Richard Fitzgerald is a financial advisor with NPA Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 41 years of industry experience. He has worked at Nationwide Planning Associates Inc since 2002. Outside of advisory services, he operates a tax preparation business. NPA Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers managed-account programs combining advisor-led planning with model portfolio implementation, often delegating trading to approved sub-advisors while maintaining supervisory oversight.

Ted Brown is a financial advisor at Circle Wealth Management, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Connecticut College, Joeb Moore and Partners, Stone Acres Farm, Rocky Point Club, and Greens Farms Academy. Circle Wealth Management provides customized wealth advisory, investment management, and family office services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and multi-generational families. The firm emphasizes tailored investment policy statements, proprietary due diligence, and comprehensive portfolio monitoring across public and private assets.

Alexandria Ferrara is a financial advisor at Capital Analysts with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Capital Analysts and Lincoln Investment since 2019. Prior to her advisory roles, she was employed at Danone North America for three years. Ferrara is also a Certified Public Accountant involved in tax preparation and insurance sales through A.T. Becker & Associates, Inc. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, custom and model portfolios, and retirement-plan advice. The firm provides investment management through both an in-house team and independent advisors, utilizing a proprietary mutual-fund screening process and offering tax-aware and rebalancing options.

Jesse Clinton is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Snowden Lane Partners since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an officer and director on the board of the Ardsley Country Club, where he advises on fund allocation, budgeting, and policy. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and institutional clients, providing portfolio management, investment consulting, and financial planning. The firm combines multi-team scale with institutional capabilities and frequently uses third-party managers while maintaining overall client oversight.

Joel Kaufman is a financial advisor at Citizens Private Wealth with 49 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including JP Morgan Chase, First Republic, and UBS Financial Services. He is an owner of a credit shelter trust. Citizens Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial advisory services, including tax and estate structuring and business consulting. The firm emphasizes long-term, tailored asset allocation within an open-architecture framework and leverages its affiliation with Citizens Bank to provide additional product access and operational benefits.

Wendy Popowich is a financial advisor at Palisade Capital Management, LP with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Palisade Capital Management since 2004. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a trustee for her son's trust. Palisade Capital Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including corporations, public pension plans, financial institutions, family offices, trusts, and individual investors. The firm employs a research-intensive, bottom-up fundamental investment approach and maintains formal subadvisory relationships, including work with mutual funds and collective investment trusts.

Ryan Casper is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill from 2017 to 2023. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities through a customized, collaborative process that includes goal setting, financial analysis, and periodic review. The firm employs third-party software and scenario-based modeling to assist planning but does not offer security-specific investment recommendations.

Todd Forgione is a financial advisor with Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 19 years of industry experience, including roles at Morgan Stanley, RBC Capital Markets, and the U.S. Department of Education. Outside of his advisory work, Forgione serves on the boards of the Ronald McDonald House of New York City and the Brian Forgione Foundation, both nonprofit organizations focused on supporting families and individuals in need. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and financial intermediaries. The firm emphasizes proprietary ETF model portfolios and integrates strategic, tactical, and opportunistic asset allocation informed by macroeconomic research.

John Bruggemann is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Advisors Capital Management, LLC since 2015. He also holds adjunct professorship positions at Ramapo College of New Jersey and the New Jersey Institute of Technology School of Management, where he teaches economics and international finance courses. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, providing discretionary portfolio management through customized private accounts, model strategies, and a self-directed brokerage solution. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection across equity, fixed income, and tactical approaches, managing over $8.1 billion in discretionary assets.

Philip Rutigliano is a CFP® with 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at NFSG Corporation and has prior experience at firms including Aurora Capital LLC, PNC Wealth Management, and Chase Investment Services Corp. He also provides financial and insurance services through his role at Mahoney Asset Management. NFSG Corporation offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a variety of investment approaches and supports its advisors with internal portfolio management and third-party asset manager options.

