I have over 20 years of experience in how financial markets work …and sometimes fail. I recognized a need for personalized and unbiased advice for the average person’s financial planning and investment decisions that does not require an ongoing obligation, unless the client so chooses. That’s why I have built a firm that does not sell any products other than my advice and makes sure that you always know how much you are paying and what you are getting in return. I have made some atypical choices in starting Grand Central Financial Planning with the goal of providing clients a high level of service at a reasonable price. In addition to being an Advice-Only Financial Planner, in my spare time I am the founder of the non-profit Long Island City Youth Sports League (LICYSL.org) and write the local blog in Long Island City, LICtalk. For more details on my work experience check out my LinkedIn profile.

Marianna Beddard is a financial advisor at The Playbook Advizor with 11 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC for seven years. Marianna is also registered as an insurance agent but does not actively sell insurance. The Playbook Advizor provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and qualified retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance, with regular account reviews for allocation, rebalancing, and tax-loss harvesting.

Joseph Guterding is the sole advisor at The Compounding Co, an independent advisory firm based in Baldwin, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since its founding in 2026. Prior to this role, he has experience in healthcare and education sectors, including positions at New York Home Health Care and St. John's University. The Compounding Co primarily serves individual clients, focusing on young professionals in the early stages of wealth building. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, optional ongoing advisory membership, and financial education through seminars and workshops, emphasizing long-term diversified investing and non-discretionary planning.

Illya Nayshevskyy is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Alpha Inertia Capital, an independent investment advisory firm based in New York, NY. Prior to founding Alpha Inertia Capital, Illya held roles at People Data Labs, where he currently works as a customer success engineer advising on data structures and queries, as well as positions at NBC Universal, LiRo Group, and Winsor Consult LLC. Alpha Inertia Capital provides discretionary portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and corporate clients. The firm employs a variety of investment techniques, including technical and fundamental analysis, and uses leveraged and derivative instruments within separately managed accounts under discretionary authority.

Stephen Pagliari is a financial advisor at Differential Capital LLC in Merrick, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to founding his advisory firm, he worked at Differential Management, LLC and currently is employed as a new product development portfolio manager at MiniCircuits, a global RF and microwave components manufacturer. Differential Capital LLC is a state-registered investment adviser offering discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, ETF, and options analysis across multiple account programs, using both short- and long-term strategies with full trading discretion.

Srdana Pokrajac is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Planbound, LLC in New York, NY. She has been involved with Planbound since 2023 and also maintains a role at Wize Venture, Inc. Outside of her advisory work, she is engaged with Spartan Planning Group, a fee-only financial planning firm serving families, individuals, and organizations. Planbound offers financial planning, wealth management, and financial education services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm uses a diversified, primarily passive investment approach and supports various engagement structures, including asset-based management, flat-fee planning, and hourly consulting.

Richard Russo Jr. is a financial advisor with RKR Capital Group LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He has been with RKR Capital Group since 2018 and previously worked at Greenlea Lane Capital Partners from 2016 to 2018. RKR Capital Group provides discretionary equity investment management through separately managed accounts for individual and corporate clients. The firm employs a concentrated, long-only Equity Value Strategy based on bottom-up fundamental research and manages approximately $12.7 million in assets across 21 client accounts.

Sebastian Torrente is the sole advisor at New York Fee Simple, LLC, an independent firm based in Brooklyn, NY. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has accumulated experience through roles at GEI Consultants, Inc., TY Lin, LeMessurier Consultants, Inc., and Skanska. Torrente is also a registered representative of Joseph Stone Capital, LLC, a registered broker-dealer. New York Fee Simple provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, family entities, and small businesses. The firm’s approach combines qualitative and quantitative analysis across a range of asset classes, and it offers additional services including financial planning, real estate consulting, and educational seminars.

David Bueno Monge is a financial advisor at Ascent Systematic Advisors LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Argon Capital Management and Goldman Sachs International. Ascent Systematic Advisors LLC manages private pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts for institutional and sophisticated investors, including pension plans and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a discretionary, systematically rules-based investment approach focused on trend-following and momentum signals in U.S. equities, with an emphasis on detailed performance reporting and use of prime-broker services.

Mark Reich is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor based in New York, NY, with over 30 years of experience at his own firm, Mark E. Reich, CPA, CFP. He provides financial planning and investment supervisory services alongside separately billed accounting activities. His firm serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with fee-based planning and periodic investment oversight. The investment approach includes a broad range of strategies, from long-term holdings to short-term trading and option writing, with monitoring conducted through quarterly reports and meetings.

