Jay Furst is a financial advisor at Forteris Wealth Management, Inc. with 4 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Forteris Wealth Management since 1993. Forteris Wealth Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $179.6 million in assets, employs customized portfolios including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and derivatives, and offers ongoing portfolio monitoring with regular reviews.

Peter Lusk Jr. is a financial advisor with Acanto, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Acanto since 2017 and has prior experience with Great Point Capital, LLC, Pro Capital Exchange, and Carpe Diem Partners, LLC. Outside of advising, he provides business development consulting for startups through ProCapital Consulting LLC and serves as a registered representative at Weild & Co., focusing on carbon offset valuation and placement. Acanto, LLC is a fee-based investment adviser offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a quantitative trade-signal service for a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, small businesses, and other advisory firms. The firm uses a proprietary, model-driven approach combining momentum signals with risk parity strategies, emphasizing systematic and rules-based implementation.

Jacob Hadad is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with Wesfair Advisory Group, Inc. in Chappaqua, NY, with five years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he spent five years at Apollo Global Management, LLC. He is also President of JH Solutions LLC DBA Wesfair Tax, a company providing accounting and tax preparation services, and serves as Vice President and co-owner of Wesfair Agency, Inc., a licensed insurance agency. Wesfair Advisory Group, Inc. offers portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term trading approach based on a combination of charting, fundamental, modern portfolio theory, quantitative, and technical analysis, primarily operating on a non-discretionary basis.

Francis Brown is a CFP® and ChFC® with 32 years of industry experience. He is currently with Abundant Wealth Management LLC, where he has worked since 2018. Prior to this, he held roles at TLG Advisors, Inc., The Smith Company, Inc., and The Leaders Group Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as President and Founding Partner of Abundant Insurance Services and also provides individual tax preparation services. Abundant Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes Modern Portfolio Theory and long-term investing, offering comprehensive financial plans and a bi-weekly newsletter, “Advisor Stream,” as part of its client services.

Lindzy Gasparella is a financial advisor at Golden Bay Advisors LLC with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Her prior roles include positions at Shareholders Service Group Inc and Altruist Financial LLC. Golden Bay Advisors primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management for separately managed accounts and retirement plans, along with financial planning services. The firm utilizes a diverse investment approach centered on exchange-traded funds, individual stocks, mutual funds, and other equity and debt instruments.

Denis Baftiq is a CFP® at Midfield Private Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Merit Financial Group, and several other financial and educational institutions. Midfield Private Wealth provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a blend of passive and active strategies with a focus on fundamental analysis, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management tailored to client needs.

Elizabeth Peck is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Frazier Financial Consultants, LLC. She has contributed financial planning articles to Forbes since 2017 and Copper Bank since 2020, and is the author of the book "Beyond Piggy Banks and Lemonade Stands," published in 2019. Additionally, she is the founder and managing member of FinLit Learning, LLC, an entity related to her outside business activities. Frazier Financial Consultants provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach using core-and-satellite portfolios with passive and active funds, integrating tax and estate planning within its discretionary management services.

Loriann Low is an investment adviser representative with Forte Asset Management, LLC and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. She has four years of industry experience, with prior roles including Covey Roberts & Carmody and self-employment. Low is also involved with the PACE Women's Justice Center. Forté Asset Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a portfolio-risk oriented approach tailored to client objectives and manages over $322 million in discretionary assets with a small advisory team.

Gregory Werlinich is the sole advisor at Werlinich Asset Management, L.L.C. and holds a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He has led Werlinich Asset Management since 1997. The firm provides discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, personal trusts, and charitable foundations, offering financial planning services that include income and estate tax planning, retirement and college planning, and insurance analysis. It serves both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, employing a top-down sector-rotation investment strategy focused on individual equities and select ETFs, with an emphasis on tax efficiency and personalized investment policies.

