Salim Nazkani is a financial advisor with Flagstar Securities, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 39 years of industry experience. He previously worked at 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 - Senior Vice President at New York Community Bancorp, an investment-related role. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm manages discretionary accounts with a diversified approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and third-party managers, and reported approximately $784 million in discretionary assets under management as of December 31, 2025.

Vidur Bhalla is a CFA® charterholder with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Herold Advisors, Inc. since 1999 and also works with Herold & Lantern Investments, Inc. since 2020. Bhalla serves as a director of the charity Mission for Vision (USA). Herold Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, and pension plans, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a process combining computerized screening and fundamental analysis to construct portfolios focused primarily on domestic large- and mid-cap equities, with periodic use of foreign equities, bonds, and covered-call strategies.

Kevin Earls is a ChFC® with 43 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Willis Towers Watson Securities, LLC. His career history includes roles at Cetera and Willis Towers Watson entities dating back to 2009. Outside of his investment-related work, he serves as Vice President of SNT Associates, a firm focused on occupational therapy. Willis Towers Watson Securities, LLC provides retirement-focused investment advisory services through its Via Retirement platform, which offers personalized financial planning and asset allocation tools combined with discretionary model portfolios. The firm’s approach utilizes diversified model portfolios and Monte Carlo simulations to guide investment decisions for individuals and high-net-worth clients.

Aimee Adler is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Shufro, Rose & CO., LLC. Her prior roles include positions at Cerity Partners LLC, Round Table Wealth Management, and Payne Capital Management. She serves as a volunteer board member of the Camp Dream Street advisory board. Shufro, Rose & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning 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 and offers access to alternative private funds and 529 college-savings accounts.

Karina Baldizon is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently with NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC. She previously worked at Lazard Asset Management and Rockefeller & Co., among other firms. NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients as well as certain charitable organizations through discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm uses primarily passive, asset-class-weighted portfolios supported by fundamental analysis and offers access to alternative investments and specialized strategies through third-party sub-advisers.

Adam Levy is a financial advisor with MPWM Advisory Solutions LLC based in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Wells Fargo Clearing, and JP Morgan Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in insurance-related activities through Momentum Insurance Advisors and Momentum Wealth Advisors. MPWM Advisory Solutions LLC offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad client base, including individuals, families, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using a combination of firm-managed models, independent managers, and LPL Financial platforms.

Chethan Gourkanti is a financial advisor at Traphagen Financial Group with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and REI Systems. Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and trusts. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis, offers both discretionary investment management and fee-for-service planning, and integrates tax and accounting services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Ira Rousso is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Henley & Company Wealth Management LLC since 2009. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in New York City. Henley & Company Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm uses a variety of analytical approaches and offers tailored portfolios with ongoing monitoring, managing approximately $90.8 million in discretionary assets as of December 31, 2023.

Scott Mills is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. in New York, NY. Prior to this role, he worked for 12 years at Voya Investment Management. He is also involved with Charity Footprints, where he has been active since 2017. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals and their retirement trusts, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and some businesses. The firm manages accounts through a network of financial advisors and operates multiple affiliated entities across more than five offices.

Adrienne Garofalo is a financial advisor at Gagnon Securities, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Gagnon Securities since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers as a Co-Chair for US Conference Events and Global Angels Chair with the nonprofit organization 100 Women in Finance. Gagnon Securities manages discretionary equity-focused accounts for both individual and institutional clients, employing a research-intensive, stock-by-stock approach aimed at aggressive capital appreciation. The firm operates as a dually registered SEC investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, offering brokerage services alongside its advisory business.

Reed Choate is a financial advisor with Neville, Rodie & Shaw Inc., where he has worked for 15 years. He holds 13 years of industry experience. Neville, Rodie & Shaw provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and separately managed accounts for individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, foundations, endowments, qualified retirement plans, and other institutions. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental equity analysis, long-term holding periods, and balanced portfolios tailored to client objectives, reviewed regularly by an investment committee.

Jack Saltus is a financial advisor with Bespoke Investment Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. He has been with Bespoke since 2022 and previously worked at Birinyi Associates in 2018 and 2019. Saltus also attended St. Lawrence University from 2019 to 2023. Bespoke Investment Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management alongside subscription-based market research products and newsletters. The firm employs a combination of charting, cyclical, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to implement both long- and short-term trading strategies within managed accounts.

Glad Perez is a financial advisor with Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 16 years of industry experience and has worked previously with firms such as Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Insight Private Advisors. In addition to his advisory role, he owns Glad Reiki Healing, LLC, which offers therapeutic touch services. Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides financial planning and investment management through a team of advisors utilizing customized portfolios, model strategies, and third-party platforms.

Farrel Liger is a financial advisor at AtCap Partners, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. His prior roles include positions at National Asset Management and National Securities Corporation. Outside of advising, he teaches continuing education courses for CPAs and is involved with nonprofit organizations such as The Foundation of the World and West Harlem Assistance. AtCap Partners, LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to create individualized investment strategies that include long-term holdings, short-term trading, and options.

John Cunningham Jr. is a financial advisor with Empirical Research Partners LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Empirical Research Partners since 2018 and previously spent five years at Cowen and Company, LLC. Empirical Research Partners provides data-driven research and tailored investment advice exclusively to institutional investors, including money managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, and broker-dealers globally. The firm focuses on quantitative models that integrate macroeconomic and statistical analysis to inform market style, risk, and opportunity assessments without managing client assets or executing trades.

Sheila Baird is a financial advisor at Kimelman & Baird, LLC in New York, NY, with 59 years of industry experience. She has worked at Kimelman & Baird since 1966 and previously spent 24 years at Daeg Capital Management, LLC. Kimelman & Baird provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, trusts, charitable and institutional investors, primarily through separately managed accounts. The firm uses fundamental and technical analysis to implement both long- and short-term trading strategies tailored to client objectives.

V. Traphagen Jr. is a PFS™ and Series 66 credentialed advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been a principal at Traphagen Investment Advisors, LLC since 1997 and is also a partner at Traphagen & Traphagen CPAs, a CPA firm where he contributes part-time. Traphagen Financial Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm integrates investment management with tax, accounting, and estate-planning services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Keenan Brathwaite is a financial advisor at Atcap Partners, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has worked previously at Ceros Financial Services, Inc., National Securities Corp, Aegis Capital Corp, and Spartan Capital Securities, LLC. Atcap Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, incorporates timing trades to anticipated market cycles, and offers access to third-party managers and alternative investments through affiliated entities.

Susan Sofronas is a financial advisor at Manchester Capital Management LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been affiliated with Geller Advisors LLC since 2010. Outside of her advisory work, she serves on the Board of Directors for Element Solutions Inc., a specialty chemicals company, where she participates in strategic oversight. Manchester Capital Management provides investment advisory and wealth-management services to high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, foundations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes an asset-allocation approach implemented mainly through third-party managers and pooled vehicles, managing primarily discretionary, long-term portfolios with occasional tactical adjustments.

Maureen Drew is a financial advisor at Gagnon Securities, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. She has been with Gagnon Securities since 1999 and holds a Series 63 designation. Gagnon Securities manages discretionary equity-focused accounts for individual and institutional clients, employing a research-intensive, stock-by-stock approach aimed at aggressive capital appreciation. The firm is dually registered as an SEC investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, offering brokerage services and operating affiliated pooled vehicles and partner funds.