Jennifer Piche is a financial advisor at Next Level Private LLC with 27 years of industry experience. She has held Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and worked previously at UBS Financial Services for 10 years. She is also a licensed insurance professional, dedicating less than 10% of her time to this activity. Next Level Private advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a fiduciary approach with customized portfolios utilizing diversified mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds, along with occasional option strategies and tactical reallocations.

Kaylin Colby is a financial advisor at Greenline Partners with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Greenline Partners, Kaylin worked at Otherworld and Heritage Tile, LLC, and attended the University of Wisconsin - Madison. Greenline Partners serves individual clients, trusts and estates, and institutional clients including foundations and family offices, providing discretionary portfolio management and consulting services. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach focused on diversified portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Thomas Elliott is a financial advisor at Next Level Private LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Long Island Express North. Next Level Private LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm uses customized portfolios with diversified assets and applies both fundamental and technical analysis, maintaining ongoing client contact and formal account reviews.

Edward Doherty is a financial advisor at Ascend Interplay, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining Ascend Interplay in 2025, he worked at Alastar LLC for three years and spent 12 years at Houlihan Lokey. Ascend Interplay provides investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, offering non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and referral services. The firm employs an asset allocation approach focused on third-party model portfolios and serves a small client roster with approximately $390 million in assets under management.

Joshua Garcia is a financial advisor with The Northstar Group, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Royal Alliance and The Northstar Group since 2013. Outside of finance, he is also a musician and songwriter who performs original music under his own name. The Northstar Group, Inc. is a five-advisor team managing over $870 million in discretionary assets for individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm provides customized portfolio management and financial planning, emphasizing risk tolerance assessment and adapting strategies to client circumstances and market conditions.

Maxwell Levi is a financial advisor at Perennial with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. He has been with Perennial Advisors since 2023. Perennial serves individual clients, family offices, trusts, estates, small businesses, and other organizations by providing wealth advisory, financial planning, and portfolio management services. The firm employs a customized, tax-aware investment process that includes fundamental research, diversification, rebalancing, and efforts to minimize fees and taxes, often utilizing equities, ETFs, fixed income, derivatives, and margin strategies.

Lon Birnholz is a financial advisor at Matrix Asset Advisors Inc with five years of industry experience. He has been with Matrix Asset Advisors since 1995. Matrix Asset Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.4 billion for individual and institutional clients. The firm combines systematic quantitative screens with fundamental research to construct concentrated, risk-controlled portfolios and offers value, dividend-income equity strategies with ESG overlays, as well as fixed income and consolidated wealth management services.

Xing Wang is a financial advisor with BlueSphere Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Light Horse Securities, Score Priority Corp., Just2Trade, and Whotrades FX. Wang serves as an executive committee member of Ainvest Fintech Inc., where he contributes to business strategy, product planning, and partnership development. BlueSphere Advisors serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutions by providing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management alongside financial planning and business-transition consulting. The firm employs a long-term, portfolio-driven approach utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, incorporating margin and options strategies as part of its portfolio construction and risk management tools.

Andres Garcia is a financial advisor with Zoe Financial, Inc. in New York, NY. He holds a Series 63 designation and has five years of industry experience. Garcia has been with Zoe Financial and its related entity Zoe Financial & Co. since 2016. Zoe Financial operates an online referral service that connects individuals and high-net-worth households with third-party registered investment advisers through its Advisor Network. The firm also offers a separate Wealth Platform providing reporting and administrative services to RIAs, while not managing client assets or charging users for referrals.

Evan Slater is a financial advisor with Point Windward Advisors, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has served as Senior Vice President and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager at Beech Hill Advisors, Inc. since 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he manages LRF Slater Co, Inc., an asset management company specializing in commercial real estate development. Point Windward Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs a variety of trading strategies, including short-term trading and options, and emphasizes portfolio management by individual managers who conduct at least quarterly reviews.

Francis Horneff is a financial advisor at Herold Advisors, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials with 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Herold Advisors, Inc. since 1996 and also has experience with Lantern Wealth Advisors, LLC and Herold & Lantern Investments, Inc. Herold Advisors, Inc. provides portfolio management services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and foundations through managed accounts on discretionary and non-discretionary bases, focusing on equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and money market instruments. The firm combines computer screening and fundamental analysis to tailor allocations primarily in domestic large- and mid-cap securities, with periodic reviews and quarterly client communications.

James Cifelli is a financial advisor at Masterworks Advisers, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in various capacities within Masterworks-affiliated entities since 2021, as well as at Northwestern Mutual and Independent Brokerage Solutions. 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 an allocation model developed with Mercer.

Noah Eleftheriades is a financial advisor at Traphagen Financial Group with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience with Volvo Car USA and Elon University. Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, businesses, and institutions. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, offers discretionary model portfolios, and integrates tax and accounting services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Eric Mancini is a financial advisor at Traphagen Financial Group with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC since 2009. Mancini contributes as a senior financial writer for Benzinga.com, composing articles on financial and investing topics. Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and offers integrated services that include tax, accounting, and estate planning through an affiliated accounting practice.

Philip Johanson is a financial advisor with Next Level Private LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Next Level Private in 2021, he worked at UBS Financial Services and was involved with Badger Sports Club. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a swim instructor and camp maintenance worker at Badger Swim Club on weekends. Next Level Private LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers customized portfolios using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and occasional tactical strategies, along with ongoing client contact and annual formal reviews.

Daniel Ramaroson is a financial advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity from 2016 to 2021 before joining Empirical Research Partners in 2021. Empirical Research Partners serves institutional clients such as investment managers, hedge funds, broker-dealers, and insurance companies by providing data-driven subscription research and customized investment advice. The firm uses proprietary quantitative models combining top-down macroeconomic analysis with bottom-up factor modeling to support institutional decision-making and does not manage client assets or offer retail services.

Amy Sun is a financial advisor at Financial Decisions, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation and with three years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at PARS International Corp., Bergen Sun Consulting Inc., The College of New Jersey, and Ramapo High School. Financial Decisions, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm uses a client-focused process to allocate and monitor assets across a diverse mix of investments, including municipal and corporate bonds, equity mutual funds, and private investment funds, operating from multiple offices despite a small advisory team.

Ernest Rispoli is a financial advisor at Discipline Wealth Solutions, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at multiple firms including Primerica Advisors and Key Bank. In addition to his advisory role, Rispoli is active as a loan originator at Quintessential Mortgage Group, LLC. Discipline Wealth Solutions serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and other registered advisors by offering tailored investment advisory services including discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts, sub-advisory relationships, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment approaches and provides oversight of both in-house and third-party managers.

Craig Marson is a financial advisor at 5C Capital Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with 5C Capital Management since 2017 and previously worked at Clark Dodge Asset Management, LLC from 2013 to 2017. He holds a Series 65 designation. Outside of his advisory role, he formed a New Jersey LLC for consulting work, which is not actively engaged in soliciting business and requires minimal time commitment. 5C Capital Management provides customized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and corporate retirement plans. The firm acts as a fiduciary, employing a disciplined investment process that includes quantitative measures, fundamental and technical analysis, and tax-aware portfolio construction.

Zachary Brody is a CFP® and ChFC® with 13 years of experience in financial advisory. He is currently part of the team at Lumiere Financial and has previously worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Northwestern Mutual. Brody is a member of Forbes Councils, a community for entrepreneurs and leaders. Lumiere Financial offers investment advisory and planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides customized portfolio management and financial planning, using both internal models and third-party managers, and includes advanced strategies such as derivatives and margin when appropriate.