Ethan Wade is a financial advisor at Brighton Securities Corp. in Rochester, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Brighton Securities since 2013. Brighton Securities serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charities, estates, trusts, and businesses, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting through various program structures. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA member broker-dealer, providing a combination of advisory and brokerage services along with affiliated tax and accounting offerings.

Mark Santelli is a financial advisor with Bright Futures Wealth Management, LLC in Webster, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 34 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Advisors LLC and Silver Oak Securities, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he owns and operates Equimark Insurance Agency, LLC, which sells fixed insurance products. Bright Futures Wealth Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, trusts, entities, and retirement plans. The firm serves a broad client base, employing various investment analysis methods and offering discretionary and non-discretionary services, including a sponsored wrap fee program.

Kevin Fahy is a financial advisor with Bright Futures Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and six years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Silver Oak Securities, Cetera Investment Advisers, and Prudential. Fahy is also involved with Notable Networks, a business networking group. Bright Futures Wealth Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm serves both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, employing a variety of analysis methods and offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment services.

David Perrotto is a financial advisor with Bright Futures Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Advisors LLC and Silver Oak Securities, Inc. He is also involved with the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors (NAIFA) as a Grassroots Chair and board member, leading local advocacy efforts. Bright Futures Wealth Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm uses a range of investment analysis methods and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary services, incorporating alternative investments and maintaining a transparent approach to affiliated businesses and licensed personnel.

Samantha Webster is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in financial advising. She currently works at OSAIC and has held advisory roles at FSC Securities Corporation and Ciccarelli Advisory Services. Webster is also a partner at Park Central LLC, where she provides financial planning and investment advice. OSAIC is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and nonprofits. The firm offers a range of advisory services and utilizes a comprehensive investment process that incorporates risk tolerance assessments, portfolio optimization, and access to various investment products and custodial platforms.

Melissa Talarico is a financial advisor at Brighton Securities Corp. with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Medical Marketing Associates LLC, FF Thompson Hospital, and Victor Surgical Care PLLC. Brighton Securities Corp. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, charities, and small businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, insurance products, and tax preparation, managing approximately $986 million in client assets as of December 2024.

Ryan Tomko is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license, with five years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Howe and Rusling, Inc. in Rochester, NY since 2015. Howe and Rusling primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional clients such as insurance companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm combines top-down macroeconomic forecasting with bottom-up fundamental research to manage discretionary portfolios focused on large-cap equities and intermediate fixed income, supported by estate-planning coordination and tax-preparation services through a wholly owned subsidiary.

Adam Drinkwater is a financial professional with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with William Joseph Capital Management, Inc. and holds the Series 66 designation. His prior experience includes roles at Osaic Wealth, Inc. and American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with ITP Partners, LLC in insurance sales and performs administrative duties at Charleton Financial. William Joseph Capital Management, Inc. is a multi-advisor investment advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers wealth management services that integrate financial planning and portfolio management, utilizing customized portfolio construction and third-party sub-advisors accessed through the AssetMark platform.

Jeremiah Thisse is a financial advisor at Ashford Advisors, LLC with 4 years of industry experience. He has been with Ashford Advisors since 2001. Ashford Advisors serves high net worth individuals, charitable organizations, and closely held corporations through its Ashford Advisory Program, offering financial planning, portfolio management, third-party manager search and monitoring, and consulting on hedge fund, venture capital, and private equity investments. The firm focuses on discretionary and non-discretionary separately managed accounts with an emphasis on asset allocation and manager selection.

Jennifer Snyder is a financial advisor at Brighton Securities Corp. in Rochester, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Brighton Securities in 2022, she worked at LULULEMON for nine years. Brighton Securities Corp. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, charities, and small businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, insurance products, and tax preparation, managing approximately $986 million in client assets as of December 2024.

Sarah Swan is a financial advisor at Howe and Rusling, Inc. in Rochester, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. She has been with Howe and Rusling since 2011. Howe and Rusling primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as insurance companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management focused on large-cap equity and intermediate fixed-income strategies, complemented by financial and estate-planning services and tax preparation through a wholly owned subsidiary.

Richard Van Kuren Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at LVW Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Convergent Wealth Advisors, LLC for two years before joining LVW Advisors, where he has worked for 15 years. Van Kuren serves as a board member and investment committee member for Sojourner Home for Women, providing oversight of the organization and its endowment portfolio. LVW Advisors offers customized wealth management, financial planning, and investment management services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, private foundations, business entities, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on asset allocation, diversification, and the use of both passive and active independent managers, incorporating non-traditional strategies and tactical opportunities to align portfolios with client objectives.

William Shaheen is a financial advisor with Whitney & Company in Rochester, NY, holding 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Whitney & Company since 1999. Whitney & Company provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and foundations or charities, tailoring portfolios to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances. The firm emphasizes quality and liquidity with a long-term investment approach informed by fundamental analysis, complemented by technical methods and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Jeffrey Wagner is a financial advisor at LVW Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at LVW Advisors since 2011, following two years at Convergent Wealth Advisors, LLC. LVW Advisors provides customized wealth management and financial planning services for high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, private foundations, business entities, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, diversification, and risk analysis while allocating across passive and active managers and utilizing non-traditional strategies such as hedge funds and private equity.

Adam Magee is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Whitney & Company since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at LVW Advisors from 2015 to 2017. Whitney & Company provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and foundations or charities, tailoring portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerances. The firm emphasizes quality and liquidity in its investment approach, combining fundamental analysis, technical methods, and Modern Portfolio Theory, and has managed over $1.15 billion in assets.

Michael Charleton Jr. is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving at William Joseph Capital Management, Inc. since 2025. His previous roles include positions at OSAIC and American Portfolios Advisors, Inc., among others. In addition to his advisory work, he operates an independent insurance agency and owns a separate business entity providing payroll services. William Joseph Capital Management, Inc. offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm combines portfolio management with financial planning and manages accounts on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases, utilizing third-party models and custodians such as Schwab.

George Conboy is a financial advisor at Brighton Securities Corp. in Rochester, NY, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses with 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Brighton Securities since 1988. Brighton Securities serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, estates, trusts, and businesses. The firm offers a variety of financial planning and portfolio management services through multiple program structures and combines fundamental, quantitative, strategic, and tactical investment approaches.

Perry Noun III is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience currently advising at Blue Horizon Equity, Inc. He has previously worked at firms including Merrill Gilliland, Avantax, Cambridge Investment Research, and Cetera Wealth Services. Perry holds a Series 63 license and operates out of Pittsford, NY. Blue Horizon Equity, Inc. manages approximately $746 million and provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals and institutions. The firm offers unified managed accounts, advisor-as-portfolio-manager programs, and third-party money manager access, operating as a multi-advisor team across multiple offices.

Jeffrey Braverman is a financial advisor at Whitney & Company with a Series 65 credential and over 29 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Steven Charles Capital before joining Whitney & Company in 2025. Whitney & Company provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, pension plans, and foundations, managing over $1.15 billion in assets. The firm emphasizes quality and liquidity with a long-term investment approach informed by fundamental analysis, technical methods, and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Richard Dougherty is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Uniting Wealth Partners, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to that, he spent over a decade at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Dougherty is also a licensed insurance agent, dedicating part of his time to insurance sales and implementation. Uniting Wealth Partners provides wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a diversified investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments, often implementing solutions through both in-house and independent managers.