Sean Mcdonald is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Armadale Asset Management LLC. He has 15 years of industry experience, including 13 years at Tweedy Browne, LLC, and has been with Armadale since 2023. Armadale Asset Management is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser that offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, business entities, and third-party advisers. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental valuation approach focused on small- and mid-cap U.S. equities, utilizing proprietary research and customized strategies including a dedicated REIT portfolio.

Constantine Polites is the sole advisor at ARDROSSAN Wealth Management, LLC, with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has a background that includes roles at Citigroup Global Markets and Infosys Ltd. Outside of financial services, he is involved with Mykonos Film, LLC and Anthos Entertainment, LLC. ARDROSSAN Wealth Management provides personalized wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term buy-and-hold investment approach, delivering services on a non-discretionary basis with client-approved trades.

Michael Lackwood is a financial advisor at Spring Delta Asset Management, LLC in New York, NY, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Oppenheimer & Co. and Merrill. He also serves as treasurer for Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy, a charter school, where he assists with budgeting and organizational matters. Spring Delta Asset Management is an independent advisory firm managing approximately $14.9 million in discretionary assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension or profit-sharing plans, utilizing a model-driven approach focused on ETF-based strategies, including both tactical leveraged and non-leveraged buy-and-hold portfolios.

Alan Kotaev is the president and portfolio manager of TPK Advisors LLC, where he has worked since 2010. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has 10 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he is a partner at Alan Trade Inc., a company involved in the export and distribution of Sherwin Williams products in Russia, where he handles contract negotiations and shipment arrangements. TPK Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a variety of strategies including technical and fundamental analysis, short sales, option writing, and short-term trading, and conducts regular portfolio reviews with discretionary trading authority.

Brian Quinif is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Twin Bridges Advisory, where he has worked since 2026. His prior experience includes positions at HSBC Securities USA, Inc., HSBC Bank USA, N.A., and Nomura Securities International, Inc. Twin Bridges Advisory is a newly registered SEC investment adviser that plans to serve individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, and employee benefit plans. The firm offers a range of services including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, standalone financial planning, and pension consulting, with an investment approach focused on long-term, tax-aware, globally diversified strategic asset allocation.

Joshua Wallace is the sole advisor at Wallace Wealth Advisory, Inc., holding a Series 65 credential with no prior years of industry experience. His previous work history includes roles at Northwestern Mutual, Target Corp, Taco Bell, and Abraham Lincoln High School. Wallace Wealth Advisory is an independent firm that provides discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning primarily for young professionals. The firm employs a long-term investment approach focused on diversified asset allocation among equities and fixed income, using ETFs and mutual funds with ongoing monitoring and periodic rebalancing.

Steven Irgang is a financial advisor at Maci Family Office Advisors in New York, NY, with 4 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has been with Maci Family Office Advisors since 2011. Maci Family Office Advisors is a multi-family office serving affluent families, family offices, individuals, foundations, and trusts. The firm manages approximately $24 million and offers comprehensive services including investment management, succession and trust advice, philanthropic administration, personal CFO work, and concierge support, employing a strategic, tax-aware investment approach focused on long-term, diversified portfolios.

Evan Kessler is the sole advisor at ESK Capital Management Inc. in Great Neck, NY, with 15 years at the firm and five years of industry experience. He holds credentials relevant to his role and leads an independent wealth management practice. ESK Capital Management provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, creating customized portfolios based on fundamental and valuation analysis. The firm focuses on clients with accounts typically between $250,000 and $2 million and offers ongoing portfolio reviews and limited-scope advisory engagements.

Steven Mace is the principal of MACE Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 19 years of industry experience, having led his firm since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed insurance agent and a licensed real estate agent in New York. MACE Capital Management provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $86 million in client assets on a non-discretionary, fee-only basis, using fundamental and cyclical analysis across a broad range of instruments and strategies.

Richard Bregman is a CFA® charterholder and principal of MJB Asset Management LLC, with 29 years at the firm and four years of industry experience. Based in New York, NY, he has focused his career at MJB Asset Management since its founding. MJB Asset Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profits, high net worth investors, and institutional clients, with a particular emphasis on corporate and pension clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and pension consulting services, combining fundamental and technical analysis to manage portfolios tailored to client goals and market conditions.