Alexander Zias is a financial advisor at Flagstar Securities, Inc. in New York, NY, with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Merrill and Signature Securities, as well as at Rutgers University. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm manages roughly $784 million in discretionary assets using a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and third-party managers, and offers wealth management, a Managed Account Program, and retirement plan consulting.

Feifei Xing is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience currently working at Altfest Personal Wealth Management in New York, NY. Her career includes continuous roles at Altfest since 2018 and prior experience at OPMI Business School and Whitewood Group Inc. Altfest Personal Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and management of pooled investment vehicles to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, private funds, and other business entities. The firm employs a range of analytical techniques and offers discretionary portfolio management and fiduciary services, including education and customized financial planning.

Caylea Schmitz Gursoy is a financial advisor at Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc. with a Series 65 designation and over seven years of experience in the industry. She has worked at Ameraudi Asset Management since 2018 and previously spent four years at Raymond James Financial Services / Interaudi Bank. Gursoy also serves as a compliance officer within Ameraudi’s affiliated entities. Ameraudi Asset Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts. The firm utilizes a macro, asset-allocation approach with diversified exposure mainly through index ETFs and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Christian Garces is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC since 2018, following prior roles at Coastal Equities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities, offering financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental analysis and customized portfolio management aligned with each client’s objectives, time horizon, liquidity needs, and risk tolerance.

Hoa Le is an investment advisor representative with Transcend Capital Advisors, LLC and a registered representative with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. She has 25 years of industry experience, including positions at Merrill and Arax Advisory Partners. Ms. Le conducts approximately 90% of her business as an investment advisor representative. Transcend Capital Advisors manages roughly $2.9 billion and serves individual clients, family offices, trusts, estates, retirement and profit-sharing plans, and private foundations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management services with a long-term, diversified investment approach across various asset classes, including equities, fixed income, alternative investments, and private placements.

Patricia Eiden is a financial advisor at Circle Advisers Inc with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. She has been with Circle Advisers since 2017. Circle Advisers Inc. serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, providing non-discretionary investment advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and employs a range of strategies including options for hedging or income, managing assets across multiple offices while maintaining a team-sized advisor structure.

Michael Manginelli is a financial advisor at Fortis Group Advisors LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at MML Investors Services and MassMutual. Manginelli is also involved in insurance through The Fortis Agency, LLC. Fortis Group Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm constructs diversified, asset-allocation portfolios using risk-profiling technology and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and ERISA plan services.

Timothy Seymour is a financial advisor with Magnus Financial Group LLC and Seymour Asset Management LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Triogem Asset Management for nine years. He serves as a board member of Cheech and Chong Global, a consumer products company, where he advises on industry matters. Magnus Financial Group LLC provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and entities, including family offices and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $2.33 billion in assets, tailoring portfolios to client risk profiles and utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies that include proprietary quantitative equity and tax-exempt bond strategies.

Joseph Verile is a financial advisor at MRA Advisory Group in Parsippany, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. He has been with MRA Advisory Group since 2017 and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he provides consulting support to MRA Capital Partners, a private equity real estate fund focused on commercial projects in Florida. MRA Advisory Group offers wealth management and financial planning services to both retail and high-net-worth clients, managing discretionary and non-discretionary accounts with an emphasis on risk-based model portfolios. The firm provides a range of services including retirement planning, tax preparation through an affiliated CPA practice, and access to alternative investments and private equity for eligible clients.

Michael Jamison is a financial advisor at Griffin Asset Management, LLC in New York, NY, with 12 years of industry experience. He has held his current role since 2017 and previously worked at Lebenthal Asset Management from 2015 to 2017. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Griffin Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and customized wealth management for individuals, families, trusts, charities, and institutions. The firm employs active management techniques across core equity, fixed income, and alternative strategies, serving over 600 client relationships and managing nearly $1 billion in assets.

Asher Konigsberg is a financial advisor at 5C Capital Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with 5C Capital Management since 2020. Prior to his advisory career, he worked at RSM Facility Solution and spent a decade in education at River Dell MS, River Dell HS, and SUNY at Binghamton. 5C Capital Management provides customized financial planning and investment management services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and corporate retirement plans. The firm acts as a fiduciary, offering portfolios built around client objectives, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs, using a combination of quantitative measures, fundamental and technical analysis, and tax-aware portfolio construction.

Tiera Mulligan is a financial advisor at Traphagen Financial Group with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at J.P. Morgan Securities, Chase Investment Services Corp., and JPMorgan Chase Bank since 2011. Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and trusts. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and integrates tax and accounting services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

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.

Ryan Tuttle is a financial advisor at Signet Financial Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation. He has been with Signet since 2023 and previously worked at the University of New Hampshire and St Joseph Regional High School. Signet Financial Management provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.06 billion in discretionary assets and employs a long-term, fiduciary approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis to construct diversified portfolios.

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 holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with RMR Wealth Management since 2011. RMR Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm offers multiple managed account programs and project-based consulting, using third-party platforms and sub-advisers for manager selection, asset allocation, and reporting.

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.