since 2004. Access Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional entities, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory principles and uses an investment committee to construct diversified models and evaluate third-party managers.

Larry Moons is a financial advisor at Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Concourse Financial Group Securities for 16 years. Outside of his advisory role, he owns ProInvestment Solutions, which provides securities and insurance products. Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement and trust accounts, and institutional clients. The firm offers portfolio management through an in-house wrap fee program, independent money manager referrals, customized financial planning, and educational seminars, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Ginny Colarusso is a financial advisor at Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at The GMS Group, L.L.C. for over 20 years. Outside of her advisory role, she is a yoga instructor, owns an online small business called Good Karma Chick, and volunteers as a troop treasurer for local Girl Scout troops. Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension plan participants, trusts, and charitable institutions. The firm offers a range of portfolio management strategies and customized financial planning, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Daniel Moskowitz is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience and has been with Chatham Wealth Management since 2000. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Chatham, NJ. Chatham Wealth Management is a four-advisor team managing approximately $601 million in discretionary assets, serving individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers tailored portfolio management that includes a range of instruments such as options and structured derivatives, with ongoing monitoring conducted under discretionary authority.

Edward Mally is a CFA® charterholder with 31 years of industry experience. He is currently with Premier Wealth Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at New Creek Capital Advisors, LLC and Imperial Capital, where he was employed in various capacities from 2008 to 2020. Premier Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, corporations, and business entities with financial planning, investment consulting, discretionary investment management, and wealth management services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis alongside Modern Portfolio Theory to create customized portfolios that blend index exposure with active management and tactical strategies.

Alexander Cripps is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Wellington Shields & Co., LLC since 2009 and also serves as an investment committee member, research analyst, and portfolio manager at Wellington Shields Capital Management. His prior experience includes work at H.G. Wellington & Co Inc since 2005. Wellington Shields & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and brokerage services to individuals, corporations, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $470.9 million across roughly 514 client relationships and employs a range of investment methods including fundamental and technical analysis, options strategies, and third-party manager selection.

William Prendergast is a financial advisor at Altfest Personal Wealth Management in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with L. J. Altfest and Co., Inc. since 1993. Altfest Personal Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services, managing portfolios with individualized, primarily discretionary supervision using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside long- and short-term strategies.

Isabella Mc Closkey is a financial advisor at NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC, Nexus Ligas, and Omni 360 Advisors. NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable organizations, through discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm uses primarily passive, asset-class-weighted portfolios and engages third-party sub-advisers for specialized strategies, offering ongoing portfolio monitoring and comprehensive financial planning.

Michael McGrady is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Tilson Financial Group Inc. He has worked at Tilson Financial Group since 1999 and has been with American Portfolios Financial Services INC since 2012. McGrady is also a co-president of the accounting firm Tropeano & McGrady, P.C., providing accounting and tax services alongside his financial advisory work. Tilson Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a globally diversified, multi-asset class investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers.

Michael George is a financial advisor at Watts Capital Partners LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and has been with Watts Capital since 2016. Prior to that, he worked at Global Arena Capital Corp for nine years. Michael serves as a co-trustee for a trust account under New York State law, a role he has held since 1984. Watts Capital Partners serves individual and family clients, business owners, and enterprises, including Gen X/Gen Y professionals and clients navigating divorce. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management services, employing a mix of core, tactical, and alternative strategies, and uses proprietary quantitative models alongside derivatives and options strategies.

Michael Fishman is a financial advisor with NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC in New York, NY. He holds a Series 65 credential and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining NerdWallet Wealth Partners, he worked at Goldman Sachs for nine years and spent a year in extended travel. NerdWallet Wealth Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as certain charitable organizations, providing discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm uses a team approach and primarily implements passive, asset-class-weighted portfolios supplemented with fundamental analysis, offering access to alternative investments and employing third-party sub-advisers for specialized strategies.

Christine Lucero is a CFP® professional with four years of experience at Satovsky Asset Management LLC in New York, NY. She has been with the firm since 2013, which operates as a team of five advisors. Satovsky Asset Management provides wealth management, holistic financial planning, and investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $844 million in regulatory assets and emphasizes goals-based planning, tax-efficient portfolio construction, and low-cost, often passive investment strategies with flexibility for alternative investments when appropriate.

Steven Shaiman is a financial advisor with Colorado Financial Service Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Colorado Financial Service Corporation in 2018, he worked at Calton & Associates, Inc. for 13 years. Outside of his advisory role, Shaiman provides tax and accounting services as a CPA and holds a real estate license. Colorado Financial Service Corporation serves high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other legal entities with financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management. The firm offers customized portfolios and a combination of advisory, brokerage, and insurance products.

Daniel Hayes is a financial advisor at Argos Wealth Advisors LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Bessemer Trust Company, N.A. for 21 years. Hayes is a limited partner in a restaurant business, Eatdrinknj LLC, located in Milburn, NJ. Argos Wealth Advisors provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a risk-based, strategic asset allocation approach and integrates financial planning into portfolio management, employing a variety of investment vehicles and third-party managers tailored to client needs.

John Lyle is a financial advisor at Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at The Jeffrey Matthews Financial Group LLC since 2019 and at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2016. Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement and trust accounts, and institutional clients through a team of 16 advisors managing approximately $127 million in assets. The firm offers portfolio management via an in-house wrap fee program, referrals to independent money managers, customized financial planning, and educational seminars, using a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Ralph Metz is a financial advisor with Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Spartan Capital Securities, LLC since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, Ralph is a 22% owner investor in a CrossFit gym operated by his brother. Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management provides personalized investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers portfolio management, third-party money manager oversight, and ongoing investment consultation, primarily using non-discretionary arrangements and relying on third-party managers and model portfolios.