Theologos Basis is a financial advisor with Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Laidlaw Wealth Management, Vanderbilt Securities, Principal Securities Inc., and Signature Securities Group Corp. He is based in New York, NY. Spartan Capital Private Wealth Management offers personalized investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, and other business entities, focusing on portfolio management, third-party money manager selection and oversight, and ongoing investment consultation. The firm customizes guidance based on clients’ objectives, risk tolerance, and liquidity needs, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis and frequently utilizing third-party managers and model portfolios.

Stephen Haeckel is a financial advisor with Trivium Point Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at LPL Financial, Braemar ACM Shipbroking, and Transamerica Financial Advisors. Trivium Point Advisory provides investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments, supported by both internal models and external managers.

Ty Buckelew is a financial advisor at Watts Capital Partners LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Edward Jones and Arrowpoint Asset Advisors, LLC before joining Watts Capital Partners in 2017. Buckelew holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Watts Capital Partners serves individuals, families, business owners, and enterprises, including Gen X/Gen Y professionals and clients managing divorce, by offering financial planning, wealth management, and investment management services. The firm employs a documented four-step planning process and implements investment strategies across core, tactical, and alternative categories, including proprietary quantitative models and the use of derivatives and options strategies.

George Jarvinen is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer + Close, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation. He has been with Oppenheimer + Close since 2021 and has prior experience with TAG Financial Institutions Group and in educational roles at St. Lawrence University and Edina High School. Oppenheimer + Close serves individuals, families, retirement-plan participants, and trusts, including high-net-worth clients and accredited investors. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach focused on exchange-listed equities, offering discretionary portfolio management and coordinated financial planning tailored to client objectives.

Allison Sajkoski is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with three years of industry experience. She is currently with United Asset Strategies Inc., where she has worked since 2018, including a role from 2022 to the present. Her prior experience includes positions at KPMG LLP and Nawrocki Smith. United Asset Strategies Inc. is a team-based firm managing approximately $2.258 billion in client assets. It offers discretionary investment management, retirement-plan and pension consulting, and estate and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes diversified and tailored portfolios supported by a strategic asset allocation framework and active fixed-income management.

Baron Hilliard is a financial advisor at Momentum Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and related entities. Hilliard is also the founder and president of a non-financial business called Love, Black People. Momentum Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, charitable institutions, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm offers customized wealth management, financial planning, and investment services with a focus on tailored portfolio construction, ongoing monitoring, and the use of mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers.

Gregg Fisher is a CFP® and CFA® with 32 years of industry experience. He is a founder and portfolio manager at Quent Capital, LLC, where he has worked since 2020, and also owns Gerstein Tax Services, a tax-preparation and consulting firm. His prior work includes roles at Gerstein Fisher and Nathan & Lewis Securities. Quent Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, with a focus on a long/short, small-cap oriented strategy that emphasizes thematic innovation such as AI and ag-tech. The firm manages pooled investment vehicles, uses hedging and derivatives strategies, and offers tax and consulting services through an affiliated tax entity.

Fabio Ramalho is a financial advisor at Simetria Advisory Group LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Brasil Plural Securities LLC and Neon Investimentos. Additionally, Ramalho serves as an independent member of the finance committee for NAGRO, an agritech firm based in Brazil. Brasil Plural Investment Advisor, LLC manages approximately $201.6 million in regulatory assets and serves individuals, corporations, and institutions through customized portfolio management. The firm utilizes a combination of third-party macroeconomic research and in-house analysis to create diversified portfolios across various asset classes.

Yi Liu is a financial advisor at Empirical Research Partners LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Empirical Research Partners since 2011. Empirical Research Partners serves an exclusively institutional client base, including investment managers, hedge funds, broker-dealers, and insurance companies, by providing data-driven subscription research and customized investment advice. The firm combines macroeconomic analysis with factor modeling to support institutional decision-making and does not manage client assets or offer retail services.

