James Denby is the sole advisor at Denby Financial Services, LLC, an independent firm based in Clifton, NJ. He holds the Series 65 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. Denby has led his firm since 2010, providing a range of financial advisory services. Denby Financial Services offers investment advisory and financial planning primarily to individual clients, managing approximately $3.95 million across 26 accounts. The firm combines fundamental analysis and strategic allocation with both long- and short-term trading, operating mostly on a non-discretionary basis, and also provides income tax preparation and small-business accounting and payroll services.

Alan Kotaev is the president and portfolio manager of TPK Advisors LLC, where he has worked since 2010. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has 10 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he is a partner at Alan Trade Inc., a company involved in the export and distribution of Sherwin Williams products in Russia, where he handles contract negotiations and shipment arrangements. TPK Advisors is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a variety of strategies including technical and fundamental analysis, short sales, option writing, and short-term trading, and conducts regular portfolio reviews with discretionary trading authority.

Richard Ascher is a financial advisor at Wealth Management Advisors, LLC in Livingston, NJ, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2002. Wealth Management Advisors, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporate entities, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm focuses on manager selection and monitoring, fixed-income portfolio management, and written financial planning, typically delivering advice on a nondiscretionary basis while emphasizing oversight of third-party managers.

Kimberly Birn is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with five years at Birn Financial Inc and nine years of prior self-employed experience. She provides fractional CFO services, including tax return preparation, tax review, strategic planning, and business strategy planning for a limited number of clients. Birn Financial Inc serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate/business clients with financial planning and advisory services. The firm also offers fractional CFO services and employs a variety of investment approaches, delivering non-discretionary advice tailored through initial interviews and model allocations.

Brian Quinif is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Twin Bridges Advisory, where he has worked since 2026. His prior experience includes positions at HSBC Securities USA, Inc., HSBC Bank USA, N.A., and Nomura Securities International, Inc. Twin Bridges Advisory is a newly registered SEC investment adviser that plans to serve individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, and employee benefit plans. The firm offers a range of services including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, standalone financial planning, and pension consulting, with an investment approach focused on long-term, tax-aware, globally diversified strategic asset allocation.

Alex Jastrzab is the sole advisor at Attuned Wealth LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with four years of industry experience. His prior professional background includes roles at Macquarie Capital, The Carlyle Group, Ampla Technologies Inc, and Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. Attuned Wealth LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning. The firm’s approach uses model portfolios primarily implemented with low-cost ETFs and mutual funds, offering customization for tax management and values- or factor-based adjustments.

Adam Frank is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. He is the founder and sole advisor at Frank Finances LLC in New York, NY, where he has worked since 2019. Prior to that, he was self-employed and also worked at System Financial from 2016 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Frank provides financial coaching focused on budgeting and debt management. Frank Finances offers financial planning, investment management, educational seminars, and pension consulting to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, charities, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation through proprietary model and custom portfolios, typically operating on a non-discretionary basis while also providing discretionary management options. It is notable for its small client base, non-discretionary assets under management, and its firm-led educational and pension consulting services.

I’m Hazel Secco, CFP®, CDFA®, founder of Align Financial Solutions, a fee-only fiduciary financial planning and investment management firm based in Hoboken, NJ, serving clients virtually nationwide. I work with women taking the lead in their financial lives, mainly in their 40s, 50s, and 60s: - Single professional women, who have built their savings on their own and want a plan for retirement - Widows, managing financial decisions after the loss of a spouse - Women after divorce, who are rebuilding a retirement plan around a new financial picture - Women nearing retirement, deciding when to stop working, how to draw income, and which pension and Social Security choices to make - Professional women with equity compensation, deciding what to do with RSUs, stock options, and company stock My commitment to women’s financial security is both professional and personal. I grew up watching my mother and grandmother, two independent women, work hard and manage carefully while still carrying financial anxiety. Their experiences shaped my lifelong advocacy for women who carry the financial decisions alone, and my belief that you deserve clear advice and a financial partner who listens. At Align, we connect retirement, investments, tax planning, equity compensation, and estate planning coordination into one coordinated plan. We help you put that plan into practice and revisit it as your life changes. I explain the details in plain English, show you the trade-offs, and welcome your questions, so you understand what we recommend and why. Outside of work, you’ll usually find me with my husband and our two daughters, recording my podcast, Align Your Retirement, or speaking to help more women make informed decisions about their futures.

William Siuta is a financial advisor at S Financial Advisory LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at KKR & Co. Inc, Tudor Investment Corporation, Bridgewater Associates, and DataRails. S Financial Advisory is a state-registered investment adviser that serves individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and fiduciary guidance for retirement accounts. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental, and top-down investment approach and utilizes unaffiliated third-party managers and private fund sponsors for portions of client assets.

