Charles Shipman is a financial advisor at Blue Keel Financial Planning in Westport, CT, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Blue Keel Financial Planning since 2014. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in a music royalty business, Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd, which he has operated since 2006. Blue Keel Financial Planning serves individual clients, small businesses, and trusts, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and business consultation. The firm employs a Core + Satellite investment approach, combining low-cost indexed core holdings with actively managed satellite positions tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, and provides educational workshops and business-management services alongside its investment offerings.

Deirdre Smith is a CFP® professional with experience at Capital Group, Elodie Wealth, and Sparrow Wealth Management, where she has worked since 2025. She is based in Mamaroneck, NY. Sparrow Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm’s approach combines asset allocation based on Modern Portfolio Theory and fundamental analysis, blending passive and active investments while incorporating tax considerations and ESG screens upon client request.

Brian Lasher is a financial advisor at Euclid Harding, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at CIG Capital Advisors, CIG Asset Management Inc., CIG Securities, and Rueone Investments. Outside of his advisory role, he engages in fixed insurance sales and service as a sole proprietor on a limited basis. Euclid Harding provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach using diversified investment vehicles and offers specialized services such as illiquid asset management, retirement-plan advisory under ERISA 3(21), and business advisory support.

Gabriel Nardi is a CFA® charterholder based in Stamford, CT, currently serving as the sole advisor at Tadpole Investments LLC. He has prior experience at Third Avenue Management and BlazeRidge LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is the founder of a software company developing a web-based application to assist book authors. Tadpole Investments LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs cyclical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis with a range of trading strategies, including performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Norman Kramer is the principal of Norman Kramer Investments, Inc. in Westport, CT, holding a Series 65 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has led his own firm since 2001 and previously worked at Gilshire Corp. for over four decades. Norman Kramer Investments, Inc. is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm constructs portfolios using a range of securities and trading strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, focusing on a relatively small client base with concentrated assets under management.

Patrick Byrne is a financial advisor at Aspetuck Financial Management LLC in Fairfield, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Aspetuck Financial Management since 2005. Aspetuck Financial Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, and corporate clients. The firm uses a macro-driven, risk-managed portfolio approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering diversified strategies across various asset classes and is notable for publicly disclosing performance results and providing ERISA 3(38) plan management and participant education.

Paul Barrett is the sole advisor at Ravine Road Advisors in Greenwich, CT, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has held positions at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities, Citigroup Global Markets, and Entoro Capital. Outside of investment management, he is a principal at River Road Advisors LLC, advising companies on credit facilities, and a partner in Taurus Affiliates LLC, an online coupon and survey business. Ravine Road Advisors offers discretionary, fee-based investment management to institutional and private investment entities, including individuals and retirement accounts. The firm employs a tactical asset-allocation approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, using a variety of securities to implement strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Jared Cutler is the sole advisor at Five Factor Capital Advisors, an independent firm based in Rye Brook, NY. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 8 years of industry experience. Jared has been with Five Factor Capital Advisors since 2010. Five Factor Capital Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts such as pensions and endowments. The firm emphasizes long-term, asset-allocation oriented portfolios grounded in modern portfolio theory, providing portfolio management and individualized investment policy statements while outsourcing administrative functions and utilizing specific custody and execution arrangements.

Robert Hu is a financial advisor at Firmiacer Investment LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at JM Cohen & Co. for fourteen years before joining Firmiacer in 2017. Firmiacer Investment LLC provides discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional investors. The firm employs a focused, buy-and-hold investment approach based on fundamental, bottom-up equity analysis, typically avoiding leverage and offering specialized services that include performance-based fee arrangements.

Samir Shah is the sole advisor at MBS Mantra, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Stamford, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience, including 12 years at MBS Mantra. MBS Mantra serves high-net-worth and qualified investors, as well as trusts, foundations, corporations, retirement systems, and other institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, outsourced CIO services, and is developing private limited partnership fund structures. Its research-driven investment approach focuses on structured fixed-income products, primarily mortgage-related securities, while maintaining flexibility to use corporate bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and derivatives for hedging and asset allocation.

