Veronica Taylor is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Ellevest. She previously worked at Northstar Money and Hudson Fusion, with a combined career spanning over two decades in the financial sector. Ellevest provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services primarily focused on helping women invest and plan. The firm offers tailored portfolios based on clients' goals and risk tolerance, emphasizing strategic asset allocation and diversification, and supports its clients with tax-minimization techniques and impact investment options.

Robert Sollazzo is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with five years of industry experience. He is currently part of the team at Quent Capital, LLC, where he has worked for three years. Prior to Quent Capital, he held roles at Cerity Partners LLC, SVB Wealth LLC, Boston Private Wealth LLC, and KLS Professional Advisors Group, LLC. Quent Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients and serves as adviser to pooled vehicles, including the Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund, LP. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and strategic asset-allocation methods, with a focus on a long/short, small-cap oriented strategy emphasizing thematic innovation sectors.

Benjamin Shapiro is a CFA® charterholder with one year of industry experience. He is currently with Quent Capital, LLC and previously worked at Basswood Capital Management, Hedgeserv, and Morgan Stanley Capital Group. Quent Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients and advises pooled vehicles including the Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund, LP. The firm employs a long/short, small-cap oriented strategy focused on thematic innovation sectors and uses a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and strategic asset-allocation methods.

Andoni Yturralde is a financial advisor at Cross Border Wealth, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cross Border Wealth since 2017, following five years at deVere USA. Cross Border Wealth, LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, focusing on expatriates, Americans living abroad, and foreign nationals. The firm provides non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting tailored to cross-border retirement and pension issues.

Oscar Santaella is a financial advisor at Bulltick Wealth Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Intercam Advisor, Inc., Intercam Securities, and Banorte Asset Management. Santaella dedicates a portion of his professional time to an affiliated investment-related business based in Miami, Florida. Bulltick Wealth Management provides investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, family offices, and corporations. The firm combines top-down macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and technical security analysis, offering proprietary model portfolios and a range of financial planning and consulting services.

David Linsen is a financial advisor at Abner, Herrman & Brock, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Lord Abbett Distributor LLC for 20 years and Summit Financial, LLC for one year. Outside of his advisory role, he manages the finances for a real estate business that builds and sells spec homes. Abner, Herrman & Brock LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a top-down investment process combining fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis, with tailored portfolios focused on large-cap equities and laddered, investment-grade fixed income.

Gregory Mallia is a financial advisor with Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with Fortitude Advisory Group since 2019 and previously held roles at Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Fortitude Advisory Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals, retirement trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and some businesses. The firm operates through a network of financial advisors offering portfolio management and third-party manager selection, among other services, and maintains multiple affiliated entities and offices.

Rochester Cahan is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Empirical Research Partners LLC since 2013. He holds a Series 63 designation and is based in New York, NY. Empirical Research Partners provides data-driven research and on-request investment advice exclusively to institutional investors, using quantitative models that combine macroeconomic and statistical analysis to support equities and portfolio strategy decisions. The firm primarily operates as a broker-dealer and serves an international institutional subscriber base without managing individual client assets.

Andrea Gray is a financial advisor at Momentum Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Farther, Bank of America, and Merrill. Momentum Advisors is a registered investment adviser that serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable institutions, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm offers tailored wealth management, financial planning, investment and portfolio management, and consulting services, emphasizing customized portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring.

Ryan Davis is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with six years of industry experience. He has been with Next Capital Management LLC since 2015, working as part of a nine-advisor team based in New York, NY. Next Capital Management LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, business entities, and insurance companies, including sub-advisory services for private placement life insurance assets. The firm offers tailored asset allocations and employs a range of strategies across mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, fixed income, and alternative investments, servicing clients through multiple offices.

Joel Perl is a financial advisor with Guardian Wealth Partners, LLC in Brooklyn, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the industry for one year. Prior to joining Guardian Wealth Partners, he worked at Guardian Life Insurance Company and has experience outside the financial sector including a role at Grill on Lee. Guardian Wealth Partners, doing business as Park Avenue Investment Advisory, serves individual investors, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and business exit consulting, using model portfolios and third-party managers with platforms supported by custodians such as Fidelity and Schwab.

Jake Blum is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Magnus Financial Group LLC since 2025. Prior to joining Magnus, he worked at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC for six years. Outside of his advisory role, he is also licensed as a sales agent for individual and group life and health insurance. Magnus Financial Group provides personalized financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to individuals and entities, including family offices, trusts, estates, businesses, and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $1.95 billion in assets for over 1,000 clients through a multi-advisor team, utilizing comprehensive planning and diversified asset allocation strategies.

Chen Li is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at GoalVest Advisory LLC. Prior to joining GoalVest, Chen held positions at The Ayco Company LP and Goldman Sachs. GoalVest Advisory LLC primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and subadvisory services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental equity research, quantitative analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis to develop tailored investment strategies.

Anastasios Adam is a financial advisor at Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Papamarkou Wellner & Company, Inc. and Papamarkou Wellner Asset Management Inc. since 2020, following prior roles at Optima Asset Management LLC and Optima Fund Management LLC. He serves as a board member of Alpha Trust Andromeda Investment Trust SA, a closed-ended mutual fund based in Athens, Greece, where he focuses on portfolio management, audit, and business strategy. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors primarily manages pooled vehicles and institutional assets while also providing discretionary investment management and consulting services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and various nonprofit and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of proprietary analytical modeling and bottom-up equity research alongside a multi-manager approach, with an Investment Committee overseeing manager selection and monitoring.

Tae Gene Cho is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is a member of the four-advisor team at Grandfield & Dodd, LLC, where he has worked since 2002. Grandfield & Dodd provides customized investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, foundations, retirement plans, and select not-for-profit institutions. The firm focuses on long-term, fundamental equity analysis and diversified portfolios, integrating tax and estate considerations without offering a separate financial planning service.

Ting Wang is a CFP® professional with one year of industry experience currently with Altfest Personal Wealth Management. Prior to joining Altfest, Wang worked at SLP Wealth and has held roles at Boston University and Student Loan Planner. Wang also spent nine years at Avenues The World School. Altfest Personal Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in managing individualized portfolios and provides both discretionary wealth management and retirement-plan services.

Joao Viscardo is a financial advisor with Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameraudi Investment Services LLC, Bolton Global Capital/Interaudi Bank, and Raymond James Financial Services. Ameraudi Asset Management provides portfolio management and asset-allocation services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts, utilizing a macroeconomic investment approach centered on diversified ETFs and both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

Francesca Lagrotteria is a financial advisor at Payne Capital Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Payne Capital Management since 2015. Payne Capital Management provides comprehensive wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, non-profits, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is based on quantitative methods derived from Modern Portfolio Theory and is customized to client risk tolerances, time horizons, and goals.

John O'Donnell is a financial advisor at Makrod Investment Associates Inc with 13 years of industry experience. He works within a two-advisor team based in Verona, NJ. 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 focused on equities, investment-grade fixed income, and cash/money market funds, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis with semi-annual portfolio reviews.

Brenda Sakon is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with four years of industry experience. She is currently with Francis Financial, a team-based advisory firm in New York, NY. Her previous experience includes roles at Chicory Wealth and Benedetti, Gucer & Associates. Francis Financial manages approximately $803 million for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering investment supervisory services, personalized portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and specialized divorce financial planning. The firm utilizes a mix of long- and short-term strategies with regular portfolio reviews and engages third-party discretionary managers as needed.