Evan Joyce is a financial advisor at Connective Wealth Partners, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Before joining Connective Wealth Partners in 2026, he held various roles including positions at Strix Media and Academy Service Group. 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 long-term orientation, offering portfolios composed of ETFs, individual equities, bonds, mutual funds, and alternative investments.

Megan Grusczynski is a CFP® at Revolve Wealth Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. She has been with Revolve Wealth Partners since 2018 and previously worked at Russell Research from 2014 to 2018. Revolve Wealth Partners provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive wealth-management services, utilizing a diversified approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and private placements for qualified clients.

Jack La Piana is an advisor at Quent Capital, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Quent Capital, he worked at Baker Tilly and The Wolf Group and has academic and work experience spanning from full-time student status to various roles in the private sector. Quent Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients and advises pooled vehicles, including the Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund, LP. The firm employs a long/short, small-cap oriented investment approach focused on thematic innovation and utilizes hedging and derivatives strategies.

Alex Shtaynberger is a financial advisor with Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Laidlaw Wealth Management since 2010 and has maintained a long-term association with Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd since 1999. Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm focuses on customized portfolios using strategic asset allocation and a range of investment products, including no-load mutual funds, ETFs, structured products, and fixed-income securities, applying methodologies such as Modern Portfolio Theory and both fundamental and technical analysis.

Nicole Price is a financial advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Empirical Research Partners since 2003. Empirical Research Partners serves institutional clients such as investment managers, hedge funds, broker-dealers, and insurance companies by providing data-driven subscription research and customized investment advice. The firm focuses on quantitative models and combines macroeconomic analysis with factor modeling to support institutional decision-making and does not manage client assets or serve retail clients.

Lore Gordon is a financial advisor at RMR Wealth Management with 37 years of industry experience. She has been with RMR Wealth Management in New York, NY since 2011. Gordon holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. RMR Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and corporate/business clients through discretionary portfolio management and various managed-account programs. The firm utilizes third-party platforms and managers to tailor portfolios across conventional and alternative strategies based on client objectives and risk tolerance.

Tracey Rinaldi is a financial advisor at NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously spent ten years at Capital Group Private Client Services. 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 manages roughly $263 million in assets with a team of 14 advisors and primarily uses passive, asset-class-weighted portfolios supported by fundamental analysis.

Carl Oppenheimer is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer + Close, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer + Close since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as managing member of Oppvest, LLC, an investment-related business, and is an unpaid board member of Malabar Investments, LLC, an India equity manager. Oppenheimer + Close serves individuals, families, retirement-plan participants, and trusts, offering discretionary portfolio management, fiduciary advice, and coordinated financial planning. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach focused on domestic and foreign equities, with tailored portfolios and a notable use of limited partnerships and performance-based fees.

Kathryn O'Donnell is a financial advisor at Makrod Investment Associates Inc with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with Makrod Investment Associates since 2000. Makrod Investment Associates provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses fundamental analysis and a value-oriented approach, focusing on long-term purchases of blue-chip, dividend-paying stocks and investment-grade fixed income, managing approximately $803.7 million on a non-discretionary basis.

Steven Woods is a financial advisor with Stirlingshire Investments, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Worden Capital Management and Laidlaw and Company before joining Stirlingshire in 2020. Woods also serves as CEO and Chairman of the Board of Stirlingshire Investments, Inc., the parent company of the firm. Stirlingshire Investments is a team-based advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, and other entities across a range of net-worth levels. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning, employing diverse analytical methods to tailor portfolios, and integrates brokerage services through its affiliated broker-dealer, with a broad range of investment options and an extensive office network.

Axel Agami Contreras is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience. He has worked at AA Financial Advisors, LLC since 2025 and was previously affiliated with Kestra Advisory Services LLC from 2020 to 2024. Before entering the industry, he spent six years in full-time education. He is part of ANTOLINO Wealth Advisors, a team of 12 advisors based in Brooklyn, NY. The firm provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, utilizing a multi-dimensional asset allocation approach and proprietary planning and portfolio management tools.

Karl Wellner is a financial advisor at Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with the Papamarkou Wellner organization since 2003, holding roles at Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management Inc. and Papamarkou Wellner & Co., Inc. during that time. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors primarily manages pooled vehicles and institutional assets, serving high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, pensions, and other entities. The firm employs proprietary analytical modeling combined with a bottom-up equity research process and a multi-manager approach, offering a range of investment strategies overseen by an Investment Committee.

Vincent Andrews is a financial advisor with Private Capital Advisors, Inc. based in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Private Capital Advisors, Inc. since 1997 and is also the general partner of Andex Energy Corp. Private Capital Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and portfolio advice primarily to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental research and technical analysis to implement a variety of investment strategies tailored to client objectives, managing over $1 billion in discretionary assets as of December 31, 2024.

Sanjeet Dass is a financial advisor at Avestar Capital, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Merrill, and Bank of America. He is also a director of the Dass Family Charitable Foundation, a family charitable organization. Avestar Capital is a SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $2 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients, private funds, accredited investors, charities, and corporate entities. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary ETF-based models and third-party model portfolios, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and due diligence services.

Ryan Wilkens is a CFP® professional at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. with one year of industry experience. He has been with Bridgewater Advisors since 2021. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. is a multi-advisor SEC-registered investment firm managing approximately $2.14 billion for about 540 clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a combination of actively managed and index-related strategies across traditional and alternative asset classes, conducts ongoing due diligence, and provides discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning, consulting, and optional tax-preparation services.

Steven Mc Neilly is a CFP® and ChFC® with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Stark Wealth Management LLC and has previously worked at American Portfolios and American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. He serves as treasurer for the non-profit Reveal, NYC. Stark Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing ETF-based, long-term strategies alongside traditional equities and fixed income. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis with tailored model allocations and offers access to third-party money managers and managed account solutions.

Sara Hudson is a financial advisor at Fairport Advisors, Inc. in New York, NY, with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Fairport Advisors and its affiliated firms since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with The Mount, a nonprofit organization focused on development and fundraising for high-net-worth clientele. Fairport Advisors provides investment management, consulting, and business consulting services to individuals, closely held businesses, family trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, employing model-based portfolios that integrate tactical and strategic asset allocation with proprietary technical, quantitative, and AI-supported analysis.

Shweta Lawande is a CFP® professional at Francis Financial with five years of industry experience. She has worked exclusively at Francis Financial since 2016. Francis Financial is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $803 million for individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm offers investment supervisory services, personalized portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and specialized divorce financial planning, with an emphasis on custom investment policy statements and both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Henry Mccormack is a financial advisor at Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Laidlaw & Co (UK) Ltd since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he coaches soccer for the Paramus Spartans SC and teaches chess at the GM Valery Filippov Chess Academy. Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm constructs customized portfolios using strategic asset allocation with no-load or institutional mutual funds, ETFs, structured products, and fixed-income securities, and employs methods including Modern Portfolio Theory and both fundamental and technical analysis.

Alexandre Chasseriaud is a financial advisor at Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC in New York, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has eight years of industry experience, including prior roles at BNP Paribas and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. Transatlantique Private Wealth serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and private entities, focusing on cross-border portfolio management and asset allocation. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up research and maintains operational ties to Banque Transatlantique and the Crédit Mutuel group.