Kenny Avenil is a financial advisor at Latitude Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has managed his own CPA firm for 25 years. His background includes roles at GWN Securities Inc and consulting for small businesses on managerial and cost-saving matters. Latitude Advisors serves individual and business clients, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, third-party manager selection, and pension consulting. The firm uses a combination of model-based strategies and fundamental/quantitative analysis to manage portfolios, primarily on a discretionary basis.

Peter Floersch is a financial advisor with Cetera Planning Partners in Cranford, NJ, holding a Series 66 credential and over 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with firms including Avantax Advisory Services and 1st Global Advisors, and serves as a partner at PKF O’Connor Davies LLP, a public accounting firm. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on pre-retirees and retirees. The firm offers investment management and comprehensive financial planning, including Social Security optimization and retirement advice, alongside tax planning, bookkeeping, payroll support, and estate-planning services through a third-party provider.

Edward Mercier is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 38 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Retireone Investment Services and Portsmouth Financial Services. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional and corporate clients. The firm employs a fund-of-funds approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and offers advisory and managed account services alongside technology and operational solutions for other advisers.

Mary McBride is a financial advisor at Redhawk Wealth Advisors, Inc. based in Brooklyn, NY, with 3 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Redhawk Wealth Advisors since 2022. Redhawk Wealth Advisors offers discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth families, estates, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation across various investment vehicles and maintains a weekly investment committee for portfolio oversight.

Peter Rodick is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Capital Analysts and Lincoln Investment and has previously worked in the hospitality industry. Rodick also holds a role as a branch assistant at Bergin Agency, where he assists with client support, marketing, and paperwork processing. Capital Analysts serves a diverse clientele including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporate clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through proprietary model portfolios and third-party managers.

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.

John Shall is a financial advisor with Cetera Planning Partners who holds a Series 63 designation and has 27 years of industry experience. Before joining Cetera Planning Partners, he worked at Avantax Advisory Services and 1st Global Advisors, among other firms. He serves as treasurer of the Staten Island Political Alliance and is a member of the executive committee for the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health Care System Board of Trustees. He is also chairman of the board of trustees at Staten Island University Hospital. Cetera Planning Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, with a focus on pre-retirees and retirees. The firm provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services, emphasizing diversified allocations through mutual funds and ETFs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

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.

Anthony Romano is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and possessing 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining A.G.P. in 2021, he worked at Aegis Capital Corp for six years. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a trucking business and a detox and inpatient addiction recovery company as a partner and co-owner, respectively. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services combined with brokerage and investment banking capabilities. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach with an emphasis on international investing and manages assets through a mix of in-house and third-party managers while also maintaining an active broker-dealer business and involvement with pooled vehicle portfolios.

Prashant Mody is a financial advisor at A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Aegis Capital Corp. for ten years before joining A.G.P. in 2021. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and other entities, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and capital markets services. The firm emphasizes international investing through its EPC Advisors Group division and engages in active brokerage and product-distribution activities beyond standard advisory services.

Thomas Haire Jr. is a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked for 34 years at Brave Asset Management, Inc. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, entity, and institutional clients. The firm offers wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing alternative investing alongside traditional strategies, and provides services including tax preparation, trustee services, and retirement plan advisory.

Mark Swingle is a CFP® with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors since 2024. His prior roles include positions at Prospect Capital Services, Inc., Kestra Financial Services, Inc., and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Swingle serves on the board of directors for the Westfield Area YMCA, where he chairs both the Property and Investment Committees. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with 264 advisors managing approximately $23.9 billion in client assets across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and utilizes a long-term, diversified investment approach supported by an internal Investment Management team and customized portfolio options.

Salvatore Picciallo is a financial advisor with Strategic Blueprint, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates a fixed insurance business focused on fixed annuities and insurance products. Strategic Blueprint, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers customized, goal-based strategies across a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, including a formal Subscription Advisory Services program and client education initiatives.

Mark Spooner is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth. He has held roles at The Leaders Group Inc., Investacorp Inc., Securities America, Inc., and Highland Capital Brokerage. Spooner is also involved with Simplicity Group as a Senior Planning Specialist supporting life insurance business activities. 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 investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and offers services such as model portfolio management, tax optimization overlays, and a managed account platform for advisers.

Joseph Amato is a financial advisor at Alexander Capital Wealth Management LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Alexander Capital since 2013, following a three-year tenure at Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several business ventures including management roles in holding companies and partnerships. Alexander Capital Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, often via wrap-fee programs. The firm employs a combination of cyclical, technical, and fundamental analysis and offers both long- and short-term trading strategies.

Roman Moldavsky is a financial advisor at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and Metlife Securities. Moldavsky has also been associated with multiple Fortis-affiliated entities throughout his career. Fortis Capital Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other advisers with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and educational workshops. The firm offers customized advice through various investment strategies, including ESG options, and manages discretionary portfolios totaling $1.615 billion in assets as of the end of 2025.

Yun Ze Feng is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Santander Securities LLC. Prior to joining Santander in 2022, he worked at Key Investment Services and MUFG Union Bank. Feng is also the Chief Operating Officer and co-owner of Finwise Tech, LLC, a firm focused on developing a digital platform to streamline referrals. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, offering investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, and access to various financial products. The firm delivers investment management primarily through the FMAX wrap-fee platform, leveraging third-party discretionary managers and maintaining an affiliated banking relationship.

Anthony Rossi is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Simplicity Wealth since 2025. His background includes roles at The Leaders Group Inc and experience in public health and medicine-related organizations such as UNICEF and NYU College of Dentistry. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional clients, and financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and offers technology-driven advisory and operational services, including a managed account platform for advisors.

Dastin Mudijana is a financial advisor with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC in New York, NY. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Arete Wealth Management LLC, Creed Equities, Grow Investment, Ayers Asia Asset Management, and Victoria Manajemen Investments. Outside of advisory work, he is a paid plasma donor at Biolife Plasma Services. 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 both advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, and it incorporates third-party sub-advisers and due diligence in its investment process.

Michael Sherman is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Mutual of Omaha since 2010 and previously worked at Pathmark. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a volunteer board member for his condominium homeowners association. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm delivers managed solutions through platform relationships and third-party managers, serving a range of client types including non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals.