Ann Thibodeau is a financial advisor at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. with 19 years at the firm and five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation. 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 across traditional and alternative asset classes with a mix of actively managed and index-related strategies, supported by regular portfolio reviews and due diligence on third-party managers.

Douglas Geraghty is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Flagstar Securities, Inc. He has held roles at several firms including LPL Financial, Vanderbilt Securities, and ARK Global. He is based in New York, NY. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and institutions. The firm manages assets on a discretionary basis, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and third-party managers, and reported approximately $784 million in discretionary assets under management as of the end of 2025.

Charles Bailey is a financial advisor at Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management, LLC with 45 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at B Riley from 2015 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he is a passive investor in a manufacturing business focused on wind turbines. Jeffrey Matthews Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement and trust accounts, and institutional clients through a team of approximately 16 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and educational seminars, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary account strategies.

Michael Russo is a financial advisor at Retirable with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at firms including IBC Global Inc., Hornor Townsend & Kent LLC, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of finance, he has experience working in specialized foster care and the hospitality industry. Retirable serves individuals who are retired or nearing retirement, offering financial planning and discretionary investment management focused on retirement income and distribution planning. The firm combines online planning tools with advisor consultations to create personalized retirement plans and primarily uses diversified ETF portfolios implemented through the Altruist platform.

Barjes Angulo is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Cornerstone in 2022, Angulo worked at Eagle Strategies, NYLife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. He also operates Angulo Strategies LLC, through which he sells insurance products and services. Cornerstone Planning Group provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary, emphasizes passive investment strategies using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and offers specialized ERISA fiduciary consulting for plan sponsors.

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.

Michael Leanza is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving at The GenWealth Group, Inc. since 2010. He previously worked at LPL Financial and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Leanza is also a licensed independent insurance agent involved in fixed insurance sales. The GenWealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and an automated ETF-based investment program through a Schwab platform. The firm emphasizes tailored advice, employs socially responsible investing screens, and offers both long- and short-term strategies with regular account reviews.

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.

Baron Hilliard is a financial advisor at Momentum Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual in various capacities for seven years. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder and president of a non-financial business called Love, Black People. Momentum Advisors provides wealth management, financial planning, and investment consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on customized portfolio construction and ongoing management, frequently utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers.

Gregg Fisher is a CFP® and CFA® with 32 years of industry experience. He is the founder and portfolio manager at Quent Capital, LLC, where he has worked since 2020. Fisher also owns Gerstein Tax Services, LLC, a tax-preparation and consulting business, which he has operated since 2019. His prior work experience includes roles at American Elm Distribution Partners, American Portfolios Financial Service, and several entities affiliated with Gerstein Fisher. Quent Capital is an independent SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $1.6 billion in discretionary assets. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as investors in a private pooled vehicle and employs a combination of fundamental research, quantitative methods, and portfolio-level asset allocation in its investment approach.

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.

Ethan Kupfer is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Capri Holdings Limited and a variety of positions during his education at James Madison University. Cornerstone Planning Group serves individuals, businesses, retirement plans, foundations, trusts, and estates with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a fee-only, independent model with a preference for low-cost, passive ETFs and mutual funds, and offers ERISA fiduciary consulting for retirement plans.

John Petrella is a financial advisor with Access Wealth in Totowa, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Access Wealth Planning, LLC since 2013 and is also associated with Tuthill and Merker, LLC, and Morris Merker & Co, LLC. Access Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory principles, utilizing an investment committee to build diversified models and evaluate third-party managers.

Tara Korkus is a CFP® professional at Altfest Personal Wealth Management with six years of industry experience. She previously worked at JJ Burns & Company and spent four years at the University of Delaware. Altfest Personal Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, and private funds by providing investment management, financial planning, and ERISA fiduciary services. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to develop individualized investment policies, offering discretionary portfolio management and fiduciary services for retirement plans.

William Mcfadden is a financial advisor at Wellington Shields & Co., LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Wellington Shields since 2009. Mcfadden also serves as President and CEO of Capital Management Investment Trust and is involved as a consultant for a family-owned vineyard specializing in organic foods and plants, as well as a director consulting on marketing and financial issues for Flowers Foods, Inc. Wellington Shields & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis, third-party manager selection, and a range of investment strategies, while offering multiple servicing and execution options including a wrap-fee program and advisory brokerage services.

Robert Epes is a financial advisor at Retirable with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and has worked previously at Masterworks Advisers, LLC, United American Securities, Inc., Bank of America, Merrill, and AXA Advisors, LLC. Retirable serves individuals who are retired or nearing retirement, along with related trusts and retirement accounts, providing retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management through online tools and advisor consultations. The firm manages approximately $300 million in discretionary assets using diversified, ETF-based model portfolios tailored to clients’ retirement plans and risk tolerance.

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.

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.