Paul Morrone is a CFP® with 14 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC and has held prior roles at US Financial Advisors, LLC, LPL Financial, and Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation. Morrone also practices as a certified public accountant providing tax preparation and accounting services and is a notary public. Great Valley Advisor Group is an SEC-registered, multi-team investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, combining proprietary strategies with third-party managers and platforms such as LPL, Fidelity, Schwab, and SEI.

Richard Kos is a CFA® charterholder and registered investment adviser with five years of industry experience. He is the president of Kos Consultants, an educational institutional consulting and marketing services firm unrelated to securities, which he has operated since 2007. Kos serves as the sole advisor at Sursum Financial LLC, based in Madison, CT. Sursum Financial is a single-advisor independent firm providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business owners, family offices, and select institutional and charitable organizations. The firm combines proprietary and third-party research, typically favoring a longer-term buy-and-hold approach while allowing tactical adjustments, and offers performance-based fee arrangements to qualified clients.

Richard Hutchinson is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and has been operating Dick Hutchinson Registered Investment Advisor since 1992. He also founded Summit Investor Coach, LLC in 2010 and serves as a board member of the Mary Wade Nursing Home, a nonprofit organization in New Haven, CT. His firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services. The firm emphasizes written investment policy statements and non-discretionary portfolio management, often integrating investment management with financial planning engagements.

David Van Osdol is a Financial Consultant currently working at Fidelity Investments since 2021. In this role, he collaborates with clients to understand their unique financial goals and needs, developing tailored strategies to help pursue those objectives. His professional experience spans over two decades, including positions as a Financial Planning Specialist at Ameriprise from 2019 to 2021, Registered Representative at Cetera Advisors from 2018 to 2019, and Financial Advisor and Portfolio Manager at Smith Barney (Morgan Stanley) from 1998 to 2008. This extensive background provides him with a broad perspective on financial planning and portfolio management. David emphasizes forming strong relationships with clients and their families, prioritizing trust, reliability, and competency in his work. No additional information on education, credentials, personal interests, or community involvement was provided.

Robert Worrell III is the principal of Worrell Advisory Services in Branford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 31 years of industry experience. He founded Worrell Advisory Services in 2016 after a brief tenure at Sowell Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the finance council of St. Clare Church in East Haven, assisting with budgeting and financial matters. Worrell Advisory Services provides financial planning, retirement and education planning, estate and tax considerations, investment consultation, and business advisory services to individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and small businesses. The firm uses an active investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis and offers discretionary management through third-party custody platforms with disclosed fee-sharing arrangements.

Evan Wax is the principal advisor at Wax Asset Management LLC in Madison, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has led Wax Asset Management since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an independent board member at Servotronics, Inc. Wax Asset Management LLC provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $107.8 million across about 74 accounts. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and cyclical analysis, utilizing strategies including short sales and options writing, and conducts quarterly portfolio reviews with direct management of client assets.

Brian Walsh is the sole advisor at B.P. Walsh and Co., LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Branford, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 23 years of industry experience, having founded the firm in 2002. B.P. Walsh and Company manages approximately $11.1 million in discretionary assets for a select client base including high-net-worth individuals and fiduciaries for pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach that integrates fundamental and technical analysis with in-house research, focusing on long-term appreciation or income through a variety of securities, with all account reviews and investment research conducted personally by Mr. Walsh.

John McCauley is the principal owner of McCauley Investment Advisors LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 41 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Sterne Agee Investment Advisor Services, Sterne Agee Financial Services, and Wrp Investments. He also owns a sole proprietorship engaged in term, long-term care, and health insurance sales. McCauley Investment Advisors LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs multiple methods of analysis and both long- and short-term strategies, serving client types uncommon among peers such as pension plans and insurance companies.

Sally Kennedy is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed advisor with 12 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Real Financial Planning, LLC, an independent firm based in Guilford, CT. In addition to financial planning, she is involved in tax preparation. Real Financial Planning serves individual clients and small businesses, offering fee-only, as-needed financial planning focused on cash flow, tax planning, education funding, retirement and estate planning, and investment selection. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, diversification, and tax considerations, providing written analyses without managing client assets or charging percentage-of-assets fees.

