Preston Buhrmaster is a financial advisor at Zoe Financial, Inc. in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Everlaw and Aflac, as well as experience with a CPA firm and his own company, JH Buhrmaster CO. 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, providing reporting and administrative support to participating RIAs, focusing on referrals and platform services rather than direct retail account management.

Philip Oppenheimer is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer + Close, LLC in New York, NY, with 11 years of industry experience and a Series 63 designation. He has worked at Oppenheimer + Close since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, he is a managing member of OppVest, LLC, which serves as the general partner of three investment partnerships. Oppenheimer + Close provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs a long-term value investing approach focused on fundamental research and balance-sheet strength, while also managing multiple private partnerships that pursue opportunistic strategies through affiliated pooled investment vehicles.

Thorne Perkin is a financial advisor at Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management Inc. since 2014 and Papamarkou Wellner & Co., Inc. since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner and board member of Perkin & Perkin LLC, a start-up developing surgical disinfecting soap. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors primarily manages pooled vehicles and institutional assets, serving high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, pensions, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs proprietary analytical modeling and a bottom-up equity research process combined with a multi-manager approach, offering a range of investment strategies and sponsoring private funds such as the PW Portfolio and the PW Nordic Tech Fund.

Laura Asker is a financial advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC in New York, NY, with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Empirical Research Partners for a total of 18 years, with a five-year hiatus from active employment between 2017 and 2022. Empirical Research Partners provides data-driven research and on-request investment advice exclusively to institutional investors such as money managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, and broker-dealers. The firm leverages quantitative models combining macroeconomic and industry data with statistical analysis to produce research that informs professional investors’ decision-making, focusing on equities and portfolio strategy without managing client assets or executing trades.

Ladyanne Castellanos is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience. She is currently with Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc., where she has worked since 2024. Her prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. Ameraudi Asset Management provides portfolio management and asset-allocation services to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts, focusing on exchange-traded funds and employing a macroeconomic approach to risk and return. The firm operates both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and maintains a notable non-U.S. client base through its affiliation with Interaudi Bank.

Anthony Ghetian is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at CFS Investment Advisory Services, LLC since 2019 and previously spent nine years at EF Legacy Securities. CFS Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides financial planning, consulting, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $2.73 billion in assets and customizes client portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and Independent Managers, offering both advisory and insurance-related services.

Kenneth Gutwillig is a financial advisor at Financial Decisions, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Financial Decisions since 2016, with prior roles at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Hornor Townsend & Kent. He is also involved in insurance sales and services, including life, accident, health, disability, and long-term care insurance. Financial Decisions serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach with a mix of bonds, equities, independent managers, and variable annuity management, operating from multiple offices despite a small advisory team.

Yasmeen Mock is a financial advisor at Kimelman & Baird, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Kimelman & Baird since 2002. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the finance committee of Lifeway Network, providing financial oversight to the organization. Kimelman & Baird offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, employing both fundamental and technical analysis alongside tailored long- and short-term investment strategies.

Amelia Weir is a financial advisor at Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Paradigm Capital Management since 2008 and has been associated with C.L. King & Associates since 2001. She holds the Series 63 designation. Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. is a registered investment adviser managing discretionary assets primarily for pooled investment vehicles and institutional clients, including pension plans, foundations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up research approach with six principal strategies across separate accounts and commingled vehicles, overseeing approximately $2.2 billion in discretionary assets.

James Elliot is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with ELCO Management Company, LLC in New York, NY, since 1995. ELCO Management Company, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through separately managed accounts and as adviser and general partner to a private pooled vehicle. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis across multiple strategies and employs options, short selling, and leverage where appropriate.

Christopher Kenneally is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at LPL Financial LLC and INVEST Financial Corporation. Fortis Group Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm constructs diversified, asset-allocation portfolios using risk-profiling technology and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and ERISA plan services.

James Zahakos is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC in Westwood, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones and Voya Financial Advisors before joining Fortis Group Advisors and LPL Financial in 2020. Outside of advisory work, Zahakos is involved in recruiting through S4 Search Partners. Fortis Group Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation approach using institutional share classes and risk-profiling technology, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and plan services.

Kevin Leeds is a financial advisor at Vision Retirement with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has maintained a long-standing accounting practice as president of Kevin L. Leeds, CPA, PC since 1980. Prior to joining Vision Retirement, he worked at Vaughan and Company Securities, Inc. for five years. Vision Retirement is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and investment management. The firm combines third-party strategist models with advisor judgment to create tailored portfolios, incorporating technology and tax-aware strategies.

Thomas Carhart is a financial advisor with South Street Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, holding four years of industry experience. He has been with South Street Advisors since 1998. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Carhart serves as vice president of Baronne Services, a management company for family-owned oil and gas partnerships, and is a director of two not-for-profit organizations: Arts for Art in New York and Prevent Child Abuse America in Chicago. South Street Advisors provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, including U.S. non-profit endowments and private foundations. The firm employs a systematic, research-driven investment process with a focus on asset allocation and quantitative screening, managing roughly $825 million across U.S. equity, balanced, and fixed-income strategies.

Michael Kettner is a financial advisor at Avestar Capital, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Kestra Financial Services, Inc. and Coastline Wealth Management. He is also the owner of MCK Wealth Management, a personal non-investment business entity. Avestar Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.06 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients, private funds, charities, and corporations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through proprietary ETF strategies and third-party models, combining passive and active management with options and derivatives, while serving both U.S. and non-U.S. clients and acting as an investment manager for proprietary funds and private investment vehicles.

Gabriel Rabinovici is a financial advisor at Stratton Capital Investment Advisory LLC with a Series 65 designation. He has been with Stratton Capital in various capacities since 2015 and currently works at the firm's New York office. Stratton Capital Investment Advisory LLC manages approximately $75.2 million in discretionary assets across six advisors, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates both in the U.S. and primarily internationally. The firm constructs customized portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally individual stocks, bonds, or options, employing fundamental analysis with a long-term investment orientation.

Lawrence May is a CFP® with over 53 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Strategic Wealth Management Group and also serves as president of May Financial Group, Ltd. His prior work includes significant tenure at Gerson Horowitz Green Securities Corp. Strategic Wealth Management Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm utilizes customized asset allocation strategies combining fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses and offers proprietary ETF portfolios and third-party manager programs.

David Shaw is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license with one year of experience in financial advising. He currently works at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. and has prior experience at Focus Wealth Partners, Argent Wealth Management, and Boston Financial Investment Management. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. is a multi-advisor SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.14 billion for around 540 clients. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, utilizing a combination of actively managed and index-related strategies across traditional and alternative asset classes.

Carl Cappadona is a financial advisor at Access Wealth with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Access Wealth Planning LLC since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he provides business development and accounting and tax services at JH COHN LLP and consults on management controls and reporting for St. John Vianney High School. Access Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional entities, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory principles, utilizing an investment committee to create diversified portfolios and evaluate third-party managers based on performance, risk, and fees.

Carmine Corino is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cornerstone Planning Group since 2009. He previously worked with NYLIFE Securities Inc and New York Life Insurance Company from 2003 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is a part-owner of a restaurant in Nutley, New Jersey. Cornerstone Planning Group provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, businesses, and institutions. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary, focusing on portfolios built around written investment policy statements and generally favoring passive, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.