Kenneth Lafreniere is a financial advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Empirical since 2012. Empirical Research Partners provides data-driven research and tailored investment advice exclusively to institutional investors, including money managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, and broker-dealers. The firm uses quantitative models that integrate macroeconomic and industry data with statistical analysis to support professional investors’ independent decision-making.

Alan Merker is a financial advisor with Access Wealth in Totowa, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Access Wealth Planning, LLC since 2013 and has longstanding roles at Tuthill & Merker, LLC and Morris Merker & Co, LLC, the latter being a non-investment related business. Access Wealth serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional entities, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory through an investment committee that constructs diversified models and evaluates third-party managers based on performance, risk, and fees.

Thomas Watts IV is a CFA charterholder with 29 years of experience in the financial industry. He is a principal at Watts Capital Partners LLC and previously worked at Watts Capital, LLC and Karbone Capital Markets, LLC for nine years. He also serves as Chief Investment Officer of WealthEdge Investment Advisors, LLC and manages private broadband investments through Radius Management, LLC. Watts Capital Partners LLC provides comprehensive financial planning, wealth management, and investment services to individuals, families, business owners, and enterprises, including specialized tax planning for non-U.S. investors. The firm employs a combination of core, tactical, and alternative investment strategies, utilizing proprietary quantitative models and derivatives, with options for discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Tracy Byrnes is a financial advisor at Lebenthal Global Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Lebenthal in 2025, she worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for seven years and has experience in financial media as a correspondent for Newsmax Media. Byrnes also operated her own consulting service and worked at TheStreet.com. Lebenthal Global Advisors provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, small businesses, and employee benefit plans. The firm offers customized and model portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, managing approximately $820 million in assets across a multi-advisor team.

Longying Zhao is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Empirical Research Partners LLC since 2007, where he serves as part of a four-advisor team. Empirical Research Partners provides data-driven subscription research and customized investment advice exclusively to institutional clients such as investment managers, hedge funds, broker-dealers, and insurance companies. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary quantitative models with macroeconomic and factor analysis to support institutional decision-making without managing client assets or serving retail clients.

Linda Ray is a financial advisor at The Northstar Group, Inc. in New York, NY, with 45 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been affiliated with The Northstar Group since 1986 and Osaic Wealth, Inc. since 1989. The Northstar Group, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning for individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm manages over $870 million in discretionary assets for approximately 244 clients through a team of five advisors, emphasizing individualized portfolio recommendations and detailed client risk assessments.

James Colby is a financial advisor with Gagnon Securities, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and 12 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Btig LLC and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co. Gagnon Securities serves individual and institutional clients through discretionary portfolio management, retirement accounts, trusts, and custodial arrangements. The firm employs a research-intensive, generalist equity approach focused on stock-by-stock selection for capital appreciation with a long-term orientation.

Kumi Ichikawa is a financial advisor at Golden Eagle Capital Advisors, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Golden Eagle Capital Advisors since 2019. Additionally, Ichikawa has been associated with the Prudential Insurance Company of America and PRUCO Securities, LLC since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a health insurance agent for Kure Grinding Wheel America, assisting with the company’s medical and dental insurance reviews. Golden Eagle Capital Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and fiduciary services to individuals, trusts, estates, qualified plans, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental and technical analysis, manager due diligence, and periodic rebalancing, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory programs.

Lonniece Mc Donald is a CFP® professional with experience at multiple firms including Corient, Pathstone, and Hall Capital Partners. She has been with HIGHLAND Financial Advisors, LLC since 2026. HIGHLAND Financial Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm employs strategic asset allocation grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates tax-aware strategies, supported by a team that includes a licensed CPA offering part-time tax services.

Samuel Magid is a financial advisor at Capital Counsel LLC in New York, NY, with five years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Counsel since 2009. Capital Counsel provides discretionary asset management and occasional financial planning for individuals, families, foundations, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm employs a valuation-based fundamental strategy focused on profitable, free-cash-flow-generating businesses and manages both separately managed accounts and private partnerships, serving a diverse client base including institutional-style clients.

David Muller is a financial advisor at NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC, Equitable Advisors, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch, among others. NerdWallet Wealth Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as certain charitable organizations, providing discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning. The firm uses a primarily passive, asset-class-weighted investment approach supported by fundamental analysis and offers access to alternative investments and specialized third-party sub-advisers.

Harrison Schaefer is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Retirable with five years of industry experience. He has worked at several organizations, including Heartland Alliance and Johnson Becker PLLC, before joining Retirable in 2021. Retirable serves individuals who are retired or nearing retirement, along with trusts and retirement accounts, providing financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily through an online platform. The firm focuses on diversified ETF portfolios, individualized Investment Policy Statements, and model portfolio options with ongoing rebalancing and reviews.

Gregory Lesko is a CFA® charterholder based in New York, NY, with four years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Deltec Asset Management LLC, where he has worked since 2001. Deltec Asset Management LLC provides discretionary investment management for pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts, serving clients including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an actively managed, fundamental security-level research approach focused on positive absolute returns by targeting out-of-favor sectors and underfollowed opportunities, with an emphasis on special situations and tailored investment solutions.

Henry Asher is a financial advisor with The Northstar Group, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 46 years of industry experience. He has been with The Northstar Group since 1986 and is also affiliated with Osaic Wealth Inc. since 1989. Outside of advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent, reviewing clients' insurance needs in that capacity. The Northstar Group, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients. The firm bases its investment recommendations on client-specific information and adapts portfolios based on changes in client circumstances and market conditions, managing roughly $1.01 billion in discretionary assets.

Matthew Flood is a financial advisor at Abner, Herrman & Brock, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with the firm since 2011. Abner, Herrman & Brock 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 manages approximately $2.43 billion in client assets, employing a top-down investment approach that integrates fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis.

Wenjie Weng is a financial advisor at Acrylic Financial, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior work includes roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc., and World Financial Group. Weng has ownership in Aimdar Advisory Group Inc., which provides individual and group life, health, and property/casualty insurance. Acrylic Financial offers portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, other advisers, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, and modern portfolio theory using both passive and active models, and it also manages firm-sponsored private pooled vehicles.

Thomas Sokira is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at LPL Financial and National Planning Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, Sokira serves as Managing Partner of Anthem Financial Services, conducting 401(k) consulting. Cornerstone Planning Group serves individuals, businesses, retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and estates with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes low-cost, passive investment options and offers fiduciary consulting and retirement-plan services while operating as a fee-only, independent SEC-registered adviser.

Brian Mayer is a financial advisor at RMR Wealth Management in New York, NY, with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Dinosaur Securities, LLC and McGinn, Smith Advisors LLC. RMR Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement plans, and corporate clients through discretionary portfolio management and various managed-account programs. The firm utilizes third-party platforms and managers to tailor portfolios to client goals, employing a range of equity, fixed-income, and alternative investment strategies.

Daniel Katz is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 22 years of industry experience. He is a partner at Revolve Wealth Partners, LLC and has previously worked at Oppenheimer. In addition to his advisory role, Katz is an agent offering fixed insurance solutions through PKS Financial. Revolve Wealth Partners is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.42 billion for individual, high-net-worth, trust, estate, retirement plan, and business clients. The firm constructs diversified portfolios tailored to client risk profiles, employing mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party managers, with a focus on rebalancing and tax sensitivity.

George Audi is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 12 years of industry experience. He is CEO of Interaudi Bank and has worked at Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc. since 2014. Ameraudi Asset Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts, utilizing a macro, asset-allocation approach with diversified exposure through index ETFs and other securities. The firm is an affiliate of Interaudi Bank and manages approximately $1.74 billion in client assets.