Tuula Paavola is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as owner and managing director of DeFrate & Paavola, LLC. She has been affiliated with Vicus Capital, Inc. since 2005 and also maintains a role as an insurance agent selling life, annuities, and long-term care products. Vicus Capital serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, trusts, and retirement plan sponsors, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm employs a range of strategies combining fundamental and technical analysis and provides specialized fiduciary consulting and plan-sponsor services uncommon among enterprise firms.

John Burnham is a financial advisor with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC in White Plains, NY. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at National Asset Management and National Securities Corporation. Outside his advisory role, he is involved in tax preparation services through a partnership at Saranac Tax Services LLC. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other entities. The firm manages assets primarily on a discretionary basis using advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, and incorporates third-party sub-advisers with ongoing account monitoring.

Joshua Sandbulte is a financial advisor at Greenhaven Associates Inc with a Series 65 designation and over 21 years of experience at the firm. He has been with Greenhaven Associates since 2005. Greenhaven Associates manages discretionary equity portfolios for a variety of clients including individuals, trusts, foundations, pension plans, IRAs, endowments, and institutional clients such as sovereign wealth funds and banking institutions. The firm employs a value-oriented, buy-and-hold equity strategy with concentrated portfolios and oversees approximately $11.66 billion for around 100 clients.

Patrick Walker is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and the State of Ohio. He joined Jefferies LLC in 2021 and Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC in 2023. 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 customized, collaborative planning process supported by third-party software and tools to assess probability-based financial outcomes.

Melissa Neale is a financial advisor at Snowden Capital Advisors LLC in New York, NY, with a Series 66 designation and approximately four years of experience. Her prior roles include positions at Snowden Lane Partners, Insigneo Securities LLC, International Finance Bank, and Tropical Fruit Export S.A. Snowden Capital Advisors serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and other institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and financial planning, combining multi-team scale with institutional capabilities.

Nicholas Simini is a financial advisor with Summit Financial, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with multiple affiliated firms since 2013, including Summit Financial, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Summit Equities. Simini also engages in insurance sales through various brokerage groups, earning compensation from product sales. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for around 17,800 clients. The firm offers investment advisory, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services through a combination of discretionary and consultative programs.

Sally Megear is a financial advisor with Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC, where she has worked since 2003. She has 13 years of industry experience. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC provides investment management and family-office services to families and select institutional investors, including endowments and foundations. The firm offers a range of proprietary equity and fixed-income strategies and combines bottom-up security selection with manager allocation and sub-advisory relationships tailored to individual client portfolios.

Diego Castillo Olea is a financial advisor at Mora Capital Management, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Boreal Capital Securities LLC, UBS Financial Services, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. Mora Capital Management provides investment management and advisory services to institutional and individual clients, including high-net-worth and non-U.S. investors. The firm uses an open-architecture investment platform that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis across broad asset classes and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Brianna Vanacore is a financial advisor at Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. with two years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Her prior work includes roles at LPL Enterprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Valley National Bank. She has also worked in various positions outside finance, including at Rutgers University and Anthony Gerald Studio D. Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.32 billion through a multi-advisor team, serving institutional clients and individual investors, including high-net-worth households. The firm employs a client-specific investment process that incorporates tactical allocations and a proprietary Valuation Analysis for equity selection, offering discretionary portfolio management and multiple wrap fee programs.

Bradley Goldman is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Palisade Capital Management, LP in Fort Lee, NJ, bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Palisade Capital Management LLC since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer for South Mountain Speech and Feeding LLC, a private speech and language pathology practice. Palisade Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse range of clients, including corporations, public pension plans, financial institutions, family offices, trusts, and individuals. The firm employs a research-intensive, bottom-up fundamental approach across various equity and fixed income strategies and serves as sub-adviser to mutual funds and collective investment trusts.

Nicholas Maguire is a financial advisor at Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously served in the United States Marine Corps from 2017 to 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a residential rental property with his wife. Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.69 billion for individual and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, employing a client-driven process that combines strategic equity, fixed income, and cash allocations tailored to each client’s objectives.

Elias Pritsoulis is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners since 2020 and at Aegis Capital Corp since 2013. 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 emphasizes international investing and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, including discretionary management, model portfolios, and sub-advisory arrangements.

Daniel Humphrey is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He currently works at Modera Wealth Management, LLC and previously held roles at Hightower Advisors, Equitable Advisors, Madison Trust, and several other firms. Modera Wealth Management, LLC serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and plan sponsors with wealth management, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning. The firm emphasizes diversified asset allocation aligned with Modern Portfolio Theory and integrates traditional investment management with in-house accounting, tax services, and business coaching.

Brian Early is a CFP® professional with 32 years of industry experience. He is currently with Level Four Advisory Services and has previously worked at Mid Atlantic Securities, Inc. for 25 years and Brown & Overton for over 30 years. Outside of advisory work, he is also licensed as an insurance agent, focusing on life, disability, and fixed and variable insurance products. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing approximately $5.32 billion across 115 advisors and serving individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and nonprofit entities. The firm offers fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing model portfolios and a combination of direct management and sub-advisory relationships.

Manuel Escobar is a financial advisor with NPA Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. He has worked at Nationwide Planning Associates, Inc. since 2019 and previously at Oriental Financial Services from 2013 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, Dr. Escobar teaches investment theory and principles twice a year to the retirement board of the Panama Canal retirees association and has served as an analyst reviewing fixed income valuations for the University of Puerto Rico Retirement Board. NPA Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering managed-account programs through its Advisor’s Edge platform to individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm combines advisor-led planning with model portfolio implementation, often delegating trading to approved sub-advisors while maintaining supervisory oversight.

Glenn Ambach is a CFA® charterholder based in New York, NY, with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors since 2017 and previously held roles at Efficient Market Advisors, Morgan Stanley, FAC Wealth Management, and Ameriprise. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors, L.P. provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, institutions, and financial intermediaries. The firm utilizes proprietary ETF model portfolios and combines strategic, tactical, and opportunistic asset allocation informed by macroeconomic research, primarily employing index-based ETFs for diversification.

Andres Ricketts is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked previously at PNC Investments, BBVA Wealth Solutions Inc., BBVA Securities Inc., and Compass Bank. Outside of finance, he is a member of an electronic device repair LLC. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a customized, collaborative planning process that incorporates third-party software and scenario analysis to assist clients in a range of financial planning topics.

Kenneth Biebel is a financial advisor at A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at David Lerner Associates and Wells Fargo Clearing. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is a dually registered SEC investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving individual clients, retirement plans, and pooled/institutional vehicles through a multi-team platform. The firm offers portfolio management, financial and estate planning, model and wrap fee programs, third-party sub-advisory arrangements, and brokerage and insurance product distribution, 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.

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.