Mary Carmella Neary

John Stalega is the principal of JGS Wealth Management, LLC in Colchester, CT, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license with 15 years of industry experience. He has operated his CPA and financial planning practice since 2005, providing tax preparation and accounting services to individuals and small businesses. His accounting practice occasionally offers investment advice as an incidental service. JGS Wealth Management provides ongoing portfolio advisory and comprehensive financial planning for individual clients, emphasizing Modern Portfolio Theory and passive investment strategies. The firm uses broadly diversified equity and fixed-income allocations, often employing third-party portfolio managers for portfolio construction and oversight.

Lawrence Kaplan is a financial advisor at Summit Investment Management, LLC with 36 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Summit since 2009. Kaplan is also a licensed insurance agent in Lyme, CT, selling insurance products alongside his advisory work. Summit Investment Management provides individualized investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, including high net-worth clients, using tailored portfolios that may include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and private securities. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental analysis and asset-allocation principles, offering ongoing asset management, financial planning, and consulting engagements.

Glenn Johnson is a financial advisor with Jabez Financial, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bradford Financial, Inc. and Eagle Mortgage, LLC. He is also an insurance agent involved in the sale of various insurance products. Jabez Financial provides portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individual clients and small businesses, utilizing modern portfolio theory and individualized Investment Policy Statements to align investments with client goals. The firm offers non-discretionary management and may recommend third-party asset managers or wrap-fee programs.

Youxi Liu is a CFP® and PFS™ associated with Upstart Wealth Management, LLC, with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Upstart, Liu worked at Paradigm Wealth, Inc. and Federmann Financial Advisors Inc. Outside of advisory work, Liu engages in independent consulting for software, education, tax, and other professional service providers. Upstart Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and optional tax preparation services. The firm manages approximately $386 million across 91 client households and employs customized investment strategies that include separately managed accounts, ETFs, and, for select clients, equity derivatives and borrowing within accounts.

Steven Bokoff is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a partner at Goldblatt Bokoff LLC, a certified public accounting firm. He has been involved with CDM Financial Counseling Services, doing business as Thames Financial Management, since 1996. Thames Financial Management provides portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities, serving both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients. The firm manages approximately $315 million in assets and employs a long-term, fundamental analysis-based investment approach that includes option strategies and regular portfolio reviews.

Austin Concascia is a financial advisor at Jabez Financial, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Fidelity Investments and Strategic Advisors. Jabez Financial, LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals and business entities, managing approximately $14.1 million in assets across about 117 client relationships. The firm utilizes modern portfolio theory and a long-term trading approach with a variety of investment vehicles, maintaining primarily non-discretionary client accounts.