J Debart Jr. is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in New York, NY, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and possessing 49 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Equitable Advisors since 1975 and has operated The Debart Group, Inc. since 2000. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model, offering both advisory and brokerage channels to implement client recommendations.

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.

Jenny Chung is a financial advisor at Glenview Wealth LLC in New York, NY, with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked in executive education at Columbia Business School. Since 2019, Chung has served as a director on the board of KEB Hana Bank USA, N.A., participating in several committees. Glenview Wealth LLC provides financial planning and investment consulting primarily for individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers written financial plans and recommendations focused on asset allocation, emphasizing passive investments such as exchange-traded funds, and does not manage or hold custody of client assets.

Emmanuel Tsantes is a CFA® charterholder and registered investment advisor with Aries Investment Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2010. He has six years of industry experience and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Tsantes contributes to Investopedia-hosted financial newsletters outside of his advisory role. Aries Investment Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing portfolio management and financial consulting services. The firm’s investment approach integrates fundamental and technical analysis, employing various strategies such as long-term holdings, short-term trading, and options, with portfolios reviewed and rebalanced quarterly.

Christian Walker is a CFA charterholder and financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He founded Walker Capital Advisors in 2018 after working at Hylan Datacom from 2016 to 2018. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to retail and institutional clients, managing diversified portfolios that include equity and fixed-income ETFs as well as common stocks across market capitalizations. Walker Capital Advisors combines passive ETF allocations with selective active strategies, including a documented short market approach using inverse ETFs, and employs multiple custodial relationships and held-away account aggregation to support its investment process.

Ethan Gordon is the sole advisor at EG Capital Management LLC, an independent firm based in Long Island City, NY. He holds the Series 65 designation and has one year of experience in financial advising. Prior to founding his firm in 2025, he worked in various roles including freelance work and positions at SPHARE Marketplace Ltd and Cocoa Republic Ltd. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in a nightlife promotions business and social media consulting. EG Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning tailored to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis across a range of securities and offers performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Nicholas Jones is the sole advisor at Altanes Investments, LLC, an independent firm based in Mill Neck, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 17 years of industry experience. Jones has been with Altanes Investments since 2003. Altanes Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and continuous investment advice to individual clients, focusing on personalized investment policies based on goals, time horizon, risk tolerance, and tax considerations. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term purchase strategy, managing approximately $22.8 million across about 20 individual accounts.

Mitchell Spiegel is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Enterprise Value Capital Management, LLC. His prior work includes roles at Kildonan Castle Asset Management and Global Credit Advisers, along with periods of self-employment. Enterprise Value Capital Management provides portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pooled investment vehicles, and other advisers. The firm employs a range of investment strategies incorporating fundamental and cyclical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, while tailoring risk tolerance through documented Investment Policy Statements.

Emily Maretsky is the principal of Educated Financial Planning and holds a Series 65 designation with two years of experience in financial advising. She has a background in education, having worked at multiple schools and educational organizations prior to founding her firm. In addition to financial advising, she operates Teacher Financial Coach, LLC, which focuses on financial coaching for educators. Educated Financial Planning is a fee-only independent registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers integrated investment management and comprehensive financial planning, emphasizing strategic asset allocation through low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with services that include retirement and estate planning, college-savings analysis, and socially responsible investment options.

Johan Devoogd is a financial advisor at American European Asset Management LLC with 27 years at the firm and four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. American European Asset Management provides discretionary asset and portfolio management to private individuals, tax-deferred accounts, trusts, and small institutional clients, including tax-exempt foundations and other not-for-profit entities. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-driven approach focused on durable competitive positions and conservative balance sheets, and is notable for its work with charitable organizations and nonprofit investment committees.

