Tracy Dickinson is a financial advisor at Blue Jean Financial LLC with a Series 65 designation. She has been with Blue Jean Financial and its predecessor since 2021 and previously worked at Noonday Collections for eight years. Blue Jean Financial LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, nonprofits, and businesses. The firm’s team of seven manages about $95 million across approximately 284 client relationships, using customized portfolios with a long-term orientation supported by both fundamental and technical analysis.

Joshua Moraski is the sole advisor at Nightgale Wealth Management LLC in Schenectady, NY. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and began his advisory career in 2025 after prior experience at RIA Insurance Solutions, a division of Financial Independence Group, where he also works as an independent insurance agent. Before entering the financial industry, his background includes roles in education and extended travel. Nightingale Wealth Management provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and Modern Portfolio Theory analyses and offers portfolio strategies that may include options trading and the use of margin.

Robert Holbrook is the principal advisor at Bob Holbrook Holdings LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at G.A. Repple & Company, as well as operating his own sole proprietorship. Outside of advising, he runs Weekend Walleye Warrior, a retail business selling fishing equipment on eBay. Bob Holbrook Holdings LLC is a solo-registered investment adviser serving primarily individual clients and retirement plans. The firm combines fundamental analysis with various strategies including options trading and hedging, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management along with specialized ERISA plan services.

James Marshall is the sole advisor at JM Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in Albany, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 13 years of industry experience, having founded JM Advisors in 2011. JM Advisors provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, and estates, focusing on areas such as cash management, risk management, education funding, retirement planning, estate and charitable giving, tax planning, and capital needs planning. The firm offers written investment recommendations and supplemental reporting while clients retain control over trade execution, operating on a retainer basis without discretionary portfolio management or percentage-of-AUM fees.

Darren Leader is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of experience in the financial industry. He is the sole advisor at Acacia Grove Wealth Management, an independent firm where he has worked since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Simmons Capital Group, LPL Financial, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Acacia Grove Wealth Management provides fee-based investment management, financial planning, and project-based consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach using fundamental and cyclical analysis and manages approximately $33.3 million across about 36 client relationships, offering both discretionary portfolio management and hourly, non-discretionary consulting engagements.

Lanny Rosenbaum is a financial advisor at SIP Financial Services with 4 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with SIP Financial Services since 2007. SIP Financial Services provides financial planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting to a diverse client base, including pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers customized investment advice primarily on a non-discretionary basis, utilizing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and incorporates a range of trading strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Scott Griffin is the principal of Griffin Financial Services, an independent advisory firm based in Rotterdam Junction, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 33 years of industry experience. Griffin has been with Griffin Financial Services since 1996 and has also worked at APW Capital, Inc. since 2005. Griffin Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses, managing approximately $7.25 million in discretionary assets. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental and technical analysis alongside third-party research, offering portfolio management across a variety of securities with regular account reviews.

James Reale is the president of Reale Managed Assets, Inc. in Clifton Park, NY, with 38 years of industry experience. He has held roles at StoneX Securities Inc. since 2014 and has led his own firm since 2003. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed financial representative and insurance agent involved in investments, life insurance, long-term care, and fixed annuities. Reale Managed Assets, Inc. serves individual investors, high-net-worth clients, retirement plan participants, and trusts by providing discretionary mutual fund timing and exchange services. The firm focuses on shifting assets between aggressive and defensive mutual fund positions based on technical, fundamental, and cyclical market indicators through daily implemented signals.

Derek Kessen is a financial advisor at Steward Advisors Group, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at Performance Trust Capital Partners, LLC, Oncenter LLC, and Heron Ventures, LLC. Steward Advisors Group provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm tailors portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerance, incorporating clients’ faith-based and moral values into investment screening and utilizing a combination of direct management, sub-advisers, and co-management arrangements.

David Kopyc is an investment advisor representative with Retirement Planning Group, LLC and a registered representative with Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 39 years of industry experience. Kopyc has worked with several firms including Ameritas Investment Corp and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. He also hosts a retirement planning radio show. Retirement Planning Group provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term strategies using diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with discretionary portfolio management and retirement account advice.

Ioulia Guerin is a financial advisor at Holistic Finance LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Northwestern Mutual in various roles. In addition to her advisory work, she is involved in insurance sales and services through Holistic Finance LLC. Holistic Finance LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad range of individual clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth households. The firm employs a goal- and risk-based investment approach, incorporates fundamental analysis, and offers access to model portfolios and third-party money managers.

Joseph Polsinelli is a financial advisor at Nottingham Wealth Partners, Inc. with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial, OneGroup Wealth Partners, and Cetera Investment Advisers. He is also an owner of Empire State Asset Management LLC and serves as a trustee for a family member’s irrevocable trust. Nottingham Wealth Partners, Inc. provides fee-based discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $65.6 million in discretionary assets and constructs customized, primarily long-term portfolios using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds.

Nicolas Dumas is a financial advisor with Retirement Planning Group, LLC, holding CFP® and Series 66 credentials and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Arbor Point Advisors, and several other firms. In addition to his advisory role, he spends part of his time in insurance sales. Retirement Planning Group provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and may incorporate bonds and options contracts for hedging or tactical purposes.

Timothy Pehl is a CFP® with over 20 years of experience at Luther Forest Wealth Advisors, L.L.C., where he has worked since 2006. He is also a member of Kumlander, Donofrio, Hay & Pehl, CPAs, LLP, an accounting firm providing personal, estate, and trust tax services. Luther Forest Wealth Advisors, LLC serves retail investors, including high-net-worth individuals, offering investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services such as cash flow planning and asset and debt restructuring. The firm employs a goal- and risk-based approach to build long-term financial plans and tailored portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Bernard Murphy is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience, currently serving at Arista Advisory Group, LLC since 2016. He is also the sole owner of HoisTech Kft., a small business in Hungary that sells and installs fall protection equipment. Arista Advisory Group, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods to customize asset allocation and security selection, serving clients with approximately $181 million in assets under management.

Robert Roback Jr. is a CFP® professional with 15 years of experience at Luther Forest Wealth Advisors, L.L.C. in Malta, NY. He has been with the firm since 2011. Luther Forest Wealth Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered adviser serving retail investors, including high-net-worth and individual clients, providing investment advisory, financial planning, and related consulting services. The firm focuses on goal- and risk-based planning, building tailored portfolios without recommending proprietary products or earning commissions.

Joshua Chicoine is a financial advisor with Upleft Asset Management in Niskayuna, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and is part of a three-advisor team. Upleft Asset Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily uses low-cost mutual funds and ETFs in portfolios, combining fundamental and technical analysis with a generally long-term orientation, and offers oversight of independent manager relationships through the SEI Private Trust platform.

Edward Canty is a CFP® with nine years of experience in financial advising, currently serving at Canty Financial Management, Inc. He previously worked at the University of Tampa for two years. Canty is also a part owner and vice president of Investing Simple LLC, a financial blogging business that is unaffiliated with his advisory firm. Canty Financial Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning with a focus on tax-aware strategies and integrates income tax preparation and advice alongside investment advisory services.

Michael Ryan is a CFP® professional with 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. and has been with Marathon Mission, Inc. since 2003. Marathon Mission, Inc. offers discretionary portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm applies a combination of fundamental, technical, and modern portfolio theory in its investment approach and manages approximately $154.7 million across its client base.

Kerry Mayo is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience at Capital Financial Advisors of New York, LLC, where he has been the sole advisor since 2007. He is based in Clifton Park, NY, and specializes in financial planning and investment management. Capital Financial Advisors of New York, LLC provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business owners. The firm manages approximately $232 million in mostly discretionary assets, implementing portfolios through strategic asset allocation and global diversification using no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and individual fixed-income securities.