John Chapel is a financial advisor at Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Insight Private Advisors, and LPL Financial. He has been with Aurora Private Wealth since 2019. Aurora Private Wealth, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, investment, and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, model portfolios, independent manager selection, and retirement plan consulting, with investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Barbara Leclerc is a CFP® and CFA® with 23 years of experience at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. She is based in New York, NY, and has been with Bridgewater since 2003. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. is a SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.14 billion for about 540 clients through a multi-advisor team. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, using a combination of actively managed and index-related strategies with a focus on thoughtful asset allocation across traditional and alternative asset classes.

James Kephart is a financial advisor at Magnus Financial Group LLC with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including MML Investors Services, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, Modus Park Advisors, and Northwestern Mutual. In addition to his advisory role, he is also licensed to sell individual and group life and health insurance. Magnus Financial Group provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals and entities such as family offices, trusts, and qualified retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages approximately $1.95 billion in assets for over 1,000 clients, employing a multi-advisor team approach that integrates comprehensive planning with diversified, long-term asset allocation across various investment vehicles.

Edward Esposito is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Partners LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Merit Financial Partners since 2021. Outside of advising, he works part-time as a self-employed tax accountant providing tax preparation and accounting services. Merit Financial Partners serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable organizations with fee-only financial planning, investment consultation, portfolio management, and wealth-management services. The firm employs a fiduciary and consultative investment process that emphasizes asset allocation and low-cost index funds and ETFs, offering discretionary investment management with a minimum investment horizon of about three years.

William Phelan is a financial advisor at Flagstar Advisors with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Signature Securities Group Corp. for 14 years. Outside of finance, he is the president and sole owner of WGPhelan Fine Art Photography LLC, a retail photography business. Flagstar Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals and retirement plans, offering wealth management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and portfolio management. The firm employs a discretionary management approach based on individualized Investment Policy Statements and utilizes a range of investment vehicles and third-party advisers.

Allon Harris is a financial advisor with Valley Financial Management, Inc. in New York, NY, holding a Series 63 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Leumi Investment Services Inc. for eight years before joining Valley Financial Management and Valley National Bank. Valley Financial Management operates as Valley Digital Investor, providing discretionary portfolio management and automated implementation of model ETF portfolios through an online platform for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm’s investment approach is based on client profiles and offers six target portfolios that are automatically managed and periodically rebalanced.

Frank Congemi is a financial advisor at BEAM Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 39 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Securities America Inc, and BEAM Wealth Advisors. Congemi is also a licensed insurance agent, selling whole life, term life, and long-term care insurance. BEAM Wealth Advisors serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charities, and businesses, providing comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs asset allocation and diversification strategies informed by Modern and Post-Modern Portfolio Theory, with a multi-adviser platform managing over $1.3 billion in client assets.

Michael Stern is a financial advisor at Point Windward Advisors, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Beech Hill Advisors, Inc. since 2010. Beech Hill Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary and occasional non-discretionary investment management, annuity oversight, and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm combines fundamental, quantitative, qualitative, and technical analysis methods, including short sales and option writing, to manage approximately $358.6 million in client assets.

Brian Mcglynn is a financial advisor at Flagstar Advisors with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Signature Securities Group Corp. and Signature Bank. Mcglynn also serves as a Compliance Officer and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer (AMLCO) at Flagstar Advisors. Flagstar Advisors serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, retirement plans, trusts, corporations, and insurance companies. The firm employs a multi-team approach, managing approximately $1.16 billion in discretionary assets through wealth management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and portfolio management services.

Ashish Sharma is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years at DGS Capital Management and 3 years of industry experience. He is based in Jersey City, NJ, and works as part of a four-advisor team at the firm. DGS Capital Management serves registered investment advisors, wealth managers, and high-net-worth individuals through sub-advisory and separately managed accounts. The firm employs a systematic, quantitative approach with an emphasis on direct indexing strategies that incorporate tax management, factor tilts, and ESG customizations.