Michael March is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at NPA Asset Management, LLC since 2010. He also operates a tax preparation business and runs Educational Literacy Services, which provides college funding strategies for parents. Additionally, he participates in the finance committee of a local church, advising on financial and operational matters without compensation. NPA Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.01 billion in client assets. The firm offers managed-account programs to individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, combining advisor-led planning with model portfolio implementation and oversight of third-party sub-advisors.

Ryan Degrau is a Certified Financial Planner™ with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with RMR Wealth Builders, Inc., where he has worked since 2023, following prior roles at Calton & Associates, Inc. and earlier years at RMR Wealth Builders. Outside of advising, he serves as a director for HR Ease, a benefit administration platform, and holds board positions with the From Tessa With Love Foundation and Community Resources of Staten Island, a nonprofit agency. RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $2.9 billion with 52 advisors. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement fiduciary services, and specialist advisory options including annuity and digital asset management.

Evan Binder is a CFP® certificant with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Williams Jones Wealth Management, LLC since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Longwave Financial, Commonwealth Financial Network, and The Vanguard Group. Outside of finance, he worked at Fireside Bar & Grill in 2017. Williams Jones Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and access to private investment vehicles. The firm emphasizes concentrated portfolios with a growth-at-a-reasonable-price equity approach and active, tax-aware fixed-income management.

David Betances is a financial advisor with Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC and holds the Series 66 designation. He has 15 years of industry experience, including roles at Jefferies LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, he is a 50% owner of DEB Marine Services Inc, a boat services and parts company based in Miami Beach, FL. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a customized planning process covering a wide range of topics such as tax, estate, and philanthropic planning, utilizing third-party software and probability-based financial simulations.

Frederick Russell is a financial advisor at Moneco Advisors with 50 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work includes long tenures at Signator Investors, Inc. and Acorn Consulting Services, Inc. before joining Moneco Advisors. Moneco Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with fee-based portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs. The firm employs a range of investment strategies using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, options, and alternative products, supported by ongoing portfolio monitoring and tax-efficient trading techniques.

Joshua Wolfel is a financial advisor with Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC in New York, NY. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Jefferies since 2024, including roles at Jefferies LLC prior to joining the advisory team. His background includes positions at Capco and Savana Inc, with earlier experience in retail and education sectors. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers a range of planning topics and employs a collaborative process supported by third-party financial planning software, focusing on customized client goals without providing security-specific investment recommendations.

Tsering Ngudu is a financial advisor with Tocqueville Asset Management LP in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Tocqueville Securities L.P. since 2002, serving as a research analyst. Tocqueville Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and supervisory services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, registered investment companies, private pooled vehicles, insurance companies, and public pension plans. The firm employs multiple investment teams with independent committees focusing on a bottom-up, value-oriented, and contrarian approach across various asset classes.

Maritza Young is a financial advisor at Simon Quick Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 credential with four years of industry experience. She previously worked at KLS Professional Advisors Group, LLC for 12 years before joining Simon Quick Advisors in 2023. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and non-profit entities, endowments, foundations, and corporate clients by providing wealth management, investment consulting, financial planning, tax planning and compliance, and administrative services. The firm allocates client assets among independent managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and affiliated private investment funds, and distinguishes itself through its private fund sponsorship, sub-advisory relationships, and integrated tax and back-office offerings.

Daniel Fitzgerald is a financial professional with five years of industry experience, currently with Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience at firms including Murnick Financial Group, Cetera, and TD Ameritrade. Outside of advising, he manages project intake and governance for Sun Life US, focusing on project status reporting and risk validation. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to a broad range of clients including individuals, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a customized, collaborative planning process supported by third-party software and offers a variety of planning topics such as tax, estate, and philanthropic planning.

Diana Mirabal is a financial advisor with Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 13 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Jefferies LLC, PNC Investments, and BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc. She is also the managing member of a mobile auto detailing business based in Florida. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC offers fee-based financial planning services to individuals and various entities, employing a customized, collaborative planning process that utilizes financial planning software and scenario analysis. The firm separates its fiduciary planning function from implementation and custody services, which are often handled through affiliated broker-dealer entities.