Mario Giammarco Jr is a financial advisor at Herold Advisors, Inc. in New York, NY, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Herold Advisors since 2015 and Herold & Lantern Investments since 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an attorney and owner of Giammarco Law and is involved in financial planning through Giammarco Planning Associates. Herold Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, and pension plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm uses a combination of computerized screening and fundamental analysis to construct portfolios primarily focused on domestic large- and mid-cap equities, with additional allocations to foreign equities and fixed income.

Ayelet Kindler is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. Her career includes long-term roles at Bank Leumi USA and Leumi Investment Services Inc. She is also associated with Valley National Bank and Valley Financial Management, Inc. Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.69 billion for individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a client-driven investment process that balances equities, fixed income, and cash, and operates strategic portfolio models supported by an investment committee and third-party services.

Michael Dwyer IV is a financial advisor at Strategic Family Wealth Counselors, L.L.C. with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Strategic Family Wealth Counselors since 2017. Prior to his advisory roles, he worked at the University of Notre Dame from 2014 to 2018. Strategic Family Wealth Counselors provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $1.66 billion in assets and emphasizes individualized financial planning and fundamental analysis, using a combination of Independent Managers, mutual funds, ETFs, collective vehicles, and private placement opportunities for accredited investors.

Eliyahu Engelman is a financial advisor at Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Valley Wealth Managers, Valley National Bank, and Valley Financial Management, Inc. since 2023, and previously at Leumi Investment Services Inc. since 2016. Valley Wealth Managers, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.69 billion for individual and institutional clients. The firm follows a client-driven investment process that allocates among equities, fixed income, and cash, using both individual securities and funds, supported by an investment committee and third-party services for portfolio management and reporting.

Franklin Waung is a financial advisor at Watts Capital Partners LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Catapult Systems and China Soft International. Outside of financial advising, he operates a translation service specializing in Chinese to English and is a partner at Cubic AI Technologies, managing partners' funds. Watts Capital Partners serves U.S. and non-U.S. individuals, families, business owners, and enterprises by providing financial planning, wealth management, and investment management services. The firm uses a documented planning process and employs a range of strategies including core, tactical, and alternative investments, with proprietary quantitative models and options strategies.

Jacques Boubli is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at The Portfolio Strategy Group, LLC since 2014. He holds a Series 66 license and is based in White Plains, NY. The Portfolio Strategy Group provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and institutional accounts. The firm manages approximately $2.38 billion in client assets using proprietary strategies and external manager selection, including advisory roles in private funds with performance-based compensation.

Jack Weinstein is a financial advisor with IDB Lido Wealth, LLC and holds a Series 65 credential. He has six years of industry experience, including prior roles at BNY Mellon Wealth Management and Lido Advisors, LLC. Weinstein provides services to IDB Lido Wealth under a services agreement and is employed and compensated by Lido Advisors. IDB Lido Wealth, LLC is a joint venture between Lido Advisors and Israel Discount Bank of New York, offering investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement and estate planning services. The firm serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, pensions, and charitable organizations, utilizing a multi-asset integrated wealth-management approach implemented directly or through sub-advisers.

Luisa Haratani Bittencourt is a financial advisor at Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc. with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Ameraudi Investment Services LLC, Ameraudi Asset Management, Inc., and Interaudi Bank. Ameraudi Asset Management provides portfolio management and asset-allocation services to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and trusts, offering both discretionary managed portfolios and non-discretionary trading arrangements. The firm’s approach emphasizes a macroeconomic perspective and uses diversified ETFs along with fundamental, technical, and macro analysis.

Timothy Kingsbury is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Veris Wealth Partners, LLC since 2019 and previously spent six years at Wetherby Asset Management. Veris Wealth Partners, LLC advises endowments, foundations, high-net-worth individuals, and families, offering investment management, financial planning, OCIO, and consulting services. The firm emphasizes sustainable and impact investing with ESG integration, employing a goals-based process and an Inclusion and Belonging framework in its manager due diligence.

