Veronica Taylor is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Ellevest. She previously worked at Northstar Money and Hudson Fusion, with a combined career spanning over two decades in the financial sector. Ellevest provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services primarily focused on helping women invest and plan. The firm offers tailored portfolios based on clients' goals and risk tolerance, emphasizing strategic asset allocation and diversification, and supports its clients with tax-minimization techniques and impact investment options.

Oscar Santaella is a financial advisor at Bulltick Wealth Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Intercam Advisor, Inc., Intercam Securities, and Banorte Asset Management. Santaella dedicates a portion of his professional time to an affiliated investment-related business based in Miami, Florida. Bulltick Wealth Management provides investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, family offices, and corporations. The firm combines top-down macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and technical security analysis, offering proprietary model portfolios and a range of financial planning and consulting services.

David Linsen is a financial advisor at Abner, Herrman & Brock, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Lord Abbett Distributor LLC for 20 years and Summit Financial, LLC for one year. Outside of his advisory role, he manages the finances for a real estate business that builds and sells spec homes. Abner, Herrman & Brock LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a top-down investment process combining fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis, with tailored portfolios focused on large-cap equities and laddered, investment-grade fixed income.

Jack Mahoney is a financial advisor at Connective Wealth Partners, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and Merrill. Connective Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm that provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-based investment approach with a generally long-term orientation and constructs portfolios from ETFs, individual equities, bonds, mutual funds, and alternative investments.

Joel Perl is a financial advisor with Guardian Wealth Partners, LLC in Brooklyn, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry for one year. Prior to joining Guardian Wealth Partners, he worked at Guardian Life Insurance Company and has experience outside the financial sector including a role at Grill on Lee. Guardian Wealth Partners, doing business as Park Avenue Investment Advisory, serves individual investors, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and business exit consulting, using model portfolios and third-party managers with platforms supported by custodians such as Fidelity and Schwab.

Jake Blum is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Magnus Financial Group LLC since 2025. Prior to joining Magnus, he worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC for six years. Outside of his advisory role, he is also licensed as a sales agent for individual and group life and health insurance. 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 assets for over 1,000 clients through a multi-advisor team, utilizing comprehensive planning and diversified asset allocation strategies.

Chen Li is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at GoalVest Advisory LLC. Prior to joining GoalVest, Chen held positions at The Ayco Company LP and Goldman Sachs. GoalVest Advisory LLC primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and subadvisory services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental equity research, quantitative analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis to develop tailored investment strategies.

Tae Gene Cho is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is a member of the four-advisor team at Grandfield & Dodd, LLC, where he has worked since 2002. Grandfield & Dodd provides customized investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, foundations, retirement plans, and select not-for-profit institutions. The firm focuses on long-term, fundamental equity analysis and diversified portfolios, integrating tax and estate considerations without offering a separate financial planning service.

Francesca Lagrotteria is a financial advisor at Payne Capital Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Payne Capital Management since 2015. Payne Capital Management provides comprehensive wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, non-profits, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is based on quantitative methods derived from Modern Portfolio Theory and is customized to client risk tolerances, time horizons, and goals.

Brenda Sakon is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with four years of industry experience. She is currently with Francis Financial, a team-based advisory firm in New York, NY. Her previous experience includes roles at Chicory Wealth and Benedetti, Gucer & Associates. Francis Financial manages approximately $803 million for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering investment supervisory services, personalized portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and specialized divorce financial planning. The firm utilizes a mix of long- and short-term strategies with regular portfolio reviews and engages third-party discretionary managers as needed.

Carter Duddy is a financial advisor at Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Spartan Capital Securities, LLC and CB Insights, as well as work related to job searches and time as a student at Lehigh University. Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management offers personalized investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, and other business entities. The firm provides portfolio management and oversight of third-party money managers, tailoring guidance to clients’ objectives, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs.

Hunter Frey is a financial advisor at Miller Tabak Asset Management with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Global Investment Advisory, Cape Investment Advisory, and American Global Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner at BOOT64 Ventures, providing opinions on potential healthcare investments. Miller Tabak Asset Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management primarily focused on fixed-income securities and managed municipal bond strategies. The firm serves individuals, small businesses, and investment entities, emphasizing active fixed-income management and providing clients with regular portfolio appraisals and market commentaries.

Neil Nejame is a financial advisor at Neville, Rodie & Shaw Inc with five years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Neville, Rodie & Shaw Inc since 1993. Neville, Rodie & Shaw provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and separately managed accounts for individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, foundations, endowments, qualified retirement plans, and other institutions. The firm focuses on fundamental equity analysis, long-term holdings, and a balanced use of common stocks, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and reviewed regularly by an investment committee.

Stephen Sikes is a financial advisor with Public Advisors LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include consulting at McKinsey & Company and positions with Social Finance, Inc., SoFi Securities, and SoFi Wealth. Public Advisors serves primarily individual investors through an internet-only advisory platform that offers discretionary portfolio management with software-driven processes, including Treasury ladders, direct indexing, and AI-customized indexes. The firm manages over 4,500 clients via a team of eight advisors, delivering automated trading, rebalancing, and tax-loss harvesting exclusively through its website and mobile app.

Bryan Didonato is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Abner, Herrman & Brock, LLC since 2005. Abner, Herrman & Brock LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm also serves as a subadviser and model-portfolio provider for wrap-fee programs, managing approximately $2.74 billion in assets with a top-down investment approach focused on large-cap equities and investment-grade fixed income.

Douglas Famigletti is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He has been with Griffin Asset Management, LLC since 2004, contributing to the firm for over two decades. He is currently concluding administrative work for his previous firm. Griffin Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services and customized wealth management for high-net-worth clients, institutions, and others. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment process combining core equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative approaches and serves as a sub-advisor and model portfolio provider.

Jacob Halberstam is a financial advisor at Equinum, LLC with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPS Financial and B-Tank Magazine, as well as a five-year tenure at Heicel Hatalmud - United Talmudical Seminary. Equinum provides investment supervisory services, financial planning, retirement plan advice, family office services, and robo-advisor solutions to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, including proprietary ETF models and third-party manager allocations.

Mcclain Culver is a financial advisor with NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC, holding Series 66 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining NerdWallet Wealth Partners, he worked at firms including TD Securities (USA) LLC, Rosenblatt Securities, and UBS Financial Services. Culver has also been involved with the United States Tennis Association in 2024. NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients as well as certain charitable organizations through discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm primarily implements passive, asset-class-weighted portfolios supported by fundamental analysis and engages third-party sub-advisers for specialized strategies.

Gah Wong is a financial adviser at GRANTvest Financial Group LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Calton & Associates, Inc. for six years before joining GRANTvest in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, Wong is a partner in an LLC that processes life and supplemental health insurance business and works as an insurance agent for multiple insurance carriers. GRANTvest Financial Group provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses, managing approximately $230 million in client assets. The firm builds diversified, ETF-focused portfolios tailored to client goals using both fundamental and technical analysis, and also offers held-away account management through third-party platforms.

Christina Sharkey is a financial advisor with Investment Partners Asset Management and holds a Series 65 designation. She has eight years of experience as a CPA and EA through her work at Calico CPA LLC, in addition to two years in the financial advisory industry. Her prior roles include positions at Mandel Feketi & Bloom CPAs, Robert Half, and Intuit. Investment Partners Asset Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $333 million in client assets, employing a value-oriented investment approach across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and specialized strategies including options and derivatives.