Raymond Bickhardt is an advisor at Shulman Demeo Asset Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Shulman Demeo since 2006. Shulman Demeo Asset Management provides investment advisory, portfolio monitoring, and standalone financial planning services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a mix of index funds, ETFs, individual securities, and specialized vehicles to build individualized asset allocation guidelines and manages client accounts exclusively through its wrap fee program.

Donald Bond is a financial advisor at Edge Wealth Management, LLC in New York, NY, with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has been with Edge Wealth Management since 2012. Edge Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental analysis and customized to client objectives, managing approximately $770.7 million in discretionary assets across a range of securities.

Deborah Paulhus is a financial advisor with Buckman Advisory Group LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. She is also a licensed part-time realtor in Florida with Beachfront Realty. Buckman Advisory Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers. The firm constructs portfolios using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and implements strategies across mutual funds, equities, bonds, ETFs, and select alternative asset classes.

Joseph Becker is a financial advisor with Westco Advisory Services, Inc. in Lynbrook, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Jovia Financial Credit Union. Westco Advisory Services, Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $254 million in assets and uses a client-focused, customized approach that includes fundamental and technical methods, regular account reviews, and a core-and-satellite strategy for larger accounts.

David La Valle is a Series 65-licensed advisor at American Capital Management Inc with 6 years of industry experience. He has been with American Capital Management, Inc. since 2008. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. Their investment approach focuses on fundamental analysis of a select group of small- and medium-sized growth companies, emphasizing healthcare and technology sectors with a preference for long-term holdings and lower turnover.

Daniel Ebert is a financial advisor at AIRE Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, Equitable Advisors, AXA Advisors, and Northwestern Mutual. Ebert serves as a board member of the Gettysburg Wrestling Alumni Board, facilitating networking between students and alumni. AIRE Advisors manages approximately $1 billion in client assets and serves individual and family-office clients, employer retirement plans, and brokerage customers. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and investment consulting services.

Keri Primack is a CFP® and Series 63 registered advisor at Quent Capital, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including People’s United Advisors, People’s Securities, and Gerstein Fisher. Outside of her advisory work, she has been an independent insurance agent since 1996 and serves as president of a trust settlement entity. Quent Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients and manages pooled vehicles, including a long/short global small-cap fund focused on thematic innovation. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and strategic asset allocation methods and employs hedging and derivatives strategies in its portfolio management.

Benjamin Kaufamn is a financial advisor at Vanquour LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Rochester University and the United Nations International School. Vanquour LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm constructs customized portfolios using a range of investment vehicles and employs a combined fundamental and technical analysis approach focused on long-term portfolio building with tactical reallocations as needed.

Kathryn Domack is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Westco Advisory Services, Inc. in Stratford, CT, with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with Westco Financial Services, Inc. since 2007 and Westco Investment Corp. since 2026. Outside of advisory work, she also prepares taxes for Westco Financial Services. Westco Advisory Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $251.8 million across about 316 clients, using a documented risk-tolerance and goals-based investment process combined with a core-and-satellite approach.

Edward Obrien is a Series 63 registered advisor with over 41 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Sophis Investments LLC since 2017 and previously worked at Alexander Capital, L.P. and M&R Capital Management, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is an officer of Edward Obrien LLC, a non-investment related holding company. Sophis Investments is a small team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, pooled investment vehicles, and certain businesses. The firm employs a concentrated, bottom-up fundamental equity approach focused on long-term holdings and uses performance-based fees for qualified clients.

Anthony Santoloci is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC. His prior roles include positions at Cerity Partners LLC, Gilder Gagnon Howe, Niagara International Capital Limited, and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Shufro, Rose & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement accounts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes individualized, long-term portfolio management using equities, fixed income, ETFs, mutual funds, and cash equivalents.

Xerxes Mullan is a financial advisor at Avestar Capital, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. He serves on the board of directors for Pratham USA, an education nonprofit organization. Avestar Capital is a SEC-registered investment adviser managing over $2 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients, private investment funds, charities, and corporate entities. The firm employs a combination of proprietary ETF-based models and third-party portfolios, and it offers financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and access to private funds and special purpose vehicles.

Sofia Figueroa is a CFP® professional affiliated with Ellevest, bringing eight years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Anheuser-Busch before joining Ellevest, where she has been since 2020. Ellevest focuses on discretionary investment management and financial planning services aimed primarily at women. The firm offers personalized wealth management and private wealth services, emphasizing strategic asset allocation, diversification, tax-minimization techniques, and values-aligned investment options.

Thomas Arch is a financial advisor at Arch Global Advisors, LLC with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC, Masterworks, and Prudential Financial Planning Services. He has a background that includes work in educational and club settings before entering the financial services industry. Arch Global Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $144.8 million on a discretionary basis and employs a long-term investment approach using ETFs, individual equities, mutual funds, and derivative strategies as appropriate.

Matthew Zenz is a financial advisor with Hill Investment Group in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Dimensional Fund Advisors and Stone Ridge Securities LLC. Hill Investment Group Partners, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and family-office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, small businesses, and institutional retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified, rules-based investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory, managing most portfolios on a discretionary basis and utilizing model portfolios and third-party research.

Yu Bai is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC since 2014. Based in New York, NY, Yu Bai holds a Series 63 license and works within a four-advisor team. Empirical Research Partners serves an exclusively institutional client base by providing data-driven subscription research and on-request investment advice. The firm uses proprietary quantitative models and a middleware approach combining macroeconomic analysis with factor modeling to inform institutional decision-making.

Nicholas Bertha III is a financial advisor with Hampshire Family Office in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 19 years of industry experience. His work history includes positions at Sanctuary Advisors LLC, Fieldpoint Private Securities, LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, and Robertson Stephens, Inc. He is also president of Fieldpoint Private Trust, LLC, a trust company that delegates to other RIAs and investment advisers. Hampshire Family Office provides investment management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, and third-party money manager selection primarily for high-net-worth families, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes both active and passive strategies, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and risk profiles, and offers commission-based brokerage services alongside its fee-based advisory business.

Sachin Kumar is a financial advisor at Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. and Morgan Stanley from 2016 to 2019. Since 2019, he has been associated with both Laidlaw Wealth Management and Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd. Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning, constructing customized portfolios using institutional-class funds, ETFs, structured products, and fixed-income securities, while incorporating Modern Portfolio Theory and independent money managers in its approach.

David Rauch is a financial advisor at Kelleher Financial Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Kelleher Financial Advisors since 2015. Prior to that, he was associated with SAM Advisors, LLC, and Smith Asset Management, Inc. Kelleher Financial Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, institutions, corporations, and pension plans. The firm manages approximately $1.15 billion in assets across about 279 client relationships and operates three divisions with distinct investment approaches tailored to client objectives.

Michael Letzter is a financial advisor at NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC and Rockefeller & Co. He also has experience teaching as part of the Financial Life Skills Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients as well as certain charitable organizations through discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm implements primarily passive, asset-class-weighted portfolios supported by fundamental analysis and offers access to alternative investments and specialized strategies through third-party sub-advisers.