Philip Oppenheimer is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer + Close, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with the firm since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a managing member, analyst, and portfolio manager of Oppvest, LLC, which is the general partner of three investment partnerships. Oppenheimer + Close serves individuals, families, retirement-plan participants, trusts, and accredited investors. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach focused on exchange-listed domestic and foreign equities, offering discretionary portfolio management, fiduciary advice, and coordinated financial planning.

Thorne Perkin is a financial advisor at Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management Inc. since 2014 and Papamarkou Wellner & Co., Inc. since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner and board member of Perkin & Perkin LLC, a start-up developing surgical disinfecting soap. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors primarily manages pooled vehicles and institutional assets, serving high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, pensions, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs proprietary analytical modeling and a bottom-up equity research process combined with a multi-manager approach, offering a range of investment strategies and sponsoring private funds such as the PW Portfolio and the PW Nordic Tech Fund.

Ralph Metz is a financial advisor with Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Spartan Capital Securities, LLC since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, Ralph is a 22% owner investor in a CrossFit gym operated by his brother. Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management provides personalized investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers portfolio management, third-party money manager oversight, and ongoing investment consultation, primarily using non-discretionary arrangements and relying on third-party managers and model portfolios.

Gerson Ossers is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC since 2019. His prior roles include positions at Source Financial Advisors, Procyon Private Wealth Partners, and UBS Financial Services. Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $2 billion for individuals, families, trusts, and other entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with fee-based financial planning. The firm emphasizes individualized portfolio management with a long-term investment horizon and employs a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Laura Asker is a financial advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Empirical Research Partners for a total of 18 years, with a five-year hiatus. Empirical Research Partners provides data-driven research and on-request investment advice exclusively to institutional investors such as money managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, and broker-dealers. The firm focuses on quantitative models combining macroeconomic and statistical analysis to support professional investors’ independent decision-making rather than managing assets or executing trades.

Ladyanne Castellanos is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 11 years of experience in the financial industry. She has worked at Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc. since 2024 and previously held positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors. Ameraudi Asset Management provides portfolio management and asset-allocation services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts, focusing on exchange-traded funds and combining fundamental, technical, and macroeconomic analysis within both discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Interaudi Bank, serving a diverse client base including many non-U.S. investors.

Matthew Healey is a financial advisor at Flagstar Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Signature Securities Group Corp. and Flagstar Advisors. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis using a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and third-party managers, with approximately $784 million in discretionary assets under management as of December 31, 2025.

Anthony Ghetian is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at CFS Investment Advisory Services, LLC since 2019 and previously spent nine years at EF Legacy Securities. CFS Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides financial planning, consulting, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $2.73 billion in assets and customizes client portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and Independent Managers, offering both advisory and insurance-related services.

Kenneth Gutwillig is a financial advisor at Financial Decisions, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Financial Decisions since 2016, with prior roles at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Hornor Townsend & Kent. He is also involved in insurance sales and services, including life, accident, health, disability, and long-term care insurance. Financial Decisions serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach with a mix of bonds, equities, independent managers, and variable annuity management, operating from multiple offices despite a small advisory team.

Jacob Turner is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently working at Jim Saulnier & Associates, LLC. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at Financial Design Studios and spent 14 years at AbbVie, Inc. Jim Saulnier & Associates provides retirement-focused financial planning, tax-aware planning, and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients approaching or in retirement. The firm emphasizes comprehensive retirement analyses and offers both passive investment models and targeted portfolio positioning based on detailed tax-focused planning.

Yasmeen Mock is a financial advisor at Kimelman & Baird, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with the firm in various capacities since 2002. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the finance committee of Lifeway Network, providing financial oversight. Kimelman & Baird offers discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, charitable and institutional investors, including retirement-plan clients, primarily through separately managed accounts. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies tailored to client objectives.

Amelia Weir is a financial advisor at Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at Paradigm Capital Management since 2008 and has been associated with C.L. King & Associates since 2001. She holds the Series 63 designation. Paradigm Capital Management, Inc. is a registered investment adviser managing discretionary assets primarily for pooled investment vehicles and institutional clients, including pension plans, foundations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up research approach with six principal strategies across separate accounts and commingled vehicles, overseeing approximately $2.2 billion in discretionary assets.

James Elliot is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with ELCO Management Company, LLC in New York, NY, since 1995. ELCO Management Company, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through separately managed accounts and as adviser and general partner to a private pooled vehicle. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis across multiple strategies and employs options, short selling, and leverage where appropriate.

Thomas Carhart is a financial advisor with South Street Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, holding four years of industry experience. He has been with South Street Advisors since 1998. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Carhart serves as vice president of Baronne Services, a management company for family-owned oil and gas partnerships, and is a director of two not-for-profit organizations: Arts for Art in New York and Prevent Child Abuse America in Chicago. South Street Advisors provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, including U.S. non-profit endowments and private foundations. The firm employs a systematic, research-driven investment process with a focus on asset allocation and quantitative screening, managing roughly $825 million across U.S. equity, balanced, and fixed-income strategies.

Michael Kettner is a financial advisor at Avestar Capital, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Kestra Financial Services, Inc. and Coastline Wealth Management. Kettner is also the owner of MCK Wealth Management, a non-investment related business entity. Avestar Capital advises a diverse client base including private investment funds, high-net-worth families, accredited investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, due diligence, and family office services. The firm combines internally managed ETF strategies with third-party model portfolios, sponsors proprietary private funds and SPVs, and provides access to customized private equity and hedge-fund investments.

Gabriel Rabinovici is a financial advisor at Stratton Capital Investment Advisory LLC with a Series 65 designation. He has been with Stratton Capital in various capacities since 2015 and currently works at the firm's New York office. Stratton Capital Investment Advisory LLC manages approximately $75.2 million in discretionary assets across six advisors, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates both in the U.S. and primarily internationally. The firm constructs customized portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally individual stocks, bonds, or options, employing fundamental analysis with a long-term investment orientation.

Lawrence May is a CFP® with over 50 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is a managing member of Strategic Advisors, LLC, doing business as Strategic Wealth Management Group, where he has worked since 1999. He also serves as president of May Financial Group, Ltd., a financial planning and insurance products firm established in 1979. His prior experience includes a long tenure at Gerson Horowitz Green Securities Corp. Strategic Wealth Management Group provides investment advisory services to individuals, pension and 401(k) plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers tailored portfolio management through various strategies and investment vehicles, including proprietary ETF portfolios, and provides retirement-plan and standalone financial consulting.

Joseph McClellan is a financial advisor at WealthPLAN Partners with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Securities America Inc. and LPL Financial. McClellan is also a licensed insurance producer in New Jersey, authorized to write life insurance and variable annuities. WealthPLAN Partners provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients such as foundations and pension plans. The firm employs a “Strategy Diversification” approach, allocating across various asset types and generally managing client accounts on a discretionary basis with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

David Shaw is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license with one year of experience in financial advising. He currently works at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. and has prior experience at Focus Wealth Partners, Argent Wealth Management, and Boston Financial Investment Management. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. is a multi-advisor SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.14 billion for around 540 clients. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, utilizing a combination of actively managed and index-related strategies across traditional and alternative asset classes.

Ashwini Patil is a financial advisor at GoalVest Advisory LLC in New York, NY, with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with GoalVest Advisory since 2018. GoalVest Advisory primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and subadvisory services. The firm combines fundamental equity research, quantitative analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis to create tailored investment strategies and generally manages accounts on a discretionary basis.