Benedict Schlatter is a financial advisor at Makrod Investment Associates Inc with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Makrod Investment Associates since 2011. Makrod Investment Associates provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a value-oriented approach focused on equities, investment-grade fixed income, and cash/money market funds, managing approximately $803.7 million on a primarily non-discretionary basis.

Matthew Zenz is a financial advisor with Hill Investment Group in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Dimensional Fund Advisors and Stone Ridge Securities LLC. Hill Investment Group Partners, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and family-office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, small businesses, and institutional retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified, rules-based investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory, managing most portfolios on a discretionary basis and utilizing model portfolios and third-party research.

Nicholas Bertha is a financial advisor at Hampshire Family Office with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Hampshire Family Office since 2022 and at Fieldpoint Private Securities, LLC since 2011. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as president of Fieldpoint Private Trust, LLC, a trust company subsidiary of Fieldpoint Private Holdings. Hampshire Family Office provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, qualified purchasers, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, utilizing both active and passive strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

David Rauch is a financial advisor at Kelleher Financial Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has been with Kelleher Financial Advisors since 2015. The firm provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, institutions, corporations, and pension plans. Kelleher Financial Advisors manages approximately $1.15 billion in assets across a four-advisor team, offering tailored investment strategies that include long-term equity management, balanced portfolios, and a concentrated value-oriented approach that may employ options.

Michael Letzter is a financial advisor at NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC and Rockefeller & Co. He also has experience teaching as part of the Financial Life Skills Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients as well as certain charitable organizations through discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm implements primarily passive, asset-class-weighted portfolios supported by fundamental analysis and offers access to alternative investments and specialized strategies through third-party sub-advisers.

Alison Cogan is a financial advisor at MRA Advisory Group with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has worked previously at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Niagara International Capital Limited. Outside of her advisory role, she owns a tax preparation firm, CoganWorks, and serves as treasurer for several local organizations, including a church, an education foundation, and the League of Women Voters of Morristown Area, as well as being a member of the Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education. MRA Advisory Group provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals and businesses, serving retail and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, retirement planning, tax preparation, and insurance placement. The firm employs risk-based model portfolios reviewed by an Investment Committee and offers specialized services such as Biblically Responsible Investing and access to alternative investments.

Reese Little is a financial advisor at Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at JP Morgan Chase Bank and JP Morgan Securities. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting, using fundamental analysis to construct portfolios tailored to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Nina Spezzaferro is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Chemistry Wealth Management LLC in New York, NY. Her prior experience includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC and Rubenstein. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC is an SEC-registered fiduciary firm that provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, families, and businesses. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with a primarily long-term investment approach, managing over $1.26 billion in client assets through a seven-advisor team.

Reynold Musell is a financial advisor with Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, he worked at RBC Capital Markets, LLC for 14 years. He has a 5% ownership interest in Mullen Farms LP, a family business in Iowa City, Iowa. Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement and trust accounts, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $127 million in assets across about 347 client relationships, offering portfolio management through an in-house wrap fee program, referrals to independent money managers, customized financial planning, and educational seminars.

Giro Maddaluna is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including LUNA Financial Group, BM Financial Group, Eagle Strategies LLC, and New York Life. Cornerstone Planning Group provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary, emphasizing passive investment strategies through low-cost mutual funds and ETFs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Samson Staff is a financial advisor at Diastole Wealth Management in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at NESS and NEC, as well as multiple terms at Diastole Wealth Management. Diastole Wealth Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individual clients, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches and investment strategies, providing regular account reviews and performance reporting, and also acts as adviser and affiliated general partner to a private pooled vehicle.

Alexandra Shepis is a CFP® professional at Francis Financial with five years of industry experience. She has been with Francis Financial since 2018, including the firm's current team structure since 2023. Francis Financial is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $803 million for individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm offers personalized investment policy statements, comprehensive financial and divorce financial planning, and employs a mix of long- and short-term strategies with quarterly reviews.

Erika Moromisato is an advisor at Brooklyn FI, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms including Connective Wealth Partners, LLC and The Financial Gym. Her prior work includes a decade at Risk Placement Services, Inc. Brooklyn FI serves individual and high-net-worth clients with household-level investment management, financial planning, and retirement-account advisory services. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach while incorporating specialized external strategies and aggregates held-away assets into client portfolios.

Kevin Smith is a financial advisor with AtCap Partners, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at National Asset Management, National Securities Corp, and Aegis Capital Corp. He serves on the Investment Advisory Board at Ithaca College School of Business, where he mentors students and participates in advisory meetings. AtCap Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to implement strategies ranging from long-term holdings to short-term trading and options.

Jaysen Bohrod is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Pegasus Asset Management Inc. since 2022 and previously was with Charles Schwab for five years. Pegasus Asset Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, business entities, and other investment advisers. The firm develops personalized investment objectives and allocates assets across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, employing model portfolios that range from Conservative to Growth, and utilizes options strategies primarily for income generation or hedging.

Carmine Coppola is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Strata Capital Group, NYlife Securities, Eagle Strategies, and New York Life Insurance. He also operates a business under the name Strata Capital Group that brokers non-registered insurance products. Cornerstone Planning Group provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes fee-only fiduciary services, using written investment policy statements and generally favoring passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Michael Delpozzo is a financial advisor at Masterworks Advisers, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has previously worked at Arete Wealth Management, Arete Wealth Advisors, SDDco Brokerage Advisors, and other firms. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a Platform Associate for Masterworks, LLC, performing administrative functions related to an alternative investment platform focused on securitized art. Masterworks Advisers specializes in providing investment advice exclusively on securitized art investments issued by Masterworks affiliates. The firm offers point-in-time and ongoing non-discretionary advisory programs, using a rules-based investment process supported by art market research, internal and third-party appraisals, and allocation models.

Zane Belcak is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Zynergy Retirement Planning, as well as in educational roles at Monmouth University and Flanders School District. Cornerstone Planning Group serves individuals, businesses, qualified retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and estates with discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and educational seminars. The firm employs a model-based investment approach focusing on low-cost, passive ETFs and mutual funds and offers ERISA fiduciary consulting and flexible financial planning engagement structures.

Adenikke Soremekun is a financial advisor with Chemistry Wealth Management LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include work at Chemistry Wealth Management in different capacities and a position at Unión de Cooperativas de Enseñanza de Trabajo Asociado de Madrid. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC is an SEC-registered fiduciary firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with a generally long-term investment focus and manages over $1.26 billion in client assets through a team of seven advisors.

Stephen Portas is a financial advisor with Wellington Shields & Co., LLC in New York, NY. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Wellington Shields since 2011. Wellington Shields & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and brokerage services to individuals, corporations, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $470.9 million across about 514 client relationships and employs a range of investment methods including fundamental and technical analysis, options strategies, and third-party manager selection.