Alan Merker is a financial advisor with Access Wealth in Totowa, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Access Wealth Planning, LLC since 2013 and has longstanding roles at Tuthill & Merker, LLC and Morris Merker & Co, LLC, the latter being a non-investment related business. Access Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional entities, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory through an investment committee that constructs diversified models and evaluates third-party managers based on performance, risk, and fees.

Thomas Watts IV is a CFA charterholder with 29 years of experience in the financial industry. He is a principal at Watts Capital Partners LLC and previously worked at Watts Capital, LLC and Karbone Capital Markets, LLC for nine years. He also serves as Chief Investment Officer of WealthEdge Investment Advisors, LLC and manages private broadband investments through Radius Management, LLC. Watts Capital Partners LLC provides comprehensive financial planning, wealth management, and investment services to individuals, families, business owners, and enterprises, including specialized tax planning for non-U.S. investors. The firm employs a combination of core, tactical, and alternative investment strategies, utilizing proprietary quantitative models and derivatives, with options for discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Tracy Byrnes is a financial advisor at Lebenthal Global Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lebenthal in 2025, she worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for seven years and has experience in financial media as a correspondent for Newsmax Media. Byrnes also operated her own consulting service and worked at TheStreet.com. Lebenthal Global Advisors provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, small businesses, and employee benefit plans. The firm offers customized and model portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, managing approximately $820 million in assets across a multi-advisor team.

Kumi Ichikawa is a financial advisor at Golden Eagle Capital Advisors, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Golden Eagle Capital Advisors since 2019. Additionally, Ichikawa has been associated with the Prudential Insurance Company of America and PRUCO Securities, LLC since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a health insurance agent for Kure Grinding Wheel America, assisting with the company’s medical and dental insurance reviews. Golden Eagle Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and fiduciary services to individuals, trusts, estates, qualified plans, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis, manager due diligence, and periodic rebalancing, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory programs.

Lonniece Mc Donald is a CFP® professional with experience at multiple firms including Corient, Pathstone, and Hall Capital Partners. She has been with HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC since 2026. HIGHLAND Financial Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm employs strategic asset allocation grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates tax-aware strategies, supported by a team that includes a licensed CPA offering part-time tax services.

David Muller is a financial advisor at NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, Equitable Advisors, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, among others. NerdWallet Wealth Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as certain charitable organizations, providing discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm uses a primarily passive, asset-class-weighted investment approach supported by fundamental analysis and offers access to alternative investments and specialized third-party sub-advisers.

Matthew Flood is a financial advisor at Abner, Herrman & Brock, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with the firm since 2011. Abner, Herrman & Brock 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 manages approximately $2.43 billion in client assets, employing a top-down investment approach that integrates fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis.

Wenjie Weng is a financial advisor at Acrylic Financial, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior work includes roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc., and World Financial Group. Weng has ownership in Aimdar Advisory Group Inc., which provides individual and group life, health, and property/casualty insurance. Acrylic Financial offers portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, other advisers, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and modern portfolio theory using both passive and active models, and it also manages firm-sponsored private pooled vehicles.

Thomas Sokira is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at LPL Financial and National Planning Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, Sokira serves as Managing Partner of Anthem Financial Services, conducting 401(k) consulting. Cornerstone Planning Group serves individuals, businesses, retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and estates with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes low-cost, passive investment options and offers fiduciary consulting and retirement-plan services while operating as a fee-only, independent SEC-registered adviser.

Brian Mayer is a financial advisor with RMR Wealth Management in New York, NY, holding Series 63, Series 66, and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Dinosaur Securities, LLC since 2010 and was previously with McGinn, Smith Advisors LLC from 2006 to 2009. RMR Wealth Management provides advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and corporate/business clients through discretionary portfolio management and various managed-account programs. The firm employs third-party platforms and managers to build portfolios tailored to client objectives, offering a range of conventional and alternative investment strategies.

Daniel Katz is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 22 years of industry experience. He is a partner at Revolve Wealth Partners, LLC and has previously worked at Oppenheimer. In addition to his advisory role, Katz is an agent offering fixed insurance solutions through PKS Financial. Revolve Wealth Partners is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.42 billion for individual, high-net-worth, trust, estate, retirement plan, and business clients. The firm constructs diversified portfolios tailored to client risk profiles, employing mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party managers, with a focus on rebalancing and tax sensitivity.

Jeffrey Macdonagh is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of experience at Grandfield & Dodd, LLC, where he has worked since 2008. He has five years of industry experience and is based in New York, NY. Mr. Macdonagh serves on the Board of Directors of Pro Mujer, Inc., a nonprofit organization focused on financial services and microfinance. 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 emphasizes long-term, fundamental equity analysis and diversified portfolios that incorporate tax and estate considerations.

Jay Bluestine is a financial advisor with Blue Square Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services, Merrill, and Raymond James Financial Services. He serves as a director on the board of Tactual Labs Co. Blue Square Asset Management advises individuals, family offices, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and other advisers, offering financial planning, investment management, sub-advisory services, and non-discretionary monitoring for private funds. The firm employs a proprietary rules-based Dynamic Cash Allocation® process to manage diversified strategies across various asset classes, including specific exposure to digital assets.

Geza Marx is a financial advisor at Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Marlcroft Asset Management LLC for 23 years. Wellington Shields Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across various equity strategies and offers services including direct portfolio management, third-party manager oversight, and a wrap-fee program.

Jon Tarno is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked with Cornerstone Planning Group and its affiliated firms since 2015. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance brokering and participates as an investor in residential real estate renovation projects. Cornerstone Planning Group serves individuals, businesses, qualified retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and estates with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes low-cost, passive investment strategies and offers ERISA fiduciary consulting services while operating as a fee-only, independent SEC-registered adviser.

Brandon Bottari is a CFP® professional at Seabridge Investment Advisors LLC with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Blue Ocean Wealth and has a background in education. Seabridge serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional, and tax-exempt clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm is notable for its global equity-focused strategies and its role as a discretionary sub-adviser for other investment advisers.

Natalie Colley is a CFP® professional with Francis Financial in New York, NY, where she has worked since 2015. She has four years of industry experience as part of a seven-advisor team at the firm. Francis Financial is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $803 million for individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm specializes in investment supervisory services, comprehensive financial planning, and divorce financial planning, employing a range of strategies with quarterly portfolio reviews.

Alexander Orlando is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience and currently serves as an advisor at Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC. He has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and is involved with Realta Investments Advisors, Inc. and Realta Equities, Inc. Orlando also participates in fixed insurance sales and service. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities by providing financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management. The firm manages approximately $896 million in discretionary assets and uses a fundamental analysis approach tailored to clients’ objectives, combining in-house portfolio management with selected independent managers.

Jorge Pizarro Jr. is a financial advisor at BlackDiamond Wealth Management, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Woodbury Financial Services, Inc., Capital One Advisors, LLC, and Capital One Bank. BlackDiamond Wealth Management LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm with a seven-person team managing approximately $424 million for around 371 clients. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans, offering discretionary investment management and financial planning with a generally long-term, diversified approach that incorporates low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers.

Ryan Payne is a financial advisor at Payne Capital Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Payne Capital Management since 2008. 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 from Modern Portfolio Theory and is tailored to client risk tolerances and goals, utilizing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, options, and independent managers.