Cheng Kou is a financial advisor at Time Investment Advisers with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for ten years at Verisk Data Analytics. Time Investment Advisers provides portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services tailored to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm integrates fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach and offers both long-term portfolio management and short-term trading strategies, including option strategies.

Gregory Silver is a CFA® charterholder and principal of Silver Advisors, LLC, with nine years at his firm and seven years prior experience at Schroders Investment Management, totaling 16 years in the financial industry. Based in New York, he specializes in investment management and financial planning. Silver Advisors, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, non-profits, and corporate entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis and active portfolio construction, with expertise in micro- and small-cap equities, options strategies, and selective short positions, while offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services. The firm also provides real estate consulting and business advisory services, including performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Stuart Ruff is the principal and sole advisor at Ruff Choices, an independent registered investment adviser based in Cranford, NJ. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 22 years of industry experience, founding Ruff Choices in 1999. Ruff Choices provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, as well as charitable organizations and certain institutional clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including equities, ETFs, and mutual funds, and incorporates the use of margin, short sales, and options for separately managed accounts.

Michael Maye is a CFP®, PFS™, and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has been the principal of MJM Financial Advisors, LLC in Gillette, NJ since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he conducts educational seminars and workshops for community groups, including seniors, women's groups, and university events. MJM Financial Advisors serves individual investors and their families, including high-net-worth clients, advising approximately 27 family groups with around $42 million in assets under management. The firm provides financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, and integrated wealth management that includes retirement, estate, tax planning, and business consulting. Its investment approach combines institutional-style no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and ETNs with a strategic asset allocation process, emphasizing a passive core and selective active allocations, alongside tax-sensitive implementation. The firm also offers tax planning and preparation services through its CPA affiliation.

Erika Safran is a CFP® and Series 63 licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Safran Wealth Advisors, LLC, where she has worked since 2009. The firm provides integrated wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, business entities, and charitable organizations. Safran Wealth Advisors manages approximately $120 million in client assets, focusing on long-term, strategic asset allocation using broadly diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supported by institutional research and resources.

Mark Pepper is the sole advisor at MRC Group LLC, an independent firm based in New York, NY. He holds the Series 65 designation and has eight years of industry experience, including ten years with MRC Group. In addition to his advisory role, he provides consulting services to small businesses. MRC Group LLC delivers portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, combining fundamental, quantitative, technical, and charting analysis with an emphasis on equities. The firm also uses options and other derivatives strategies and offers discretionary trading along with performance-based fee arrangements for eligible clients.

Robert Bonavito is a financial advisor at The Financial Planning Group, Inc. in Scotch Plains, NJ, holding the PFS™ designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with The Financial Planning Group since 1995. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. Their approach includes tailored portfolio construction based on suitability assessments and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in security selection.

Steven Rokeach is a CFA® charterholder and the principal advisor at Elliot Investment Management, LLC, with 23 years of industry experience. He founded and has operated the independent firm since 2003. Elliot Investment Management provides ongoing investment supervisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis with a range of strategies including options writing, managing portfolios across mutual funds, equities, bonds, fixed income, and select alternative products.

James Manfredonia is a financial advisor with Fig Tree Financials LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and over 34 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Barclays Capital Inc. and various educational institutions. He serves as an adjunct professor at Fordham University. Fig Tree Financials LLC provides customized investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis with a primarily long-term investment approach, constructing portfolios from individual equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and covered options based on client risk tolerance and asset allocation preferences.

Zhirun Gao is a financial advisor at Easytransfer Corporation, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning their advisory career in 2025. Prior to joining Easytransfer, Gao was affiliated with various institutions, including Columbia University and Ohio State University. Easytransfer Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, focusing primarily on U.S. equities and ETFs. The firm employs multiple analytical methods and both long- and short-term trading strategies, while emphasizing regular monitoring, reporting, and equitable allocation of investment opportunities.

Leonard Ellis is a financial advisor at Mohawk Capital Advisors, LLC with 5 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Atlas Merchant Capital, LLC since 2022, where he manages a fund as a Managing Director. He has also held a position at Service Academy Capital Management, LLC and has been with Mohawk Capital Advisors since 2014. Mohawk Capital Advisors offers personalized, discretionary portfolio management for individuals, institutional, and non-profit clients, employing a fundamental analysis approach supplemented by technical tools and options strategies. The firm manages approximately $35.5 million in discretionary assets and utilizes full trading discretion, including borrowing within separately managed accounts.