Gregory Silver is a CFA® charterholder and principal of Silver Advisors, LLC, with nine years at his firm and seven years prior experience at Schroders Investment Management, totaling 16 years in the financial industry. Based in New York, he specializes in investment management and financial planning. Silver Advisors, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, non-profits, and corporate entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis and active portfolio construction, with expertise in micro- and small-cap equities, options strategies, and selective short positions, while offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services. The firm also provides real estate consulting and business advisory services, including performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Craig Cloud is a financial advisor with Apogee Tactical in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Apogee Trading, LLC since 2014. Apogee Trading, LLC provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary options. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis alongside active trading strategies across a broad range of asset classes.

Chien Hoong Wu is the principal advisor at Wu Wealth Advisory, LLC with eight years of experience in the financial industry. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Forest Hills Financial Group. In addition to advisory services, Wu is an independent insurance broker licensed to sell annuities, life, health, and long-term care coverage. Wu Wealth Advisory provides customized financial planning and investment consultation to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm employs a Core + Satellite investment approach, combining passive indexed ETFs with selected active positions, and offers both discretionary and nondiscretionary account management.

Douglas Perkins is the principal of Divergence Capital Management, an independent firm based in Greenwich, CT. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has 30 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Divergence Capital Management in 2007, Perkins worked at firms including March Capital Corp, Old City Securities, and Avantax Advisory Services. Divergence Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients, focusing on a stock-selection investment strategy informed by top-down macroeconomic analysis and company-specific fundamental research. The firm constructs concentrated, customized portfolios that may include a range of asset types such as equities, funds, debt instruments, commodities, and currencies.

Anthony Devito is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, operating ADV Investment Management in New Rochelle, NY. He has been with the firm since 1990. ADV Investment Management serves a small group of individual, family, small business, and trust clients, offering customized investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs a fundamental analysis and asset-allocation approach, primarily using mutual funds and ETFs, and operates on a strict fee-only model without commissions or soft-dollar arrangements.

Mark Santangelo is a CFP® with 28 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is the principal of Titan Financial Services, LLC and also owns a CPA firm, Marsan Associates, PC. In addition to his financial and accounting work, he is involved in real estate development and management through Emerson Associates, LLC. Titan Financial Services, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers portfolio management, pension consulting, financial planning, and other consulting services, using client-specific investment policy statements combined with model asset-allocation portfolios and a multi-method security selection process.

Joseph Kalinowski is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensed advisor with three years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Alpha Concepts LLC and also consults part-time for Ruterra Partners, a family office. He has been associated with Rutera Group since 2015. Alpha Concepts LLC provides discretionary asset management primarily to institutional and high-net-worth clients through pooled vehicles or mandates. The firm uses proprietary quantitative systematic models across accounts and employs strategies that may include derivatives and option-writing, with a compensation structure based on performance rather than assets under management.

Samuel Muffly is the sole advisor at SM Carlton Advisory, holding a Series 65 credential with four years of industry experience. He works full-time as a Special Gifts Officer for the Northwell Health Foundation, the philanthropic arm of a nonprofit hospital system. His role at SM Carlton Advisory is in addition to his full-time position. SM Carlton Advisory serves individual investors with a $50,000 minimum, providing discretionary portfolio management focused exclusively on publicly traded equities. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach inspired by investment principles from Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch, and David Gardner, managing individualized, equity-only accounts with a low-turnover, buy-and-hold strategy.

Erika Safran is a CFP® and Series 63 licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Safran Wealth Advisors, LLC, where she has worked since 2009. The firm provides integrated wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, business entities, and charitable organizations. Safran Wealth Advisors manages approximately $120 million in client assets, focusing on long-term, strategic asset allocation using broadly diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supported by institutional research and resources.

Salo Aizenberg is a financial advisor at Downtown Investment Advisory with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been associated with Maytal Asset Management LLC since 2013. Downtown Investment Advisory is an independent SEC-registered firm managing approximately $125 million in discretionary accounts for individuals, high-net-worth clients, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on customized fixed-income portfolios with individually selected bonds and income-producing securities, alongside equity index ETFs, applying fundamental, technical, and credit analysis to support long-term growth, income, and capital preservation.