Dennis Karpenko is a financial advisor with RMR Wealth Builders, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining RMR Wealth Builders in 2020, he worked at Calton & Associates, Inc. and Assured Guaranty. RMR Wealth Builders is a multi-team SEC-registered investment advisory firm managing approximately $2.2 billion in client assets and serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, annuity services, and digital-asset management, with client relationships organized around registered investment adviser representatives who implement strategies on discretionary or non-discretionary bases.

Yakov Zikvashvili is a financial advisor at Range Advisory, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including BTG Pactual US Capital, Goldman Sachs Tussell Tobin, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Range Advisory serves U.S. individual clients, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth households, providing financial planning, investment advice, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm manages approximately $1.4 billion in discretionary assets and offers both proprietary model portfolios and access to third-party strategies, integrating AI tools into its investment processes.

Leonard Parisi is a financial advisor at Maxim Financial Advisors LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Maxim Group LLC since 2002, joining Maxim Financial Advisors in 2017. Outside of finance, he is the owner of AR Sports, a company developing augmented reality software for fantasy sports. Maxim Financial Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services and referrals to third-party managers for a wide range of clients, including individuals, trusts, corporations, and unique client types such as sovereign wealth funds and municipal governments. The firm’s investment approach combines various asset classes and strategies, drawing on individual advisor expertise alongside third-party research and model portfolios.

Matthew Panek is a financial advisor with Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hennion & Walsh since 1999. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, and to plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of managed account programs and utilizes both fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes.

Nicholas Thompson is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He currently works at Beacon Trust and has prior experience at CNR Securities, Hartford Funds Distributors, Villanova University, and JPMorgan. Outside of his advisory role, he personally manages two rental properties. Beacon Trust offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and trustee services to individuals, trusts, pension, and charitable entities, managing over $4 billion in assets. The firm utilizes an open-architecture investment platform that includes in-house and third-party strategies, with a focus on tax efficiency and customized fixed-income portfolios.

Nikolas Piccolo is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at multiple firms including Corient Services LLC, RegentAtlantic, RBC Wealth Management, and Equitable Advisors. Prior to his advisory roles, he studied at Seton Hall University from 2018 to 2022. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for around 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management programs with both discretionary and consultative services, catering to diverse client needs through customized allocations and access to alternative investments.

Graham Falbo is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at UBS Financial Services and B. Riley Wealth Advisors. He is also involved in life and health insurance sales as a licensed agent. 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 offers discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and utilizes both advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations to manage assets.

Christopher Buckman is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and 66 licenses and has worked at Jefferies LLC since 2019, with prior roles including positions at Paulson Investment Company and Teamsters Local 817. Outside of finance, he is a member of the Teamsters Local 817 Union, working as a production assistant on television shows, movies, and concerts. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers a customized, collaborative planning process supported by third-party software and scenario analysis, while maintaining a clear separation between fiduciary planning and implementation roles.

Alice Mclean is a financial advisor with Ingalls Investment Management, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Ingalls Investment Management since 2026 and previously with Ingalls & Snyder LLC for 25 years. Outside of her advisory work, she is a group fitness instructor at Club Fit and Town Sports International Holdings. Ingalls Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, financial institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs various asset-management styles and manages accounts using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering strategies ranging from long-term equity holdings to short-term trading and option writing.

Louis Russo is a financial advisor at Beacon Trust in Morristown, NJ, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Truist Investment Services, Inc. and PNC Bank, where he spent over a decade in total. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and trustee services to individuals, trusts, pension, and charitable entities. The firm uses an open-architecture investment platform combining in-house strategies, factor-based and ETF model portfolios, and monitored independent managers, with a focus on tax awareness and customized fixed-income portfolios.

Nechemia Vallach is a financial advisor at A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners in New York, NY with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at National Asset Management, National Securities Corporation, Eagles Coast Capital, Guardian Life Insurance, and Park Avenue Securities. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is a dually registered SEC investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving individual clients, retirement plans, and institutional vehicles. The firm employs a multi-team platform with a notable emphasis on international investing and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Michael Lieberman is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 22 years of experience at Advisors Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2004. He is based in Ridgewood, NJ. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, providing discretionary portfolio management through customized accounts and model strategies. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection using fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative methods across various asset classes, managing over $8 billion in discretionary assets.

King Harris is a financial advisor at Pinnacle Associates, Ltd. with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in New York, NY. Pinnacle Associates provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and nonprofit organizations. The firm emphasizes fundamental, bottom-up analysis with valuation-sensitive, long-term strategies primarily focused on individual equities.

David Taylor is a financial advisor at Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC in New York, NY, with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Silvercrest since 2012. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC provides investment management and family-office services to families and select institutional investors, including endowments and foundations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and employs a combination of proprietary equity and fixed-income strategies alongside outsourced CIO and quantitative risk analytics tailored to individual client portfolios.

John Bruce is a CFA® charterholder with 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors since 2021 and previously spent 36 years at Flippin, Bruce & Porter, Inc. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth investors, institutional clients, and financial intermediaries. The firm employs a three-step approach to ETF model portfolios involving asset allocation, portfolio construction, and periodic rebalancing, and manages various registered investment companies and private funds.

Zachary Banks is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC, LPL Financial, and Rollstone Bank and Trust. He is a dual employee of 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, offering investment supervisory services and managed programs through a web-based platform. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and risk-tolerance assessments to create and rebalance ETF/ETN-based portfolios, combining automated management with access to third-party and sub-advisory solutions.

Richard Lovett is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at RBC Capital Markets Corporation and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. Wedbush Securities provides investment advisory and broker-dealer services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of services including wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and institutional research, combining discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with clearing and prime services.

Laurence Golding is a financial advisor at Carret Asset Management, LLC in New York, NY, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Carret since 2007. Carret Asset Management is an SEC-registered multi-team investment adviser managing approximately $3.46 billion for individuals, retirement plans, investment companies, and other institutional and advisor clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental research and periodic rebalancing across fixed income, enhanced cash, and large-cap equity strategies, while also managing a registered mutual fund and providing sub-advisory services.

Henry Szawlowski is a financial advisor at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Hennion & Walsh since 2009. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $768.8 million for over 1,000 clients through a team of 73 advisors, utilizing multiple program structures and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across a range of asset classes.

Boyan Doytchinov is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 63-licensed financial advisor at Savvy with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Mark J. Snyder Financial Services, Inc., Osaic Wealth Inc, and Compound Planning. Savvy provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts and estates, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized, primarily index-based investment strategies alongside active equity portfolios and tax-aware direct indexing, leveraging third-party sub-advisers, fintech tools, and in-house tax and estate-planning support.