Thomas Vaccaro Jr. is a CFP® and registered investment advisor with Briarcliff Manor Wealth Advisors, where he has worked since 2005. He has three years of industry experience and also operates BMWA Notary Services, providing notary services for residential mortgage transactions in New York. Briarcliff Manor Wealth Advisors manages discretionary investment accounts and offers personal financial planning for individuals, small businesses, and trusts, using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with a focus on tax-aware investing.

Alan Lax is a financial advisor with Ryefield Capital, LLC, an independent firm based in Germantown, NY. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 13 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Merrill and Gunnallen Financial, Inc. Ryefield Capital, LLC provides portfolio management and retirement planning services for individuals, professionals, and small businesses. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis in an opportunistic approach focused on capital appreciation, and it employs tactical hedging when appropriate.

Wesley Golby is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Seven Canyons Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Acacia Research, Ark Global Asset Management, and Fleckenstein Capital Management. Outside of his financial career, he is the managing member and sole owner of Ramshackle Properties, LLC, a hotel operating business. Seven Canyons Advisors provides discretionary investment management primarily to pooled vehicles and institutional accounts, including registered mutual funds and retirement plans. The firm uses a bottom-up fundamental research process and proprietary screening to build concentrated strategies across its global equity approaches.

Alan Besterman is a financial advisor at FSP Advisors, Inc. with 43 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at FSP Advisors since 2017 and at Leigh Baldwin & Co., LLC since 2008. Outside of advising, he serves as a certified pistol instructor and is involved with the East Chatham Fire Department as an assistant chief, treasurer, and bookkeeper. He also owns a tax return preparation business, The Balance Sheet, Inc. FSP Advisors, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, and other institutions, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment methods tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, delivering both discretionary and non-discretionary management while making educational seminars available to the public at no charge.

Meredith Briggs is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience and has been with Taconic Advisors since 2015. She holds a Series 66 license and works out of Saugerties, NY. Taconic Advisors provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families, including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes passive, diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ goals, tax situations, and risk tolerances, and operates on a fee-only, fixed retainer basis.

Kathleen Peer is a financial advisor at SAGE 360 Advisors LLC with 30 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Peer Law Firm since 2011 while also serving at Sage360 Advisors since 2007. Outside of financial advising, she is an investor in Coalbed Methane Solutions LLC, a company that develops and manufactures down-hole sensor equipment for oil and gas wells. SAGE 360 Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates, managing approximately $21 million for about two dozen households. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services, primarily using fundamental analysis and a variety of investment strategies, and maintains a mostly non-discretionary management approach.

John Kelly is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Taconic Advisors since 2017 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank, and Neuberger Berman BD LLC. Taconic Advisors provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families, offering portfolio management alongside tax, estate, risk management, and retirement planning. The firm emphasizes passive, diversified strategies tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerances, and typically manages portfolios on a discretionary basis.

Laura Swift is a financial advisor with Quad-Cities Investment Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Quad-Cities Investment Group since 2010. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member and Business Committee Chair for The Arc of the Quad Cities, an organization that promotes equal treatment and support for individuals with disabilities. Quad-Cities Investment Group provides investment advisory and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, employee benefit plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages approximately $375.6 million in assets and employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct diversified portfolios, including the use of derivatives and margin borrowing within managed accounts, which is a distinctive aspect of their approach.

Matthew Klein is a financial advisor at Matauro, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Equitable Advisors, LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Klein is also involved as an insurance professional advising on fixed insurance products. Matauro, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities with wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multifaceted investment process incorporating fundamental, macro, technical, and ESG analysis, utilizing a broad range of investment instruments and manager-of-managers solutions.

Mark Sladkus is the sole advisor at Red Lighthouse Investment Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with 19 years at the firm and 4 years of industry experience. Based in Hillsdale, NY, he has led the firm since its founding in 2007. Red Lighthouse Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, corporations, foundations, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm employs a passive, asset-allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using low-cost, tax-efficient index funds and Dimensional Fund Advisors products with disciplined rebalancing and a focus on global diversification and tax considerations.

John Dady is a financial advisor with Sovereign Financial Group, Inc. in Hudson, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Merrill. Sovereign Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, businesses, and other RIAs with investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and cash-management services. The firm employs a primarily long-term, portfolio-focused investment approach using a mix of low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and options, supported by fundamental and technical analysis and AI tools.

Ernest Guerriero is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 36 years of industry experience, currently with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. His career includes roles at multiple financial services firms dating back to 2007. He serves on the board of The Society of Financial Service Professionals and works as an independent contractor for The American College. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and investment management solutions, combining advisor-led discretionary and model-based strategies with access to proprietary and third-party platforms.

John Heitzman is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 13 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of Greene County and Infinex Investments, Inc. He serves as a board member of the Fats in the Cats Bicycle Club, a nonprofit focused on cycling advocacy and community service in New York's Catskill Park and Hudson Valley region. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser and broker-dealer model.

Timothy Bartholomew is an investment advisor at OSAIC Institutions, INC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 28 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Infinex Investments, Inc. since 2016 and Bank of Greene County since 2000. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, access to alternative investments, and lending solutions, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model.

John Bopp Jr. is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Key Investment Services and KeyBank since 2019, with prior experience at Wells Fargo Clearing Services and Scottrade. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing portfolio management and model-based advisory products to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional clients through a network of financial professionals. The firm offers multiple wrap programs and employs a multi-provider model combining platform services from Envestnet with portfolio management from the Key Wealth Chief Investment Office and third-party managers.

