Essa Athar is a financial advisor at Flagstar Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Zions Bancorporation, Columbia University, Citigroup, and Merrill. He is based in New York, NY. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to a range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis, utilizing a Managed Account Program and a diversified approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and third-party managers.

Joel Perl is a financial advisor with Guardian Wealth Partners, LLC in Brooklyn, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry for one year. Prior to joining Guardian Wealth Partners, he worked at Guardian Life Insurance Company and has experience outside the financial sector including a role at Grill on Lee. Guardian Wealth Partners, doing business as Park Avenue Investment Advisory, serves individual investors, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and business exit consulting, using model portfolios and third-party managers with platforms supported by custodians such as Fidelity and Schwab.

Jake Blum is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Magnus Financial Group LLC since 2025. Prior to joining Magnus, he worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC for six years. Outside of his advisory role, he is also licensed as a sales agent for individual and group life and health insurance. Magnus Financial Group provides personalized financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals and entities, including family offices, trusts, estates, businesses, and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $1.95 billion in assets for over 1,000 clients through a multi-advisor team, utilizing comprehensive planning and diversified asset allocation strategies.

Chen Li is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at GoalVest Advisory LLC since 2024. Prior to joining GoalVest, Chen worked at Goldman Sachs for five years and has experience with The Ayco Company LP. Outside of finance, Chen has been involved with the United Nations and entrepreneurial ventures such as Anything But Beer. GoalVest Advisory LLC primarily serves high-net-worth and individual clients by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and subadvisory services. The firm employs fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and modern portfolio theory to build customized long-term portfolios and sponsors private investment funds with performance-based compensation structures.

Tameka White is a financial advisor at United Asset Strategies Inc. with four years of industry experience. She has been with United Asset Strategies since 2004. United Asset Strategies 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 and utilizes a team-based advisory model focused on diversified, tailored portfolios that include a range of asset classes and active risk management techniques.

Tae Gene Cho is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is a member of the four-advisor team at Grandfield & Dodd, LLC, where he has worked since 2002. 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 focuses on long-term, fundamental equity analysis and diversified portfolios, integrating tax and estate considerations without offering a separate financial planning service.

Bo Lan is a financial advisor at Satovsky Asset Management LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Satovsky Asset Management since 2015. Satovsky Asset Management provides wealth management, financial planning, and investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes goals-based planning, tax-efficient portfolio construction, and low-cost, often passive investment strategies with flexibility for structured notes, private placements, and third-party managers.

Edward Schnepf is a financial advisor with Henley & Company Wealth Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Henley & Company and its affiliated entities since 2005. Henley & Company Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a variety of analytical approaches and builds tailored portfolios based on client risk profiles, conducting ongoing monitoring and at least annual reviews.

Francesca Lagrotteria is a financial advisor at Payne Capital Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Payne Capital Management since 2015. 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 derived from Modern Portfolio Theory and is customized to client risk tolerances, time horizons, and goals.

Brenda Sakon is a CFP® with three years of industry experience currently advising at Francis Financial in New York, NY. Her prior roles include positions at Chicory Wealth and Benedetti, Gucer & Associates. Outside of finance, she has experience working with Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church and previously operated Numma Numma LLC. Francis Financial is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $803 million, serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers personalized portfolio management, comprehensive financial and divorce planning, and emphasizes strategies including asset allocation and mutual fund/ETF analysis.

Stuart Katz is a financial advisor with IDB Lido Wealth, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation, bringing 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC for 10 years and has been associated with Lido Advisors, LLC since 2021. Katz provides advisory services to IDB Lido Wealth under a services agreement between the two firms. IDB Lido Wealth, LLC is jointly owned by Lido Advisors and Israel Discount Bank of New York and offers investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement and estate planning services to a diverse client base including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a multi-asset allocation approach implemented through direct management, sub-advisers, and affiliates, and benefits from its bank ownership and affiliated service entities.

Carter Duddy is a financial advisor at Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Spartan Capital Securities, LLC and CB Insights, as well as work related to job searches and time as a student at Lehigh University. Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management offers personalized investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, and other business entities. The firm provides portfolio management and oversight of third-party money managers, tailoring guidance to clients’ objectives, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs.

Neil Nejame is a financial advisor at Neville, Rodie & Shaw Inc with five years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Neville, Rodie & Shaw Inc since 1993. 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 focuses on fundamental equity analysis, long-term holdings, and a balanced use of common stocks, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and reviewed regularly by an investment committee.

Stephen Sikes is a financial advisor with Public Advisors LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at McKinsey & Company from 2013 to 2017 and various firms affiliated with Social Finance, Inc. since 2017. Public Advisors serves primarily individual retail clients through discretionary portfolio management delivered exclusively online via its platform and mobile app. The firm uses proprietary technology for account implementation, rebalancing, and tax-loss harvesting, and offers investment options including U.S. Treasury ladders, direct indexing, and AI-generated custom index accounts.

Steven Madonna is a partner at Cornerstone Professional Advisor Services, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. He has 25 years of experience at Cornerstone and over three decades as a partner at Madonna and Company LLP, a CPA firm specializing in tax and accounting. Cornerstone Professional Advisor Services serves individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory-based approach focused on asset allocation and diversified, primarily passive investment strategies with a long-term horizon.

Bryan Didonato is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Abner, Herrman & Brock, LLC since 2005. Abner, Herrman & Brock LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm also serves as a subadviser and model-portfolio provider for wrap-fee programs, managing approximately $2.74 billion in assets with a top-down investment approach focused on large-cap equities and investment-grade fixed income.

Douglas Famigletti is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He has been with Griffin Asset Management, LLC since 2004, contributing to the firm for over two decades. He is currently concluding administrative work for his previous firm. Griffin Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services and customized wealth management for high-net-worth clients, institutions, and others. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented investment process combining core equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative approaches and serves as a sub-advisor and model portfolio provider.

Florence Dupont is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor at Financial Decisions, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. and has held a long-term affiliation with Penn Mutual. Outside of her advisory role, Dupont serves as an officer for two charitable foundations, the New Dawn Foundation and the Mentoring Tree Foundation. Financial Decisions, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and investment advice. The firm employs a diversified investment approach with both discretionary and non-discretionary services, building portfolios from various asset classes including municipals, equities, and independent managers.

Jacob Halberstam is a financial advisor at Equinum, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Equinum since 2019, following prior roles at LPS Financial, B-Tank Magazine, and Heicel Hatalmud - United Talmudical Seminary. Equinum provides investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advice, and a family office service. The firm uses both fundamental and technical analysis to manage portfolios and integrates its partial ownership by an accounting firm into its service model.

Joseph Stabile is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Forefront in Jersey City, NJ. His prior experience includes roles at MML Investors Services, LLC, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and TD Bank. In addition to his work at Forefront, he founded and serves as a financial planner for Coast Financial, a wealth management business operating through the Forefront Advisor Network. Forefront Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and estate-planning coordination to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm offers customized investment policies and asset allocation strategies, along with business, succession, and special-needs planning, leveraging multiple offices and affiliated services including tax and insurance solutions.