Kevin Guan is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as the principal advisor at Royal Treasure Advisory LLC in New York, NY. His prior roles include positions at Aurfy Equity Asset Management LLC and Beta International (USA) Corp. Outside of financial advising, he is involved as a salesperson in residential real estate and owns a firm providing individual tax filing services. Royal Treasure Advisory LLC offers portfolio management and investment advice primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on customized investment policy statements and non-discretionary portfolio oversight. The firm employs a combined approach of cyclical, fundamental, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis with a long-term trading orientation.

Brian Sheahen is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is the managing member of Hudson Oak Wealth Advisory LLC and also operates Hudson Oak Tax Advisory LLC, a tax preparation and consulting firm. Prior to founding Hudson Oak, he worked at Andersen Tax LLC, Modera Wealth Management, LLC, and BBR Partners LLC. Hudson Oak Wealth Advisory provides wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, small businesses, and closely held entities. The firm’s investment approach is planning-driven, focusing on diversification and cost- and tax-efficient implementation, with an affiliation to an accounting and tax practice that offers integrated tax planning and optional tax preparation services.

Mohit Desai is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently operating MD Wealth Advisors Inc in Cranford, NJ. His career includes roles at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors, Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, and Strategic Advisers. In addition to his advisory work, he owns and manages MD Tax Advisors, a tax preparation business. MD Wealth Advisors Inc. provides holistic wealth planning and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes tailored discretionary portfolios, integrates tax and cash-flow considerations, and offers pension plan advisory and trustee services, with ongoing account reviews and support for employer clients.

Juan Romero Daccarett is a financial advisor at Better Wealth Advisory LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. He has held roles at Amex TRS Company, Inc. since 2023, where he serves as a finance manager involved in credit card issuance, payment processing, and travel-related services. Prior to that, he worked at Play Business, SAPI de CV, and the Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. Better Wealth Advisory serves individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and offers educational workshops and personal-finance courses. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes passive, long-term strategies using low-cost index funds and ETFs, focusing on strategic asset allocation, tax efficiency, and periodic rebalancing.

Sotirios Keros is the principal of Stkeros Financial Planning, LLC in New York, NY, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has a background that includes clinical work and academic roles at Weill Cornell Medical College and Sanford Children's Hospital. Keros combines his financial planning practice with formal tax preparation and educational workshops for medical professionals. Stkeros Financial Planning, LLC provides fee-only financial planning and investment advice primarily through hourly engagements to individuals, families, and small businesses, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a passive, Modern Portfolio Theory–based investment approach using low-cost index funds and ETFs, offering individualized financial planning and non-discretionary recommendations without ongoing asset management fees.

Laura Lati is a financial advisor at Lati Capital in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she worked at GLR Investment Advisory LLC and has experience outside finance, including time at Leila Heller Gallery. Lati Capital provides discretionary portfolio management to individual clients, including high-net-worth investors, through a proprietary online advisory platform that offers automated onboarding and personalized model portfolio recommendations ranging from conservative to aggressive. The firm operates primarily as an internet adviser and publishes hypothetical and model performance in its marketing materials.

Wayne George is a financial advisor at Nuvern Wealth Advisors LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with three years of industry experience. He has been associated with George Capital Advisors LLC since 2016, accumulating ten years of work experience there. Nuvern Wealth Advisors is an independent firm serving primarily individual clients as well as business and other legal entities. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services, constructing customized portfolios using a combination of equities, fixed income, and other investments while operating on a non-discretionary basis with ongoing account monitoring and quarterly reviews.

Margaret Browning is a financial advisor at MBB Advisory LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Morgan Stanley & Co LLC from 2015 to 2019 before founding MBB Advisory LLC in 2019. MBB Advisory LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct portfolios that blend passive core exposures with active management, offering modular or broad-based planning and investment consultation.

Ajit Paranjpe is a financial advisor at Prima Innotech with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Prima Innotech since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he has a long tenure at Veeco Instruments starting in 2006. Prima Innotech is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and consulting services to individual clients. The firm employs a proprietary OptionMaximizer analysis engine to guide investment decisions and supports clients through educational seminars, publications, and a subscription-based platform for self-directed investors.

Philip Frank is the sole advisor at Insight Asset Management LLC, an independent investment management firm based in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience, having led Insight Asset Management since 2003. Insight Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, investment companies, and pension plans. The firm employs a research-driven, long-term investment process with flexibility across market capitalizations, sectors, and investment styles, serving a diverse client base that includes institutional and charitable entities.

