Mark Mcnally is the sole advisor at Megstar Financial Management Inc. in Montvale, NJ, with 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Megstar since 1992 and concurrently serves as a television production technician at WNYW-TV since 1977. Megstar Financial Management provides discretionary portfolio management and general financial advice to a select individual client base. The firm utilizes Modern Portfolio Theory to build diversified, low-turnover portfolios and emphasizes transparent reporting and conflict reduction through specific trading practices.

Woongkee Min is a financial advisor at Stewards Asset Management with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Porro & Co for five years before joining Stewards Asset Management in 2020. Stewards Asset Management provides tailored investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm combines bottom-up fundamental analysis with top-down macro views, supplemented by technical analysis and ESG considerations, to construct global portfolios across various time horizons.

Steven Copeland is a CFP® professional at Shfp, LLC with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Safe Harbor Financial Planning since 2003. Shfp, LLC is an independent firm providing fee-only investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $88.9 million across about 25 clients, delivering primarily non-discretionary investment advice and employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with a focus on long-term, short-term, and trading strategies.

Narumi Yoshida is the Founder & CEO of Yoshida Wealth Management, Inc. He is a CPA and specializes in Financial & Tax Advisory for Japanese Business Owners and Investors in the US. Mr. Yoshida was born and raised in Shizuoka, Japan. At age 19, he moved to New York in pursuit of his educational and professional goals. He is a first-generation immigrant himself, so he understands what challenges and difficulties people face by moving from one country to another. Mr. Yoshida’s unique professional and educational backgrounds give him the ability to work with clients closely and develop the most effective tax and financial strategies for them. Mr. Yoshida worked as a Financial Advisor for a prominent financial advisory firm in New York City. After gaining valuable experience at the firm, he eventually decided to go out on his own to launch Yoshida Wealth Management, Inc., Independent RIA, to work with clients he felt needed the most help and could add the most value to their situations. Good financial advice must meet a fiduciary standard and be free of conflicts of interest. Therefore, he believes (1) Fee-Only, (2) Fiduciary and (3) Independent are the three most important criteria to consider when choosing a Financial Planner. In addition to Yoshida Wealth Management, Inc., he owns and runs a successful CPA firm based in New York where he and his team provide tax return preparation and business accounting services. Mr. Yoshida focuses on helping Japanese Business Owners and Investors in the US. He utilizes the newest AI/technologies to operate at the highest efficiency level, so he can focuses on what he enjoys the most – working with clients! Outside of work, he enjoys traveling around the world with his wife, Nicole, staying active, reading books and eating Japanese food! (Fun Fact: Narumi used to be a dancer)!

Stephen Zheng is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Wealthlet Advisory LLC since 2016 and previously worked at New York University from 2015 to 2019. Wealthlet is an independent advisory firm that provides portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized investment-immigration services, including EB-5 and E-2 matters. The firm serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, businesses, and pooled investment vehicles, using a fundamental, bottom-up value investing approach while integrating investment-immigration advisory work alongside traditional wealth management.

Ralph Condis is the principal of Executive Business Financial Planning in Dumont, NJ, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and has been with his current firm and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2004. Outside of his financial advisory role, Mr. Condis is involved in religious missions as a Deacon of Humanity, produces original music and educational content, and works with Public Partnerships for NJ, supporting care for autistic and disabled individuals. Executive Business Financial Planning provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, non-profits, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of proprietary technical and fundamental models alongside third-party asset allocation, utilizing tactical diversification, periodic rebalancing, and tax-aware strategies, including options collars, to manage client portfolios.

Jingshu Zhang is a financial advisor at Guinea Value Investments with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to founding Guinea Value Investments, Zhang worked at Dorfman Value Investments, Atlas Capital Investment LLC, and held roles in consulting and fund management. Guinea Value Investments provides discretionary portfolio management services for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on fundamental analysis and a long-term investment horizon. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation and selection, regular monitoring, and performance-based fee arrangements that are uncommon among independent peers.

John Belluardo is a ChFC® and financial advisor at Stewardship Financial Planning in Tarrytown, NY, with four years of industry experience. He previously worked for seven years at Quadlogic and has been associated with Stewardship Financial Services, Inc. since 2003. In addition to his advisory role, he offers personal trustee and executor services independent of investment management. Stewardship Financial Planning serves individuals, businesses, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates with comprehensive financial planning and investment advice. The firm employs a multi-bucket, long-term buy-and-hold strategy focused on diversification and offers primarily non-discretionary management with a limited product menu and flat, fixed fees.

