Jack Wooton is a financial advisor at Aptus Financial, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Aptus Financial since 2023 and prior experience at Trusty Oak and Incontext Creations. Aptus Financial provides flat-fee financial planning and advisory services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored defined-contribution plans. The firm emphasizes financial planning over discretionary portfolio management, focusing on passive, long-term indexing, asset allocation, and client education through regular interactions and targeted programming.

Theologos Basis is a financial advisor with Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Laidlaw Wealth Management, Vanderbilt Securities, Principal Securities Inc., and Signature Securities Group Corp. He is based in New York, NY. Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management offers personalized investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, and other business entities, focusing on portfolio management, third-party money manager selection and oversight, and ongoing investment consultation. The firm customizes guidance based on clients’ objectives, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis and frequently utilizing third-party managers and model portfolios.

Michael Leanza is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving at The GenWealth Group, Inc. since 2010. He previously worked at LPL Financial and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Leanza is also a licensed independent insurance agent involved in fixed insurance sales. The GenWealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and an automated ETF-based investment program through a Schwab platform. The firm emphasizes tailored advice, employs socially responsible investing screens, and offers both long- and short-term strategies with regular account reviews.

Ty Buckelew is a financial advisor at Watts Capital Partners LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Edward Jones and Arrowpoint Asset Advisors, LLC before joining Watts Capital Partners in 2017. Buckelew holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Watts Capital Partners serves individuals, families, business owners, and enterprises, including Gen X/Gen Y professionals and clients managing divorce, by offering financial planning, wealth management, and investment management services. The firm employs a documented four-step planning process and implements investment strategies across core, tactical, and alternative categories, including proprietary quantitative models and the use of derivatives and options strategies.

Shane Mason is a CFP® professional with nine years at Brooklyn FI, LLC and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raich, Ende, Malter & Co and has been involved with Global Equity Management, Inc. and Rise and Fi, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 50% owner of In the Money Media, LLC, a podcasting company based in Brooklyn, NY, and provides tax preparation services through his own firm, Shane Mason, Inc. Brooklyn FI serves individual and high-net-worth clients by offering discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-account advice. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs, and integrates tax services into its financial planning through an affiliated tax preparation business.

William Mcfadden is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Wellington Shields & Co., LLC since 2009 and also associated with Shields and Company since 2006. Outside of his advisory work, he consults on vineyard and organic foods management for a family-owned farm and serves as a director advising on marketing and financial matters for Flowers Foods, Inc. Wellington Shields & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, combining fundamental and technical analysis, third-party manager selection, mutual funds and ETFs, as well as long- and short-term approaches, while offering multiple execution and servicing options.

Sheldon Steuer is a financial advisor at Equinum, LLC with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Equinum provides investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advice, and a family office service. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis and integrates its partial ownership by Roth & Company LLP into its service model.

Erik Bringsjord is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Masterworks Advisers, LLC, where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and Arete Wealth Management LLC. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as a Platform Associate at Masterworks, LLC, an alternative investment platform, performing administrative functions related to the Masterworks Platform. Masterworks Advisers provides investment advice focused exclusively on securitized art investments issued by Masterworks affiliates. The firm offers both non-discretionary and limited discretionary advisory services, utilizing a rules-based investment process informed by proprietary art market research and external appraisals, with assets accessed and managed through the Masterworks online platform.

Michael Strang is a financial advisor with Masterworks Advisers, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Masterworks, LLC as a Platform Associate since 2023, performing administrative functions, and previously held positions at Arete Wealth Advisors and Wells Fargo. Masterworks Advisers provides investment advice focused exclusively on securitized art investments issued by Masterworks affiliates. The firm’s approach combines art market research, third-party appraisal review, and a model portfolio allocation developed with Mercer to recommend long-term investments accessed through the Masterworks platform.

