William Jollie is a financial advisor at Quent Capital, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 66 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at People's United Advisors, People's Securities, Inc., GFA Securities, LLC, and Gerstein Fisher & Associates, Inc. Quent Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients and advises pooled investment vehicles, including a long/short global small-cap fund focused on thematic innovation. The firm's approach blends fundamental, quantitative, and strategic allocation methods, utilizing hedging and derivatives strategies and managing both separate accounts and affiliated pooled funds.

John Francisco is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 license and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including LPL Financial, LLC and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he operates an e-commerce business selling clothing online. Fortis Group Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a comprehensive investment approach that integrates fundamental and technical analysis, strategic asset allocation, and manager selection, with an emphasis on institutional due diligence and tax-aware decisions.

Giro Maddaluna is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including LUNA Financial Group, BM Financial Group, Eagle Strategies LLC, and New York Life. Cornerstone Planning Group provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary, emphasizing passive investment strategies through low-cost mutual funds and ETFs tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Richard Derose is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Empirical Research Partners LLC since 2012, where he is part of a four-advisor team based in New York, NY. Empirical Research Partners serves institutional clients such as investment managers, hedge funds, broker-dealers, and insurance companies by providing subscription-based, data-driven research and customized investment advice. The firm uses proprietary quantitative models combining macroeconomic and factor analysis to inform institutional decision-making and does not manage client assets or serve retail clients.

Jonah Coleman is a financial advisor with Retirable, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise and Moody's Analytics. Retirable serves individuals who are retired or approaching retirement, providing retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management through online tools and advisor consultations. The firm manages approximately $300 million in assets across a multi-advisor team, utilizing diversified, ETF-based model portfolios aligned with clients' retirement plans and risk tolerance.

Daniel Magier is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Next Capital Management LLC since 2018. Prior to that, he worked at Fidelity Investments for five years. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in New York, NY. Next Capital Management LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, business entities, and insurance companies through private placement life insurance sub-advisory. The firm offers tailored asset allocation and monitoring, employing a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, direct indexing, and tax-managed long/short approaches.

Eduardo Ramirez Cruz is a financial advisor at Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc. in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Truist Investment Services and Santander Private Banking. Ameraudi Asset Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts, utilizing a macro, asset-allocation approach with diversified exposure mainly through index ETFs and other securities. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Interaudi Bank and manages approximately $1.74 billion in client assets.

Connor Tendall is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Avestar Capital, LLC since 2018. Prior to joining Avestar, he worked at Snowden Capital Advisors LLC and was a professional golfer for one year. He holds the Series 66 designation. Avestar Capital advises a range of clients including private investment funds, high-net-worth families, accredited investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, due diligence, and family office services, combining internally managed ETF strategies with third-party model portfolios and providing access to proprietary private funds, special purpose vehicles, and insurance-wrapped products for ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Stephen Owen is a financial advisor at South Street Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, with 4 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co since 1985. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a governor of the Cedarhurst Yacht Club in Lawrence, NY. South Street Advisors provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients, including U.S. non-profit endowments and private foundations. The firm employs a systematic, research-driven investment process focusing on asset allocation, quantitative equity screening, and active fixed-income management.

Brett Cohen is a financial advisor at Evolve Private Wealth, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Merrill, Independent Financial Group, LLC, and American Express Company. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a member in a venture capital fund and is the sole proprietor of a real estate-related business. Evolve Private Wealth, LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, financial institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm manages approximately $2.15 billion in assets and employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach that incorporates diversified portfolios including mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, bonds, alternative investments, and derivatives.

Raymond Balroop is a financial advisor with Avestar Capital, LLC in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Avestar Capital in 2025, he worked at Hightower and Fifth Avenue Financial (MassMutual). Avestar Capital advises private investment funds, high-net-worth families, accredited and qualified investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm combines internally managed ETF strategies with third-party model portfolios and serves non-U.S. clients through affiliated advisers, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and family office services.

Christopher Dunne is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Avestar Capital, LLC since 2021. He also holds a Series 66 designation and has been associated with IDB Capital Corp. since 2015. Avestar Capital advises a range of clients including private investment funds, high-net-worth families, accredited investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, due diligence, and family office services, combining internally managed ETF strategies with third-party model portfolios and supporting access to private equity and hedge fund investments through specialized platforms and insurance-wrapped products.

Samson Staff is a financial advisor at Diastole Wealth Management in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at NESS and NEC, as well as multiple terms at Diastole Wealth Management. Diastole Wealth Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individual clients, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches and investment strategies, providing regular account reviews and performance reporting, and also acts as adviser and affiliated general partner to a private pooled vehicle.

Alexandra Shepis is a CFP® professional at Francis Financial with five years of industry experience. She has been with Francis Financial since 2018, including the firm's current team structure since 2023. Francis Financial is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $803 million for individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm offers personalized investment policy statements, comprehensive financial and divorce financial planning, and employs a mix of long- and short-term strategies with quarterly reviews.

Erika Moromisato is an advisor at Brooklyn FI, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms including Connective Wealth Partners, LLC and The Financial Gym. Her prior work includes a decade at Risk Placement Services, Inc. Brooklyn FI serves individual and high-net-worth clients with household-level investment management, financial planning, and retirement-account advisory services. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach while incorporating specialized external strategies and aggregates held-away assets into client portfolios.

Kevin Smith is a financial advisor with AtCap Partners, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at National Asset Management, National Securities Corp, and Aegis Capital Corp. He serves on the Investment Advisory Board at Ithaca College School of Business, where he mentors students and participates in advisory meetings. AtCap Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to implement strategies ranging from long-term holdings to short-term trading and options.

Jaysen Bohrod is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Pegasus Asset Management Inc. since 2022 and previously was with Charles Schwab for five years. Pegasus Asset Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, business entities, and other investment advisers. The firm develops personalized investment objectives and allocates assets across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, employing model portfolios that range from Conservative to Growth, and utilizes options strategies primarily for income generation or hedging.

Carmine Coppola is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Strata Capital Group, NYlife Securities, Eagle Strategies, and New York Life Insurance. He also operates a business under the name Strata Capital Group that brokers non-registered insurance products. Cornerstone Planning Group provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes fee-only fiduciary services, using written investment policy statements and generally favoring passive investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Gabe Bryan is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with Bridgewater Advisors Inc. in New York, NY, where he has worked since 2008. He has five years of industry experience. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. is a multi-advisor SEC-registered investment firm managing approximately $2.14 billion for about 540 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and tax-preparation services, with an investment approach that combines active and index strategies across traditional and alternative asset classes.

Joseph Vanacore is a financial advisor at Fortis Group Advisors LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with firms including LPL Financial and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory roles, he is involved with IDS Autoshred, a family-owned business. Fortis Group Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm offers diversified portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA plan services, using risk-profiling technology and tax-aware strategies to tailor client portfolios.