Scott Gegerson is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Magnus Financial Group LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Stratos Wealth Partners, LPL Financial, Trivium Wealth Management, Trivium Financial Group, and Guardian Life. Magnus Financial Group LLC provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, businesses, and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $2.33 billion in assets and employs a tailored, committee-driven approach to portfolio construction, featuring proprietary quantitative strategies and unique operational tools such as the Pontera platform for managed account oversight.

Jeanine Kosakowski is a financial advisor with United Asset Strategies Inc. in Garden City, NY, holding five years of industry experience. She has been with United Asset Strategies since 2016. United Asset Strategies provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, participant-directed brokerage services, and estate and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.22 billion in client assets and employs a team-based advisory model with an investment approach that includes diversified portfolios, active fixed-income management, and risk management strategies involving options and margin transactions.

Lauro Akira Neuppmann Takata is a financial advisor at Simetria Advisory Group LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Brasil Plural Investment Advisor LLC and Sympatheia Advisory LLC, as well as positions in the banking and capital markets sectors. Brasil Plural Investment Advisor, LLC manages approximately $201.6 million in regulatory assets, serving individuals, corporations, and institutions through customized portfolio management. The firm employs a research-driven approach, utilizing third-party macroeconomic research and in-house analysis across various asset classes, including equities, fixed income, options, and alternatives.

Nicole Scarpati is a financial advisor with Capital Counsel LLC in New York, NY, holding five years of industry experience and fourteen years at Capital Counsel. The firm provides discretionary asset management and occasional financial planning for individuals, families, foundations, endowments, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. Capital Counsel employs a valuation-based fundamental investment strategy focused on profitable, free-cash-flow-generating businesses, managing both separately managed accounts and private partnerships with a concentrated portfolio approach.

Mary Catherine Mcrae is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. She has been with American Capital Management, Inc. since 2010. American Capital Management, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, foundations, and institutional clients, focusing on individually managed equity portfolios supplemented with convertible and fixed-income investments. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis of small- and medium-sized growth companies in health care and technology sectors, with a preference for long-term holdings and lower turnover.

Courtney Mckenna is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Altfest Personal Wealth Management since 2022. Prior to joining Altfest, she worked at Iam Capital Corporation and Iridian Asset Management LLC. Altfest Personal Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and management of pooled investment vehicles to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, and private funds. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach involving fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, along with ongoing monitoring and portfolio rebalancing under an investment committee.

Wesley Llado is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years at First Long Island Investors, LLC and five years of industry experience. He is based in Jericho, NY, and works as part of a seven-advisor team. First Long Island Investors, LLC advises individuals, corporations, pension plans, pooled investment vehicles, and charitable organizations, generally taking on new relationships with at least $5 million in assets. The firm employs a long-term, individually tailored investment approach, utilizing internally managed equity strategies, bespoke fixed-income management, and access to third-party managed accounts.

James Fahey is a financial advisor at Wellington Shields & Co., LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Wellington Shields since 2016, following a four-year tenure at Oppenheimer. Wellington Shields & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and brokerage services to individuals, corporations, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $470.9 million across about 514 client relationships, employing a variety of investment methods and offering both advisory and brokerage account options.

John Gross is a financial advisor at MayTech Global Investments with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Polen Capital Management and BNY Mellon Distributors. MayTech Global Investments manages approximately $895 million in assets, serving individual investors, wealth management platforms, and institutional clients. The firm employs a research-intensive Global Growth strategy focused on companies impacted by globalization, digitalization, and demographic change, with an emphasis on information technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors.

Theresa Bilello is a financial advisor with Legacy Edge Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. She previously worked at GWM Advisors, LLC and spent 14 years at TIAA-CREF. Legacy Edge Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as trusts, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a sponsored wrap-fee program. The firm customizes investment strategies based on written Investment Policy Statements and employs a diverse approach that includes fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

Lewis Altfest is a financial advisor at Altfest Personal Wealth Management in New York, NY, holding the CFP®, CFA®, and PFS™ designations with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Altfest Personal Wealth Management since 2009 and previously had a long tenure at Pace University from 1984 to 2020. Altfest Personal Wealth Management serves individual clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services, managing portfolios on an individualized basis with a focus on client objectives, asset allocation, and tax considerations. Additionally, the firm sponsors and advises private pooled vehicles, including alternative and real estate funds.

Mark Salerno is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at WealthEdge Investment Advisors LLC since 2015. He also operates as an independent insurance broker, a role he has held since 2000. WealthEdge Investment Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plans, and corporate clients through discretionary portfolio management and model portfolio services, managing approximately $402 million across a six-advisor team. The firm uses personal investment policy statements and combines asset allocation with fundamental and technical analysis to manage accounts.

Richard Zito is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC since 2010 and has also worked with LPL Financial since 1997. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in boat management through FZ Maritime Services, LLC. Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $672 million for over 1,000 clients, primarily individuals, high-net-worth households, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm provides customized wealth management and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a hybrid relationship with LPL Financial and a mix of discretionary portfolio management and sub-adviser solutions.

Peter Mcglynn is a financial advisor at Renew Family Wealth with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and has worked at Renew Family Wealth since 2021. His prior roles include Founder of Mcglynn Advisors and positions at Third Seven Capital, LLC and Third Seven Capital Advisors, LLC. Renew Family Wealth provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and pension/401(k) plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analytic approaches along with both long- and short-term strategies, including options and margin trading, to deliver tailored investment advice with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

John Osorio is a financial advisor with Imperity Wealth Alliance LLC and holds the CFP® and Series 63 designations. He has 34 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Comprehensive Financial Partners, Commonwealth Financial Network, LPL Financial, and INVEST Financial Corporation. Outside of advising, he is involved in tax preparation through Comprehensive Financial Partners. Imperity Wealth Alliance LLC provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering a broad range of services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, insurance, tax planning, and risk-management solutions. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach, combining in-house and third-party strategies tailored to client needs.

Terence Greene is an advisor at Capital Counsel LLC with five years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Counsel, a firm established in 1999, for 27 years. Greene serves as a Non-Executive Director for The Needham Funds, Inc., participating in periodic meetings. Capital Counsel provides discretionary asset management and occasional financial planning to individuals, families, foundations, endowments, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a valuation-based fundamental investment strategy focusing on profitable, free-cash-flow-generating businesses and manages both separately managed accounts and private partnerships.

Luke Mc Grath is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Evolve, he worked at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC for four years and held roles at Bloomberg L.P. from 2019 to 2022. Evolve Private Wealth provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $2.15 billion in assets across 679 clients, employing a long-term, fundamental analysis approach with diversified portfolios including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, bonds, and alternative investments.

Matthew Pelz is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. since 2010. He is based in New York, NY. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. is a multi-advisor SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.14 billion for about 540 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, emphasizing thoughtful asset allocation across traditional and alternative asset classes.

Edward Palleschi is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with First Long Island Investors, LLC since 2003 and serves as the firm's Executive Managing Director and a member of its Investment Committee. First Long Island Investors, LLC is a boutique wealth management firm that offers discretionary portfolio management and family-office style services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified asset allocation strategy and manages multiple private funds and pooled vehicles while maintaining affiliated broker-dealer and referral arrangements.

Elizabeth Wohlforth is a CFP® professional at Angeles Wealth Management, LLC with seven years of experience, including three years at Bridgewater Advisors. She has been with Angeles Wealth Management since 2019. Angeles Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations by providing discretionary portfolio and wealth management, financial planning, and limited philanthropy consulting. The firm focuses on managing substantial assets through a manager-of-managers approach, incorporating alternative investments and proprietary manager research.