Derek Guglielmi is a CFA® charterholder serving as a financial advisor at Advanced Capital Advisors, LLC in Fairfield, CT. He has 12 years of industry experience, including 11 years at Conning prior to joining Advanced Capital Advisors in 2026. Advanced Capital Advisors, LLC provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, pension, and corporate clients, managing approximately $173 million in assets. The firm combines investment advisory services with an in-house CPA practice and employs a strategic-tactical, core-and-satellite investment approach using passive index/ETF cores supplemented by active managers and global diversification.

Michael Madorsky is a Series 65-registered advisor with Grant Wealth Advisors LLC in Greenwich, CT. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Amberwave Capital Management and Atreaus Capital Management. His background also includes work with Orsid Realty and periods of retirement. Grant Wealth Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services for individual investors, focusing on both standard and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies, including fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and offers access to a broad range of asset classes such as venture capital, private placements, and options trading.

Connor Abernathy is a financial advisor at Beacon Financial Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., First Republic Bank, and Success Academy Charter Schools. Beacon Financial Advisors is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning and discretionary asset management, utilizing a multi-step planning process and a mix of active and passive managers, and is notable for sponsoring its own wrap fee program.

Eric Peck is a financial advisor at Southport Station Financial Management, LLC in Southport, CT, holding a Series 65 license with six years of industry experience. He has been with Southport Station Financial Management since 2014, with prior roles at J&G Group, Inc. dba JPR Mechanical, Inc., and Walsh Construction Company II, LLC. Southport Station Financial Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $192 million across a range of investment strategies, including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and options, offering both portfolio management and financial planning services.

Brian Shea is a CFP® professional with over 29 years of experience in financial planning. He is the principal of Shea Financial Advisors, a firm he has led since 1997. The firm provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to individuals and families. Shea Financial Advisors emphasizes a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach using strategic asset allocation across various equity classes and fixed income, often incorporating tax planning and individual tax preparation into their services.

Sarah Schroeder is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor at Coinbase Advisors with six years of prior experience at AQR Capital Management and roles at One River Digital and Coinbase Asset Management. She has been with Coinbase Advisors since 2026. Coinbase Advisors offers automated, internet-based investment recommendations to clients with active Coinbase trading accounts, providing model-driven advice on equities, derivatives, and digital assets while leaving trade execution decisions to clients. The firm uses proprietary Large Language Models with human oversight and conducts periodic reviews of recommendations.

Brandt Sakakeeny is a financial advisor at Rockingstone Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Rockingstone Advisors since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Visitors at Wake Forest College and is a board member and treasurer of the executive committee at Bonnie Briar Country Club. Rockingstone Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and OCIO services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, retirement plans, and select limited partnerships. The firm employs a multi-step investment process that includes strategic allocation, tactical overlays, and the use of equities, fixed income, alternatives, and digital assets, distinguishing itself with advertised historical performance and a formal digital-asset custody program.

Cody Laidlaw is a financial advisor at DBA Seaside Financial & Insurance Services with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Seaside Advisory Services, Inc. since 2021 and has been involved with Belpointe since 2013. Outside of advisory work, Laidlaw serves as Head of Investor Relations for Belpointe Real Estate Development, a private equity firm specializing in real estate development. Seaside Financial & Insurance Services primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension plans, businesses, charities, and trusts. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, using a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis to inform its long-term and occasional short-term investment strategies.

Joseph Dowling is a financial advisor with The Dowling Group Wealth Management in Greenwich, CT, holding 36 years of industry experience. He has been with The Dowling Group since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he operates an independent insurance agency, holds a real estate broker license, and owns an income tax preparation firm. The Dowling Group Wealth Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and third-party adviser selection services to individuals, pensions, and business entities. The firm emphasizes goal-based planning using fundamental and technical analysis, primarily pursuing long-term investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Amelia King is a financial advisor at Grant Wealth Advisors LLC in Greenwich, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Oceanus Capital Partners, Diamond Standard, Exante Data, and Market Compass LLC. Grant Wealth Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual investors, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a diverse investment approach incorporating fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory, and includes higher-risk strategies such as margin and options trading, private placements, and venture capital.

Michael Mancusi is a financial advisor with Conscious Capital Wealth Management, LLC in Westport, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Barnum Benefit Group, and MSI Financial Services. Mancusi is also licensed to sell health and life insurance and variable insurance products. Conscious Capital Wealth Management primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as charities, trusts, and business entities. The firm uses a proprietary financial planning process and blends top-down macro analysis with bottom-up fundamental research to guide asset allocation and security selection.

Tyler Arons is the principal of Arons Wealth Management LLC in Montgomery, NY. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been in the financial advisory industry since 2025. Prior to founding his firm, he worked in education research and accounting, including a role at Craig M. Arons CPA PFS PC. Arons Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a variety of investment methods within a long-term trading approach and offers standalone hourly financial planning engagements.

Laraine Villapiano is a financial advisor at One Oak Capital Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with One Oak Capital Management since 2021, following a 32-year tenure at Concord Investment Management. One Oak Capital Management provides discretionary investment management through separately managed accounts and private pooled vehicles, serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, endowments, charitable organizations, corporations, and other investment advisors. The firm focuses primarily on fixed-income and investment-grade bond portfolio management, supplemented by municipal-opportunity and multi-strategy sleeves.

Paul Cucchissi is a financial advisor at Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Maryland Capital Advisors since 2007. Maryland Capital Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, families, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts or charitable organizations. The firm uses an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and factor research, favoring passively managed funds and ETFs within global, multi-asset allocations.

Adele Goetz is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Fairport Asset Management Corp in Fairfield, CT, with eight years of industry experience. She has been associated with Fairport Asset Management Corp since 1996. Fairport Asset Management Corp provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management and written financial plans with both tactical and strategic asset allocation approaches, including Morningstar-managed portfolios.

Robert Defruscio is a financial advisor at Delta Wealth Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Delta Wealth Management since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he is a minority owner and consultant at Christensen DeFruscio Allen & Co LLC, where he provides accounting and tax preparation services primarily for trust and business clients. Delta Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals and related entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and investment implementation. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and fundamental equity analysis, often utilizing independent third-party managers under discretionary authority.

Brendan Azoff is a financial advisor at Abundant Wealth Management LLC in Stamford, CT, holding a Series 65 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Abundant Wealth, he worked at TLG Advisors Inc and has a background including roles in healthcare staffing. Outside of advisory work, he is also an independent insurance agent, licensed to solicit and sell fixed life and annuity products. Abundant Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $244 million for around 187 clients and employs a long-term investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering comprehensive financial plans along with a bi-weekly client newsletter.

Thomas Childs is a financial advisor at DJG Financial Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining DJG, he worked at Santander Bank, NA from 2016 to 2024. DJG Financial Services provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm’s investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation and a buy-and-hold strategy, utilizing third-party research and custodians such as Charles Schwab and Capital Group/American Funds.

Neil Hackman is a financial advisor with Oak Financial Group Inc in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and offering 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Oak Financial Group since 1992. Oak Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other business entities, providing portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes a long-term investment approach focused on diversification and alignment with client objectives, primarily using mutual funds, and offers occasional no-fee educational seminars to the public.

Ronald Welz is a financial advisor at Drum Hill Capital, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Drum Hill Capital since 2014. Drum Hill Capital provides investment management, comprehensive household reporting, financial planning, and investment consulting for individuals, families, IRAs, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach combines macroeconomic views with fundamental analysis and includes the use of margin and options strategies within separately managed accounts.