Anthony Aulisa is a financial advisor at Wealthie Advisors with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. He is also the COO and co-founder of Wealthie Inc., a home equity investment start-up. Wealthie Advisors is an independent SEC-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a strategic, long-term approach focused on passive indexing and diversified allocations using low-cost ETFs and index mutual funds, with periodic rebalancing and discretionary trade authority.

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.

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 Sharpely AI Wealth Advisors LLC in New York, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Qwest Investment Fund Management Limited and Castle Peak Associates. He also works as an independent contractor providing strategy and project management consulting services for investment operations. Sharpely 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 approach combines quantitative analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies and offers a performance-based fee option with a high-water mark and S&P hurdle, distinguishing it from many independent advisers.

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.

Temitope Omojola is the sole advisor at Expected Value Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 16 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at UBS Securities LLC for five years and has been involved with Mailform Inc since 2018. Expected Value Management provides investment management for pooled funds and single-investor accounts, alongside risk-management software and consulting aimed at family offices and corporate treasurers. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes unified risk measurement and frequent portfolio analysis, focusing on sovereign and fixed-income opportunities supported by analytics and automation.

Stephen Chen is the principal of Followthru Planning Associates LLC, an independent firm based in Brooklyn, NY. He holds the CFA® charter and Series 66 license, with 19 years at his current firm and a total of four years of industry experience. In addition to financial advising, Chen provides tax preparation and bookkeeping services and is licensed to sell fixed insurance products. Followthru Planning Associates LLC offers financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to individuals and families, with an investment approach focused on long-term allocation using a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and conservative option strategies. The firm combines planning with operating-level services such as tax preparation, bookkeeping, and insurance sales, conducting formal periodic reviews without charging performance-based fees.

George Antonopoulos is the sole advisor at WallStreeti.com, LLC, an independent firm based in New York, NY. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience, with over 24 years managing WallStreeti.com, LLC. Outside of his financial advisory role, 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 with a focus on non-discretionary, diversified portfolios using passive mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed income securities.

Zhi Li is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at National Financial Services LLC and currently operates Twelve Two Capital LLC, where he has been since 2018. Li also has a concurrent role with the Internal Revenue Service focused on tax and benefits education. Twelve Two Capital LLC is an independent advisory firm managing approximately $4.0 million for about two dozen clients, including individual and high-net-worth households. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management primarily using passive strategies and provides comprehensive and project-based financial planning along with employee benefit plan advisory services for employer plan sponsors.

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.

Rahimul Taher is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Taher Financial Planning in Brooklyn, NY, and has worked in various professional roles since 2011. In addition to financial advising, he operates a separate tax practice, Taher Tax. Taher Financial Planning serves individual clients by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and business-planning consulting. The firm uses a combination of active and passive management and supports clients through discretionary portfolio management and recommendations of outside managers via the Betterment for Advisors platform.

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.

Dillon Ferguson is a CFP® professional affiliated with Forward Wealth, an independent firm, and has three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Domain Money, Zoe Financial, Inc., and LearnVest Planning Services. Forward Wealth is a state-registered investment adviser focused on serving individual clients, including high-net-worth households, by combining investment management and financial planning into a single engagement. The firm plans to manage discretionary portfolios with an emphasis on tax-aware strategies and integrates comprehensive financial planning into every managed relationship.

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.