Nicholas Lailas is a financial advisor at Orca Investment Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Paulson Investment Company, Manulife John Hancock Brokerage Services, John Hancock, Ameriprise Financial Services, and US Health Advisors. Orca Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to implement tailored strategies ranging from capital preservation to equity growth, managing approximately $212 million across about 359 client accounts.

Andrew Mc Kay is a financial advisor at Cross Border Wealth, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including Edward Jones and CUSO Financial Services. Mc Kay is based in New York, NY. Cross Border Wealth serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, specializing in expatriates, Americans living abroad, and foreign nationals. The firm provides non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, primarily allocating client accounts to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Connor Leavell is a financial advisor at Masterworks Advisers, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Masterworks Advisers since 2023, with prior roles at Arete Wealth Advisors, Arete Wealth Management, and Masterworks, IO. Outside of advisory work, he is employed as a Masterworks Platform Associate, performing administrative functions related to the firm's alternative investment platform. Masterworks Advisers provides investment advice focused exclusively on securitized art investments issued by Masterworks affiliates. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth investors through a rules-based investment process that incorporates art market research, third-party appraisals, and allocation models, delivering long-term art-related investment solutions primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Mark Magnusen is a financial advisor at RMR Wealth Management with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Moors Cabot Inc, Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Edward Jones Investments. Outside of his advisory work, Magnusen serves on several nonprofit boards, including the Norwalk Junior Soccer Association and the Norwalk Senior Center, and is involved with adult education at the First Presbyterian Church of New Canaan. RMR Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and corporate entities. The firm utilizes multiple managed account programs and third-party platforms to tailor investment strategies based on clients’ goals, time horizon, and risk tolerance.

Patrick Gorman is an investment advisor representative with Herold Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 40 years of industry experience. He has worked at Herold Advisors and its predecessor firms since 1986. Outside of his advisory role, he is the president and owner of GF Consultants of NY, an accounting and tax business, and is a co-author of the book *Ghost of the Nightingale*. Herold Advisors, Inc. provides portfolio management services to a broad range of clients including individuals, trusts, and institutional investors. The firm focuses on equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and sometimes covered call options, tailoring portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerance with an emphasis on domestic large- and mid-cap securities.

Chase Wickenheiser is a financial advisor at Magnus Financial Group LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at MML Investors Services, Modus Park Associates, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, IHS Markit, and Ipreo, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in life and health insurance activities. Magnus Financial Group LLC provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and entities, including family offices and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $2.33 billion in assets and employs diversified, long-term portfolio strategies supplemented by proprietary quantitative equity and tax-exempt bond strategies.

Jeffrey Golden is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently practicing at Circle Advisers Inc in New York, NY. He has been associated with Circle Advisers since 2002 and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed insurance agent. Circle Advisers Inc primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, offering non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning. The firm manages assets through a fundamental analysis approach, employing both long- and short-term strategies across a diverse range of investments.

Drew Collins is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Magnus Financial Group LLC since 2022 and previously spent eleven years at Greenwich Investment Management, Inc. 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 regulatory assets for over 1,000 clients through a multi-advisor team that emphasizes comprehensive planning and diversified asset allocation.

Enri Dama is a financial advisor at WealthEdge Investment Advisors LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at TSA Portfolio Management, Inc. and Halliday Financial, LLC since 2017, as well as Forefront Capital Markets, LLC from 2013 to 2017. Outside of his advisory roles, he provides consulting services through Ed Hammer LLC. WealthEdge Investment Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plans, and corporate clients with discretionary portfolio management and model portfolio services. The firm manages approximately $402 million across a six-advisor team, offering custom portfolios and a variety of model strategies that incorporate asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and tax considerations.

Nolan Pecci is a financial advisor at Frec with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at SEI Investments and LDR Capital Management. Frec Advisers is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides automated, software-based portfolio management through its web and mobile Frec platform to retail and entity clients. The firm employs a model-driven investment process with strategies including direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and diversified factor-tilt and leveraged portfolios.

Stephen Burke is a Series 63–licensed financial advisor with ARS Investment Partners, LLC, based in New York, NY. He has 35 years of industry experience, including over 10 years with ARS Investment Partners. ARS Investment Partners is an SEC-registered adviser serving individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm employs an Investment Committee approach combining macro and sector analysis with fundamental research to provide tailored portfolios, including separately managed accounts and ETF-based strategies.

Arden Gayle Santos is a financial advisor at Cross Border Wealth, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation. Santos has been with Cross Border Wealth since 2020, with prior experience at Concentrix and Interpublic Group. Cross Border Wealth 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, primarily allocating client accounts to exchange-traded funds (ETFs).

Menachem Lerman is a financial advisor at Equinum, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Beth Rivkah and Robert Lubin & Associates. Equinum provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, variable annuity management, family office services, and robo-advisor options. The firm uses both fundamental and technical analysis and combines proprietary robo-advisor models with traditional portfolio management, supported by an operational relationship with accounting firm Roth & Company LLP.

Mark Pankoff is a financial advisor at Wellington Shields & Co., LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with 15 years of industry experience. He worked at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. from 2010 to 2018 before joining Wellington Shields, where he has been since 2018. Wellington Shields & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and brokerage services to individuals, corporations, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $470.9 million across about 514 client relationships, employing a range of investment methods and offering both advisory and brokerage account options.

Mustaque Choudhury is a financial advisor with Soulence Wealth Management in Astoria, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at several firms such as New York Life Insurance Company, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Soulence Wealth Management provides investment management and integrated financial planning primarily for individual clients, delivering discretionary portfolio management through custom-traded accounts, third-party model portfolios, and access to alternative investments. The firm employs tailored strategies using a combination of asset allocation methods and analysis techniques, with continuous account monitoring and rebalancing.

William Platt is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Momentum Advisors since 2014 and previously worked at Farther. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a varsity secondary football coach at St. Anthony's School in Melville, NY. Momentum Advisors is a registered investment adviser that provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable institutions, foundations, pension plans, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes customized portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring, using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers.

Steven Novack is a CFP® professional at Altfest Personal Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. He has been with Altfest since 2018 and previously worked as a financial services consultant from 2016 to 2018. Altfest Personal Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, managing portfolios with individualized strategies that incorporate fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and sponsors several private pooled investment vehicles.

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.