Alina Fisch is a CFA® charterholder and securities licensed financial advisor with 30 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Contessa Capital, an independent firm she has led since 2022. Prior to that, she held roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Propellr Securities LLC. Outside of advising, Alina contributes periodically to an online magazine, writing a series titled “How To Stay Rich.” Contessa Capital serves individual clients by providing tailored investment management and financial planning services. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with both passive and active investment approaches, managing approximately $9.3 million in discretionary assets for a small client base.

James Leo is the principal and sole advisor at Leo Wealth Management, LLC, with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including American Portfolios Financial Services and LPL Financial. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in selling fixed annuities, life, and health insurance. Leo Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, IRAs, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio construction and ongoing management across multiple asset classes, employing tactical and technical analysis with active rebalancing, cash management, and tax-loss harvesting strategies.

Zhiheng Zhang is the principal and sole advisor at Zhang Capital Management Corp. in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has led Zhang Capital Management since 2006, accumulating 20 years of industry experience. Zhang Capital Management Corp. provides discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals and select institutional clients, focusing on portfolio supervision through equities, ETFs, money market instruments, and options. The firm employs a quantitative, short-term trading approach based on intraday price and volume data and proprietary stock behavior patterns, implementing strategies primarily via directional equity options with average holding periods measured in days.

Zaim Hajdari is the owner and financial advisor of The Hajdari Group, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ni Advisors Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services and serves as managing director of the Hajdari Family Foundation, a private charitable foundation. The Hajdari Group advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and businesses, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental analysis approach and utilizes ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, private offerings, REITs, and structured notes, sometimes engaging Independent Managers for portfolio implementation.

Jason Collis is a financial advisor with Sharply AI Wealth Advisors LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Qwest Investment Fund Management Limited and Gluskin Sheff + Associates. Additionally, he works as an independent contractor providing strategy and project management consulting to investment companies. Sharply AI Wealth Advisors LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing primarily on broad-based U.S. ETFs. The firm’s investment process uses quantitative analysis, including both long- and short-term trading techniques, and provides a performance-based fee option with a high-water mark and S&P hurdle for qualified clients.

Glenn Gawronski is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been principal at Byron Place Capital Management, LLC since 2015 and also owns the Gawronski Family Foundation, Inc. and Gawronski Holdings LLC, which invests in commercial real estate and private businesses. Byron Place Capital Management, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and other advisers by providing discretionary portfolio management focused on equity investing, including international securities. The firm combines fundamental, cyclical, and quantitative analysis within a long-term trading approach and is notable for acting as a subadviser and offering performance-based fee arrangements.

Neil Grossman is a financial advisor at Indfin LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 65 license. In addition to his work at Indfin, he is the managing member of GB Associates, LLC, a registered municipal advisor providing financial analysis and advisory services to municipalities, public agencies, and private corporations. He is also a licensed insurance agent. Indfin LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and advisory consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate clients. The firm manages about 55 accounts with approximately $128 million in assets, utilizing target asset allocations across individual securities, ETFs, and mutual funds, with risk management strategies including periodic rebalancing and stop-loss orders.

Edward Dove is the president of ESD Advisory Services Inc, an independent registered investment adviser. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. He has been associated with ESD Advisory Services since 1982 and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation since 1994. In addition to his advisory work, he prepares income tax returns. ESD Advisory Services operates as a solo practice, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $42 million, focusing on a small number of larger accounts with an emphasis on long-term, quality-oriented portfolios and careful manager selection.

George Antonopoulos is the sole advisor at WallStreeti.com, LLC, based in New York, NY, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has operated Wallstreeti.Com, LLC since 2002. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in film and theatrical production. WallStreeti.com, LLC provides fee-only investment management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and certain institutional clients. The firm follows a Modern Portfolio Theory framework emphasizing diversified, passively managed portfolios and delivers primarily non-discretionary services where clients retain trading authority.

Jason Ginsburg is a financial advisor with DJ Wealth Systems, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 24 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes 20 years at Goldman Sachs and a year at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC. He has led DJ Wealth Systems since 2018. DJ Wealth Systems, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on Investment Policy Statements and customized asset allocations across equities, fixed income, ETFs, and commodities. The firm uses quantitative and technical analysis with short-term trading techniques, including margin and options strategies, and emphasizes tailored risk management and quarterly reporting.

Cengiz Ozdemir is a financial advisor at Arman James Investments with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Arman James Investments since 2010. Arman James Investments provides customized portfolio management primarily for individual clients, focusing on value-oriented, research-driven investment strategies. The firm emphasizes account accessibility and liquidity, offering concentrated portfolios with active trading and option strategies tailored to client risk profiles.

Jonathan Vyorst is a financial advisor at Ashbay Capital, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Ashbay Capital since 2014. Ashbay Capital is an independent firm providing fee-only, discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, foundations, corporations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented approach focused on intrinsic value and long-term holdings, managing approximately $137.7 million across about 30 client relationships.

David Chew is the founder and sole advisor of PFS Planning LLC in New York, NY. He holds the PFS™ designation and has 4 years of industry experience, alongside more than 35 years as a CPA. His background is primarily in accounting and financial planning. PFS Planning LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business owners with personal financial planning services. The firm operates as a solo practice focused on long-term, buy-and-hold investment guidance and refers clients to external managers for portfolio implementation.

Giuseppe Bianco is the principal of Bianco Wealth Advisors LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLife Securities LLC, as well as work with Cornerstone Planning Group, LLC. In addition to his advisory work, he operates an insurance brokerage through Cambium Strategies LLC. Bianco Wealth Advisors LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services primarily to pooled vehicles and institutional clients, while also serving individuals, trusts, small businesses, and estates. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and options strategies, with portfolio reviews conducted at least quarterly.

Robert Centrella is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He has been the principal advisor at Forza Investment Advisory, LLC since 2010. Forza Investment Advisory provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consultation to private individuals, select small businesses, and a variety of institutional clients. The firm employs a combined top-down macroeconomic and bottom-up fundamental approach, tailoring portfolios to client objectives with a focus on documented investment policies and disciplined risk management.

John Coumarianos is the principal of Mindful Advisory, LLC, an independent investment advisory firm. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 11 years of industry experience, including roles at CityWire USA and Dow Jones. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as a writer and editor for CityWire USA, contributing approximately 20 hours per month. Mindful Advisory, LLC provides fee-only investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm employs a valuation-driven investment approach, managing portfolios with a focus on both fixed income and flexible long-duration assets, and occasionally uses short-term trading strategies tailored to client objectives.

John Tringle is the sole advisor at Tringle Jr., John R., an independent firm based in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. Since 2014, he has worked exclusively with his current firm. Tringle Jr., John R. provides fee-based, discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and utilizes a broad range of investment instruments while monitoring accounts on an ongoing basis.

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Daniel Sciortino is a ChFC® and Series 63 credentialed advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Fig Tree Wealth Management LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at National Wealth Management, Foresters Financial Services, and Sound State Entertainment. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in book publishing and education on biblical stewardship through Fig Tree Stewardship and is a member-owner of Godwit Coffee LLC, a coffee roastery focused on charitable activities. Fig Tree Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm’s investment approach includes diversified allocations tailored to risk profiles, with a Biblically Responsible Investing overlay that screens for consistency with specified Christian values, and offers pension consulting and participant education services.

Laura Casey is a financial advisor at Coastal Wealth Management in New York, NY, with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley, and Capitol Securities Management prior to her current role. Coastal Wealth Management is an independent SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a tactical allocation approach based on fundamental analysis and manages discretionary portfolios with a focus on long-term security selection and option strategies.