Maggie Smith is a financial advisor with Next Level Private LLC in Harrison, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She previously worked at UBS Financial Services, Inc. for eight years before joining Next Level Private in 2021. Next Level Private LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and annuity consulting to a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm combines long-term oriented portfolios with fundamental and technical analysis, ongoing client communication, and periodic formal reviews as part of its fiduciary services.

James Russo is a financial advisor at Altrius Capital Management, Inc. in Jersey City, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Altrius Capital Management since 2000. Altrius Capital Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, employee benefit plans, and other entities. The firm employs a fundamentally based, value-oriented, and risk-managed investment process to construct balanced portfolios and also serves as sub-adviser to the Altrius Global Dividend ETF.

Roger Chen is a CFA® charterholder with one year of industry experience. He has worked at Milliman since 2023 and previously spent 13 years at New York Life Insurance Company. He is based in New York, NY. He is part of MYeCFO, a team-based advisory firm with nine advisors managing approximately $211 million in assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, businesses, and non-profits, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and project-based consulting. MYeCFO integrates accounting and tax-preparation services into its advisory offering and emphasizes a client-specific investment approach that primarily utilizes passive investment vehicles.

Gerard Addeo is a Series 63 certified financial advisor at WealthEdge Investment Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with related entities within the WealthEdge group since 1985, including WealthEdge Tax Advisors LLC and WealthEdge Advisors LLC. WealthEdge Investment Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and businesses by providing discretionary portfolio management, model-portfolio services, and access to third-party strategists. The firm employs multi-model core-satellite and dynamic allocation strategies with active asset allocation, managing approximately $472 million for about 290 clients.

Vanessa Johnson is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Fortis Group Advisors LLC and LPL Financial, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at INVEST Financial Corporation and Marie Rampino. Fortis Group Advisors is a multi-advisor registered investment adviser that serves individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates. The firm offers comprehensive investment management, financial planning, and estate coordination, utilizing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, strategic asset allocation, and institutional manager due diligence.

Ryan Haiss is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC. He has been with Flynn Zito since 2012 and also maintains a role at LPL Financial. Haiss contributes financial insights to websites such as MarketWatch and Yahoo Finance on an unpaid basis. Flynn Zito Capital Management, LLC is a team-based registered investment adviser managing approximately $672 million for over 1,000 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth households, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers customized wealth management and investment services, combining discretionary portfolio management with sub-adviser solutions and leveraging a hybrid relationship with LPL Financial.

Barbara Silverman is a CFP® and CFA® with 16 years of industry experience. She has been with Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC since 2002 and is currently part of a 12-advisor team based in New York, NY. Her prior experience includes roles at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services and Wealth Enhancement Group. Shufro, Rose & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement accounts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on individualized, long-term portfolio management using a range of investment vehicles, including equities, fixed income, ETFs, and mutual funds.

Mark Davis is a financial advisor at Ascend Interplay, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Ascend Interplay since 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a business owner in starting, advising, servicing, and funding high-growth technology startups, receiving equity and profits from these ventures. Ascend Interplay provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals through a non-discretionary model. The firm serves a small client base and advises across a broad range of investments, including private placements, real estate, digital assets, and derivatives, while also offering no-cost travel planning services.

Andrew Schmeidler is a financial advisor at ARS Investment Partners, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with ARS Investment Partners since 2016. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional accounts, offering tailored asset allocations, separately managed accounts, and ETF-based thematic portfolios driven by a committee process that integrates macro and sector analysis with fundamental research.

Matthew Becker is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Fruitful, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to that, he operated Mom and Dad Money, an investment advisory firm registered in Florida, which he is in the process of winding down. He also offers courses and books on personal finance through his website. Fruitful Advisory, LLC provides web-based financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual clients who hold an active membership. The firm focuses on low-cost, passive investment strategies using ETFs and index funds, and delivers personalized planning through licensed Fruitful Guides.

