Robert Vessecchia is a financial advisor with Flagstar Securities, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at Flagstar and its related entities since 2023 and previously spent 22 years at Signature Securities Group Corp./Signature Bank. He also holds the title of Group Director Investments - Senior Vice President at New York Community Bancorp. 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 and uses a disciplined approach involving Investment Policy Statements, third-party managers, and Envestnet PMC for due diligence.

Matthew Weinberg is a financial advisor at Edge Wealth Management, LLC in New York, NY, with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Edge Wealth Management since 2006. Edge Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a fundamental analysis approach tailored to client objectives, managing approximately $770.7 million in assets across a five-adviser team without a firmwide account minimum.

Hugo Gozlan is a financial advisor with Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His work history includes multiple roles at Banque Transatlantique and involvement with PSL University. Transatlantique Private Wealth provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, and expatriates, with a focus on French expatriates in the United States and U.S. persons holding euro-denominated assets. The firm’s approach combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up fundamental and technical analysis, supported by affiliated European research teams and a structure enabling cross-border custody and European trade execution.

Ellen Lazarus is a financial advisor at Charles Pratt & Company, L.L.C. based in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations with five years of industry experience. She has been associated with Dosoris Trust Company and Charles Pratt & Company since 1999. Charles Pratt & Company provides custodial, investment, tax, accounting, and financial planning services primarily to multigenerational Pratt family members and a select group of individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a long-term, asset allocation-focused investment approach and utilizes third-party manager selection and monitoring to manage client assets.

Thomas Murphy is a financial advisor at EmpiriKal Partners LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Merrill, Bridgeway Wealth Partners LLC, and Charlesworth & Rugg. Outside of his advisory role, Murphy is the founder of Titan Strategic Partners, LLC, a business consulting firm advising executives on growth and financing efficiencies. EmpiriKal Partners LLC provides discretionary asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $87.5 million across 199 client relationships with a team of ten advisors, offering tailored investment programs based on fundamental analysis and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Paul Gulden is a financial advisor at Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC in New York, NY, with 55 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Wellington Shields and its affiliated entities since 1978. Gulden serves as Managing Director, Co-Chairman of the Investment Committee, and Portfolio Manager, overseeing day-to-day operations and investment decisions. Wellington Shields Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across various equity strategies and maintains comprehensive client monitoring and third-party manager due diligence.

Rodrigo Arguello Neuwald is a financial advisor at Vizcaya Capital, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at IBEX and CITIGROUP. Vizcaya Capital primarily serves high-net-worth individuals, sophisticated investors, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, sub-advisory services, and investment advisory services to private funds, with a focus on client-specific strategies and involvement in private funds and pooled vehicles, including offshore structures.

Kyle Pitts is a financial advisor at Momentum Advisors with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Momentum Advisors since 2015. Pitts serves as a director for Corporation Me! Financial Education, a nonprofit organization that teaches personal finance basics to teenagers and young adults. Momentum Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses, offering wealth management, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm constructs individualized portfolios tailored to clients’ risk profiles and time horizons, and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary management using third-party managers and subadvisers.

Leonard Meshberg is a financial advisor at Blue Square Asset Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services. He has been with Blue Square Asset Management since 2018 as part of a seven-advisor team. Blue Square Asset Management serves individuals, family offices, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and other advisers by providing financial planning, investment management, sub-advisory services, and non-discretionary monitoring for private funds. The firm uses a proprietary Dynamic Cash Allocation® process to manage diverse strategies, including those focused on digital assets through affiliated entities and specialized separately managed accounts.

Andrew Altfest is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Altfest Personal Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2009. Prior to that, he was with LTFEST Personal Wealth Management. Altfest Personal Wealth Management serves individual clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services, managing portfolios on an individualized basis using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside both long- and short-term strategies. It is also notable for its role as a private fund adviser and sponsor of multiple pooled investment vehicles.

