Andrew Caraly is the sole advisor at Carsons Capital LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Kleenpharm - Kleandaily and Intercarsons. Outside of advisory work, he is a partner in two real estate companies based in France, although he does not actively manage these investments. Carsons Capital LLC is a newly registered investment adviser focusing on discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management for individual and high net worth clients. The firm employs a range of analytic approaches and investment strategies, including equities, options, derivatives, and ESG considerations, with individualized portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring.

Kimberly Chao is the principal of Zebra Crossing Asset Management LLC, an independent firm based in New York, NY. She holds the CFA® designation and has 11 years of industry experience. Since founding Zebra Crossing in 2014, she has focused on discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting. Zebra Crossing Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $26.1 million across a limited number of accounts. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and liquidity analysis in its investment process and offers formal financial education and workshop-style programming alongside advisory services.

Richard Bregman is a CFA® charterholder and principal of MJB Asset Management LLC, with 29 years at the firm and four years of industry experience. Based in New York, NY, he has focused his career at MJB Asset Management since its founding. MJB Asset Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, businesses, not-for-profits, high net worth investors, and institutional clients, with a particular emphasis on corporate and pension clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and pension consulting services, combining fundamental and technical analysis to manage portfolios tailored to client goals and market conditions.

Anthony Aulisa is the sole advisor at Wealthie Advisors LLC in Brooklyn, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas. He is also the COO and co-founder of Wealthie Inc., a home equity investment startup. Wealthie Advisors, formed in 2025, provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on a long-term, strategic approach using primarily low-cost ETFs and index mutual funds with periodic rebalancing.

Robert Wander is a financial advisor with Wander Financial Services, LLC, holding CFP® and Series 63 designations and five years of industry experience. He has been associated with Wander Financial Services since 1999 and Purshe Kaplan Sterling since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he provides employee benefits consulting to small businesses. Wander Financial Services advises individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as retirement plan sponsors and participants. The firm employs a fundamental, longer-term investment approach and offers services such as financial planning, asset management through model portfolios and third-party managers, and pension consulting.

Gregg Farrauto is the principal of Farrauto Wealth Management, Inc., an independent advisory firm based in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience, including previous roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and SSN Advisory Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he provides coaching and consulting on entrepreneurial matters in addition to his financial planning services. Farrauto Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth families, business owners, and institutional clients by offering financial planning and portfolio management. The firm employs a combination of model-portfolio allocation and multiple analytical approaches, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with various fee arrangements, including consulting subscription fees.

Alina Fisch is a CFA® charterholder and securities licensed financial advisor with 30 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Contessa Capital, an independent firm she has led since 2022. Prior to that, she held roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Propellr Securities LLC. Outside of advising, Alina contributes periodically to an online magazine, writing a series titled “How To Stay Rich.” Contessa Capital serves individual clients by providing tailored investment management and financial planning services. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with both passive and active investment approaches, managing approximately $9.3 million in discretionary assets for a small client base.

James Leo is the principal and sole advisor at Leo Wealth Management, LLC, with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including American Portfolios Financial Services and LPL Financial. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in selling fixed annuities, life, and health insurance. Leo Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, IRAs, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio construction and ongoing management across multiple asset classes, employing tactical and technical analysis with active rebalancing, cash management, and tax-loss harvesting strategies.

Carlos Ponce is a financial advisor at BPBI LLC in New York, NY, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill from 2007 to 2017 and Bank of America, NA since 2010. Ponce has been with BPBI LLC since 2017. BPBI LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and corporate clients, focusing notably on international investors, primarily from Mexico. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, family-office oversight, and sub-advisory services, often managing a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Mark Reisman is the sole advisor at Pelican Bay Asset Management, Inc. in New York City, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. He has worked exclusively at Pelican Bay Asset Management since 1999. Pelican Bay Asset Management provides investment supervisory services to a select group of clients including corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages separate accounts through a non-discretionary, long-term buy-and-hold approach tailored to each client’s circumstances.

Sean Kearney is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with one year of experience, currently practicing at Amvoy Wealth, an independent advisory firm. He has also been involved with Skearney Financial Limited and Amvoy Wealth Limited in Dublin, Ireland, since 2019, holding roles including CEO and Chief Compliance Officer. Amvoy Wealth provides fee-only investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing both passive and active strategies with a focus on no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm integrates model portfolios and offers client-tailored asset allocation, also overseeing portfolios through in-house and third-party analysis.

