John Howe is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as the principal advisor at Hamewith Wealth. His prior roles include positions at Generation Capital Management, Wells Fargo Advisors, and St. John Fisher University. Hamewith Wealth is an independent registered investment adviser offering discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm’s approach combines Modern Portfolio Theory with passive and active strategies, incorporating client preferences such as ESG investments, and provides ongoing monitoring including held-away account oversight.

Mark Paganelli is the sole advisor at Mark Andrew Paganelli, an independent firm based in Pittsford, NY. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has 43 years of industry experience. His career includes long tenures at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc., RFG Associates, LLC, and Commonwealth Financial Network. He also serves as a trustee for two family trusts. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations, focusing on retirement planning, estate and tax considerations, cash-flow analysis, investment review, and insurance evaluation. Recommendations are based on fundamental, technical, and qualitative analysis and are delivered in writing, with implementation at the client’s discretion. The firm does not take custody of client assets or exercise discretionary management and follows the Department of Labor’s process for retirement rollover advice.

Priscilla Baker Jones is the sole advisor at Occam Capital Management, LLC in Pittsford, NY, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 license with 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Occam Capital Management since 1998. Occam Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, pensions, profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach combining top-down economic analysis with bottom-up security selection and manages approximately $66 million for about 95 clients.

Christopher Coleman is a financial advisor with Fiduciary First Advising, LLC in Rochester, NY. He holds a Series 66 designation and has five years of industry experience, including prior roles at Sage, Rutty & Co., Inc. and consulting work. Fiduciary First Advising, LLC is an independent, state-registered investment adviser serving individuals and businesses, including high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on passive portfolio construction and strategic asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory, with portfolios tailored to client-specific investment policies and reviewed quarterly.

Andrew Fama is the sole advisor at Fama Fiduciary Wealth LLC, an independent firm based in Rochester, NY. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 25 years of experience with his firm. In addition to his work in financial advising, Fama operates a legal practice as an attorney and is a licensed real estate broker, both as sole proprietor. Fama Fiduciary Wealth LLC is a fee-only investment adviser serving individual clients, families, trustees, executors, qualified retirement plans, corporations, partnerships, and small businesses. The firm manages discretionary portfolios with an investment approach focused on asset allocation, diversification, and Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing primarily no-load mutual funds and ETFs with a long-term, low-turnover philosophy aligned to clients’ risk profiles and income needs.

Brian Imrich is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with GPS Financial, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for Victory Boys Youth Lacrosse, a community organization. GPS Financial, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients by combining financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, focusing on goal-based planning, capital preservation, and asset allocation. The firm manages approximately $57.8 million in assets for about 269 clients, primarily using ETFs and mutual funds, with investment decisions executed through custodial platforms like Schwab and Betterment.

Joseph Pecoraro is the sole advisor at Forza Wealth Advisory Services LLC in Penfield, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Forza Wealth Advisory Services LLC and Consiliarium Group LLC since 2016. Pecoraro’s other business activities include involvement with socialized broker commissions related to medical products sold at a group level. Forza Wealth Advisory Services LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning to a small client base, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs various analytical methods and trading strategies, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis with an emphasis on client approval before trade execution.

Dana Bell is the sole advisor at BellRock Asset Management LLC in Victor, NY, holding a Series 65 designation with 4 years of industry experience. He has led BellRock Asset Management since 2011. BellRock Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and privately held companies. The firm follows modern portfolio theory principles, emphasizing diversification and strategic asset allocation, and maintains institutional-style relationships through written referral agreements with CPA firms.

Miles Sharpe is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Fawley Wealth International and has previously worked at Whitney & Company, MNA Partnership, and Napier Sharpe Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a consultant for a UK-based financial planning firm and acts as a course associate for Insurance and Retirement Planning at Columbia University. Fawley Wealth International provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and one-time financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes long-term trading strategies using ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income, supported by cyclical and fundamental analysis along with modern portfolio theory.

