Patrick Smith is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He currently works at Savant Wealth Management and previously spent 18 years at Shoreline Financial Advisors and three years at Exencial Wealth Advisors, where he is an equity partner. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm employs a blend of evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation and actively managed strategies, supported by extensive in-house resources and affiliated accounting, legal, and trust services.

Patrick Woodhouse is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ion Bank since 2019 and Infinex Investments, Inc. since 2016, with prior experience at United Bank from 2016 to 2019. Woodhouse is also involved in banking activities through Ion Bank. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions, operating under a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with both discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Charles Noble IV is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked exclusively at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2013. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and multiple advisory programs.

Mitchel Raudat is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial and Lightspeed Commerce. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset management programs and separately managed account strategies.

Carl Cieplinski is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 28 years of industry experience, including nine years at Commonwealth and one year at Voya Financial Advisors. His outside business activity includes fixed insurance sales conducted under Cahill & Associates Financial Services, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

David Quast is a CFP® and ChFC® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Valic Financial Advisors since 2011. Prior to that, he worked at Agia beginning in 2022. He is active in his community as a council member at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and participates in the East Hampton/Marlborough Rotary Club. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer that serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors, leveraging centralized technology and model solutions.

John Caplan is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 27 years of industry experience. He has held positions at NewEdge Advisors and NewEdge Securities since 2022, and previously worked at TIAA-CREF from 2007 to 2022. He holds the Series 66 designation. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm provides a broad range of services, including portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, and utilizes a variety of program structures combining in-house and third-party management with technology tools to support advisors and clients.

Vincent Feijoo Jr. is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2021. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, accumulating over a decade of experience at those firms. Feijoo is also a co-owner of FS Financial, LLC, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients with a range of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing affiliated advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside model portfolios managed by Commonwealth’s Investment Management and Research team.

Isaac Cho is a financial advisor with Osaic Institutions, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Equitable Advisors, LLC and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, as well as roles outside the financial sector such as at Oala Shuttle Services and Choong Man Chicken. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm provides customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure that combines firm supervision with delegated investment management.

Robert Velardi is a financial advisor with Osaic Institutions, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has 38 years of industry experience. Since 2013, he has worked with Infinex Investments, Inc., and he also serves as a Vice President and Financial Advisor at ION Bank. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm provides customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with both discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Craig Montanari is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Massmutual Life Insurance Company for 16 years. Montanari is also a co-owner of LJMCAM, LLC, an entity involved in managing commercial real estate in North Haven, CT. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and operational support, including model portfolio management and customized investment solutions.

Melissa Hicks is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. She previously worked at VOYA Financial Advisors and has been affiliated with both Commonwealth Financial Network and Cahill & Associates Financial Services, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she teaches financial literacy workshops for Connecticut Junior Republics. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and support services, including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

John Raudat is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in automobile racing as a team owner, driver, spokesman, and driving coach with Superfly Racing LLC. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Thomas Davis is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with connections to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Lee Norman is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Infinex Investments, Inc. since 2013. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure and a distinctive service model involving independent third-party promoters and multiple affiliated entities.

Emily Lebowitz is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with four years of industry experience. She has previously worked at firms including Cetera Advisor Networks, CWM, LLC dba Carson Partners, Nesso Group, and Infinex. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in youth sports as the Boys Club Director and Head Volleyball Coach for the Husky Volleyball Club in Windsor, CT. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services through a network of independent advisers and uses technology and centralized due diligence to support its multi-structured investment solutions.

Darrelyn Brennan is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in local politics as Interim Town Chair of the Town of Wappingers Democratic Committee, where she assists in recruiting members, running meetings, and supporting candidate ballot access. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, institutional clients, and nonprofit organizations through a variety of financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm offers diverse discretionary and non-discretionary wrap programs with portfolios managed internally and by third parties, supported by ongoing monitoring and an Investment Strategy Committee.

Martin Mangialardi is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 36 years of industry experience. Prior to joining OSAIC Institutions in 2026, he spent 11 years with Cuna Brokerage Services, Inc. and CUNA Mutual Group. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm provides customized advisory services through a network of investment adviser representatives and operates a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with access to alternative investments and lending solutions.

Korey Juniewic is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2023, with a brief tenure at LPL Financial in 2023. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a variety of advisory programs, technology, and operational support, allowing advisors to offer customized portfolio management and a broad range of securities and insurance products.

Leo Connors is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2018, following prior roles at Bank of America and Merrill. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.