Braden Semlitsch is a financial advisor at Capital Insights Group of WNY, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he was involved with Nottinghill Wedding Venue and Manny's Ace Hardware. Capital Insights Group of WNY, LLC provides fiduciary financial planning and investment management to a range of clients, including individuals, families, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, qualitative, and quantitative analysis, offering both passive and active investment strategies alongside educational seminars and workshops.

William Hudson III is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Hudson Advisor Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2004, and previously worked at Miller, Gesko & Company Inc. since 2025. Hudson Advisor Services provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm manages discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with approximately $310 million in assets under management, constructing customized portfolios using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offering additional services including tax planning and access to specialized strategies.

Paul Isaac Sr. is a financial advisor with Paramount Wealth Advisors in Buffalo, NY, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and over 27 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Securities America Advisors and SSN Advisory, among others. Outside of advising, he serves on the board of New York State Trial Lawyers and manages businesses specializing in structured settlements and lien resolution. Paramount Wealth Advisors, operating as Invictus Advisory Services, provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for individuals, trusts, charities, and estates, with a focus on managing cash and annuity components of personal injury and similar settlements. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach and coordinates with legal and financial professionals to support clients with structured settlement planning.

Sean O'Brien is a financial advisor with Andrew Hill Investment Advisors, Inc. in West Seneca, NY, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked in logistics and held positions at Canisius University and Valu Home Centers. Andrew Hill Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, modular financial planning, and pension consulting to individual clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, employer-sponsored plans, and insurance-related clients. The firm customizes portfolios according to client objectives and incorporates fundamental, technical, cyclical, behavioral, and ESG analyses in its investment process.

Keith Maderer is a financial advisor at SENIOR Financial and Realty Assoc. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with SENIOR Financial and Realty Assoc. since 1990. SENIOR Financial and Tax Associates is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm focuses on personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management, using a strategic asset allocation approach with primarily no-load and low-load mutual funds and ETFs.

Angela Hall is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience. She is currently with Note Advisors, LLC and has held prior roles at GCW Capital, Sterling Investment Counsel, LPL Financial, Jensen Marks Langer and Vance, Sii Investments, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of her advisory work, she is an Independent Insurance Agent specializing in various life and health insurance products. Note Advisors serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, pensions, and corporations, with a focus on high-net-worth households. The firm emphasizes a financial planning-driven approach and offers in-house tax preparation, wealth coaching, estate-planning assistance, and discretionary asset management.

John Gullo is a financial advisor at Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC in Buffalo, NY. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses and has five years of industry experience. Gullo has been with Sanderson Wealth Management since 2007, totaling 19 years of tenure at the firm. Sanderson Wealth Management provides comprehensive financial planning, investment consulting, and portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset allocation, manager due diligence, and ongoing monitoring, typically using mutual funds and ETFs to maintain liquidity and transparency.

Thomas Baker Jr. is an advisor at Sandhill Investment Management with six years of industry experience and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has been with Sandhill Investment Management for ten years. Sandhill Investment Management serves individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and retirement-plan clients, offering portfolio management, sub-advisory services, and model portfolios. The firm focuses on fundamental, bottom-up research and employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach across diversified asset strategies.

Michael Becht is a financial advisor with Silver Grove Advisory Services and holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. He has 29 years of industry experience, including 20 years at NEXT Financial Group and recent roles at Silver Grove Advisory Services and LPL Financial. Silver Grove Advisory Services provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business plan sponsors. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a primarily long-term, customized approach focused on diversified allocations across mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and options, supported by ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

Matthew Hayes is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Moldenhauer & Associates. His prior work includes roles at Merit Financial Advisors, Commonwealth Financial Network, Equitable Advisors, TRG Capital Management, and Key Bank. He also has experience outside of finance, including a position at Walt Disney and academic roles at SUNY-Fredonia and the University of Rochester. Moldenhauer & Associates provides financial planning and asset management to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering discretionary portfolio management, model and third-party manager programs, and fee-for-service consulting. The firm emphasizes a multi-step process for portfolio construction and oversight and sponsors wrap fee programs with supervisory oversight of third-party managers.