Jacqueline Di Santo is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Perennial in New York, NY, with one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes seven years at The Ursuline School and four years at Wake Forest University. Perennial serves individual clients, family offices, trusts, estates, small businesses, and other organizations with wealth advisory, financial planning, and portfolio management services. The firm employs a customized, tax-aware investment process incorporating fundamental research, diversification, rebalancing, and fee and tax minimization, often using equities, ETFs, fixed income, derivatives, and margin strategies.

Francis Conway is a financial advisor at Bespoke Investment Group, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Bespoke Investment Group, he worked for Connecticut Premier Hoops Development for eleven years. Bespoke Investment Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management and a range of online subscription research products and newsletters. The firm employs a combination of charting, cyclical, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to manage accounts, typically on a discretionary basis with monthly monitoring.

Gerald Brown is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Maltin Wealth Management, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Janney Montgomery Scott and Ernst and Young LLP before joining Maltin Wealth Management in 2022. Maltin Wealth Management is a fee-only, SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and other entities. The firm combines macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and technical security selection to build diversified portfolios, using mutual funds, ETFs, structured notes, options, and individual securities, and offers multi-generational planning and continuous client reviews.

John Griffin is a Certified Financial Planner® with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Wilmington Capital Securities, LLC since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole owner of an LLC that holds a New York City taxi medallion. Wilmington Capital Securities, LLC provides fee-based portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pensions, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical asset allocation approach using a variety of securities and analytical methods, managing approximately $258 million in client assets.

Leon Cherniavsky is a financial advisor at Fairport Advisors, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Fairport Advisors since 2012, also having worked at Fairport Capital, Inc. Prior to his current role, he was associated with Fairport Capital from 2008 to 2021. Fairport Advisors provides investment management, consulting, and business consulting services to individuals, family trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth clients using model-based portfolios that integrate tactical and strategic asset allocation with technical, quantitative, and AI-driven analysis.

Scott Gegerson is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Magnus Financial Group LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Stratos Wealth Partners, LPL Financial, Trivium Wealth Management, Trivium Financial Group, and Guardian Life. Magnus Financial Group LLC provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, businesses, and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $2.33 billion in assets and employs a tailored, committee-driven approach to portfolio construction, featuring proprietary quantitative strategies and unique operational tools such as the Pontera platform for managed account oversight.

Joseph Blaney is a financial advisor at Next Level Private LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of the Joe Namath Foundation, a charitable organization supporting children's charities and neurological research, and serves as CEO of Broadway Joe Media, a media and marketing company associated with Joe Namath. Next Level Private LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and annuity consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm uses a long-term investment approach with diversified portfolios and combines fundamental and technical analysis alongside regular client reviews.

Jeanine Kosakowski is a financial advisor with United Asset Strategies Inc. in Garden City, NY, holding five years of industry experience. She has been with United Asset Strategies since 2016. United Asset Strategies provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, participant-directed brokerage services, and estate and financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $2.22 billion in client assets and employs a team-based advisory model with an investment approach that includes diversified portfolios, active fixed-income management, and risk management strategies involving options and margin transactions.

Lauro Akira Neuppmann Takata is a financial advisor at Simetria Advisory Group LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Brasil Plural Investment Advisor LLC and Sympatheia Advisory LLC, as well as positions in the banking and capital markets sectors. Brasil Plural Investment Advisor, LLC manages approximately $201.6 million in regulatory assets, serving individuals, corporations, and institutions through customized portfolio management. The firm employs a research-driven approach, utilizing third-party macroeconomic research and in-house analysis across various asset classes, including equities, fixed income, options, and alternatives.

Chelsea Ransom Cooper is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Zenith Wealth Partners. Her prior roles include positions at Baker Avenue Asset Management LP and Ernst & Young. She is the founder of Women with Equity, an initiative focused on empowering women to build wealth through equity. Zenith Wealth Partners serves individuals, small businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations with financial planning, portfolio management, and related services. The firm combines a long-term, risk-based asset allocation approach with diversified investments and ongoing portfolio monitoring.