Diane Taylor is a CFP® with 19 years of experience in financial advising. She currently works at Merit Financial Advisors and has a background that includes roles at Summit Financial, LLC, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and several other firms. Outside of advising, she operates a sole proprietorship providing income tax preparation services. Merit Financial Group is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, ESOPs, and other institutional clients. The firm focuses on long-term, diversified asset allocation with portfolio management overseen by an internal team, and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Lindsay Cherashore is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Circle Wealth Management, LLC, with eight years of industry experience. She has been with Circle Wealth Management since 2013. Circle Wealth Management provides customized wealth advisory, investment management, and family office services to high-net-worth individuals, multi-generational families, and related entities. The firm focuses on clients with around $50 million in investable assets and emphasizes a tailored investment approach supported by proprietary due diligence and comprehensive portfolio monitoring.

Kayvan Karoon is a financial advisor with A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Aegis Capital Corp, National Asset Management, Inc., National Securities Corp, Osaic FS, Inc., and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. He is also president of KS Capital Management Inc., an investment-related business. A.G.P. / Alliance Global Partners is a dually registered SEC investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving individual clients, retirement plans, and pooled/institutional vehicles. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, with a notable emphasis on international investing and the management of pooled-vehicle accounts.

Gregory Ferguson is a financial advisor at Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, Marathon (a subsidiary of Stadion Money Management), and InvestX Capital Ltd. prior to joining Cantor Fitzgerald. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, institutions, and financial intermediaries. The firm utilizes a proprietary ETF model portfolio approach incorporating strategic, tactical, and opportunistic asset allocation informed by macroeconomic research, and manages multiple registered investment companies and private pooled funds.

Jorge Oliveira is a financial advisor with Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Oppenheimer & Co., Inc and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Insigneo Advisory Services, LLC offers investment advisory and portfolio management services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm combines customized allocations by individual advisors with firm-modeled portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee, utilizing a range of asset classes and strategies tailored to client needs.

Louis Tucci is a financial advisor with Arkadios Wealth Advisors in North Haledon, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc., Realta Equities, Inc., and Securities America Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he provides financial planning and consulting services through Wealthstone Group LLC, including real estate advisory and consulting on market trends and investment strategies. Arkadios Wealth Advisors offers investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans, utilizing a combination of advisor-managed accounts, third-party money managers, and in-house portfolio management through its Arkadios Managed Solutions team. The firm emphasizes a comprehensive operating model that integrates advisory services with an affiliated broker-dealer and a centralized portfolio management team.

Patrick Haley is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Ritholtz Wealth Management since 2014. Prior to that, he worked at Merrill for nine years. He is an advisory board member for The Pennfield School. Ritholtz Wealth Management advises individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and trusts, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a goal-based investment approach focused on asset allocation and behavioral finance principles, utilizing diversified, low-cost ETFs alongside tactical overlays and alternative investments.

Alan Wolberg is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at City National Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers with Bet Torah, assisting in charitable gifting marketing. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities, offering a customized, collaborative planning process supported by third-party software and scenario analysis.

Maria Millner is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 license and has previously worked at Merrill, Transcend Capital Advisors, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Millner is a co-founder and board member of The Aubrey Foundation, a nonprofit organization involved in event organization and administration. Arax Advisory Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, private fund advisory, and wrap fee programs, utilizing both traditional and alternative investments along with AI-enhanced research and operations.

Patrick Buckley is a financial advisor at Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC in New York, NY, holding a Series 66 designation with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Jefferies LLC since 2019 and previously held a role at Interactive Brokers LLC from 2014 to 2019. Jefferies Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, foundations, and business entities, offering a range of planning topics including tax and estate planning, executive compensation, and philanthropic planning. The firm follows a customized, collaborative planning process and utilizes third-party software and Monte Carlo simulations to analyze financial scenarios.

Sarat Sethi is a CFA® and CIC-designated financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Douglas C. Lane & Associates since 2016. Douglas C. Lane & Associates provides wealth management and discretionary portfolio management for high-net-worth individuals, families, and various institutional clients. The firm emphasizes proprietary fundamental research and a flexible investment approach focused on long-term ownership, offering customized portfolios that include individual equities, fixed income, and access to third-party solutions.

Richard Rosen is a CFA® charterholder with 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Pinnacle Associates, Ltd. since 2018 and previously held positions at Satucket Capital Management, LLC, and TD Private Client Wealth LLC. Pinnacle Associates provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on fundamental, bottom-up equity analysis with a long-term valuation-sensitive approach and offers its strategies through direct portfolios, model portfolios, and unified managed account platforms.

Brian Mcgann is a financial advisor with Beacon Trust in Morristown, NJ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Beacon Investment Advisory Services, Inc. since 2017 and previously worked at UBS from 2015 to 2017. Beacon Trust provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory, and trustee services to individuals, trusts, pension, and charitable entities. The firm manages over $4 billion in discretionary assets and delivers investment advice through an open-architecture platform that combines in-house strategies, factor-based models, and independent managers with an emphasis on tax awareness and customized fixed-income portfolios.

Angelo Guerriero is a financial advisor at Siebert AdvisorNXT, LLC with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Muriel Siebert & Co., Inc. since 1999. Siebert AdvisorNXT serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and business entities through investment supervisory services and managed programs. The firm combines a web-based portfolio management platform with access to third-party and independent managers, using a mix of Modern Portfolio Theory, fundamental and technical strategies, and sub-advised solutions.

Delphia Polle is a financial advisor at Ingalls Investment Management, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at CITIGROUP and Transatlantique Private Wealth LLC prior to joining Ingalls. Ingalls Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, financial institutions, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs multiple asset-management styles and offers services ranging from long-term equity holdings to shorter-term trading and portfolio consulting.

Jeffrey Faller is a Series 66 registered advisor at Capital Analysts with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC since 2018 and previously spent four years at Sacred Heart University. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales through The Faller Company LLC. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, custom and model portfolios, access to third-party managers, and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network of advisors and firm-managed programs.

Robert Ionescu is a financial advisor at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and previously worked at Merrill from 2013 to 2021. Outside of finance, he is a member of an LLC that owns a retail women’s clothing store operated by his wife. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm uses a blend of fundamental and technical analysis and offers multiple program structures across various asset classes, managing approximately $768.8 million for about 1,087 clients through a team of 73 advisors.

Amadeus Christian Wijatkowski is a financial advisor with Arete Wealth Advisors, LLC based in New York, NY. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been in the industry for less than a year, with prior experience at firms including Fincadia LLC, Langham Hall LLC, and Quaan Capital. Arete Wealth Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily manages discretionary portfolios using advisor-driven and proprietary model allocations, and it employs third-party sub-advisers while fulfilling ERISA fiduciary responsibilities when applicable.

David Baranek is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several related firms including Summit Financial Resources, Inc. and Summit Equities, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Baranek manages an accounting firm where he performs tax preparation and related services. Summit Financial, LLC is an SEC-registered, multi-team advisory firm serving approximately 17,800 clients with $26.35 billion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management programs, combining discretionary and consultative services tailored to client needs.

Mark Conway is a financial advisor at Snowden Capital Advisors LLC with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Fieldpoint Private Securities, LLC for 10 years before joining Snowden Capital Partners in 2022. Snowden Capital Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, financial and estate planning, and utilizes a multi-team approach with access to third-party managers and global custodian platforms.