Jerome Gaudry is a financial advisor at Hilltop Securities Inc. in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 credential with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Natixis from 2004 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as director of a family investment trust held by his children. Hilltop Securities Inc. provides brokerage, advisory, and retirement-plan consulting services to individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients. The firm offers an open-architecture investment platform with a range of managed account programs and emphasizes custody capabilities and diverse product access.

William Spellman is a financial advisor at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners with Series 65 credentials. He has industry experience dating back to 2000, including 19 years at Prudential Financial Inc and six years at Bleakley Financial Group, now operating as OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners. OnePoint BFG provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm uses a combination of proprietary models, third-party managers, and custodian-sponsored programs to manage client portfolios, primarily on a discretionary basis.

Paul Pfeiffer is a financial advisor at Cannell & Spears LLC with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Spears Abacus Advisors LLC since 2009. Cannell & Spears provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and rollover advice to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and various institutional clients. The firm employs a value-oriented, long-term investment approach based on proprietary fundamental research and tailored portfolio construction.

Mark Neely is a financial advisor at GenTrust with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at EIF Capital LLC for twelve years. GenTrust provides wealth management, investment management, financial planning, consulting, and concierge services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and financial intermediaries. The firm manages approximately $4.46 billion in assets with a team of about 20 advisors, employing a strategy that integrates fundamental, technical, and macroeconomic analysis with a focus on asset allocation and risk management.

Kenneth Mathieson is a financial advisor with Arax Advisory Partners in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 38 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors, Laidlaw Wealth Management, Steward Partners Investment Advisory, and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of advising, he has a small real estate business renting out his home. Arax Advisory Partners is an SEC-registered, multi-team wealth manager with over 200 advisors managing approximately $26.5 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans using a combination of internal portfolio management, third-party models, and tailored asset allocation.

Timothy Collier is a financial advisor at Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors with 15 years of industry experience. He has held previous roles at Griffin Capital Securities, Merrill, and SourceOne Dental. Collier holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to a diverse clientele, including individual and high-net-worth investors, institutional clients, and financial intermediaries. The firm uses proprietary ETF model portfolios with a focus on strategic, tactical, and opportunistic asset allocation primarily through index-based ETFs.

Douglas Pruett is a financial advisor with BCG Securities, Inc. in Park Ridge, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 46 years of industry experience. He has been with BCG Securities since 2016 and previously worked at GPL Wealth Management, Axia Financial Advisors, and Raymond James Financial Services. BCG Securities serves institutional retirement plans and individual clients with portfolios generally above $25,000, offering portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and wealth management services. The firm focuses on developing written investment policy statements and tailoring advice to client goals, primarily through non-discretionary strategies and the use of independent third-party managers.

Andrew Rosman is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners and has held prior roles at LPL Financial and Wells Fargo Advisors. In addition to his advisory work, he is a partner and part-owner of an accounting and tax preparation firm. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, business entities, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a variety of portfolio management approaches and integrates technology and operational outsourcing into its service model.

Matthew Mc Cormack is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with three years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Simplicity Wealth. His prior roles include positions at LPL Enterprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Pruco Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he holds an accounting intern position with Monmouth Ocean Education Services. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering model portfolios with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing, and combines advisory services with technology and operational solutions for other advisors.

Christopher Cochran is a CFP® with 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Pinnacle Associates, Ltd. and has prior experience at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Foresters Financial Services. Pinnacle Associates, Ltd. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, endowments, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach with a long-term orientation and offers tailored strategies that include equity, fixed income, and option overlays, serving both retail and institutional accounts.

Alexandra Kennedy is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Lifeworks Advisors, LLC since 2026, and previously at Rockefeller Capital Management and First Republic Investment Management. Lifeworks Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and businesses with discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm integrates tax and accounting capabilities within its corporate group and employs a planning-based tranche investment approach combined with factor-based and smart-beta strategies.

Maxwell Cheng is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has worked at Leucadia Asset Management LLC and Jefferies & Company, Inc. since 2005. Based in New York, NY, he has over two decades of continuous service within these affiliated firms. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a customized, collaborative planning process supported by third-party software and analytic tools to address diverse planning needs such as tax, estate, and executive compensation.

Ethan Kaufman is a financial advisor at Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including UBS, NewEdge Advisors, and Periscope Wealth Management. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes proprietary ETF model portfolios with a focus on strategic and tactical asset allocation informed by macroeconomic research, primarily employing index-based ETFs for diversification.

Austin Zalkin is a financial advisor at Brave Warrior Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, with 16 years of experience at the firm. He has worked exclusively at Brave Warrior Advisors since 2010. Brave Warrior Advisors provides customized investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, endowments, corporations, and pooled private funds. The firm manages concentrated long equity portfolios based on fundamental, internally generated research and serves as adviser to multiple private funds, overseeing approximately $5.41 billion in discretionary assets.

Marvin Rivas is a financial advisor at Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Siebert AdvisorNXT and Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. since 2021. Prior to his career in finance, he held positions at XPO Logistics, New Jersey Institute of Technology, CVS Pharmacy, and Elizabeth High School. Siebert AdvisorNXT provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients through a web-based platform that combines algorithmic portfolio construction with dedicated advisor support. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management and integrates strategies such as mean-variance optimization and covered-call transitions.

Jay Sheth is a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked with National Asset Management, Inc. and National Securities Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Anveer Inc., a company unrelated to investment activities. 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 primarily manages assets on a discretionary basis using a combination of advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, and it integrates affiliated financial businesses and product channels as part of its service offering.

Megan Tom is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with eight years of industry experience. She is currently with Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management, LLC, where she has worked since 2015 through its various business phases. Megan is based in New York, NY. Laird Norton Wetherby Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth planning and investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and related entities. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation, global diversification, and a core-satellite investment approach, with capabilities in active management, tax-aware strategies, and access to private funds.

Guy Riegel is a financial advisor with Ingalls Investment Management, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 44 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Ingalls & Snyder, LLC since 1982 and joined Ingalls Investment Management in 2026. Riegel serves as the trustee of several family and friends' trusts and manages the estate planning entity Pakeen LLC. Ingalls Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, financial institutions, pension plans, trusts, and other clients. The firm employs varied asset-management styles and offers services including financial planning, third-party manager selection, and portfolio consulting across multiple investment strategies.

Keith Lester is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at several firms including Retirement Wealth Advisors, Regal Investment Advisors, and Ethos Technologies. Outside of advisory work, he operates KBL Enterprises, a personal business involved in streaming on Twitch. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds approach utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and offers advisory services combined with technology and operational support for other advisers through its turnkey asset management platform.

Michael Mccumiskey is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. in Parsippany, NJ, with three years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Cetera, MPM Advisory, and Avantax Advisory Services. Outside of advising, he owns MPM Advisory, LLC, which provides outsourced accounting and tax preparation support to small and medium-sized businesses. Avantax Planning Partners, Inc. offers portfolio management, financial planning, and managed retirement plan services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm operates primarily through a network of CPA firms and registered Advisor Representatives, managing approximately $7.57 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025.