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Richard Kos is a CFA® charterholder and registered investment adviser with five years of industry experience. He is the president of Kos Consultants, an educational institutional consulting and marketing services firm unrelated to securities, which he has operated since 2007. Kos serves as the sole advisor at Sursum Financial LLC, based in Madison, CT. Sursum Financial is a single-advisor independent firm providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business owners, family offices, and select institutional and charitable organizations. The firm combines proprietary and third-party research, typically favoring a longer-term buy-and-hold approach while allowing tactical adjustments, and offers performance-based fee arrangements to qualified clients.

Laura Simon is a financial advisor with Capital Trust and Associates LLC in Woodbridge, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. She has been with Capital Trust and Associates since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she is an independent insurance agent licensed to sell long-term care insurance in Connecticut. Capital Trust and Associates serves individual, high-net-worth, pension plan, and corporate clients with portfolio management, wealth management, and financial planning services. The firm emphasizes written Investment Policy Statements, diversified asset allocation, and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, utilizing SEI platform models and third-party managers to tailor portfolios.

Donato Rosales is a financial advisor at Rosales Wealth Group LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Enterprise, Prudential Financial Planning Services, Pruco Securities, People's United Bank, and Thomaston Savings Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed insurance agent involved with the Connecticut Health Enrollment Center Co. Rosales Wealth Group is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, wealth management, and financial planning services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term strategies using diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual equities and tactical trades, and includes oversight of unaffiliated independent managers.

Peter Kihara is a financial advisor at Fortress Financial Management with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. He has worked at Fortress Accounting since 2020 and at Security Acquisition Partners since 2007. He is also a 50% owner of an affiliated accounting practice. Fortress Financial Management provides discretionary investment management and project-based financial planning to individuals, small business owners, and small-business retirement plans. The firm uses a proprietary fundamental-analysis methodology and a tax-aware, long-term buy-and-hold approach, typically exercising full discretionary authority and conducting formal portfolio reviews quarterly.

Robert Worrell III is the principal advisor at Worrell Advisory Services with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Sowell Financial Services, LLC and Source Capital Group, Inc. He has served as an independent insurance agent since 1998 and is a member of the St. Clare Church Finance Council in East Haven, CT. Worrell Advisory Services serves individual clients, including some high-net-worth households, and small businesses with financial planning, retirement, education, estate, and tax planning, as well as investment consultation and business advisory services. The firm uses an active investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis and offers discretionary management with periodic reviews, generally directing clients to third-party custody platforms.

Evan Wax is the principal advisor at Wax Asset Management LLC in Madison, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has led Wax Asset Management since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an independent board member at Servotronics, Inc. Wax Asset Management LLC provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $107.8 million across about 74 accounts. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and cyclical analysis, utilizing strategies including short sales and options writing, and conducts quarterly portfolio reviews with direct management of client assets.