Lisa Kaess is a financial advisor at StoneX Advisors Inc. with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at StoneX Advisors Inc. and StoneX Securities Inc. since 2021, alongside a 25-year tenure at Atrium Advisors. Outside of advisory work, she is the founder of Feminomics, a business focused on issues related to women and money, delivering web-based content and presentations. Kaess also serves on the board of the Martin Luther King Multi-Purpose Center, a nonprofit community organization. StoneX Advisors Inc. serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA plan consulting, and related services. The firm uses a variety of platforms and strategies, including advisor-managed portfolios and third-party money managers, and operates as part of the larger StoneX Group, offering integrated clearing, custody, and lending capabilities.

Lisa Rossi is a CFP® professional with 33 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Gladstone Wealth Partners since 2021 and previously worked at Stratos Wealth Partners and LPL Financial. Outside of her advisory work, she is associated with Kipps Consulting LLC, a business entity for tax and investment purposes. Gladstone Wealth Partners serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a network of nearly 100 investment adviser representatives. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various investment solutions, with a notable integration of retirement-plan services and institutional manager relationships.

Nicholas Banks is a financial advisor at Citizens Private Wealth with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services, Bank of America, and Merrill. Citizens Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management within an open-architecture framework, combining quantitative and qualitative research, and benefits from its affiliation with Citizens Bank, providing clients access to bank-related financial products and services.

Carlos Mejia is an investment advisor representative with Seacrest Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Seacrest Wealth Management since 2015. Outside of advisory services, he also provides life insurance solutions through Crump Life Insurance Services. Seacrest Wealth Management is a multi-advisor wealth management firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment management using a customized, long-term approach that integrates fundamental and technical analysis and employs both internal and third-party artificial intelligence tools.

Karen Loschiavo is a financial advisor at Advisors Capital Management, LLC in Ridgewood, NJ, with 11 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Advisors Capital Management since 2016. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, employee benefit plans, and intermediary clients such as unaffiliated broker‑dealers and registered investment advisers. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management through customized private accounts, model strategies, and a self‑directed brokerage solution, employing a blend of top‑down macro and bottom‑up fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analyses.

Michael Hans is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Citizens Private Wealth and previously worked at Citizens Securities, Inc. and Clarfeld Financial Advisors, LLC. Citizens Private Wealth, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on long-term, tailored asset allocation within an open-architecture investment framework and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, as well as tax, estate, and business consulting services.

Kathleen Fortoul is a financial advisor at Citizens Private Wealth with 35 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 designation and has held previous positions at JP Morgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, First Republic Securities Company, First Republic Investment Management, and UBS Financial Services. Citizens Private Wealth, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and various institutional clients. The firm emphasizes long-term asset allocation within an open-architecture investment framework, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside business consulting services for multigenerational and closely held business matters.

Wailam Lee is a financial advisor at Palisade Capital Management, LP with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Palisade Capital Management since 2006. Palisade Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse range of clients, including corporations, public pension plans, financial institutions, family offices, trusts, and individuals. The firm employs a research-intensive, bottom-up fundamental approach focusing on conviction-weighted portfolios across various strategies and serves as a sub-adviser to mutual funds and collective investment trust vehicles.

Anthony Rocchio is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Brighton Jones LLC and has prior work history at Ameriprise and TIAA-CREF. Brighton Jones serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management services with a holistic, balance-sheet approach, combining discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside access to private investment opportunities.

Robert Hardwick is a CFP® with 11 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Perigon Wealth Management, LLC since 2019 and previously held roles at Aljen Asset Management LLC and RLP Wealth Advisors, LLC. Hardwick is also a licensed insurance agent. Perigon Wealth Management provides customized investment advisory and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and banking or thrift institutions. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and oversees sub-advisors and wrap-fee programs, with a focus on individualized portfolio construction and ongoing formal reviews.

Steven Smith is a financial advisor at The AmeriFlex Group with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., Northeast Securities, Inc., LPL Financial, and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. The AmeriFlex Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of advisory affiliates and investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, third-party manager selection, and retirement plan consulting, delivering customized strategies via model asset allocations, discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships, and multiple wrap program options.

Anthony Cirieco is a financial advisor with Gladstone Wealth Partners and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 16 years of industry experience and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and The Windmill Group. Outside of his advisory role, Cirieco serves as a councilman on the Somers Town Board, participating in local government decision-making on public health, safety, land use, and budgets. Gladstone Wealth Partners serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations through a network of nearly 100 advisers. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various investment strategies, with an emphasis on integrating retirement-plan services and institutional manager relationships.

Christopher Henderson is a financial advisor at Palisade Capital Management, LP with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has previously worked at Cohen & Steers Capital Management, Inc., Torchlight Investors, and Foreside Fund Services, LLC. Palisade Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including corporations, public pension plans, financial institutions, and individual investors. The firm employs a research-intensive, bottom-up fundamental approach, managing strategies across various equity and fixed income portfolios, and also serves as a sub-adviser to mutual funds and collective investment trust vehicles.

Jason Duffy is a financial advisor with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES and Fieldstone Insurance Group, LLC since 2013, where he serves as CEO. Outside of his primary advisory role, he is involved in agro-tourism as a partner in Farm & Field and owns interests in other business ventures including a professional employer organization and an internet marketing firm for term life insurance. M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charities, and corporations through a network of independent Member Firms and Financial Professionals. The firm provides a range of advisory and brokerage services, including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and insurance advisory, supported by a platform that utilizes third-party sub-advisors and custodial arrangements.

John Bianchi is a CFA® charterholder with 34 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC since 2020. His prior work includes roles at Royal Alliance Associates, INC. and Investment Advisors Asset Management, LLC. He is a member of the CFA Institute, a nonprofit organization focused on ethical investment research and portfolio management. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goals-based financial advising approach incorporating proprietary software and behavioral economics, combining passive and active management strategies with dynamic rebalancing.

Jeanne Weaver is a CFP® and ChFC® with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving at NPA Asset Management, LLC since 2015. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has experience placing life insurance, annuities, and fixed insurance products through independent broker services. NPA Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that offers managed-account programs to individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm combines advisor-led planning with model portfolio implementation, often delegating trading to approved sub-advisors while maintaining supervisory oversight.

Jose Cao Alvira is a CFP® professional with one year of experience at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC. He also holds faculty positions teaching finance at Barnard College of Columbia University and Lehman College of the City University of New York. Outside of advising, he owns a consulting firm that provides economic consulting services and life insurance products. Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC offers financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and utilizes model portfolios and an asymmetric rebalancing approach in its investment management.

Anthony Megaro is a financial advisor at NPA Asset Management, LLC with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc., Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance. Outside of his advisory role, he has developed a renewable energy device powered by water, for which he holds a patent. NPA Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, corporations, pension, and charitable accounts through a multi-team of 51 advisors. The firm manages over $1 billion in assets and offers various managed-account programs, third-party asset manager referrals, and access to mutual funds, ETFs, securities, and insurance products.

Eric Bicknese is a financial advisor with NPA Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with NPA Asset Management and Nationwide Planning Associates since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in real estate sales, referring clients to brokers and acting as a point of contact. NPA Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering managed-account programs to individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm combines advisor-led planning with model portfolio implementation, often delegating trading to approved sub-advisors while maintaining supervisory and reporting responsibilities.

Stephen Delgado is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Citizens Private Wealth and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and First Republic Securities Company. Citizens Private Wealth, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser that serves high-net-worth individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes long-term, tailored asset allocation within an open-architecture investment framework and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside specialized services such as tax and estate structuring and business consulting.