Let’s navigate this late-capitalist hellscape together. 🔥 I’m a flat-fee, values-driven financial planner who helps people like you figure out what a good, livable version of success looks like—and how to get there with your money. Some of my clients are high earners in tech, wondering how much longer they can (or want to) stay in the game. Others are purpose-driven professionals—therapists, professors, nonprofit leaders—who never expected to make a ton, but still want clarity, security, and options. Whether you’re burned out and thinking about what’s next, or finally reaching stability and ready to make the most of it, I’m here to help you align your finances with your values, your goals, and your actual life. If that sounds like a fit, let’s talk.

Zhiheng Zhang is the principal and sole advisor at Zhang Capital Management Corp. in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has led Zhang Capital Management since 2006, accumulating 20 years of industry experience. Zhang Capital Management Corp. provides discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals and select institutional clients, focusing on portfolio supervision through equities, ETFs, money market instruments, and options. The firm employs a quantitative, short-term trading approach based on intraday price and volume data and proprietary stock behavior patterns, implementing strategies primarily via directional equity options with average holding periods measured in days.

Zaim Hajdari is the owner and financial advisor of The Hajdari Group, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ni Advisors Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services and serves as managing director of the Hajdari Family Foundation, a private charitable foundation. The Hajdari Group advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and businesses, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental analysis approach and utilizes ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, private offerings, REITs, and structured notes, sometimes engaging Independent Managers for portfolio implementation.

Owen King is a financial advisor at Stonehurst Management, LLC, an independent firm based in New York, NY. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 7 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Stonehurst Management since 2002. Stonehurst Management LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, endowments, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $27 million in client assets and employs a client-specific investment approach based on modern portfolio theory, utilizing a range of traditional and alternative asset classes.

Jason Collis is a financial advisor with Sharpely AI Wealth Advisors LLC in New York, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Qwest Investment Fund Management Limited and Castle Peak Associates. He also works as an independent contractor providing strategy and project management consulting services for investment operations. Sharpely AI Wealth Advisors LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing primarily on broad-based U.S. ETFs. The firm’s investment approach combines quantitative analysis with both long- and short-term trading strategies and offers a performance-based fee option with a high-water mark and S&P hurdle, distinguishing it from many independent advisers.

Glenn Gawronski is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been principal at Byron Place Capital Management, LLC since 2015 and also owns the Gawronski Family Foundation, Inc. and Gawronski Holdings LLC, which invests in commercial real estate and private businesses. Byron Place Capital Management, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and other advisers by providing discretionary portfolio management focused on equity investing, including international securities. The firm combines fundamental, cyclical, and quantitative analysis within a long-term trading approach and is notable for acting as a subadviser and offering performance-based fee arrangements.

Temitope Omojola is the sole advisor at Expected Value Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 16 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at UBS Securities LLC for five years and has been involved with Mailform Inc since 2018. Expected Value Management provides investment management for pooled funds and single-investor accounts, alongside risk-management software and consulting aimed at family offices and corporate treasurers. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes unified risk measurement and frequent portfolio analysis, focusing on sovereign and fixed-income opportunities supported by analytics and automation.

Mark Meyerowitz is the founder and president of Meyerowitz Investment Management, an independent firm based in West Orange, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience. Meyerowitz has led his solo advisory practice since 2003. Meyerowitz Investment Management provides investment management and related services to individual investors, high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical analysis to manage portfolios on a discretionary basis, offering a range of strategies from long-term investing to short-term trading.

Stephen Chen is the principal of Followthru Planning Associates LLC, an independent firm based in Brooklyn, NY. He holds the CFA® charter and Series 66 license, with 19 years at his current firm and a total of four years of industry experience. In addition to financial advising, Chen provides tax preparation and bookkeeping services and is licensed to sell fixed insurance products. Followthru Planning Associates LLC offers financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to individuals and families, with an investment approach focused on long-term allocation using a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and conservative option strategies. The firm combines planning with operating-level services such as tax preparation, bookkeeping, and insurance sales, conducting formal periodic reviews without charging performance-based fees.