Feifei Xing is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience currently working at Altfest Personal Wealth Management in New York, NY. Her career includes continuous roles at Altfest since 2018 and prior experience at OPMI Business School and Whitewood Group Inc. Altfest Personal Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and management of pooled investment vehicles to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, private funds, and other business entities. The firm employs a range of analytical techniques and offers discretionary portfolio management and fiduciary services, including education and customized financial planning.

Caylea Schmitz Gursoy is a financial advisor at Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc. with a Series 65 designation and over seven years of experience in the industry. She has worked at Ameraudi Asset Management since 2018 and previously spent four years at Raymond James Financial Services / Interaudi Bank. Gursoy also serves as a compliance officer within Ameraudi’s affiliated entities. Ameraudi Asset Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts. The firm utilizes a macro, asset-allocation approach with diversified exposure mainly through index ETFs and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Patricia Eiden is a financial advisor at Circle Advisers Inc with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. She has been with Circle Advisers since 2017. Circle Advisers Inc. serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, providing non-discretionary investment advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and employs a range of strategies including options for hedging or income, managing assets across multiple offices while maintaining a team-sized advisor structure.

Stephen Childs is a CFP® and CFA® with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC and previously worked for Bradley, Foster & Sargent, Inc. for 13 years. Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm uses a multi-asset class approach that combines bottom-up fundamental analysis with top-down macro and cyclical views.

Michael Manginelli is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fortis Group Advisors since 2019 and previously was with MML Investors Services and MassMutual from 2013 to 2019. In addition to his advisory role, he has ownership interests in related insurance and investment businesses. Fortis Group Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a combined fundamental and technical analysis investment approach, focusing on institutional manager due diligence and tax-aware decisions, and offers a range of services including discretionary investment management, financial planning, and estate coordination.

Timothy Seymour is a financial advisor at Magnus Financial Group LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Magnus since 2025, also maintaining his own firm, Seymour Asset Management LLC, since 2017. He serves as a board member of Cheech and Chong Global, a consumer products company, where he advises on industry matters. Magnus Financial Group provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and entities, including family offices, trusts, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $2.33 billion in assets, offering diversified portfolio management, proprietary quantitative strategies, and unique operational capabilities such as the use of the Pontera platform for held-away account oversight.

David Astorr is a financial advisor with Wilmington Capital Securities, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Wilmington Capital Securities since 2015. Astorr is the owner and sole proprietor of an investment-related business operating under daveastorr.com. Wilmington Capital Securities, LLC provides fee-based portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pensions, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities, managing approximately $258 million in client assets. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation strategy to manage risk and enhance performance, utilizing a range of securities and analyses while maintaining client accounts with third-party custodians.

Michael Jamison is a financial advisor at Griffin Asset Management, LLC in New York, NY, with 12 years of industry experience. He has held his current role since 2017 and previously worked at Lebenthal Asset Management from 2015 to 2017. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Griffin Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and customized wealth management for individuals, families, trusts, charities, and institutions. The firm employs active management techniques across core equity, fixed income, and alternative strategies, serving over 600 client relationships and managing nearly $1 billion in assets.

Asher Konigsberg is a financial advisor at 5C Capital Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with 5C Capital Management since 2020. Prior to his advisory career, he worked at RSM Facility Solution and spent a decade in education at River Dell MS, River Dell HS, and SUNY at Binghamton. 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 acts as a fiduciary, offering portfolios built around client objectives, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs, using a combination of quantitative measures, fundamental and technical analysis, and tax-aware portfolio construction.

Tiera Mulligan is a financial advisor at Traphagen Financial Group with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at J.P. Morgan Securities, Chase Investment Services Corp., and JPMorgan Chase Bank since 2011. 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 uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and integrates tax and accounting services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Megan Grusczynski is a CFP® at Revolve Wealth Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. She has been with Revolve Wealth Partners since 2018 and previously worked at Russell Research from 2014 to 2018. Revolve Wealth Partners provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive wealth-management services, utilizing a diversified approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and private placements for qualified clients.

