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.

Steven Hyman is a financial advisor with Creative Funding Corporation in Bloomfield, CT, holding a Series 63 designation and over 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Funding Corporation since 1985. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed independent life and health insurance agent. Creative Funding Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management, retirement and investment planning, and broader financial planning services primarily to individuals, small businesses, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm serves a client base that includes many schoolteachers and state employees, delivering tailored investment solutions through a process combining fundamental analysis with proprietary macroeconomic indicators.

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.

Dave McCary, CFP®, CPWA®, CRI®, MBA, serves doctors, business owners, commercial real estate owners, and ultra-high net worth family members nationwide who want to create family wealth across generations in a tax efficient manner. He is their outsourced CFO and CIO to their CEO. Dave also acts as Investment Advisor to his clients' business retirement plans, sharing their Plan Sponsor ERISA liability for safe investing for them and their employees. His quality retirement plan advising results in a strong employee benefit package that helps clients attract top talent into their businesses. As a former Private Banker for a large NYC commercial bank (now part of JP Morgan), investment officer for a Aetna Life Insurance in Hartford, entrepreneur in commercial real estate serving clients including JP Morgan, Citibank's Alternative Asset Group, Greenwich Capital, and Allied Capital, and co-Founder and lead Advisor to his family's Virtual Family Office since 2001, Dave has the experience and hard-earned wisdom needed to be an effective fee-only fiduciary Advisor to his clients. In his community, Dave is a respected Trustee helping oversee over $100 million for the following groups: 1) University of Hartford Art School; 2) Connecticut Museum of History; 3) Colt Family Bequest; and 4) Episcopal Bishops of Connecticut Endowment. Outside of work, Dave enjoys family time while also pursuing skiing (PSIA Certified ski instructor), photography (www.dwmccary.com), biking (pedal and motorized), golf, and flying small planes. Dave lives in West Hartford with his wife, and together they have three adult children and four grandchildren.

Kelly Ennis is a CFP® and ChFC® with 10 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Infinity Financial Strategies, LLC, where she has worked since 2017. Prior to that, she was affiliated with U.S. Financial Advisors, LLC and LPL Financial LLC from 2015 to 2017. Infinity Financial Strategies serves individual clients at various wealth levels as well as corporations and retirement-plan sponsors, providing wealth management, discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and select business services such as bookkeeping and tax preparation. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis alongside passive index vehicles, and offers a range of services including educational seminars, retirement plan fiduciary roles, and estate planning assistance through third-party technology.

Brian Elmer is the principal of BE Investment Management in Farmington, CT, holding a Series 65 designation with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC since 2021 and founded BE Investment Management in 2013. BE Investment Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $6 million in client assets, offering customized portfolio management that includes equities, mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed-income securities, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis tailored to client objectives.

Joel Kosovsky is a CFP® and PFS™ with 27 years of experience in financial services. He is the principal and sole advisor at Horizon Financial Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in West Hartford, CT. Kosovsky also manages two CPA firms, Kosovsky and Company CPAs and Consultants, LLC and KPS & Company, LLC. Horizon Financial Advisors serves a small client base with asset management, financial planning, and pension and profit-sharing plan consulting. The firm manages portfolios primarily on a non-discretionary basis, using a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation, model portfolios, and fundamental and technical analysis.

Leonard Del Gallo is a Certified Financial Planner® with 26 years of experience. He is the sole advisor at Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC, which he has led since 1999. In addition to his advisory work, he instructs and designs curriculum for the College for Financial Planning. Del Gallo Financial Services, LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, pension and retirement-plan consulting, and solicitor/referral services to high-net-worth individuals, pension/profit-sharing plans, educational institutions, and other organizations. The firm offers individualized investment policy development and primarily non-discretionary management across a small client base.

Patricia Kane is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. She founded Kane Financial Planning in 2016, where she serves as the sole advisor. Outside of her advisory role, she chairs an investment committee for a nonprofit organization. Kane Financial Planning provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term, globally diversified investment approach using tax-efficient, low-cost vehicles and offers educational seminars and workshops that are non-sales in nature.

David Rioux is the sole advisor at Rioux & Company, LLC, an independent firm based in Burlington, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience, having led his firm since 1996. Rioux & Company LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, qualified retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm constructs portfolios using a range of instruments and employs derivative strategies with client consent, applying modern portfolio theory alongside fundamental and technical analysis.

Danielle Barbato is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with four years of industry experience. She is currently with Milestone Asset Management Group, LLC and has previously worked at New England Private Wealth Advisors, Amon & Associates, and Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. Barbato also serves as a notary public. Milestone Asset Management Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis in customized investment plans that include global equities, ETFs, and fixed income, and it offers both traditional management and Betterment Institutional platform advisory services.

Richard Lo Presti is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Milestone Asset Management Group, LLC since 2018. His prior experience includes roles at Edward Jones and Baker Avenue Asset Management LP. Milestone Asset Management Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to create individualized investment plans, emphasizing high-quality companies and targeted mid-cap opportunities while also providing plan services under ERISA 3(21) and 3(38).

Richard Sullivan is a financial advisor with Fiscal Dynamics Incorporated in Farmington, CT, holding a Series 63 designation and 40 years of industry experience. He has worked with Fiscal Dynamics Associates Inc. and Fiscal Dynamics, Inc. since 1985. Fiscal Dynamics, Inc. provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, estates, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm develops comprehensive financial plans tailored to client objectives and employs fundamental analysis and long-term strategies alongside tactical model portfolios that are reviewed semiannually.

Benjamin Sams is a financial advisor at Haviland & Sams, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Haviland & Sams since 2010. Sams is also the managing member of Sams Family Investment, LLC, a family investment vehicle. Haviland & Sams advises corporations, individuals, families, business owners, professionals, and corporate executives on comprehensive financial planning and consulting. The firm focuses on developing investment policy statements, recommending asset allocation, and monitoring independent investment managers rather than directly managing client assets.

Christopher Powers is a financial advisor at Wealth Management Group of North America, LLC (WMGNA) with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including RBC Capital Markets, Triad Advisors, and Arkadios Capital. Powers is also licensed in health, life, and disability insurance and engages in insurance sales alongside his advisory role. WMGNA serves individuals, families, pension plans, and businesses by providing financial planning, tax services, and both fee-based and commission-based investment management. The firm’s investment approach centers on customized strategic asset allocation with regular reviews and incorporates third-party money managers and a variety of strategies, including options and alternative investments.

Timothy Baker is a CFA charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Metric Financial, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at Northern Lights Distributors, Symmetry Partners, and Blackrock Investments. Metric Financial serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach using low-turnover index funds and ETFs, integrating financial planning and portfolio supervision with an option for ongoing subscription-based planning services.

Ashley Brown Bairos is a financial advisor at Bright Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Bright Advisors in 2026, she worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Baystate Financial, and Northwestern Mutual, among other firms. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a head hockey coach during the season and holds a finance manager position at Bright Group LLC. Bright Advisors, established in 2024, provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to ultra-high-net-worth families, family offices, foundations, corporations, and individuals with complex financial needs. The firm utilizes a client-centered process with customized Investment Policy Statements and implements portfolios through various managed account structures, third-party managers, and tax-smart strategies.

David Gibbs is a financial advisor with Successful Wealth Strategies, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC and National Planning Corporation, and he has operated Gibbs Financial Services, LLC since 2014. Successful Wealth Strategies serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and retirement plans with services including money coaching, financial planning, investment management, and qualified plan consulting. The firm emphasizes a behavioral-first planning process and offers diversified portfolio management alongside educational seminars and coaching integrated into client planning.