Ronn Yaish is the sole advisor at Yaish Financial, an independent firm based in Bergenfield, NJ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 11 years of industry experience, having founded Yaish Financial Services LLC in 2015. Outside of advisory work, Yaish is involved in life insurance sales and operates Yaish Media Group, an online business offering courses and educational content on leadership, marketing, and personal finance. Yaish Financial provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individual and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory and primarily uses passively managed, asset-class model portfolios, with a formal pension consulting practice that includes fiduciary services and participant education.

Daniel Shaffer is the sole advisor at Shaffer Asset Management, Inc. in Greenwich, CT, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 24 years of industry experience and has been managing his independent firm since 1998. His career includes hedge-fund experience and activities in publishing and public speaking. Shaffer Asset Management, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment supervision to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, partnerships, and corporations. The firm employs an equity-focused Absolute Investment Strategies Program that combines technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis to seek positive returns regardless of market direction, managing accounts to program objectives rather than benchmark-relative targets.

Christopher Conover is a financial advisor at Hudson Companies with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Hudson Valley Wealth Management for 18 years. Outside of finance, he serves as president of Hudson Private Corp, where he acts as an executive producer on film and television projects, and he is involved administratively with HV Treatment Partners, an outpatient treatment facility. Hudson Companies provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients. The firm uses model portfolios emphasizing mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, and incorporates fundamental and cyclical analysis, treating cash as an asset class. It also offers retirement plan consulting and periodic comprehensive reporting, alongside occasional film investment advice for select clients.

Bruce Julien is the sole advisor at Julien Planning, LLC in Hackensack, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked in wealth management and financial planning since 1991, including roles at National Wealth Management, LLC and his own firms, Julien Financial, LLC and Julien Planning, LLC. Julien also operates as an insurance agent and tax preparer through affiliated businesses. Julien Planning, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goal-driven investment process using fundamental and technical analysis and offers portfolio management alongside financial planning covering retirement, taxes, employee benefits, and estate matters.

Peter Gallagher is a financial advisor with Unified Retirement Planning Group in Briarcliff Manor, NY. He holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and 65 licenses and has 31 years of industry experience. His work history includes multiple tenures at Unified Retirement Planning Group and Commonwealth Financial Network. He spends a small portion of his time involved in fixed insurance sales. Unified Retirement Planning Group provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of quantitative, fundamental, technical, and economic analysis alongside strategic asset allocation and long-term investment strategies, and it sponsors a wrap-fee program that bundles management and administrative services into a single fee.

Nicholas Jones is the sole advisor at Altanes Investments, LLC, an independent firm based in Mill Neck, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 17 years of industry experience. Jones has been with Altanes Investments since 2003. Altanes Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and continuous investment advice to individual clients, focusing on personalized investment policies based on goals, time horizon, risk tolerance, and tax considerations. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term purchase strategy, managing approximately $22.8 million across about 20 individual accounts.

Johan Devoogd is a financial advisor at American European Asset Management LLC with 27 years at the firm and four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. American European Asset Management provides discretionary asset and portfolio management to private individuals, tax-deferred accounts, trusts, and small institutional clients, including tax-exempt foundations and other not-for-profit entities. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-driven approach focused on durable competitive positions and conservative balance sheets, and is notable for its work with charitable organizations and nonprofit investment committees.

Craig Cloud is a financial advisor with Apogee Tactical in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Apogee Trading, LLC since 2014. Apogee Trading, LLC provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary options. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis alongside active trading strategies across a broad range of asset classes.

Douglas Perkins is the principal of Divergence Capital Management, an independent firm based in Greenwich, CT. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has 30 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Divergence Capital Management in 2007, Perkins worked at firms including March Capital Corp, Old City Securities, and Avantax Advisory Services. Divergence Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients, focusing on a stock-selection investment strategy informed by top-down macroeconomic analysis and company-specific fundamental research. The firm constructs concentrated, customized portfolios that may include a range of asset types such as equities, funds, debt instruments, commodities, and currencies.

Anthony Devito is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, operating ADV Investment Management in New Rochelle, NY. He has been with the firm since 1990. ADV Investment Management serves a small group of individual, family, small business, and trust clients, offering customized investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a fundamental analysis and asset-allocation approach, primarily using mutual funds and ETFs, and operates on a strict fee-only model without commissions or soft-dollar arrangements.

