Robert Labick is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with CJS Securities IA, Inc. since 2023 and has worked with its affiliated entity, CJS Securities, Inc., since 2012. Labick holds a Series 63 license and is based in White Plains, NY. CJS Securities IA, Inc. distributes equity research to high-net-worth individuals, investment companies, and other advisers, focusing on sectors including Consumer, Healthcare, Industrials, Materials, Business Services, and Technology. The firm operates through an affiliated broker-dealer and does not provide portfolio management, custody, or trading services.

I am a fee-only, advice-only investment advisor and financial planner. My mission is to provide great advice at a fair price to support each client’s purpose in life. I am a CFP® Practitioner and CFA® Charterholder. As Founder and Principal Advisor at IndiePlan™, I am committed to our fiduciary duty by providing independent holistic advice and education that puts clients’ interests first. I entered the advisory business after a thirty-year career in financial services. I am a former Head of Index Governance and Chairman of the US Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices, where my job was to oversee major benchmarks like the S&P 500®. Prior to that, I held a variety of positions - from designing indexes and assisting leading asset management firms to working on a portfolio management team that served institutional clients. My interest in investing and financial planning is long standing. I enjoy helping others as they save, invest, and plan for their future, or as they prepare for transitions like retirement, a health challenge, a second career, starting a new business, furthering their education, or taking extended leave. At IndiePlan™ we strive to meet clients where they are in their journey. We provide independent, holistic, tailored advice at a fair price.

Evan Bullington is the principal of Bullington Advisors Inc. and holds a Series 65 credential with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Bullington Advisors since 2022 and serves as Director of Entrepreneur Selection at Endeavor Global, a non-profit organization supporting entrepreneurs. Prior to this, he was employed at Charles Tucker Goods from 2015 to 2020. Bullington Advisors Inc. is a single-principal investment management firm focused on managing pooled vehicles and institutional-style mandates. The firm uses fundamental analysis across a broad range of instruments and typically provides discretionary portfolio management.

Paul Williams is a financial advisor at Paul M Williams LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and also maintains a full-time career as a general practice dentist. Paul M. Williams LLC offers fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families without income or asset minimums. The firm emphasizes a long-term, passive investment approach using diversified low-cost index funds and ETFs, providing advisory guidance while clients retain control over their accounts.

Robert Leitner is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with over 4 years of industry experience, affiliated with Financial Advisory Network. He has been associated with the firm since 1998 and has been self-employed since 1995. Financial Advisory Network serves individual clients as well as retirement and institutional accounts such as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, consulting, and comprehensive written financial plans, supported by ongoing investment supervision and client education through seminars and newsletters.

Anthony Torchia is a financial advisor at Lone Wolf Trading LLC with a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. He has been involved with Lone Wolf Trading LLC since 2016 and also works seasonally at Coral Sea Pools. Outside of advising, he is the founder and CEO of Best Way Technologies LLC, a software company focused on developing tools for trades businesses. Lone Wolf Trading LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual, high-net-worth, and corporate clients. The firm uses charting, quantitative, and technical analysis, employing both long- and short-term trading strategies, with a focus on U.S. stock index ETFs and a practice that includes hypothetical performance illustrations and the use of borrowing in managed accounts.

Thomas Faranda is a financial advisor with Hudson View Advisors, LLC, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. In addition to his advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent specializing in disability, fixed annuities, life/accident/health, and long-term care insurance. Hudson View Advisors provides portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches and offers both long- and short-term trading strategies, with a notable focus on pension consulting uncommon among independent single-advisor firms.

Mark Mcnally is the sole advisor at Megstar Financial Management Inc. in Montvale, NJ, with 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Megstar since 1992 and concurrently serves as a television production technician at WNYW-TV since 1977. Megstar Financial Management provides discretionary portfolio management and general financial advice to a select individual client base. The firm utilizes Modern Portfolio Theory to build diversified, low-turnover portfolios and emphasizes transparent reporting and conflict reduction through specific trading practices.

Narumi Yoshida is the Founder & CEO of Yoshida Wealth Management, Inc. He is a CPA and specializes in Financial & Tax Advisory for Japanese Business Owners and Investors in the US. Mr. Yoshida was born and raised in Shizuoka, Japan. At age 19, he moved to New York in pursuit of his educational and professional goals. He is a first-generation immigrant himself, so he understands what challenges and difficulties people face by moving from one country to another. Mr. Yoshida’s unique professional and educational backgrounds give him the ability to work with clients closely and develop the most effective tax and financial strategies for them. Mr. Yoshida worked as a Financial Advisor for a prominent financial advisory firm in New York City. After gaining valuable experience at the firm, he eventually decided to go out on his own to launch Yoshida Wealth Management, Inc., Independent RIA, to work with clients he felt needed the most help and could add the most value to their situations. Good financial advice must meet a fiduciary standard and be free of conflicts of interest. Therefore, he believes (1) Fee-Only, (2) Fiduciary and (3) Independent are the three most important criteria to consider when choosing a Financial Planner. In addition to Yoshida Wealth Management, Inc., he owns and runs a successful CPA firm based in New York where he and his team provide tax return preparation and business accounting services. Mr. Yoshida focuses on helping Japanese Business Owners and Investors in the US. He utilizes the newest AI/technologies to operate at the highest efficiency level, so he can focuses on what he enjoys the most – working with clients! Outside of work, he enjoys traveling around the world with his wife, Nicole, staying active, reading books and eating Japanese food! (Fun Fact: Narumi used to be a dancer)!

