Eric Monroe is a financial advisor at Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with APW Capital, Inc. and Standard Pension Services, LLC, where he also provides retirement plan and benefits consulting. Outside of his advisory role, Monroe is an independent insurance broker specializing in fixed insurance products and operates a separate insurance-related consulting business under his own corporation. Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and investment management through a team of advisors, utilizing a range of investment strategies and third-party platforms.

Ryan Payne is a financial advisor at Payne Capital Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Payne Capital Management since 2008. Payne Capital Management provides comprehensive wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, non-profits, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is based on quantitative methods from Modern Portfolio Theory and is tailored to client risk tolerances and goals, utilizing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, options, and independent managers.

Abraham Luciano is a financial advisor at Masterworks Advisers, LLC with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Masterworks and NetElixir, as well as teaching experience at Rider University and Union City High School. Masterworks Advisers provides investment advice focused exclusively on securitized art investments issued by Masterworks affiliates. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth investors through a rules-based investment process that incorporates art market research, internal appraisals, and allocation models developed with Mercer.

Scott Clements is a financial advisor with RMR Wealth Management in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fountainhead Capital Management, Merrill, and several asset management firms. RMR Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement plans, and corporate clients through discretionary portfolio management and managed-account programs, using third-party platforms and a diverse investment menu tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Veronica Taylor is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Ellevest. She previously worked at Northstar Money and Hudson Fusion, with a combined career spanning over two decades in the financial sector. Ellevest provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services primarily focused on helping women invest and plan. The firm offers tailored portfolios based on clients' goals and risk tolerance, emphasizing strategic asset allocation and diversification, and supports its clients with tax-minimization techniques and impact investment options.

Ibrahim Sarker is a financial advisor at Bull Harbor Capital LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Bull Harbor Capital LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on long-term strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments and utilizes a range of investment vehicles and third-party platforms.

Kevin Hamilton is a financial advisor with Aspire Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and five years of industry experience. He concurrently has been involved with Hamilton Cavanaugh & Associates, Inc. and holds a minority ownership in a car wash business through Upscale Enterprises, LLC, where he is active in management and operations. Aspire Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, retirement planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and employee benefit plans. The firm employs model portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and liquidity needs, and it manages over $100 million in discretionary assets.

Robert Sollazzo is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with five years of industry experience. He is currently part of the team at Quent Capital, LLC, where he has worked for three years. Prior to Quent Capital, he held roles at Cerity Partners LLC, SVB Wealth LLC, Boston Private Wealth LLC, and KLS Professional Advisors Group, LLC. Quent Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients and serves as adviser to pooled vehicles, including the Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund, LP. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and strategic asset-allocation methods, with a focus on a long/short, small-cap oriented strategy emphasizing thematic innovation sectors.

Benjamin Shapiro is a CFA® charterholder with one year of industry experience. He is currently with Quent Capital, LLC and previously worked at Basswood Capital Management, Hedgeserv, and Morgan Stanley Capital Group. Quent Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients and advises pooled vehicles including the Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund, LP. The firm employs a long/short, small-cap oriented strategy focused on thematic innovation sectors and uses a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and strategic asset-allocation methods.

George Merrill is a financial advisor at Sophis Investments LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at M&R Capital Management, Inc. for nine years before joining Sophis Investments in 2021. Merrill is also a licensed attorney admitted to the New York State Bar. Sophis Investments is a team advisory firm with five advisors 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 with relatively low turnover and offers performance-based fees for qualified clients.

Andoni Yturralde is a financial advisor at Cross Border Wealth, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cross Border Wealth since 2017, following five years at deVere USA. Cross Border Wealth, LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, focusing on expatriates, Americans living abroad, and foreign nationals. The firm provides non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting tailored to cross-border retirement and pension issues.

Christopher Ward is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Avity Investment Management Inc., where he has worked since 2022. Prior to joining Avity, he was employed at G.research, LLC and GAMCO Investors, Inc. from 2015 to 2022. Avity Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to a variety of clients including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on fundamental research and active management of high-quality, liquid securities, maintaining a relatively large asset base with a small adviser team.

Oscar Santaella is a financial advisor at Bulltick Wealth Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Intercam Advisor, Inc., Intercam Securities, and Banorte Asset Management. Santaella dedicates a portion of his professional time to an affiliated investment-related business based in Miami, Florida. Bulltick Wealth Management provides investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, family offices, and corporations. The firm combines top-down macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and technical security analysis, offering proprietary model portfolios and a range of financial planning and consulting services.

Jeffrey Filone is a financial advisor with Platform Technology Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley Private Bank from 2009 to 2019. He is also involved in managing several pooled investment funds as a general partner. Platform Technology Partners serves a diverse client base with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing independent managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and private funds. The firm is notable for actively managing pooled investment vehicles and private funds and operates a network model that integrates advisory, brokerage, insurance, and family-office services.

David Linsen is a financial advisor at Abner, Herrman & Brock, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Lord Abbett Distributor LLC for 20 years and Summit Financial, LLC for one year. Outside of his advisory role, he manages the finances for a real estate business that builds and sells spec homes. Abner, Herrman & Brock LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a top-down investment process combining fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis, with tailored portfolios focused on large-cap equities and laddered, investment-grade fixed income.

Gregory Mallia is a financial advisor with Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with Fortitude Advisory Group since 2019 and previously held roles at Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Fortitude Advisory Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals, retirement trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and some businesses. The firm operates through a network of financial advisors offering portfolio management and third-party manager selection, among other services, and maintains multiple affiliated entities and offices.

Jack Mahoney is a financial advisor at Connective Wealth Partners, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC and Merrill. Connective Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm that provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-based investment approach with a generally long-term orientation and constructs portfolios from ETFs, individual equities, bonds, mutual funds, and alternative investments.

Michael Lamagna is a financial advisor with Traphagen Financial Group in Oradell, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE Capital Management LLC, and Merrill. Traphagen Investment Advisors LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis, offers discretionary model portfolios, and integrates tax and accounting services through its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Rochester Cahan is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Empirical Research Partners LLC since 2013. He holds a Series 63 designation and is based in New York, NY. Empirical Research Partners provides data-driven research and on-request investment advice exclusively to institutional investors, using quantitative models that combine macroeconomic and statistical analysis to support equities and portfolio strategy decisions. The firm primarily operates as a broker-dealer and serves an international institutional subscriber base without managing individual client assets.

Andrea Gray is a financial advisor at Momentum Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Farther, Bank of America, and Merrill. Momentum Advisors is a registered investment adviser that serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable institutions, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm offers tailored wealth management, financial planning, investment and portfolio management, and consulting services, emphasizing customized portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring.