Juan Giraldo is a financial advisor with Santander Securities LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. His career includes multiple roles within Santander Securities and Santander Bank, as well as positions at Provident Bank and Cetera Investment Services. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with approximately $3.14 billion in regulatory assets under management across around 10,800 client relationships. The firm provides investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, and access to securities-based lending and insurance products, primarily onboarding retail investors with minimums such as $25,000 for its Fund Strategist programs.

Patrick Bergin is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Capital Analysts. He has worked with Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. and Biehl & Bergin Agency, Inc. throughout his career. Outside of advising, he owns and manages an independent financial services office and is involved in health insurance referrals. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network of independent advisors, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment approaches supported by an in-house research team.

Carlos Noriega is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Foresters Financial Services. He is also an approved FINRA arbitrator and may participate in arbitration hearings. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm utilizes proprietary investment models alongside third-party managers and emphasizes formal portfolio monitoring and rebalancing processes.

Nathanael Mannone is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Arete Wealth Management. His background includes roles in academia and international organizations prior to entering the financial sector. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, uses third-party sub-advisers, and acts as an ERISA fiduciary when applicable.

Barbara Villella is a financial advisor with Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc., LV Capital Partners, and Peterson Investments. Outside of her advisory roles, she is a franchise owner of Dream Vacations and operates a cruise business through an LLC. Siebert AdvisorNXT serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and business entities by providing investment supervisory services and managed programs through a web-based platform. The firm employs a range of strategies including Modern Portfolio Theory, sub-advisory solutions, and a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Michael Albertine is a financial advisor at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at LPL Financial and Private Advisor Group. Albertine engages in non-variable insurance activities, including life, disability, and long-term care insurance. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a broad client base comprising individual investors, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies using a combination of third-party managers, custodian platforms, and proprietary models.

Paul Winter is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with SAX Wealth Advisors, LLC in Salt Lake City, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to joining SAX Wealth Advisors, he spent 21 years at Five Seasons Financial Planning LLC. SAX Wealth Advisors offers investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and specialized consulting to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach focused on globally diversified, low-cost passive funds and ETFs, along with customized fixed-income portfolios and third-party sub-advisers.

Patrick Murphy is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Simon Quick Advisors, LLC since 2026. His prior roles include positions at Bessemer Trust and Bank of America, N.A. He holds the Series 66 designation. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and non-profit entities, endowments, and foundations by providing wealth management, investment consulting, financial planning, tax planning and compliance, and various administrative services. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that includes proprietary quantitative analysis, due diligence, and ongoing monitoring, managing accounts through both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

John Sharkey is a financial advisor with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. holding CFP® and CFA® designations and has 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include long tenure at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc/Bank of America, as well as positions at MassMutual and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the Finance Committee at the Church of Saint Leo the Great. M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations through a nationwide network of independent firms and professionals. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning, utilizing both in-house portfolio managers and third-party sub-advisors.

Christopher Mastrangelo is a financial advisor at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Hennion & Walsh since 2013. Hennion & Walsh provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $768.8 million for over 1,000 clients using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes and program structures.

Edward Hoffman is a financial advisor with Perigon Wealth Management, LLC in Edison, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Vanderbilt Securities, LLC and Gitterman Wealth Management, LLC. He is also involved in insurance sales and policy design through licensed activities with Vanderbilt Insurance Services, CEC Benefits, and Simplicity Group. Perigon Wealth Management provides customized investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and banking or thrift institutions. The firm emphasizes individualized portfolio construction with regular monitoring and serves as both sponsor and overseer of wrap-fee programs and sub-advisor relationships.

Frank Sisti is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with SAX Wealth Advisors, LLC and has prior experience at Citizens Securities, Inc. and Clarfield Financial Advisors, Inc., where he worked for 28 years. SAX Wealth Advisors provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, evidence-based investment approach with low-cost passive funds and custom strategies, including specialized advisory services in alternative investments and employee benefit plans.

Zachary Hoffman is a financial advisor at Diversify Advisory Services, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at DFPG Investments, LLC, 1031 Investment Services, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkin, Wharton & Garrison. Diversify Advisory Services is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and small business owners. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, corporate consulting, and family office services with an investment approach focused on tactical diversification and individualized asset allocation.

Michael Provine is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners with 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Tradition Asset Management, Candor Wealth Advisors, and Tradition Capital Management LLC. Cary Street Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm uses a broad investment menu and proprietary strategies, serving a diverse client base that includes state and municipal government entities and insurance company clients.

Nicholas Dubac is a financial advisor at SAX Wealth Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. His prior work includes roles at LPL Enterprise LLC and Il Palazzo. SAX Wealth Advisors provides investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and wealth-management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charities, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs a long-term, evidence-based asset allocation approach, primarily using low-cost, passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, and offers specialized advisory services including employee benefit plan consulting, real estate exchange advisory, and discretionary management of private funds.

Matthew Funaro is a financial advisor at Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. He has been with Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. since 2019 and previously worked at Binghamton University and Staples. Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs an active, growth-oriented equity strategy managed by multiple independent portfolio managers who have full trading discretion.

Victoria Ross is a financial advisor at Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC with 22 years of industry experience. She has been with the firm since 2004 and holds the Series 63 designation. Based in New York, NY, Ross focuses on delivering portfolio management services through her firm. Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm employs an active, growth-oriented trading strategy primarily focused on stocks, combining fundamental and technical research.

Amy Dieteman is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Summit Financial and its affiliated entities since 1998, including roles at Summit Financial Resources, Inc. and Summit Equities, Inc. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for around 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management services, blending discretionary and consultative approaches tailored to client needs.

Matthew Kelly is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and MetLife Investments. Kelly has been with Beacon Trust since 2022. Beacon Trust serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm employs an open-architecture investment platform with a risk-first framework and offers integrated trust and banking referral capabilities through its affiliations.

Victoria Stout is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has worked in financial advisory roles at Simplicity Wealth and Roseland Retirement Planning since 2021. Additionally, she is a licensed real estate agent with Keller Williams Suburban Realty, where she has been active since 2010. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a fund-of-funds approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering model portfolios with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing, alongside a technology-driven managed account platform for advisers.