John Belluardo is a ChFC® and financial advisor at Stewardship Financial Planning in Tarrytown, NY, with four years of industry experience. He previously worked for seven years at Quadlogic and has been associated with Stewardship Financial Services, Inc. since 2003. In addition to his advisory role, he offers personal trustee and executor services independent of investment management. Stewardship Financial Planning serves individuals, businesses, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates with comprehensive financial planning and investment advice. The firm employs a multi-bucket, long-term buy-and-hold strategy focused on diversification and offers primarily non-discretionary management with a limited product menu and flat, fixed fees.

Angelo Gallo is the principal advisor at Lifelong Wealth Strategies, LLC in Somers, NY, with 18 years at the firm and four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. Lifelong Wealth Strategies provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm employs a "Go Anywhere" top-down, tactical investment approach using economic, fundamental, and technical analysis across multiple asset classes.

Patrick Keane is a financial advisor at Nevis Equity Advisors LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Bank of America and Envoy Mortgage, and is involved in entrepreneurial ventures such as co-founding a parking information app and operating a guided-tour business. He is also a licensed mortgage loan originator. Nevis Equity Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment process is based on fundamental analysis with a long-term focus, incorporating individual stocks, bonds, alternative investments, and cryptocurrency when appropriate, and frequently selects and oversees unaffiliated independent managers as part of its strategy.

Seaver Wang is a financial advisor at Karagosian Financial Services, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with Karagosian Financial Services since 2010. Wang is also affiliated with NPA Asset Management, Inc. and Npa Financial Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2011. Karagosian Financial Services provides personalized financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual clients, while also serving corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, endowments, and certain foreign funds. The firm customizes portfolios based on client age, risk tolerance, and financial circumstances, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis across various strategies including growth, value, and event-driven special situations.

Vincent Travagliato is a financial advisor with WealthWise, LLC, an independent firm based in Mount Kisco, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he practices as a trust and estate lawyer. WealthWise, LLC provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on long-term trading strategies supported by charting, fundamental, and technical analysis. The firm prepares written Investment Policy Statements and conducts regular reviews without discretionary trading authority.

Gregory Prato is a financial advisor at Prato Capital Management with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC for eight years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in commercial real estate and aviation holding companies. Prato Capital Management provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and ERISA plans. The firm uses an asset-allocation framework combining strategic, dynamic, and tactical approaches, and offers portfolio management through both traditional advisory and wrap fee programs.

Jay Furst is a financial advisor at Forteris Wealth Management, Inc. with 4 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Forteris Wealth Management since 1993. Forteris Wealth Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $179.6 million in assets, employs customized portfolios including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and derivatives, and offers ongoing portfolio monitoring with regular reviews.

Jacob Hadad is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with Wesfair Advisory Group, Inc. in Chappaqua, NY, with five years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he spent five years at Apollo Global Management, LLC. He is also President of JH Solutions LLC DBA Wesfair Tax, a company providing accounting and tax preparation services, and serves as Vice President and co-owner of Wesfair Agency, Inc., a licensed insurance agency. Wesfair Advisory Group, Inc. offers portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term trading approach based on a combination of charting, fundamental, modern portfolio theory, quantitative, and technical analysis, primarily operating on a non-discretionary basis.

Lindzy Gasparella is a financial advisor at Golden Bay Advisors LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Her prior roles include positions at Shareholders Service Group Inc and Altruist Financial LLC. Golden Bay Advisors primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management for separately managed accounts and retirement plans, along with financial planning services. The firm utilizes a diverse investment approach centered on exchange-traded funds, individual stocks, mutual funds, and other equity and debt instruments.

Denis Baftiq is a CFP® at Midfield Private Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Merit Financial Group, and several other financial and educational institutions. Midfield Private Wealth provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a blend of passive and active strategies with a focus on fundamental analysis, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management tailored to client needs.

Elizabeth Peck is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Frazier Financial Consultants, LLC. She has contributed financial planning articles to Forbes since 2017 and Copper Bank since 2020, and is the author of the book "Beyond Piggy Banks and Lemonade Stands," published in 2019. Additionally, she is the founder and managing member of FinLit Learning, LLC, an entity related to her outside business activities. Frazier Financial Consultants provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach using core-and-satellite portfolios with passive and active funds, integrating tax and estate planning within its discretionary management services.