I have over 20 years of experience in how financial markets work …and sometimes fail. I recognized a need for personalized and unbiased advice for the average person’s financial planning and investment decisions that does not require an ongoing obligation, unless the client so chooses. That’s why I have built a firm that does not sell any products other than my advice and makes sure that you always know how much you are paying and what you are getting in return. I have made some atypical choices in starting Grand Central Financial Planning with the goal of providing clients a high level of service at a reasonable price. In addition to being an Advice-Only Financial Planner, in my spare time I am the founder of the non-profit Long Island City Youth Sports League (LICYSL.org) and write the local blog in Long Island City, LICtalk. For more details on my work experience check out my LinkedIn profile.

Marianna Beddard is a financial advisor at The Playbook Advizor with 11 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC for seven years. Marianna is also registered as an insurance agent but does not actively sell insurance. The Playbook Advizor provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and qualified retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance, with regular account reviews for allocation, rebalancing, and tax-loss harvesting.

Joseph Guterding is the sole advisor at The Compounding Co, an independent advisory firm based in Baldwin, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since its founding in 2026. Prior to this role, he has experience in healthcare and education sectors, including positions at New York Home Health Care and St. John's University. The Compounding Co primarily serves individual clients, focusing on young professionals in the early stages of wealth building. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, optional ongoing advisory membership, and financial education through seminars and workshops, emphasizing long-term diversified investing and non-discretionary planning.

Illya Nayshevskyy is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Alpha Inertia Capital, an independent investment advisory firm based in New York, NY. Prior to founding Alpha Inertia Capital, Illya held roles at People Data Labs, where he currently works as a customer success engineer advising on data structures and queries, as well as positions at NBC Universal, LiRo Group, and Winsor Consult LLC. Alpha Inertia Capital provides discretionary portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and corporate clients. The firm employs a variety of investment techniques, including technical and fundamental analysis, and uses leveraged and derivative instruments within separately managed accounts under discretionary authority.

Mauro Leos is a financial advisor at Next Pronto Capital Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at CLSA Americas, CITIC Securities International USA, and Neuheit Associates. He is the founder of Next Pronto LLC, a financial planning business. Next Pronto Capital Advisors provides fee-only financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, families, and small businesses. The firm uses a bottom-up investment approach that emphasizes intrinsic value and corporate governance, offering tailored planning, portfolio construction, and an optional discretionary service to manage held-away retirement accounts.

Stephen Pagliari is a financial advisor at Differential Capital LLC in Merrick, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to founding his advisory firm, he worked at Differential Management, LLC and currently is employed as a new product development portfolio manager at MiniCircuits, a global RF and microwave components manufacturer. Differential Capital LLC is a state-registered investment adviser offering discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, ETF, and options analysis across multiple account programs, using both short- and long-term strategies with full trading discretion.

Erik Dellith is the principal of Dellith Wealth Advisory in Fairview, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Rex Global Wealth Management and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of advising, he is a licensed insurance agent and engages in equity research and other business activities. Dellith Wealth Advisory provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm utilizes a diverse investment approach involving multiple analysis methods and strategies, executing transactions only after client approval in line with each client’s investment policy statement.

Joao Correia is a CFA® charterholder with over nine years of experience in wealth management and investment advisory. He is the principal and sole advisor at Madison Asset Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in New York, NY. In addition to his advisory work, Correia provides financial instruction through Financial Edge Training/IB Hero. Madison Asset Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual clients, focusing on diversified asset allocation using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and other instruments as appropriate. The firm emphasizes a long-term buy-and-hold strategy grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and manages approximately $25.1 million for about 15 clients.

Srdana Pokrajac is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Planbound, LLC in New York, NY. She has been involved with Planbound since 2023 and also maintains a role at Wize Venture, Inc. Outside of her advisory work, she is engaged with Spartan Planning Group, a fee-only financial planning firm serving families, individuals, and organizations. Planbound offers financial planning, wealth management, and financial education services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm uses a diversified, primarily passive investment approach and supports various engagement structures, including asset-based management, flat-fee planning, and hourly consulting.

Richard Russo is a financial advisor with RKR Capital Group LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Greenlea Lane Capital Partners and Prince Henry Group before joining RKR Capital Group in 2018. RKR Capital Group LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a concentrated, long-only equity value strategy focused on bottom-up research and long-term capital appreciation, managing approximately $7.83 million in assets.

