Kevin De Rosa is a financial advisor at BlackDiamond Wealth Management, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 credential with nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Your Planning Partner, LLC and McAdam LLC. BlackDiamond Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm with a seven-person team managing approximately $424 million for a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a generally long-term, diversified investment approach using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerance, and occasionally utilizes unaffiliated independent managers.

Henry Beinstein is a financial advisor at Gagnon Securities, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Gagnon Securities since 2002. Beinstein is a Certified Public Accountant and Chartered Global Management Accountant, serving as an Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee at Vector Group LTD, as well as holding independent board roles at the Lombardy Hotel and the Omega Institute, a nonprofit organization. Gagnon Securities manages discretionary equity-focused accounts for individual and institutional clients, using a research-intensive, stock-by-stock approach aimed at aggressive capital appreciation. The firm operates both as an SEC investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, offering brokerage services and managing affiliated pooled vehicles and partner funds.

Olabode Aladenika is a financial advisor at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Bridgewater Advisors since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Relax and Company and Tekoa Missions. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. is a SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.14 billion for about 540 clients through a multi-advisor team. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, using a combination of actively managed and index-related strategies across traditional and alternative asset classes.

Brian Gagnon is a financial advisor at Gagnon Securities, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Gagnon Securities since 1999. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as President of Hilltop Aviation Services, LLC and acts as a trustee for the Gagnon Family Foundation. He is also an advisory council member of the National Kidney Foundation Innovation Fund. Gagnon Securities manages discretionary equity-focused accounts for individual and institutional clients and provides brokerage services for retirement and non-retirement accounts. The firm employs a research-intensive, stock-by-stock approach aimed at aggressive capital appreciation and operates affiliated pooled vehicles alongside its broker-dealer platform.

Krystina Brown is a CFP® professional with five years of experience at Financial Decisions, LLC in New York, NY. She has been with the firm since 2016, working in various roles within the advisory team. Financial Decisions serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm’s investment approach includes a mix of bonds, equity mutual funds, individual equities, and allocations to independent managers, with a process focused on client objectives, asset allocation, and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Palak Forbes is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Altfest Personal Wealth Management with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Altfest, Palak worked at Audacy and The New York Times Company. Altfest Personal Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities by providing investment management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services. The firm manages individualized portfolios using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers both retirement-plan services and pooled investment vehicles.

Michael Schwartz is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Magnus Financial Group LLC since 2017 and previously spent 18 years with Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent. Magnus Financial Group provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals and entities, including family offices, trusts, and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $1.95 billion in assets and employs a team-based approach that integrates comprehensive planning with diversified asset allocation across various investment vehicles.

Harold Sasnowitz is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at BCR Wealth Strategies in Clifton, NJ. He has been with Berk Cleveland Rathmell Wealth Strategies, LLC since 2007. BCR Wealth Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as institutional clients such as pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm uses a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and diversified asset allocation.

Richard Terry is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Merit Financial Partners LLC since 2018 and previously spent 11 years with Mtp Advisors. Merit Financial Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, providing fee-only financial planning, investment consultation, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a fiduciary approach combining fundamental and technical analysis with an emphasis on strategic asset allocation and diversified portfolios, using low-cost index funds and ETFs alongside active strategies when appropriate.

Stephen Montez is a financial advisor at NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Equitable Advisors, Bank of America, Merrill, Fidelity Investments, and JP Morgan Securities. Outside of finance, he was involved with Fun Times Productions for three years. NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as certain charitable organizations through discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm uses primarily passive, asset-class-weighted portfolios supported by fundamental analysis and incorporates third-party sub-advisers and AI tools under human oversight for specialized strategies and client service.

Yanying Lin is a financial advisor at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. in New York, NY, with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Bridgewater Advisors since 2019 and previously held positions at Lenox Wealth Advisors and Lenox Advisors. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using a combination of actively managed and index-related strategies, conducting due diligence on third-party managers and offering consulting on estate, retirement, and tax matters.

Gary Scarboro is a financial advisor with Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management LLC in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management since 2019 and has also worked with Spartan Capital Securities, LLC since 2011. Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management provides personalized investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers portfolio management, oversight of third-party money managers, and ongoing investment consultation, tailoring guidance to clients’ objectives, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs.

Gabrielle Rosenfeld is a financial advisor at Gagnon Securities, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Gagnon Securities since 2019, following a year at Third Bridge and three years at Bucknell University. Gagnon Securities manages discretionary equity-focused accounts for individual and institutional clients, offering both investment advisory and brokerage services. The firm employs a research-intensive, generalist, stock-by-stock approach aimed at aggressive capital appreciation and operates affiliated pooled vehicles and partner funds alongside its broker-dealer platform.

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.

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.

Amos Warren is a CFP® and CFA® with five years of industry experience. He is currently with NobleBridge Wealth and previously worked at Wealth Enhancement Group, M&R Capital Management, Dumont & Blake Investment Advisors, and Altius Capital Partners. NobleBridge Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and tax-planning services. The firm combines strategic core allocations with active tactical overlays and uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to select managers.

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 credentialed advisor with 28 years of industry experience. She is currently with Quent Capital, LLC, where she has worked since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at People's United Advisors, People's Securities, Inc., and Gerstein Fisher. Outside of advising, she has been an independent insurance agent since 1996. 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. The firm employs a combined fundamental, quantitative, and strategic asset-allocation investment approach, with a focus on thematic innovation and the use of hedging and derivatives strategies.

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.