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Nicholas Dirienzo is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Nottingham Advisors Inc. and previously worked at Manulife Asset Management, State Street, and Putnam Investments. Nottingham Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a core/satellite investment approach primarily using ETFs and mutual funds, supplemented by tactical satellite positions selected by an internal Investment Policy Committee.

David Hartzell is the sole advisor at Cornell Capital Management, an independent firm based in Clarence Center, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 26 years of experience with Cornell Capital Management. The firm serves a small group of primarily high-net-worth individuals, managing discretionary portfolios focused on equities and ETFs with a buy-and-hold, fundamental-analysis approach emphasizing dividend-paying stocks and sector ETFs. Cornell Capital Management offers tailored investment options and occasional limited financial planning services, with an emphasis on personalized client mandates and international diversification considerations.

Cutler Greene is the sole advisor at Spaulding Greene Wealth Management, LLC in Buffalo, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with four years of industry experience. He has been with Spaulding Greene Wealth Management since 2007. Outside of advisory services, he is a member of two LLCs that own small rental properties, which are unrelated to his investment work. Spaulding Greene Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management to a small client base of individual investors, trusts, and estates, focusing on conservative, tax-aware portfolio management using individual equities, mutual funds, and ETFs. The firm operates as a single-advisor practice with tailored portfolios and a preference for low turnover.

Scott Mccarthy is a financial advisor at Cambridge Advisors, LLC with 4 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. In addition to his advisory role, he is employed as a tax advisor and Senior Consultant at Cambridge Consulting, Inc. and serves as trustee and manager for multiple family and client trusts and investment entities. Cambridge Advisors is a single-advisor, fee-based firm serving individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and access to model portfolios and third-party managers, utilizing Investment Policy Statements and diversified asset allocations implemented through no-load or load-waived funds, ETFs, and separately managed strategies.

Timothy Minneci is the sole advisor at Timothy C. Minneci, an independent firm based in Williamsville, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Paramax Securities, LLC, and Paramax Corporation. Outside of financial advising, he is a partner in Island Estates Home Watch LLC, a property management service for owners with multiple residences. The firm provides financial planning and asset allocation advice to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans without holding client funds or managing individual securities. Its approach involves goal analysis and written recommendations, often referring clients to outside managers for implementation.

Matthew Makowski is a financial advisor at Ibis Capital Management, LLC with 11 years at the firm and 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and is also an attorney, managing his own law firm, Matthew J. Makowski, PLLC, where he practices law part-time. Ibis Capital Management primarily serves individual and trust clients, as well as some pension and profit-sharing plan accounts, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses fundamental research with some quantitative inputs to tailor investment strategies based on client risk tolerance, diversification, income needs, and age.