Longying Zhao is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Empirical Research Partners LLC since 2007, where he serves as part of a four-advisor team. Empirical Research Partners provides data-driven subscription research and customized investment advice exclusively to institutional clients such as investment managers, hedge funds, broker-dealers, and insurance companies. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary quantitative models with macroeconomic and factor analysis to support institutional decision-making without managing client assets or serving retail clients.

Linda Ray is a financial advisor at The Northstar Group, Inc. in New York, NY, with 45 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been affiliated with The Northstar Group since 1986 and Osaic Wealth, Inc. since 1989. The Northstar Group, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning for individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm manages over $870 million in discretionary assets for approximately 244 clients through a team of five advisors, emphasizing individualized portfolio recommendations and detailed client risk assessments.

James Colby is a financial advisor with Gagnon Securities, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and 12 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Btig LLC and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Gagnon Securities serves individual and institutional clients through discretionary portfolio management, retirement accounts, trusts, and custodial arrangements. The firm employs a research-intensive, generalist equity approach focused on stock-by-stock selection for capital appreciation with a long-term orientation.

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.

Samuel Magid is a financial advisor at Capital Counsel LLC in New York, NY, with five years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Counsel since 2009. Capital Counsel provides discretionary asset management and occasional financial planning for individuals, families, foundations, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm employs a valuation-based fundamental strategy focused on profitable, free-cash-flow-generating businesses and manages both separately managed accounts and private partnerships, serving a diverse client base including institutional-style clients.

Gregory Lesko is a CFA® charterholder based in New York, NY, with four years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Deltec Asset Management LLC, where he has worked since 2001. Deltec Asset Management LLC provides discretionary investment management for pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts, serving clients including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an actively managed, fundamental security-level research approach focused on positive absolute returns by targeting out-of-favor sectors and underfollowed opportunities, with an emphasis on special situations and tailored investment solutions.

Courtney Garcia is a Certified Financial Planner™ with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Payne Capital Management, LLC since 2014. In addition to her advisory role, Garcia appears periodically as a financial market commentator on CNBC programming. Payne Capital Management provides financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm applies investment methodologies based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers tailored portfolios utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, options, and independent managers.

Henry Asher is a financial advisor with The Northstar Group, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 45 years of industry experience. He has been with The Northstar Group since 1986 and is also affiliated with Osaic Wealth Inc. since 1989. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as President and Chief Compliance Officer of The Northstar Group and is a licensed insurance agent. The Northstar Group, Inc. is a team of five advisors managing discretionary portfolios and providing comprehensive financial planning for individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm emphasizes detailed client information gathering and risk tolerance assessment to tailor investment strategies, supported by extensive research and regular reporting.

Wenjie Weng is a financial advisor with Acrylic Financial, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Acrylic, Weng worked at MML Investors Services, LLC, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc., and World Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, Weng has ownership in Aimdar Advisory Group Inc., which offers various insurance products. Acrylic Financial, Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, other advisers, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles, managing approximately $58.4 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs asset allocation frameworks combined with active momentum and moving-average models, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management and access to third-party managers and alternative investments.

Timothy Conboy is a financial advisor at Key Group Management, Inc. with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Cetera Wealth Services, Concourse Financial Group Securities, Royal Alliance Associates, and National Planning Corporation. He also offers insurance product sales and service, including variable annuity products. Key Group Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients through a team of eight advisors, providing comprehensive portfolio management, standalone financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a variety of investment strategies and coordinates tax planning through an affiliated tax practice.

Brian Mayer is a financial advisor at RMR Wealth Management in New York, NY, with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Dinosaur Securities, LLC and McGinn, Smith Advisors LLC. RMR Wealth Management advises individuals, retirement plans, and corporate clients through discretionary portfolio management and multiple managed-account programs. The firm customizes portfolios using third-party platforms and managers, employing a range of investment strategies including conventional equity, fixed income, and alternative approaches.

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.

George Audi is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 12 years of industry experience. He is CEO of Interaudi Bank and has worked at Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc. since 2014. 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 through index ETFs and other securities. The firm is an affiliate of Interaudi Bank and manages approximately $1.74 billion in client assets.

Marianne D’alessandro is a financial advisor with Gagnon Securities, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Gagnon Securities since 2005. Outside of her advisory role, she provides administrative support for a family-owned real estate business. Gagnon Securities manages discretionary equity-focused accounts for individual and institutional clients, utilizing a research-intensive, stock-by-stock approach aimed at aggressive capital appreciation. The firm is dually registered as an SEC investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, offering both advisory and brokerage services.

Cynthia Raad is a financial advisor at Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc. with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Ameraudi Investment Services LLC and academic positions at Cornell University and Lebanese American University. Ameraudi Asset Management provides portfolio management and asset-allocation services to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts, focusing on exchange-traded funds and employing a macroeconomic investment approach that integrates fundamental, technical, and macro analysis. The firm serves both domestic and foreign clients and operates with a notable affiliation to an in-house broker-dealer and Interaudi Bank.

Mark Traver is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Neville, Rodie & Shaw Inc. since 2000 and is based in New York, NY. 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’s investment approach focuses on fundamental equity analysis, long-term holding periods, and a balanced allocation across asset classes tailored to client objectives and constraints.

John Benevides is a CFP® professional with five years of experience currently at Zoe Financial, Inc. He has previously worked at Rething Wealth, Ameriprise, OmniLYF, and has a background that includes time at Texas Tech University and Grimaldi's Pizzeria. Zoe Financial operates an online referral service connecting individuals and high-net-worth households with third-party registered investment advisers through its Advisor Network, and also provides a Wealth Platform offering reporting, administrative, sub-advisory, and wrap-fee services to RIAs.

Christian Di Russo is a financial advisor with Altfest Personal Wealth Management in New York, NY. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations and has over five years of industry experience, including prior roles at Withum Smith + Brown, PC and KPMG. 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 emphasizes discretionary wealth and portfolio management supported by an investment committee and offers retirement-plan fiduciary services alongside participant education programs.

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.