Karen Teresa Leonard

Joseph Padellaro is a financial advisor at Northmont Wealth Management LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Citibank and J.P. Morgan. He is also involved with Northmont Capital Management Inc., an exempt reporting advisor managing two private 3(c)(1) vehicles. Northmont Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses fundamental analysis and predominantly passive investment strategies, offering customized investment policy statements and portfolio oversight as a solo advisory practice.

Edmund Michniewicz is the sole advisor at Longvue Capital Management in Granby, CT, where he has worked since 2003. He has 23 years of industry experience. Longvue Capital Management is an independent, fee-only investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on equity-oriented accounts using a mix of historical, macroeconomic, technical, and fundamental analysis to assess market risk and adjust portfolio allocations accordingly, employing defensive cash positions and bear-market ETFs while avoiding margin, short sales, and option-writing strategies.

Steven Hyman is a financial advisor at Creative Funding Corporation with 40 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Creative Funding Corporation for over four decades, following a recent role at Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC. In addition to his advisory work, he is an independent life and health insurance agent licensed since 1980. Creative Funding Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management and retirement and investment planning primarily for individual clients, including schoolteachers and state employees, as well as small businesses, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a proactive, hands-on investment approach with diversified allocations and employs proprietary macroeconomic indicators to guide portfolio construction and asset management.

James Rice is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at JQR Capital Management, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in West Hartford, CT. He has led JQR Capital Management since 2014. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches Alpine skiing on weekends during the season at Butternut Basin, Inc. in Great Barrington, MA. JQR Capital Management serves individual investors, employer plan sponsors, and institutional clients by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and employee benefit plan consulting. The firm uses a client-specific investment policy with a primarily passive asset-allocation approach supplemented by active fundamental research.

Hugo Soares is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Navigator Financial LLC, with over 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. His prior roles include positions at Talcott Financial Group and The Hartford. Outside of his advisory work, he manages several rental properties as a sole proprietor. Navigator Financial provides fee-only financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes individualized asset allocation and comprehensive planning, operating under a fiduciary standard without commissioned products.

James Russell is a financial advisor at Strategic Investment Planning LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and also serves as a shareholder and CPA at Russell & Company CPA, P.C., where he performs management duties and acts as a trustee of client trusts. Strategic Investment Planning LLC provides investment advisory services primarily to pooled investment vehicles and institutional accounts, employing fundamental analysis and a preference for simple, low-cost, diversified strategies. The firm’s affiliation with a certified public accounting practice is notable among investment managers.