Philip Weisberg is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, operating Weisberg Financial Services in Pittsford, NY. He has 14 years of experience with the firm, which he founded in 2012. The practice is a single-advisor independent firm serving primarily individual clients. Weisberg Financial Services serves about 60–65 individual clients and one corporate client on a pro bono basis. The firm employs a low-cost, flat-fee model without percentage-of-assets charges, managing portfolios through a discount brokerage platform using equities, ETFs, and no-load mutual funds, with an emphasis on tax-aware strategies and daily account monitoring.

Robert Baldes is a financial advisor with Wealth Strategies & Solutions, Ltd. in Rochester, NY, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 40 years of industry experience, including roles at Leigh Baldwin & CO., LLC and his current firm since 2018. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as assistant treasurer for the Eastern Association of North American Baptist and holds positions on local Republican committees. Wealth Strategies & Solutions provides financial life-planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families, focusing on goals-based retirement planning, cash flow and tax analysis, and estate planning coordination. The firm offers standalone financial planning, third-party money manager referrals, and limited discretionary asset management, emphasizing detailed client discovery and coordination with CPAs and estate-planning attorneys.

Brian Drumm is a financial advisor at Primetime Wealth Management in Pittsford, NY, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Edward Jones from 2014 to 2019 before founding his current firm in 2019. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner of a local real estate LLC. Primetime Wealth Management provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes asset allocation as the primary driver of returns and employs diversified investment strategies primarily involving equities and exchange-traded funds, with ongoing client reviews and risk monitoring.

Matthew Marino is a financial advisor at Nexus Capital, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Nexus Capital since 2017 and previously was with MRM Wealth Management from 2011 to 2019. Nexus Capital, LLC provides portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, high‑net‑worth clients, pension and profit‑sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis across a diverse investment universe, including insurance products and higher-risk instruments like uncovered options and private equity.

James Pluta is the sole advisor at J.R. Pluta Capital Management, Inc., an independent firm based in Pittsford, NY. He holds a Series 65 credential and has over 40 years of experience at his firm, with four years of industry experience under his current designation. J.R. Pluta Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and to charitable organizations. The firm uses a bottom-up, fundamental analysis approach and offers portfolio management strategies that include long- and short-term positions, trading, and options.

David Green is the sole advisor at Ever Green Wealth Management, LLC in Victor, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience, including 14 years at Edward Jones prior to founding his current firm. Ever Green Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, offering comprehensive wealth management through discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a research-based, long-term investment approach using low-cost, diversified funds and custom or model portfolios, managing approximately $63 million in assets across about 351 client relationships.

David Piano is a financial advisor with Piano Wealth Management in Victor, NY, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill Lynch and Nexus Capital, LLC. Outside of advising, he has a passive property ownership interest in rental real estate. Piano Wealth Management offers financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, and business owners, including retirement-plan consulting and participant education. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and tailors investment advice using behavioral, fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis.

Joshua Barrett is a financial advisor at Barrett Wealth Management in Rochester, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with seven years of industry experience. He has been associated with Barrett Capital Management, Inc. since 2003. Barrett Wealth Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and goals-based financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and institutional clients such as charitable organizations and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach focused on minimizing expenses and typically operates under written discretionary authority with regular account reviews.

Elizabeth Barrett is a Certified Financial Planner® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Highroad Wealth Advisers, LLC in Rochester, NY. She has prior experience at Armbruster Capital Management, Inc. and has worked extensively with Apex Wealth Advisers LLC. Highroad Wealth Advisers provides ongoing portfolio management and retirement-rollover advice to individual and high-net-worth clients, implementing client-specific plans with both long- and short-term trading strategies. The firm manages assets directly across a range of investment types and maintains a small client roster with personalized account oversight.

Alex Zazubec is a financial advisor at Highland Wealth Advisory LLC in Rochester, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with four years of industry experience. He has been with Highland Wealth Advisory since 2010. Highland Wealth Advisory provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and foundations or charities. The firm employs a range of analytical techniques and trading strategies, including options writing, and manages a notable level of employer retirement plan assets.

Annie Mcquilken is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. She has been the principal of Forever Financial Advisors, LLC since 2005. The firm is a fee-only independent advisory serving individuals, small business owners, and institutional clients with comprehensive financial planning and investment management. Forever Financial Advisors employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, and participates in a consortium of independent advisors for joint due diligence on fund managers and asset classes.