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Zachary Hilty is the sole advisor at Hilty Wealth Management LLC in Brooklyn, NY, with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked in talent development and photography roles at the Billy Farrell Agency alongside his advisory practice. Hilty Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and other registered investment advisers. The firm focuses primarily on equities, exchange-traded funds, and equity options strategies, using both fundamental and technical analysis within documented client risk frameworks.

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.

Javier Ryzowy is an investment advisor with Hillstrong, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. for over two decades and has been involved with Hillstrong LLC since 2024. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as managing member of Hudson RE Holdings LLC, a dormant real estate holding company. Hillstrong is a New York-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for institutions and pooled vehicles, with services also available to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach using a range of investment tools, including listed securities, options, fixed income, variable insurance products, and alternative investments.

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.

Chong Tong Chen is the sole advisor at Rhizome Capital Management LLC and holds a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He has been with Rhizome Capital Management since 2021 and has been involved with Rhizome Partners LP since 2013. Rhizome Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals and manages three privately offered Delaware limited-partnership funds under Regulation D. The firm employs fundamental analysis and pursues concentrated strategies including long/short trading in micro- and small-cap equity and debt, with additional focus on real-estate and hard-asset exposures.