Sean Cole is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC in Montville, NJ, where he has worked since 2021. He has three years of industry experience, including a prior role at Amerisave Mortgage Corporation. Green Ridge Wealth Planning LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as to pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses model portfolios emphasizing ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds, and manages roughly $383.8 million in discretionary assets for about 283 clients.

Jean Cocinescu is a financial advisor with AtCap Partners, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at National Securities Corp and National Asset Management before joining AtCap Partners and Ceros Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is a sole proprietor involved in real estate and bookkeeping activities. AtCap Partners provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental and technical analysis to tailor strategies that range from long-term holdings to short-term trading and options.

Eric Nelson is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience and currently serves at Altfest Personal Wealth Management. He has previously worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and PRUCO Securities, LLC from 2018 to 2022. Altfest Personal Wealth Management offers investment management, financial planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and management of pooled investment vehicles to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, and private funds. The firm employs a disciplined investment process combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and provides retirement-plan fiduciary services alongside participant education programs.

Frank Torrone is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Satovsky Asset Management LLC since 2019. Prior to this, he worked at Lenox Wealth Advisors from 2016 to 2019. He is based in New York, NY. Satovsky Asset Management provides wealth management, financial planning, investment management, and family-office style consulting to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $975 million in assets and employs a goals-based, tax-aware investment approach with a preference for low-cost, passive strategies alongside selective active tilts and tax-sensitive techniques.

Gregory Rickens is a financial advisor at Premier Wealth Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including Cetera Advisors LLC and First Allied Advisory Services, INC. Rickens has been with Premier Wealth Advisors since 2020. Premier Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, corporations, and business entities with financial planning, investment consulting, discretionary management, and wealth management services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis along with Modern Portfolio Theory to create customized portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerances.

Wesley Sapp is a financial advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC in New York, NY, with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Empirical Research Partners since 2009 and holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations. Empirical Research Partners provides data-driven research and tailored investment advice exclusively to institutional investors, including money managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, and broker-dealers. The firm’s approach combines quantitative models using macroeconomic and industry data with statistical analysis to inform market style, risk, and opportunity assessments, serving a primarily international institutional subscriber base.

Michael Goldstein is a financial advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Empirical Research Partners since 2002. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 registrations. Empirical Research Partners provides data-driven research and tailored investment advice exclusively to institutional investors, including money managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, and broker-dealers in the U.S. and internationally. The firm focuses on quantitative models that integrate macroeconomic and industry data with statistical analysis to inform market style, risk, and opportunities, primarily for equity and portfolio strategy.

Sahil Gupta is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors, he worked at Ernst & Young LLP and was involved with California Polytechnic State University and its related corporation. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors manages approximately $585 million for individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and other entities, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized investment strategies through a multi-advisor team approach. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using ETFs and institutional mutual funds, along with tactical overlays and rebalancing.

Sara Stollberger is a CFP® professional with seven years at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. and a total of five years in the industry. She previously worked at Arcadia Wealth Management and Paragon Capital Management. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using a mix of actively managed and index-related strategies, conducting due diligence on third-party managers and incorporating both traditional and alternative asset classes.

Danielle Udland is a financial advisor at Next Capital Management LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Her prior work includes positions at Declaration Partners, Apollo Global Management, and JP Morgan. Next Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and fee-only financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers family-office style services and access to alternative investments, customizing asset allocations and employing strategies such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Claudia Sadde is a financial advisor at Activest Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Axxets Wealth Management and Nemesis Asset Management LLP. Activest Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, endowments, and institutions. The firm uses committee-managed model strategies that incorporate equities, fixed income, commodities, real estate, and alternative investments, supported by institutional research and technology for portfolio monitoring and rebalancing.

Christopher Conigliaro is a CFP® professional with 29 years of experience in financial advisory. He has worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 22 years before joining Seasons of Advice Wealth Management, where he has been since 2017. He currently serves as an advisor at SOA Wealth Advisors, LLC. Seasons of Advice Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, small business owners, professionals, and families. The firm uses a life-cycle framework called the “Seasons of Advice” process to tailor investment recommendations and offers discretionary portfolio management, modular financial planning, held-away account management, and a fixed-income program utilizing experienced sub-advisors.

Joanne Zerillo is a financial advisor at Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors with 33 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with the Papamarkou Wellner firms in various capacities since 2009. Papamarkou Wellner Perkin Advisors primarily manages pooled vehicles and institutional assets, serving high-net-worth individuals, family offices, endowments, foundations, pensions, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs proprietary analytical modeling and bottom-up equity research combined with a multi-manager approach to construct customized investment strategies.

Zachary Conway is a financial advisor with Seeds who holds a Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience. He has previously worked with Summit Financial, LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of advising, he contributes personal finance content to Forbes online and co-founded The Life & Wealth Network, a B2B subscription service providing financial advisors with curated service provider lists. Seeds primarily provides investment management and related services to other financial institutions through sub-advisory engagements. The firm employs a systematic, data-driven investment process focused on long-term outcomes, offering discretionary portfolio management, outsourced trading, and investment modeling through third-party platforms.

Dwight Lee is a financial advisor at Gagnon Securities, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Upland Associates since 2000 and serves as managing member for multiple investment vehicles including Upland Asset Management and GagnonLee Associates. Lee holds several nonprofit board roles, including chairman of the investment committee at The Century Association and trustee and vice chair of the board at The Graduate Center Foundation, Inc. Gagnon Securities manages discretionary equity-focused accounts for individual and institutional clients, employing a research-intensive, stock-by-stock approach aimed at aggressive capital appreciation. The firm provides brokerage services and operates affiliated pooled vehicles alongside its advisory business.

Avani Ramnani is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Francis Financial since 2012. She is part of a seven-advisor team based in New York, NY. Francis Financial is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $803 million for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers personalized portfolio management, comprehensive financial and divorce financial planning, and employs both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies with a focus on asset allocation and mutual fund/ETF analysis.

Samuel Alleyne is a financial advisor with Colomb Investment Management Company, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 35 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, Horter Investment Management, Intrinsic Wealth Strategies, Inc., and The College Funding Academy, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he provides debt counseling services through Debt Free for Life. Colomb Investment Management Company, LLC offers personalized, fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm utilizes long-term strategic portfolios based on Modern Portfolio Theory and factor models, often delegating investment implementation to third-party managers under co-advisory arrangements.

Denis Hurley is a financial advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has been with Empirical Research Partners since 2014. The firm provides data-driven research and on-request investment advice exclusively to institutional investors, including money managers, hedge funds, insurance companies, and broker-dealers in the U.S. and abroad. Empirical’s approach centers on quantitative models that integrate macroeconomic and industry data with statistical analysis to support professional investors’ independent decision-making.

Fabrice Mercier is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Cross Border Wealth, LLC since 2017. Prior to this, he worked at deVere USA Inc from 2015 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a manager of Mercier Food Products, a salad dressing company. Cross Border Wealth, LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, focusing on expatriates, Americans living abroad, and foreign nationals. The firm provides non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting with an emphasis on cross-border retirement and pension issues.

David Netkin is a financial advisor at Woodstock Wealth Management, Inc. with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Woodstock Wealth Management since 2018 and at St. Bernard Financial Services since 2021. He also operates a branch office for Woodstock Wealth Management through Edgewood Financial Group, Inc. Woodstock Wealth Management provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and access to third-party asset managers to individuals, businesses, charities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $629.9 million on a discretionary basis and offers tailored strategies with a distinctive performance-based fee program.