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.

John Litke is a financial advisor with Platform Technology Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Spire Securities, Heritage Strategies LLC, and Mass Mutual, with additional experience in insurance and automotive sectors. He serves as Senior Vice President at Heritage Strategies LLC. Platform Technology Partners provides portfolio management and financial consultation services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other advisers. The firm’s investment approach involves client collaboration, diversified allocations across multiple asset types, and active management of pooled vehicles and private funds.

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.

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 Merrill Lynch, Bank of America, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of directors for Pratham USA, an education nonprofit. Avestar Capital is a SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.06 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients, private investment funds, accredited investors, charities, and corporate entities. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through a combination of proprietary ETF strategies and third-party models, employing both passive and active management alongside options, derivatives, and leverage when appropriate.

Sofia Figueroa is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Ellevest since 2020 and previously held roles at Morgan Stanley, B&H Company, Inc., and Anheuser-Busch. Ellevest provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services primarily focused on helping women plan and invest, offering tailored portfolios that emphasize strategic asset allocation and tax-minimization techniques. The firm also conducts educational workshops and manages donor-advised fund services.

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, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Kelleher Financial Advisors since 2015 and previously worked at SAM Advisors, LLC and Smith Asset Management, Inc. Kelleher Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, trusts, institutions, corporations, and pension plans, managing approximately $1.15 billion in assets across about 279 client relationships. The firm employs fundamental research to tailor long-term equity management, balanced portfolios, and value-oriented strategies, including options, to client objectives and risk tolerances.

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.

Stephen Nicholas is a financial advisor with Platform Technology Partners, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank NA and Boston Scott LLC. He is a board member of First Tee, an organization that organizes educational events for youth focused on college preparation. Platform Technology Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management and financial consultation with an investment approach that includes discretionary allocation across multiple investment vehicles and active management of pooled funds and private investments.

Ye Yin is a financial advisor at MayTech Global Investments with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with MayTech Global Investments since 2016, following a prior role at Maytech Capital Management. MayTech Global Investments provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and family offices, as well as model delivery and sub-manager services to wealth platforms and institutional investors. The firm employs a research-intensive Global Growth strategy focusing on technology, healthcare, and consumer sectors across domestic and international markets.

Eduardo Venosa Junior is an advisor at Stratton Capital Investment Advisory LLC in New York, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience dating back to 2016 through self-employment, joining Stratton Capital in 2025. Stratton Capital provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, serving primarily clients outside the United States. The firm focuses on constructing customized portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, with an investment approach based on fundamental analysis and long-term orientation.

Seth Hodes is a financial advisor at Able Wealth Management LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Mid Atlantic Resource Group LLC, Minnesota Life Insurance Company, and Securian Financial Services, Inc. prior to joining Able Wealth Management in 2018. Able Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm uses an IPS-based, diversified investment approach emphasizing ETFs and incorporates sub-advisors and third-party platforms to provide customized solutions.

Nina Spezzaferro is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Chemistry Wealth Management LLC in New York, NY. Her prior experience includes roles at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC and Rubenstein. Chemistry Wealth Management LLC is an SEC-registered fiduciary firm that provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, families, and businesses. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with a primarily long-term investment approach, managing over $1.26 billion in client assets through a seven-advisor team.

William Jollie is a financial advisor at Quent Capital, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 66 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at People’s United Advisors and People’s Securities, Inc. from 2016 to 2024. Quent Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as advising pooled vehicles like the Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund, LP. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and strategic asset-allocation methods, focusing on a long/short, small-cap strategy emphasizing thematic innovation sectors.

Richard Derose is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Empirical Research Partners LLC since 2012, where he is part of a four-advisor team based in New York, NY. Empirical Research Partners serves institutional clients such as investment managers, hedge funds, broker-dealers, and insurance companies by providing subscription-based, data-driven research and customized investment advice. The firm uses proprietary quantitative models combining macroeconomic and factor analysis to inform institutional decision-making and does not manage client assets or serve retail clients.

Nathaniel Simkins is a financial advisor with Platform Technology Partners and holds a Series 65 credential. He has four years of industry experience and has worked at Monarch Private Capital, Ursula Capital Partners LP, and Peachtree Investment Solutions. Outside of investment advisory, he serves as president of Horse Creek Trust, a community redevelopment entity focused on Graniteville, SC. Platform Technology Partners serves a range of clients including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with an investment process centered on client interviews and diversified allocations, and it is notable for its active involvement in pooled investment vehicles and private funds.