John Ores is a CFA® charterholder and Series 66 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Tocqueville Securities L.P. since 2016, where he currently serves as an Assistant Portfolio Manager. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $10.24 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutional investors, and employer-sponsored ERISA accounts, employing a bottom-up, contrarian, value-oriented investment approach across multiple asset classes.

Ariel Materin is a financial advisor at Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Bolton Securities Corporation, Bolton Global Capital, and Morgan Stanley in various roles from 2010 to 2025. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole owner and president of an online tutoring school, mylearninglodge.com. Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and portfolio management to individual, corporate, trust, and institutional clients, including banking and thrift institutions. The firm offers customized investment solutions that combine adviser-managed accounts with firm-modeled portfolios, utilizing a range of asset classes and strategies.

James Mcgurren is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Simon Quick Advisors, LLC since 2019. Prior to this, he worked for Next Capital Management LLC for ten years. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and non-profit entities, endowments, foundations, and corporate clients by providing wealth management, investment consulting, financial planning, tax planning and compliance, and administrative services. The firm combines private fund sponsorship, sub-advisory relationships, and integrated tax and back-office offerings to deliver a distinctive service mix.

Alina Miska is a financial advisor at Cannell & Spears LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation with five years of industry experience. She has worked at Cannell & Spears since 2016 and previously at Foreside Fund Services LLC. Miska serves as a Client Service and Planning Manager, focusing on marketing, financial planning, client reporting, client services, and operations. Cannell & Spears LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, tax-exempt organizations, registered investment companies, and unregistered pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach based on fundamental research and concentrated security selection, customizing asset allocation and security choices to client objectives.

Taylor Petrick is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with one year of industry experience. He currently works at Circle Wealth Management, LLC, having previously held roles at Morgan Stanley and CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. His background also includes experience in educational institutions and corporate settings. Circle Wealth Management is an independent, women-owned registered investment adviser serving a select group of high-net-worth individuals and multi-generational families. The firm emphasizes customized wealth advisory and investment management, focusing on coordinating comprehensive planning and employing a broad range of investment strategies.

Stephan Wessels is a financial advisor at Vontobel Swiss Financial Advisers with 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and Citigroup. Vontobel Swiss Financial Advisers provides wealth management and wrap-fee investment advisory programs to private individuals, high-net-worth clients, charities, trusts, and business entities, serving both U.S. and non-U.S. clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary mandates managed by an in-house Investment Committee and is notable for its Swiss principal office, FINMA licensing, and affiliation with the Vontobel Group.

Anita Bosch is a financial advisor with Citizens Private Wealth and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. She has 20 years of industry experience, including 12 years at Citigroup Global Markets and multiple roles within the Citizens organization since 2020. She currently serves as a board member of the Moxxie Mentoring Foundation, where she assists in strategic planning and implementation. Citizens Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, open-architecture investment approach, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with tax, estate, and business consulting services.

Gerald Ariyan is a financial advisor with Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 31 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raymond James & Associates and serves as Chief Executive Officer of Arax Investment Partners. Ariyan is also active as an independent director and chairman of the investment committee at Mass Mutual Trust Co. Ashton Thomas Securities is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.86 billion for over 2,200 clients through a team-based approach and offers a variety of program structures including wrap and non-wrap offerings, model portfolios, and separately managed accounts.

Jeffrey Deiss is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Advisors Capital Management, LLC since 2016. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, employee benefit plans, and the clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and RIAs. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management through customized private accounts, model strategies, and self-directed brokerage solutions, using a blend of top-down macro and bottom-up security analysis across multiple asset classes.

William Eckrich is a financial advisor at Sapient Capital LLC in New York, NY, with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining Sapient Capital, Eckrich worked at Bofa Securities, Inc. and Plan Forward. Sapient Capital provides wealth management, financial planning, family office services, and sub-advisory support to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, foundations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm uses a long-term investment process combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios and serves as an adviser and sponsor to private funds and as a sub-advisor to registered ETFs.

