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.

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.

Neil Grossman is a financial advisor at Indfin LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 65 license. In addition to his work at Indfin, he is the managing member of GB Associates, LLC, a registered municipal advisor providing financial analysis and advisory services to municipalities, public agencies, and private corporations. He is also a licensed insurance agent. Indfin LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and advisory consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate clients. The firm manages about 55 accounts with approximately $128 million in assets, utilizing target asset allocations across individual securities, ETFs, and mutual funds, with risk management strategies including periodic rebalancing and stop-loss orders.

Peter Shiftouri is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Orion-Archstone Asset Management Inc. with four years of industry experience. His previous roles include consulting positions at Arch Capital Group and Morgan Stanley, as well as employment at Agam Capital and Credit Suisse. Orion-Archstone Asset Management is an independent, single-advisor firm managing approximately $1.8 million for a small client base. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and pension and profit-sharing plans, utilizing a blend of fundamental and technical analysis alongside proprietary quantitative models.

Edward Dove is the president of ESD Advisory Services Inc, an independent registered investment adviser. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. He has been associated with ESD Advisory Services since 1982 and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation since 1994. In addition to his advisory work, he prepares income tax returns. ESD Advisory Services operates as a solo practice, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $42 million, focusing on a small number of larger accounts with an emphasis on long-term, quality-oriented portfolios and careful manager selection.

George Antonopoulos is the sole advisor at WallStreeti.com, LLC, an independent firm based in New York, NY. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience, with over 24 years managing WallStreeti.com, LLC. Outside of his financial advisory role, he is involved in film and theatrical production. WallStreeti.com, LLC provides fee-only investment management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and certain institutional clients. The firm follows a Modern Portfolio Theory framework with a focus on non-discretionary, diversified portfolios using passive mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed income securities.

Zhi Li is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at National Financial Services LLC and currently operates Twelve Two Capital LLC, where he has been since 2018. Li also has a concurrent role with the Internal Revenue Service focused on tax and benefits education. Twelve Two Capital LLC is an independent advisory firm managing approximately $4.0 million for about two dozen clients, including individual and high-net-worth households. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management primarily using passive strategies and provides comprehensive and project-based financial planning along with employee benefit plan advisory services for employer plan sponsors.

Mohammad Hosseini Nejad is a financial advisor with Investment Management 911, holding 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Investment Management 911 since 2000 and also has a long tenure with Unilever HPC USA starting in 1989. Investment Management 911 serves individual and business clients by providing discretionary investment management, customized investment policies, periodic rebalancing, and financial planning. The firm focuses on diversified, asset-allocation portfolios using primarily low-cost, no-load mutual funds and ETFs, emphasizing tax-efficient placement and minimizing investment costs.

Jason Ginsburg is a financial advisor with DJ Wealth Systems, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 24 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes 20 years at Goldman Sachs and a year at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC. He has led DJ Wealth Systems since 2018. DJ Wealth Systems, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on Investment Policy Statements and customized asset allocations across equities, fixed income, ETFs, and commodities. The firm uses quantitative and technical analysis with short-term trading techniques, including margin and options strategies, and emphasizes tailored risk management and quarterly reporting.

Bernard Meehan is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience and operates as the sole advisor at Meehan, Bernard, an independent firm based in Astoria, NY. He has managed a tax preparation business, Forge Financial Services, since 1972, providing tax services primarily to his investment clients. Meehan, Bernard offers portfolio management and investment advisory services to both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth individuals, managing approximately $7.1 million across 36 accounts. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios according to clients’ risk tolerance and objectives, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates as well as hourly consultative reviews.

Rahimul Taher is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Taher Financial Planning in Brooklyn, NY, and has worked in various professional roles since 2011. In addition to financial advising, he operates a separate tax practice, Taher Tax. Taher Financial Planning serves individual clients by providing investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and business-planning consulting. The firm uses a combination of active and passive management and supports clients through discretionary portfolio management and recommendations of outside managers via the Betterment for Advisors platform.

Antony Mott is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Customers' Yachts Advisers, Inc. in New York, NY, with 16 years at the firm and a total of four years of industry experience. His professional background includes expertise in valuation, structured products, and market-making, supported by advanced credentials and patents in valuation and risk management. Customers' Yachts Advisers is a fee-only independent firm managing about $7 million in client assets across individuals, IRAs, pension plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a global, equity-oriented investment strategy using low-cost ETFs with infrequent rebalancing, accepts substantial cash positions, and operates with certain uncommon practices such as not voting client proxies or providing routine tax preparation.

Cengiz Ozdemir is a financial advisor at Arman James Investments with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Arman James Investments since 2010. Arman James Investments provides customized portfolio management primarily for individual clients, focusing on value-oriented, research-driven investment strategies. The firm emphasizes account accessibility and liquidity, offering concentrated portfolios with active trading and option strategies tailored to client risk profiles.

Kenneth Rilander is the sole advisor and principal at BasicValue Asset Management Inc., an independent firm based in New York, NY. He has over 30 years of experience in the industry, including 31 years with BasicValue Asset Management. Rilander holds an MBA from The Wharton School. BasicValue Asset Management serves a small client base of individuals and select institutional retirement and pension plans, managing approximately $38.7 million. The firm employs a value-oriented, long-only buy-and-hold strategy, constructing customized and diversified portfolios using independent research and modern portfolio tools.

Dillon Ferguson is a CFP® professional affiliated with Forward Wealth, an independent firm, and has three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Domain Money, Zoe Financial, Inc., and LearnVest Planning Services. Forward Wealth is a state-registered investment adviser focused on serving individual clients, including high-net-worth households, by combining investment management and financial planning into a single engagement. The firm plans to manage discretionary portfolios with an emphasis on tax-aware strategies and integrates comprehensive financial planning into every managed relationship.

Timothy Kuznetsov is a CFA® charterholder with Series 65 registration and a background that includes positions at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Franklin Templeton Investments, and Manning & Napier Advisors. He has been affiliated with Libris Capital Management LLC since 2021. Libris Capital Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, using a combination of cyclical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis. The firm creates customized Investment Policy Statements for each client and employs both long- and short-term trading across a range of asset classes.