Shane Mason is a CFP® professional with nine years at Brooklyn FI, LLC and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raich, Ende, Malter & Co and has been involved with Global Equity Management, Inc. and Rise and Fi, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 50% owner of In the Money Media, LLC, a podcasting company based in Brooklyn, NY, and provides tax preparation services through his own firm, Shane Mason, Inc. Brooklyn FI serves individual and high-net-worth clients by offering discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-account advice. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs, and integrates tax services into its financial planning through an affiliated tax preparation business.

Joseph Castiglie III is a financial advisor at Sykon Capital LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Sykon Capital serves individual and institutional clients by offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan services. The firm integrates quantitative and qualitative investment techniques and employs a range of strategies, including alternative investments and derivatives, to align with client objectives.

Benjamin Lichaa is a financial advisor with Quent Capital, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 65 designation and over a decade of industry experience. He worked at Hildred Partners LLC from 2015 to 2025 before joining Quent Capital in 2026. Quent Capital provides discretionary investment management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients and advises pooled vehicles, including a long/short global small-cap fund focused on thematic innovation. The firm combines fundamental, quantitative, and strategic asset allocation methods and employs hedging and derivatives strategies as part of its portfolio management.

Ron Pac is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Trivium Point Advisory, LLC and has previously worked at LPL Financial, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with a plastics business, PAC PLASTICS, LLC. Trivium Point Advisory provides investment advisory and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $1.49 billion across more than 1,000 clients, employing a long-term, diversified investment approach and offering integrated accounting and tax-preparation services through its affiliation with Trivium Point Accounting.

Tara Korkus is a CFP® certificant with two years at Altfest Personal Wealth Management and four years prior experience at JJ Burns & Company. She also has four years of experience related to the University of Delaware. Altfest Personal Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other business entities by providing investment management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services. The firm manages individualized portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, supported by an investment committee overseeing security selection and rebalancing.

Cynthia Somer is a financial advisor at United Asset Strategies Inc. with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with United Asset Strategies since 2014. United Asset Strategies Inc. provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan and pension consulting, and estate and financial planning to a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm manages over $2 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach combining strategic asset allocation with active fixed-income management and a multi-faceted equity strategy.

Robert Epes is a financial advisor at Retirable with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at firms including Masterworks Advisers, United American Securities, Bank of America, Merrill, and AXA Advisors. Retirable primarily serves retirees and those nearing retirement, along with trusts and retirement accounts, providing financial planning and discretionary investment management through an online platform focused on diversified ETF portfolios and personalized Investment Policy Statements. The firm emphasizes fiduciary-standard retirement advice and uses a business model that includes third-party promoter compensation and licensed advisors who may recommend fixed annuities.

Joseph Filosa is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor and partner at Opal Wealth Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in consulting and sales for Brooklyn Tile & Design, LLC, a retail business specializing in tile, marble, and kitchen cabinets, and holds partnerships in related design and construction ventures. Opal Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm employs a planning-centric, customized investment process utilizing proprietary model portfolios, quantitative and qualitative screening, and access to independent managers through UMA platforms, while supporting clients with ongoing monitoring and educational events.

Alison Tranchida is a Series 63 licensed advisor with 24 years of industry experience, currently with Gagnon Securities, LLC since 2003. She is a partner involved in operational support through Gagnon Administrative Services and participates in investing activities with the Gagnon Securities Partners Fund. 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 operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, offering brokerage services and managing affiliated pooled vehicles and partner funds.

Karen Filler is a financial advisor at Legacy Edge Advisors with 36 years of industry experience. She previously worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF for 18 years. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the board of Downingwood Condominiums and is a trustee at large for the Shames Jewish Community Center on the Hudson. Legacy Edge Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as trusts, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and a sponsored wrap-fee program. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, modern portfolio theory, quantitative, and technical analysis, managing accounts on a discretionary basis tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Matthew Friedman is a financial advisor at Capital Counsel LLC with 13 years at the firm and 5 years of industry experience. He operates within a team-based environment in New York, NY. Capital Counsel provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, families, foundations, endowments, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. The firm uses a valuation-based fundamental strategy focused on profitable, free-cash-flow-generating businesses and manages both separately managed accounts and private partnerships.