William Toczylowski is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He is currently with NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC and has previously worked at Future You Wealth LLC, Capital Group Private Client Services, BNY Mellon Wealth Management, and Mariner Wealth Advisors. NerdWallet Wealth Partners serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as certain charitable organizations, managing approximately $263 million in discretionary assets. The firm emphasizes passive, asset-class-weighted portfolios combined with comprehensive financial planning and engages third-party sub-advisers for specialized strategies.

Kevin Cox is a financial advisor at Masterworks Advisers, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Owl Rock Capital Securities LLC and Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he performs administrative functions for Masterworks, LLC, an alternative investment platform. Masterworks Advisers provides investment advice focused exclusively on securitized art investments issued by Masterworks affiliates. The firm offers non-discretionary and limited discretionary advisory services centered on a rules-based investment process involving art market research, appraisal, and allocation modeling, serving individual and high-net-worth investors.

Muhammad Tahir is a financial advisor at Seasons of Advice Wealth Management with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked with SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2020 and Seasons of Advice Wealth Management since 2017, following an 11-year tenure at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Seasons of Advice Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, small business owners, professionals, and families. The firm’s investment approach centers on a life-cycle framework called the “Seasons of Advice” process, which sequences planning activities throughout the year and tailors recommendations to each client’s goals and holdings.

Nicholas Short is a financial advisor at Sykon Capital LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at AMG Funds and Strategic Retail Advisors. Sykon Capital serves individual and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and consulting. The firm uses a blend of quantitative and fundamental analysis with strategic and tactical asset allocation, incorporating alternative investments and derivatives strategies within separately managed accounts.

Alexander Leon is a financial advisor with Flagstar Securities, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Signature Securities and HSBC Bank USA, N.A. He also serves as Group Director Investments and Senior Vice President at New York Community Bancorp. 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 discretionary investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and third-party managers, supported by Envestnet PMC for due diligence and manager selection.

Chris Zhang is a financial advisor at Ascend Interplay, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley Asia Limited and Morgan Stanley & Co LLC before joining Ascend Interplay in 2022. Chris holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Ascend Interplay provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals through a non-discretionary model. The firm serves a small client base and offers a broad range of investment options, including private placements, real estate, digital assets, and derivatives, while also providing no-cost travel planning services.

Isaac Claar is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. He has been with Revolve Wealth Partners, LLC since 2023 and previously worked for ten years at Solomon Schechter Middle School. Revolve Wealth Partners provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes discretionary portfolio management, global diversification, and tax sensitivity while coordinating with clients’ other professional advisors.

John Rogers is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with WealthCare Financial Group, Inc. in New York, NY, and has held previous positions at LPL Financial LLC, Equity Services Inc, and National Life Insurance Company, Inc. In addition to his advisory work, Rogers is a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance product sales. WealthCare Financial Group serves individuals, families, business owners, non-profit organizations, and retirement plan sponsors with services including financial and retirement planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm employs a Structured Investing approach focused on diversification, customization, and long-term strategies, managing Hybrid Model Portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs.

Debra Burnham is a financial advisor at Premier Wealth Advisors, LLC with 40 years of industry experience and holds a Series 63 designation. She has worked at firms including Cetera Advisors LLC, First Allied Advisory Services, First Allied Securities, and RMB Capital Management. Burnham serves as a co-trustee for the Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest Trust and volunteers as a board member for the Scarsdale Transfer Education Plan (STEP) nonprofit. Premier Wealth Advisors, LLC manages approximately $555 million in assets for individuals, corporations, and other entities, offering both financial planning and investment management services. The firm employs a core/satellite investment approach that combines passive index strategies with active managers and tailors portfolios to client risk tolerance, time horizon, and liquidity needs.

Alexander Kemp is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with one year of industry experience, currently working at NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC. He previously held roles at Zoe Financial Inc., infor, and Hometeam. NerdWallet Wealth Partners, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as certain charitable organizations, providing discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning through a team of 14 advisors managing approximately $263 million in assets. The firm employs a primarily passive, asset-class-weighted investment approach, complemented by specialized sub-adviser strategies and AI-assisted client services.