I’m Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA®, founder of Align Financial Solutions, a fee-only fiduciary financial planning and investment management firm based in Hoboken, NJ, serving clients virtually nationwide. I work with women taking the lead in their financial lives, mainly in their 40s, 50s, and 60s: - Single professional women, who have built their savings on their own and want a plan for retirement - Widows, managing financial decisions after the loss of a spouse - Women after divorce, who are rebuilding a retirement plan around a new financial picture - Women nearing retirement, deciding when to stop working, how to draw income, and which pension and Social Security choices to make - Professional women with equity compensation, deciding what to do with RSUs, stock options, and company stock My commitment to women’s financial security is both professional and personal. I grew up watching my mother and grandmother, two independent women, work hard and manage carefully while still carrying financial anxiety. Their experiences shaped my lifelong advocacy for women who carry the financial decisions alone, and my belief that you deserve clear advice and a financial partner who listens. At Align, we connect retirement, investments, tax planning, equity compensation, and estate planning coordination into one coordinated plan. We help you put that plan into practice and revisit it as your life changes. I explain the details in plain English, show you the trade-offs, and welcome your questions, so you understand what we recommend and why. Outside of work, you’ll usually find me with my husband and our two daughters, recording my podcast, Align Your Retirement, or speaking to help more women make informed decisions about their futures.

William Siuta is a financial advisor at S Financial Advisory LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at KKR & Co. Inc, Tudor Investment Corporation, Bridgewater Associates, and DataRails. S Financial Advisory is a state-registered investment adviser that serves individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and fiduciary guidance for retirement accounts. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental, and top-down investment approach and utilizes unaffiliated third-party managers and private fund sponsors for portions of client assets.

Peter Culver is a financial advisor at IWM Advisors, LLC in New York, NY with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including BNY Mellon Securities Corporation and Freedom Family Office, where he is also a managing member. IWM Advisors, LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing financial planning and recommending third-party money managers. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory and does not manage client portfolios directly but conducts manager due diligence and monitoring.

Dee Ann Fox is a Certified Financial Planner® based in New York, NY, with 28 years of experience in financial planning. She operates as the sole advisor at Dee-Ann R. Fox, CFP, providing individualized financial and investment planning services. Her firm offers fee-only financial planning and investment advice to individuals, couples, high-net-worth clients, and trusts, managing approximately $34.7 million in assets without imposing a minimum account size. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, diversification, tax efficiency, and low-cost investment options, using primarily fixed-fee, hourly, and retainer billing rather than percentage-of-assets fees.

Theodore Weisberg is the sole advisor at Seaport Asset Management, LLC in New York City, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 56 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Seaport Securities Corp. and Seaport Securities since 1980 and has operated his own business, T.P. Weisberg, since 1974. Weisberg also serves as CEO of Seaport Securities Corp. Seaport Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on long-term, tax-efficient capital appreciation through a value-oriented equity strategy that combines fundamental and technical analysis, offering portfolios typically diversified across sectors with concentrated holdings.

Juliusz Sas is the sole advisor at Global Special Situations Research Co. Inc. in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 1997. Global Special Situations Research Co. Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm employs a special-situations equity strategy focused on identifying undervalued acquisition candidates, managing concentrated portfolios with a mid-to-large-cap U.S. bias and a typical recovery horizon of three to five years.

Derrick Horvath is a financial advisor at Amber Wealth Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has a background that includes roles at Shiseido Americas Corporation and Marubeni America Corporation. In addition to his advisory work, he maintains a full-time external tax role and provides tax consulting. Amber Wealth Advisors is an independent firm offering fee-only financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on areas such as business planning, retirement, and tax considerations. The firm provides investment analysis and recommendations without discretionary portfolio management, using a fixed or hourly fee model rather than percentage-of-assets billing.

Robert Oliver is a financial advisor at Aura Investments LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Aura Investments and its affiliate Aura ETFs Inc., he worked at Global X Management Company (UK) Limited, Mirae Asset Global Investments (UK) Limited, and JPMorgan in various roles from 2012 to 2025. Aura Investments LLC offers discretionary portfolio management to individual and corporate clients, focusing on ETFs, equity securities, fixed income, and managed fixed income. The firm employs a combination of technical and fundamental analysis, including the use of artificial intelligence tools, and implements both long- and short-term strategies with oversight by its investment professionals.

