Michael Provine is a financial advisor with Cary Street Partners in Morristown, NJ, holding 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Tradition Asset Management, Candor Wealth Advisors, and Tradition Capital Management LLC. Cary Street Partners offers discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a comprehensive process involving client profiling, allocation, manager selection, and ongoing monitoring, utilizing both third-party and in-house resources across a wide range of investment strategies.

Victoria Stout is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked in financial advisory roles at Simplicity Wealth and Roseland Retirement Planning since 2021. Additionally, she is a licensed real estate agent with Keller Williams Suburban Realty, where she has been active since 2010. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a fund-of-funds approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering model portfolios with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing, alongside a technology-driven managed account platform for advisers.

Christopher Toro is a financial advisor at A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners with 29 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC for 11 years and B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. for four years. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer with approximately 131 advisors managing about $2.95 billion for over 7,000 clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning including estate-planning access, retirement-plan advisory, and brokerage services using an open-architecture investment model that incorporates internally managed strategies, co- and sub-advisory relationships, and a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary mandates.

Stephen Decatur III is a financial advisor at Moors & Cabot, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He has prior work history with Brown Brothers Harriman and studied at Hobart College. Moors & Cabot serves retail and high-net-worth individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing a range of analysis methods and strategies with access to third-party and affiliated sub-advisors.

Theodore Cambilis is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Circle Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. Circle Wealth Management is an independent, women-owned registered investment adviser specializing in customized wealth advisory, investment management, and family office services for high-net-worth individuals, multi-generational families, and related entities. The firm manages approximately $14.07 billion in assets across 73 client relationships and emphasizes coordinated estate, tax, insurance, and charitable planning alongside a broad range of investment strategies.

Robert Bezzone is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 34 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked with several notable firms, including Bank of America, Merrill, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Citigroup Global Markets. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as a committee member for the Sisters of Christian Charity and a board member for St. Paul - Inside The Walls, both religious charities. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets with a team of over 200 advisors. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans, utilizing a combination of internal portfolio management, third-party models, and tailored asset-allocation strategies.

Dustin Vancott is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 33 years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Aegis Capital Corp and Fahnestock & Co. Inc. before joining A.G.P. in 2017. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer with a multi-team platform of approximately 131 advisors managing nearly $3 billion for more than 7,000 clients. The firm employs an open-architecture investment model combining internally managed strategies with co- and sub-advisory relationships, offering services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory.

Jason Plawner is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC. He has nine years of industry experience, including roles at Old City Investment Partners and Weizmann Global Endowment Management Trust. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm employs a goals-based financial advising approach supported by proprietary software and quantitative metrics, combining passive and active strategies with dynamic rebalancing.

Jay Ahlbeck is a financial advisor at Mariner Independent with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Prior to joining Mariner Independent and Kinney Munro Wealth Advisors in 2024, he worked at Planning Capital Management Corp. for 19 years. Outside of his advisory work, he oversees a hobby farm that produces hay, wood, and maple syrup. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, model portfolios, third-party managers, and retirement plan services supported by institutional resources and affiliated investment relationships.

Juan Matallana is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. and National Securities Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member and COO of SEFT FC Corporation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit semi-professional soccer team. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily manages assets on a discretionary basis using a combination of advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, and it integrates affiliated financial businesses and product channels to support its advisory services.

Yiorgos Georgeson is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentialed advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Brave Asset Management, Inc. for nine years and has experience at Hall Capital Partners LLC. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and entity clients. The firm provides comprehensive wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing alternative investment strategies alongside traditional equity and fixed-income, and offers services including tax preparation, trustee duties, and ERISA retirement plan advisory.

Thomas Hagerstrom is a financial advisor at Robertson Stephens Wealth Management with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Haymarket Wealth Management LLC for 11 years. He serves on the board and as head of the investment committee for the Madison Area YMCA Association, where he helps create the investment policy statement. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management provides advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, family offices, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm combines individualized advice with centrally developed model portfolios and oversight, managing over $7 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2024.

Michael Lee is a financial advisor with Compass Financial Management LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 65 and Series 66 registrations and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at multiple firms, including Altium Wealth Management, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Tiger Wealth Management. Outside of advisory roles, Lee is a media commentator and speaker on economics, markets, and politics for outlets such as Fox Business and RFD-TV, and serves as CFO for Audiebant US, a technology reseller. Compass Financial Management LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, providing discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and participant education. The firm manages approximately $894 million and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, using both third-party managers and internally managed model portfolios.

William Lapiana is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Newbridge Securities for 15 years before joining Ausdal in 2024. Outside of his advisory role, he leads Lapiana Consulting Group and is involved in explaining deferred sales trust strategies to clients. Ausdal Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $3.73 billion for over 16,000 clients. The firm offers a wide range of advisory and financial planning services, with investment strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk profiles.

James Engle is a financial advisor at John W. Bristol & Co., Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® and CIC designations, along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. James has been with John W. Bristol & Co., Inc. since 2000. John W. Bristol & Co., Inc. is an employee-owned investment adviser founded in 1937 that serves endowments, foundations, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporate clients, and select high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a research-intensive, fundamental, long-term investment approach focused on companies with durable competitive advantages, integrating equity and fixed-income analysis to manage volatility and pursue multi-year real return objectives.

Edward Mercier is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 38 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Charles Schwab, Portsmouth Financial Services, and Retireone Investment Services. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional clients, as well as other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds approach utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and combines advisory services with technology and operational solutions for other advisers through its managed account platform.

Brian Macellara is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience, currently serving at CW Advisors, LLC. He previously worked for nine years at Delta Financial Group, Inc. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach that integrates active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, combining third-party money managers with internally managed risk-managed strategies.

Alexandra Stimpson is a financial advisor at Sapient Capital LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley & Co LLC, Corient Capital Partners, LLC, and Jump Investors. Sapient Capital provides wealth management, financial planning, family office services, and sub-advisory support to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, foundations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios and serves as an adviser and sponsor to private funds, as well as a sub-advisor to registered ETFs.

Stephen Dean III is a CFA® charterholder with five years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Compound Planning, Inc. in New York, NY, and previously worked at Alternativ Wealth, Claraphi Advisory Network LLC, and AXA Rosenberg Investment Management. Outside of his advisory role, he provides informal product strategy advice to two pre-revenue startups in the technology sector. Compound Planning serves individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, institutional advisory, and a Turnkey Asset Management Program. The firm employs a customized, risk-based investment process using fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory, incorporating low-cost ETFs, direct indexing, and alternative strategies supported by third-party sub-advisors and technology partnerships.

Matthew Schaeffer is a financial advisor at Zacks Investment Management, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at both LBMZ Securities, Inc. and Zacks Investment Management since 2006. Outside of finance, Schaeffer owns and manages Schaeffer Studios, a photography business. Zacks Investment Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, including portfolio management for mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs a combination of proprietary quantitative models and qualitative portfolio management across various strategies and offers services through wrap-fee and unified managed account programs.