Yassir Samra is a financial advisor at Skyy Financial Group, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has maintained an academic appointment at Manhattan College since 2005. Skyy Financial Group provides investment advice and portfolio management to individuals, investment clubs, partnerships, and business accounts, along with educational services such as tutoring, seminars, and a subscription trading service. The firm’s investment approach integrates technical and value analysis with macroeconomic research and uses a variety of trading strategies tailored to clients’ cash flow and risk profiles.

Ajit Paranjpe is a financial advisor at Prima Innotech with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Prima Innotech since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he has a long tenure at Veeco Instruments starting in 2006. Prima Innotech is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and consulting services to individual clients. The firm employs a proprietary OptionMaximizer analysis engine to guide investment decisions and supports clients through educational seminars, publications, and a subscription-based platform for self-directed investors.

Xiaowei Jiang is a financial advisor at Oceanus Capital Management in Miami, FL, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Oceanus Capital Management in 2024, Jiang worked at Oceanus Research LLC, GSA Capital, and Welton Investment Partners. Oceanus Capital Management provides customized investment management and consulting services primarily to high-net-worth and sophisticated investors. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, top-down thematic research and proprietary data science to construct diversified portfolios, often employing hedging techniques and derivatives as part of its investment approach.

James Parris is a financial advisor at Ivory Wealth Management Inc. with 4 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Ivory Wealth Management since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved with the Syosset Soccer Club since 2006, coaching and training youth soccer. Ivory Wealth Management provides portfolio management and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension plans. The firm emphasizes a fiduciary standard and employs a range of analytical methods, offering primarily non-discretionary management alongside insurance and annuity advisory services.

Cheng Kou is a financial advisor at Time Investment Advisers with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for ten years at Verisk Data Analytics. Time Investment Advisers provides portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services tailored to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach and offers both long-term portfolio management and short-term trading strategies, including option strategies.

Stuart Ruff is the principal and sole advisor at Ruff Choices, an independent registered investment adviser based in Cranford, NJ. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 22 years of industry experience, founding Ruff Choices in 1999. Ruff Choices provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as charitable organizations and certain institutional clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including equities, ETFs, and mutual funds, and incorporates the use of margin, short sales, and options for separately managed accounts.

Michael Maye is a CFP®, PFS™, and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has been the principal of MJM Financial Advisors, LLC in Gillette, NJ since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he conducts educational seminars and workshops for community groups, including seniors, women's groups, and university events. MJM Financial Advisors serves individual investors and their families, including high-net-worth clients, advising approximately 27 family groups with around $42 million in assets under management. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and integrated wealth management that includes retirement, estate, tax planning, and business consulting. Its investment approach combines institutional-style no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and ETNs with a strategic asset allocation process, emphasizing a passive core and selective active allocations, alongside tax-sensitive implementation. The firm also offers tax planning and preparation services through its CPA affiliation.

Robert Bonavito is a financial advisor at The Financial Planning Group, Inc. in Scotch Plains, NJ, holding the PFS™ designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with The Financial Planning Group since 1995. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. Their approach includes tailored portfolio construction based on suitability assessments and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in security selection.

Steven Rokeach is a CFA® charterholder and the principal advisor at Elliot Investment Management, LLC, with 23 years of industry experience. He founded and has operated the independent firm since 2003. Elliot Investment Management provides ongoing investment supervisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis with a range of strategies including options writing, managing portfolios across mutual funds, equities, bonds, fixed income, and select alternative products.

Bhushan Bhangale is the principal of Bsquare Investalytix LLC and holds a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He has worked at Cognizant from 2021 to 2024 and BNP Paribas RCC from 2007 to 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is a managing member of Gill Lane Investment Partners LLC, a passive real estate investment entity. Bsquare Investalytix LLC is a registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management and a subscription service offering trade recommendations. The firm focuses on equities, ETFs, and equity options using a combination of charting, cyclical, fundamental, and technical analysis.