Joseph Thumpasery is a financial advisor at Fourth Wall Advisors LLC with one year of experience in the industry. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Eisler Capital, Bluecrest Capital, and Nomura Asset Management. In addition to his advisory role, he oversees a residential property business in Orlando, Florida. Fourth Wall Advisors LLC is an independent registered investment advisor founded in 2025 that serves pooled or institutional mandates as well as individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a fundamental-analysis approach with a focus on discretionary management of portfolios primarily using options contracts, individual equities, and ETFs, offering both long-term orientation and flexibility for shorter-term trading activities.

Marcantonio Antamoro is a financial advisor with Alpha, holding the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Alpha RIA LLC since 2021 and previously spent five years at Hilbert 8, LLC. Alpha is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser that provides personalized separately managed account portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals and their families. The firm employs a top-down macroeconomic approach combined with quantitative portfolio construction and behavioral finance, offering diversified, low-turnover allocations across various asset classes.

Anthony Rouzzo is a CFA charterholder and the sole advisor at Aristo Advisors LLC in New York, NY, with 12 years at the firm and five years of industry experience. His background includes institutional equity research and private portfolio management. Aristo Advisors provides discretionary investment management to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on personalized portfolios primarily composed of individual equity securities. The firm employs a research-intensive, value-oriented approach aimed at long-term capital appreciation and typically maintains a very small client base to allow for hands-on management.

Adam Johnson is a financial advisor at Bullseye Investment Group with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Adviser Investments, LLC and Kensington Investment Counsel. In addition to his advisory role, he is the founder and editor of Bullseye Brief, a weekly investment letter focused on American innovation. Bullseye IG LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individual and high-net-worth clients, specializing in U.S. public equity strategies without using third-party managers. The firm’s investment approach combines technical and fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory, maintaining a long-term trading orientation and regular portfolio reviews.

Domingo Ramos is a financial advisor at Swapnick, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Prudential, Policygenius, and Havas prior to his current role. Ramos leads the Swapnick Community Foundation, which focuses on financial literacy. Swapnick, LLC is a fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a buy-and-hold investment strategy with global diversification and active monitoring, operating as a single-advisor practice with no account minimums.

Andrew Jarombek is the sole advisor at Jarombek Capital LLC in New York, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at Evernorth and Gartner, as well as an academic background from St. Lawrence University. Jarombek Capital LLC is a single-member investment advisory firm providing discretionary portfolio management and investment guidance primarily to individual clients. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold strategy with a focus on fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation.

Dana Johnson is the sole advisor at Johnson Capital Global Advisory L.L.C. in Jersey City, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations with 17 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm in 2018, he worked at Wilmington Capital Securities, Santander Securities, Merrill, Chase Investment Services, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory role, Johnson serves as a substitute teacher. Johnson Capital Global Advisory L.L.C. is an independent registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.2 million for eight clients. The firm offers a bundled wrap-fee investment program that includes financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage services, focusing on a value-oriented, long-term, and diversified investment approach primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Frederick Palmerton is the sole advisor at Palmerton Financial Services, LLC, an independent firm based in Newark, NJ. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 21 years of industry experience, including more than two decades leading his own firm since 2002. Palmerton Financial Services, LLC provides discretionary supervisory management of individually managed investment portfolios primarily for individuals, as well as corporations and nonprofit entities. The firm focuses on a long-term investment approach emphasizing fundamental analysis, with portfolios concentrated in a limited number of actively traded equity and convertible securities tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Robert Sefcik is the principal advisor at Main & Wall Capital Management, Corp., an independent firm based in Millburn, NJ. He holds Series 65, Series 63, and Series 66 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Main & Wall Capital Management since 2011, following earlier roles within affiliated firms dating back to 2008. Main & Wall Capital Management provides wealth management and personalized portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goal-based process centered on capital preservation and risk management, utilizing behavioral finance concepts and model asset-allocation portfolios with both strategic and tactical elements.