Sebastian Torrente is the sole advisor at New York Fee Simple, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm based in Brooklyn, NY. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has professional experience across engineering and consulting roles prior to founding his firm. Torrente is also a registered representative of Joseph Stone Capital, LLC, a broker-dealer, where he provides securities brokerage services separately from his advisory work. New York Fee Simple, LLC offers portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, trusts, estates, family entities, and certain private companies. The firm employs both qualitative and quantitative analyses to tailor recommendations and provides a range of engagement types, including discretionary and non-discretionary management and educational seminars.

David Bueno Monge is a financial advisor at Ascent Systematic Advisors LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Argon Capital Management and Goldman Sachs International. Ascent Systematic Advisors LLC manages private pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts for institutional and sophisticated investors, including pension plans and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a discretionary, systematically rules-based investment approach focused on trend-following and momentum signals in U.S. equities, with an emphasis on detailed performance reporting and use of prime-broker services.

Mark Reich is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor based in New York, NY, with over 30 years of experience at his own firm, Mark E. Reich, CPA, CFP. He provides financial planning and investment supervisory services alongside separately billed accounting activities. His firm serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with fee-based planning and periodic investment oversight. The investment approach includes a broad range of strategies, from long-term holdings to short-term trading and option writing, with monitoring conducted through quarterly reports and meetings.

Sean Mcdonald is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Armadale Asset Management LLC. He has 15 years of industry experience, including 13 years at Tweedy Browne, LLC, and has been with Armadale since 2023. Armadale Asset Management is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser that offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, business entities, and third-party advisers. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental valuation approach focused on small- and mid-cap U.S. equities, utilizing proprietary research and customized strategies including a dedicated REIT portfolio.

Constantine Polites is the sole advisor at ARDROSSAN Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with eight years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Infosys Ltd. and Hiteks Solutions Inc., alongside entrepreneurial ventures with Mykonos Film, LLC and Anthos Entertainment, LLC. ARDROSSAN Wealth Management provides personalized wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term buy-and-hold investment approach and offers portfolio management on a non-discretionary basis with client approval required for each trade.

Michael Lackwood is a financial advisor at Spring Delta Asset Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Oppenheimer & Co., Aurora Private Wealth, and APW Capital, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for the Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy, a charter school in Brooklyn, New York. Spring Delta Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a proprietary All Cap Momentum strategy using ETFs and a combination of charting, quantitative, and technical analysis, and offers services including Investment Policy Statements, pension consulting, and manager monitoring.

Arden Rodgers is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with six years of industry experience. He has been with Arbus Capital Management, LLC since 2009. Arbus Capital Management, LLC is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management, one-time investment account reviews, and standalone financial planning to individuals, corporations, and charitable institutions. The firm manages over $120 million for fewer than 30 clients, employing a disciplined, low-cost, long-term asset-allocation strategy focused on exchange-traded funds and customized portfolio solutions.

Sahil Vakil is a CFP® and financial advisor at MYRA Wealth with eight years of industry experience. His background includes roles at BNP Paribas and ongoing affiliations with entities such as MYRA Capital LLC and New York University. MYRA Wealth provides planning, consultation, and discretionary investment management to individuals, households, trusts, and businesses through a subscription-based online platform. The firm employs a passive, ETF-based investment approach using algorithmically monitored model portfolios, and offers integrated tax and technology services through affiliated companies.

Alan Kotaev is the president and portfolio manager of TPK Advisors LLC, where he has worked since 2010. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has 10 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he is a partner at Alan Trade Inc., a company involved in the export and distribution of Sherwin Williams products in Russia, where he handles contract negotiations and shipment arrangements. TPK Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a variety of strategies including technical and fundamental analysis, short sales, option writing, and short-term trading, and conducts regular portfolio reviews with discretionary trading authority.

Kimberly Birn is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with five years at Birn Financial Inc and nine years of prior self-employed experience. She provides fractional CFO services, including tax return preparation, tax review, strategic planning, and business strategy planning for a limited number of clients. Birn Financial Inc serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate/business clients with financial planning and advisory services. The firm also offers fractional CFO services and employs a variety of investment approaches, delivering non-discretionary advice tailored through initial interviews and model allocations.