Tenzing Tashishar is a CFA® charterholder at NorthStar Asset Management, Inc. in New York, NY, with six years at the firm since 2020. Prior to joining NorthStar, Tenzing attended Mount Holyoke College from 2017 to 2021. NorthStar Asset Management serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, and nonprofit organizations focused on socially responsible investing. The firm manages discretionary portfolios across multiple asset classes and integrates social and environmental priorities into client portfolios, with specialized services including sub-advisory and OCIO arrangements.

Trevor Sarif Killea is a financial advisor at Geometric Wealth Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at Mount Sinai Health Partners and Boston Consulting Group. Geometric Wealth Advisors serves individuals, families, and trusts, including high-net-worth clients, by providing personalized wealth management that integrates discretionary investment management with comprehensive financial planning, including tax and estate planning support. The firm focuses on long-term, broadly diversified investment strategies and employs a multi-owner model with a sizable organizational footprint relative to its size.

Arnold Schmeidler is a financial advisor with ARS Investment Partners, LLC who holds 51 years of industry experience. He has worked at ARS Investment Partners since 2016 and has been with Aresco Management, Inc. since 1989. ARS Investment Partners is an SEC-registered adviser serving individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients with separately managed accounts, financial planning, third-party manager referrals, and ETF sponsorship and sub-advisory services. The firm’s investment process combines macro and sector analysis with fundamental research to create tailored portfolios, and it manages approximately $2.7 billion in assets with a small team.

Philip Walkley III is a financial advisor at Wellington Shields & Co., LLC with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Wellington Shields since 2009, having also worked at H. G. Wellington & Co., Inc. since 1994. Wellington Shields & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and brokerage services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $470.9 million across about 514 client relationships, employing a variety of investment methods and offering both advisory accounts and commission-based brokerage services.

Thomas Hayes is a financial advisor at Great Hill Capital, LLC with 13 years at the firm and three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation. Great Hill Capital manages discretionary portfolios and separately managed accounts primarily for high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis strategies, including the use of derivatives and leverage, and manages approximately $1.006 billion in assets with a unique fee structure based on tiered performance-based fees.

Richard Chen is a financial advisor at Veris Wealth Partners, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Veris Wealth Partners since 2020. In addition to his advisory role, Chen is president of Richard L. Chen PLLC, a law firm he has operated since 2019. Veris Wealth Partners advises endowments, foundations, high-net-worth individuals, and families, providing investment management, OCIO-style services, financial planning, and philanthropic advisory support. The firm focuses on sustainable and impact-oriented investment strategies, incorporating ESG analysis and an Inclusion and Belonging framework across public and private asset classes.

Eric Block is a financial advisor with Circle Advisers Inc in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and five years of industry experience. He has been with Circle Advisers since 1985, spanning over 40 years at the firm. Circle Advisers Inc serves primarily high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, providing non-discretionary investment advisory services alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm manages assets with a focus on fundamental analysis and a mix of long- and short-term strategies, including options for hedging or income.

Sean Yang is a financial advisor at Herold Advisors, Inc. in New York, NY, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Herold & Lantern Investments, Inc. since 2020 and Bernard Herold & Co., Inc. from 2013 to 2020. 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 combination of computerized screening and fundamental analysis to construct portfolios primarily focused on domestic large- and mid-cap equities, with occasional foreign equities and fixed income instruments.

Carlo Crescenzo is a financial advisor at United Asset Strategies Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with United Asset Strategies since 2019. Prior to joining the firm, he was a student at St. John's University from 2014 to 2018. United Asset Strategies Inc. provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, participant-directed brokerage services, and estate and financial planning for both individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a team-based advisory model and manages approximately $2.22 billion in client assets, focusing on diversified and tailored portfolios that include core holdings, ETFs, options strategies, and active fixed-income management.

