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John Koons is the sole advisor at JK Private Wealth, LLC in Glastonbury, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual in various capacities from 1997 to 2019 before founding his current firm in 2019. Outside of advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent involved with fixed annuities and life insurance through multiple agencies. JK Private Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a diverse investment approach using fundamental, technical, and quantitative methods, offering tailored asset management and sub-advisory relationships with ongoing portfolio monitoring and rebalancing.

Peter Jesanis is the president of Key Financial Concepts, Inc., an independent advisory firm based in Vernon, CT. He holds the CFP® designation and a Series 63 license, with 45 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at SAGEPOINT FINANCIAL and OSAIC, in addition to founding and leading Key Financial Concepts since 1987. Jesanis is also involved in income tax preparation and insurance sales. Key Financial Concepts provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individual, pension, charitable, and corporate clients. The firm delivers non-discretionary portfolio management using risk tolerance assessments, asset allocation models, and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, with services integrated through the Osaic OneHub platform and supplemented by insurance and tax preparation offerings.

Sarah Maskill is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in financial planning and investment advice. She has been the principal advisor at Financial Answers, LLC since 2012. The firm provides fee-only, as-needed financial planning, education, and non-discretionary investment advice primarily to individual clients. Financial Answers, LLC emphasizes education and workshops, follows a long-term buy-and-hold investment philosophy using both passive and active strategies, and operates on hourly or fixed fee arrangements without accepting client assets or charging based on assets under management.

Deborah King is a financial advisor at Asset Management Associates with 24 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has been affiliated with Springfield Technical Community College since 2001. Asset Management Associates provides portfolio management and financial advisory services to individual investors and smaller institutional clients, including charitable organizations, foundations, and endowments. The firm emphasizes asset allocation through a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, utilizing highly liquid investment vehicles and maintaining a generally long-term, buy-and-hold approach with tactical adjustments as needed.

Mary Dee is a financial advisor with WPG Advisory Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 14 years of industry experience. She has been with WPG Advisory Group since 2015 and is also associated with Wealth Preservation Group. Mary maintains an insurance practice alongside her advisory role. WPG Advisory Group provides financial planning and advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on areas such as financial objectives, cash flow management, tax planning, retirement, and estate planning. The firm acts as a referral advisor, connecting clients to third-party money managers and coordinating advice and implementation without directly managing client assets.

William Pfeiffer is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at RidgePoint Wealth Advisors LLC, having previously worked at Connecticut Wealth Management and New England Guild Wealth Advisors. RidgePoint Wealth Advisors LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on modern portfolio theory, using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities, and emphasizes documented client risk tolerance and fiduciary standards.