Lawrence Bell is a CFP® with 34 years of industry experience and is currently with Summit Financial, LLC. He has held positions at Summit Financial since 2018, and previously worked at Summit Equities, Inc. and Summit Financial Resources, Inc. from 1991 to 2018. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as president of the Delbarton Athletic Boosters, a high school athletic booster program. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets with 216 advisors and around 17,800 clients. The firm offers investment advisory and portfolio management programs, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services through a combination of discretionary and consultative platforms.

Roger Vogel is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC since 2002. Based in New York, NY, he is part of a firm that serves families and select institutional investors, including endowments and foundations. Silvercrest provides investment management and family-office services, managing approximately $36.5 billion in assets under advisement as of December 31, 2024. The firm offers proprietary equity and fixed-income strategies combined with outsourced CIO and quantitative risk analytics, tailoring solutions to individual client portfolios.

Gavin Charlton is a financial advisor at SAX Wealth Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining SAX Wealth Advisors, he worked at Regency Wealth Management, Murphy Capital Management Inc, Peapack-Gladstone Bank, and Beacon Wealth Management, LLC. SAX Wealth Advisors provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm employs long-term, evidence-based asset-allocation strategies using primarily low-cost, passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, and offers specialized consulting including employee benefit plans, real estate exchanges, and alternative investments.

Caroline Ramirez is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Hall Capital Partners, ClearBridge Investments, and Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP. Ramirez has been with Jefferies in various roles since 2021. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a customized, collaborative planning process supported by third-party software and offers a broad range of planning topics including tax, estate, executive compensation, and philanthropic planning.

Judy Morrill is a financial advisor with Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Silvercrest since 2013. Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC provides investment management and family-office services to families and select institutional investors, including endowments and foundations. The firm employs a combination of proprietary equity and fixed-income strategies, quantitative risk analytics, and tailored portfolio management to serve its clients.

David Grecsek is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Aspiriant, LLC in New York, NY. He has been with Aspiriant since 2015. Aspiriant primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional clients, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with comprehensive wealth planning, family office, and specialty services. The firm utilizes customized investment programs guided by internal capital market expectations and offers a broad range of implementation options, including third-party managers and private investments.

Nicholas Trifiro is a financial advisor with Aegis Capital Corp. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes long tenures at Investacorp Advisory Services and Securities America Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an independent trustee for family protection trusts, managing investments and distributions. Aegis Capital Corp. provides investment advisory and related financial services to individual and corporate clients, offering a range of solutions including asset management, financial planning, brokerage, and insurance. The firm operates with a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships and is notable for its active broker-dealer operations alongside its investment advisory services.

Ana Paula O'Keefe is a financial advisor with Snowden Capital Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. Her previous roles include positions at Snowden Lane Partners, Wells Fargo Clearing, and JP Morgan Securities Inc. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and a range of advisory programs, leveraging a multi-team structure and institutional capabilities to support both domestic and non-U.S. clients.

Joseph Schlater is a financial advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked with firms including Blaylock Van, LLC and Standard General, L.P. prior to joining Composition Wealth in 2021. Composition Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term strategies using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by other asset types, and incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis within an internal due diligence process.

Solomon Chehebar is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Leucadia Asset Management LLC, Jefferies LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and J.P. Morgan Securities. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC offers fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities through a customized, collaborative process. The firm provides a range of planning services including tax, estate, executive compensation, and philanthropic planning, utilizing third-party software and probabilistic modeling to support financial strategies.

David Romhilt is a CFA® charterholder based in New York, NY, with 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Summit Trail Advisors, LLC since 2015 and has also worked at Corient and Corient Services LLC since 2026. Summit Trail Advisors serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, business entities, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and family-office services, employing an investment process that focuses on asset allocation, investment selection, and portfolio construction across multiple asset classes using an open-architecture approach.

Rosemarie Whyte Sewell is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Jefferies LLC since 2019, including her current role at Jefferies Investment Advisers since 2023. Prior to that, she was employed at PNC Bank and Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers a customized planning process covering a range of topics such as tax and estate planning, executive compensation, and philanthropic planning.

Michael Buccino is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Joel Isaacson & Co., LLC since 2018 and previously spent eight years at The Dowling Group. Based in New York, NY, Buccino provides financial advisory services within a multi-advisor firm. Joel Isaacson & Co., LLC is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving primarily high-net-worth individuals, along with corporate pension plans, charitable organizations, and non-HNW clients. The firm manages approximately $8.04 billion in assets through a team of about 20 advisors and offers comprehensive financial planning, tax advice, portfolio management, and family-office services, typically employing longer-term investment strategies with limited trading.

Megan Vacca is a financial advisor at Summit Trail Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with 21 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes positions at Barclays Capital Inc., Lehman Brothers Inc., UBS Financial Services, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling. Summit Trail Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, family-office services, and access to private investment funds, employing an investment process focused on asset allocation, investment selection, and portfolio construction across diverse asset classes.

Matthew Behrman is a financial advisor at Carret Asset Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at BNY Mellon from 2018 to 2022. 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, and also manages a registered mutual fund while providing sub-advisory and performance-based, leverage-enabled strategies.

Andrea Paragas is a financial advisor at Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. from 2016 to 2020. Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs an active, growth-oriented equity strategy managed by multiple independent portfolio managers with full trading discretion, offering differentiated portfolios and frequent trading activity.

Carolyn Finer is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at RBC Securities, Inc. She previously worked at City National Rochdale and City National Securities, Inc. Her credentials also include Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. RBC Securities, Inc. provides wealth management and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, estates, IRAs, and retirement plans through a wrap-fee investment advisory program. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management by an affiliated sub-advisor with custodial and cash-management features, operating within a broad financial services group that includes banking, trust, and municipal advisory services.

Peter Ostberg is a financial advisor at Tocqueville Asset Management LP with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Tocqueville Securities L.P. since 2003. Ostberg holds a Series 63 designation. Tocqueville Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and supervisory services to a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, registered investment companies, private pooled vehicles, insurance companies, and public pension plans. The firm employs a bottom-up, value-oriented, and contrarian investment approach through multiple independent investment teams.

Jared Margolies is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Axa Advisors, LLC for 15 years. Margolies is involved in compliance and investment relations with Simplicity Group Holdings. 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 investment approach with ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, offering model portfolios, independent managers, and optional overlays such as tax optimization and customized screening.

Spencer Fried is a financial advisor at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously spent 15 years at Merrill. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goals-based financial advising approach supported by proprietary software and behavioral economics, combining passive and active investment strategies with dynamic rebalancing.