Gregory Kozerski Sr. is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Waterford Advisors, LLC, where he has worked for 25 years. He also prepares income tax returns for advisory clients seasonally and is an enrolled agent and CPA. Waterford Advisors is a fee-based, SEC-registered advisory team serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, managing approximately $399 million in client assets.

Mark Procknal is a financial advisor with Silver Grove Advisory Services in Orchard Park, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 1995 and Principal Mutual Life Insurance Co. from 1991 to 2016. Silver Grove Advisory Services provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business plan sponsors. The firm employs a long-term, customized investment approach using diversified allocations of low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities, managing approximately $453.6 million in client assets through a team of 17 advisors.

Larry Stolzenburg is a Series 65 licensed advisor with 18 years of experience at Sandhill Investment Management in Buffalo, NY, where he has worked since 2008. He also operates Larry S. Stolzenburg, CPA, PC, a firm he has been associated with since 1988. Sandhill Investment Management serves individual and high-net-worth investors, institutions, retirement plans, and trusts. The firm employs a research-driven investment process focused on fundamental analysis and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, model delivery for UMA programs, sub-advisory services, and specialized strategies such as municipal bond investments and alternative assets for accredited clients.

Cynthia Vance is a CFP® and ChFC® with 42 years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with Sterling Investment Counsel, LLC and LPL Financial LLC, and has held roles at SII Investments and Jensen, Marks, Langer & Vance LLC. In addition to her advisory work, she is a licensed attorney and serves as a board member for WNED/WBFO. Sterling Investment Counsel provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, including implementation through third-party platforms like AssetMark.

John Clouden is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding a Series 63 designation and over 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. for 31 years and has been involved with Sgroi Wealth Advisory Group LLC since 2017. Outside of his advisory roles, he is licensed as a non-variable insurance producer. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a variety of investment solutions supported by an in-house research team and combines large-scale advisory operations with non-advisory products such as insurance and annuities.

Christopher Marks is a financial advisor with Sterling Investment Counsel, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial LLC since 2018 and has been affiliated with Sterling Investment Counsel since 2016. Marks is also involved with Jensen, Marks, Langer & Vance Comprehensive Wealth Planning LLC and serves as a broker with Specific Solutions, Inc. and Alliance Advisory Group LLC. Sterling Investment Counsel provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm customizes portfolios based on client goals and risk tolerance, employing a variety of analytical methods and both long- and short-term trading strategies, and offers financial planning at no additional cost.

Mark Kirchmyer is a financial advisor at Silver Grove Advisory Services with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Silver Grove Advisory Services since 2017. Prior to that, he was with Key Investment Services LLC from 2009 to 2017. Silver Grove Advisory Services is a team-based firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business plan sponsors. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, using a primarily long-term, customized investment approach with diversified allocations and multiple third-party platforms.

Phillip Frattali Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years at Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC, where he has five years of industry experience. He is based in Buffalo, NY, and works as part of an 11-advisor team. Sanderson Wealth Management offers comprehensive financial planning, investment consulting, and portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, manager due diligence, and ongoing monitoring, implementing strategies primarily through mutual funds and ETFs.

Evan Kraft is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 4 years of industry experience. He has been with Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC since 2010. Sanderson Wealth Management, LLC serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing comprehensive financial planning, investment consulting, and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management. The firm’s approach emphasizes asset allocation based on capital market assumptions and risk analysis, utilizing mutual funds and ETFs for transparency and liquidity, and maintains a significant focus on non-discretionary management and insurance-related advisory services.

Daniel Byles Smith is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Waterford Advisors, LLC, where he has worked for ten years. The firm is a fee-based, SEC-registered advisory team that provides discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. Waterford manages approximately $399 million in client assets using diversified asset-allocation models and written Investment Policy Statements.