Edward Spiegel is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at notable firms including E*TRADE Capital Management and Banc of America Investment Services. Wedbush Securities offers investment advisory and broker-dealer services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, providing a range of services including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and capital markets.

David Schwartz is a financial advisor at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at LPL Financial, Private Advisor Group, Bleakley Financial Group, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm uses a blend of proprietary models, third-party managers, and custodian-sponsored programs, primarily managing client assets on a discretionary basis.

Ronald Orr is a financial advisor at A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners with 33 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Oppenheimer & Co for 13 years and Aegis Capital Corp for 2 years. He holds a Series 63 designation and is based in New York, NY. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is a dually registered SEC investment adviser and FINRA‑member broker‑dealer serving individual clients, retirement plans, and pooled/institutional vehicles through a multi‑team platform. The firm emphasizes international investing and offers a range of portfolio management services including discretionary and non‑discretionary strategies, model portfolios, and third-party sub‑advisory arrangements.

Scott Doyle is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at firms including SCF Investment Advisors, National Securities Corp, and Stifel Independent Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Doyle is involved in senior health insurance, providing Medicare plan guidance through an independent senior health insurance representative business. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, banks, and government entities, utilizing a risk-based investment process supported by Envestnet and employing both internally developed and third-party models.

Sean Mc Carthy is a CFP® and ChFC® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Bankers Life and Casualty. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in nonprofit basketball organizations and owns a personal basketball training business. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, businesses, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies using third-party managers, proprietary models, and technology-driven operational support.

Miriam Whiteley is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 10 years of industry experience. She is currently with SAX Wealth Advisors, LLC and previously worked at Lifecraft Financial Planning, LLC and Roehl & Yi Investment Advisors, LLC. SAX Wealth Advisors provides investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and wealth-management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, evidence-based asset-allocation strategy using primarily low-cost, passive mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by customized fixed-income ladders, third-party sub-advisers, and sophisticated planning tools.

Eric Carrara is a financial advisor with NPA Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at NPA Asset Management since 2004, Nationwide Planning Associates since 2003, and Evergreen Financial Services since 1990. In addition to his advisory roles, he operates an independent insurance agency selling life and health insurance to the same client base. NPA Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers managed-account programs combining advisor-led planning and model portfolio implementation, managing approximately $1.01 billion in client assets as of the end of 2024.

Athanasios Kolefas is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor at Modera Wealth Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Epirus Investment Management and TIAA/Nuveen Investment Management. Outside of his advisory role, Kolefas serves on the advisory board of a pharmaceutical company, participates in financial oversight for a local church, and advises the owner of a diner on financial results. Modera Wealth Management provides fiduciary, fee-only advisory services to individuals, institutions, and nonprofits. The firm employs an allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, incorporating diversified asset mixes and selective use of independent managers and private placements to align portfolios with client objectives.

Joseph Patterson is a financial advisor at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners in Parsippany, NJ, holding a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance for 29 years before joining Bleakley Financial Group, now OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners, where he has been employed for five years. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a variety of investment approaches, including proprietary models and third-party managers, and incorporates technology and operational outsourcing into its service delivery.

Brett Weaver is a financial advisor with NPA Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Nationwide Planning Associates since 2015 and previously at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. and Voya Financial Partners, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an independent insurance agent specializing in the sale of life insurance and fixed annuities. NPA Asset Management, LLC serves individuals, corporations, pension, and charitable accounts through a network of 51 advisors and manages approximately $1.065 billion in assets. The firm offers multiple managed-account programs, third-party asset manager referrals, and access to a range of investment products, delivering advisory services through the Advisor’s Edge platform.

Paul Cummings is a financial advisor with Arax Advisory Partners in Madison, NJ, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Transcend Capital Advisors, Corient, Geller Advisors, Fiduciary Trust Company International, Abbott Downing (a Wells Fargo business), and Merrill. Arax Advisory Partners serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers a range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and private fund advisory, utilizing a combination of in-house teams, external managers, model portfolios, and alternative investments.

Ronan Cox is a financial advisor with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at National Asset Management, Wells Fargo Clearing, UBS Financial Services, and Morgan Stanley. He serves as a director for Clothes for Kids to Fairfield County, a nonprofit organization providing clothing to impoverished children. Arete Wealth Advisors offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both advisor-driven and proprietary model-based investment strategies and integrates affiliated financial businesses and product channels in its service offerings.

Todd Weiss is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Summit Financial since 2014, including through its predecessor firms. Outside of advising, Mr. Weiss is the managing member of Slotz, LLC, a pass-through entity involved in equity transactions with Summit Growth Partners. Summit Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets and serving around 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management programs, combining discretionary and consultative approaches tailored to client approval preferences.

Edward Ruja is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with Series 66 credentials and has been in the industry since 2026. Prior to joining Simplicity Wealth, he held positions at several firms including Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of finance, his work history includes roles in the service industry and country club management. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base ranging from individual investors to institutional clients and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, alongside managing a TAMP platform with model portfolios and third-party managers.

Ronald Roberts is a Series 63-licensed financial advisor with 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC since 2020 and previously spent 18 years at Stockcross, Inc. Roberts divides his time between Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC and Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC, both subsidiaries of Siebert Financial Corporation. Siebert AdvisorNXT serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and business entities with investment supervisory services and managed programs. The firm uses a web-based platform leveraging Modern Portfolio Theory to build and periodically rebalance ETF/ETN-based portfolios alongside fundamental and technical strategies, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary engagement options.

Joshua Mondschein is a financial advisor at RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at RMR Wealth Builders since 2020, following a decade at Calton & Associates, Inc. He is the owner and president of Mondschein Associates, Inc., a licensed insurance agency specializing in personal and commercial lines, pension consulting, asset protection, and estate planning. Mondschein also serves as an uncompensated board member of the William H. Kearns Foundation and is a director at HR Ease, LLC, a benefit administration platform. RMR Wealth Builders is a multi-team SEC-registered investment advisory firm managing approximately $2.2 billion in assets, primarily serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, annuity services, and digital-asset management, with client relationships organized around registered investment adviser representatives who implement tailored investment strategies.

Andrew Brower is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including B. Riley Wealth Advisors and National Securities Corp. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved with HudsonPoint Capital as an investment executive and owns The Brower Group, a non-investment-related entity. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management and proprietary model allocations, leveraging affiliated financial businesses and product channels as part of its integrated approach.

Cynthia Rottini is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Summit Financial since 2018. Her prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc., Summit Financial Resources, Inc., and Summit Equities, Inc. Summit Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for about 17,800 clients. The firm offers investment advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services through a combination of discretionary and consultative programs.

Daysi Leiva is a financial advisor with Snowden Capital Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She has worked at Fieldpoint Private Securities, LLC since 2012. Snowden Capital Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and other institutional clients with a range of portfolio management, investment consulting, and financial planning services. The firm combines multi-team scale with institutional capabilities and offers customized model portfolios alongside comprehensive due diligence and ongoing account reviews.

Vincent Nauheimer Jr. is a financial advisor at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked previously at LPL Financial, Private Advisor Group, and Summit Equities. He also provides administrative support to Bleakley Financial Group, an independent investment advisor firm. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners offers customized financial planning and wealth management services to individual investors, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a client-specific investment approach using third-party managers, custodian platforms, and proprietary models, supported by technological and operational resources.