Harold Wachtel is the owner of Wachtel Capital Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Aurora Private Wealth, APW Capital, Inc., and Fortune Financial Services, Inc. prior to founding his advisory firm in 2009. Wachtel Capital Advisors, LLC provides portfolio management and advisory services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as charitable organizations and pension or profit-sharing plan clients. The firm uses fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to manage discretionary accounts, often employing ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income, equities, and occasionally margin and options strategies.

Michael Ashton is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Enduring Investments LLC, an independent firm he has been associated with since 2009, and previously worked at Real Asset Strategies, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an external consultant to BAG Corp, assisting with quantitative business issues such as sales targeting and inventory management. Enduring Investments advises individuals, institutional clients, and pooled investment vehicles, providing discretionary portfolio management and licensed access to systematic model portfolios. The firm focuses on inflation-indexed products and employs a variety of securities and techniques to tailor accounts according to client objectives and risk profiles.

Margaret Browning is a financial advisor at MBB Advisory LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Morgan Stanley & Co LLC from 2015 to 2019 before founding MBB Advisory LLC in 2019. MBB Advisory LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct portfolios that blend passive core exposures with active management, offering modular or broad-based planning and investment consultation.

Ronn Yaish is the sole advisor at Yaish Financial, an independent firm based in Bergenfield, NJ. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 11 years of industry experience, having founded Yaish Financial Services LLC in 2015. Outside of advisory work, Yaish is involved in life insurance sales and operates Yaish Media Group, an online business offering courses and educational content on leadership, marketing, and personal finance. Yaish Financial provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individual and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory and primarily uses passively managed, asset-class model portfolios, with a formal pension consulting practice that includes fiduciary services and participant education.

Bruce Julien is the sole advisor at Julien Planning, LLC in Hackensack, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked in wealth management and financial planning since 1991, including roles at National Wealth Management, LLC and his own firms, Julien Financial, LLC and Julien Planning, LLC. Julien also operates as an insurance agent and tax preparer through affiliated businesses. Julien Planning, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goal-driven investment process using fundamental and technical analysis and offers portfolio management alongside financial planning covering retirement, taxes, employee benefits, and estate matters.

Philip Frank is the sole advisor at Insight Asset Management LLC, an independent investment management firm based in New York, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience, having led Insight Asset Management since 2003. Insight Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, investment companies, and pension plans. The firm employs a research-driven, long-term investment process with flexibility across market capitalizations, sectors, and investment styles, serving a diverse client base that includes institutional and charitable entities.

Anthony Pranzo is a financial advisor at New York Financial AVP, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is also licensed as a New York state insurance agent for life, accident, and health insurance. He has been with New York Financial AVP, LLC since 2013. New York Financial AVP, LLC provides advice-only financial consulting to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutional investors, and pension plans. The firm focuses on portfolio assessments, adviser selection and oversight, retirement and cash-flow advising, estate coordination, and investment education, delivering services remotely without discretionary management or custody of assets.

Yair Harari is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license. He is the sole advisor at 4-3-3 Capital LLC and has prior experience at Millennium Management and Balyasny Asset Management. Harari has been active in the investment industry since 2016. 4-3-3 Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management services primarily for pooled or institutional mandates, as well as individual, small-business, and high-net-worth accounts. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, charting, and cyclical analyses to construct equity- and ETF-focused portfolios, utilizing both long- and short-term trading strategies including short sales and margin.

Xiaowei Jiang is a financial advisor at Oceanus Capital Management in Miami, FL, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Oceanus Capital Management in 2024, Jiang worked at Oceanus Research LLC, GSA Capital, and Welton Investment Partners. Oceanus Capital Management provides customized investment management and consulting services primarily to high-net-worth and sophisticated investors. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, top-down thematic research and proprietary data science to construct diversified portfolios, often employing hedging techniques and derivatives as part of its investment approach.