Sean Gelston is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at VII Capital Management LLC since 2014 and previously was employed by Tongore Management LLC from 2015 to 2019. VII Capital Management LLC manages discretionary equity portfolios for individuals, trusts, estates, and taxable business entities, while also advising a pooled investment vehicle. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach focused on publicly traded common stocks, offering standardized and customized portfolios with options for performance-based fees and the use of leverage and short selling.

Peter Yam is a financial advisor at Pension Maxima Investment Advisory, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at OCBC Bank for eight years and was retired for three years before joining his current firm. Pension Maxima primarily serves pension, profit-sharing, and 401(k) plan sponsors and participants, as well as individual clients. The firm provides pension consulting, financial planning, model portfolio recommendations, and a manager-of-managers program, focusing mainly on non-discretionary advisory services and educational workshops for retirement plan participants.

Elliot Turner is a financial advisor at RGA Investment Advisors, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with RGA Investment Advisors since 2012. RGA Investment Advisors provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment process incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, managing portfolios that include individual equities, mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and affiliated private placements.

Seth Varnhagen is a financial advisor at Fifth Set Private Wealth Management LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and previously worked at North Castle Advisors, LLC for 17 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the sole trustee for a family testamentary trust. Fifth Set Private Wealth Management LLC is an independent advisory firm that provides portfolio management, financial planning, and wealth management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and business entities. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory and the efficient market hypothesis, emphasizing diversified asset-class allocations and regular portfolio reviews.

Jason Dos Santos is a financial advisor at Milagre Wealth Management, Inc. with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include work at the Virtual Civilization Initiative and Marist College. Milagre Wealth Management offers fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a range of analytical methods and trading strategies, tailoring portfolios based on client risk profiles while managing a large client base from multiple offices.

Gary Reetz is a financial advisor at One Oak Capital Management, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Regis Advisors for 17 years and Fox Chase Capital Partners for over two decades. One Oak Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth and individual clients, as well as pooled investment vehicles and private funds. The firm focuses on fixed-income strategies, including investment-grade corporate and municipal bonds, and operates multi-strategy funds with delegated trading authority under a first-loss framework.

Asher Rogovy is the sole advisor at Magnifina, LLC, holding a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. He has been with Magnifina since 2020 and was self-employed from 2012 to 2020. Outside of advising, he is a non-managing member of real estate investment entities, with minimal involvement in their operations. Magnifina provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, utilizing proprietary quantitative equity strategies and a centralized research process. The firm supports outside investors through model distribution and emphasizes client control over individual stock holdings.

Nathaniel Ralston is a financial advisor at Shearman, Ralston Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Shearman, Ralston Inc. since 2012. Shearman, Ralston Inc. provides portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and trusts. The firm employs a variety of strategies tailored to client objectives, using fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, with an emphasis on non-discretionary management and option-related strategies.

Bonnie Yam is a CFP®, CFA®, and ChFC® with 18 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with Pension Maxima Investment Advisory, Inc. since 2007 and is currently associated with Mi Lino Gato. Outside of advisory work, she provides financial wellness education through SUNY Westchester and operates a tax planning firm, Mi Lindo Gato, where she manages client inquiries and tax preparation services. Pension Maxima primarily serves pension, profit-sharing, and 401(k) plan sponsors and participants, as well as individual clients. The firm focuses on pension consulting, financial planning, model portfolio recommendations, and a manager-of-managers program, with an advisory practice that is largely non-discretionary.

Peter Scholtz is a financial advisor at Scholtz & Company, LLC in Stamford, CT, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Scholtz & Company since 1993. Scholtz & Company is a wealth management firm serving high-net-worth individuals, trusts, pension plans, and institutions. The firm manages approximately $314 million across 200 client accounts, employing a combination of in-house fundamental research and technical analysis, with investment strategies that include Balanced, All Cap Equity, Income, Small Cap Equity, and Tactical Allocation approaches.

Paul Dossantos is a financial advisor at Milagre Wealth Management, Inc. in White Plains, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 29 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at International Equity Services, Inc. and JSK Associates. Milagre Wealth Management serves individual clients, trusts, and estates with discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and actively manages client assets, often adjusting allocations in anticipation of market changes.