Aaron Schroeder is the sole advisor at Farmingbury Financial Services, LLC in Wolcott, CT. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 26 years of industry experience, having worked at Farmingbury Financial Services since 1990. In addition to his advisory role, he is a Connecticut licensed insurance producer. Farmingbury Financial Services provides personalized financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm follows an efficient market philosophy using Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing asset allocation and periodic rebalancing, and often refers clients to third-party advisers while maintaining primarily non-discretionary oversight.

Daniel Granucci is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Iron Path Wealth Management, Inc. since 2020 and previously held roles at Feehan Financial Services and Reby Advisors. Iron Path Wealth Management provides tailored investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business owners. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management with project-based and ongoing planning, utilizing fundamental and cyclical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory to guide asset allocation and risk management.

Robert Bleeck is the principal of Bleeck Financial Management, Inc. in Carmel, CA, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and is also a Certified Public Accountant, maintaining an active accounting practice alongside his advisory work. Bleeck has been with his firm since 1982. Bleeck Financial Management, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension plans. The firm combines CPA services with portfolio management, employing multiple analytical approaches and managing discretionary accounts primarily through Charles Schwab.

Ross Riskin is a financial advisor with Riskin Wealth Management, LLC in Newtown, CT. He holds the PFS™ designation and has six years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, Riskin is an owner and Vice President of a public accounting firm, Riskin & Riskin, PC, and serves as Chief Creative Officer of visiWealth, LLC, an educational content company. He also works as a Senior Strategy Advisor for the Investments & Wealth Institute and serves on the Advisory Council for the American Institute of Certified College Financial Consultants. Riskin Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and held-away account services. The firm emphasizes a Modern Portfolio Theory-based, primarily passive investment approach supplemented by fundamental and cyclical analysis, and offers specialized financial planning in education funding and employee benefit plan advisory.

Robert Swigert is a financial advisor at Goodstead with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Tyr Partners LP, Cityblock Health, Inc., and Brandon Point Industries, Inc. Swigert is also an adjunct lecturer in Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School and SUNY Maritime College. Goodstead provides investment management and financial planning services to individual investors, trusts, foundations, endowments, estates, nonprofit organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a risk-budgeting framework that balances lower-risk and higher-risk strategies, combining quantitative models and fundamental analysis to manage accounts, often on a discretionary basis.

Robert Shohet is a financial advisor at RLS Financial Group, Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses. His career includes long-term roles at firms such as Great American Advisors, Inc., PMG Securities Corporation, and The Guardian Life Insurance Co. In addition to advisory work, he operates as an insurance agent and provides consulting services as a sole proprietor. RLS Financial Group offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, businesses, and government entities. The firm employs both active and passive investment strategies, combining multiple analytical approaches and proprietary market indicators, and is noted for its pension and actuarial consulting expertise as well as its use of performance-based fee arrangements for qualifying clients.

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.

Sam Shehu is the sole advisor at Shehu Asset Management, LLC in Southbury, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of financial advising, he manages a self-serve laundry business in Thomaston, CT. Shehu Asset Management provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, small businesses, pensions, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs proprietary modeling tools to manage risk and position sizing, offering services tailored to client demographics and risk tolerance, with a focus on both individual and institutional clients.

Nathaniel Burne is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience. He is the principal at Burne Financial Concepts, LLC, an independent advisory firm he has led since 2018. Prior to that, he worked for a decade at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Burne serves as treasurer for the Watertown Volunteer Fire Department. Burne Financial Concepts manages approximately $113.7 million for about 144 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, emphasizing customized, primarily long-term portfolios that utilize low-cost diversified mutual funds and ETFs alongside selected individual securities.

Andrew Madlener is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 10 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Open Circle Advisors, LLC since 2012. Open Circle Wealth Partners manages approximately $31.4 million in discretionary assets for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm employs a long-term, asset-class investment strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing passive mutual funds, ETFs, laddered fixed-income portfolios, and occasional less liquid vehicles.

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.

Ronald Iannucci is the sole advisor at Ronald J. Iannucci CFP, an independent firm based in Woodbury, CT. He holds the CFP® designation and has 26 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his current firm, he worked at Comprehensive Capital Management, Inc. and Comprehensive Asset Management and Servicing, Inc. Additionally, he is involved in mortgage origination through First World Mortgage and has been a licensed insurance agent since 1990. The firm provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, managing approximately $3.1 million in assets across 53 accounts. It also offers tax preparation and insurance products alongside its investment services.

Brian Williams is a financial advisor at Northshire Consulting, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Triad Advisors, Inc. and Future Benefits, Inc. since 2018, he has been with Northshire Consulting. Northshire Consulting provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, with a focus on portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines active and passive mutual funds with diversification strategies and conservative cash instruments, and it holds discretionary authority under ERISA §3(38) for certain retirement plan model portfolios.

Matthew Fernandez is a financial advisor at Morrissey Wealth Management LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Morrissey Wealth Management, he worked in residential real estate as a licensed salesperson with Century 21 ICON. Morrissey Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to build primarily long-term portfolios and emphasizes client education through participant meetings and licensed financial-planning materials.

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.

Dawn Landino is a financial advisor at Bright Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Bright Advisors in 2026, she worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services and MetLife Securities Inc. Dawn is also the owner and manager of Compass Financial Architects, where she provides life, health, and disability insurance to clients. Bright Advisors, founded in 2024, offers 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 employs a multi-dimensional, client-centered process with portfolios implemented through various managed account structures and emphasizes the selection and oversight of third-party advisers as part of its investment approach.

Richard Leukart is a financial advisor with Charter Oak Asset Management, Inc. in Cheshire, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Charter Oak since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, Leukart is co-owner of Seventy West, LLC, an LLC established to manage rental property. Charter Oak Asset Management serves individuals, retirement programs, trusts, corporations, and non-profits by providing discretionary investment management through proprietary Managed Account Programs, consulting, and fixed-income purchase advisory services. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and active management informed by chart analysis and economic indicators, and it provides clients with regular performance reporting and access to insurance products.

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.

Ryan Morrissey is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Morrissey Wealth Management LLC. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Northstar Wealth Partners, and LPL Financial. He also produces educational content through his venture, Retire with Ryan LLC, which offers podcasts, videos, classes, and speaking engagements. Morrissey Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to build primarily long-term portfolios and places a notable emphasis on client education.