Deirdre Smith is a CFP® professional with experience at Capital Group, Elodie Wealth, and Sparrow Wealth Management, where she has worked since 2025. She is based in Mamaroneck, NY. Sparrow Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm’s approach combines asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory and fundamental analysis, blending passive and active investments while incorporating tax considerations and ESG screens upon client request.

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.

John Wieder is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license. He is the sole advisor at Wieder Financial Corp. with one year of industry experience. Wieder is also a licensed attorney in New York and owns a title insurance business. He has worked at Nationwide Settlements Solutions since 2008. Wieder Financial Corp. is an independent, state-registered advisory firm serving individual clients through a co-advisory arrangement with a third-party money manager. The firm focuses on broad-based asset categories using funds-of-funds, mutual funds, and ETFs, while portfolio management and trading are handled by the selected money manager.

Fabian Degen is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed advisor with one year of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at FMD Wealth Advisors LLC, an independent firm located in White Plains, NY. Prior to founding his firm, he worked for 16 years at DWS Group. In addition to his advisory role, he performs seasonal tax preparation work with H&R Block. FMD Wealth Advisors is a fee-only independent registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services, typically utilizing low-cost mutual funds and ETFs within a process that combines fundamental and technical analysis for long-term portfolio construction.

Gabriel Nardi is a CFA® charterholder based in Stamford, CT, currently serving as the sole advisor at Tadpole Investments LLC. He has prior experience at Third Avenue Management and BlazeRidge LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is the founder of a software company developing a web-based application to assist book authors. Tadpole Investments LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs cyclical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis with a range of trading strategies, including performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

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.

Paul Barrett is the sole advisor at Ravine Road Advisors in Greenwich, CT, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held positions at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, and Entoro Capital. Outside of investment management, he is a principal at River Road Advisors LLC, advising companies on credit facilities, and a partner in Taurus Affiliates LLC, an online coupon and survey business. Ravine Road Advisors offers discretionary, fee-based investment management to institutional and private investment entities, including individuals and retirement accounts. The firm employs a tactical asset-allocation approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, using a variety of securities to implement strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Jared Cutler is the sole advisor at Five Factor Capital Advisors, an independent firm based in Rye Brook, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 8 years of industry experience. Jared has been with Five Factor Capital Advisors since 2010. Five Factor Capital Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts such as pensions and endowments. The firm emphasizes long-term, asset-allocation oriented portfolios grounded in modern portfolio theory, providing portfolio management and individualized investment policy statements while outsourcing administrative functions and utilizing specific custody and execution arrangements.