Bart Di Chiaro is a financial advisor with Discipline Wealth Solutions, Inc. in Tarrytown, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at CPR Investments Inc., Primerica Advisors, and Quest Capital Strategies, Inc. He is also active as an insurance agent, engaging in the sale of various insurance products. Discipline Wealth Solutions serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and other registered advisors by providing customized investment advisory services that include discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts, sub-advisory relationships, and retirement plan consulting. The firm incorporates various investment approaches and offers both in-house management and oversight of third-party managers.

James Rank is a financial advisor at Aspire Advisors, LLC with 8 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Aspire Advisors since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he dedicates a portion of his time to consulting on retirement plan service engagements and client relations for Hamilton Cavanaugh & Associates, Inc., a broker-dealer. Aspire Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, retirement planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, and employee benefit plans. The firm manages client assets predominantly through discretionary model portfolios and combines fundamental and technical analysis in its research.

Akshat Piprottar is a financial advisor at Night Owl Capital Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Night Owl Capital since 2022. Prior to that, he held positions at Bank of America and Zimmer Biomet and spent several years as a student. Night Owl Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, focusing on concentrated, long-term public equity investments primarily in mid- and large-cap companies. The firm manages approximately $865.8 million in client assets through separately managed accounts and private pooled vehicles, employing fundamental analysis and valuation discipline.

Edward Palleschi is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with First Long Island Investors, LLC since 2003 and serves as the firm's Executive Managing Director and a member of its Investment Committee. First Long Island Investors, LLC is a boutique wealth management firm that offers discretionary portfolio management and family-office style services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified asset allocation strategy and manages multiple private funds and pooled vehicles while maintaining affiliated broker-dealer and referral arrangements.

Michael Schmidig is a financial advisor with Traphagen Financial Group in Oradell, NJ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has recent experience at Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC since 2026. Prior to this, he worked in various roles including at Hoboken FC and Become Elite. Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, businesses, and institutions. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and integrates tax and accounting services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Kevin Mccabe is a financial advisor at 5C Capital Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and worked previously at Clark Dodge Asset Management LLC from 2014 to 2017. 5C Capital Management provides customized financial planning and investment management services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and corporate retirement plans. The firm combines quantitative portfolio measures, fundamental and technical analysis, and tax-aware portfolio construction in its fiduciary investment approach.

Alexander Macchio is a financial advisor at Traphagen Financial Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Traphagen Financial Group, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management, and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2014. Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and trusts. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis, manages discretionary model portfolios, and integrates tax, accounting, and estate-planning services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Carl Zuckerberg is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience and is a principal at RZH Advisors LLC, where he has worked since 2000. He holds a Series 63 license and is based in Stamford, CT. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in fixed insurance sales as an insurance agent. RZH Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, business entities, and charitable organizations, providing fee-based wealth management, discretionary investment management, and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.1 billion in assets, typically on a discretionary basis, and utilizes a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and private funds, with some portfolios incorporating Dimensional Fund Advisors strategies.

Brian Crane is a financial advisor at Tortoise Investment Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Tortoise since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Spring Street Market and Williams College. Tortoise Investment Management provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and trusts, focusing on risk management, tax efficiency, and a conservative long-term approach. The firm also offers financial planning and advice on various non-investment matters upon client request.

Ginger Romero Pardlo is a financial advisor with TSA Management Inc and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 18 years of industry experience and has been with Halliday Financial, LLC since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Treasurer for the American Community School of Abu Dhabi PTA and as a temporary assistant to the Managing Director at Pall Mall Consultancy. TSA Portfolio Management provides investment supervisory services to individuals, retirement, and institutional accounts, focusing on strategic asset allocation and a mix of fundamental, qualitative, and technical analysis. The firm manages a diversified range of securities and is notable for its high assets under management per advisor within a small team.

