Jeffrey Golden is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently practicing at Circle Advisers Inc in New York, NY. He has been associated with Circle Advisers since 2002 and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed insurance agent. Circle Advisers Inc primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, offering non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning. The firm manages assets through a fundamental analysis approach, employing both long- and short-term strategies across a diverse range of investments.

Drew Collins is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Magnus Financial Group LLC since 2022 and previously spent eleven years at Greenwich Investment Management, Inc. Magnus Financial Group provides personalized financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals and entities, including family offices, trusts, estates, businesses, and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $1.95 billion in regulatory assets for over 1,000 clients through a multi-advisor team that emphasizes comprehensive planning and diversified asset allocation.

Enri Dama is a financial advisor at WealthEdge Investment Advisors LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at TSA Portfolio Management, Inc. and Halliday Financial, LLC since 2017, as well as Forefront Capital Markets, LLC from 2013 to 2017. Outside of his advisory roles, he provides consulting services through Ed Hammer LLC. WealthEdge Investment Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plans, and corporate clients with discretionary portfolio management and model portfolio services. The firm manages approximately $402 million across a six-advisor team, offering custom portfolios and a variety of model strategies that incorporate asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and tax considerations.

Nolan Pecci is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Frec with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at SEI Investments and LDR Capital Management. He currently works at Frec Advisers LLC and Frec Markets, Inc. Frec Advisers provides automated, software-based investment advisory services through its web and mobile platform to retail and entity clients who open brokerage accounts with its affiliate, Frec Securities. The firm focuses on discretionary portfolio management using direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, option contract hedging, and tax-aware systematic trading, delivering services primarily through automated software rather than traditional advisor-led interactions.

Matthew Giller is a financial advisor at Next Level Private LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in implementing insurance recommendations. Next Level Private advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm utilizes customized portfolios, combining fundamental and technical analysis, and maintains a fiduciary duty with continuous account monitoring and annual reviews.

Stephen Burke is a Series 63–licensed financial advisor with ARS Investment Partners, LLC, based in New York, NY. He has 35 years of industry experience, including over 10 years with ARS Investment Partners. ARS Investment Partners is an SEC-registered adviser serving individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm employs an Investment Committee approach combining macro and sector analysis with fundamental research to provide tailored portfolios, including separately managed accounts and ETF-based strategies.

Jonah Blumenthal is a financial advisor at Opal Wealth Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at Rivkin Radler LLP, Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP, and Greenwald Weiss. Opal Wealth Advisors is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans with comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services. The firm customizes portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and independent managers accessed via UMA platforms, and offers a range of proprietary model strategies supported by manager due diligence and AI-augmented research.

Arden Gayle Santos is a financial advisor at Cross Border Wealth, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation. Santos has been with Cross Border Wealth since 2020, with prior experience at Concentrix and Interpublic Group. Cross Border Wealth serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, focusing on expatriates, Americans living abroad, and foreign nationals. The firm provides non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, primarily allocating client accounts to exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Menachem Lerman is a financial advisor at Equinum, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Beth Rivkah and Robert Lubin & Associates. Equinum provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, variable annuity management, family office services, and robo-advisor options. The firm uses both fundamental and technical analysis and combines proprietary robo-advisor models with traditional portfolio management, supported by an operational relationship with accounting firm Roth & Company LLP.

Mustaque Choudhury is a financial advisor with Soulence Wealth Management in Astoria, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at several firms such as New York Life Insurance Company, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Soulence Wealth Management provides investment management and integrated financial planning primarily for individual clients, delivering discretionary portfolio management through custom-traded accounts, third-party model portfolios, and access to alternative investments. The firm employs tailored strategies using a combination of asset allocation methods and analysis techniques, with continuous account monitoring and rebalancing.

Katherine Dean Stahl is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Opal Wealth Advisors, LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in women’s empowerment initiatives through Living Your Worth, Inc., where she teaches and speaks on financial independence, and serves on the advisory board of the Silicon Valley Women Founders Fund. Opal Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs a planning-centric, customized investment process that incorporates proprietary model portfolios, ongoing manager due diligence, and a combination of quantitative and qualitative strategies.

William Platt is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Momentum Advisors since 2014 and previously worked at Farther. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a varsity secondary football coach at St. Anthony's School in Melville, NY. Momentum Advisors is a registered investment adviser that provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable institutions, foundations, pension plans, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes customized portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring, using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers.

Steven Novack is a CFP® professional at Altfest Personal Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. He has been with Altfest since 2018 and previously worked as a financial services consultant from 2016 to 2018. Altfest Personal Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, managing portfolios with individualized strategies that incorporate fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and sponsors several private pooled investment vehicles.

Eric Glassbrenner is a financial advisor at Cross Border Wealth, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including Claraphi Advisory Network and West Advisory Group. Outside of his advisory work, he occasionally assists at an award-winning jazz club. Cross Border Wealth, LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, focusing on expatriates, Americans living abroad, and foreign nationals. The firm offers non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, often utilizing exchange-traded funds alongside other investment vehicles.

Margaret Bonner is a financial advisor at Equita Financial Network, Inc. in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at WealthChoice, Cask, and Cisco Systems. Equita Financial Network, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning, investment management, and ongoing consulting services. The firm employs a market efficiency and strategic asset allocation approach, offering discretionary management and support through a network model that includes paraplanning and community membership programs.

Joseph Manno is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Merit Financial Partners LLC with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Loyal Advisors for 15 years and Direct Wines Inc for 12 years. Outside of his advisory role, he co-owns JMSynergy LLC, a marketing and business consulting firm, with his wife. Merit Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering fee-only financial planning and wealth management. The firm employs a fiduciary, consultative investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation and low-cost index funds and ETFs, while allowing active strategies as appropriate.

Robert Goodman is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Management Group with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at Edward Jones from 2009 to 2012. Goodman has been with Strategic Wealth Management Group since 2016. Strategic Wealth Management Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs customized asset allocation strategies using a combination of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses, including proprietary ETF portfolios and tactical investment approaches.

Avi Berg is a financial advisor at Satovsky Asset Management LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Elm Ridge Management, LLC. Berg serves as a council member of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council and is treasurer and board member of a cooperative housing tenant association, both unpaid roles. Satovsky Asset Management provides wealth management, financial planning, and investment management services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $975 million in assets and employs a goals-based, tax-aware investment approach that blends low-cost passive strategies with selective active tilts and tax-sensitive techniques.

Harvey Wacht is a financial advisor at Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC with 54 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Cerity Partners LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments prior to his current role. Wacht serves as Senior Managing Director and portfolio manager for individual client accounts. 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 a range of investment vehicles including equities, fixed income, ETFs, and mutual funds.

Samandar Kasimov is a financial advisor at Avestar Capital, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Neuberger Berman LLC from 2016 to 2024 and Frisch Financial Group, Inc. since 2024. Avestar Capital manages approximately $2.06 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients, private investment funds, accredited investors, charities, and corporate entities. The firm uses a combination of proprietary ETF-based strategies and third-party model portfolios, incorporating both active and passive management, options hedging, and, where appropriate, derivatives and leverage.