Richard Faux is a CFA® charterholder and registered investment adviser with eight years of industry experience. He has been with Trieste Capital LLC, formerly Invescore Global Asset Management, since 2010. The firm is an independent, state-registered adviser serving a select group of clients. Trieste Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high net worth individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and foundations. The firm employs a valuation-driven, thematic investment approach with multiple strategy profiles and utilizes a broad range of instruments, including derivatives and options, to manage client portfolios.

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.

Katherine Woo is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, with three years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Angel Light Capital, where she has worked since 2022. Prior to this, she was with Casspium Associates, Inc. for four years and has also worked at Boston University - Metropolitan College and MetLife Securities, Inc. Angel Light Capital is an independent firm providing discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm’s approach emphasizes long-term fundamental analysis, using portfolios primarily composed of ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds, and offers educational seminars and workshops on investing and personal finance.

Adam Hart is a financial advisor at Triple Balance Advisers Inc with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has prior work experience with the Office of Senator John Brooks and the New York City Department of Transportation. Triple Balance Advisers Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term trading approach based on technical analysis and charting, recommending equities alongside mutual funds, fixed income, ETFs, and non-U.S. securities when appropriate.

Emmanuel Tsantes is a CFA® charterholder and registered investment advisor with Aries Investment Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2010. He has six years of industry experience and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Tsantes contributes to Investopedia-hosted financial newsletters outside of his advisory role. Aries Investment Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing portfolio management and financial consulting services. The firm’s investment approach integrates fundamental and technical analysis, employing various strategies such as long-term holdings, short-term trading, and options, with portfolios reviewed and rebalanced quarterly.

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.

Jordan Schrage is a financial advisor at LI Wealth Management Inc with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and is also a partner at F and S CPAs LLP, an accounting firm where he provides accounting and tax preparation services. His prior experience includes roles at Marciano Fillipone CPA PC and Mr Victor Tax Corporation. LI Wealth Management Inc is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals and small businesses with financial planning, tax preparation, and portfolio management. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and passive investment strategies using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and integrates accounting services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

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.

Joseph Kalinowski is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensed advisor with three years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Alpha Concepts LLC and also consults part-time for Ruterra Partners, a family office. He has been associated with Rutera Group since 2015. Alpha Concepts LLC provides discretionary asset management primarily to institutional and high-net-worth clients through pooled vehicles or mandates. The firm uses proprietary quantitative systematic models across accounts and employs strategies that may include derivatives and option-writing, with a compensation structure based on performance rather than assets under management.

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.

Matthew Ricks is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Haystack Financial Planning, where he has worked since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, and Wells Fargo Advisors. Haystack Financial Planning serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and select corporate clients by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, business planning consulting, and employee benefit plan services. The firm emphasizes passive investment management guided by Modern Portfolio Theory and offers specialized pension and profit-sharing plan consulting, combining individualized plan implementation with workplace retirement-plan advisory services.

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.

Jonathan Seif is a financial advisor with The ProFolio Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Betterment Holdings, Inc. since founding The ProFolio Group in 2018. The ProFolio Group serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach, utilizing diversified ETF portfolios with automated rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting, alongside options for individual stock portfolios and covered-call strategies. It also provides formal retirement plan consulting, fiduciary support, participant education, and combines institutional automated ETF platforms with separate stock-trading custodians for specialized mandates.

Joseph Marino is a financial advisor at Prescott, Adams and Group Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Prescott, Adams and Group since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Marino has been involved in the wedding services industry for over four decades through Prestige Weddings and provides promotional and administrative services with Arthur Abbott Productions. Prescott, Adams and Group serves a small number of individual and business clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and insurance consulting. The firm employs a diverse investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with long- and short-term trading and options-writing strategies.

Ira Schack is a CFP® with 10 years of experience in financial advising and has been the principal at Highland Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2013. He also operates the Law Office of Ira Schack, focusing on trusts and estates, and is involved in insurance sales and consulting through multiple entities. Schack combines his legal and financial expertise in his professional activities. Highland Wealth Advisors provides financial planning and referral services to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm uses a variety of investment strategies and offers planning across multiple areas, often referring clients to third-party money managers.