Brian Schmidt is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Hudson Delaware Planning LLC. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services Inc and The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. Outside of financial advising, he is involved with Redbud Farms LLC. Hudson Delaware Planning provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities through both ongoing and project-based engagements. The firm focuses on a planning-only model without discretionary portfolio management or custody, offering services that include retirement, tax, and estate planning, while clients retain full discretion over their implementation.

Sivaparvati Thagirisa is a financial advisor at Map to Your Wealth LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2019. Prior to this, she was not employed in the financial sector from 2015 to 2019. Map to Your Wealth LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and employee benefit plan services to individuals, trusts, small businesses, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses client-specific investment policies and typically implements portfolios with passive, low-cost index funds and ETFs, while incorporating fundamental analysis and active strategies when requested.

Sean Curran is a financial advisor at USA 401k with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Lincoln Financial Securities, municipal positions in Springfield and Washington, and service at the Hampden County District Attorney's Office. Outside of advising, he serves as a Springfield City Councilor and works as an attorney handling real estate closings and misdemeanor motor vehicle cases, as well as a licensed real estate agent representing buyers and sellers of residential properties. USA 401k provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and corporations, along with pension consulting for retirement plans including 401(k)s. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and a long-term trading approach, focusing on equities with fixed income and index funds for diversification.

Travis Dufner is a financial advisor at Securus Wealth Management in Holmdel, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation with eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Millstone Financial Group, Alps Distributors, and Primerica Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he has experience as an insurance agent, providing clients with options such as life insurance, long-term care, and annuities. Securus Wealth Management offers retirement planning and wealth management services to individuals, families, and small business owners. The firm emphasizes diversification and downside protection through portfolios built with active and passive ETFs, interval funds, and buffered ETFs, managing accounts primarily on a discretionary basis with ongoing client oversight.

Andrew Kerns is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience and the sole advisor at Accountable Financial Planning LLC in Westerville, OH, where he has worked since 2009. Accountable Financial Planning LLC provides coordinated financial planning and non-discretionary investment management for individuals, families, trusts, and small-business owners. The firm offers a broad range of services including cash-flow and retirement planning, insurance analysis, employer benefits reviews, bookkeeping, and income tax preparation, typically implementing globally diversified portfolios with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs on a fee-for-service basis.

Matthew Makowski is a financial advisor at Ibis Capital Management, LLC with 11 years at the firm and 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and is also an attorney, managing his own law firm, Matthew J. Makowski, PLLC, where he practices law part-time. Ibis Capital Management primarily serves individual and trust clients, as well as some pension and profit-sharing plan accounts, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses fundamental research with some quantitative inputs to tailor investment strategies based on client risk tolerance, diversification, income needs, and age.

Amy Sharp is the principal advisor at Amy T. Sharp, CFP, LLC, an independent firm based in Valley Center, California. She holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 license and has 31 years of experience in the financial industry. Outside of advising, she is co-owner of a family chocolate business, Amy's Best Sugar-Free Confections. Her firm provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. It serves approximately 121 clients with about $62.4 million in assets under management, offering actively managed, broadly diversified portfolios tailored to client risk tolerance and goals.

Andrew Pastrikos is a financial advisor with Roscoe Capital Management, LLC in Fort Myers, FL. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Roscoe Capital Management since 2015. Roscoe Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, applying a value-investing approach based on fundamental analysis. The firm offers both asset-based and performance-based fee arrangements and conducts periodic educational workshops on personal finance and investing.

Zachary Bernsdorf is a financial advisor with Aspire Capital Management, LLC in Columbus, OH. He holds a Series 66 designation and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to founding Aspire Capital Management, he worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Securities LLC, and Protective Life Insurance Company. Aspire Capital Management is a state-registered investment adviser serving individual clients such as working professionals, pre-retirees, and retirees. The firm provides portfolio management, retirement-income planning, and financial planning with a focus on diversified, long-term asset allocation and fundamental research, operating on a flat, fee-only advisory model without asset minimums.