Samuel Kaplowitz is a financial advisor at Soundview Private Wealth Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Merrill for 11 years and Breachway Investments LLC for three years. His credentials include Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Soundview Private Wealth Advisors is an independent investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary asset management and financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $65.6 million in discretionary assets, employing investment strategies such as technical analysis, charting, and Modern Portfolio Theory tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Gregory Guidone is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at East Guilford Financial Services LLC since 2021. He previously worked at Bannon, Ohanesian & Lecours, Inc. for 14 years and has been involved with East Guilford Financial Services since 2001. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed independent insurance agent in Connecticut, selling life, medical, disability, and long-term care insurance, a practice he has maintained since 1982. East Guilford Financial Services LLC is an SEC-registered independent investment adviser managing approximately $193 million for about 301 clients, including individuals, pension plans, charities, and businesses. The firm employs an asset-allocation approach using mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities, with portfolios reviewed regularly and investment restrictions accommodated when feasible.

Keith Henkin is the sole advisor at SmartValue Investment Management LLC in Guilford, CT, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has been with SmartValue since its founding in 2005. SmartValue Investment Management provides personalized investment supervisory and wealth management services to individuals, pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm follows a bottom-up, value-oriented equity process combined with a top-down and bottom-up approach for fixed income, and emphasizes a no-commission, no-product-sales policy with clients retaining control over their assets.

Lazetta Braxton is a CFP® and the sole advisor at The Real Wealth Coterie with 17 years of industry experience. She previously worked with 2050 Wealth Partners, LLC, Financial Fountains, LLC, and currently leads her own consulting firm, Lazetta Rainey Braxton, LLC, where she provides speaking, writing, and consulting services focused on financial planning and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives. Lazetta is also the founder and CEO of Black Asset Group, a business membership and consulting firm serving financial planners. The Real Wealth Coterie is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, small business owners, and charitable organizations. The firm combines comprehensive financial planning with discretionary investment management, emphasizing long-term, passive asset allocation using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, and offers specialized services such as charitable-entity consulting and management of Schwab 529 education accounts.

Pawel Borowiec is the sole advisor at Norfield Capital, LLC, an independent firm based in Madison, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. Borowiec is also the owner and managing member of BlueStream Capital Partners, Inc., a hedge fund general partner. Norfield Capital advises individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary asset management, focusing on a growth-oriented, “private equity in public markets” strategy with concentrated equity positions and fundamental analysis. The firm uses derivatives in separately managed accounts and has experience sponsoring private funds, distinguishing its approach among similarly sized independent advisers.

Thomas Alexa is the principal advisor at Alexa Wealth Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Deep River, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm in 2019, he worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Ohanesian/Lecours, Inc. He is also a licensed independent insurance agent. Alexa Wealth Management serves primarily individual clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm applies a blend of modern portfolio theory, fundamental analysis, and technical approaches, managing accounts typically on a discretionary basis while focusing on tailored advice aligned with client objectives and risk tolerance.

Frank Colarusso is a financial advisor at Cedar Lane Advisors, LLC in New Haven, CT, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. He has been associated with Cedar Lane Advisors since 1998. Cedar Lane Advisors provides wealth management, financial planning, and investment management services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and families. The firm offers individualized Wealth Plans and employs a non-discretionary approach to long-term strategic asset allocation using a combination of passive and active strategies.

Alex Madlener is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Dick Hutchinson Registered Investment Advisor for 10 years and also maintains a role at Open Circle Advisors. Madlener holds an independent insurance agent license, which he uses as a secondary activity to his advisory work. Dick Hutchinson Registered Investment Advisor serves a small clientele of individual, high-net-worth, corporate, and charitable clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and project-based consulting. The firm manages client accounts primarily on a non-discretionary basis using customized investment policies that incorporate equities, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs, and provides educational workshops at no cost to clients.

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.

Charles Koncz is a financial advisor with Summit Planning Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 51 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial and Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation, and he has been involved with Summit Planning Group and related entities since 1995. In addition to advisory services, he is active in insurance sales including long-term care and fixed life insurance products. Summit Planning Group provides financial planning and corporate advisory services primarily to owners of closely held businesses, corporate clients, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm focuses on fee-for-planning engagements involving personal financial, retirement, estate, and business continuation planning, coordinating implementation through clients’ other advisors rather than managing assets directly.

James Lagace is a financial advisor at Spurstone with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at RightCapital, Inc., Cetera Advisor Networks, and Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. Spurstone provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as related entities such as trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm specializes in business-owner advisory services, including concentrated stock management, executive compensation strategies, and business exit planning.