George Jarvinen is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer + Close, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation. He has been with Oppenheimer + Close since 2021 and has prior experience with TAG Financial Institutions Group and in educational roles at St. Lawrence University and Edina High School. Oppenheimer + Close serves individuals, families, retirement-plan participants, and trusts, including high-net-worth clients and accredited investors. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach focused on exchange-listed equities, offering discretionary portfolio management and coordinated financial planning tailored to client objectives.

Patrick Donohue is a financial advisor at Vanquour LLC with 44 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at UBS Financial Services and Aegis Capital Corp. Donohue is also a licensed insurance professional. Vanquour LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to high net worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, long-term portfolios using diversified assets and combines fundamental and technical research to align investments with clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Jay Patel is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Ahara Advisors since 2022 and previously held positions at Bofa Securities, Inc. and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Ahara Advisors is a small, supported advisory firm serving families, high-net-worth individuals, and institutional clients. The firm employs an institutional-style approach to family financial planning, combining detailed financial analysis with customized stress testing and ongoing consulting, while providing daily transparency on liquid positions and a formal process for presenting alternative investment opportunities.

Aseem Garg is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Ahara Advisors since 2021. Prior to this, he worked at Tetragon Financial Group from 2015 to 2021. He is a minority owner of several private investment pass-through entities, which he uses periodically for personal investments. Ahara Advisors provides portfolio management, trade execution, and financial consulting primarily to families, high-net-worth individuals, and institutional clients. The firm employs an institutional-style approach to family financial planning and combines fundamental analysis with tactical and strategic asset allocation, offering transparency and specialized consulting services through a two-person advisory team.

Kristine Rooney Granger is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and over one year of industry experience. She has worked with various J.P. Morgan entities since 2004, including J.P. Morgan Wealth Management Solutions Inc. and J.P. Morgan Private Investments Inc. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager and fund searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

Joseph Halpern is a financial advisor at Exceed Advisory LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Chelsea Financial Services and Fountainhead Capital Management. Halpern also provides consulting services to fintech companies and serves as Chief Investment Officer at Fountainhead Capital Management. Exceed Advisory LLC offers option-based investment strategies to a range of clients including registered investment companies, institutions, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm focuses on defined-outcome, option-based solutions primarily using listed index and FLEX options, often functioning as a sub-advisor to other registered investment advisers.

Eustache Clerveaux is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with four years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Fidare Wealth Solutions LLC. His prior experience includes roles at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Hudson Financial Group, and Morgan Stanley. He is a board member and treasurer of the Public-Private Alliance Foundation. Fidare Wealth Solutions is an independent advisory firm providing discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on tailored investment approaches based on client objectives, employing techniques such as dollar-cost averaging and technical analysis.

Robert Braglia is a financial advisor with American Financial & Tax Strategies, Inc. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with seven years of industry experience. He has been with American Financial & Tax Strategies since 1992. In addition to advisory work, he performs trustee and executor duties for certain clients. American Financial & Tax Strategies provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm emphasizes comprehensive financial planning combined with discretionary portfolio management, typically using exchange-traded and mutual funds with a focus on institutional-class shares and tax-aware rebalancing.

Sara Glaz is a financial advisor with MWM Group LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and MWM Group since 2015. Glaz is the founder of the Women’s Estate Planning Group, a marketing initiative focused on serving women. MWM Group LLC provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and corporations, overseeing approximately $431 million in discretionary assets. The firm primarily manages accounts on a discretionary basis using proprietary asset-allocation models and offers a wrap-fee program as its sole portfolio manager.

Steven Gitter is a financial advisor at PureVest with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Cetera Advisor Networks and Voya Financial Advisors. Outside of advising, he is president of Door Clipper Inc., a local advertising and coupon business. PureVest provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual clients, including mass-affluent and high-net-worth households, as well as businesses and retirement plans. The firm employs a tailored investment approach with a focus on client approval for all trades in non-discretionary accounts.