Anthony Schiff is a financial advisor at 1230 Advisors, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank NA and J.P. Morgan Securities from 2012 to 2021 before founding 1230 Advisors in 2021. Outside of advisory work, he is a general partner of Solitray LLC, a company serving the bar and restaurant industry. 1230 Advisors provides wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm offers customized investment management and financial planning, using a combination of ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and other instruments to build primarily long-term portfolios.

Angelo Martorell is a CFA® charterholder and principal of Martorell Capital Partners, LLC, based in Greenwich, CT, with nine years of industry experience. He has been with Martorell Capital Partners since 2017, following a year at Martorell Capital. Martorell Capital Partners provides discretionary investment management to a select group of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, foundations, pooled investment vehicles, pension plans, and institutional investors, with a notable portion of assets managed for non-U.S. clients. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental research, concentrated positions, and explicit price targets across equities, high-yield and distressed debt, sovereign debt, and related credit instruments, employing performance-based fees and various trading strategies.

Hans Olsen is a CFA charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He is the principal at Brooklands Partners, LLC, where he has worked since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Fiduciary Trust Company and Stifel. Outside of his advisory work, Olsen serves as managing partner and owner of Gladstone LLC and participates on investment committees for Atlantic Charter Insurance Company and the Cabot-Wellington family office. Brooklands Partners, LLC is an investment manager focused on discretionary asset management for pooled vehicles and institutional clients. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis, and emphasizes selecting and overseeing third-party sub-advisors as part of its investment approach.

Kevin Nunez is a financial advisor at NJK Wealth Management with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. NJK Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods with a long-term orientation, focusing on a defined set of instruments including mutual funds, fixed income, ETFs, real estate funds, venture capital funds, and private placements.

Loretta Nolan is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience and the principal of Loretta Nolan Associates, LLC, an independent advisory firm she has led since 1997. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Loretta Nolan Associates, LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and income tax preparation services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $135.8 million in client assets, primarily on a non-discretionary basis, and employs a fundamental analysis investment process with a long-term orientation that also allows for short-term trades and option-writing strategies.

Jean Francis Lopez De Valdivia is a CFP® and CFA® with 11 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Fleurus Investment Advisory, LLC since 2014. Fleurus Investment Advisory provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes discretionary account management under a fiduciary standard, using index mutual funds and ETFs within a long-term trading framework that incorporates charting, fundamental and quantitative analysis, and modern portfolio theory.

David Mendels is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at DBM Planning, LLC. He has held roles at Creative Financial Concepts since 2002 and has been adjunct faculty at New York University since 2005. DBM Planning, LLC is an independent advisory firm providing investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual, high-net-worth, and retirement plan clients. The firm emphasizes long-term financial planning and asset allocation with primarily non-discretionary implementation and regular account reviews.

Sumit Kumar is a financial advisor at Stone Lake Wealth Management, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds his Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Stone Lake Wealth since 2016. Stone Lake Wealth Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, foundations, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on client interviews, asset allocation, and periodic reviews, utilizing both fundamental and quantitative analysis to build portfolios that may include stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, and, when appropriate, leveraged and derivatives strategies.

Pasquale Sacchetta is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at CFIG Investment Advisory Services, LLC. He has been affiliated with Continental Five Investment Group, LLC and CFIG Wealth Management, LLC since 2008 and has served as president of Continental Five Insurance Group, Inc. since 1991. His outside activities include leading an insurance firm that offers life insurance, annuities, disability, and health insurance products. CFIG Investment Advisory Services provides fee-based investment advisory, financial planning, and pension consulting for a range of clients including individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a tactical allocation approach with various analytical methods to manage diversified portfolios and is notable for its integration with an affiliated insurance agency and its pension consulting services.

Charles Doran is a financial advisor at Prometheus Investment Advisors LLC in Greenwich, CT, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with Questar Asset Management and Questar Capital Corporation since 2015. Doran has been with Prometheus Investment Advisors since 2018. Prometheus Investment Advisors LLC is a small independent registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using modern portfolio theory and quantitative analysis, combining model allocations with tailored recommendations while typically operating under discretionary authority.