Domingo Ramos is a financial advisor at Swapnick, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Prudential, Policygenius, and Havas prior to his current role. Ramos leads the Swapnick Community Foundation, which focuses on financial literacy. Swapnick, LLC is a fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a buy-and-hold investment strategy with global diversification and active monitoring, operating as a single-advisor practice with no account minimums.

Frederick Palmerton is the sole advisor at Palmerton Financial Services, LLC, an independent firm based in Newark, NJ. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 21 years of industry experience, including more than two decades leading his own firm since 2002. Palmerton Financial Services, LLC provides discretionary supervisory management of individually managed investment portfolios primarily for individuals, as well as corporations and nonprofit entities. The firm focuses on a long-term investment approach emphasizing fundamental analysis, with portfolios concentrated in a limited number of actively traded equity and convertible securities tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Robert Sefcik is the sole advisor at Main & Wall Capital Management, Corp., an independent firm based in Millburn, NJ. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has 17 years of industry experience. Sefcik has been with Main & Wall since 2011, working in various capacities including research and development. Main & Wall Capital Management, Corp. provides wealth management and personalized portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a goal-based process focused on capital preservation and risk management, employing behavioral finance concepts and model asset allocation portfolios with both strategic and tactical elements.

Mark Rizzotti is a financial advisor at Transparent Wealth Solutions with a Series 65 credential and experience spanning roles at JP Morgan and Seramount. He is also a licensed real estate salesperson affiliated with Green Light Realty and co-founder of an online blog providing market commentary. Transparent Wealth Solutions offers fee-only financial planning, coaching, and advisory services to individuals and families, focusing on comprehensive cash-flow analysis, risk management, and long-term, diversified investment strategies. The firm uses a digital custodian platform and provides scheduled client reviews without taking custody of assets.

Mark Painter is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Everguide Financial Group, LLC since 2016. Everguide Financial Group provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business owners. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis with model portfolios and ongoing monitoring, managing approximately $45 million in discretionary assets as a single-advisor practice.

Dushyant Pandit is a financial advisor at Dorchester Advisors LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Dorchester Advisors since 2010. Dorchester Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and outside money-manager selection for individuals, businesses, trusts, charities, and endowments. The firm serves a range of clients, including high-net-worth households and small pension and profit-sharing plans, using a fundamentally driven, value-oriented investment approach that emphasizes tailored portfolios and routine monitoring.

Sunsierre Atkinson is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Team Financial Planning in Union, NJ. Prior to this, Atkinson worked at DTCC from 2015 to 2021 and is the founder of Teach Everyone About Money LLC, a coaching and teaching business. Team Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving primarily individual clients as well as employer plan sponsors and other organizations. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, employing a blend of passive and active strategies alongside fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with options for socially responsible investing upon client request.

Richard Taborda is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 16 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the president and investment adviser representative of LBT Wealth Management, LLC, an independent firm he has been associated with since 2011. Prior to this, he worked at Freeman Capital Advisors, LLC from 2019 to 2023 and Wealth More Enterprise, Inc. starting in 2024. LBT Wealth Management primarily serves individual clients through discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, employing a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage portfolios. The firm uses advanced trading strategies and held-away order management systems uncommon for a firm of its size.

John Donnelly III is the sole advisor at Paulo Financial Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in Staten Island, NY. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has seven years of industry experience with the firm. Paulo Financial Advisors serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses, providing investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach combining fundamental analysis, asset allocation, and a preference for index funds, while also utilizing strategies such as margin and options hedging where appropriate.

Christopher Colyer is a financial advisor at CMC Wealth LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. Prior to founding CMC Wealth LLC in 2025, he worked at EisnerAmper Wealth Management & Corporate Benefits, LLC, Eisner Advisory Group LLC, and Wiss Private Client Advisors, LLC. He is also an accountant and owner of CMC Advisors LLC and operates as an independent licensed insurance agent. CMC Wealth LLC provides portfolio management services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on fundamental analysis and a long-term trading approach. The firm requires client approval for investment decisions and offers regular portfolio monitoring and reporting.