Charles Hamowy is a CFP® with 33 years of experience in financial advisory. He is currently with Seasons of Advice Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2017, following a 27-year tenure at Ameriprise Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, Hamowy owns and operates a dance instruction business, NY Dance Studios, Inc., and is co-authoring a book titled "Financial Secure Forever." Seasons of Advice Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, small business owners, professionals, and families. The firm employs a life-cycle framework called the “Seasons of Advice” process to tailor investment recommendations and uses a broad network of affiliated solutions and sub-advisors to manage portfolios.

Matthew Weinberg is a financial advisor at Edge Wealth Management, LLC in New York, NY, with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Edge Wealth Management since 2006. Edge Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a fundamental analysis approach tailored to client objectives, managing approximately $770.7 million in assets across a five-adviser team without a firmwide account minimum.

Hugo Gozlan is a financial advisor with Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC in New York, NY. He holds a Series 65 credential and has two years of industry experience, including roles at Banque Transatlantique and academic positions at PSL University. Transatlantique Private Wealth serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and private entities, managing approximately $879 million in assets. The firm focuses on discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with an emphasis on cross-border needs, using a tailored asset allocation process informed by proprietary modeling and affiliated European research teams.

Ellen Lazarus is a financial advisor at Charles Pratt & Company, L.L.C. based in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations with five years of industry experience. She has been associated with Dosoris Trust Company and Charles Pratt & Company since 1999. Charles Pratt & Company provides custodial, investment, tax, accounting, and financial planning services primarily to multigenerational Pratt family members and a select group of individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a long-term, asset allocation-focused investment approach and utilizes third-party manager selection and monitoring to manage client assets.

Robert Murphy Jr. is a CFP® professional with 32 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at United Asset Strategies Inc. since 2022 and previously spent over two decades at TD Ameritrade. His credentials also include Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. United Asset Strategies Inc. provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, participant-directed brokerage services, and estate and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.22 billion in client assets through a team-based advisory model that emphasizes diversified, tailored portfolios and active risk management strategies.

Kyle Pitts is a financial advisor at Momentum Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Momentum Advisors since 2015. Pitts serves as a director for Corporation Me! Financial Education, a nonprofit organization that teaches personal finance basics to teenagers and young adults. Momentum Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses, offering wealth management, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm constructs individualized portfolios tailored to clients’ risk profiles and time horizons, and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary management using third-party managers and subadvisers.

Benson Tang is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley Fund Services for eight years and is currently involved with Standard Pension Services as a paraplanner. Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, consulting, and investment management through a team-based approach. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies including personalized portfolios, model portfolios, and third-party manager selection.

Andrew Altfest is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Altfest Personal Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2009. Prior to that, he was with LTFEST Personal Wealth Management. Altfest Personal Wealth Management serves individual clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services, managing portfolios on an individualized basis using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside both long- and short-term strategies. It is also notable for its role as a private fund adviser and sponsor of multiple pooled investment vehicles.

Herbert Refvik is a financial advisor at Lebenthal Global Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at MML Investors Services, LLC, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Co. Outside of finance, his background includes roles at Apple Honda and 631 Insider Inc. Lebenthal Global Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement accounts, small businesses, and employee benefit plans. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, managing approximately $820 million in assets across a multi-advisor team.

Muhammad Tahir is a financial advisor at Seasons of Advice Wealth Management with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked with SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2020 and Seasons of Advice Wealth Management since 2017, following an 11-year tenure at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Seasons of Advice Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, small business owners, professionals, and families. The firm’s investment approach centers on a life-cycle framework called the “Seasons of Advice” process, which sequences planning activities throughout the year and tailors recommendations to each client’s goals and holdings.

Chris Zhang is a financial advisor at Ascend Interplay, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley Asia Limited and Morgan Stanley & Co LLC before joining Ascend Interplay in 2022. Chris holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Ascend Interplay provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals through a non-discretionary model. The firm serves a small client base and offers a broad range of investment options, including private placements, real estate, digital assets, and derivatives, while also providing no-cost travel planning services.

Debra Burnham is a financial advisor at Premier Wealth Advisors, LLC with 40 years of industry experience and holds a Series 63 designation. She has worked at firms including Cetera Advisors LLC, First Allied Advisory Services, First Allied Securities, and RMB Capital Management. Burnham serves as a co-trustee for the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest Trust and volunteers as a board member for the Scarsdale Transfer Education Plan (STEP) nonprofit. Premier Wealth Advisors, LLC manages approximately $555 million in assets for individuals, corporations, and other entities, offering both financial planning and investment management services. The firm employs a core/satellite investment approach that combines passive index strategies with active managers and tailors portfolios to client risk tolerance, time horizon, and liquidity needs.

Susan Forgasch is a CFP® with 34 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has worked at Westco Advisory Services, Inc. since 2012 and at Westco Investment Corp. since 1998. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a member of the Planning Board for the Village of Lake Success. Westco Advisory Services provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a documented risk-tolerance and goals-based investment process, using customized asset allocation and regular account reviews.

Henry Beinstein is a financial advisor at Gagnon Securities, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Gagnon Securities since 2002. Beinstein is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant, serving as an Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee at Vector Group LTD, as well as holding independent board roles at the Lombardy Hotel and the Omega Institute, a nonprofit organization. Gagnon Securities manages discretionary equity-focused accounts for individual and institutional clients, using a research-intensive, stock-by-stock approach aimed at aggressive capital appreciation. The firm operates both as an SEC investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, offering brokerage services and managing affiliated pooled vehicles and partner funds.

Olabode Aladenika is a financial advisor at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Bridgewater Advisors since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Relax and Company and Tekoa Missions. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. is a SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.14 billion for about 540 clients through a multi-advisor team. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, using a combination of actively managed and index-related strategies across traditional and alternative asset classes.

Brian Gagnon is a financial advisor at Gagnon Securities, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Gagnon Securities since 1999. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as President of Hilltop Aviation Services, LLC and acts as a trustee for the Gagnon Family Foundation. He is also an advisory council member of the National Kidney Foundation Innovation Fund. Gagnon Securities manages discretionary equity-focused accounts for individual and institutional clients and provides brokerage services for retirement and non-retirement accounts. The firm employs a research-intensive, stock-by-stock approach aimed at aggressive capital appreciation and operates affiliated pooled vehicles alongside its broker-dealer platform.

Krystina Brown is a CFP® professional with six years of experience at Financial Decisions, LLC, where she has worked since 2012. She is based in Fair Lawn, NJ, and is part of a four-advisor team. Financial Decisions, LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-office structure with a small advisor team and manages approximately $321 million in assets, providing ongoing portfolio management and the use of various investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and private investment funds.

Palak Forbes is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Altfest Personal Wealth Management in New York, NY, with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Altfest in 2026, Forbes worked at Audacy and The New York Times Company. Altfest provides investment management, financial planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and manages pooled investment vehicles for individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, private funds, and other business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis guided by an investment committee and offers tailored financial plans and fiduciary retirement-plan services.

Michael Schwartz is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Magnus Financial Group LLC since 2017 and previously spent 18 years with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent. Magnus Financial Group provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals and entities, including family offices, trusts, and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $1.95 billion in assets and employs a team-based approach that integrates comprehensive planning with diversified asset allocation across various investment vehicles.

Richard Terry is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Merit Financial Partners LLC since 2018 and previously spent 11 years with Mtp Advisors. Merit Financial Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, providing fee-only financial planning, investment consultation, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a fiduciary approach combining fundamental and technical analysis with an emphasis on strategic asset allocation and diversified portfolios, using low-cost index funds and ETFs alongside active strategies when appropriate.