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The goal of our team is to protect and grow our clients' wealth through customized, tax-efficient strategies across planning, retirement, and asset protection, built around your goals for the short and long term.

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WHO WE ARE

Your best interests, first.

The team strives to help clients achieve meaningful goals through a personalized, relationship-first approach, with the peace of mind that comes from a clear plan.

Protect

Prepare for the unexpected while keeping your legacy and financial goals in focus.

Grow

A thoughtful approach to long-term wealth management.

Thrive

Live fully with financial confidence.

HOW WE WORK

A clear and structured process

Understanding your needs is at the core of our approach.

1.

Discovery meeting

Understand your unique goals and objectives.

2.

Gather information

Collect your information to develop your personal plan.

3.

Analyze and develop plan

Evaluate your current situation and build comprehensive solutions.

4.

Propose strategies

Review your plan and discuss recommended strategies.

5.

Implementation

Put solutions into action and review impact.

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*Financial plan recommendations can be implemented with the advisor of your choosing. Implementation of specific products or services may result in commissions or fees outside of the financial planning fee.

6.

Track ongoing process

Monitor your plan and update it periodically.

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services

Comprehensive guidance, one team.

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A long-term relationship built around the decisions that shape your future.

  • Financial position
  • Tax management*
  • Risk management
  • Retirement planning
  • Wealth accumulation
  • Estate planning*

*Estate Planning services are provided working in conjunction with your Estate Planning Attorney, Tax Attorney and/or CPA. Neither MML Investors Services, LLC nor any of its subsidiaries, employees or representatives are authorized to give legal or tax advice. Consult your own personal attorney legal or tax counsel for advice on specific legal and tax matters.

Income and asset protection, including life, disability income, and long term care.

  • Term life insurance
  • Long-term care
  • Permanent life insurance
  • Voluntary group benefits
  • Disability income insurance
  • Insurance for business owners

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Goal-based investing aligned with your long-term financial goals.

  • Listening to your unique situation
  • Customized portfolios
  • Customizing investment strategy
  • Tax-sensitive investing
  • Ongoing management
  • Strategic guidance

Retirement and distribution planning for individuals and businesses.

  • Guiding your fiduciary obligations
  • Unbiased assessment of your fiduciary structure
  • Evaluating your fiduciary fitness
  • Assessing plan design
  • Vendor benchmarking and due diligence analysis
  • Active plan management & employee education support

OUR TEAM

The people behind your plan

Leadership means taking responsibility for outcomes, not just oversight. Our senior team works alongside your dedicated financial professional, bringing institutional depth alongside the personal connection that defines our boutique experience.

Michael Luftman

ChFC, CASL®

EVP, Head of Wealth Management

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Stephen Cohen

CFP®, JD*

Executive Vice President

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Ken Weiss

JD*, CFP®

Financial Planner

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Ronnie Don

Financial Advisor

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Jason Klein

CFP®

Financial Planner

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Brandon Cohen

Financial Services Representative

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Nilay Patel

Investment Registered Representative

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Edward Kovac

Investment Advisor Representative

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Lisa Fischetti

Director of Relationship Management

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Samuel Gordon

Research Analyst

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Edward Zang

Director of Research and Analysis

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Support team

Anita Velez
Personal Assistant to Michael Luftman

Charlotte Acha
Personal Assistant to Stephen Cohen

Sonia Denis
Personal Assistant to Ken Weiss and Ronnie Don

Lynn Maristela
Operations Administrator

Alyson Cohen
Associate Marketing Manager

Linda Wong
Agency Supervisor Officer

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420 Lexington Ave
25th Floor, Suite 2510
New York, NY 10170

(212) 578-0300

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Edward Zang

Edward Zang

Director of Research and Analysis

Edward is the Director of Investment Strategy for New York City based Fortis Lux Asset Management. As of 2025, he oversees more than $2 billion in multi-asset class investment portfolios. He has 25+ years of wealth management experience, beginning in 1999 with Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in Greenwich, CT.

Edward operated his own wealth management outfit in New York which he ran until 2011 prior to joining MetLife Premier Client Group (now Fortis Lux Financial. He is committed to offering the highest level of investment techniques and investment research; his extensive knowledge of investing allows him to provide complex strategies and comprehensive portfolio management suitable for high net worth investors. The approach he uses for investment research and risk assessment utilizes a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

In 2016, MetLife Premier Client Group was acquired by MassMutual, and Hudson Wealth Advisors was merged into Fortis Lux Financial.

Edward is a BSME graduate of Lehigh University, class of 1996.

