Maximilian Montagnino is a financial advisor at Summer Family Advisors LLC with a Series 65 designation and over eight years of experience in related fields. He has held roles at Summer Associates Inc., where he currently serves as President and CEO, performing tax return preparation and business consulting services, as well as prior positions at Hymes & Associates and SUNY Maritime College. Summer Family Advisors LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm operates on a fee-only basis without managing client assets directly, combining asset allocation, fund due diligence, and analytical techniques to deliver long-term investment recommendations and retirement plan advisory services.

Robert Leitner is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Financial Advisory Network in Scarsdale, NY. He has been self-employed since 1995 and has worked at Financial Advisory Network since 1998. Financial Advisory Network is an independent registered investment adviser serving individual and institutional clients, including pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm offers personalized portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, combining various analytical methods and a client-directed implementation process. Notable services include educational seminars and a client newsletter provided free of charge.

Matthew Morano is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Curbstone Advisors LLC, an independent firm he has been with since 2015. Prior to this, he held a senior director position in business analysis at CME Group, Inc., where he worked full-time supporting front-office trading systems for futures, options, and swaps. Curbstone Advisors provides personalized portfolio management and ongoing investment supervision to individual clients on a fee-only basis. The firm emphasizes a strategic, cyclical, and contrarian asset allocation approach using low-cost ETFs, individual stocks, fixed income, and alternatives, while employing automated rebalancing and maintaining liquidity for opportunistic buying.

John Foote is a financial advisor at Modoo Strategy LLC in Great Neck, NY, holding a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. He concurrently serves as the managing member and anesthesiologist at LIC Anesthesia, PLLC. Modoo Strategy LLC primarily serves employer-sponsored retirement plans, pooled or institutional accounts, and business clients, offering investment management, retirement plan consulting, and comprehensive financial planning. The firm combines passive and active investment strategies based on modern portfolio theory and provides both ongoing advisory relationships and project-based engagements.

Warren Stean is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is the founder and director of Atlantica Wealth, LLC, a firm providing financial consultancy services to UK expatriates, where he focuses on business development for investment advisory services in the United States. He has worked at Liberty Wealth Managers since 2022 and has prior experience at several firms, including WestFuller Advisors and Abbey Financial Solutions. Liberty Wealth Managers offers fee-based investment advisory services primarily to individual United Kingdom expatriates, specializing in pension transfer assistance and portfolio management. The firm uses a tactical allocation approach mainly through exchange-traded funds and mutual funds, operating on a non-discretionary basis with a focus on longer-term holdings.

Weiqin Dong is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Metis Asset Management Advisory, LLC, with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Metis, Dong worked at South Brook Asset Management LLC and Buckingham Global Advisors, LLC, and held a role at GE Capital. Metis Asset Management Advisory provides discretionary investment advisory services focusing on data-driven, quantitative strategies that incorporate multiple market signals and emphasize risk management. The firm manages approximately $16.65 million in discretionary assets across a small number of managed accounts.

Rosanna Pezzo Brizio is a financial advisor at Tuliptree Advisors with Series 63 and 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. She previously worked at New York Life Investment Management and Intesa SanPaolo. In addition to advising, she is an adjunct professor at Columbia University. Tuliptree Advisors is an independent, fee-only firm serving individual and institutional clients with investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and other advisory services. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach and is notable for managing ERISA retirement plans and offering educational seminars.

Benjamin Chideckel is a financial advisor at Framework Wealth with a Series 65 credential and experience in investment management beginning in 2025. His prior work includes roles at Blackstone, 3G Capital, and Stanford Graduate School of Business. He is also co-founder of Gather Capital GP LLC, a private markets fund of fund. Framework Wealth manages pooled vehicles and institutional assets, offering financial planning and advisory services to organizations and eligible investors. The firm utilizes a combination of modern portfolio theory, fundamental and technical analysis, and both active and passive investment vehicles, including private market funds, and emphasizes the selection and monitoring of Outside Managers.

Jay Rosenberg is the sole advisor at Arrival Capital Management LLC in New York, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 23 years of experience with the firm, which he has been associated with since 2003. Prior to founding Arrival Capital Management, his background includes legal, corporate finance, and public-sector roles, along with formal training in valuation and behavioral finance. Arrival Capital Management provides fee-only investment management and wealth services to individuals, high net worth clients, corporations, and trusts. The firm employs a value investing approach combined with behavioral and contrarian analysis, focusing on long-term, diversified portfolios tailored to client objectives.

Woongkee Min is a financial advisor at Stewards Asset Management with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Porro & Co for five years before joining Stewards Asset Management in 2020. Stewards Asset Management provides tailored investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm combines bottom-up fundamental analysis with top-down macro views, supplemented by technical analysis and ESG considerations, to construct global portfolios across various time horizons.

Steven Copeland is a CFP® professional at Shfp, LLC with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Safe Harbor Financial Planning since 2003. Shfp, LLC is an independent firm providing fee-only investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $88.9 million across about 25 clients, delivering primarily non-discretionary investment advice and employing a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with a focus on long-term, short-term, and trading strategies.

