Michael Abate is a financial advisor at United Asset Strategies Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Pensionmark Financial Group, APW Capital, EisnerAmper Wealth Management, TD Ameritrade, and Capital One Sharebuilder. United Asset Strategies provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, participant-directed brokerage services, and estate and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.22 billion in client assets using a team-based advisory model and employs diversified, tailored portfolios with active management techniques including options and fixed-income strategies.

Henry Pacht is a financial advisor with Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has a long tenure at Herold Advisors, Inc. dating back to 1986 and is also associated with Herold & Lantern Investments, Inc. outside of Lantern Wealth Advisors. Lantern Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, pension plans, and corporations, managing approximately $265 million in assets. The firm employs a multi-advisor team approach utilizing a range of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies, incorporating both in-house and third-party model portfolios tailored to client risk profiles.

Benjamin Weinberg is a financial advisor at Edge Wealth Management, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wealthspire Advisors and attended Tulane University. Edge Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental analysis and tailored to client objectives, managing approximately $770.7 million in assets across a range of securities without imposing a firmwide account minimum.

Harry Grand is a financial advisor at Angeles Wealth Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Chilton Trust for six years. Harry holds a Series 65 designation and is based in New York, NY. 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 typically acts as a manager-of-managers, incorporating alternative investments through private funds and relying on proprietary manager research and performance measurement in implementing client strategies.

Akhil Kumar is a financial advisor with ARCH Global Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc., Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., and Voya Financial Advisors. Kumar is involved in multiple business activities related to investment advisory and insurance. ARCH Global Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using ETFs, individual equities, and mutual funds, while also offering ERISA 3(38) fiduciary services and utilizing options, margin, and derivative strategies as needed.

Jason Wood is an advisor at Rothschild Capital Partners with 26 years of experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and is based in Kinnelon, NJ. Rothschild Capital Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and a limited number of pooled vehicles. The firm employs a combination of top-down macroeconomic analysis and bottom-up fundamental research, utilizing various investment techniques including long and short equity positions, options, and margin.

Maurice Frank is a financial advisor at ELCO Management Company, LLC with three years of industry experience and holds the Series 65 designation. He has been associated with Maurice Frank and Company since 1997. ELCO Management Company, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans through discretionary portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and private pooled vehicles. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with long/short, trading, and cyclical strategies, and utilizes options, short selling, and leverage as part of its investment approach.

Lockwood Sloan is a CFA® charterholder with 7 years of industry experience. He has been with Shikiar Asset Management Inc. since 2015, working in a team-based firm located in New York. Shikiar Asset Management is an independent SEC-registered adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, corporations, trusts, foundations, and tax-exempt plans. The firm employs a research-intensive, fundamental investment process primarily focused on individual stocks and bonds, with strategies including equity, fixed-income, and covered call writing.

Donik Arabyan is a financial advisor at Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors with five years of industry experience. He has been with Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management, Inc. since 2016. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors provides discretionary investment management and non-discretionary asset-allocation consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, pension plans, and trusts. The firm combines bottom-up fundamental research with third-party manager selection and multi-manager portfolio construction across various strategies.

Lisa Ferrante is a financial advisor with Gagnon Securities, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Gagnon Securities since 2001. Additionally, she provides compliance support through Gagnon Administrative Services and serves as a partner in related investment entities. Gagnon Securities manages discretionary, equity-focused accounts for individual and institutional clients, employing a research-intensive, stock-by-stock approach aimed at aggressive capital appreciation. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer.

Louiza Ferrara is a CFA® charterholder with six years of experience in the financial industry. She has worked at Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC since 2020 and previously spent nine years with Fourpoints Asset Management, Inc. Transatlantique Private Wealth primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and similar private entities, managing approximately $879 million in regulatory assets across around 400 client relationships. The firm focuses on discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with an emphasis on cross-border needs, using a proprietary investment process that combines macro analysis with fundamental and technical research and maintains strong operational ties to European financial institutions.

Timothy Mc Clatchy is a financial advisor at Seeds with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at myCIO Wealth Partners, LLC and JP Morgan Chase & Co. He has also been involved with several other firms and organizations early in his career. Seeds primarily provides investment management and related services to other financial institutions through sub-advisory engagements. The firm employs a systematic, data-driven investment process focused on long-term, tax-aware portfolios incorporating ESG metrics and proprietary model construction.

David Haddad is a financial advisor at IDB Lido Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 license and four years of industry experience. He has worked with Lido Advisors, LLC and as a self-employed advisor prior to joining IDB Lido Wealth. Haddad provides investment advisory services under a joint venture arrangement between Lido Advisors and IDB Lido Wealth. IDB Lido Wealth, LLC is a SEC-registered adviser jointly owned by Lido Advisors and Israel Discount Bank of New York. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, family office, retirement, and estate planning services to individuals, family offices, pensions, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies, using a multi-asset integrated wealth-management approach that includes discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Willis Taylor is a financial advisor with Gagnon Securities, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Gagnon Securities since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Taylor is the managing member of Old Growth Partners, a long/short equity hedge fund, and co-managing member of Darwin Partners LP, another long/short equity hedge fund. Gagnon Securities manages discretionary equity-focused accounts for individual and institutional clients and provides brokerage services for retirement and non-retirement accounts. The firm employs a research-intensive, stock-by-stock approach aimed at aggressive capital appreciation, combining company meetings, site visits, and industry research.

Robin Bischoff is a financial advisor at United Asset Strategies Inc. with four years of industry experience. She has been with United Asset Strategies since 2011, totaling 15 years at the firm. United Asset Strategies provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, participant-directed brokerage services, and estate and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.22 billion in client assets and uses a team-based advisory model that emphasizes diversified, tailored portfolios and active risk management strategies.

Leo Marzen is a financial advisor at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 designations and has been with Bridgewater Advisors since 1993. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. manages approximately $2.14 billion for around 540 clients through a multi-advisor team, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and optional tax-preparation services. The firm employs a combination of actively managed and index-related strategies across traditional and alternative asset classes and provides oversight of private investment funds and other investment-company interests.

Rajesh Gaur is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Zoe Financial, Inc. He has previously worked at RobustWealth, Inc. and Bank of America. Outside of his advisory role, he hosts a podcast focused on conversations with successful entrepreneurs through his digital media venture, One Vast Ventures LLC. Zoe Financial, Inc. operates an online referral service that connects individual and high-net-worth clients to third-party registered investment advisers within its Zoe Advisor Network. The firm also offers the Zoe Wealth Platform, which provides reporting, administrative, and sub-advisory support to participating RIAs.

Anthony Vivona is a financial advisor at Beech Hill Advisors, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at JDX Consulting and Tulane University. Beech Hill Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary and occasional non-discretionary investment management, annuity oversight, and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, quantitative, qualitative, and technical analysis methods and manages approximately $358.6 million in client assets.

Jeffrey Dziegielewski is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at The Northstar Group, Inc. and Royal Alliance since 2017, and previously at Monticello Consulting Group from 2012 to 2017. In addition to his advisory role, he is also licensed as an insurance agent. The Northstar Group, Inc. is a five-advisor team managing discretionary portfolios and providing financial planning for individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm emphasizes detailed client information gathering and risk tolerance assessment, supports investment decisions with extensive research, and typically operates under discretionary authority.

Dylan Klein is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with First Long Island Investors, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at Hofstra University from 2014 to 2018. First Long Island Investors, LLC is a boutique wealth management firm that offers discretionary portfolio management and family-office style services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified asset allocation approach and manages multiple private funds while maintaining an affiliated broker-dealer and various fee-sharing arrangements.