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.

Robert Swigert is a financial advisor at Goodstead with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Tyr Partners LP since 2016 and Cityblock Health, Inc. from 2018 to 2019. Swigert also serves as a lecturer in Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School and SUNY Maritime College and is involved in operational oversight for El Menudo Cuenta. Goodstead provides investment management and financial planning to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a risk-budgeting framework that balances lower- and higher-risk strategies, uses a combination of quantitative models and fundamental analysis, and maintains a unique registration with the CFTC as a Commodity Trading Advisor supporting commodity and systematic trading within its investment approach.

Sam Shehu is the sole advisor at Shehu Asset Management, LLC in Southbury, CT, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial and Wells Fargo in various capacities. 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, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses proprietary modeling tools to tailor portfolios, which typically include equities, ETFs, and options, and offers pension consulting services alongside real-time account monitoring.

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.

Jonathan Edelman is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, serving as the sole advisor at Nonesuch Advisors in Kent, CT since 2013. He is also Co-Managing Partner of Inflection Vintners, a winery involved in production, sales, and finance. Nonesuch Advisors primarily serves entrepreneurs, small-business owners, and principal executives, offering financial planning, investment strategy, and start-up consulting through fixed-fee or hourly engagements. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and diversified portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs, focusing on the intersection of personal and business financial issues without providing discretionary portfolio management.

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.

Brooke Weise is a financial advisor at Weise Financial Wellness with five years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® designation along with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Her prior work includes roles at Grady & Riley, LLP, Ellevest, LPL Financial LLC, and Avantax Advisory Services. Outside of financial advising, she previously operated small businesses in holiday decor and tree services. Weise Financial Wellness is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning. The firm focuses on a holistic, goals-driven process and provides ongoing and project-based planning without managing or holding client assets.

Jonathan Stephens is a financial advisor at New Line Capital, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Stires, O'Donnell and Co., Inc. since 1998. New Line Capital provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, as well as businesses and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers customized advice based on a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

James Thibault is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Barron Financial Group, LLP since 2006. He previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments from 2006 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in community and nonprofit organizations, including serving as President of the Goshen Land Trust and Vice President of the Torrington Historical Society. Barron Financial Group, LLP serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, financial planning, and held-away account management, employing multiple investment strategies and emphasizing participant education and proprietary momentum-based asset allocation.

Benjamin Edmund is a financial advisor at Pasnau Investment Management, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at 1610 Capital and Cronk Studios, where he operates a web design agency focused on building online stores for small businesses on Shopify. Pasnau Investment Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, developing tailored investment plans and managing portfolios across various asset classes with a client-specific approach that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Sandra Thibault is a financial advisor at Barron Financial Group, LLP with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments from 2012 to 2017. Barron Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, and financial planning, employing a variety of analytical methods and proprietary investment strategies.

John Seagrave Jr. is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience currently with Barron Financial Group, LLP. Prior to joining Barron Financial Group in 2017, he worked with UConn Athletics from 2014 to 2017. He serves on multiple community boards, including the Burlington Chamber of Commerce as president, the Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce as a board member, and the Northwest Community Bank Foundation Board of Directors. Barron Financial Group, LLP serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside retirement plan advisory and financial planning, employing various analytical methods and strategies, including an in-house active asset allocation momentum system.

Kevin Kennedy is the sole advisor at Kennedy Wealth & Tax Management, LLC in Southbury, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Kennedy Wealth & Tax Management since 2014 and has also been associated with Kennedy & Company, P.C. since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of the Pomperang Office Park Condominium Association. Kennedy Wealth & Tax Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer retirement plans, providing discretionary asset management, comprehensive portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm integrates tax preparation and corporate-structure advice through its affiliation with a related CPA firm and employs an efficient-markets investment approach with portfolios reviewed at least semiannually.

William Pasnau is the principal of PASNAU Investment Management, Inc. in New Milford, CT, with 26 years of industry experience. He has led Pasnau Investment Management since 1999. PASNAU Investment Management, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individual and high net worth clients, managing approximately $114 million across about 203 accounts. The firm employs a client-specific investment approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, emphasizing asset allocation and buy-and-hold strategies to manage risk.

Michael Sylvester is a financial advisor at Fulcrum Wealth Management with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations. His prior work includes roles at Alps Distributors, Farther Finance Advisors, Candlewood Consulting Partners, and Mercer Investment Consulting. Fulcrum Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individual clients, employee benefit plans, and other registered investment advisers. The firm employs individualized strategies based on client input and utilizes fundamental and technical analysis, offering a range of investment options including ETFs, mutual funds, and direct indexing.

Nicholas Bruno is a financial advisor with Craft Wealth Services in Tampa, FL, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of experience in the industry. His prior work experience includes roles at Craft Asset Management, T.J. Maxx, Webull LLC, and General Nutrition Center. Craft Wealth Services is a state-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and standalone financial planning. The firm employs a value-oriented, primarily long-only investment approach that integrates fundamental analysis, technical methods, and tactical asset allocation, offering discretionary management with at least annual reviews.

Paul Stancs is a financial advisor at Sandhill Investment Management with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Fisher Investments from 2013 to 2020. Sandhill Investment Management serves individual and high-net-worth investors, institutions, retirement plans, and trusts, offering portfolio management, model delivery for UMA programs, sub-advisory services, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s research-driven investment process focuses on fundamental analysis and long-term equity positions, and it provides access to alternative investments for accredited clients.

Jordan Brandon is a financial advisor with Blue Jean Financial LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Blue Jean Financial in 2024, he worked at Thrivent Investment Management Inc. from 2018 to 2024 and at Autumn Transport Inc. from 2013 to 2017. He is also a licensed insurance agent, spending part of his time on insurance sales and implementation. Blue Jean Financial LLC is a seven-person team providing discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, nonprofits, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $95 million across about 284 client relationships, offering customized portfolios with a long-term orientation that incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis.

Guy Ule is a financial advisor at Wellington Shields & Co., LLC with 53 years of industry experience. He has been with Wellington Shields since 2009 and has worked at Shields & Company since 2000. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Wellington Shields & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and brokerage services to individuals, corporations, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $470.9 million across about 514 client relationships and employs a variety of investment methods, including fundamental and technical analysis, options strategies, and third-party manager selection.

Joseph Ferry Jr. is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 31 years of industry experience, including service as Vice President and agent/broker at Chittenden Group, where he has been involved in insurance sales since 1995. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual investors and retirement plan sponsors, offering programs such as Unified Managed Accounts and Separately Managed Accounts. The firm’s advice is suitability-driven and tailored through risk assessments, with accounts managed on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.