Jack La Piana is an advisor at Quent Capital, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Quent Capital, he worked at Baker Tilly and The Wolf Group and has academic and work experience spanning from full-time student status to various roles in the private sector. Quent Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients and advises pooled vehicles, including the Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund, LP. The firm employs a long/short, small-cap oriented investment approach focused on thematic innovation and utilizes hedging and derivatives strategies.

Alex Shtaynberger is a financial advisor with Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Laidlaw Wealth Management since 2010 and has maintained a long-term association with Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd since 1999. Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm focuses on customized portfolios using strategic asset allocation and a range of investment products, including no-load mutual funds, ETFs, structured products, and fixed-income securities, applying methodologies such as Modern Portfolio Theory and both fundamental and technical analysis.

Nicole Price is a financial advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Empirical Research Partners since 2003. Empirical Research Partners serves institutional clients such as investment managers, hedge funds, broker-dealers, and insurance companies by providing data-driven subscription research and customized investment advice. The firm focuses on quantitative models and combines macroeconomic analysis with factor modeling to support institutional decision-making and does not manage client assets or serve retail clients.

Robert Rosenthal is a financial advisor with First Long Island Investors, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 39 years of industry experience. He has been with First Long Island Investors since 1983 and serves as chairman, CEO, and chief investment officer. Additionally, Rosenthal has been a lead director at Global Industrial Company (formerly Systemax, Inc.) since 1995 and acts as trustee or co-trustee of trusts for family office clients and his own family. First Long Island Investors, LLC is a boutique wealth management firm serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, pooled investment vehicles, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified asset allocation strategy with internally managed equity approaches and tailored fixed income allocations, while also sponsoring multiple private investment partnerships and executing side-by-side management with its principals.

Lore Gordon is a financial advisor at RMR Wealth Management with 37 years of industry experience. She has been with RMR Wealth Management in New York, NY since 2011. Gordon holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. RMR Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and corporate/business clients through discretionary portfolio management and various managed-account programs. The firm utilizes third-party platforms and managers to tailor portfolios across conventional and alternative strategies based on client objectives and risk tolerance.

Carl Oppenheimer is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer + Close, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer + Close since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as managing member of Oppvest, LLC, an investment-related business, and is an unpaid board member of Malabar Investments, LLC, an India equity manager. Oppenheimer + Close serves individuals, families, retirement-plan participants, and trusts, offering discretionary portfolio management, fiduciary advice, and coordinated financial planning. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach focused on domestic and foreign equities, with tailored portfolios and a notable use of limited partnerships and performance-based fees.

Daniel Gibbons is a financial advisor with Opal Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Opal Wealth Advisors since 2021 and previously held roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Equitable Advisors, Magii, and 4Thought Financial Group Inc. Gibbons also serves as a Client Service Associate at Opal Wealth Management. Opal Wealth Advisors is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans with financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management. The firm manages approximately $1.24 billion in client assets, employing a diversified investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and independent managers, complemented by proprietary model strategies and the use of artificial intelligence tools under human oversight.

Steven Woods is a financial advisor at Stirlingshire Investments in New York, NY, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Worden Capital Management LLC and Laidlaw and Company. Woods also serves as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Stirlingshire Investments, Inc., the parent company of Stirlingshire BD LLC and Stirlingshire RIA LLC. Stirlingshire Investments serves individuals, trusts, and other entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and IRA rollover advice. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and instruments tailored to client profiles and maintains an affiliation with Stirlingshire BD LLC, requiring advisory clients to use its broker-dealer and clearing custodian.

Karl Wellner is a financial advisor at Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with the Papamarkou Wellner organization since 2003, holding roles at Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management Inc. and Papamarkou Wellner & Co., Inc. during that time. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors primarily manages pooled vehicles and institutional assets, serving high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, pensions, and other entities. The firm employs proprietary analytical modeling combined with a bottom-up equity research process and a multi-manager approach, offering a range of investment strategies overseen by an Investment Committee.