John Petrides is a financial advisor at Tocqueville Asset Management LP with six years of industry experience. He has been with Tocqueville since 2019 and previously worked at Point View Wealth Management from 2015 to 2019. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. 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, insurance companies, and public pension plans. The firm employs multiple investment teams with a bottom-up, value-oriented, and contrarian approach across various asset classes and manages both separate accounts and pooled vehicles.

Patricia Hall is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc. since 2015. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, tax preparation, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and certain business entities. The firm manages approximately $4.3 billion in regulatory assets and offers an open-architecture investment platform that emphasizes a risk-first framework, tax-aware management, and customization across equity, fixed income, and separately managed accounts.

Mathew Shaggura is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, Jefferies LLC, and Leucadia Asset Management LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in banquet and catering services on a part-time basis. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals and various entities, offering a customized, collaborative planning process that addresses a wide range of topics including tax, estate, and executive compensation planning.

William Lefkowitz is a financial advisor at NFSG Corporation with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including National Securities Corp., B. Riley Wealth Management, and Aegis Capital Corp. NFSG Corporation provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers diversified portfolio construction with equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and fixed income, supported by internal portfolio management and third-party asset managers employing various investment styles.

Christopher Martin is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC, having joined in 2023. His prior experience includes roles at JPMorgan Chase and Rochdale Investment Management. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a customized, collaborative planning process and uses third-party financial planning software to support scenario analysis and goal-based recommendations.

Michael Giannotto is a financial advisor with Summit Financial, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LS Securities, Lotus Advisory, MUFG, and Ladenburg Thalmann. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets with over 200 advisors. The firm offers investment advisory and portfolio management services, including discretionary and consultative programs, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to alternative investments.

Deborah Ryan is a financial advisor at Ingalls Investment Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She has been with Ingalls Investment Management since 2026 and previously worked at Ingalls & Snyder LLC beginning in 2017. Prior to her finance career, she worked at Hunter Steak House from 2015 to 2017. Ingalls Investment Management provides investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, financial institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs various asset-management styles and manages accounts using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering strategies that range from long-term equity holdings to option writing and short-term trading.

Alyssa Cortelyou is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. since 2019. She has also been associated with Calton & Associates, Inc. since 2016. RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $2.9 billion and serving individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and specialist advisory options including digital asset management and held-away retirement account advice.

Joseph Villa Jr. is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Livingston, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has been with ValMark Advisers and Valmark Securities since 2004 and has a long tenure with National Life Insurance companies dating back to 1982. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in an insurance agency, NJ Life & Casualty Associates, Inc. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional entities. The firm utilizes goal-based model portfolios and diversified asset allocation, with oversight from an investment committee, and offers unique investment-company products such as the TOPS® ETF Portfolios and related index licensing arrangements.

Matthew Mc Hale is a Series 65 licensed advisor at RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. in Montclair, NJ, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to joining RMR, he was employed at Becton Dickinson in 2022 and attended Loyola University Maryland from 2019 to 2023. RMR Wealth Builders is a multi-team SEC-registered investment advisory firm managing approximately $2.2 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual and high-net-worth clients with services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, annuity services, and digital-asset management.

Lester Kuan is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup. 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 that includes balance sheet and cash flow reviews, tax and estate planning, executive compensation analysis, and philanthropic planning.

William Salotto is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Brown Brothers Harriman. 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 customized, collaborative planning that includes a variety of topics such as tax and estate planning, executive compensation, and philanthropic planning, utilizing third-party software and scenario analysis to support its process.

Eduard Kazatsky is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He has held roles at Kingswood Capital Partners and Benchmark Investments, Inc., among others. Outside of his advisory work, he is the managing member of Martin-Kazatsky Motors, LLC, which involves race car ownership and operations. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions, offering portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, and consulting services. The firm delivers investment advice on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases, employing an open-architecture platform and integrating insurance-linked account management through affiliated entities.

Dennis Mikhno is a financial advisor at Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms including Citadel Securities Americas LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, and Barclays Capital Inc. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, institutional clients, and financial intermediaries. The firm offers proprietary ETF model portfolios utilizing a process of asset allocation, portfolio construction, and rebalancing, and manages fixed-income and equity strategies across various registered investment companies and private pooled funds.

David Perez is a financial advisor at Aegis Capital Corp. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Aegis Capital Corp. during two periods totaling 12 years, as well as at Joseph Gunnar & Co., LLC for three years. Aegis Capital Corp. serves individual investors, retirement and benefit plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients by providing investment advisory and brokerage services, financial planning, and access to managed account programs through RBC and AXOS platforms. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account options and emphasizes a client-directed approach to portfolio management.

Mary Bellofatto is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has held roles at multiple firms, including Benefit Providers LLC and Roseland Retirement Planning. Outside of her advisory work, Mary is involved in real estate sales through Blue Line Realty and serves as president of Retire Now LLC, focusing on insurance product sales. Simplicity Wealth provides advisory services to a diverse clientele, including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a fund-of-funds investment approach, combining ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and offers technology and operational support to other advisers through its managed account platform.

Yael Weston is a financial advisor at Ingalls Investment Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Ingalls and its affiliated firm, Ingalls & Snyder LLC, since 2011. Ingalls Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a range of clients including individuals, financial institutions, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs varied asset-management styles and manages accounts using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering strategies from long-term equity holdings to short-term trading and private investment partnerships.

Alicia Denton is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Robertson Stephens. Her prior experience includes roles at Evergreen Gavekal and Hall Capital Partners. Robertson Stephens provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, family and multi-family offices, charitable organizations, and retirement and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, investment and pension consulting, model portfolios, and a range of planning services including tax and estate planning.

Robert Shapiro is a financial advisor at Cannell & Spears LLC based in New York, NY, with four years of industry experience. He has been with Peter B. Cannell & Co., Inc. since 2014. Cannell & Spears provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and rollover advice to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a value-oriented, long-term investment approach focused on proprietary fundamental research and concentrated security selection.

Noah Harris is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He currently works at J. Safra Asset Management Corporation and has previously been employed at Suntrust Advisory Services, Inc. Noah holds a Series 63 registration and is based in New York City. J. Safra Asset Management Corporation provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, managed-account strategies, and institutional investment consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and other institutions. The firm employs a combination of fundamental security analysis, macroeconomic assessment, and tactical positioning, utilizing both third-party managers and direct advisory services.