Jason Shulman is a financial advisor at Shulman DeMeo Asset Management, LLC with 19 years at the firm and a total of 9 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Shulman DeMeo Asset Management serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services along with financial planning, consulting, and portfolio monitoring. The firm manages approximately $757 million in assets with a small advisory team and operates its own wrap fee program, implementing portfolios using a mix of index funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds.

Carly Doshi is a Series 66-credentialed advisor with two years of industry experience, currently with Flagstar Securities, Inc. She has held positions at Flagstar Bank, N.A., HSBC Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and Evercore Wealth Management. Doshi also serves as Chair-Board Member for the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm manages approximately $784 million in discretionary assets, employing a strategy that includes mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and third-party managers.

Ronald Geffen is a financial advisor at ELCO Management Company, LLC with 41 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at ELCO since 2019. Prior to that, he was with RMB Capital Management and Revere Securities LLC. ELCO Management Company, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through separately managed accounts and a private pooled vehicle. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across various investment strategies and utilizes options, short selling, and leverage where appropriate.

Barbara Leclerc is a CFP® and CFA® with five years of industry experience. She has been with Bridgewater Advisors Inc. since 2003. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation across traditional and alternative asset classes, using a combination of actively managed and index-related strategies, and conducts due diligence on third-party managers as part of its investment process.

Katherine Jimerson is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She has been with Fortis Group Advisors and LPL Financial since 2021 and is also involved with The Fortis Agency. Outside of her advisory work, she has experience in basketball coaching and education roles. Fortis Group Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, retirement plans, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using institutional share classes and third-party managers, employing risk-profiling technology and tax-aware strategies.

James Kephart is a financial advisor with Magnus Financial Group LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and over 42 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, Modus Park Advisors, and Northwestern Mutual. In addition to his advisory work, Kephart is involved in individual and group life and health insurance sales. Magnus Financial Group LLC provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and entities such as family offices, trusts, and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $2.33 billion in assets, offering tailored portfolios with a focus on long-term allocations across diverse investment vehicles, proprietary quantitative strategies, and specialized services including oversight of employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Edward Esposito is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Partners LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Merit Financial Partners since 2021. Outside of advising, he works part-time as a self-employed tax accountant providing tax preparation and accounting services. Merit Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable organizations with fee-only financial planning, investment consultation, portfolio management, and wealth-management services. The firm employs a fiduciary and consultative investment process that emphasizes asset allocation and low-cost index funds and ETFs, offering discretionary investment management with a minimum investment horizon of about three years.

William Phelan is a financial advisor at Flagstar Securities, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 31 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Signature Securities Group Corp. and Flagstar Advisors before joining Flagstar Securities. Outside of finance, Phelan is president and sole owner of WGPhelan Fine Art Photography LLC, a business focused on retailing his photographs. Flagstar Securities provides advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis using a variety of investment vehicles and third-party managers, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Flagstar Bank, N.A.

Peter Cardillo is a financial advisor with Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 53 years of industry experience. He has worked at Spartan Capital Securities LLC since 2018 and previously at Rockwell Global Capital, LLC from 2011 to 2018. Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management provides personalized investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers portfolio management, selection and oversight of third-party money managers, and ongoing investment consultation, tailoring guidance to clients’ objectives, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs.

Nadav Schwartz is a financial advisor with IDB Lido Wealth, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Family Care, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, and UBS Financial Services. IDB Lido Wealth, LLC is a SEC-registered adviser jointly owned by Lido Advisors and Israel Discount Bank of New York, offering investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement and estate planning services to a range of clients including high-net-worth individuals and institutions. The firm employs an integrated wealth management approach with multi-asset allocations and utilizes affiliated sub-advisers and related service entities as part of its strategy.

Eric Traphagen is a financial advisor at Traphagen Financial Group with eight years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2017 and previously worked for Local One I.A.T.S.E. from 2001 to 2017. He holds the Series 65 designation. Traphagen Financial Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and trusts. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis, offers discretionary investment management and fee-for-service planning, and integrates tax and accounting services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Michael Stern is a financial advisor at Point Windward Advisors, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Beech Hill Advisors, Inc. since 2010. Beech Hill Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary and occasional non-discretionary investment management, annuity oversight, and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm combines fundamental, quantitative, qualitative, and technical analysis methods, including short sales and option writing, to manage approximately $358.6 million in client assets.

Brian Mcglynn is a financial advisor with Flagstar Securities, Inc. in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Flagstar and its related entities since 2023, and previously spent nearly a decade at Signature Securities Group Corp./Signature Bank. In addition to his advisory role, Mcglynn serves as a Vice President and Compliance Officer/AMLCO at Flagstar Advisors, Inc. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm manages approximately $784 million in discretionary assets, employing a range of investment vehicles and third-party managers with an emphasis on documented investment policies and ongoing monitoring.

Ashish Sharma is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years at DGS Capital Management and 3 years of industry experience. He is based in Jersey City, NJ, and works as part of a four-advisor team at the firm. DGS Capital Management serves registered investment advisors, wealth managers, and high-net-worth individuals through sub-advisory and separately managed accounts. The firm employs a systematic, quantitative approach with an emphasis on direct indexing strategies that incorporate tax management, factor tilts, and ESG customizations.

Jacques Freeman is a CFP® professional with eight years at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. and a total of five years in the financial industry. He previously worked at Monarch Business & Wealth Management for four years. Based in New York, NY, he is part of a 14-advisor team at Bridgewater 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 across traditional and alternative asset classes using a combination of actively managed and index-related strategies.

David Shields is a financial advisor with Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 59 years of industry experience. He has been with Wellington Shields Capital Management and its related entities since 2009 and has prior experience dating back to 1982 with Shields & Company. Shields serves as an interested trustee for the Capital Management Investment Trust, a registered open-end investment management company, a position he has held since 1994. Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and offers a range of strategies including equity, options, and margin trading, with documented client suitability and ongoing monitoring processes.

Ruben Ramirez Jr. is a financial advisor with Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Quint Capital, Eagles Coast Capital, Private Advisor Group, LPL Financial, Halen Capital, and Advisors Asset Management. He is also the co-founder and CEO of P3 Asset Management. Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual investors and their retirement accounts, as well as employee retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm delivers tailored recommendations through a team approach, managing accounts on a discretionary basis or by implementing third-party strategies, and operates multiple affiliated entities with a focus on service to non-high-net-worth clients.

Michael Devizio is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC and MML Investors Services, including MassMutual, from 2013 to 2019. Fortis Group Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, retirement plans, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm offers diversified portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing risk-profiling technology and third-party manager evaluation to tailor client solutions.

Richard Lotito is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Invest Financial Corporation and LPL Financial LLC. Fortis Group Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using institutional share classes, third-party manager evaluation, and risk-profiling technology, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with comprehensive financial planning services.

Noel Kezsbom is a financial advisor at Wellington Shields & Co., LLC with 56 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Wellington Shields since 2018 and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC since 2003. Wellington Shields & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and brokerage services to individuals, corporations, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $470.9 million across about 514 client relationships and employs a range of investment methods including fundamental and technical analysis, options strategies, and third-party manager selection.