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 CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC since 2002. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in New York, NY. Shufro, Rose & Co., LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.165 billion for individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement accounts, and charitable or corporate entities. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and fee-based financial planning, employing a long-term investment horizon and individualized portfolio management by a small team of experienced principals.

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.

Christopher Marrone is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently operating Marrone Wealth Management in New York, NY. His prior roles include positions at Equity Comp Advisors, Forefront Wealth Partners, Origin Financial, and New York Life. Marrone Wealth Management provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individual clients, including higher-net-worth households. The firm combines modern portfolio theory with both passive and active strategies, integrating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide portfolio construction and tactical adjustments.

Matthew Becker is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Fruitful since 2024. He is also the owner and operator of Mom and Dad Money, a registered investment adviser in Florida, and offers educational courses and books through his website. Becker is in the process of winding down Mom and Dad Money while maintaining his role at Fruitful. Fruitful Advisory provides financial planning and discretionary investment management exclusively to members of Fruitful, Inc. The firm emphasizes diversified, low-cost portfolios primarily using passive ETFs and index funds, delivering advice through a subscription model rather than traditional asset-based fees.

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 one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as President of the Joe Namath Foundation, a charitable organization supporting children's charities and neurological research, and is CEO of Broadway Joe Media, a media and marketing company associated with Joe Namath. Next Level Private advises a range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, and businesses, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a customized investment approach using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, and bonds, supported by fundamental and technical analysis and regular account 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 Brasil Plural Investment Advisor LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Sympatheia Advisory LLC, C6 Bank, and Icap Capital Markets. Brasil Plural Investment Advisor, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $201.6 million in assets. The firm serves individuals, corporations, and institutions with customized portfolio management based on macroeconomic research and in-house analysis, employing strategies that may involve derivatives, hedging, and exposure to foreign currency and emerging-market risks.

Chelsea Ransom Cooper is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with eight years of industry experience. She is currently with Zenith Wealth Partners, where she has worked since 2020, following roles at Baker Avenue Asset Management, Brunch & Budget, and Ernst & Young. Outside of her advisory work, she is the founder of Women with Equity, an organization focused on empowering women to build wealth through equity. Zenith Wealth Partners provides wealth planning and investment management to individuals, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both active and passive management approaches, conducts educational workshops, and offers services including financial planning, portfolio management, retirement consulting, and business advisory support.

Nicole Scarpati is a financial advisor with Capital Counsel LLC in New York, NY, holding five years of industry experience and fourteen years at Capital Counsel. The firm provides discretionary asset management and occasional financial planning for individuals, families, foundations, endowments, pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations. Capital Counsel employs a valuation-based fundamental investment strategy focused on profitable, free-cash-flow-generating businesses, managing both separately managed accounts and private partnerships with a concentrated portfolio approach.

Ivan Lucuk is a financial advisor with Greenline Partners, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. He has been with Greenline Partners since 2018 and previously worked at Bridgewater Associates LP from 2004 to 2018. Greenline Partners manages portfolios for individual clients, trusts, estates, and institutional clients such as foundations, endowments, pensions, and family offices. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach focused on diversified portfolios, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment and consulting services tailored to client-specific goals and risk considerations.

Mary Catherine Mcrae is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. She has been with American Capital Management, Inc. since 2010. American Capital Management, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, corporations, foundations, and institutional clients, focusing on individually managed equity portfolios supplemented with convertible and fixed-income investments. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis of small- and medium-sized growth companies in health care and technology sectors, with a preference for long-term holdings and lower turnover.

Eileen Connolly is a financial advisor at Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Wellington Shields & Co., LLC since 2009 and Shields & Company since 2001. Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across various strategies, including equity, options, and margin trading, while maintaining ongoing client monitoring and due diligence on third-party managers.