Narumi Yoshida is the Founder & CEO of Yoshida Wealth Management, Inc. He is a CPA and specializes in Financial & Tax Advisory for Japanese Business Owners and Investors in the US. Mr. Yoshida was born and raised in Shizuoka, Japan. At age 19, he moved to New York in pursuit of his educational and professional goals. He is a first-generation immigrant himself, so he understands what challenges and difficulties people face by moving from one country to another. Mr. Yoshida’s unique professional and educational backgrounds give him the ability to work with clients closely and develop the most effective tax and financial strategies for them. Mr. Yoshida worked as a Financial Advisor for a prominent financial advisory firm in New York City. After gaining valuable experience at the firm, he eventually decided to go out on his own to launch Yoshida Wealth Management, Inc., Independent RIA, to work with clients he felt needed the most help and could add the most value to their situations. Good financial advice must meet a fiduciary standard and be free of conflicts of interest. Therefore, he believes (1) Fee-Only, (2) Fiduciary and (3) Independent are the three most important criteria to consider when choosing a Financial Planner. In addition to Yoshida Wealth Management, Inc., he owns and runs a successful CPA firm based in New York where he and his team provide tax return preparation and business accounting services. Mr. Yoshida focuses on helping Japanese Business Owners and Investors in the US. He utilizes the newest AI/technologies to operate at the highest efficiency level, so he can focuses on what he enjoys the most – working with clients! Outside of work, he enjoys traveling around the world with his wife, Nicole, staying active, reading books and eating Japanese food! (Fun Fact: Narumi used to be a dancer)!

Stephen Zheng is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Wealthlet Advisory LLC since 2016 and previously worked at New York University from 2015 to 2019. Wealthlet is an independent advisory firm that provides portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized investment-immigration services, including EB-5 and E-2 matters. The firm serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, businesses, and pooled investment vehicles, using a fundamental, bottom-up value investing approach while integrating investment-immigration advisory work alongside traditional wealth management.

Ralph Condis is the principal of Executive Business Financial Planning in Dumont, NJ, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 designations and has been with his current firm and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2004. Outside of his financial advisory role, Mr. Condis is involved in religious missions as a Deacon of Humanity, produces original music and educational content, and works with Public Partnerships for NJ, supporting care for autistic and disabled individuals. Executive Business Financial Planning provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, non-profits, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of proprietary technical and fundamental models alongside third-party asset allocation, utilizing tactical diversification, periodic rebalancing, and tax-aware strategies, including options collars, to manage client portfolios.

Jingshu Zhang is a financial advisor at Guinea Value Investments with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to founding Guinea Value Investments, Zhang worked at Dorfman Value Investments, Atlas Capital Investment LLC, and held roles in consulting and fund management. Guinea Value Investments provides discretionary portfolio management services for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on fundamental analysis and a long-term investment horizon. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation and selection, regular monitoring, and performance-based fee arrangements that are uncommon among independent peers.

John Belluardo is a ChFC® and financial advisor at Stewardship Financial Planning in Tarrytown, NY, with four years of industry experience. He previously worked for seven years at Quadlogic and has been associated with Stewardship Financial Services, Inc. since 2003. In addition to his advisory role, he offers personal trustee and executor services independent of investment management. Stewardship Financial Planning serves individuals, businesses, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates with comprehensive financial planning and investment advice. The firm employs a multi-bucket, long-term buy-and-hold strategy focused on diversification and offers primarily non-discretionary management with a limited product menu and flat, fixed fees.

Edward Chang is a financial advisor at Pledge Capital LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Pledge Capital since 2016. Pledge Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management services to a variety of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and managed investment pools. The firm employs a value-oriented strategy with a growth bias, focusing on equities and exchange-traded funds and using a bottom-up fundamental research process.

Gabriel Markiz is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in financial advising and over 30 years as a CPA. He is the owner of Markiz Wealth Management and also operates a separate CPA firm. He currently dedicates most of his time to his CPA practice while managing his financial planning business. Markiz Wealth Management provides wealth management and financial planning services primarily to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term strategic asset allocation, global diversification, and tax-efficient implementation, with portfolios tailored to each client’s tax situation.

Brian Redican is the founder and sole advisor of Courseview Capital LLC in Bronxville, New York, with 27 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Arcadia Securities, Wilmington Capital Securities, and Lps Partners Inc before establishing Courseview Capital in 2020. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Courseview Capital LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual clients, managing approximately $3.09 million across 11 accounts. The firm uses a discretionary approach with a concentrated equity orientation and also offers adviser selection services.

Simon Wu is a financial advisor at Edgewater Management Partners LLC in Fort Lee, NJ, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He has been with Edgewater Management Partners since 2019. Edgewater Management Partners LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and other entities, including a significant number of non-U.S. investors. The firm employs an equity long-short strategy using fundamental analysis combined with proprietary models, actively utilizing derivatives and leverage in managing tailored portfolios.