Nelson Spiess is a financial advisor at Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC with 46 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley for 10 years, as well as RBC Capital Markets for six years. Insigneo Advisory Services provides investment advisory and consulting services to retail and institutional clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through committee-driven model portfolios and individualized advisor-led construction, incorporating global asset classes and third-party research.

Gregory Franks is a financial advisor at Snowden Capital Advisors LLC with 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Snowden Capital Advisors and its related entity, Snowden Account Services, Inc., since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Indian Mountain Capital LLC, a holding company for personal assets. Snowden Capital Advisors serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management, investment consulting, and financial planning, utilizing a range of investment tools and third-party managers while maintaining overall client oversight.

Bart Johnston is a financial advisor at Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC based in New York, NY, with 8 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Silvercrest since 2004. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC provides investment management and family-office services to families and select institutional investors, including endowments and foundations. The firm offers a range of proprietary equity and fixed-income strategies combined with outsourced CIO, due diligence, and quantitative risk analytics, tailoring investment approaches to individual client portfolios.

Brian Stigliano is a CFP® with 19 years of experience in financial advising. He currently works at Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC and has previously held roles at Valley Wealth Managers, Valley National Bank, Leumi Investment Services, TIAA-CREF, TD Ameritrade, and Banc of America Investment Services. Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors serves individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and nonprofit organizations through financial planning, investment management, and consulting. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation, diversified active and passive strategies, and integrated services coordinated with tax and accounting professionals from its parent company.

Nirav Thakker is a financial advisor at RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at UBS Securities LLC, BNPPSC, and RBC Capital Markets. RMR Wealth Builders is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $2.9 billion with 52 advisors, serving individuals, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, sub-advisory for registered investment companies, and educational seminars.

Christian Pevarnik is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners in New York, NY, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at SRS Capital Advisors, Inc., Wells Fargo Clearing, and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. He is licensed to sell insurance with multiple companies and receives commissions from these sales. Arax Advisory Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers wealth management and advisory services with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a mix of traditional and alternative investments alongside AI-supported research and analytics.

Kieran Lynch is a CFP® professional with 34 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Citizens Private Wealth. His career includes prior roles at JP Morgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, First Republic Securities, and UBS Financial Services. Lynch is a board member of the nonprofit Bergen Irish Association. Citizens Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser that primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on long-term asset allocation within an open-architecture framework, offering discretionary portfolio management overseen by a Chief Investment Officer and access to various specialized advisory services.

Sarah Whitman is a financial advisor at Stephens with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Stephens, she worked at Goldman Sachs for four years and has experience at several other firms and educational institutions. Outside of her advisory work, she was involved with Shoo Lab for six years. Stephens is a multi-team investment adviser with approximately 243 advisors and $18 billion in assets under management, serving individuals, retirement plans, foundations, corporations, and other institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary management across diverse advisory programs and combines bottom-up equity research with committee-driven asset allocation while also providing brokerage, investment banking, and municipal advisory services.

Leah Adamucci is a financial advisor at Robertson Stephens with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Robertson Stephens in 2025, she worked at Baldwin Wealth Partners, LLC for five years and at Fiduciary Trust Company International for another five years. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive investment advisory services combining individualized advice with centrally developed model portfolios and oversight by an Investment Office and Committee.

Wilton Mejia is a financial advisor at Snowden Capital Advisors LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and 66 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Snowden Lane Partners, Wells Fargo Clearing, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Chase Investment Services Corp. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner in Playa Please Inc., a rental property business. Snowden Capital Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and utilizes a multi-team approach with access to a broad range of investment tools and third-party managers.

Robert Rafford Jr. is a financial advisor at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 58 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with B. Riley Wealth Advisors and its affiliate since 2015. B. Riley Wealth Advisors provides investment advice and portfolio management to individual clients, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers various programs including Advisor-as-Portfolio-Manager, third-party managed programs via Envestnet, and internally managed models, overseeing approximately $4.21 billion in client assets.

Perry Bindelglass is a financial advisor at FourStar Wealth Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with FourStar since 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates Perry Bindelglass Foods, LLC, a food company that sells sauces, and Bindelglass Photography, a professional event photography business. FourStar Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes both fundamental and technical analysis, tailoring portfolios across various asset classes and investment vehicles to meet client objectives.

Steven Muehlgay is a financial advisor at A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has prior experience at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and Citigroup Global Markets. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is a dually registered SEC investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving individual clients, retirement plans, and institutional vehicles through a multi-team platform. The firm emphasizes international investing and offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services.

James Lamar is a financial advisor at Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Gilder Gagnon Howe since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-founder and advisor of AT4k, a healthcare diagnosis business, where he advises on operational execution. Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and various retirement and non-retirement accounts. The firm employs an active, growth-oriented trading strategy focused primarily on stocks, combining fundamental and technical research, and operates both advisory and broker-dealer activities.

Brian Hipwell is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently with Simon Quick Advisors, LLC since 2023. He previously worked at Thrive Wealth Management, LLC and Santander Securities, LLC. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and non-profit entities, endowments, and foundations by providing wealth management, investment consulting, financial planning, tax planning and compliance, and related administrative services. The firm uses proprietary quantitative analysis combined with due diligence to allocate client assets across various investment vehicles and also sponsors affiliated pooled investment funds.

Craig Laub is a Certified Financial Planner® with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Klingman and Associates, LLC since 2005 and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. from 2005 to 2020. Laub is also a licensed insurance agent involved in non-variable insurance sales. Klingman and Associates provides wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $4.84 billion in assets across 14 advisors and about 655 clients, employing a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with discretionary portfolio management and a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Aryeh Mentzel is a financial advisor at Mariner Independent with four years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. His prior experience includes roles at Citigroup, Inc., LPL Financial, Gladstone Wealth Partners, and Carbon Wealth Management, where he is also a managing partner. He serves as a board member and treasurer of East Hill Synagogue in Englewood, NJ. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, model portfolios, and access to third-party managers, with a notable integration of institutional and retirement plan resources through affiliated entities.

Elizabeth Stahl is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license. She has two years of industry experience and is currently with Allen Investment Management, LLC, where she has worked since 2023. Prior to this, she was employed at Allen & Company from 2014 to 2022. Allen Investment Management, LLC provides customized wealth management and portfolio management services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, foundations, accredited investors, and certain non-U.S. persons. The firm focuses on long-only equity strategies and supplements its offerings with third-party manager allocations, portfolio construction, and ongoing due diligence.

Leopoldo Ferris Wallis is a financial advisor at Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Oppenheimer & Co. for five years and at Morgan Stanley Private Bank for five years. Insigneo Advisory Services provides investment advisory and consulting services to retail and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management that combines committee-driven model portfolios and individualized advisor-led construction across diverse global asset classes.

John Eager is a financial advisor with Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC, based in New York, NY. He has four years of industry experience and has been with Williams Jones Wealth Management since 2019, following a 30-year tenure at Williams, Jones & Associates, LLC. Williams Jones Wealth Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm focuses on long-term growth through strategic asset allocation, a GARP-oriented equity approach targeting mid- to large-cap businesses, and active intermediate-term fixed-income management, typically managing concentrated portfolios of about 30 positions.