Eric Glassbrenner is a financial advisor at Cross Border Wealth, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including Claraphi Advisory Network and West Advisory Group. Outside of his advisory work, he occasionally assists at an award-winning jazz club. 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 offers non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, often utilizing exchange-traded funds alongside other investment vehicles.

Michelle Fuccella is an advisor at Forefront with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and six years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including Calton & Associates Inc., The Leaders Group Inc., Nylife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Co. Outside of her advisory role, she assists individuals and couples with asset division agreements during divorce through a separate business, Your Divorce Made Simple. Forefront provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and select businesses, offering discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and access to third-party managers. The firm maintains multiple offices and affiliated businesses, including insurance and tax partners, and offers specialized services such as formal Special Needs Planning.

Margaret Bonner is a financial advisor at Equita Financial Network, Inc. in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at WealthChoice, Cask, and Cisco Systems. Equita Financial Network, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning, investment management, and ongoing consulting services. The firm employs a market efficiency and strategic asset allocation approach, offering discretionary management and support through a network model that includes paraplanning and community membership programs.

Joseph Manno is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Merit Financial Partners LLC with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Loyal Advisors for 15 years and Direct Wines Inc for 12 years. Outside of his advisory role, he co-owns JMSynergy LLC, a marketing and business consulting firm, with his wife. Merit Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering fee-only financial planning and wealth management. The firm employs a fiduciary, consultative investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis with an emphasis on asset allocation and low-cost index funds and ETFs, while allowing active strategies as appropriate.

Robert Goodman is a financial advisor at Strategic Wealth Management Group in New York, NY, with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Strategic Wealth Management Group since 2016. Strategic Wealth Management Group offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, pension and 401(k) plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides portfolio management through model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and third-party wrap programs, tailoring strategies to client objectives across a range of risk profiles.

Robert Jaffe is a financial advisor at CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He has held positions at CFS Investment Advisory Services since 1999, with a break between 2005 and 2017 during which he worked at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. CFS Investment Advisory Services provides financial planning, consulting, 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.

Avi Berg is a financial advisor at Satovsky Asset Management LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Elm Ridge Management, LLC. Berg serves as a council member of the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council and is treasurer and board member of the Park Hill Tenants Co-op, both volunteer roles. He also acts as an outside advisor to Quantum Farma, a private company. Satovsky Asset Management provides wealth management, financial planning, and investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes goals-based planning, tax-efficient portfolio construction, and uses a range of investment strategies including low-cost passive approaches and alternative instruments, serving clients through discretionary and non-discretionary mandates.

Harvey Wacht is a Senior Managing Director at Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC with 54 years of industry experience. He has been with Shufro, Rose & Co. since 2001 and previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $2 billion for individuals, families, trusts, and institutions. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with a long-term investment approach, utilizing equities, funds, fixed-income instruments, and selectively employing strategies such as options and alternative investments aligned with client objectives.

Samandar Kasimov is a financial advisor with Avestar Capital, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Neuberger Berman LLC and Dreyfuss Corporation, a BNY Mellon Company. Avestar Capital advises private investment funds, high-net-worth families, accredited and qualified investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, due diligence, and family office services. The firm combines internally managed ETF strategies with third-party model portfolios and serves non-U.S. clients through affiliated advisers and a Model Portfolio Sub-Advisor Program.

Nicolas Sitinas is a financial advisor at Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors with four years of industry experience. He has been associated with Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management, Inc. since 2012. Sitinas holds a Series 63 designation. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors primarily manages pooled vehicles and institutional assets, offering discretionary investment management and non-discretionary consulting to a select group of private clients. The firm serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, pensions, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate entities, utilizing proprietary analytical modeling combined with a multi-manager approach.

Joel Orris is a financial advisor at Key Client Fiduciary Advisors, LLC with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Wachovia Securities Financial Network, Realta Investment Advisors, and Realta Equities. Key Client Fiduciary Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities by providing financial planning, consulting, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm develops client-specific investment policies and constructs portfolios based on fundamental analysis, with ongoing monitoring and periodic reviews.

John Owens is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Brooklyn FI, LLC and also works at Mason Tax, LLC, providing tax preparation services. His prior experience includes roles at Vintage Financial Services, LLC and WMGH/WLSH Radio. Brooklyn FI serves individual and high-net-worth clients with household-level investment management, financial planning, and retirement-account advisory services. The firm favors passive investment management while incorporating specialized external strategies and aggregates held-away assets for comprehensive portfolio oversight.

David Kressner is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63 licensed advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Altfest Personal Wealth Management since 2016, working as part of a 19-advisor team in New York, NY. Altfest Personal Wealth Management provides investment management, financial planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and oversees pooled investment vehicles for individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, private funds, and other entities. The firm emphasizes discretionary portfolio management guided by an investment committee and offers fiduciary services for retirement plans alongside client education programs.

Anisha Mittal is a financial advisor with Masterworks Advisers, LLC in New York, NY, holding the Series 65 and Series 63 designations. She has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Charles Rutenberg and other financial firms. She also works as a Platform Associate for Masterworks, LLC, performing administrative functions related to alternative investments. Masterworks Advisers specializes in investment advice for individual and high-net-worth clients focused on securitized art investments issued by Masterworks affiliates. The firm utilizes a rules-based investment process informed by art market research and appraisal, offering non-discretionary and limited discretionary advisory services primarily accessed through the Masterworks platform.

Joseph Barbera is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at Wellington Shields & Co., LLC with three years of industry experience. Before joining Wellington Shields in 2023, he worked at Fidelity Investments and has held roles outside of finance, including positions in the restaurant and media industries. Wellington Shields & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, third-party manager selection, and a variety of investment strategies, offering multiple execution and servicing options through its dual registration as an investment adviser and broker-dealer.

Benjamin Bernard is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently practicing at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. He has been with Bridgewater Advisors since 2005, working within a team of 14 advisors based in New York, NY. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation across traditional and alternative asset classes using a combination of actively managed and index-related strategies, with ongoing due diligence and quarterly portfolio reviews.

Charles Pouliot is a financial advisor at Wealth Effects with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Merrill Lynch, Procyon Private Wealth Partners, and Bridgeway Wealth Partners. Outside of advising, he serves as a board member and equity partner at LVXP, LLC, a real estate development company. Wealth Effects provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $406 million across about 599 client relationships, employing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis to guide primarily long-term investment decisions.

Robert Grisanti is a financial advisor with Retirable Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Retirable in 2025, he worked at Fidelity Investments from 2022 to 2024. Retirable serves individuals who are retired or nearing retirement, providing financial planning and discretionary investment management focused on retirement income and distribution planning. The firm uses online planning tools combined with advisor consultations to create personalized retirement plans and primarily implements portfolios using diversified ETF allocations through the Altruist platform.

Timothy Feeney is a financial advisor at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. with Series 65 credentials. He has been with Bridgewater Advisors since 2018 and previously worked at Clarfeld from 2005 to 2018. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. is a SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.14 billion for about 540 clients through a multi-advisor team. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, focusing on thoughtful asset allocation across traditional and alternative asset classes and combining actively managed and index-related strategies.

Salim Nazkani is a financial advisor with Flagstar Securities, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Signature Securities Group Corp./Signature Bank for 22 years and has been with Flagstar-affiliated firms since 2023. 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 individual clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm manages approximately $784 million in discretionary assets and utilizes a diversified investment approach including mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and third-party managers, supported by Envestnet PMC for due diligence and recommendations.