Ralph Metz Jr. is a financial advisor with Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has worked with Spartan Capital Securities, LLC since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 22% owner and investor in a CrossFit gym business. Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management offers personalized investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, and other business entities, focusing on portfolio management and oversight of third-party money managers. The firm tailors guidance to clients' objectives and risk tolerance, managing assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis and integrating broker-dealer and insurance activities under common ownership.

Gerson Ossers is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cerity Partners LLC since 2026. He previously worked at Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC for seven years, along with positions at Source Financial Advisors, Procyon Private Wealth Partners, UBS Financial Services, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Management. Shufro, Rose & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement accounts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes individualized, long-term portfolio management using equities, fixed income, ETFs, mutual funds, and cash equivalents.

Laura Asker is a financial advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 19 years of industry experience. She has worked primarily at Empirical Research Partners, with two tenures spanning from 2003 to 2017 and from 2022 to the present. Empirical Research Partners provides data-driven research and on-request investment advice exclusively to institutional investors, including money managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, and broker-dealers. The firm’s approach combines top-down macroeconomic and industry data with bottom-up statistical analysis to deliver quantitative models that inform professional investors' independent decision-making.

Emily Liao is a financial advisor at Plum Street Advisors, LLC in Brooklyn, NY, with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Barclays Capital Inc. and Barclays. Plum Street Advisors is a boutique wealth management firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan sponsors and trustees. The firm combines financial planning with discretionary portfolio management, using a strategic asset allocation approach focused on low-cost index funds and ETFs, active rebalancing, and tax-aware implementation.

Kenneth Gutwillig is a financial advisor at Financial Decisions, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Financial Decisions since 2016, with prior roles at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Hornor Townsend & Kent. He is also involved in insurance sales and services, including life, accident, health, disability, and long-term care insurance. Financial Decisions serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach with a mix of bonds, equities, independent managers, and variable annuity management, operating from multiple offices despite a small advisory team.

Yasmeen Mock is a financial advisor at Kimelman & Baird, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Kimelman & Baird since 2002. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the finance committee of Lifeway Network, providing financial oversight to the organization. Kimelman & Baird offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, employing both fundamental and technical analysis alongside tailored long- and short-term investment strategies.

Dennis Lee is a financial advisor at Wilmington Capital Securities, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at both Wilmington Capital Securities and Trident Partners Ltd., where he currently supervises the municipal bond trading activity. Wilmington Capital Securities, LLC provides fee-based portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pensions, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation strategy using a range of securities and analysis methods, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services.

James Elliot is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with ELCO Management Company, LLC in New York, NY, since 1995. ELCO Management Company, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through separately managed accounts and as adviser and general partner to a private pooled vehicle. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis across multiple strategies and employs options, short selling, and leverage where appropriate.

Matthew Delorenzo is a financial advisor with United Asset Strategies Inc., holding a Series 63 designation and four years of industry experience. He has been with United Asset Strategies since 2008. United Asset Strategies provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, participant-directed brokerage services, and estate and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.22 billion in client assets and employs a team-based advisory model with diversified, tailored portfolios that include active fixed-income management and options strategies.

Thomas Carhart is a financial advisor with South Street Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, holding four years of industry experience. He has been with South Street Advisors since 1998. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Carhart serves as vice president of Baronne Services, a management company for family-owned oil and gas partnerships, and is a director of two not-for-profit organizations: Arts for Art in New York and Prevent Child Abuse America in Chicago. South Street Advisors provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, including U.S. non-profit endowments and private foundations. The firm employs a systematic, research-driven investment process with a focus on asset allocation and quantitative screening, managing roughly $825 million across U.S. equity, balanced, and fixed-income strategies.

Michael Kettner is a financial advisor at Avestar Capital, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Kestra Financial Services, Inc. and Coastline Wealth Management. He is also the owner of MCK Wealth Management, a personal non-investment business entity. Avestar Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.06 billion for individuals, high-net-worth clients, private funds, charities, and corporations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through proprietary ETF strategies and third-party models, combining passive and active management with options and derivatives, while serving both U.S. and non-U.S. clients and acting as an investment manager for proprietary funds and private investment vehicles.

Joseph Mcclellan is a financial advisor with WealthPLAN Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with multiple firms, including Securities America Inc. and LPL Financial, and has been with WealthPLAN Partners since 2014. WealthPLAN Partners provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients. The firm employs a “Strategy Diversification” approach across various asset classes and typically manages client accounts on a discretionary basis with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

David Shaw is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license with one year of experience in financial advising. He currently works at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. and has prior experience at Focus Wealth Partners, Argent Wealth Management, and Boston Financial Investment Management. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. is a multi-advisor SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.14 billion for around 540 clients. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, utilizing a combination of actively managed and index-related strategies across traditional and alternative asset classes.

Ashwini Patil is a financial advisor at GoalVest Advisory LLC in New York, NY, with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with GoalVest Advisory since 2018. GoalVest Advisory primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and subadvisory services. The firm combines fundamental equity research, quantitative analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis to create tailored investment strategies and generally manages accounts on a discretionary basis.

Daniel Sterling is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC. He has previously worked at Future You Wealth, LLC and Capital Guardian Trust Company. NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as certain charitable organizations, through discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm primarily uses passive, asset-class-weighted portfolios combined with fundamental analysis and offers access to alternative investments and specialized strategies via third-party sub-advisers.

Alan Weingarten is a financial advisor at Comprehensive Capital Management, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Comprehensive Capital Management since 2009. Outside of advisory work, he owns and operates Weingarten Financial Funding, providing pre-settlement funding for certain types of litigation. Comprehensive Capital Management advises individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and businesses, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical strategies, including tactical overlays and market-timing approaches, to manage client portfolios.

Kyle Kadish is a financial advisor at Revere Wealth Management LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at multiple firms, including IBN Financial Services, Inc. and Provasi Capital Partners. Outside of finance, he serves as an independent contractor assigning referees for NCAA hockey games. Revere Wealth Management LLC operates as a seven-advisor team providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management for individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and macro analysis and offers customized portfolios alongside financial planning and consulting services.

John Preston is a financial advisor with WealthEdge Investment Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and over 40 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Watts Capital Partners LLC for six years and Beech Hill Advisors, Inc. for eleven years. WealthEdge serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans and businesses, providing discretionary portfolio management, model-portfolio services, and access to third-party strategists. The firm employs multi-model core-satellite and dynamic allocation strategies and manages roughly $472 million for around 290 clients through a team of six advisors.

James Lombardo II is a financial advisor at Atcap Partners, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at firms including National Asset Management, National Securities Corp, and Aegis Capital Corp. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CEO of a real estate company. Atcap Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and technical analysis, including market-timing strategies, and offers access to third-party asset managers as well as alternative investments through affiliated entities.

William Ullman is a financial advisor at Connective Wealth Partners, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Water Street Advisors LLC, Berkshire Global Advisors LP, and Greystone Wealth Advisors, LLC. Ullman serves as a board member of Alpha Modus Corp., a data-driven technology company. Connective Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory that provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm’s investment approach relies on fundamental analysis with a generally long-term orientation, constructing portfolios from ETFs, equities, bonds, mutual funds, and alternative investments.