Christopher Toro is a financial advisor at A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 29 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC and B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving individual clients, retirement plans, and institutional vehicles through a multi-team platform. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, with a notable emphasis on international investing and management of pooled vehicles.

Aster Getahun is a financial advisor with RMR Wealth Builders, Inc., holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and possessing 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining RMR Wealth Builders in 2020, Aster worked at Calton & Associates, Inc. and has been affiliated with Sidney Finkelstein since 2009. Outside of advisory work, Aster is a partner at Sidney Finkelstein, PA, a public accounting firm, and also owns a business related to insurance products. RMR Wealth Builders is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm with 53 advisors managing approximately $2.9 billion. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, fiduciary services, sub-advisory solutions, and educational seminars.

Timothy Gordon is a financial advisor at BakerAvenue with Series 63 and 66 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Crawford Investment Counsel, Prudential Annuities Distributors, and Invesco Advisers. BakerAvenue Asset Management is a multi-team wealth manager serving individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and a range of financial planning and family office services, utilizing a blend of quantitative, fundamental, and tactical strategies alongside alternative investments and third-party sub-advisers.

Stephen Decatur III is a financial advisor at Moors & Cabot, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Brown Brothers Harriman. Moors & Cabot serves both retail and high-net-worth individuals, as well as institutional clients, offering investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a range of strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances, managing accounts on discretionary or non-discretionary terms and providing “advice-only” arrangements for assets held elsewhere.

Marc Guido is a financial advisor at RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Calton & Associates, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a performance coach and personal trainer and coaches youth hockey. RMR Wealth Builders is a multi-team SEC-registered investment advisory firm managing approximately $2.2 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients with services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and digital-asset management.

Theodore Cambilis is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Circle Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. Circle Wealth Management is an independent, women-owned registered investment adviser specializing in customized wealth advisory, investment management, and family office services for high-net-worth individuals, multi-generational families, and related entities. The firm manages approximately $14.07 billion in assets across 73 client relationships and emphasizes coordinated estate, tax, insurance, and charitable planning alongside a broad range of investment strategies.

Robert Bezzone is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 34 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at firms including Bank of America, Merrill, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the boards of religious charities, including the Sisters of Christian Charity and St. Paul - Inside The Walls. Arax Advisory Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and private fund advisory, employing both traditional and alternative investment strategies across an integrated platform with over 200 advisors.

William Andrews is a Series 66-licensed advisor at RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining RMR Wealth Builders in 2025, he worked at Hightower Advisors for four years and held positions at Farr Miller & Washington, LLC, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Pruco Securities LLC. RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $2.9 billion with 52 advisors. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and institutional accounts, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, sub-advisory roles, and educational seminars.

Spencer Marsh is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Beacon Investment Advisory Services since 2011. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in assets and offers an open-architecture investment platform with a risk-first framework, tax-aware management, and customization options, supported by its affiliation with a chartered trust company and bank holding company.

Dustin Vancott is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Aegis Capital Corp and Fahnestock & Co. Inc. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is a dually registered SEC investment adviser and FINRA‑member broker‑dealer serving individual clients, retirement plans, and institutional vehicles through a multi‑team platform. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, with a focus on international investing and a combination of discretionary and non‑discretionary strategies.

Jason Plawner is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC. He has nine years of industry experience, including roles at Old City Investment Partners and Weizmann Global Endowment Management Trust. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm employs a goals-based financial advising approach supported by proprietary software and quantitative metrics, combining passive and active strategies with dynamic rebalancing.

Christopher Shagawat is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc. since 2015. He also maintains a role at Acertus Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2013. Beacon Trust serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm offers financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management through a multi-team advisory staff and employs an open-architecture investment platform with a risk-first framework that includes tax-aware management and loss harvesting.

Edward Majtenyi is a financial advisor at RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. with 43 years of industry experience. He has been with RMR Wealth Builders since 1986 and previously worked at Calton & Associates, Inc. for 10 years. Outside of advisory work, he owns HR Ease LLC, a technology company focused on software and services. RMR Wealth Builders is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $2.9 billion and serving individuals, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and specialized advisory programs including annuity management and digital asset management.

Jay Ahlbeck is a financial advisor at Mariner Independent with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Prior to joining Mariner Independent and Kinney Munro Wealth Advisors in 2024, he worked at Planning Capital Management Corp. for 19 years. Outside of his advisory work, he oversees a hobby farm that produces hay, wood, and maple syrup. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, model portfolios, third-party managers, and retirement plan services supported by institutional resources and affiliated investment relationships.

Juan Matallana is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, National Securities Corporation, and Katerra. Outside of his advisory role, Matallana serves as a board member and COO of SEFT FC Corporation, a nonprofit semi-professional soccer team. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and employs both advisor-driven and proprietary rule-based model allocations, combining third-party sub-advisers and ongoing account monitoring.

Yiorgos Georgeson is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentialed advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Brave Asset Management, Inc. for nine years and Hall Capital Partners LLC for one year. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm with around 70 advisors managing approximately $13 billion, serving individuals, entities, and institutional investors. The firm combines allocation to alternative investments with traditional equities and fixed income, employing fundamental and qualitative macro analysis and a manager due-diligence process to construct multi-asset portfolios that include both liquid and illiquid private market commitments.

Thomas Hagerstrom is a financial advisor at Robertson Stephens Wealth Management with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Haymarket Wealth Management LLC for 11 years. He serves on the board and as head of the investment committee for the Madison Area YMCA Association, where he helps create the investment policy statement. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management provides advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, family offices, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm combines individualized advice with centrally developed model portfolios and oversight, managing over $7 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2024.

Michael Lee is a financial advisor with Compass Financial Management LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Global Markets, and several wealth management firms. Outside of advisory work, he is a media commentator and speaker on economics, markets, and politics, appearing on outlets such as Fox Business and RFD-TV, and serves as CFO for a technology reseller company. Compass Financial Management LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, providing discretionary investment management and retirement-plan consulting through a multi-advisor team managing roughly $894 million. The firm’s approach incorporates a range of asset classes and analytical methods, including proprietary model portfolios and selective use of third-party managers.

William Lapiana is a financial advisor with Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Newbridge Securities for 15 years before joining Ausdal in 2024. Outside of his advisory role, he leads Lapiana Consulting Group and is involved in explaining deferred sales trust strategies to clients. Ausdal Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, managing approximately $3.73 billion for over 16,000 clients. The firm offers a wide range of advisory and financial planning services, with investment strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk profiles.

James Barrett is a Series 63-licensed advisor with 43 years of industry experience. He is currently with RMR Wealth Builders, Inc., where he has worked for a combined total of over 40 years, and also spent time at Calton & Associates, Inc. Barrett's long tenure reflects extensive involvement in wealth advisory services. RMR Wealth Builders is a multi-team SEC-registered investment advisory firm managing approximately $2.2 billion in client assets. The firm serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, annuity services, and digital-asset management, with accounts managed through model-based allocations and a range of advisory program options.