Ronald Schneider is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience, currently serving at Samalin Wealth since 2020. His prior roles include positions at National Asset Management, United Advisors Services, LLC, and Securities America Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Samalin Wealth provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $490 million in client assets across eight advisers, employing a strategy that includes fundamental and cyclical analysis, a combination of long- and short-term positions, and the use of margin, derivatives, and private placements.

John English is a financial advisor with Innovative Advisory Group in Nyack, NY, holding Series 66 and Series 65 credentials and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for eight years before joining Innovative Advisory Group in 2019. Outside of his advisory role, John serves on the Board of Governors for the Nyack Boat Club and is the secretary of the Parish Council at St. Pius X in Scarsdale, NY. Innovative Advisory Group provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and employer-sponsored plan participants. The firm integrates portfolio management with financial planning, employing a variety of analytical approaches and investment strategies while serving roughly 298 clients through an eight-advisor team managing about $194 million in discretionary assets.

Catherine Newman is a financial advisor with Income & Asset Advisory, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 15 years of industry experience. She has worked with American Portfolios/Jason Waxler and Osaic Wealth, Inc. in addition to her current firm. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a trustee and executor for a revocable trust and is involved in administrative and bookkeeping roles with a private LLC. Income & Asset Advisory provides investment advice to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm offers customized portfolio management and consulting services, employing a mix of analytical approaches with a generally buy-and-hold strategy adjusted by active asset-class positioning.

Matthew Naidorf is a financial advisor at Income & Asset Advisory, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Prudential and American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is a passive investor in Ludlows Cocktail Company, LLC. Income & Asset Advisory, Inc. provides individualized portfolio management and financial consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a buy-and-hold investment approach combined with fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, and offers specialized pension consulting services including IPS development and participant education.

Thomas Beattie is a CFP® professional with 31 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Samalin Wealth since 2024 and previously spent 13 years with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc. Samalin Wealth provides comprehensive investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and cyclical analysis in its investment process, managing approximately $490 million in client assets across eight advisers.

Marc Decuffa is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Proxy Wealth Advisors LLC with 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services Inc., JPMorgan Securities LLC, and Long Island Financial Group, Inc. He has also worked as a freelancer and been involved with Proxy Freedom LLC and Cents Ability LLC. Proxy Wealth Advisors LLC provides fee-based discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across a broad range of instruments and offers specialized services for foreign clients and immigration-related financial planning.

Thomas Castrovinci is a financial advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at MassMutual Life Insurance Company, Woodbury Financial Services, Park Avenue Securities, Strategies For Wealth, and Guardian Life Insurance. Outside of financial advising, he serves as Treasurer and member of the Knights of Columbus chapter in Mahopac, NY, where he handles accounting functions. Gradient Advisors, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm operates primarily through third-party money managers and investment advisor representatives, using a largely non-discretionary model and multiple analytical approaches while maintaining approximately $1.39 billion in total platform assets.

Tom Hamilton is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Advisory Services Network since 2012. Advisory Services Network is an enterprise firm with a network of approximately 208 independent Investment Adviser Representatives serving individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, investment and retirement-plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, overseeing about $8.6 billion in client assets.

Connor Tyson is a financial advisor at Portfolio Medics, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Portfolio Medics in 2022, Mr. Tyson worked at Altium Wealth Management LLC and TIAA-CREF. He is also an independent insurance agent, selling insurance products including annuities. Portfolio Medics provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as small businesses, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized portfolios using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and other strategies, with an emphasis on retail and small-business clients.

Michael Bird is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Kovack Advisors since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Arete Wealth Advisors and American Portfolios Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he is involved with Bird Asset Management and serves as a consultant for NexTrip, Inc. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and banking institutions nationwide. The firm focuses on diversified asset-class exposure using mutual funds and ETFs, with additional options tailored to client objectives, and provides financial planning and third-party manager recommendations.

Jay Nakahara is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, New York Life Insurance Company, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and BTIG. Fortis Capital Advisors provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, families, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of discretionary management, advisor-specific investment styles, and model portfolios incorporating passive, active, tactical, and ESG strategies.

Stefano Safaei is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He has held Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Wedbush Securities since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner and shareholder in Skyarch Capital Advisors, LLC, which provides tax planning services to small and mid-size businesses and high-income individuals. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm offers brokerage and SEC-registered investment advisory services, combining capital markets, fixed income, commodities, and clearing services with managed account solutions.

Steven Kronethal is a financial advisor at CL Wealth Management LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with CL Wealth Management since 2021. He also serves as president of Integrated Planning Associates, Inc., where he is involved in selling life, disability, group ancillary, and health insurance products. CL Wealth Management LLC is a multi-advisor firm that serves individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio advisory services, financial planning, consulting, and access to third-party money managers and educational workshops, tailoring investment strategies to client objectives through a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Kathleen Allen is a financial advisor with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Foresters Financial Services and Foresters ADVISORY SERVICES LLC. M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through a nationwide network of independent firms and professionals. The firm offers a combination of advisory and brokerage services with an emphasis on suitability-based recommendations, ongoing monitoring, and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management programs.

Timothy Hermann is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Advisors Capital Management, LLC since 2023 and previously worked at several related firms including The Roosevelt Investment Group from 2009 to 2023. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and RIAs by offering discretionary portfolio management through customized private accounts, model strategies, and self-directed brokerage solutions. The firm combines macro-level insights with detailed security analysis across multiple asset classes and manages over $8 billion in discretionary assets, distinguishing itself with its extensive intermediary relationships and scale.

Andrew Benet is a financial advisor with IP Financial Advisory Services LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including H.D. Vest Advisory Services and Innovation Partners LLC. In addition to advisory work, he owns Benet and Associates LLC, which provides tax preparation and accounting services, and he operates as an independent insurance agent. IP Financial Advisory Services primarily serves individual retail clients and offers portfolio management, financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm focuses on non-high-net-worth individuals and combines traditional investment advisory services with insurance consulting and enterprise risk management.

Francis Capella is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Wedbush Securities since 2007. Capella also serves as Vice President of Skyarch Capital Advisors, LLC, an investment-related business. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutions. The firm offers brokerage and SEC-registered investment advisory services across wealth management, fixed income, commodities, securities lending, capital markets, and provides clearing and prime services.

Steven Dym is a financial advisor with Advisory Services Network, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Advisory Services Network since 2017 and previously operated Steve I. Dym and Co. from 2011 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a professor of finance at Rutgers University and is a published author. Additionally, he is the rabbi of Congregation Boruch Taam, where he teaches and lectures. Advisory Services Network is an enterprise firm with approximately 208 independent advisors serving individuals, families, corporations, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and investment consulting using a variety of investment strategies and implementation options tailored to client objectives.

Michael Feriola is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He has been associated with Ferstavi Holdings Corporation since 2013. Advisor Share Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, professional investment advisers, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement-plan services, and a web-based platform for independent advisers, implementing client strategies through third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios on either a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Ronald Deramon is a financial advisor with First Advisors National, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at First Advisors National since 2018 and previously spent nine years with H.D. Vest Insurance and Investment Services. In addition to his advisory role, Deramon operates an accounting practice and works as an independent insurance agent. First Advisors National manages discretionary assets for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering investment management, third-party portfolio recommendations, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes manager selection and monitoring, supplemented by fundamental analysis and tailored client reviews.