Xerxes Mullan is a financial advisor at Avestar Capital, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. He serves on the board of directors for Pratham USA, an education nonprofit organization. Avestar Capital is a SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $2 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients, private investment funds, charities, and corporate entities. The firm employs a combination of proprietary ETF-based models and third-party portfolios, and it offers financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and access to private funds and special purpose vehicles.

Jamie Cox is a financial advisor at New Horizons Wealth Management with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 credential and has worked with firms including Begnaud Wealth Management Group of Janney Montgomery Scott and Tfs Securities Inc. New Horizons Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual clients across income levels, multi-generational families, and businesses. The firm employs a portfolio management approach grounded in modern portfolio theory, integrating active and passive funds with financial planning tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances.

Benedict Schlatter is a financial advisor at Makrod Investment Associates Inc with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Makrod Investment Associates since 2011. Makrod Investment Associates provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a value-oriented approach focused on equities, investment-grade fixed income, and cash/money market funds, managing approximately $803.7 million on a primarily non-discretionary basis.

Yu Bai is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC since 2014. Based in New York, NY, Yu Bai holds a Series 63 license and works within a four-advisor team. Empirical Research Partners serves an exclusively institutional client base by providing data-driven subscription research and on-request investment advice. The firm uses proprietary quantitative models and a middleware approach combining macroeconomic analysis with factor modeling to inform institutional decision-making.

Sachin Kumar is a financial advisor at Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. and Morgan Stanley from 2016 to 2019. Since 2019, he has been associated with both Laidlaw Wealth Management and Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning, constructing customized portfolios using institutional-class funds, ETFs, structured products, and fixed-income securities, while incorporating Modern Portfolio Theory and independent money managers in its approach.

Ye Yin is a financial advisor at MayTech Global Investments with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with MayTech since 2016, previously working at Maytech Capital Management. MayTech Global Investments manages approximately $895 million in regulatory assets and offers discretionary portfolio management, model delivery, and sub-advisory services to individual investors, wealth management platforms, and institutional clients. The firm employs a research-intensive Global Growth strategy focused on sectors such as information technology, healthcare, and consumer names, with a geographic emphasis that includes China.

Alison Cogan is a financial advisor at MRA Advisory Group with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has worked previously at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Niagara International Capital Limited. Outside of her advisory role, she owns a tax preparation firm, CoganWorks, and serves as treasurer for several local organizations, including a church, an education foundation, and the League of Women Voters of Morristown Area, as well as being a member of the Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education. MRA Advisory Group provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals and businesses, serving retail and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, retirement planning, tax preparation, and insurance placement. The firm employs risk-based model portfolios reviewed by an Investment Committee and offers specialized services such as Biblically Responsible Investing and access to alternative investments.

Reese Little is a financial advisor at Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at JP Morgan Chase Bank and JP Morgan Securities. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting, using fundamental analysis to construct portfolios tailored to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Eduardo Venosa Junior is an advisor at Stratton Capital Investment Advisory LLC in New York, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience dating back to 2016 through self-employment, joining Stratton Capital in 2025. Stratton Capital provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, serving primarily clients outside the United States. The firm focuses on constructing customized portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, with an investment approach based on fundamental analysis and long-term orientation.

Reynold Musell is a financial advisor with Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, he worked at RBC Capital Markets, LLC for 14 years. He has a 5% ownership interest in Mullen Farms LP, a family business in Iowa City, Iowa. Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement and trust accounts, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $127 million in assets across about 347 client relationships, offering portfolio management through an in-house wrap fee program, referrals to independent money managers, customized financial planning, and educational seminars.

William Jollie is a financial advisor at Quent Capital, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including People's United Advisors, People's Securities, Inc., GFA Securities, LLC, and Gerstein Fisher & Associates, Inc. since 2006. Quent Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients and acts as adviser to pooled vehicles, including the Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund, LP. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and strategic asset-allocation methods and pursues a long/short, small-cap oriented strategy focused on thematic innovation.

John Francisco is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 license and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including LPL Financial, LLC and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he operates an e-commerce business selling clothing online. Fortis Group Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a comprehensive investment approach that integrates fundamental and technical analysis, strategic asset allocation, and manager selection, with an emphasis on institutional due diligence and tax-aware decisions.

Giro Maddaluna is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including LUNA Financial Group, BM Financial Group, Eagle Strategies LLC, and New York Life. Cornerstone Planning Group provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary, emphasizing passive investment strategies through low-cost mutual funds and ETFs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Mark Reitsma is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 23 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Hudson Capital Management LLC doing business as Regency Wealth Management since 2010. Regency Wealth Management provides wealth management, investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as pension plans, trusts, foundations, and businesses. The firm serves clients with investible assets generally over $1 million and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis using a mix of fundamental and technical analysis.

Richard Derose is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Empirical Research Partners LLC since 2012, where he is part of a four-advisor team based in New York, NY. Empirical Research Partners serves institutional clients such as investment managers, hedge funds, broker-dealers, and insurance companies by providing subscription-based, data-driven research and customized investment advice. The firm uses proprietary quantitative models combining macroeconomic and factor analysis to inform institutional decision-making and does not manage client assets or serve retail clients.

Daniel Magier is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Next Capital Management LLC since 2018. Prior to that, he worked at Fidelity Investments for five years. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in New York, NY. Next Capital Management LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, business entities, and insurance companies through private placement life insurance sub-advisory. The firm offers tailored asset allocation and monitoring, employing a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, direct indexing, and tax-managed long/short approaches.

Eduardo Ramirez Cruz is a financial advisor at Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc. in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Truist Investment Services and Santander Private Banking. Ameraudi Asset Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts, utilizing a macro, asset-allocation approach with diversified exposure mainly through index ETFs and other securities. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Interaudi Bank and manages approximately $1.74 billion in client assets.

Connor Tendall is a financial advisor at Avestar Capital, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Avestar Capital in 2021, Tendall worked at Snowden Capital Advisors LLC for three years and was a professional golfer from 2016 to 2017. Avestar Capital manages approximately $2.06 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients, private funds, charities, and corporate entities. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through proprietary ETF strategies, third-party model portfolios, and access to privately offered funds and special purpose vehicles.

Stephen Owen is a financial advisor at South Street Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, with 4 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co since 1985. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a governor of the Cedarhurst Yacht Club in Lawrence, NY. South Street Advisors provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, including U.S. non-profit endowments and private foundations. The firm employs a systematic, research-driven investment process focusing on asset allocation, quantitative equity screening, and active fixed-income management.

Brett Cohen is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Merrill, Independent Financial Group, LLC, and American Express Company. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a member in a venture capital fund and is the sole proprietor of a real estate-related business. Evolve Private Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, financial institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages approximately $2.15 billion in assets and employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach that incorporates diversified portfolios including mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, bonds, alternative investments, and derivatives.