Leon Cherniavsky is a financial advisor at Fairport Advisors, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Fairport Advisors since 2012, also having worked at Fairport Capital, Inc. Prior to his current role, he was associated with Fairport Capital from 2008 to 2021. Fairport Advisors provides investment management, consulting, and business consulting services to individuals, family trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth clients using model-based portfolios that integrate tactical and strategic asset allocation with technical, quantitative, and AI-driven analysis.

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.

Aron Pinson is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Equinum, LLC, where he has worked since 2019, following prior roles at LPS Financial LLC and Sterne Agee. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Pinson owns several businesses including PFS Trading Inc. and Freeda Health LLC, which operate in collectibles and nutraceutical manufacturing, respectively. Equinum provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm uses both fundamental and technical analysis and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan advisory services, and automated ETF-based model portfolios through its robo-advisor platform.

Chelsea Ransom Cooper is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Zenith Wealth Partners. Her prior roles include positions at Baker Avenue Asset Management LP and Ernst & Young. She is the founder of Women with Equity, an initiative focused on empowering women to build wealth through equity. Zenith Wealth Partners serves individuals, small businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations with financial planning, portfolio management, and related services. The firm combines a long-term, risk-based asset allocation approach with diversified investments and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Eileen Connolly is a financial advisor at Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Wellington Shields & Co., LLC since 2009 and Shields & Company since 2001. Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across various strategies, including equity, options, and margin trading, while maintaining ongoing client monitoring and due diligence on third-party managers.

Scott Brazina is a financial advisor at NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Capital Group and Tough Mudder. Outside of finance, he was involved with Bearded Brothers Landscaping as a self-employed individual. NerdWallet Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable organizations, through discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm employs a primarily passive, asset-class-weighted investment approach supplemented by fundamental analysis and offers specialized strategies via third-party sub-advisers.

Thomas Shepherd is a financial advisor with Investment Partners Asset Management, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Investment Partners Asset Management since 2008 and previously was with T.R. Winston & Company for 13 years. Investment Partners Asset Management is a SEC-registered firm offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and retirement plan consulting to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $333 million in client assets and utilizes a range of strategies, including individual equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and more complex instruments such as options and derivatives, with a generally value-oriented approach.

Mark Salerno is a CFP® with 34 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 is a team-based firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm employs a multi-model core-satellite and dynamic allocation investment approach, managing approximately $472 million across bespoke individual portfolios and a suite of model options.

Adrian Morffi is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Seabridge Investment Advisors LLC. He has been with Seabridge since 2011. Seabridge Investment Advisors LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, consultative investment advice, and standalone financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as profit-sharing plans, foundations, endowments, private investment funds, and foreign investment vehicles. The firm manages global, equity-focused portfolios across various strategies and also serves other advisers as a discretionary sub-adviser.

Franco Allena is an advisor with VIM Wealth Management, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. He has been with VIM Wealth Management since 2026 and has prior experience at firms including Random Creations Only Corp., Machinio Corp., Kelmer Group, and Martinez & Novebaci. VIM Wealth Management is a team-based investment adviser managing approximately $31 million for individuals, families, trusts, businesses, charities, and qualified retirement plans. The firm uses a proprietary strategic asset allocation process and combines macroeconomic, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analyses to build and monitor custom portfolios.

Miranda Pietrangelo is a financial advisor at Payne Capital Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley for five years. Payne Capital Management provides financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as to pension plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and emphasizes goal-oriented planning, risk management, and personalized service.

Daniel O’halloran is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at The GenWealth Group, Inc. He previously worked at Emissary Wealth, Martlet Creative, Rodale Inc., and Robot Fondue. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent specializing in accident, health, and life insurance. The GenWealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and an automated ETF-based investment program through a Schwab platform. The firm emphasizes tailored advice, incorporates ESG criteria in its investment decisions, and offers tax-aware features alongside regular account reviews.

Michael Gawlik is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Francis Financial since 2026 and was previously self-employed, as well as employed at Gofen and Glossberg, L.L.C. for 20 years. Francis Financial is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $803 million for individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm offers individualized portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and specialized divorce financial planning, and provides investment supervisory services through both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Nicholas King is a financial advisor at Fort Point Capital Partners LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Uhlmann Price Securities, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., and The Riverside Company. Outside of finance, he serves as Executive Director of After Arts, a membership community connecting professionals and musicians for mentorship and events, and is a board member of the nonprofit Project Music Heals Us. Fort Point Capital Partners provides investment management and financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals and family offices. The firm emphasizes risk-focused, globally diversified strategies and manages private pooled funds across multiple asset classes, incorporating tax-aware techniques and hedging strategies in its investment approach.

Samuel Epstein is a financial advisor at Hurwitz Associates, Inc. with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Kestra Financial Services, Inc., Lighthouse Planning LLC, and currently serves as COO of TGI Solar Power, a company focused on smart city construction and environmental monitoring. Epstein also holds leadership roles in geological consulting and serves on the boards of Touro College and Congregation Ohav Zedek. Hurwitz Associates provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a long-term, low-turnover investment approach centered on asset allocation guided by Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm emphasizes client involvement in setting objectives and maintains a small team structure with an internal continuity governance plan.

Sarah Miller is a financial advisor at Zoe Financial, Inc. with Series 66 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Zoe Financial, she worked at AlphaSights and Clinii, and has six years of experience at American University. Zoe Financial operates an online referral service that connects individuals and high-net-worth households with third-party registered investment advisers in its Advisor Network. The firm also provides a Wealth Platform offering reporting, administrative, sub-advisory, and wrap-fee services to RIAs, while its referral service does not manage client assets or charge users for referrals.

Isaac Goldowitz is a financial advisor at Natural Investments with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Northwestern Mutual and Manulife Securities. Natural Investments is a values-focused advisory firm serving individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as institutions and charitable entities. The firm emphasizes asset-class diversification and a long-term investment approach using socially responsible mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts.

Adam Aksamit is an advisor with Connective Wealth Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has been with the firm since 2026 and has prior experience in various roles outside the financial industry, including positions in retail and hospitality. Connective Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory providing discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm uses a fundamental analysis approach with a long-term investment orientation, offering portfolios constructed from ETFs, equities, bonds, mutual funds, and alternative investments.

Anthony Daprato is a financial advisor at Wellington Shields & Co., LLC with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Wellington Shields since 2015, following five years at RBC Capital Markets. 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 combines fundamental and technical analysis with third-party manager selection and employs a range of investment strategies, monitoring accounts through regular reviews and custodial reporting.

Lori Choi is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years at Veris Wealth Partners, LLC and four years of industry experience. She is a co-founder of WISE Community, LLC, a professional network focused on advancing women’s leadership in sustainable investing. Veris Wealth Partners advises endowments, foundations, high-net-worth individuals, and families, providing investment management, OCIO services, financial planning, and philanthropic advisory support. The firm specializes in sustainable and impact-oriented strategies, integrating ESG analysis and an Inclusion and Belonging framework across public and private asset classes.