David Shafranek is a financial advisor at Prospera Financial Services, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has worked at Prospera since 2014. His prior experience includes roles at Citigroup Global Markets and Citicorp Investment Services. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Shafranek serves as the executor of an estate, managing the distribution of assets to family and charitable organizations. Prospera Financial Services is a multi-team advisory firm with 271 advisors managing approximately $14.4 billion in client assets. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and access to multiple advisory programs serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities.

Matthew Hunkele is a financial advisor at Beacon Global Advisor Network, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Brite Advisors USA, Inc., Touchstone Advisory, LLC, and deVere USA Inc. 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 with a focus on both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals.

Ernest Lubonja is a financial advisor with Santander Securities LLC, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Santander Securities, Santander Bank, and Public Partnerships, LLC, where he also works as a consumer-directed personal assistant. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, offering investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, goal-based financial planning, and access to securities-based lending and insurance products. The firm delivers investment management primarily through the FMAX wrap-fee platform, utilizing third-party discretionary managers and providing ongoing suitability and compliance oversight.

Jason Jimenez is a financial advisor at Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services for nine years before joining Insigneo. Outside of his advisory role, he manages an e-commerce business and operates multiple tutoring services focused on financial exam preparation and career coaching, including ownership of Exam Bootcamp LLC. Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients, including banking and thrift institutions. The firm combines customized allocations by individual advisors with firm-modeled multi-asset portfolios and employs third-party research and periodic reviews to monitor investments across a broad range of asset classes.

Michael Delfino is a financial advisor at Pinnacle Associates, Ltd. in New York, NY, with five years of industry experience. He has been with Pinnacle Associates since 2005. Pinnacle Associates provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, corporations, endowments, foundations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on fundamental, bottom-up analysis with a valuation-sensitive, long-term approach, primarily managing portfolios of individual equities and custom allocations for non-institutional clients.

David Mazzullo is a financial advisor at Cannell & Spears LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at JonesTrading for over two decades. Outside of his advisory role, he is a part-owner of several businesses related to Hotel Dylan and non-investment real estate ventures. Cannell & Spears LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse set of clients, including individuals, trusts, and tax-exempt organizations. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented approach grounded in proprietary fundamental research and offers tailored asset allocation that may include illiquid securities and private placements.

Shane Mcgill is a financial advisor with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners in Parsippany, NJ. He holds a Series 66 designation and has held positions at Bloomberg, Prudential Advisors, and Wells Fargo. Prior to his financial services career, he spent nine years in education at Rowan University and Vernon Township High School. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs a combination of proprietary portfolio models, third-party managers, and custodian programs, managing most client assets on a discretionary basis.

Stuart Conley is a financial advisor with B. Riley Wealth Advisors, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at National Asset Management and National Securities Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he is a founding partner of Hyperion Wealth Advisors LLC and serves as a board officer and temporary president of a residential cooperative in New York City. B. Riley Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $7.03 billion in client assets through 274 advisors. The firm offers a broad range of services, including advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement solutions, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans.

Tony Golden is a financial advisor at Compound Planning, Inc. based in New York, NY, with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Bank of America and Merrill, with overlapping tenures beginning in 2010 and 2017 respectively. Compound Planning, Inc. serves individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries through discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services. The firm combines long-term buy-and-hold strategies with tactical tools such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting, and offers both direct investment management and a turnkey asset management program.

James Fields is a financial advisor at Klingenstein Fields Advisors with six years at the firm and a total of five years of industry experience. He serves as a director representing the firm’s investment in Wealth PFM, LLC, advising on software strategy and capital raising. Klingenstein Fields Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, endowments, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a team-based, fundamental research approach with a long-term orientation and manages both open- and closed-architecture portfolios, including affiliated private funds.

Harold Kalkstein is a financial advisor with Latitude Advisors, LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 credential and over 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Latitude Advisors since 2014 and has a background that includes long-term involvement with Personnel Resources Consultants and Benefits Dynamics. Outside of his advisory work, Kalkstein owns and operates businesses in property and casualty insurance, meeting planning services, and marine accessories. Latitude Advisors serves individual and business clients, including high-net-worth investors, providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm employs a combination of model-based strategies and fundamental/quantitative analysis, managing most client relationships on a discretionary basis with final decision authority on third-party model implementations.

Brian Schwartz is a financial advisor with Flagstar Securities, Inc. in New York, NY, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Signature Securities Group Corp. and HSBC, among others. He also serves as Group Director Investments and Senior Vice President at New York Community Bancorp. Flagstar Securities provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages roughly $784 million in discretionary assets and offers wealth management, a Managed Account Program, and retirement plan consulting, using a discretionary approach with documented Investment Policy Statements and diversified allocations including third-party managers.

David Gao is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Savvy with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Campbell Wealth Management, United Capital Management, and Merching Capital Management. Before entering the financial industry, he worked at Kneaders Bakery & Cafe. Savvy provides customized discretionary and non-discretionary investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s investment approach combines an index-based core with tailored strategies such as direct indexing with tax-loss harvesting, active and passive stock portfolios, and ESG-focused models, supported by quantitative tools and a proprietary technology platform.

Michael Mortellaro is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Fidelity and GFPC/AssetMark. He is also Senior Vice President of Planning at Simplicity Group, where he is involved in investment relations and insurance business activities. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional clients, and financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and offers technology and operational solutions such as a private-label asset management software program and a third-party managed account platform.

Bryan Pinedo is a financial advisor with Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC, holding a Series 66 license and three years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Merrill, Optima Fund Management, and Cerulli Associates. Bryan is based in New York, NY. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC offers fee-based financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm employs a customized, collaborative planning process supported by third-party software and scenario analysis tools.

John Patterson is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with over 32 years of experience. He is currently with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners and has previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and LPL Financial. His outside activities include managing a business entity unrelated to investments. OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a broad client base, including individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a client-specific investment approach with a mix of third-party managers, proprietary models, and technology integration for portfolio management and operational support.

Meredith Lipman is a financial advisor at Gilder Gagnon Howe & Co. LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Her prior career includes roles at Morgan Stanley and involvement with organizations such as EmpowHer Purpose and the University of Southern California. 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 who have full trading discretion.

Ryan Gaynor is a financial advisor at Leo Wealth, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Leo Brokerage since 2020. Leo Wealth provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, trusts, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a combination of diversified ETF model portfolios and systematic single-stock models, along with third-party managers, to implement specialized investment strategies.

Jason Condon is a CFP® with 11 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Perigon Wealth Management, LLC and has prior experience at Vanderbilt Securities, LLC and Gitterman Wealth Management, LLC. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved with Vanderbilt Insurance Services in insurance sales on a limited basis. Perigon Wealth Management provides customized investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and banking or thrift institutions. The firm develops portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, often delegating day-to-day investment management to independent managers while maintaining oversight and conducting regular reviews.

Sean Carmody is a financial advisor with Maxim Financial Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Maxim Group LLC since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole member of SHC Capital Management, LLC, an entity involved in a commercial real estate project. Maxim Financial Advisors LLC provides investment supervisory services and referrals to third-party managers for a range of clients, including individuals, trusts, corporations, and various institutional entities. The firm’s advisors customize investment strategies using a variety of asset types and platforms, combining individual approaches with third-party research.