Yoel Felberbaum is a financial advisor at Park Avenue Investment Advisory, LLC with 8 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked with Park Avenue Securities, LLC since 2017 and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in software design consulting and serves on the board of a nonprofit organization, Reprieve. Park Avenue Investment Advisory provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, foundations, endowments, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages client assets primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and third-party investment managers through technology platforms, and offers additional services including financial planning and business exit consulting.

Ted Zhang is a financial advisor at Revere Asset with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Revere Asset Management, he worked at The College of William and Mary and held various roles including driving for Uber. Revere Asset provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a rules-based, trend-focused investment approach centered on its trademarked Grotection® strategy, combining technical and fundamental analysis.

Paul Metz is a financial advisor with First American Asset Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Wilshire Securities, Inc. since 1998. Outside of advisory work, he is an agent for A and F Insurance, an insurance brokerage firm. First American Asset Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to individuals, corporations, and business entities, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management across mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and allocations to independent managers. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios with ongoing monitoring and at least quarterly reviews.

Miho Common is a financial advisor at Ascend Interplay, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at RBC Capital Markets, LLC before joining Ascend Interplay. Ascend Interplay provides investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on asset allocation and third-party model portfolios rather than individual security selection. The firm manages approximately $390 million in client assets primarily on a non-discretionary basis and offers financial planning, referral services, and a complimentary travel-planning service.

Carson Bidawid is a financial advisor with Circle Advisers Inc in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has been with Circle Advisers since 2016 and previously worked at Empire Wealth Strategies. Circle Advisers primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, providing non-discretionary investment advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, employing a range of strategies including options for hedging or income, and manages a portfolio diversified across mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and cash.

Damian Defex is a financial advisor at AtCap Partners, LLC in New York, NY, with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at National Securities Corporation and National Asset Management. He is also affiliated with Ceros Financial Services, Inc. AtCap Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical analysis to develop individualized investment strategies ranging from long-term holdings to short-term trading and options.

Mario Giammarco Jr is a financial advisor at Herold Advisors, Inc. in New York, NY, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Herold Advisors since 2015 and Herold & Lantern Investments since 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an attorney and owner of Giammarco Law and is involved in financial planning through Giammarco Planning Associates. Herold Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, and pension plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm uses a combination of computerized screening and fundamental analysis to construct portfolios primarily focused on domestic large- and mid-cap equities, with additional allocations to foreign equities and fixed income.

Franklin Waung is a financial advisor at Watts Capital Partners LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Catapult Systems and China Soft International. Outside of financial advising, he operates a translation service specializing in Chinese to English and is a partner at Cubic AI Technologies, managing partners' funds. Watts Capital Partners serves U.S. and non-U.S. individuals, families, business owners, and enterprises by providing financial planning, wealth management, and investment management services. The firm uses a documented planning process and employs a range of strategies including core, tactical, and alternative investments, with proprietary quantitative models and options strategies.

Jack Weinstein is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is currently with IDB Lido Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at BNY Mellon Wealth Management and Lido Advisors, LLC. Mr. Weinstein also spent three years at American University. IDB Lido Wealth, LLC is a SEC-registered adviser jointly owned by Lido Advisors and Israel Discount Bank of New York. The firm serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, pensions, trusts, estates, and other clients, offering investment management and comprehensive wealth-planning services through an integrated multi-asset strategy implemented directly or via sub-advisers.

Timothy Kingsbury is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Veris Wealth Partners, LLC since 2019 and previously spent six years at Wetherby Asset Management. Veris Wealth Partners, LLC advises endowments, foundations, high-net-worth individuals, and families, offering investment management, financial planning, OCIO, and consulting services. The firm emphasizes sustainable and impact investing with ESG integration, employing a goals-based process and an Inclusion and Belonging framework in its manager due diligence.

Frederick Hinkley is a financial advisor at Manchester Capital Management LLC with seven years of industry experience. He has held his current position since 2017 and previously worked at Alta Core Consulting LLC for one year. Hinkley holds a Series 65 credential. 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 employs an asset-allocation approach using third-party managers and pooled vehicles, managing portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis with a focus on long-term positions and occasional tactical adjustments.