Jason Ross is a financial advisor at Atwood Financial Planning LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Atwood Financial Planning since 2019. In addition to his advisory role, he works full-time as Manager of Financial Analysis and Business Intelligence at Xaxis. Atwood Financial Planning serves individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and charities, offering comprehensive financial planning and consulting services. The firm emphasizes low-cost index funds and ETFs, a buy-and-hold investment approach, and non-discretionary portfolio management with client-approved trade execution.

Dekker Buckley is a financial advisor at Investment Partners Asset Management with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at T3 Trading Group, LLC, and held roles outside the financial sector, including at TMHCC Surety Group and in education. Investment Partners Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside consulting services. The firm employs a multi-style investment approach focused on value investing and utilizes a range of instruments, including derivatives and structured products.

Marybeth Garry is a financial advisor at Woodstock Wealth Management, Inc. in Springfield, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 40 years of industry experience. She has been with Woodstock Financial Group, Inc. since 2011. Woodstock Wealth Management, Inc. serves individuals, businesses, charities, and retirement plans by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm manages approximately $629.9 million on a discretionary basis and offers tailored investment strategies, including a performance-based fee program linked to the SPDR S&P 500 ETF.

Lauren Sterling is a financial advisor at NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Future You Wealth and Golub Capital. NerdWallet Wealth Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as certain charitable organizations by providing discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm employs a primarily passive, asset-class-weighted investment approach supported by fundamental analysis and offers access to alternative investments and specialized sub-adviser strategies.

Marc Goldstein is a financial advisor at Atcap Partners, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including National Asset Management, Inc. and B. Riley Wealth Management. Outside of finance, he is a passive investor in a scalp micropigmentation business and serves as a board member for the New York State Troopers Signal 30 Benefit Fund charitable foundation. Atcap Partners provides investment management and financial planning 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 alternative investments and affiliated private fund offerings.

Thomas Grant is a managing director at Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC, with 57 years of industry experience. He has been with Wellington Shields Capital Management and its related entities since 1991. Wellington Shields Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term strategies, offering a wrap-fee program and employing third-party managers as part of its risk management approach.

Nicholas Sullivan is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC and has previously worked at Facet Wealth, PrairieView Partners, and All Star Financial. KFA Private Wealth Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, employer retirement plans, and business entities, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, investment management, and integrated tax preparation and accounting services. The firm uses goal-based strategic asset allocation with a combination of passive and active management and operates a wrap fee program designed to reduce transaction costs.

Roger Chen is a CFA® charterholder with one year of industry experience. He has worked at Milliman since 2023 and previously spent 13 years at New York Life Insurance Company. He is based in New York, NY. He is part of MYeCFO, a team-based advisory firm with nine advisors managing approximately $211 million in assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, businesses, and non-profits, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and project-based consulting. MYeCFO integrates accounting and tax-preparation services into its advisory offering and emphasizes a client-specific investment approach that primarily utilizes passive investment vehicles.

Richard Zeitz is a financial advisor at Bravias Financial with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Alphastar Capital Management, LLC, as well as Bravias Financial and Bravias Capital Group since 2008. He is also appointed with various outside insurance carriers for brokering non-registered insurance products. Bravias Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients through a six-advisor team, offering discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a risk-based model portfolio approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities across diverse asset classes.

Mark Davis is a financial advisor at Ascend Interplay, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Ascend Interplay since 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a business owner in starting, advising, servicing, and funding high-growth technology startups, receiving equity and profits from these ventures. Ascend Interplay provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals through a non-discretionary model. The firm serves a small client base and advises across a broad range of investments, including private placements, real estate, digital assets, and derivatives, while also offering no-cost travel planning services.

Christopher Marrone is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently operating Marrone Wealth Management in New York, NY. His prior roles include positions at Equity Comp Advisors, Forefront Wealth Partners, Origin Financial, and New York Life. Marrone Wealth Management provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individual clients, including higher-net-worth households. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with both passive and active strategies, integrating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide portfolio construction and tactical adjustments.