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 over 31 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services. He is also a licensed insurance agent involved in implementing insurance recommendations. Next Level Private LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and annuity consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on long-term portfolio strategies using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, and bonds, combining fundamental and technical analysis with regular client reviews.

Marc Foti is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fortis Group Advisors since 2019 and previously held roles at LPL Financial, MML Investors Services, MassMutual, and M&T Securities. Outside of his advisory role, Foti serves as an adjunct lecturer of mathematics at Middlesex Community College. Fortis Group Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates. The firm offers comprehensive investment management and financial planning services, employing a process that combines fundamental and technical analysis, strategic asset allocation, and institutional manager due diligence, with attention to tax-aware decisions.

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.

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).

Bridget Johanson is a financial advisor with Main Street Research LLC in Greenwich, CT, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Main Street Research, she worked at Fidelity Investments. Main Street Research LLC provides wealth management services to individuals, families, foundations, and institutions, managing approximately $2.68 billion across about 1,018 client relationships. The firm employs a multi-advisor team approach and emphasizes tailored investment strategies that include fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis across a range of individual securities and specialized overlays.

Scott Drown is a financial advisor at Regency Wealth Management with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Beacon Pointe Advisors and Heller Wealth Advisors. Regency Wealth Management is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations, typically with investible assets above $1 million. The firm creates individualized investment policy statements, combining fundamental and technical analysis to manage portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis, and offers financial planning and retirement plan consulting.

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.

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 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.

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.

Nicolas Sitinas is a financial advisor with Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors in New York, NY. He holds a Series 63 designation and has five years of industry experience, along with fourteen years at Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management, Inc. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors provides discretionary investment management and non-discretionary asset allocation consulting primarily to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, pension plans, and trusts. The firm combines bottom-up fundamental research with third-party manager selection and multi-manager portfolio construction across equity, credit, and alternative strategies.

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.

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.