Neil is an advice-only financial planner, educator, and the founder of One Mile Financial Planning, an independent firm registered in Connecticut. Known throughout the profession as an outside-the-box thinker, he holds four advanced designations: CFP®, ChFC®, RICP®, and CLTC, and has collaborated with hundreds of financial planners across the country to resolve complex planning puzzles. His philosophy was forged on the Appalachian Trail, where fellow hikers gave him the trail name "One Mile!" after he helped others summit daunting climbs by focusing solely on the single mile directly in front of them. Neil applies that exact mindset to personal finance, challenging the wealth management status quo by eliminating sales bias, replacing 30-year projections with dynamic short-term roadmaps, and providing radical client access. Beyond financial planning, Neil brings over 19 years of mentorship and coaching experience; having coached soccer in both Italy and the United States, and serves on the executive board of the Connecticut Yankee Council (Scouting America). An Eagle Scout and avid outdoor endurance enthusiast, he is actively pursuing all 11 National Scenic Trails (1.22 completed) and 50 U.S. State Highpoints (16 summited).

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.

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.

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.

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 with Strategic Investment Planning LLC in West Hartford, CT, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He is also a shareholder and CPA at Russell & Company CPA, P.C., where he performs management duties and serves as a trustee of client trusts. Prior to founding his advisory firm in 2016, he worked at Marcum Wealth Management and Osaic FS, Inc. Strategic Investment Planning LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and estates, offering customized portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, certificates of deposit, and alternative investments. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and simple, low-cost strategies matched to client goals and risk tolerance and often refers clients to other registered investment advisers for ongoing asset management.

Sam Shehu is the sole advisor at Shehu Asset Management, LLC in Southbury, CT, holding Series 65 and Series 63 designations with 25 years of industry experience. His work history includes multiple tenures at Shehu Asset Management, as well as roles at LPL Financial LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Prudential Equity Group. Outside of financial advising, he manages a self-service 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, along with pension consulting services. The firm uses proprietary modeling tools to tailor portfolios and manage risk, offering real-time account oversight and operating without accepting commissions or soft-dollar benefits.

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.

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.

Samuel Kaplowitz is a financial advisor at Soundview Private Wealth Advisors with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Merrill for 11 years followed by Breachway Investments LLC for three years. He is also involved with Swan Cottage LLC. Soundview Private Wealth Advisors provides discretionary asset management and financial planning primarily for individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm customizes investment programs based on clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances, employing Modern Portfolio Theory along with technical analysis and charting.

Brian Elmer is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience, currently operating at BE Investment Management in Farmington, CT. His prior roles include positions at Fortis Capital Advisors, People's Securities, and Olson Mobeck Investment Advisors. BE Investment Management is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $6 million in assets, delivering personalized portfolio management that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with both long-term and short-term trading strategies 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.

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.

Kayse Kress is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at DocsFP, an independent financial planning firm. She has previously worked at Physician Tax Advisors LLC, Physician Wealth Services, LLC, More With Less Financial Planning, LLC, and Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC. In addition to her advisory work, she is an Adjunct Professor at Central Connecticut State University, a role she has held since 2018. DocsFP provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and businesses. The firm emphasizes hourly financial planning engagements across various topics and offers investment management through a buy-and-hold passive indexing strategy without charging percentage-of-assets fees.

Brooke Weise is a CFP® professional operating Weise Financial Wellness, an independent advisory firm in Middlebury, CT, with five years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Ellevest, LPL Financial LLC, and Avantax Advisory Services. Outside of financial advising, she has managed two LLCs related to holiday décor and tree services. Weise Financial Wellness is a fee-only firm that provides comprehensive financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients without managing or custodying assets. The firm focuses on holistic, goals-driven planning and offers periodic reviews while coordinating with third-party professionals as needed.

Brian Williams is a financial advisor at Northshire Consulting, LLC in Southington, CT, with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Triad Advisors, Inc., Future Benefits, Inc., and Ameriprise. He has operated Northshire Consulting since 2018. Northshire Consulting provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on diversified portfolios combining active and passive mutual funds, with an emphasis on conservative cash instruments and acts as an ERISA §3(38) fiduciary for retirement plans, handling discretionary authority and coordination with plan participants and recordkeepers.

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.

Richard Sullivan is a financial advisor at Fiscal Dynamics Incorporated with 40 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been associated with Fiscal Dynamics since 1985. Fiscal Dynamics provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental analysis, long-term holdings, asset allocation, and tax-sensitive trading, managing portfolios primarily through mutual funds and ETFs.

Benjamin Sams is a financial advisor at Haviland & Sams, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations 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 serves corporations, individuals, families, business owners, and professionals by providing financial modeling, wealth management, independent investment manager search, and consulting services. The firm acts as a strategist and advisor, focusing on investment policy development and manager identification, without directly managing client assets or accepting discretionary trading authority.