Michael Bertash is a financial advisor with Tocqueville Asset Management LP in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Tocqueville Securities, L.P. since 2009 and at Franklin Credit Management Corporation since 1998. Bertash serves as Director of Institutional Client Services at Tocqueville Asset Management LP. Tocqueville Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and supervisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, 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 across multiple asset classes and is notable for its involvement with investment companies, private pooled vehicles, and an affiliated broker-dealer.

Peter Bruno is a financial advisor with Flagstar Securities, Inc. in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Signature Securities, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., TD Ameritrade, and Equitable, LLC. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm manages roughly $784 million in discretionary assets and employs a strategy of diversified allocations across mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and third-party managers.

Ross Gladstone is a financial advisor at A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked previously at firms including Merrill, David Lerner Associates, and Spartan Capital Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he restores and sells vintage axes as a personal business venture. 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 across a multi-team platform. The firm emphasizes international investing and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial and estate planning, model portfolios, and third-party sub-advisory services.

James Engle is a financial advisor at John W. Bristol & Co., Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® and CIC designations, along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. James has been with John W. Bristol & Co., Inc. since 2000. John W. Bristol & Co., Inc. is an employee-owned investment adviser founded in 1937 that serves endowments, foundations, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporate clients, and select high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a research-intensive, fundamental, long-term investment approach focused on companies with durable competitive advantages, integrating equity and fixed-income analysis to manage volatility and pursue multi-year real return objectives.

Edmond Sukalic is a financial advisor with Perigon Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investment, Dinami Partners, Inc., LPL Financial, and Prager Metis CPAs LLC, where he worked in tax preparation and accounting. He also supervises tax advisory work at Dinami Partners, Inc. alongside his advisory duties. Perigon Wealth Management offers customized investment advisory and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and banking or thrift institutions. The firm emphasizes individualized portfolio construction, regular monitoring, and acts as sponsor and overseer of wrap and sub-advisor programs.

Laurence Ach is a financial advisor at Klingenstein Fields Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds the CIC, Series 63, and Series 65 designations and has been with the firm and its predecessor entities since 2010. Klingenstein Fields Advisors manages approximately $4.7 billion for individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients, providing portfolio management, wealth management, investment consulting, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services. The firm employs a team-based fundamental research approach combined with both top-down and bottom-up analysis and integrates a closed-architecture core equity portfolio with an open-architecture asset allocation framework.

Benner Ulrich is a financial advisor at Tocqueville Asset Management LP in New York, NY, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with five years of industry experience. He has been with Tocqueville since 2017 and previously worked at Breithorn Capital Management LLC from 2009 to 2017. Tocqueville Asset Management LP manages over $10 billion in assets and offers portfolio management, sub-advisory, and wrap account services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and private investment vehicles. The firm employs a bottom-up, contrarian, value-oriented investment approach across multiple strategies, with an organizational structure of independent investment teams.

Robert Case is a financial advisor at Ingalls Investment Management, LLC with 41 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. He serves as a trustee for three family trusts, dedicating less than one hour monthly to these responsibilities. 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 multiple asset-management styles and offers services ranging from long-term equity holdings to short-term trading and special strategies, including participation in third-party wrap programs and private investment partnerships.

Dennis Lam is a financial advisor at Hamlin Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with four years of industry experience. He has been with Hamlin Capital Management since 2015. Hamlin Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management for individual and high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on current income through high-dividend equities and high-yield municipal and taxable bonds, employing fundamental credit analysis and long-term investment strategies.

John Smit is a financial advisor with Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Jefferies LLC since 2015 and joined Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC in 2023. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC offers fee-based financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a customized, collaborative planning process supported by third-party software and scenario analyses, focusing on comprehensive planning rather than security-specific investment recommendations.

Mary McBride is a financial advisor at Redhawk Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Brooklyn, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. She has been with Redhawk Wealth Advisors since 2022. Redhawk Wealth Advisors offers wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, estates, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach includes strategic and tactical asset allocation across a range of asset classes, with portfolios overseen by a weekly investment committee.

Douglas Geraghty is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Flagstar Securities, Inc. He has held roles at several firms including LPL Financial, Vanderbilt Securities, and ARK Global. He is based in New York, NY. Flagstar Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and institutions. The firm manages assets on a discretionary basis, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and third-party managers, and reported approximately $784 million in discretionary assets under management as of the end of 2025.

Denise Farlekas is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. She is currently with Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and Jpmorgan Chase Bank, N.A. from 2015 to 2022. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm follows a customized, collaborative planning process using third-party software and scenario analysis to assist clients with a wide range of planning topics.

Robert Burke is a financial advisor at Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Inland Securities Corporation and Avian Capital Markets, LLC. He has been with Cantor Fitzgerald since 2019. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes proprietary ETF model portfolios and employs strategic, tactical, and opportunistic asset allocation, primarily using index-based ETFs for diversification.

Rahul Sarin is a financial advisor at Savvy in New York, NY, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Avendus Capital Inc. and Avendus Wealth Management Private Limited and has been associated with multiple firms including Risa Advisory, Stonehaven, and SP Asset Management. Savvy provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized investment plans with a primarily index-based, long-term approach supplemented by active equity portfolios and tax-aware direct indexing, and integrates third-party fintech tools and specialized sub-adviser strategies.

Matthew Vetto is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 63 license. He has been with Douglas C. Lane & Associates since 2005, accumulating 21 years of industry experience. Matthew is based in New York, NY. Douglas C. Lane & Associates provides wealth management and discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, families, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized portfolios with an emphasis on individual equity securities and fixed income, employing proprietary fundamental research and a flexible core investment strategy.

Keren Savitzky is a financial advisor at Maxim Financial Advisors LLC with eight years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. She has worked at Maxim Group LLC and Maxim Financial Advisors since 2017, and previously spent one year at Yigal Azrouel. Maxim Financial Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory services and referrals to third-party managers for a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, corporations, and entities such as sovereign wealth funds and state governments. The firm’s advisors offer customized investment strategies using a range of products and may manage accounts directly or utilize various third-party platforms and sub-advisers.

Margaret Maclennan is a financial advisor at Cannell & Spears LLC with four years of industry experience. She has worked at Spears Abacus Advisors LLC since 2007. Cannell & Spears provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and rollover advice to individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a value-oriented, long-term investment approach based on proprietary fundamental research and concentrated security selection, serving a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, charities, pension plans, and pooled investment vehicles.

Mourad Tossounian is a financial advisor at Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James, and MT Capital. Outside the financial industry, he has been involved with Carnival Bounce Rentals. Ashton Thomas Securities is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.86 billion for about 2,281 clients through a team of 18 advisors across six offices, providing a variety of program structures including wrap and non-wrap offerings, model portfolios, and separately managed accounts.

Kristian Sedeno is a financial advisor at Snowden Capital Advisors LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Fieldpoint Private Securities LLC before joining Snowden Lane Partners in 2022. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and financial and estate planning, with a multi-team approach combining scale and institutional capabilities.