Edward Chang is a financial advisor at Pledge Capital LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Pledge Capital since 2016. Pledge Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to a variety of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and managed investment pools. The firm employs a value-oriented strategy with a growth bias, focusing on equities and exchange-traded funds and using a bottom-up fundamental research process.

Gabriel Markiz is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in financial advising and over 30 years as a CPA. He is the owner of Markiz Wealth Management and also operates a separate CPA firm. He currently dedicates most of his time to his CPA practice while managing his financial planning business. Markiz Wealth Management provides wealth management and financial planning services primarily to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term strategic asset allocation, global diversification, and tax-efficient implementation, with portfolios tailored to each client’s tax situation.

Brian Redican is the founder and sole advisor of Courseview Capital LLC in Bronxville, New York, with 27 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Arcadia Securities, Wilmington Capital Securities, and Lps Partners Inc before establishing Courseview Capital in 2020. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Courseview Capital LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual clients, managing approximately $3.09 million across 11 accounts. The firm uses a discretionary approach with a concentrated equity orientation and also offers adviser selection services.

Simon Wu is a financial advisor at Edgewater Management Partners LLC in Fort Lee, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He has been with Edgewater Management Partners since 2019. Edgewater Management Partners LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and other entities, including a significant number of non-U.S. investors. The firm employs an equity long-short strategy using fundamental analysis combined with proprietary models, actively utilizing derivatives and leverage in managing tailored portfolios.

Brian Reddington is a financial advisor at R Squared IV with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Castleview Partners, LLC, David Lerner Associates, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he occasionally drives for Uber after market hours. R Squared IV is an independent investment advisory firm that provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, and small institutions. The firm employs a quantitative, systematic investment process using multi-factor models and combines trend-following and mean-reversion signals, typically executing strategies through ETFs and index mutual funds tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Patrick Keane is a financial advisor at Nevis Equity Advisors LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Bank of America and Envoy Mortgage, and is involved in entrepreneurial ventures such as co-founding a parking information app and operating a guided-tour business. He is also a licensed mortgage loan originator. Nevis Equity Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment process is based on fundamental analysis with a long-term focus, incorporating individual stocks, bonds, alternative investments, and cryptocurrency when appropriate, and frequently selects and oversees unaffiliated independent managers as part of its strategy.

Vincent Travagliato is a financial advisor with WealthWise, LLC, an independent firm based in Mount Kisco, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he practices as a trust and estate lawyer. WealthWise, LLC provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on long-term trading strategies supported by charting, fundamental, and technical analysis. The firm prepares written Investment Policy Statements and conducts regular reviews without discretionary trading authority.

Tsemach Mishal is the sole advisor at Tam Capital Management Inc, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He has been with Tam Capital Management since 2010. Tam Capital Management provides discretionary investment supervisory and portfolio management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm employs an aggressive, trading-oriented approach using equities, ETFs, options, derivatives, and leverage within separately managed accounts.

Gregory Prato is a financial advisor at Prato Capital Management with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC for eight years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in commercial real estate and aviation holding companies. Prato Capital Management provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and ERISA plans. The firm uses an asset-allocation framework combining strategic, dynamic, and tactical approaches, and offers portfolio management through both traditional advisory and wrap fee programs.

Jay Furst is a financial advisor at Forteris Wealth Management, Inc. with 4 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Forteris Wealth Management since 1993. Forteris Wealth Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $179.6 million in assets, employs customized portfolios including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and derivatives, and offers ongoing portfolio monitoring with regular reviews.

Paresh Shah is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Merkkuri Wealth Advisors LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Integrity Alliance, LLC, Lion Street Financial, Csenge Advisory Group, Kestra Financial, and Guardian Life Insurance. He serves on the board of the New York South Asian Chamber of Commerce and is a trustee for the Rotary Eye Institute in Navsari, India. Merkkuri Wealth Advisors LLC provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers fiduciary services and ERISA 3(21) retirement plan advisory, managing diversified discretionary portfolios that include equities, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Avraham Ziv is a financial advisor at Dorado Wealth Management LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at LPL Financial, Western International Securities, Inc., Northeast Asset Management LLC, and Northeast Securities, LLC. He also serves as a non-variable insurance agent. Dorado Wealth Management LLC provides portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, corporations, and 401(k) participants, with plans to expand to pension funds, financial institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis and utilizes third-party investment managers on the Schwab platform.