Eric Nelson is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience and currently serves at Altfest Personal Wealth Management. He has previously worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and PRUCO Securities, LLC from 2018 to 2022. Altfest Personal Wealth Management offers investment management, financial planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and management of pooled investment vehicles to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, and private funds. The firm employs a disciplined investment process combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and provides retirement-plan fiduciary services alongside participant education programs.

Frank Torrone is a CFP® professional with seven years at Satovsky Asset Management LLC and three years at Lenox Wealth Advisors, totaling ten years of industry experience. He is based in New York, NY, and works as part of a five-advisor team at Satovsky Asset Management. Satovsky Asset Management provides wealth management, financial planning, investment management, and family-office style consulting to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $975 million in assets and employs a goals-based, tax-aware investment approach that combines low-cost passive strategies with selective active tilts and tax-sensitive techniques.

Gregory Rickens is a financial advisor at Premier Wealth Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including Cetera Advisors LLC and First Allied Advisory Services, INC. Rickens has been with Premier Wealth Advisors since 2020. Premier Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, corporations, and business entities with financial planning, investment consulting, discretionary management, and wealth management services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis along with Modern Portfolio Theory to create customized portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerances.

Wesley Sapp is a financial advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC in New York, NY, with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Empirical Research Partners since 2009 and holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations. 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’s approach combines quantitative models using macroeconomic and industry data with statistical analysis to inform market style, risk, and opportunity assessments, serving a primarily international institutional subscriber base.

Michael Goldstein is a financial advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Empirical Research Partners since 2002. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 registrations. 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 in the U.S. and internationally. The firm focuses on quantitative models that integrate macroeconomic and industry data with statistical analysis to inform market style, risk, and opportunities, primarily for equity and portfolio strategy.

Sahil Gupta is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors, he worked at Ernst & Young LLP and was involved with California Polytechnic State University and its related corporation. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors manages approximately $585 million for individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized investment strategies through a multi-advisor team approach. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using ETFs and institutional mutual funds, along with tactical overlays and rebalancing.

Sara Stollberger is a CFP® professional with seven years at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. and a total of five years in the industry. She previously worked at Arcadia Wealth Management and Paragon Capital Management. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using a mix of actively managed and index-related strategies, conducting due diligence on third-party managers and incorporating both traditional and alternative asset classes.

Danielle Udland is a financial advisor at Next Capital Management LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Her prior work includes positions at Declaration Partners, Apollo Global Management, and JP Morgan. Next Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and fee-only financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers family-office style services and access to alternative investments, customizing asset allocations and employing strategies such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Claudia Sadde is a financial advisor at Activest Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Axxets Wealth Management and Nemesis Asset Management LLP. Activest Wealth Management serves individuals, foundations, endowments, and various institutional clients with discretionary portfolio management, consulting, family office coordination, and integrated financial planning. The firm employs a collaborative investment process that includes model portfolios managed through fundamental, quantitative, and risk-based analysis, with an emphasis on international relationships and institutional assets.

Christopher Conigliaro is a CFP® professional with 29 years of experience in financial advisory. He has worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 22 years before joining Seasons of Advice Wealth Management, where he has been since 2017. He currently serves as an advisor at SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC. 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 uses a life-cycle framework called the “Seasons of Advice” process to tailor investment recommendations and offers discretionary portfolio management, modular financial planning, held-away account management, and a fixed-income program utilizing experienced sub-advisors.

Joanne Zerillo is a financial advisor at Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors with 33 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with the Papamarkou Wellner firms in various capacities since 2009. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors primarily manages pooled vehicles and institutional assets, serving high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, pensions, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs proprietary analytical modeling and bottom-up equity research combined with a multi-manager approach to construct customized investment strategies.

Zachary Conway is a financial advisor with Seeds who holds a Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience. He has previously worked with Summit Financial, LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of advising, he contributes personal finance content to Forbes online and co-founded The Life & Wealth Network, a B2B subscription service providing financial advisors with curated service provider lists. Seeds primarily provides investment management and related services to other financial institutions through sub-advisory engagements. The firm employs a systematic, data-driven investment process focused on long-term outcomes, offering discretionary portfolio management, outsourced trading, and investment modeling through third-party platforms.

Dwight Lee is a financial advisor at Gagnon Securities, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Upland Associates since 2000 and serves as managing member for multiple investment vehicles including Upland Asset Management and GagnonLee Associates. Lee holds several nonprofit board roles, including chairman of the investment committee at The Century Association and trustee and vice chair of the board at The Graduate Center Foundation, Inc. Gagnon Securities manages discretionary equity-focused accounts for individual and institutional clients, employing a research-intensive, stock-by-stock approach aimed at aggressive capital appreciation. The firm provides brokerage services and operates affiliated pooled vehicles alongside its advisory business.

Avani Ramnani is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Francis Financial since 2012. She is part of a seven-advisor team based in New York, NY. Francis Financial is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $803 million for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers personalized portfolio management, comprehensive financial and divorce financial planning, and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies with a focus on asset allocation and mutual fund/ETF analysis.

Denis Hurley is a financial advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has been with Empirical Research Partners since 2014. The firm provides data-driven research and on-request investment advice exclusively to institutional investors, including money managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, and broker-dealers in the U.S. and abroad. Empirical’s approach centers on quantitative models that integrate macroeconomic and industry data with statistical analysis to support professional investors’ independent decision-making.

Fabrice Mercier is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cross Border Wealth, LLC since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at deVere USA Inc from 2015 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a manager of Mercier Food Products, a salad dressing company. Cross Border Wealth, LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, focusing on expatriates, Americans living abroad, and foreign nationals. The firm provides non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting with an emphasis on cross-border retirement and pension issues.

Gideon Drucker is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving at Drucker Wealth. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc. He is also the author of the financial book *How To Avoid Henry Syndrome*. Drucker Wealth primarily serves pre-retirement and high-net-worth individuals, including mid-career professionals in technology and medical fields as well as small-business owners. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, tactical, and behavioral analysis in its investment approach.

Kenneth Hehir Jr. is a financial advisor at Westco Advisory Services, Inc. with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Westco Advisory Services since 2015, also maintaining roles at Westco Investment Corp. and NGL Group since 1986. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as a partner in NGL Insurance Group, which focuses on property and casualty insurance, and participates in the sales of life, disability, and long-term care insurance through NGL Life Associates. Westco Advisory Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $251.8 million for about 316 clients, utilizing a documented risk-tolerance process, customized asset allocation, and a core-and-satellite investment approach.

Matthew Parker is a financial advisor at Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Laidlaw Wealth Management since 2019 and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney from 2009 to 2019. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Laidlaw Wealth Management LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm builds customized portfolios using strategic asset allocation and a range of investment products, applying methods such as Modern Portfolio Theory, fundamental and technical analysis, and also offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Vinã­Cius Martins Flores is a financial advisor at Stratton Capital Investment Advisory LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has held positions at Stratton Capital since 2024. Outside of the firm, he has worked in educational roles and served in the Exército Brasileiro. Stratton Capital provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, primarily serving clients outside the United States. The firm focuses on customized portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, guided by fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach.