Marc Shapiro is a financial advisor at Palisade Capital Management, LP with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with the firm since 2004. Palisade Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including corporations, public pension plans, financial institutions, family offices, trusts, and individual investors. The firm employs a research-intensive, bottom-up fundamental approach with conviction-weighted portfolios and serves as a sub-adviser to mutual funds and collective investment trust vehicles.

Allen Fassett is a financial advisor with Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 45 years of industry experience. Fassett has been with Hennion & Walsh since 1990. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of programs utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies across multiple asset classes.

Nicholas Henderson is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Linqto Investment Management, LLC, Linqto Capital, LLC, and Linqto, Inc. in various roles. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities, offering a customized planning process that includes balance sheet reviews, tax and estate planning, and philanthropic planning. The firm uses third-party software and probabilistic modeling to support its collaborative recommendations while maintaining a separation between fiduciary planning and implementation.

Paul Kadesch is a financial advisor with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, LPL Financial, and Drew Besonson. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a range of portfolio management approaches combining third-party managers, proprietary models, and technology-driven operational support.

Julia Bialek is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with BakerAvenue in New York, NY, and has four years of industry experience. She has worked at BakerAvenue Asset Management since 2020 and previously spent four years at CISA. BakerAvenue provides wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients, generally on a discretionary basis. The firm offers multiple investment strategies combining tactical allocation, quantitative analysis, and fundamental research, and includes services such as tax and estate planning, philanthropy, and trustee oversight.

Laurie Goodman is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc., Leucadia Asset Management LLC, and Jefferies LLC. She serves on the advisory boards of Two Sigma Venn Organization and Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Financial Economics, providing guidance on product development and academic program needs. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC offers fee-based financial planning services to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations, using a customized, collaborative process supported by third-party planning software and scenario analysis.

Caesar Cepeda is a financial advisor with Snowden Capital Advisors LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Snowden Capital Advisors and its affiliated entities since 2014. Outside of advisory work, he is the president and owner of Plan B Athletics Inc., operating the Crossfit Monrovia gym. Snowden Capital Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services, employing customized model portfolios and third-party managers while maintaining client oversight.

David Schwartz is a financial advisor at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at LPL Financial, Private Advisor Group, Bleakley Financial Group, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm uses a blend of proprietary models, third-party managers, and custodian-sponsored programs, primarily managing client assets on a discretionary basis.

Riccardo Rainieri is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, holding a Series 63 designation and 38 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Euro Pacific Capital, Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, Citigroup Global Markets, and Prudential Bache. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is a multi-team platform with approximately 131 advisors managing around $2.95 billion for over 7,000 clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and brokerage and insurance product sales through an open-architecture model that combines internally managed strategies with co- and sub-advisory relationships.

Scott Doyle is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at firms including SCF Investment Advisors, National Securities Corp, and Stifel Independent Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, Doyle is involved in senior health insurance, providing Medicare plan guidance through an independent senior health insurance representative business. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 260 advisors and over $6 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, banks, and government entities, utilizing a risk-based investment process supported by Envestnet and employing both internally developed and third-party models.

Lawrence Fields is a financial advisor at Tocqueville Asset Management LP in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Tocqueville Securities L.P. since 2008 and currently serves as a Senior Advisor. Tocqueville Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and supervisory services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, registered investment companies, private pooled vehicles, insurance companies, and public pension plans. The firm employs multiple investment teams that use a bottom-up, value-oriented, and contrarian approach across various asset classes and manages both separate accounts and pooled vehicles.

Sion Harari is a Series 65 credentialed advisor at J. Safra Asset Management Corporation with three years of industry experience. Before joining J. Safra, Harari spent time in academia and took two sabbaticals. J. Safra Asset Management Corporation offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and institutions. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis, macroeconomic assessment, and tactical positioning, using both model-driven managed accounts and direct advisory services.

Sean Mc Carthy is a CFP® and ChFC® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Bankers Life and Casualty. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in nonprofit basketball organizations and owns a personal basketball training business. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, businesses, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies using third-party managers, proprietary models, and technology-driven operational support.

Peter Mohan is a financial advisor at A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. for 27 years before joining A.G.P. in 2020. The firm operates a multi-team platform of 131 advisors managing nearly $3 billion for over 7,000 clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and brokerage services. A.G.P. employs an open-architecture investment approach combining internally managed strategies with sub-advisory relationships and serves both discretionary and non-discretionary mandates.

Kimberly Quintero is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Ingalls Investment Management, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She has held roles at Ingalls & Snyder LLC and First Republic Securities Company, as well as First Republic Investment Management. Ingalls Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a wide range of clients including individuals, financial institutions, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs diverse asset-management styles and manages accounts using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various strategies from long-term equity holdings to short-term trading and alternative investments.

Ian Murray is a financial advisor with Mariner Independent holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise from 2019 to 2022 and currently provides investment advisory services through Mariner Platform Solutions and SideBar Advisors. Mariner Independent serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement consulting, and access to a broad range of investment tools, supported by affiliated trust and institutional pension consulting services.

Eric Carrara is a financial advisor with NPA Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has worked at NPA Asset Management since 2004, Nationwide Planning Associates since 2003, and Evergreen Financial Services since 1990. In addition to his advisory roles, he operates an independent insurance agency selling life and health insurance to the same client base. NPA Asset Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers managed-account programs combining advisor-led planning and model portfolio implementation, managing approximately $1.01 billion in client assets as of the end of 2024.

Daniel Arcos is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor at Robertson Stephens with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Rockefeller Capital Management from 2015 to 2019 before joining Robertson Stephens. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of a personal real estate holding company, where he assists with leasing and property management coordination. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, family offices, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm combines individualized advice with centrally developed model portfolios and oversight by an Investment Office and Committee, managing over $7 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2024.

Athanasios Kolefas is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor at Modera Wealth Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Epirus Investment Management and TIAA/Nuveen Investment Management. Outside of his advisory role, Kolefas serves on the advisory board of a pharmaceutical company, participates in financial oversight for a local church, and advises the owner of a diner on financial results. Modera Wealth Management provides fiduciary, fee-only advisory services to individuals, institutions, and nonprofits. The firm employs an allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, incorporating diversified asset mixes and selective use of independent managers and private placements to align portfolios with client objectives.

Joseph Patterson is a financial advisor at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners in Parsippany, NJ, holding a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance for 29 years before joining Bleakley Financial Group, now OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners, where he has been employed for five years. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a variety of investment approaches, including proprietary models and third-party managers, and incorporates technology and operational outsourcing into its service delivery.