Philip Stire is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with 40 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Key Investment Services since 2008, following a two-year tenure at McGinn, Smith Advisors LLC. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and wrap-fee program sponsor serving individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional clients through a network of financial professionals. The firm offers multiple wrap programs supported by a multi-provider model that integrates discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, with additional services including custodial, trade execution, and ancillary insurance products.

Shyanna Curless is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Bank of Greene County, Brickyard, Unity Ambulette, and Total Tennis. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with both discretionary and non-discretionary assets under management.

Jeffrey Hannett is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC in Hudson, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Key Investment Services in various roles since 2016 and previously worked at KeyBank. In addition to advising, Hannett is a financial education instructor at Kaplan North America’s College for Financial Planning, where he teaches and develops curriculum. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and wrap-fee program sponsor that serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional plans through a network of financial professionals. The firm offers model-based advisory products with multi-provider platform support and integrates with KeyCorp affiliates to provide a range of investment and advisory services.

Fernando Hurtado is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Phoenix, AZ, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Primerica Advisors and Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he owns The Soap Alchemist and works as a bilingual employee benefits educator for Total Benefit Communications. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients, with an emphasis on long-term portfolio returns and integration with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Philip Loftus is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Chatham, NY, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Franklin Templeton Distributors, Fisher Investments, and Merrill. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients, offering a wide range of investment strategies and advisory services supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Robert Segall is a financial advisor at MassMutual Investors Services with 28 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at MassMutual since 1997, as well as at Lenox Advisors since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, Segall is a writer and speaker. MassMutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides ongoing financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, using firm-approved tools and collaborative annual planning relationships.

Michael Blasl is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Chatham, NY, holding a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, having joined Edward Jones in 2025 after eleven years with Marrello Restaurants and Catering. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Lauren Healey is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at UBS and Merrill prior to her current role. UBS Financial Services Inc. serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through a combination of brokerage and investment advisory services, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and distribution of mutual funds and alternative products. The firm integrates institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services, delivering advisory work supported by proprietary research and model-based asset allocations.

James Armstrong is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2008. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, model portfolio programs, and institutional platforms, supporting advisors with research tools and a broad suite of financial products.

Scott Levine is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Hudson, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors since 2016, including a period when the firm operated as AXA Advisors, LLC. Equitable Advisors provides financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset-management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The firm utilizes a range of advisory programs and third-party asset managers, focusing on aligning client information and risk tolerance with suitable investment models and discretionary management options.

Michael Magliocca is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Equitable Advisors during two separate periods totaling three years. Outside of financial advising, he is also involved in real estate sales as a salesperson with Century 21 New West Properties. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and various asset-management programs, utilizing both proprietary and third-party investment solutions delivered through a large network of Investment Adviser Representatives.

Mark Levy is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with 44 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Raymond James since 2018, following a two-year tenure at Wells Fargo Clearing. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that manages approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting supported by a range of portfolio management styles and affiliated research.

Edward Zaik is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Equitable Advisors and its predecessor AXA Advisors, LLC since 1999. Outside of advisory work, he provides tax preparation services through ED ZAIK TAX SERVICE and serves with the Treasure Valatie Fire Department in Valatie, NY. Equitable Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset management programs. The firm utilizes a range of advisory models implemented through third-party sponsors and offers ERISA fiduciary services to qualified plans.

Shebna Olsen Shillibeer is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 34 years of industry experience. She previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC and HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. She serves as an advisory board member for the UConn School of Business Student Managed Investment Fund, mentoring students in career development, and is also treasurer of the Copake Lake Conservation Society. Equitable Advisors provides financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset-management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm delivers customized investment solutions through a network of advisors and third-party programs, offering a range of mutual funds, ETFs, separately managed accounts, and alternative investments.

Allison Guzman is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at Raymond James since 2018 and was previously with Wells Fargo Clearing from 2016 to 2018. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and municipal entities, offering financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting supported by comprehensive research and multiple portfolio management strategies.

Jodi Hills is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with LPL Financial since 2008. Outside of advising, Hills is involved in construction management through Hills Construction Management, Inc., and serves as a Notary Public in New York State. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a variety of financial planning and investment management solutions, utilizing both proprietary and third-party strategies across a wide range of investment options.

Katie Johnston is a financial advisor at Raymond James Financial with 16 years of industry experience. She previously worked for Commonwealth Financial Network and JSA Financial. Johnston holds a Series 63 designation. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and manages residential rental properties in Saugerties, NY. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary planning and uses analytical tools to model potential outcomes, supporting clients through its advisory programs and other providers.

Alexandra Madsen is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. She has been with LPL Financial since 2018 and previously worked with Columbia County Habitat for Humanity and Samascotts Garden Market. Alexandra is also a commissioned notary public in Hudson, NY. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms, supported by extensive advisor tools and a diverse suite of non-advisory financial activities.

Jean Reinoso is a financial advisor at Castleton Partners, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. He has been with Castleton Partners since 2013. Castleton Partners is a fee-only investment adviser specializing in fixed-income asset management for high-net-worth individuals, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs an Investment Grade Fixed Income Strategy focused on municipal securities and corporate debt, alongside more actively managed special strategies, and offers portfolio consulting and concierge review services.