Michael Schessler is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC in Union City, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Retirement Advantage, First Advisors National, and Ohio National Financial Services. He is also the founder of Sustainable Retirement Solutions, an insurance and investment-related practice. Foundations Investment Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm provides financial planning and portfolio management using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, model portfolios, and an asymmetric rebalancing strategy.

Brandon Sim is a financial advisor at Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC with 4 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation. His prior experience includes working at IEQ Capital, LLC since 2026, and he spent 19 years at Silvercrest in various roles from 2007 to 2026. Silvercrest provides investment management, family office, and institutional advisory services primarily to high-net-worth families and select institutions. The firm emphasizes bottom-up, value-oriented equity strategies and active fixed-income management, employing proprietary valuation tools and integrating quantitative risk analytics as part of its investment approach.

Adam Janovic is a financial advisor at Ingalls Investment Management, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at Ingalls & Snyder LLC since 2002. He serves as a trustee for three family trusts and one friend's trust, devoting limited time to these responsibilities. Ingalls Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services to a range of clients, including individuals, financial institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs diverse asset-management styles and offers services such as financial planning, portfolio consulting, and management of private investment partnerships.

Loren Bailey is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. and holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has 30 years of industry experience, including prior roles at J.P. Morgan Securities and Client First Capital, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Bailey also serves as an independent insurance agent focusing on Medicare insurance and works as a part-time caregiver. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual investors and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers tailored, suitability-driven advice with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management, utilizing programs such as Unified Managed Accounts and Separately Managed Accounts.

Thomas Ditosto is a financial advisor with Ingalls Investment Management, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Ingalls and Snyder, LLC since 1996 and joined Ingalls Investment Management in 2026. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee of a family trust, a position he has held since 2012. Ingalls Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs various asset-management styles and manages portfolios using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering strategies that range from long-term equity holdings to more active trading techniques.

Kari Timonen is a financial advisor at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked with Mass Mutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, PGLI Insurance, and New York Life. Timonen serves as Board President of her co-op building, Park Slope Owners Corp. Fortis Capital Advisors serves individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, institutional clients, and other advisers, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm offers customized investment strategies using both active and passive approaches, including ESG options, with $1.615 billion in discretionary assets under management as of December 31, 2025.

Gustav Langford is a financial advisor with Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. and Stockcross Financial Services, Inc. Langford is also a volunteer with the Elkins Park Firehouse. Siebert AdvisorNXT serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and business entities with investment supervisory services and managed programs. The firm uses a web-based AdvisorNXT platform combined with access to third-party and independent managers, employing Modern Portfolio Theory and various strategies within a wrap-fee structure.

John Paul Mcmanus is a CFA® with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Snowden Capital Advisors LLC and previously worked at Laidlaw & Co (UK) Ltd. for 14 years. Snowden Capital Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and institutional clients by providing portfolio management, investment consulting, and financial planning. The firm combines multi-team scale with institutional capabilities and employs a range of investment tools while managing externally custodied and employer-sponsored retirement plan assets.

Frank Ammirato is a financial advisor with NPA Asset Management, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 37 years of industry experience, including over two decades at NPA Asset Management and Nationwide Planning Associates. Outside of his advisory work, Ammirato provides FAA financial consulting and tax preparation services for a limited part of the year. NPA Asset Management, LLC 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 with model portfolio implementation, often utilizing third-party sub-advisors while maintaining supervisory oversight.

John Raggio is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with Cannell & Spears LLC in New York, NY, bringing seven years of industry experience. He has been associated with Spears Abacus Advisors LLC since 2008. Cannell & Spears LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and rollover advice to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients such as charities, pension plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a value-oriented, long-term investment approach based on proprietary fundamental research and concentrated security selection.

Raymond Pruzinsky is an investment advisor representative with SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC and a registered representative with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 44 years of industry experience, including seven years with Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and over ten years with his current firms. Additionally, he operates a non-variable insurance agency offering various insurance policies to clients. SeaCrest Wealth Management is a multi-advisor wealth management firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a customized, long-term investment approach that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis and utilizes artificial-intelligence tools alongside human review.

Samantha Crank is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 license and previously worked at Lord Abbett & Co. LLC for four years. Outside of her advisory role, she is a Senior Associate at Golub Capital. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing both advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations.

Alison Motroni is a financial advisor at Abacus Wealth Partners with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Align Impact, Field Guide Advisory, and Stryker. Abacus Wealth Partners serves individuals, families, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities with financial planning, consulting, and investment management services. The firm employs a passive, asset-class investment approach using institutional funds, incorporates ESG screening upon request, and tailors portfolios to client risk profiles and goals.

Eli Gelman is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Jefferies LLC since 2015. Gelman serves as a board member of the MAR JCC, a Jewish community center, and also holds a board position with 80 Home Housing Community, a nonprofit organization. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm follows a customized, collaborative planning process using third-party software and scenario analysis to support goal-based financial planning.

Renato Estefano is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC since 2023, as well as at Leucadia Asset Management and Jefferies & Company, Inc. since 2012. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers a customized, collaborative planning process covering a range of topics including tax and estate planning, executive compensation, and philanthropic planning.

Vincent Fiore is a financial advisor with Principal Advised Services and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 26 years of industry experience, including roles at Principal Advised Services since 2022 and Principal Financial Services and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2005. Principal Advised Services provides investment advice and related services primarily to retirement plan participants and retail IRA clients, offering both non-discretionary recommendations and a discretionary, wrap-fee investment management program called SimpleInvest. The firm combines third-party research and proprietary models, serving clients through its integration with the Principal Financial Group family of companies.

Ashok Chachra is a financial advisor with Allen Investment Management, LLC in New York, NY, with five years of industry experience and sixteen years at his current firm. Allen Investment Management, LLC provides customized wealth management and advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, trusts, foundations, and other accredited investors, including a significant non-U.S. client base. The firm offers tailored investment programs through discretionary and non-discretionary management agreements, emphasizing manager due diligence across a range of long-only equity and thematic strategies.

Peter Tcherepnine is a financial advisor with Gamco Asset Management Inc., holding Series 63 and 65 licenses and bringing 59 years of industry experience. He worked at Loeb Partners Corporation for 37 years before joining GAMCO Investors Inc. in 2019. He serves on the board of the American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS, Inc.) and on the board of Loeb Holding, which is no longer engaged in investment activities. Gamco Asset Management Inc. provides discretionary investment management and separate-account solutions to a diverse client base, applying a research-driven value discipline complemented by growth strategies. The firm manages approximately $11.6 billion in discretionary assets and offers tailored portfolio management with an emphasis on bottom-up analysis and catalyst-driven investment theses.

Paula Gaibor is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. She currently works at Snowden Capital Advisors LLC and Snowden Account Services since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Merrill, as well as four years at the University of Miami. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and other institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management, investment consulting, and financial planning, employing a multi-team approach combined with institutional capabilities and frequent use of third-party managers.

Louis Orgera is a CFP® with 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently serves as an advisor at Level Four Advisory Services and has prior experience at Mid Atlantic Securities, Inc. and operates a CPA practice focused on tax services for small businesses and individuals. Additionally, he acts as an executor for an estate and is involved in selling life insurance on a limited basis. Level Four Advisory Services is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser managing over $5 billion across more than 13,800 client relationships. The firm serves a diverse client base with fee-only financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan advisory services, employing model portfolios managed internally or through sub-advisers and third-party managers.