Tibor Dani is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in financial services. He is the founder of Wealthness LLC and has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 16 years. Outside of advising, he serves as a business consultant through Monetare LLC and hosts a talk show interviewing successful family business owners via Family Business Media. Wealthness LLC provides holistic wealth management to individuals, business-owning families, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, nonprofit organizations, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, asset management, business wealth consulting, and retirement plan consulting, including specialized services for qualified plans and held-away accounts.

Andrew Saraga is a financial advisor at Khelp Financial LLC in New York, NY, with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Truist Securities and Suntrust Robinson Humphrey. Outside of his advisory role, he manages Calican, LLC, a container packaging business. Khelp Financial LLC provides advisory services focused exclusively on digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and tokens, serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and foundations. The firm employs a client-centric intake process to place clients into one of two model strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management with regular performance reporting.

Daniel Khalilov is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at The True Prophets LLC and has worked at the NYC Office of the Actuary since 2016. The True Prophets LLC offers discretionary and model-based portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and educational workshops to a diverse client base that includes institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a quantitative, automated investment approach featuring machine-learning models and market-timing strategies, including daily rebalancing and overnight trading algorithms.

Denise Sarkor is a financial advisor at Sarkor Financial Advisors with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and IBM. In addition to her advisory role, she is the principal and lead executive coach at New Roots Development, LLC, a professional coaching and management training company. Sarkor Financial Advisors serves individual clients, including career executives and small business owners, offering comprehensive financial planning, investment management, business advisory, and philanthropic advisory services. The firm employs a combination of passive and active investment strategies and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary mandate management alongside specialized services such as exit planning and cross-border advice.

Frederick Deyeso III is a CFP® with 21 years at Financial Filosophy and three years of industry experience. He operates as the sole advisor at his independent New York-based firm. Financial Filosophy provides personalized, fee-only financial planning and investment management to a select group of clients, including individuals, trusts, small businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm follows a strategic asset allocation approach using a core-and-satellite model, emphasizing global diversification and maintaining a fully non-discretionary management style.

Daniel Simmonds is the sole advisor at Beechnut Capital Management LLC, an independent firm based in New York, NY. He holds the CFA® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 7 years of industry experience. Simmonds has been affiliated with Beechnut Capital Management in various forms since 2007. Beechnut Capital Management LLC provides ongoing portfolio management and personalized Investment Policy Statements primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $10 million across a small number of accounts, emphasizing non-discretionary advisory services and employing diverse analytical methods including charting, fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory.

Andrew Caraly is the sole advisor at Carsons Capital LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Kleenpharm - Kleandaily and Intercarsons. Outside of advisory work, he is a partner in two real estate companies based in France, although he does not actively manage these investments. Carsons Capital LLC is a newly registered investment adviser focusing on discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management for individual and high net worth clients. The firm employs a range of analytic approaches and investment strategies, including equities, options, derivatives, and ESG considerations, with individualized portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring.

Kimberly Chao is the principal of Zebra Crossing Asset Management LLC, an independent firm based in New York, NY. She holds the CFA® designation and has 11 years of industry experience. Since founding Zebra Crossing in 2014, she has focused on discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting. Zebra Crossing Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $26.1 million across a limited number of accounts. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and liquidity analysis in its investment process and offers formal financial education and workshop-style programming alongside advisory services.

Robert Wander is a financial advisor with Wander Financial Services, LLC, holding CFP® and Series 63 designations and five years of industry experience. He has been associated with Wander Financial Services since 1999 and Purshe Kaplan Sterling since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he provides employee benefits consulting to small businesses. Wander Financial Services advises individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as retirement plan sponsors and participants. The firm employs a fundamental, longer-term investment approach and offers services such as financial planning, asset management through model portfolios and third-party managers, and pension consulting.

Gregg Farrauto is the principal of Farrauto Wealth Management, Inc., an independent advisory firm based in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience, including previous roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and SSN Advisory Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he provides coaching and consulting on entrepreneurial matters in addition to his financial planning services. Farrauto Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth families, business owners, and institutional clients by offering financial planning and portfolio management. The firm employs a combination of model-portfolio allocation and multiple analytical approaches, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with various fee arrangements, including consulting subscription fees.

Alina Fisch is a CFA charterholder and holds a Series 63 license with 31 years of industry experience. She is the principal and sole advisor at Contessa Capital, an independent advisory firm she has led since 2022. Prior to founding Contessa Capital, she worked at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Propellr Securities LLC. Outside of her advisory work, Alina contributes to an online magazine, writing a series titled “How To Stay Rich.” Contessa Capital provides tailored investment management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach that incorporates both passive and active investments, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis within a framework influenced by Modern Portfolio Theory.

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.