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).

Christopher Shea is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with WealthPlan Investment Management LLC and has held previous roles at firms including WealthSource Partners, LLC and Catametrics Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of a private holding company, Shea, LLC. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC is an SEC-registered firm with a team of 29 investment professionals managing approximately $2.18 billion in assets. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and retirement plan services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and other advisers, utilizing model-based strategies and a variety of investment vehicles.

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.

Robert Goodman is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Management Group in New York, NY, with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Strategic Wealth Management Group since 2016. Strategic Wealth Management Group offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, pension and 401(k) plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management through model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and third-party wrap programs, tailoring strategies to client objectives across a range of risk profiles.

Greg Re is a financial advisor at Trivium Point Advisory, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and also works as an accountant at Martin, Decruz and Company, LLP in Stamford, CT. He has been with Paradigm Financial Partners, LLC since 2019 and maintains a long-standing role at Martin, Decruz and Company. Trivium Point Advisory provides investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.49 billion across over 1,000 clients, utilizing diversified portfolios and a mix of internal and external managers, and offers integrated accounting and tax-preparation services through its affiliation with an accounting firm.

Harvey Wacht is a Senior Managing Director at Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC with 54 years of industry experience. He has been with Shufro, Rose & Co. since 2001 and previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $2 billion for individuals, families, trusts, and institutions. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with a long-term investment approach, utilizing equities, funds, fixed-income instruments, and selectively employing strategies such as options and alternative investments aligned with client objectives.

Barry Oxford Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Colliers Securities LLC since 2021 and previously worked for D.A. Davidson & Co for seven years. Barry holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Colliers Securities LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides both brokerage and advisory services through non-discretionary and discretionary accounts, utilizing outside managers for day-to-day portfolio management and performing due diligence and client profiling.

Samandar Kasimov is a financial advisor with Avestar Capital, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Neuberger Berman LLC and Dreyfuss Corporation, a BNY Mellon Company. Avestar Capital advises private investment funds, high-net-worth families, accredited and qualified investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, due diligence, and family office services. The firm combines internally managed ETF strategies with third-party model portfolios and serves non-U.S. clients through affiliated advisers and a Model Portfolio Sub-Advisor Program.

Nicolas Sitinas is a financial advisor at Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors with four years of industry experience. He has been associated with Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management, Inc. since 2012. Sitinas holds a Series 63 designation. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors primarily manages pooled vehicles and institutional assets, offering discretionary investment management and non-discretionary consulting to a select group of private clients. The firm serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, pensions, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate entities, utilizing proprietary analytical modeling combined with a multi-manager approach.

Dawn Bodami is a financial advisor at Shulman DeMeo Asset Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with 19 years of experience at the firm. She has been with Shulman DeMeo since 2007. Shulman DeMeo Asset Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, financial planning, consulting, and portfolio monitoring. The firm uses a wrap fee program combining advisory, trade execution, custody, and reporting, and implements portfolios with a mix of index funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds, generally recommending Charles Schwab as custodian.

Benjamin Schwartz is a financial advisor with Madison Advisory Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has nine years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. and Lion Street Financial. Schwartz is also an owner of Madison Planning Group, Inc., where he has been involved since 2011. Madison Advisory Services serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as participant-directed retirement and pension plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managed programs, typically implementing portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, and model portfolios using strategic and tactical asset allocation.

Jack Longden is a financial advisor at Aspire Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Aspire Advisors, he worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Northwestern Mutual and held roles at Roger Williams University. He also assists Hamilton Cavanaugh & Associates, Inc. on a limited, non-registered basis. Aspire Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, retirement planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and employee benefit plans. The firm manages client accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and combines fundamental and technical analysis in its research.

Philip Malakoff is a financial advisor with First Long Island Investors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with First Long Island Investors since 2007 and serves as Executive Managing Director, Director of Research, and a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Malakoff also acts as trustee for two trusts. First Long Island Investors, LLC is a boutique wealth management firm that offers discretionary portfolio management and family-office style services to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified asset allocation approach through internally managed equity strategies, tailored fixed income allocations, and selective use of partnerships or third-party managers, managing approximately $1.7 billion in discretionary assets across eight advisors.

David Kressner is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 licensed advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Altfest Personal Wealth Management since 2016, working as part of a 19-advisor team in New York, NY. Altfest Personal Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and oversees pooled investment vehicles for individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, private funds, and other entities. The firm emphasizes discretionary portfolio management guided by an investment committee and offers fiduciary services for retirement plans alongside client education programs.

Paul Fegan Jr. is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently a managing partner at Navis Wealth Advisors LLC in Rye Brook, NY, where he has worked for six years. His career includes roles at Quincy Wells Capital, Great Point Capital, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Sanctuary Securities, Bank of America, and Merrill. He also serves as a director for Navis Foundation, Inc., overseeing the activities of the charity. Navis Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $902 million in assets, focusing on discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, with an investment approach centered on fundamental analysis and long-term strategies across diversified asset classes.

Benjamin Bernard is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently practicing at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. He has been with Bridgewater Advisors since 2005, working within a team of 14 advisors based in New York, NY. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation across traditional and alternative asset classes using a combination of actively managed and index-related strategies, with ongoing due diligence and quarterly portfolio reviews.