Michaelangelo Dooley is a CFP® with 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with New Edge Wealth in Stamford, CT, having previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 12 years. Dooley serves on the board of directors for South Florida After-School All-Stars and became Chairman in August 2022. New Edge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, foundations, and trusts, offering a variety of advisory services including wealth strategy, portfolio management, and institutional consulting. The firm focuses on asset allocation and investor behavior, utilizing a blend of independent managers, model strategies, and proprietary solutions with technology-enhanced, human-reviewed investment processes.

Loren Bailey is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. in Mt. Vernon, NY, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has 29 years of industry experience, including prior roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and Client First Capital, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is also an independent insurance agent specializing in Medicare insurance and serves as a part-time caregiver. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual investors and retirement plan sponsors, offering a range of managed account programs and tailored, suitability-driven advice.

Raymond Pruzinsky is a financial advisor with Seacrest Wealth Management, LLC, holding the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 44 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. In addition to his advisory work, he operates a non-variable insurance agency providing various insurance policies to clients. Seacrest Wealth Management is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm offering comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using fundamental and technical analysis across a range of investment vehicles and provides specialized services such as divorce financial mediation and consulting related to variable annuities and employer-sponsored plans.

Tobias Tolino is a financial advisor at Citizens Private Wealth with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Richter Bober Asset Management, LLC for six years before joining Citizens Private Wealth in 2020. Citizens Private Wealth, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals and families, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and foundations. The firm emphasizes long-term, tailored asset allocation within an open-architecture investment framework, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside tax, estate, and recently added business consulting services.

Renato Estefano is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC since 2023, as well as at Leucadia Asset Management and Jefferies & Company, Inc. since 2012. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers a customized, collaborative planning process covering a range of topics including tax and estate planning, executive compensation, and philanthropic planning.

Peter Tcherepnine is a financial advisor with Gamco Asset Management Inc., holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing 59 years of industry experience. He worked at Loeb Partners Corporation for 37 years before joining GAMCO Investors Inc. in 2019. He serves on the board of the American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS, Inc.) and on the board of Loeb Holding, which is no longer engaged in investment activities. Gamco Asset Management Inc. provides discretionary investment management and separate-account solutions to a diverse client base, applying a research-driven value discipline complemented by growth strategies. The firm manages approximately $11.6 billion in discretionary assets and offers tailored portfolio management with an emphasis on bottom-up analysis and catalyst-driven investment theses.

Louis Orgera is a CFP® with 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently serves as an advisor at Level Four Advisory Services and has prior experience at Mid Atlantic Securities, Inc. and operates a CPA practice focused on tax services for small businesses and individuals. Additionally, he acts as an executor for an estate and is involved in selling life insurance on a limited basis. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion across more than 13,800 client relationships. The firm serves a diverse client base with fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, employing model portfolios managed internally or through sub-advisers and third-party managers.

Gilles Gouraige is a financial advisor at NewEdge Wealth with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at John Hancock Investment Management. NewEdge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as foundations, endowments, and other institutional or charitable clients. The firm offers comprehensive advisory services and employs an investment process that emphasizes asset allocation and investor behavior, utilizing a combination of model strategies, separately managed accounts, and proprietary investment solutions.

Jeffrey Tucker is a financial advisor at BOK Financial Securities, Inc. in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 39 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and KeyBanc Capital Markets. BOK Financial Securities, operating as BOK Financial Advisors, serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, retirement plans, government agencies, municipalities, and institutional clients. The firm offers non-discretionary, fee-based investment management through its Guided Portfolio Solutions program, with investment research provided by its affiliate Strategic Investment Advisors.

Jeffrey Kobernick is a financial advisor at New Edge Wealth with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at UBS Financial Services from 2008 to 2020. Kobernick serves as treasurer for Friends of Concordia University and is a board member of Banyan Golf Club. New Edge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as foundations, endowments, and other institutional clients. The firm offers comprehensive advisory services and employs a multifaceted investment approach that includes proprietary strategies, third-party managers, and alternative exposures across multiple asset classes.