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Paul Biggin is the sole advisor at BIGGIN, INC., an independent firm based in Melville, NY. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has four years of industry experience. He has been with BIGGIN, INC. since 2012. BIGGIN, INC. provides personalized investment management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, using both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and utilizes a variety of strategies, including option writing, while coordinating with clients’ outside professionals as needed.

John Agoglia is the sole advisor at Advanced Portfolio Services LLC in Saint James, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at E D & F Man Capital Markets Inc since 2013 and operates JDA Trading LLC, a personal investment vehicle focused on trading and analyzing investment opportunities. Advanced Portfolio Services LLC is a state-registered investment adviser offering discretionary portfolio management and consultation services to a diverse client base, including individuals, family offices, and corporations. The firm employs a global macro investment approach combining technical and qualitative analysis, with portfolios that may include index exposure, selective hedging, and options or margin strategies.

Rhona Liptzin is a CFP® and Series 63-licensed advisor at Wank & Liptzin Advisory Services LLC with four years of industry experience. She has worked at Wank & Liptzin, CPA’s since 1994 and at ARS Financial Services since 1985. Liptzin is also a partner in Wank & Liptzin LLP, a CPA firm providing accounting and tax services. Wank & Liptzin Advisory Services LLC offers financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to middle-class individuals, families, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm emphasizes comprehensive financial planning with a buy-and-hold investment approach and maintains close client relationships, supported by its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Michael Demkiw is a financial advisor at Third Tier Wealth Management in Jericho, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He has been associated with Third Tier Advisors since 2012 and focuses part of his time on fixed insurance sales as a licensed insurance agent. Third Tier Wealth Management is an independent registered investment adviser serving individual and business clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using primarily low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and tactical rebalancing, and utilizes third-party platforms to enhance its offerings.

Paul Barrett is the sole advisor at Ravine Road Advisors in Greenwich, CT, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held positions at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, and Entoro Capital. Outside of investment management, he is a principal at River Road Advisors LLC, advising companies on credit facilities, and a partner in Taurus Affiliates LLC, an online coupon and survey business. Ravine Road Advisors offers discretionary, fee-based investment management to institutional and private investment entities, including individuals and retirement accounts. The firm employs a tactical asset-allocation approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, using a variety of securities to implement strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Jared Cutler is the sole advisor at Five Factor Capital Advisors, an independent firm based in Rye Brook, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 8 years of industry experience. Jared has been with Five Factor Capital Advisors since 2010. Five Factor Capital Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts such as pensions and endowments. The firm emphasizes long-term, asset-allocation oriented portfolios grounded in modern portfolio theory, providing portfolio management and individualized investment policy statements while outsourcing administrative functions and utilizing specific custody and execution arrangements.