Melissa Danenberg is a financial advisor at Quent Capital, LLC with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and over 20 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Lanx Management LLC and Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith Inc., accumulating nearly two decades of experience before joining Quent Capital. Quent Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients and advises pooled vehicles, including the Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund, LP. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and strategic asset-allocation methods, focusing on a long/short, small-cap strategy tied to thematic innovation such as AI and longevity.

Frederick Hinkley is a financial advisor at Manchester Capital Management LLC with seven years of industry experience. He has held his current position since 2017 and previously worked at Alta Core Consulting LLC for one year. Hinkley holds a Series 65 credential. Manchester Capital Management provides investment advisory and wealth-management services to high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, foundations, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an asset-allocation approach using third-party managers and pooled vehicles, managing portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis with a focus on long-term positions and occasional tactical adjustments.

Michael Koch is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, INVEST Financial Corporation, and Thrivent Investment Management. Fortis Group Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, estate coordination, and employs a combined fundamental and technical investment approach with a focus on manager due diligence and tax-aware decisions.

Owen Williamson is a financial advisor at Williamson Legacy Group, LLC in Brooklyn, NY, with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Axxcess Wealth Management, the City of Tampa, and NYC Parks. Williamson Legacy Group provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, family offices, trusts, estates, private foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm manages over $183 million in discretionary assets for roughly 343 clients and employs a team-based approach with five advisors.

Corey Moon is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience, currently with Zoe Financial, Inc. He previously worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC and has experience with organizations including Instaswim and the Hillsborough YMCA. Zoe Financial, Inc. operates an online referral service that matches individual and high-net-worth users to third-party registered investment advisers within its Zoe Advisor Network, and provides a turnkey asset management platform offering reporting, administrative, and sub-advisory support to participating RIAs. The firm focuses on referrals and platform services rather than directly managing retail client accounts.

Julian Lecraw III is a financial advisor with Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has nine years of industry experience, all with Wellington Shields & Co. since 2017 except for a one-year period of unemployment. Wellington Shields Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.17 billion across several hundred accounts and employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, alongside long- and short-term strategies, including options and margin use where appropriate.

Ally Ayers is a financial advisor at Brooklyn FI, LLC with six years of industry experience. She is a 50% owner of In the Money Media, LLC, a podcasting company based in Brooklyn, NY, and also provides tax preparation services through Mason Tax, LLC. Brooklyn FI serves individual and high-net-worth clients with continuous, household-level investment management, financial planning, and retirement-account advisory services. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach while incorporating outside managers and specialized strategies, and it offers educational seminars and integrates held-away accounts into client portfolios.

John Gavin III is a financial advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has worked at Empirical Research Partners since 2016. Empirical Research Partners provides data-driven research and on-request investment advice exclusively to institutional investors, including money managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, and broker-dealers. The firm focuses on quantitative models combining macroeconomic and industry data with statistical analysis to support professional investors’ decision-making.

Todd Zangrilli is a financial advisor at Alden Investment Group with 42 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing, Cantella & Co., Inc., and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partial owner in two investment entities related to rental properties. Alden Investment Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm specializes in retirement programs and executive benefits, employing customized asset allocations with proprietary strategies and integrated technology platforms for comprehensive portfolio oversight.

Jack Wooton is a financial advisor at Aptus Financial, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Aptus Financial since 2023 and prior experience at Trusty Oak and Incontext Creations. Aptus Financial provides flat-fee financial planning and advisory services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored defined-contribution plans. The firm emphasizes financial planning over discretionary portfolio management, focusing on passive, long-term indexing, asset allocation, and client education through regular interactions and targeted programming.

David Poppe is a financial advisor at Giverny Capital Asset Management with 17 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb and Sequoia Fund, Inc. He also serves as a director of Central Securities Corporation, a closed-end fund, where he participates in investment discussions and board activities. Giverny Capital Asset Management provides discretionary equity-focused investment management to individuals, trusts, and other entities. The firm employs a fundamental, value-oriented approach to construct concentrated portfolios and emphasizes a long-term, low-turnover strategy.