James Parris is a financial advisor at Ivory Wealth Management Inc. with 4 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Ivory Wealth Management since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved with the Syosset Soccer Club since 2006, coaching and training youth soccer. Ivory Wealth Management provides portfolio management and pension consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension plans. The firm emphasizes a fiduciary standard and employs a range of analytical methods, offering primarily non-discretionary management alongside insurance and annuity advisory services.

Ronald Palastro is a financial advisor at Cobblestone Wealth Advisors with 41 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked at Cobblestone Wealth Advisors since 1998, with prior experience at Triad Advisors, Inc. and OSAIC. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance brokerage. Cobblestone Wealth Advisors provides financial planning, pension consulting, and adviser selection services to both institutional and individual clients. The firm primarily offers non-discretionary advice by recommending third-party money managers and monitoring their performance, using a mix of technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach.

Aquiles Larrea is the principal of Larrea Wealth Management in New York, NY, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research and SSN Advisory Inc. Larrea is also an author and provides coaching and consulting services based on over two decades of entrepreneurial experience. Larrea Wealth Management is a state-registered advisory firm serving individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, and small businesses. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio reviews, and investment advice, and operates a membership website providing retirement-planning guidance for 401(k) participants.

Marc Shapiro is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Shapiro Asset Management, LLC since 2008, serving clients from Denville, NJ. Shapiro Asset Management provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm offers customized, long-term focused portfolios primarily composed of ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds, using fundamental and technical analysis with emphasis on risk management through asset allocation and diversification.

Cheng Kou is a financial advisor at Time Investment Advisers with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for ten years at Verisk Data Analytics. Time Investment Advisers provides portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services tailored to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach and offers both long-term portfolio management and short-term trading strategies, including option strategies.

Stuart Ruff is the principal and sole advisor at Ruff Choices, an independent registered investment adviser based in Cranford, NJ. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 22 years of industry experience, founding Ruff Choices in 1999. Ruff Choices provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as charitable organizations and certain institutional clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including equities, ETFs, and mutual funds, and incorporates the use of margin, short sales, and options for separately managed accounts.

Gary Reneau is a financial advisor at IHP Wealth Management in Morristown, NJ, holding the CFA® designation and Series 66 license with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Pickwick Capital Partners, Indian Head Partners LLC, and Silver Leaf Partners, LLC. Reneau is also involved in consulting for a carbon capture company and participates in decentralized finance projects in advisory and information-gathering roles. IHP Wealth Management provides tailored investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, endowments, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes a top-down macro asset allocation and sector rotation approach, incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers access to alternative investments and third-party asset managers.

Michael Maye is a CFP®, PFS™, and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has been the principal of MJM Financial Advisors, LLC in Gillette, NJ since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he conducts educational seminars and workshops for community groups, including seniors, women's groups, and university events. MJM Financial Advisors serves individual investors and their families, including high-net-worth clients, advising approximately 27 family groups with around $42 million in assets under management. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and integrated wealth management that includes retirement, estate, tax planning, and business consulting. Its investment approach combines institutional-style no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and ETNs with a strategic asset allocation process, emphasizing a passive core and selective active allocations, alongside tax-sensitive implementation. The firm also offers tax planning and preparation services through its CPA affiliation.

Mark Pepper is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He has been with MRC Group LLC since 2016 and previously worked in business development and sales consulting from 2009 to 2016. MRC Group LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, using Investment Policy Statements to document goals, tax considerations, and risk tolerance. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, implements long-term equity exposure alongside options strategies, and offers consulting services to small businesses that may integrate with client work.

Robert Bonavito is a financial advisor at The Financial Planning Group, Inc. in Scotch Plains, NJ, holding the PFS™ designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with The Financial Planning Group since 1995. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. Their approach includes tailored portfolio construction based on suitability assessments and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in security selection.

Steven Rokeach is a CFA® charterholder and the principal advisor at Elliot Investment Management, LLC, with 23 years of industry experience. He founded and has operated the independent firm since 2003. Elliot Investment Management provides ongoing investment supervisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis with a range of strategies including options writing, managing portfolios across mutual funds, equities, bonds, fixed income, and select alternative products.