Francis Gargano is a financial advisor with CreativeOne Wealth, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, and has 34 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc and Ameritas Investment Corp. Gargano is also the president and owner of Financial Independence Network LLC, where he provides insurance and investment product sales and advisory services. CreativeOne Wealth, LLC offers fee-based asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, plan sponsors, and other RIAs. The firm manages primarily discretionary accounts using a combination of proprietary model portfolios and third-party managers, incorporating modern portfolio theory and other analytical methods.

Abhishek Sheth is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, with 22 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at National Asset Management, Inc. and National Securities Corporation. Sheth holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. 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 employs both advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations while integrating affiliated financial businesses and product channels.

Anthony Santarpia is a financial advisor with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, Aegis Capital Corp, and National Securities Corp. 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, utilizing both advisor-driven and proprietary rule-based model allocations, and integrates affiliated financial businesses and product channels in its service offerings.

Wayne Howell is a financial advisor at CW Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining CW Advisors, he spent 13 years at Delta Financial Group and also operates an accounting and tax practice as a CPA. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, and corporate entities, providing wealth management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement plan advisory. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach that integrates active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and offers sub-advisory and operational outsourcing services to other independent advisers.

Timothy Checko is a financial advisor at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has previously worked at Merrill and LPL Financial LLC. Realta Investment Advisors offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes individualized advice and implements strategies using diversified asset allocation, operating the NOVA platform and various third-party manager programs.

Todd Engmann is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory role, he is the executor of an estate for a client. Cary Street Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a comprehensive investment approach that includes traditional and alternative strategies, combining third-party and in-house resources.

Ayman Ezzat is a financial advisor at Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Main Street Financial Solutions in 2018, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2011 to 2018. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach with a focus on low-cost passive ETFs, actively managed funds, and individualized portfolio strategies, while also providing ERISA fiduciary consulting and using institutional and advisor-facing platforms.

Todd Scorzafava is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He has held positions at LPL Financial and Greenberg & Rapp Financial Group. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6 billion in client assets through a team of over 150 advisors, serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines a goals-based planning approach with an evidence-based investment framework that integrates behavioral economics and proprietary quantitative measures to construct diversified, long-term portfolios.

David Hedley III is a financial advisor with Simon Quick Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 31 years of industry experience. He joined Simon Quick Advisors in 2021 after six years with Ernst & Young Capital Advisors and Ernst & Young US. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and nonprofit entities, endowments, foundations, and corporate clients, offering a range of services including wealth management, investment consulting, financial and tax planning, and administrative support. The firm employs a diversified investment approach involving independent managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and affiliated private funds, and it operates multiple affiliated private funds while providing integrated tax and back-office services.

Bradley Hamilton is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience, currently with Hoxton Wealth. His prior roles include positions at Blacktower Financial Management (US) LLC and DeVere USA INC. He has also worked at Hoxton Risk Management LLC since 2023. Hoxton Wealth provides personalized investment management and advisory services primarily to expatriates and clients with international pension assets. The firm focuses on risk-based model portfolios and pension transfer advisory services, operating mainly on a non-discretionary basis with a diverse international client base.

Richard Spinner is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has previously worked at Transcend Wealth Collective, LLC and Edge Wealth Management. Cary Street Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to proprietary and third-party investment strategies, utilizing AI tools alongside human oversight for portfolio management.

Christopher Wholehan is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at TLG Advisors and Ohio State University. In addition to his advisory work, he has been involved with Wholehan Marketing Associates since 1994. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional clients, and other financial firms. The firm offers a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, alongside technology and operational services for advisers such as a private-label asset management platform and back-office support.

Patrick Rogers is a Senior Relationship Manager at Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company with 14 years of industry experience. He has held roles at firms including Dai Securities, APW Capital, and Scottrade. His current work focuses on client relationship management and wealth advisory services. Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company serves individuals, trustees, estates, retirement plans, and business entities with financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory. The firm manages approximately $5 billion in client assets, emphasizing asset allocation and diversification through both discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies.

Thomas Belding is a CFP® professional with four years of experience, currently serving at CGN Advisors, LLC since 2021. His prior career includes 29 years at BELKO, Inc. and 13 years at The Newgrange School of Princeton, Inc. He serves as a trustee for the Jean Belding Fay Trust and holds board memberships with the Planning Board of Chatham Borough and the Progressive Center for Independent Living, a nonprofit advocating for the rights of people with disabilities. CGN Advisors, LLC provides financial planning, investment consultation, and portfolio supervisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, businesses, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of asset-allocation strategies and offers fiduciary advice through discretionary and non-discretionary engagements, incorporating tax-aware investment vehicles and third-party manager relationships.

Karol Krucinski is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Fortis Capital Advisors since 2021 and previously held roles at Fortis Lux Wealth Management and Marea. Fortis Capital Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, other advisers, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on customized portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring, using both model and bespoke strategies across various investment approaches, with discretionary management and online reporting.

Adam Talmadge is a CFP® professional with Simon Quick Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2019. He has no prior industry experience before joining the firm and was a full-time university student from 2014 to 2019. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and non-profit entities, endowments, foundations, and corporate clients by providing wealth management, investment consulting, financial planning, tax planning and compliance, and administrative services. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that includes unaffiliated independent managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and affiliated private investment funds, and it offers integrated tax and back-office services.

Harvey Spira is a financial advisor at Sowell Management in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 42 years of industry experience. He previously worked at PresCap Advisors, Virtue Capital Management, National Securities Corp, and National Asset Management. Sowell Management is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and other RIAs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs multiple management styles and offers model portfolios, third-party manager selection, and unified managed account solutions through a network of over 100 independent advisory representatives.

Omar Rajjoub is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at firms including Ocean Capital and HudsonPoint. 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 advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, and it integrates affiliated financial businesses and product channels in its service offerings.

Zacariah Fustgaard is a financial advisor at Root Financial Partners with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network, Longwave Financial, and several other firms. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan relationships. The firm employs a diversified, passive investment approach using index funds and ETFs, with tailored portfolios that may include specialized strategies for clients with complex needs.

Christopher Bromley is a CFP® professional affiliated with Simon Quick Advisors, LLC, with one year of experience in the financial industry. Prior to joining Simon Quick Advisors, he worked at Beacon Trust Company and UBS. Outside of his advisory role, he has worked as a bartender at Sammy's Ye Old Cider Mill during non-trading hours. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and non-profit entities, endowments, foundations, and corporate clients by providing wealth management, investment consulting, financial planning, tax planning and compliance, and administrative services. The firm combines private fund sponsorship, sub-advisory relationships, and integrated tax and back-office offerings, including proprietary tax reporting tools, to deliver its services.