Itay Maymon is a financial advisor at Clavis Capital Management, LLC with Series 65 credentials and experience dating back to 2014, including prior work at Latium Capital Ltd. He is the founder and CEO of Global Wave Management Ltd., a technology-oriented business focused on developing statistical models and software for the financial industry. Clavis Capital Management provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and business entities, using a combination of quantitative and qualitative investment methods. The firm employs strategies such as short-term trading, short sales, trend following, and global macro futures trading across diverse asset classes, operating with trading discretion and incorporating commodity and futures exposure in client portfolios.

Peter Culver is a financial advisor at IWM Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at BNY Mellon Securities Corporation and has been the managing member of Freedom Family Office since 2020, a multi-family office serving affluent families. IWM Advisors, LLC provides advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, focusing on financial planning and the selection and monitoring of third-party money managers. The firm bases its investment approach on fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, offering both long-term and short-term strategies without exercising discretionary trading authority over client accounts.

Dee Ann Fox is a Certified Financial Planner® based in New York, NY, with 28 years of experience in financial planning. She operates as the sole advisor at Dee-Ann R. Fox, CFP, providing individualized financial and investment planning services. Her firm offers fee-only financial planning and investment advice to individuals, couples, high-net-worth clients, and trusts, managing approximately $34.7 million in assets without imposing a minimum account size. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, diversification, tax efficiency, and low-cost investment options, using primarily fixed-fee, hourly, and retainer billing rather than percentage-of-assets fees.

Theodore Weisberg is the sole advisor at Seaport Asset Management, LLC in New York City, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 56 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Seaport Securities Corp. and Seaport Securities since 1980 and has operated his own business, T.P. Weisberg, since 1974. Weisberg also serves as CEO of Seaport Securities Corp. Seaport Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on long-term, tax-efficient capital appreciation through a value-oriented equity strategy that combines fundamental and technical analysis, offering portfolios typically diversified across sectors with concentrated holdings.

Juliusz Sas is the sole advisor at Global Special Situations Research Co. Inc. in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 1997. Global Special Situations Research Co. Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm employs a special-situations equity strategy focused on identifying undervalued acquisition candidates, managing concentrated portfolios with a mid-to-large-cap U.S. bias and a typical recovery horizon of three to five years.

Derrick Horvath is a financial advisor at Amber Wealth Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has a background that includes roles at Shiseido Americas Corporation and Marubeni America Corporation. In addition to his advisory work, he maintains a full-time external tax role and provides tax consulting. Amber Wealth Advisors is an independent firm offering fee-only financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on areas such as business planning, retirement, and tax considerations. The firm provides investment analysis and recommendations without discretionary portfolio management, using a fixed or hourly fee model rather than percentage-of-assets billing.

Steven Irgang is a financial advisor at Maci Family Office Advisors in New York, NY, with 4 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has been with Maci Family Office Advisors since 2011. Maci Family Office Advisors is a multi-family office serving affluent families, family offices, individuals, foundations, and trusts. The firm manages approximately $24 million and offers comprehensive services including investment management, succession and trust advice, philanthropic administration, personal CFO work, and concierge support, employing a strategic, tax-aware investment approach focused on long-term, diversified portfolios.

Andrew Saraga is a financial advisor at Khelp Financial LLC in New York, NY, with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Truist Securities and Suntrust Robinson Humphrey. Outside of his advisory role, he manages Calican, LLC, a container packaging business. Khelp Financial LLC provides advisory services focused exclusively on digital assets such as cryptocurrencies and tokens, serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and foundations. The firm employs a client-centric intake process to place clients into one of two model strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management with regular performance reporting.

Denise Sarkor is a financial advisor at Sarkor Financial Advisors with four years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and IBM. In addition to her advisory role, she is the principal and lead executive coach at New Roots Development, LLC, a professional coaching and management training company. Sarkor Financial Advisors serves individual clients, including career executives and small business owners, offering comprehensive financial planning, investment management, business advisory, and philanthropic advisory services. The firm employs a combination of passive and active investment strategies and provides both discretionary and non-discretionary mandate management alongside specialized services such as exit planning and cross-border advice.

Steven Mace is the principal of MACE Capital Management, LLC, an independent firm based in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 19 years of industry experience, having led his firm since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed insurance agent and a licensed real estate agent in New York. MACE Capital Management provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $86 million in client assets on a non-discretionary, fee-only basis, using fundamental and cyclical analysis across a broad range of instruments and strategies.

Paul Cheransky is a CFP® and Series 63-registered financial advisor at Panorama Financial LLC with 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Jeffrey N. Mehler, CFP LLC, SAX Wealth Advisors, and Silvercrest Asset Management Group. Panorama Financial LLC is an independent, solo-practitioner firm providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as standalone financial planning for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs investment strategies based on modern portfolio theory and offers a range of investment options while typically requiring clients to custody assets with Altruist.