Bert Bowler is a CFP® with over 31 years of industry experience. He is currently with Round Rock Advisors LLC and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he owns B.T. Bowler, LLC, which provides risk management services unrelated to his investment work, and he is a licensed insurance agent involved in implementing insurance recommendations. Round Rock Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and institutional investors by providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs multiple investment strategies, including fundamental long-term analysis and specialized approaches through its internal divisions and affiliated sub-advisors.

Scott Dynan is a financial advisor at Round Rock Advisors LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Neuberger Berman BD LLC, Taurus Asset Management, and Western International Securities. Round Rock Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and institutional investors by providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including fundamental long-term analysis and specialized approaches through its internal divisions and affiliated sub-advisors.

Robert Weinstein is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 45 years of industry experience. He has worked at Round Rock Advisors LLC since 2022 and previously held roles at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC and Summit Financial Group Inc. In addition to his financial advising career, he operates a CPA practice providing tax preparation and accounting services. Round Rock Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach with specialized divisions focused on absolute-value equities and small-/micro-cap portfolios, alongside systematic overlay strategies and access to independent managers.

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 financial advisor with Proxy Wealth Advisors LLC in Chappaqua, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, JPMorgan Securities, and Long Island Financial Group, among others. Decuffa has also operated as a freelancer and managed a business called Cents Ability LLC. Proxy Wealth Advisors LLC provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses, including a notable non-U.S. client base with cross-border needs. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy using a range of instruments and manages both wrap-fee and non-wrap accounts through third-party platforms.

Jeffrey Shaw is a financial advisor at Round Rock Advisors LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Armstrong Shaw Associates Inc. for 40 years before joining Round Rock Advisors in 2023. Round Rock Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily fundamental, long-term investment approach with specialized divisions and actively manages a micro-cap fund under Australian regulation.

Frank Brill is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Cantella & CO., Inc. and Wells Fargo Clearing. In addition to his advisory role, Brill serves as a fiduciary for multiple family trusts and a family estate. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with around 260 advisors managing over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, banks, and government entities, employing a risk-based approach using both internally created models and third-party managers supported by an Envestnet workflow.

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.

Shane Edmond is a CFA® charterholder and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, with eight years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor with Bolton Securities Corporation and has roles with Dow Family Office Advisory, Dow Software, and Bolton Global Asset Management. Outside of his advisory work, Edmond provides business development services for STRAD Software, a company selling and integrating software for professional practices. Bolton Global Asset Management is a registered investment adviser serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized wealth management through a network of independent advisers, using a range of investment vehicles and emphasizing a primarily long-term approach.

Michael Bird is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC, American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc., and UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in consulting for Nextrip, Inc. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, banks, and government entities, using a combination of internally created models and third-party managers to manage client portfolios.

John Obrien is a financial advisor with Westminster Financial Advisory Corp in Brookfield, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp for 15 years before joining Westminster Financial Securities, Inc. in 2018. Obrien is also licensed as an insurance agent, offering various insurance products including health, disability, and life insurance. Westminster Financial Advisory Corporation provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes a diversified, multi-asset class investment approach with a buy-and-hold strategy supplemented by tactical adjustments based on market conditions.

Robert Beckett is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Summit Financial since 2018, with prior experience at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and multiple affiliated Summit entities dating back to 2010. He is a 10% owner of Stabilization Plans for Business, Inc., which manages succession plans for insurance clients of retired or deceased agents. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm serving approximately 17,800 clients with about $26.35 billion in assets under management. The firm offers investment advisory and portfolio management programs alongside financial planning and retirement plan advisory services, operating a combination of discretionary and consultative platforms tailored to client preferences.

Joanne Gautrau is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 31 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill, Essex Financial Services Inc., LPL Financial, and PKS Investments. Merit Financial Group is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, ESOPs, and other institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, diversified asset allocation strategy managed by an internal investment team and offers customized portfolio solutions through a network of investment adviser representatives.

Jose Da Cruz is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at International Assets Investment Management, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, METLIFE SECURITIES Inc, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory work, he is an adjunct professor at the Ancell School of Business at Western Connecticut State University and serves on the mission ministry committee of the First Congregational Church of Ridgefield. International Assets Investment Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and corporations through a national network of independent representatives. The firm focuses on customized, long-term portfolio construction and offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies, including the use of third-party money managers and financial planning services.

Howard Schloss is a financial advisor at SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC with 7 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Schloss has been affiliated with SeaCrest Investment Management, LLC since 2011 and joined SeaCrest Wealth Management in 2026. SeaCrest Wealth Management is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a customized, long-term investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, utilizing both proprietary and third-party artificial intelligence tools to support decision-making.

Emily Boothroyd is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Merit Financial Advisors. Her career includes roles at PKS Investments, LPL Financial, Private Advisor Group, and other firms dating back to 2011. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and provides investment advisory services alongside insurance advice. Merit Financial Group is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, ESOPs, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, diversified asset allocation strategy managed through centralized sleeves and model portfolios, supported by an internal investment team and committee, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account options.

Kathleen Allen is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 20 years of industry experience. She has been with M Holdings Securities, Inc. since 2020 and previously worked 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 Member Firms and Financial Professionals. The firm offers a broad range of advisory and brokerage services, combining both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and insurance advisory.

Timothy Hermann is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with Advisors Capital Management, LLC and has held prior roles at CI Roosevelt Private Wealth, The Roosevelt Investment Group, and Fisher Investments. Advisors Capital Management serves a broad mix of clients, including high-net-worth individuals and employee benefit plans, offering discretionary portfolio management with customized private accounts and model strategies. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection and manages over $8 billion in assets, primarily acting as an outsourced sub-advisor to broker-dealers and RIAs.

Timothy Edmond is a financial advisor with Bolton Securities Corporation and holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 33 years of industry experience and has worked with Dow Family Office Advisory, LLC since 2026. In addition to his advisory role, he conducts fixed insurance sales in life, health, and long-term care. Bolton Global Asset Management provides asset management and financial planning services to individual, corporate, and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a mix of internal management, unaffiliated managers, and third-party programs, focusing on a primarily long-term investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

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.