Karsten Appel is a financial advisor with Aegis Capital Corp., holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Aegis in 2025, he worked briefly at Equitable Advisors, LLC and has a background including positions at Stony Brook University and Colorado State University. Aegis Capital Corp. provides investment advisory and related financial services to individual and corporate clients, offering a range of solutions including asset management, financial planning, brokerage, and occasional investment banking. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA member broker-dealer, serving clients through multiple platforms and sponsoring programs with a focus on non-discretionary advisory relationships.

Mingqi Li is a financial advisor at Arkadios Wealth Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations. Li serves as an independent board director for Synertone Communications Corporation, a communications equipment company in Hong Kong, and Neo-Neon Holdings Limited, a decorative and commercial LED lighting manufacturer. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm that serves individuals, trusts, businesses, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans implemented through various portfolios and third-party managers, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

William Brancaccio is a CFP®-credentialed advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Moneco Advisors and has held roles at LPL Financial, Independent Advisor Alliance, and Independent Financial Partners. Outside of his advisory duties, he is involved in a property and casualty insurance agency and owns a real estate business. Moneco Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering a broad range of portfolio management and retirement plan consulting services tailored to client goals through multiple custodial platforms.

Rebecca Pino is a financial advisor at TSA Management Inc with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Halliday Financial and Nostra. Outside of her advisory role, she is a co-owner of a financial media blog and the founder and CEO of Try Inertia LLC, a company developing an app focused on spending and budgeting insights. TSA Portfolio Management provides investment supervisory services to individuals, retirement, and institutional accounts through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation, quarterly rebalancing, and a combination of fundamental, qualitative, and technical analysis, managing a diverse mix of securities while limiting aggressive tactics.

Barry Shapiro is a financial advisor at Strategic Blueprint, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Strategic Blueprint in 2025, he has been involved with BShapiro Financial and Commonwealth Financial Network since 2011. He is the owner of BShapiro Financial Inc. Strategic Blueprint, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers a range of services including portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, family office services, and a subscription advisory program, using customized, goal-based strategies and ongoing client education.

Mark Sullivan is a financial advisor at Clinton Investment Management, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Funds Distributor, LLC and Brighton House Associates, LLC. Sullivan has been with Clinton Investment Management since 2017. Clinton Investment Management specializes in managing municipal fixed-income portfolios for individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, insurance companies, and intermediaries. The firm employs an active, research-based approach focused on after-tax total return and serves as sub-adviser to multiple MassMutual municipal funds.

Walter Granruth III is a financial advisor at New Edge Wealth with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Warburg for 18 years before joining New Edge Wealth and Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation in 2020. New Edge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as foundations, endowments, and other institutional clients. The firm offers comprehensive advisory services, including wealth strategy, financial planning, and portfolio management, and employs a multi-faceted investment approach that combines model strategies, separately managed accounts, and proprietary investment solutions.

Michael Romer is a financial advisor at TSA Management Inc with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Halliday Financial, LLC and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Outside of his advisory role, Romer is involved in several business ventures, including part ownership in hospitality and consumer product companies and consulting activities. TSA Portfolio Management provides investment supervisory services to individuals, retirement, and institutional accounts through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation, quarterly rebalancing, and a combination of fundamental, qualitative, and technical analysis, managing a broad mix of securities for approximately 2,800 client relationships.

Steven Howe is a financial advisor at Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Vanderbilt Securities, LLC and Sterling Monroe Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with True Gritt LTD, operating under the name Vanderbilt Financial Group, which is not investment-related. Consolidated Portfolio Review provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and institutional clients through a multi-advisor platform. The firm’s approach combines strategic asset allocation with fundamental and technical analysis, offering proprietary model portfolios as well as access to independent third-party sub-advisors.

Avery Topkis is a financial advisor at Colter Lewis Investment Partners, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential. He has been with the firm since 2022 and has four years of industry experience, following seven years as a student. Colter Lewis serves ultra‑high net worth and high net worth individuals, families, family offices, pension plans, and endowments, typically with a minimum client net worth of $25 million. The firm employs an active asset allocation strategy and manages diversified portfolios across public and alternative asset classes, with a significant portion of assets under non‑discretionary Advisory Mandates.