Samuel Gordon

Samuel Gordon

Research Analyst

Sam Gordon is a Research Analyst with Fortis Lux Financial, based in New York City. He specializes in portfolio construction, tactical asset allocation, investment product selection, and trading. For the last decade, Sam has helped advisors and their clients better understand their current investment positioning and capitalize on ever-changing market opportunities.

Sam began his career at a boutique equity research firm, analyzing individual company fundamentals to advise on the construction of institutional portfolios. He moved into personal wealth management in 2020, leveraging those security-level analytical tools to help financial advisors build goal-oriented strategies for their clients. He holds a B.S. in Finance and in Marketing from Lehigh University (class of 2015), maintains Series 7 and 66 licenses, and is currently pursuing his CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) designation. Based in Brooklyn with his wife Emily, Sam enjoys adventurous travel, golfing, cooking, and historical documentaries.

Lisa Fischetti

Lisa Fischetti

Director of Relationship Management

Lisa began her career External Wholesaling to Financial Advisors within Financial Institutions at AIG SunAmerica, She has continually progressed in her career to National Sales positions of greater scope and responsibility, from AIG National Accounts, to Wells Fargo Advisors where she covered Bank, Wire and Independent Channel Relationships for the National Sales Group. Most recently, Lisa represented the MetLife Securities Broker-Dealer covering the MetLife PCG Advisors Channel which was later acquired by MassMutual. Lisa continues her work in national sales, previously represented MetLife Securities covering the MetLife Advisors Channel, which was later acquired by MassMutual.

Lisa offers a blend of financial services multi-channel wholesaling and relationship management. Her strong sales experience and sales management expertise have been valuable to her success in penetrating target markets, generating additional sources of revenue, and forming strategic relationships.

Stephen Cohen

Stephen Cohen

Executive Vice President

Stephen graduated from Pace Law School in 1985. He practiced law in the areas of Commercial Litigation and Business Planning.

He entered the Financial Services industry in 1988 and became a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ practitioner in 1991. He was a founding partner of Hudson Wealth Advisors, an office of MetLife, whose focus was to help clients accumulate and preserve their wealth. In 2016, the MetLife Premier Client Group (MPCG) was acquired by MassMutual, and Hudson Wealth Advisors was merged into Fortis Lux Financial.

Stephen specializes in working with small businesses assisting them with their employee health and group benefits, as well as, retirement planning and financial planning. His extensive

experience in this field has resulted in an expertise with closely held companies and the planning associated with their owners and officers.

Stephen is a member and participates in a leadership role in NAIFA (National Association for Financial Advisors).

Stephen resides in Katonah, NY with his wife, Carrie and his three children, Brandon, Aaron and Leah.

* Licensed but not practicing.


Ronnie Don

Ronnie Don

Financial Advisor

Ronnie brings more than 20 years of extensive financial planning and investment experience to Hudson Wealth Advisors which in 2016, along with MetLife Premier Client Group, merged into Fortis Lux Financial.

Ronnie works with both individuals and families, as well as small businesses, to help them to achieve their financial objectives. Financial strategies are customized for all clients, taking into account the many factors that may affect one’s short and long-term financial goals. Areas of focus include asset management and portfolio building strategies, protection solutions as well as retirement planning.

Ronnie, her husband and 2 daughters reside on the Upper West Side in NYC.


Nilay Patel

Nilay Patel

Investment Registered Representative

In 2014, Nilay Patel began his financial services career with First Investors, which is now known as Foresters Financial. He started out building a business by doing seminars for baby boomers by showing them a savvy way to build a retirement income stream incorporated with social security. Nilay enjoys helping others accomplish their financial goals and be able to find comfort in their golden years knowing that it’s possible to get there with a plan in place. By joining Fortis Lux, Nilay is excited to continue to formulate the financial goals and objectives of his clients and their families to the best of his ability.

Nilay’s passion remains the same regarding the service he provides to his clients. His goal is to leverage the tools available at Fortis Lux while using a holistic planning approach to enhance the client experience throughout their financial journey.

Nilay enjoys coaching a youth baseball travel team during the summers and traveling with his wife Carli exploring new places.

Nilay graduated from St Johns University with a Bachelor of Science in Finance. He resides in Rockland County, NY with his wife Carli.

Michael Luftman

Michael Luftman

EVP, Head of Wealth Management

Michael Luftman brings nearly three decades of experience to the individuals and families he serves. He began his career in 1997 in PaineWebber's Investment Banking Program, then built his practice as a financial planner with Scher Financial Group, a MetLife office, before founding Hudson Wealth Advisors. In 2016, following MassMutual's acquisition of the MetLife Premier Client Group, he merged Hudson Wealth Advisors into Fortis Lux Financial, where he now leads the wealth management practice.