Mark Santangelo is a CFP® with 28 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is the principal of Titan Financial Services, LLC and also owns a CPA firm, Marsan Associates, PC. In addition to his financial and accounting work, he is involved in real estate development and management through Emerson Associates, LLC. Titan Financial Services, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers portfolio management, pension consulting, financial planning, and other consulting services, using client-specific investment policy statements combined with model asset-allocation portfolios and a multi-method security selection process.

Salo Aizenberg is a financial advisor at Downtown Investment Advisory with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been associated with Maytal Asset Management LLC since 2013. Downtown Investment Advisory is an independent SEC-registered firm managing approximately $125 million in discretionary accounts for individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on customized fixed-income portfolios with individually selected bonds and income-producing securities, alongside equity index ETFs, applying fundamental, technical, and credit analysis to support long-term growth, income, and capital preservation.

David Kelly is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the principal advisor at Three Lakes Advisors, Inc., an independent firm he has been with since 1996. Since 2015, he has also served as an independent trustee of the Abacus FCF ETF Trust. Three Lakes Advisors provides discretionary and nondiscretionary investment management primarily for individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as small businesses and charitable organizations. The firm combines technical charting with fundamental analysis to implement long- and short-term investment strategies and maintains ongoing client account reviews.

Arthur Norton is the managing director of Araglan Capital Management, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 41 years of industry experience, including roles at Private Client Services, LLC and Business and Financial Services Incorporated. Norton has served as an elected member of the Board of Estimate and Taxation in Greenwich, CT, where he holds leadership positions on the Audit and Investment Advisory Committees. Araglan Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm employs fundamental analysis combined with long-term, short-term, and trading strategies, including the use of options, margin borrowing, and short sales in separately managed accounts.

Jacob Bayer is a financial advisor at Good Luck NY Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has experience working since 2023 with firms including LUMINEXT Inc and CETERA Financial Specialists LLC. Prior to his financial advisory roles, he was associated with BNEI YAKOV YOSEF OF MONSEY for nine years. Good Luck NY Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with financial planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm’s investment approach incorporates fundamental and cyclical analysis as well as Modern Portfolio Theory, tailoring strategies to client goals and risk tolerances.

Richard Blonstein is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience and over 25 years as a CPA. He is the sole advisor at Broad Wealth Management, Inc., an independent firm based in Rye, NY. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in tax compliance and financial planning through his accounting practice. Broad Wealth Management, Inc. provides personalized financial planning and investment counseling for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm uses a counseling-oriented approach without discretionary trading authority, integrating tax and accounting expertise into its services.

William Ferdinand is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at The WF Group, LLC since 2012, an independent firm based in Greenwich, CT. The WF Group primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, offering personalized portfolio management and discretionary investment advice. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, utilizing strategies such as long-term, short-term, trading, and option-writing to construct customized portfolios aligned with client objectives.

Joseph Pellegrino is the sole advisor at P-Squared Capital Management in Greenwich, CT, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation and has managed P-Square Investments LLC since 2002. P-Squared Capital Management is an independent, single-advisor firm providing discretionary portfolio management for individual and family clients. The firm employs a combination of top-down and bottom-up analysis, using fundamental, technical, and quantitative methods to construct diversified portfolios across equities, alternative investments, and fixed income.

John Evans is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Hudson Capital Management Inc. He has worked at Leigh Baldwin & Co., LLC since 2016. Outside of advising, he works seasonally as a tax preparer and provides financial planning services including Medicare planning, long-term care, 401(k) plans, and life insurance. Hudson Capital Management Inc. is an independent registered investment adviser serving individual clients, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based financial planning, portfolio management, and qualified plan consulting, primarily managing client accounts on a non-discretionary basis.

Jesica Michelle Murature Stordiau is a financial advisor at Nexgen Investments LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Adcap Securities, United Brokers, and United Maritime Capital, LLC. Nexgen Investments LLC provides portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate/business entities, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and strategies that include fundamental and technical analysis, options, margin, and short sales. The firm serves a significant non-U.S. client base and offers both performance-based and asset-based fee structures, distinguishing itself among independent advisory firms.