Robert Sollazzo is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Quent Capital, LLC and has previously worked at Cerity Partners LLC, SVB Wealth LLC, Boston Private Wealth LLC, and KLS Professional Advisors Group, LLC. Before entering the financial advisory field, he was employed at Hamilton College for four years. Quent Capital is an independent SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $1.6 billion in discretionary assets, serving individual and high-net-worth clients as well as investors in a private pooled vehicle. The firm employs a combination of fundamental research, quantitative methods, and portfolio-level asset allocation, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and derivatives within its strategies.

Benjamin Shapiro is a CFA charterholder with experience at Quent Capital, LLC since 2025. He previously worked at Basswood Capital Management, LLC from 2019 to 2025, as well as at Hedgeserv and Morgan Stanley Capital Group Inc. His career in the financial industry spans several roles across investment management firms. Quent Capital is an independent SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $1.6 billion in discretionary assets, serving individual and high-net-worth clients along with investors in a private pooled vehicle. The firm employs a combination of fundamental research, quantitative methods, and portfolio-level asset allocation, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services.

George Merrill is a Series 65 licensed advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Sophis Investments LLC, where he has worked since 2021, following nine years at M&R Capital Management, Inc. Merrill is also a licensed attorney admitted to the New York State Bar. Sophis Investments is a small team firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, and certain businesses with discretionary portfolio management and tailored investment advisory services. The firm employs a concentrated, bottom-up fundamental equity approach focused on long-term holdings and uses performance-based fees for qualified clients.

Andoni Yturralde is a financial advisor at Cross Border Wealth, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cross Border Wealth since 2017, following five years at deVere USA. Cross Border Wealth, LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, focusing on expatriates, Americans living abroad, and foreign nationals. The firm provides non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting tailored to cross-border retirement and pension issues.

Christopher Ward is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Avity Investment Management Inc., where he has worked since 2022. Prior to joining Avity, he was employed at G.research, LLC and GAMCO Investors, Inc. from 2015 to 2022. Avity Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to a variety of clients including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on fundamental research and active management of high-quality, liquid securities, maintaining a relatively large asset base with a small adviser team.

Jeffrey Filone is a financial advisor with Platform Technology Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. He is also involved with Northeast Private Wealth Management LLC, an SEC-registered investment adviser unaffiliated with Platform Technology Partners. Platform Technology Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.09 billion, serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial consultation, and family-office style administrative services, with a distinctive focus on private fund advisory and pooled investment vehicles.

Mohammed Ghouri is a financial advisor at Turner Financial Group, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Claraphi Advisory Network and Andalus Capital, LLC. Ghouri serves as a member of the International Board of Directors and Director of Alumni Relations at the TANDON School of Engineering at NYU, and he is also on the Board of Advisors for Future First Energy, where he provides coaching and strategic guidance. Turner Financial Group offers investment advice and financial planning to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $171 million in discretionary assets across about 500 clients, utilizing model-based portfolio allocations combined with fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and provides a range of planning and implementation services.

Gregory Mallia is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. since 2019 and previously held roles at Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual investors and their retirement accounts, with additional services for employee retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a team-based approach and tailors recommendations to clients’ goals, risk tolerances, and time horizons.

Rochester Cahan is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Empirical Research Partners LLC since 2013. The firm serves an exclusively institutional client base by providing data-driven subscription research and customized investment advice, focusing on quantitative models that integrate macroeconomic and factor-based analysis to support institutional decision-making.

Michael Santucci is a financial advisor with Flagstar Securities, Inc. in Great Neck, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Signature Securities Group Corp./Signature Bank for 10 years and Flagstar Advisors/Flagstar Bank for three years. Since June 2024, he also serves as Group Director Investments and Senior Vice President at New York Community Bancorp. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm manages approximately $784 million in discretionary assets and offers wealth management, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting.

Essa Athar is a financial advisor at Flagstar Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Zions Bancorporation, Columbia University, Citigroup, and Merrill. He is based in New York, NY. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to a range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis, utilizing a Managed Account Program and a diversified approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and third-party managers.

Andrea Gray is a financial advisor at Momentum Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Farther, Bank of America, and Merrill. Momentum Advisors is a registered investment adviser that serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable institutions, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm offers tailored wealth management, financial planning, investment and portfolio management, and consulting services, emphasizing customized portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring.

Ryan Davis is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with six years of industry experience. He has been with Next Capital Management LLC since 2015, working as part of a nine-advisor team based in New York, NY. Next Capital Management LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, business entities, and insurance companies, including sub-advisory services for private placement life insurance assets. The firm offers tailored asset allocations and employs a range of strategies across mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and alternative investments, servicing clients through multiple offices.

Garrett Cole is a financial advisor at Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. Outside of finance, he was involved in the food service industry with Pizza Love and has experience in education at Eisenhower Middle School and Ramapo High School. Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $2 billion for individuals, families, trusts, retirement accounts, and charitable or corporate entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, and access to alternative private funds, emphasizing individualized, long-term investment strategies.

Jake Blum is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Magnus Financial Group LLC since 2025. Prior to joining Magnus, he worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC for six years. Outside of his advisory role, he is also licensed as a sales agent for individual and group life and health insurance. Magnus Financial Group provides personalized financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals and entities, including family offices, trusts, estates, businesses, and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $1.95 billion in assets for over 1,000 clients through a multi-advisor team, utilizing comprehensive planning and diversified asset allocation strategies.

Anastasios Adam is a financial advisor at Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Papamarkou Wellner & Company, Inc. and Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management Inc. since 2020, following prior roles at Optima Asset Management LLC and Optima Fund Management LLC. He serves as a board member of Alpha Trust Andromeda Investment Trust SA, a closed-ended mutual fund based in Athens, Greece, where he focuses on portfolio management, audit, and business strategy. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors primarily manages pooled vehicles and institutional assets while also providing discretionary investment management and consulting services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and various nonprofit and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of proprietary analytical modeling and bottom-up equity research alongside a multi-manager approach, with an Investment Committee overseeing manager selection and monitoring.

Charles Failla is a CFP® professional with 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Sovereign Financial Group, Inc. and has held roles at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc., among other firms. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in real estate ownership and management through several entities in Stamford, CT. Sovereign Financial Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement advisory, and cash-management solutions. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and alternative strategies through independent managers and its Align Alternative Access Fund.

Edward Long is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Gillespie, Robinson & Grimm, Inc. since 2005. He is based in Greenwich, CT and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Avity Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension funds, profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm emphasizes fundamental research, focuses on high-quality liquid securities purchased at attractive prices, and actively manages fixed-income maturity ranges.

Ting Wang is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving at Altfest Personal Wealth Management. Prior to joining Altfest, Wang worked at SLP Wealth and held roles at Boston University, Student Loan Planner, and Avenues The World School. Altfest Personal Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and management of pooled investment vehicles for a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, and private funds. The firm employs individualized investment policies, ongoing monitoring, and portfolio rebalancing, and offers fiduciary services and participant education for retirement-plan clients.

Joao Viscardo is a financial advisor at Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bolton Global Capital/Interaudi Bank and Raymond James Financial Services. Ameraudi Asset Management serves high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts with investment advisory and portfolio management services, employing a macro, asset-allocation approach primarily through diversified index ETFs while also using individual securities and derivatives as appropriate. The firm manages a significant amount of assets with a focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts and operates as a subsidiary of Interaudi Bank.