Jacques Freeman is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Bridgewater Advisors Inc. since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at Monarch Business & Wealth Management from 2015 to 2019. Bridgewater Advisors Inc. is a SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.14 billion for about 540 clients through a multi-advisor team. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, employing a mix of actively managed and index-related strategies across traditional and alternative asset classes, and offers additional services including financial planning, consulting, and optional tax preparation.

Tyler Turtoro is a financial advisor with Herold Advisors, Inc. and holds a Series 66 designation. He has seven years of industry experience, including roles at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Mass Mutual Insurance Company. Herold Advisors serves individual and institutional clients such as high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, and pension plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm uses computerized screening and fundamental analysis to construct diversified portfolios, emphasizing domestic large- and mid-cap equities with occasional foreign equities and bonds, and provides regular supervisory reviews and written quarterly evaluations.

John Swikart is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving with CFS Investment Advisory Services LLC. His prior work includes roles at Wealthspire Capital, Wealthspire Advisors, and Charles Schwab. He also maintains an ongoing business, Jack Swikart, since 2017. CFS Investment Advisory Services, LLC provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional entities such as pension plans and trusts. The firm manages approximately $2.73 billion in assets, tailoring client portfolios with a range of investment products and employing independent managers alongside personalized service.

David Shields is a financial advisor with Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 59 years of industry experience. He has been with Wellington Shields Capital Management and its related entities since 2009 and has prior experience dating back to 1982 with Shields & Company. Shields serves as an interested trustee for the Capital Management Investment Trust, a registered open-end investment management company, a position he has held since 1994. Wellington Shields Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and offers a range of strategies including equity, options, and margin trading, with documented client suitability and ongoing monitoring processes.

Ruben Ramirez is a financial advisor with Fortitude Advisory Group L.L.C. in New York, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Quint Capital, Eagles Coast Capital, Private Advisor Group, LPL Financial, Halen Capital, and Advisors Asset Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is co-founder and CEO of P3 Asset Management. Fortitude Advisory Group primarily serves individual investors, retirement accounts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and select business clients. The firm combines in-house management with outsourced manager solutions and offers a range of investment approaches, including alternative and less liquid investments, tailored to client objectives.

Noel Kezsbom is a financial advisor at Wellington Shields & Co., LLC with 56 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Wellington Shields since 2018 and Janney Montgomery Scott LLC since 2003. Wellington Shields & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and brokerage services to individuals, corporations, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $470.9 million across about 514 client relationships and employs a range of investment methods including fundamental and technical analysis, options strategies, and third-party manager selection.

Qihang Yao is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including Wall Street Alliance Group and Securities America, Inc. Yao is also employed by JPMorgan Chase Bank, where he can offer bank products and services. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, delivering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with multiple market-facing registrations, offering both advisory and brokerage capabilities.

Daniel Delaney is a financial advisor at Masterworks Advisers, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Arete Wealth Management and JPMorgan Chase Bank. In addition to his advisory role, he works as a Platform Associate at Masterworks, LLC, supporting administrative functions for their alternative investment platform. Masterworks Advisers serves individual and high-net-worth investors seeking exposure to securitized art investments through an online platform. The firm offers primarily non-discretionary, platform-driven recommendations, as well as optional discretionary Art Investment Plans, utilizing model portfolios and programmatic portfolio construction tools.

Nels Wangensteen is a financial advisor at Maytech Global Investments with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Integre Asset Management. Since 2017, Wangensteen has served as a trustee for The Panaphil Foundation, a charitable organization. Maytech Global Investments provides discretionary portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional investors. The firm employs a research-intensive Global Growth strategy focused on technology-enabled, scalable businesses across global markets.

Shinichiro Fukui Tamura is a financial advisor at SCIA NY LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Stratton Capital Investment Advisory LLC, Nova NY LLC, Banco do Brasil Securities LLC, and Bradesco Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he has passive investments in a co-working space franchise and owns residential rental properties in Philadelphia. SCIA NY is an investment manager that provides ongoing portfolio management and prepares customized Investment Policy Statements. The firm emphasizes fixed income while incorporating equities, hedge funds, private equity, TIPS, and non-U.S. securities, using a combination of cyclical, fundamental, modern-portfolio, and technical analysis with a long-term trading orientation.