Michael is committed to building long-term relationships, and helping clients reach their goals is his first priority. He focuses on wealth management and investment strategy, protection, and retirement planning, drawing on deep experience and world-class planning tools to help each client build lasting financial freedom.

EDUCATION

  • B.S. in Finance, Pennsylvania State University
  • International Finance and Taxation, University of Seville, Spain

DESIGNATIONS

  • ChFC®, Chartered Financial Consultant
  • CASL®, Chartered Advisor for Senior Living

INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP & HONORS

  • Fidelity Advisory Council, Member (2001 to present)
  • BlackRock Masters Club, Member (2007 to present)
  • MetLife Securities Advisory Board, Member (2004 to 2016)
  • Professional memberships: NAIFA, FPA, and IAFP; former advisor, NFL Financial Advisory Program

COMMUNITY

Outside the office, Michael coaches two baseball teams in his community and runs 5K races alongside his children to support veterans' and cancer charities. He mentors through the Veterans Association and is an avid reader of military history, including non-fiction on the Navy SEALs and Special Forces.

Ken Weiss

Ken Weiss

Financial Planner

Ken Weiss began his career in 1988 working in a diversified family business, where his responsibilities included managing an investment portfolio consisting of equities, real estate and other income-producing assets in the US and Asia, as well as its international manufacturing operations.

With a focus on retirement planning and a commitment to long-term asset preservation and accumulation, Ken embarked on a career in wealth management in 2002 at Hudson Wealth Advisors, an office of MetLife. He specializes in helping professionals and their families achieve their financial goals, providing them with tax-efficient solutions to build and preserve multi-generational wealth. In 2016, Hudson Wealth Advisors was merged into Fortis Lux Financial.

Ken earned a BA degree from Boston College in 1984 and a JD from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in 1988 and obtained his CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification in 2013.

He is a member of the Financial Planning Association and Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law’s Dean’s Council.  Ken is also a Founding Member and investor in SPiN Global, a world-class table tennis and social club located in New York City and in other major cities in the U.S. and Canada.

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* Licensed but not practicing.

Domiciled in NY.

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Jason Klein

Jason Klein

Financial Planner

Jason Klein, CFP® began his career in the financial services industry in 1998 as a Financial Advisor for Morgan Stanley. He spent four years working at Merrill Lynch, where he designed financial plans for high net worth individuals, corporate clients, as well as professional athletes and entertainers. Jason worked as the Director of Financial Planning for the Cowan Financial Group from 2003 until 2007. He became a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® Professional in 2005.

Jason joined the MetLife Financial Group of New York in 2007 as its Advanced Markets Consultant and Financial Planning Director. He transitioned into the role of Director of Strategic Planning for Hudson Wealth Advisors in 2013. Jason utilizes his extensive knowledge as well as advanced planning tools to create comprehensive and focused financial plans for their clients. These financial plans include retirement analysis, business and employee benefits, financial position, wealth accumulation, estate planning, and protection planning. He is committed to helping clients organize their financial lives and putting them on the right path towards realizing their financial goals.

In 2016, MetLife Premier Client Group was acquired by MassMutual and Hudson Wealth Advisors was merged into Fortis Lux Financial.

Jason lives in Mamaroneck, NY with his wife Heather, daughter Molly, and son Ian.

Domiciled in NY.

Edward Kovac

Edward Kovac

Investment Advisor Representative

Edward has been working in the financial services industry since 1996, and is currently an Investment Advisor Representative with Fortis Lux Financial. He’s committed to helping his clients through the many stages of life by determining the most appropriate strategy for every unique situation. He always strives to deliver the highest quality of service, while also making sure the end goals are being met. His areas of expertise include: retirement income strategies, wealth accumulation and estate planning.

Edward holds FINRA licenses series 7 and 63 along with Life, Accident and Health Insurance licenses in New York.

Edward currently resides in Pound Ridge, New York with his wife and son.

Brandon Cohen

Brandon Cohen

Financial Services Representative

Brandon Cohen graduated from Cornell in 2013 with a dual major in Economics and History. Upon graduation, he worked as an analyst for Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch.

Specializing in blending wealth management and protection planning strategies, he joined Hudson Wealth Advisors in 2015 to help his clients achieve their financial goals. In 2016, Hudson Wealth Advisors and MetLife Premier Client Group were merged into Fortis Lux Financial.

Brandon lives in New York City and is an active member of both the NY Historical Society as well as the Cornell Club. He enjoys travelling, reading, and staying active during his free time.