Christopher Dicostanzo is a financial advisor at Penbrook Management LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience in healthcare consulting and software management. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in consulting on patient engagement services through Dico Management, LLC, and manages golf league software via YGS Golf, LLC. Penbrook Management LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes fundamental and qualitative analysis, building portfolios concentrated in individual equities aimed at capital appreciation, supplemented by bonds and other instruments.

Barbara Chacour is a CFA® charterholder with 59 years of industry experience. She is a portfolio manager at Penbrook Management LLC and has been with the firm since 2010. She also works with Beech Hill Securities, Inc. since 2013. Penbrook Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, focusing on fundamental and qualitative analysis to build portfolios concentrated in individual equities, supplemented by bonds and other instruments, with strategies tailored to client objectives.

Alexander Fleiss is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Rebellion Research with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Rebellion Research since 2005 and has served at Rebellion Research Advisors, LP since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Fleiss is a manager of Rebellion Research Partners LP, a hedge fund. Rebellion Research Advisors, L.P. manages discretionary portfolios for approximately 75 clients, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW individuals, using a systematic, machine-learning-based investment process. The firm combines retail advisory services with hedge fund management, employing proprietary technology and risk-optimization techniques across its Global Equity and Absolute Return strategies.

Syed Haider is a financial advisor at VinsonCap Wealth Advisors LLC with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. He has been associated with VinsonCap entities since 2015 and serves as a general partner of the VinsonCap Opportunities Master Fund. VinsonCap Wealth Advisors LLC provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and corporate clients. The firm employs a customized, long-term investment approach focused on diversification, consistency, and tax considerations, offering a range of investment options including mutual funds, individual equities, fixed-income instruments, and non-U.S. securities.

Charles Brewster is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Brewster Financial Planning LLC since 2007, where he is a principal. The firm provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. Brewster Financial Planning operates as a fee-only, SEC-registered adviser that employs goal-based investment policy statements and primarily uses passively managed index funds and ETFs to build globally diversified portfolios.

Charles Salvador is a financial advisor at Zorea Capital LP with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has prior experience at Andover Capital Partners LLC, First Metro Investment Corporation, LVH Global, and The Commercialiser. Zorea Capital LP provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individual and family clients, managing approximately $50 million across a small client base. The firm employs a fundamental, research-intensive, long-term, value-oriented investment approach focused on a concentrated set of core holdings and uses leverage, derivatives, and limited short positions or options for downside protection.

Mark Guastaferri is a financial advisor at Origin Wealth Advisers in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Sentinel Solutions, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, and HHG & Company, LLC. Origin Wealth Advisers serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth and business-owner clients, offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and specialized advice on retirement, trust, and business planning. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach guided by individualized investment policy statements and integrates life-planning techniques with traditional financial analysis.

Simon Bennaim is a financial advisor at Zorea Capital LP with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Kize Capital LP and Axa XL, as well as a period of full-time education. He also provides consulting services to other unaffiliated investment managers on a limited basis. Zorea Capital LP offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment advice primarily to individual and family clients, managing approximately $50 million. The firm employs a fundamental, research-intensive, long-term, value-oriented approach focused on a concentrated portfolio of core holdings, utilizing leverage, derivatives, and limited short positions for risk management.

Paul Ayala is a financial advisor at Garrison Bradford & Associates Inc with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank and JPMorgan Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partial owner of ForBuy Auto Inc, a business involved in buying and selling automobiles. Garrison Bradford & Associates is an SEC-registered investment adviser that manages discretionary, separate accounts for individuals, tax-exempt entities, and investment partnerships. The firm emphasizes long-term, fundamentally driven growth investing and tailors portfolios to client objectives while managing risk through diversification.

Isaac Richard III is a financial advisor at Mavros Capital Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill Lynch. Richard has also been involved in family office advisory, leading strategic direction in that area. Mavros Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management primarily to single-family offices, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, and entities such as trusts and foundations. The firm customizes advice through formal Investment Policy Statements and integrates a range of assets while conducting multi-phase due diligence on private fund managers.