Richard Fitzgerald is a financial advisor with NPA Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 41 years of industry experience. He has worked at Nationwide Planning Associates Inc since 2002. Outside of advisory services, he operates a tax preparation business. 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 delegating trading to approved sub-advisors while maintaining supervisory oversight.

Anthony Ficorilli is a financial advisor with Flagstar Securities, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 31 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Signature Securities Group Corp./Signature Bank for 16 years before joining Flagstar Advisors in 2023 and transitioning to Flagstar Securities in 2026. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis, utilizing a variety of investment vehicles and third-party managers, and reported approximately $784 million in discretionary assets under management as of December 31, 2025.

James Mota is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience in financial advisory roles. He is currently with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at firms including B. Riley Wealth Advisor, Ameriprise Financial Services, Prudential Insurance, and Allstate Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, Mota is the founder and CEO of The Building Blocks Foundation, a nonprofit providing clothing and essentials to homeless students in NYC public schools, and he serves on the Alumni Council for The American College of Financial Services. 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 employs a combination of advisor-driven and proprietary model-based investment strategies and offers discretionary portfolio management along with access to third-party money managers.

Skyler Kraemer is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mission Wealth Management, LP since 2019 and previously spent four years at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. based in New York, NY. Mission Wealth Management is a multi-team advisory firm serving affluent individuals, families, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management using a range of investment strategies, including alternative assets and tax-aware trading.

Conan Ward is a financial advisor at Kingsview Wealth Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Edward Jones from 2014 to 2026. Kingsview Wealth Management is an SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $6.7 billion and serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers wealth management, financial planning, and asset management services through advisor-led planning combined with model-based and separately managed strategies, including proprietary ETFs and access to alternative investments.

David Pitt is a CFP® certificant with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Beacon Trust and previously worked at Hennion & Walsh Inc. and Allied Wealth Partners, among other firms. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and trustee services to individuals, trusts, pension, and charitable entities. The firm manages roughly $4.26 billion in discretionary assets and employs an open-architecture investment approach that includes in-house strategies, factor-based models, separately managed accounts, and independent managers, with a focus on tax awareness and customized fixed-income portfolios.

Zachary Armstrong is a financial advisor with Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. in Parsippany, NJ. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience, including over a decade at Hennion & Walsh. 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 variety of programs utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management, combining fundamental and technical analysis across multiple asset types.

Laurie Samay is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience. She currently works at United Capital Financial Advisors and previously held roles at Apexium Financial LP and Palisades Hudson Financial Group LLC. United Capital Financial Advisors provides financial planning and investment management services nationally to individuals, corporations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm employs discretionary portfolio management using asset-allocation models and offers customized strategies including ESG and faith-based options, supported by proprietary technology and a range of affiliated services.

Daniel Weitz is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Simon Quick Advisors, LLC since 2011. He holds a Series 65 license and is based in Morristown, NJ. Simon Quick Advisors serves individuals, families, pension and nonprofit entities, endowments, foundations, and corporate clients, offering wealth management, investment consulting, financial and tax planning, and administrative services. The firm employs a diversified investment approach including unaffiliated independent managers, mutual funds, ETFs, and affiliated private funds, and provides integrated tax and back-office services.

Charles Young is a financial advisor with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners in Parsippany, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, and Private Advisor Group, LLC. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners offers customized financial planning and wealth management services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs proprietary investment models alongside third-party managers and custodian programs, managing the majority of client assets on a discretionary basis.

Richard Gustafson is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Beneficial Wealth, C2P Capital Advisory Group, and M Holdings Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he is an Assistant Director of Divorce Professionals of Ft. Lauderdale, a networking organization supporting professionals assisting clients with divorce-related services. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering model portfolios with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing as well as technology and operational support for advisers through its managed account platform.

Alec Stevenson is an investment advisor at Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Siebert AdvisorNXT and Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. since 2020. Alec divides his time between these affiliated firms under the common ownership of Siebert Financial Corporation. Siebert AdvisorNXT serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and business entities through a web-based platform and managed programs that incorporate Modern Portfolio Theory, third-party managers, and both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies.

Anthony Catapano is a financial advisor at Regal Investment Advisors LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 credentials. Prior to joining Regal and its affiliate Regulus Financial Group, he worked for Morgan Stanley for four years. Outside of finance, his background includes roles in the restaurant industry. Regal Investment Advisors, operating as LionShare, provides model portfolio implementation and discretionary investment management through a sub-advisory platform serving SEC- and state-registered advisers and their clients. The firm manages approximately $2.88 billion across proprietary and third-party strategies and handles trade execution, rebalancing, and overlay management within strategy parameters.

Dean Bantis is a financial advisor with Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Spartan Capital Securities LLC since 2017 and previously at Dawson James Securities. Bantis splits his time between Siebert AdvisorNXT and Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC, both under the Siebert Financial Corporation umbrella. Siebert AdvisorNXT serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and business entities through investment supervisory services and managed programs. The firm combines a web-based AdvisorNXT platform using Modern Portfolio Theory with access to third-party and independent managers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management within a wrap-fee structure.

Colin Smith is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience, currently advising at OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners. His prior roles include positions at Bleakley Financial Group and Donald Creech. Smith holds partial ownership in several legal entities related to investment revenue and expense management. 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 implements portfolios using a mix of third-party managers, custodian platforms, and proprietary models, supported by technology and operational outsourcing.

Michael Weissman is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 designation with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Aspiriant, LLC in New York, NY since 2012. Aspiriant primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional and retirement plan clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with wealth planning, family office, and specialty services. The firm constructs customized investment programs using a variety of implementation options and provides an expanded suite of family office capabilities, including accounting, banking support, and targeted consulting.

Michael March is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at NPA Asset Management, LLC since 2010. He also operates a tax preparation business and runs Educational Literacy Services, which provides college funding strategies for parents. Additionally, he participates in the finance committee of a local church, advising on financial and operational matters without compensation. NPA Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.01 billion in client assets. The firm offers managed-account programs to individual and high-net-worth investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, combining advisor-led planning with model portfolio implementation and oversight of third-party sub-advisors.

Reagan Meyer is a financial advisor with Jordan Park Group LLC in New York City, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Jordan Park Group, he worked at Goldman Sachs for three years and has experience with Strong Wings Adventure Camp and Morgan Stanley. Jordan Park Group serves primarily high-net-worth individuals, families, related entities, and philanthropic organizations, generally managing multi-million dollar portfolios. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, sub-advisor oversight, and family office services, utilizing customized investment guidelines, alternative strategies, and integrating ESG considerations when requested.

Ryan Degrau is a Certified Financial Planner™ with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with RMR Wealth Builders, Inc., where he has worked since 2023, following prior roles at Calton & Associates, Inc. and earlier years at RMR Wealth Builders. Outside of advising, he serves as a director for HR Ease, a benefit administration platform, and holds board positions with the From Tessa With Love Foundation and Community Resources of Staten Island, a nonprofit agency. RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $2.9 billion with 52 advisors. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement fiduciary services, and specialist advisory options including annuity and digital asset management.

Katia Friend is a financial advisor at SVB Wealth with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses and has worked at BNY Mellon and BNY Mellon Securities Corporation before joining her current firm. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Mosaic Designs, a business unrelated to investment activities. SVB Wealth provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a due diligence process to select third-party managers and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.