Gerald Fershtman is a financial advisor with Maxim Financial Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Maxim Financial Advisors since 2017 and associated with Maxim Group LLC since 2002. Maxim Financial Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services and referrals to third-party managers for a diverse range of clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and institutional entities. The firm’s advisors tailor investment strategies combining mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, options, and active reallocation across various platforms and third-party managers.

Elisa Verna Caspare is a financial advisor with The Pinnacle Financial Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at LPL Financial since 2017 and previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC from 2013 to 2017. Caspare is also involved in a separate wealth strategies business for tax and investment purposes. The Pinnacle Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a written Investment Policy Statement for each client and applies fundamental analysis across various instruments, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with regular reviews and the option to allocate to third-party managers.

Bruce Greenberg is a financial advisor at Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services for 23 years. Greenberg also serves as a trustee for a life insurance trust and is the CFO of a venture equity fund. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions, offering services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA plan advisory. The firm operates an open-architecture platform and incorporates affiliated financial entities and insurance-linked account management into its investment approach.

Jason Konskier is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with NFSG Corporation and previously worked at Realta Investment Advisors, Realta Equities, Wells Fargo Clearing, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Simplicity, focusing on research and analysis related to potential insurance sales. NFSG Corporation provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management with a focus on diversified portfolios and utilizes an internal portfolio manager along with third-party asset managers to support its representatives.

Michael Desmond is a financial advisor at Procyon with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Pivotal Planning Group, Raymond James Financial, and American Portfolios Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, he is a partner in Procyon Tax, LLC, a referral business for tax services. Procyon serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental-analysis-driven investment process and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary asset management.

Anthony Garbarino is a financial advisor at O'Shaughnessy Asset Management, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Fisher Investments and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory roles, he was involved with Grapes N' Hops, LLC from 2017 to 2020. O'Shaughnessy Asset Management is a quantitative, institutional discretionary investment manager serving individual investors, financial advisers, and institutional clients. The firm uses a systematic, model-driven investment process based on empirical research and offers a customizable platform for advisors, managing a large client base through a combination of direct and sub-advisory relationships.

Mario Gabelli is a CFA® charterholder with 57 years of experience in the investment industry. He is affiliated with Gamco Asset Management Inc. and has held leadership roles in multiple entities, including serving as Chairman and CEO of various affiliated companies. Gabelli is also a director of the Foreign Policy Association, a nonprofit organization focused on U.S. foreign policy and global issues. Gamco Asset Management Inc. provides discretionary investment management and sub-advisory services to a diverse client base that includes institutional investors, private clients, sovereign wealth funds, and other investment advisers. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach grounded in bottom-up fundamental research and integrates both Private Market Value philosophy and top-down macro analysis across its strategies.

Justin Corbin is a financial advisor at Vanderbilt Advisory Services with 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cadaret Grant & Co., Inc. and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in music performance through a contracting position with Nik Entertainment Co. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach and integrates retirement-plan and benefits services with advisory and plan administration through formal partnerships.

Peter Laplaca is a CFP® and ChFC® with 32 years of industry experience. He currently works at Composition Wealth, LLC and has previously held roles at Citi Private Advisory, Boston Private Wealth, SVB Wealth, and First Citizens Investor Services. He is also an adjunct professor at Berkeley College, where he teaches a CFP course. Composition Wealth provides investment management and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans, employing a primarily long-term approach centered on diversified mutual funds and ETFs combined with fundamental and technical analysis.

Andrew Clinton is a financial advisor at Clinton Investment Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Clinton Investment Management since 2007. Clinton Investment Management, LLC specializes in managing municipal fixed-income portfolios for individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, insurance companies, and intermediary channels. The firm employs an active, research-based investment approach focused on after-tax total return and serves clients primarily through separately managed accounts and sub-advisory services.