Victoria Jung is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Robertson Stephens. She has held roles at various entities including Robertson Stephens Wealth Management and United Nations Federal Credit Union Advisors. Outside of her advisory work, she is the owner and principal of Sapientia Planning LLC, a business focused on rental property management. Robertson Stephens provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, managing over $8.7 billion in assets as of December 2025. The firm offers portfolio management, planning services, and utilizes a range of investment vehicles, with oversight from an internal Investment Office and Committee.

John D'arco is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Hallmark Capital Management Inc and has previously worked at Prudential and New York Life. He is based in Paramus, NJ. Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.32 billion through a multi-advisor team. The firm serves institutional clients and high-net-worth individuals, offering discretionary portfolio management, modular financial planning, and multiple wrap fee programs. Their investment process uses client-specific risk guidelines and a proprietary Valuation Analysis to guide tactical allocations and equity selections.

Joshua Bergman is a CFA® charterholder with one year of experience in the financial industry. He currently works at Savvy and previously held positions at Allen & Company and Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP. Savvy provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts and estates, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized, primarily index-based investment plans alongside active equity portfolios and tax-aware direct indexing, incorporating third-party sub-advisers, fintech tools, and in-house tax and estate-planning support.

Joseph Piropato is a financial advisor at Tocqueville Asset Management LP in New York, NY, with 19 years at the firm and four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation. Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and supervisory services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, registered investment companies, private pooled vehicles, insurance companies, and public pension plans. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented, and contrarian investment approach across multiple asset classes and maintains distinct governance and operational practices.

Christopher Flanagan is a financial advisor with Prospera Financial Services, Inc. in White Plains, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 31 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Citigroup Global Markets and Citicorp Investment Services before joining Prospera in 2015. Prospera Financial Services is a multi-team advisory firm with 271 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory platforms and programs.

Libertad Rosenkranz is a financial advisor at NPA Asset Management, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc. since 2010. Rosenkranz serves as president of the PWN Account Association Tri-State and has experience as an independent insurance agent. NPA Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering managed-account programs through its Advisor’s Edge platform. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, combining advisor-led planning with model portfolio implementation and oversight of sub-advisors.

Nicholas Pirrotta is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving at Citizens Private Wealth in Tarrytown, NY. He has been with Citizens Private Wealth since 2005 and also holds roles at Citizens Bank and Citizens Securities, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Pirrotta serves on the boards of Greater Mental Health of NY and the Mental Health Association of Westchester, chairing the Audit Committees for both organizations. Citizens Private Wealth, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser that serves high-net-worth individuals and families as well as institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes tailored long-term asset allocation within an open-architecture framework, with discretionary portfolio management overseen by a Chief Investment Officer and supported by both quantitative and qualitative research.

Christopher Zogg is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors and previously worked for Smith Group Asset Management, LLC and Smith Asset Management Group, LP. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, and institutional clients. The firm offers proprietary ETF model portfolios and manages various registered investment companies and private pooled funds with a focus on strategic asset allocation and diversification.

Garrett Wells is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Simon Quick Advisors, LLC since 2017. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at First Derivatives and was a full-time student for four years. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and non-profit entities, endowments, and foundations by providing wealth management, investment consulting, financial planning, as well as tax planning, compliance, and administrative services. The firm employs proprietary quantitative analysis combined with due diligence and monitoring to allocate assets across various investment vehicles and operates several affiliated pooled investment funds.

Lydia Nunez Ferrari is a financial advisor with Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has previously worked at Merrill and Morgan Stanley. She serves as secretary on the board of Milagros Hope, a nonprofit focused on providing financial assistance to high school students pursuing college or vocational training. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC offers fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm provides a customized planning process covering topics such as tax and estate planning, executive compensation, and philanthropic planning, using tools like eMoneyAdvisor and Monte Carlo simulations to support probability-based financial outcomes.