Anthony Pranzo is a financial advisor at New York Financial AVP, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is also licensed as a New York state insurance agent for life, accident, and health insurance. He has been with New York Financial AVP, LLC since 2013. New York Financial AVP, LLC provides advice-only financial consulting to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutional investors, and pension plans. The firm focuses on portfolio assessments, adviser selection and oversight, retirement and cash-flow advising, estate coordination, and investment education, delivering services remotely without discretionary management or custody of assets.

Yair Harari is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license. He is the sole advisor at 4-3-3 Capital LLC and has prior experience at Millennium Management and Balyasny Asset Management. Harari has been active in the investment industry since 2016. 4-3-3 Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management services primarily for pooled or institutional mandates, as well as individual, small-business, and high-net-worth accounts. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, charting, and cyclical analyses to construct equity- and ETF-focused portfolios, utilizing both long- and short-term trading strategies including short sales and margin.

Xiaowei Jiang is a financial advisor at Oceanus Capital Management in Miami, FL, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Oceanus Capital Management in 2024, Jiang worked at Oceanus Research LLC, GSA Capital, and Welton Investment Partners. Oceanus Capital Management provides customized investment management and consulting services primarily to high-net-worth and sophisticated investors. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, top-down thematic research and proprietary data science to construct diversified portfolios, often employing hedging techniques and derivatives as part of its investment approach.

James Parris is a financial advisor at Ivory Wealth Management Inc. with 4 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Ivory Wealth Management since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved with the Syosset Soccer Club since 2006, coaching and training youth soccer. Ivory Wealth Management provides portfolio management and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension plans. The firm emphasizes a fiduciary standard and employs a range of analytical methods, offering primarily non-discretionary management alongside insurance and annuity advisory services.

Ronald Palastro is a financial advisor at Cobblestone Wealth Advisors with 41 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked at Cobblestone Wealth Advisors since 1998, with prior experience at Triad Advisors, Inc. and OSAIC. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance brokerage. Cobblestone Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, pension consulting, and adviser selection services to both institutional and individual clients. The firm primarily offers non-discretionary advice by recommending third-party money managers and monitoring their performance, using a mix of technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach.

Aquiles Larrea is the principal of Larrea Wealth Management in New York, NY, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research and SSN Advisory Inc. Larrea is also an author and provides coaching and consulting services based on over two decades of entrepreneurial experience. Larrea Wealth Management is a state-registered advisory firm serving individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, and small businesses. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio reviews, and investment advice, and operates a membership website providing retirement-planning guidance for 401(k) participants.

Cheng Kou is a financial advisor at Time Investment Advisers with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for ten years at Verisk Data Analytics. Time Investment Advisers provides portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services tailored to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach and offers both long-term portfolio management and short-term trading strategies, including option strategies.

Stuart Ruff is the principal and sole advisor at Ruff Choices, an independent registered investment adviser based in Cranford, NJ. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 22 years of industry experience, founding Ruff Choices in 1999. Ruff Choices provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as charitable organizations and certain institutional clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including equities, ETFs, and mutual funds, and incorporates the use of margin, short sales, and options for separately managed accounts.

Michael Maye is a CFP®, PFS™, and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has been the principal of MJM Financial Advisors, LLC in Gillette, NJ since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he conducts educational seminars and workshops for community groups, including seniors, women's groups, and university events. MJM Financial Advisors serves individual investors and their families, including high-net-worth clients, advising approximately 27 family groups with around $42 million in assets under management. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and integrated wealth management that includes retirement, estate, tax planning, and business consulting. Its investment approach combines institutional-style no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and ETNs with a strategic asset allocation process, emphasizing a passive core and selective active allocations, alongside tax-sensitive implementation. The firm also offers tax planning and preparation services through its CPA affiliation.

Mark Pepper is the sole advisor at MRC Group LLC, an independent firm based in New York, NY. He holds the Series 65 designation and has eight years of industry experience, including ten years with MRC Group. In addition to his advisory role, he provides consulting services to small businesses. MRC Group LLC delivers portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, combining fundamental, quantitative, technical, and charting analysis with an emphasis on equities. The firm also uses options and other derivatives strategies and offers discretionary trading along with performance-based fee arrangements for eligible clients.