Claudia Mott is a CFP® certificant and Series 63 license holder with 13 years of industry experience. She has been the principal advisor at Epona Financial Solutions since 2010. Epona Financial Solutions is an independent, fee-only firm serving individuals and couples with financial planning, investment management, and divorce settlement analysis. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory to create diversified portfolios and specializes in divorce financial planning, providing detailed cash-flow and net-worth projections as part of its services.

Mark Davis is a financial advisor with Davis-Ross Investment Advisers, LLC in Columbus, OH, holding a Series 63 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Banc Stock Financial Services, Inc. since 1993. Davis-Ross Investment Advisers manages a pooled long/short hedge fund serving accredited investors, including high-net-worth individuals and related IRAs, trusts, or estates. The firm uses both fundamental and technical analysis in a discretionary, in-house portfolio employing long and short positions, leverage, margin, and options strategies.

Erich Barchi is a financial advisor at Row Your Own Boat, an independent investment advisory firm based in Malvern, PA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities Inc. Row Your Own Boat provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and nonprofit institutions. The firm combines fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analyses to construct customized portfolios, employing both passive and active strategies tailored to client-specific investment guidelines.

Nathaniel Jackson is the sole advisor at Jay Blue Capital and holds a Series 65 designation. He has 11 years of experience working at The Collegiate School. Jay Blue Capital, LLC is a newly registered investment adviser that provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals and business entities. The firm uses Modern Portfolio Theory and the Capital Asset Pricing Model, combining fundamental and technical analysis to manage portfolios across four risk-based strategies, including an options-based Aggressive Growth strategy.

Lanzi Butler is a financial advisor with Trane Capital, LLC in Austin, TX, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. Butler has been with Trane Capital since 2012. Trane Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and other entities. The firm uses a fundamental investment approach focused on company financials, management, and industry outlook, and offers performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients in addition to typical asset-based fees.

Jason Abruzere is a financial advisor at Weyhill Investment Counsel, LLC, holding the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Weyhill Investment Counsel since 2004 and was previously involved with Weyhill Capital, LLC, and Weyhill Distribution Partners, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he managed Abruzere Properties, LLC for over a decade. Weyhill Investment Counsel is a fee-only Registered Investment Advisor serving individuals, families, high-net-worth investors, and small- to mid-size employer plans. The firm employs an evidence-based, Modern Portfolio Theory approach, offering diversified global portfolios primarily through institutional no-load mutual funds and low-cost ETFs, alongside a range of retirement-plan advisory services.

Gregory Quon is the sole advisor at Core Investment Management, LLC in Newport Beach, CA, holding a Series 63 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has led Core Investment Management since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, Quon is a licensed insurance agent offering fixed annuities and life insurance. Core Investment Management provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing portfolios with a range of securities including mutual funds, equities, bonds, ETFs, and REITs. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, using both long-term and short-term trading strategies, and manages approximately $16 million in assets.

Alajahwon Ridgeway is a financial advisor at A.B. Ridgeway Wealth Management LLC in Lafayette, LA, with 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. Ridgeway holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. A.B. Ridgeway Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, employing a strategy that combines passive and active investments based on Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm offers comprehensive planning, estate planning support, and values-based investment options, including ESG and Biblically Responsible Investing.

Randall Kimmel is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license, with two years of experience in financial advising at My Money Mgr, an independent fee-only firm based in Newport Beach, CA. Prior to this, he was retired for ten years. My Money Mgr serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, offering discretionary investment management and project-based financial planning. The firm uses a combination of passive and active investment approaches and maintains a very small client roster, focusing on personalized service and individualized investment policies.

James Minor is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He is the principal at Red Oak Capital Advisors in Salmon, Idaho, and has served as a partner at Ball & Minor CPA PA since 1998. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in real estate development and tax and accounting services through several related entities. Red Oak Capital Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach with customized portfolios that typically include bonds, ETFs, closed-end funds, and mutual funds, managing approximately $10.2 million in client assets.

Michael Bollinger is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Bollinger Wealth Management LLC in Plano, TX. He has worked at IHS Markit and has led his current firm since 2018. Bollinger Wealth Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and personal tax return preparation services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis methods, managing all assets in-house with a range of strategies including options, margin, short sales, private placements, and venture capital.