Pasquale Recupido is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at New Horizons Wealth Management. He has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill and is also active with TFS Securities, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as an insurance producer through TFS Insurance Agency. New Horizons Wealth Management is an SEC-registered firm that provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including middle-class households, high-net-worth individuals, multi-generational families, and businesses. The firm employs a portfolio management approach based on modern portfolio theory, integrating both active and passive funds alongside financial planning tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Michael O'Shaughnessy is an investment advisor representative at Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc. with 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameraudi Asset Management since 2018 and previously held roles at Raymond James Financial Services and Bolton Global Capital/Interaudi Bank. Ameraudi Asset Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts, employing a macro, asset-allocation approach that uses diversified exposure through index ETFs alongside individual securities and derivatives. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Interaudi Bank and manages approximately $1.74 billion in client assets, with a significant portion maintained on a non-discretionary basis.

Anthony Depersio is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cornerstone Planning Group. His background includes roles at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and NYLIFE Securities, spanning from 2013 to 2020. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a recreational basketball coach. Cornerstone Planning Group serves individuals, businesses, retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and estates, providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm is an independent, fee-only SEC-registered adviser that emphasizes low-cost, passive investment strategies guided by documented client objectives.

Ernest Volkmann Jr. is a financial advisor at Makrod Investment Associates Inc with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Longwave Management Solutions, Polarium Energy Solutions, and Panasonic Corporation. Makrod Investment Associates provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a value-oriented approach focusing on equities, investment-grade fixed income, and cash/money market funds, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis with tailored portfolio recommendations.

Stephen Farrell Jr. is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer + Close, LLC with five years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer + Close since 2016. Oppenheimer + Close provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs a long-term value investing approach focused on fundamental research and balance-sheet strength, while also sponsoring private partnerships that pursue opportunistic strategies through affiliated pooled investment vehicles.

Lance Drucker is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 41 years of industry experience. He is currently Chairman at Drucker Wealth and has worked previously at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc. for 39 years. Drucker oversees his team and leads strategic planning at his firm. Drucker Wealth serves primarily pre-retirement and high-net-worth individuals, including mid-career professionals in technology and medical fields and small-business owners. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, tactical, and behavioral analysis to build diversified portfolios.

Vanessa Johnson is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Fortis Group Advisors LLC and LPL Financial, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at INVEST Financial Corporation and Marie Rampino. Fortis Group Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser that serves individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates. The firm offers comprehensive investment management, financial planning, and estate coordination, utilizing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, strategic asset allocation, and institutional manager due diligence.

Barbara Silverman is a CFP® and CFA® with 16 years of industry experience. She has been with Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC since 2002 and is currently part of a 12-advisor team based in New York, NY. Her prior experience includes roles at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and Wealth Enhancement Group. Shufro, Rose & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement accounts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on individualized, long-term portfolio management using a range of investment vehicles, including equities, fixed income, ETFs, and mutual funds.

Edward Leach is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC since 2013. He previously worked briefly at Traphagen Financial Group in 2014. Outside of financial advising, he holds a New Jersey real estate license and works on a referral basis without dedicating regular hours to real estate activities. HIGHLAND Financial Advisors provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and institutions. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates tax-aware asset location and fundamental analysis in managing approximately $640 million in discretionary assets.

Andrew Schmeidler is a financial advisor at ARS Investment Partners, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with ARS Investment Partners since 2016. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional accounts, offering tailored asset allocations, separately managed accounts, and ETF-based thematic portfolios driven by a committee process that integrates macro and sector analysis with fundamental research.

Matthew Becker is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Fruitful, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to that, he operated Mom and Dad Money, an investment advisory firm registered in Florida, which he is in the process of winding down. He also offers courses and books on personal finance through his website. Fruitful Advisory, LLC provides web-based financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual clients who hold an active membership. The firm focuses on low-cost, passive investment strategies using ETFs and index funds, and delivers personalized planning through licensed Fruitful Guides.

Jacqueline Di Santo is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Perennial in New York, NY, with one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes seven years at The Ursuline School and four years at Wake Forest University. Perennial serves individual clients, family offices, trusts, estates, small businesses, and other organizations with wealth advisory, financial planning, and portfolio management services. The firm employs a customized, tax-aware investment process incorporating fundamental research, diversification, rebalancing, and fee and tax minimization, often using equities, ETFs, fixed income, derivatives, and margin strategies.

Gerald Brown is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Maltin Wealth Management, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Janney Montgomery Scott and Ernst and Young LLP before joining Maltin Wealth Management in 2022. Maltin Wealth Management is a fee-only, SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm combines macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and technical security selection to build diversified portfolios, using mutual funds, ETFs, structured notes, options, and individual securities, and offers multi-generational planning and continuous client reviews.

Kyle Presti is a CFP® professional with one year of experience in financial advising at Wiss Private Client Advisors, LLC. Prior to joining Wiss, he held multiple roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP over several years, interspersed with periods of full-time education. Wiss Private Client Advisors, LLC is a team of ten advisors managing approximately $1.2 billion for high-net-worth clients including individuals, families, trusts, and various organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, offering tailored portfolio management across diverse asset classes and incorporating private placements and digital-asset investments for qualified clients.

Joey Casolaro is a CFP® professional with six years of experience at HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, LLC and Newbridge Securities Corporation. HIGHLAND Financial Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small business entities. The firm focuses on wealth and investment management using Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation, employing diversified mutual funds and ETFs alongside fundamental analysis and third-party research.

John Bartlett is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC since 2012. He previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Bartlett volunteers as a coach at Animal CrossFit in Lyndhurst, NJ, and owns Harrisons Bagel Shop in Harrison, NJ. CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $2.73 billion in assets and employs a tailored investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and Independent Managers.

Lauro Akira Neuppmann Takata is a financial advisor at Simetria Advisory Group LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Brasil Plural Investment Advisor LLC and Sympatheia Advisory LLC, as well as positions in the banking and capital markets sectors. Brasil Plural Investment Advisor, LLC manages approximately $201.6 million in regulatory assets, serving individuals, corporations, and institutions through customized portfolio management. The firm employs a research-driven approach, utilizing third-party macroeconomic research and in-house analysis across various asset classes, including equities, fixed income, options, and alternatives.

Nicole Scarpati is a financial advisor with Capital Counsel LLC in New York, NY, holding five years of industry experience and fourteen years at Capital Counsel. The firm provides discretionary asset management and occasional financial planning for individuals, families, foundations, endowments, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. Capital Counsel employs a valuation-based fundamental investment strategy focused on profitable, free-cash-flow-generating businesses, managing both separately managed accounts and private partnerships with a concentrated portfolio approach.

Ivan Lucuk is a financial advisor with Greenline Partners, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He has been with Greenline Partners since 2018 and previously worked at Bridgewater Associates LP from 2004 to 2018. Greenline Partners manages portfolios for individual clients, trusts, estates, and institutional clients such as foundations, endowments, pensions, and family offices. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach focused on diversified portfolios, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment and consulting services tailored to client-specific goals and risk considerations.

Mary Catherine Mcrae is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. She has been with American Capital Management, Inc. since 2010. American Capital Management, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, foundations, and institutional clients, focusing on individually managed equity portfolios supplemented with convertible and fixed-income investments. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis of small- and medium-sized growth companies in health care and technology sectors, with a preference for long-term holdings and lower turnover.