Matthew Arpano is a financial advisor at Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Silvercrest since 2006. Silvercrest provides investment management and family-office services to families and select institutional investors, offering a range of proprietary equity and fixed-income strategies alongside customized portfolio management and family office services.

James Pino is a financial advisor with TSA Management Inc. in Glen Head, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at HRC Services, Inc. since 1997. TSA Portfolio Management provides investment supervisory services to individuals, retirement, and institutional accounts, emphasizing strategic asset allocation, quarterly rebalancing, and a combination of fundamental, qualitative, and technical analysis. The firm manages a diverse range of securities and serves approximately 2,800 client relationships with a team of five advisors.

Josette Egan is a financial advisor with Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Jefferies and affiliated firms since 2010. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers a customized, collaborative planning process covering a wide range of financial topics and uses third-party software to illustrate probability-based outcomes.

Rocco Lafaro is a financial advisor at Aegis Capital Corp. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Aegis Capital since 2011. Aegis Capital Corp. serves individual investors, retirement and benefit plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients by providing investment advisory and brokerage services, financial planning, and access to managed account programs through RBC and AXOS platforms. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account options and provides trade execution, clearing, custody, and reporting services.

Mai Bresnik is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at Alliance Global Partners since 2022 and held various roles at National Securities Corporation and National Asset Management from 2015 to 2022. Bresnik is also president of Bresnik Financial Services Inc., a non-investment-related business based in San Diego. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, trusts, corporations, pooled vehicles, and plan sponsors, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and capital markets services. The firm emphasizes international investing through its EPC Advisors Group division and is notable for its active brokerage and product-distribution activities beyond standard advisory services.

Edgar Perez is a financial advisor at Pinnacle Associates, Ltd. in New York, NY, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has been with Pinnacle Associates since 2001. Pinnacle Associates, Ltd. provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, endowments, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach with a valuation-sensitive, long-term focus and offers tailored strategies across equity, fixed income, and option overlays.

Michael Tong is a financial advisor at Robertson Stephens Wealth Management with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Fiduciary Trust International. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management serves individual clients, trusts and estates, family offices, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, tax and estate planning, and access to public and private funds, combining individualized advice with model portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee.

John Bacigalupi is a financial advisor at Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. since 2016. Bacigalupi serves as the president of the San Francisco chapter of the Financial Planning Association, a nonprofit financial advocacy group. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth investors, institutions, and financial intermediaries. The firm utilizes proprietary ETF model portfolios with strategic allocation informed by macroeconomic research and manages multiple registered investment companies and private funds.

Nelson Matzen is a financial advisor with Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses, and has 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at HSBC Securities, Avantax Investment Services, and Mariner Wealth Advisors. Forvis Mazars Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and nonprofits with a range of wealth management and consulting services. The firm manages approximately $12 billion in assets and integrates coordinated tax and accounting services through its affiliation with Forvis Mazars, LLP.

Robert Paul is a CFP® and Series 63 licensed advisor with 4 years of industry experience. He has worked at Joel Isaacson & Co., LLC since 2012 and has been associated with The Dreyfus Service Corporation since 1998. Joel Isaacson & Co., LLC is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving primarily high-net-worth individuals as well as corporate pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $8 billion in assets, offering tailored financial planning, portfolio management, tax advice, and family-office services through a team of about 20 advisors.

Michael Cohen is a financial advisor with Summit Trail Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Summit Trail Advisors since 2015 and Summit Trail Securities since 2017, and previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of his advisory work, Cohen serves on the Village of Lake Success Golf Commission, advising on park management and course conditions. Summit Trail Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, charitable organizations, and institutional retirement plans. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach focused on asset allocation, investment selection, and portfolio construction, integrating ETFs, mutual funds, separate accounts, independent managers, and private funds.

Andrew Anello is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC and has previously worked at Brite Advisors USA, Inc. and DeVere USA INC. since 2012. Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services primarily to individual clients through a network of about 60 independent advisors. The firm manages approximately $397 million in client assets, offering discretionary portfolio management, modular financial planning, and retirement consulting.

Kevin Gillard is a financial advisor at Ingalls Investment Management, LLC in New York, NY, holding the Series 66 designation with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Ingalls & Snyder since 2012 and joined Ingalls Investment Management in 2026. Ingalls Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, financial institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of asset-management styles and manages accounts using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering strategies from long-term equity holdings to shorter-term trading and alternative investment vehicles.

Emilio Alix Brantley is a financial advisor at Aspiriant, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, and Goldman Sachs & Co. Prior to joining Aspiriant in 2024, his roles spanned wealth management and private banking. Aspiriant primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and families, professional fiduciaries, and select institutional clients, providing investment management alongside wealth planning, family office, and specialty services. The firm offers customized investment programs incorporating various asset classes and utilizes AI tools to support client communications and analyses.

Peter Sosnowski is an investment advisor at Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has spent over two decades at Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc., continuing his work there under its current structure since 2022. He divides his time equally between Siebert AdvisorNXT and Muriel Siebert & Co., LLC, both affiliated entities under Siebert Financial Corporation. Siebert AdvisorNXT primarily serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as families, trusts, and certain business entities. The firm offers investment management through its AdvisorNXT platform, which employs a risk-tolerance questionnaire and Modern Portfolio Theory to build portfolios of low-cost ETFs and ETNs, supplemented by discretionary and non-discretionary management options and access to third-party managers and specialty strategies.

Rachel Pino is a financial advisor at TSA Portfolio Management Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with HRC Services, Inc. since 1993. Outside of advising, she is a partner in MII Holdings, LLC, a real estate holding company. TSA Portfolio Management Inc. provides investment supervisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions. The firm manages approximately $1.5 billion using model allocations and emphasizes asset allocation, tax-aware security selection, and quarterly rebalancing.

Cody Rominger is a financial advisor with Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cantor Fitzgerald since 2017 and was previously with Efficient Market Advisors, LLC from 2015 to 2017. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors, L.P. provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, and institutional investors. The firm employs proprietary ETF model portfolios with strategic, tactical, and opportunistic asset allocation primarily using index-based ETFs and manages several registered investment companies and private pooled funds.

Michael Bray is a financial advisor with Ingalls Investment Management, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 designations and 35 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc. and Inverness Counsel. Ingalls Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, financial institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs various asset-management styles and manages accounts using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering strategies from long-term equity holdings to short-term trading and alternative investment vehicles.

Michael Brod is a financial advisor with Maxim Financial Advisors LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has been with Maxim Financial Advisors since 2019 and has been affiliated with Maxim Group since 2013. He is also associated with Indiana University. Maxim Financial Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services and referrals to third-party managers for a range of clients including individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement accounts. The firm uses various investment vehicles and analytical methods, serving both retail and institutional clients, and manages assets through wrap-fee and non-wrap programs.

Robert Eising is a financial advisor at Cannell & Spears LLC with four years of industry experience. He has been with Peter B. Cannell & Co., Inc. since 2014. Cannell & Spears provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and rollover advice to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional entities. The firm employs a value-oriented, long-term investment approach based on fundamental research and concentrated security selection.