Andrew Pryde is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Hamden, CT, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His career includes multiple roles at TIAA and Fidelity, along with brief tenures at Northwestern Mutual and Benjamin Feldman. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management, providing customized portfolio management alongside model portfolio options.

Linda Remington is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Madison, CT. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 39 years of industry experience. She has worked with Nylife Securities Inc. and New York Life Insurance Co. since 2002 and 2003, respectively. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, defined contribution and benefit plans, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a significant portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Daniel Fagan is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at NewEdge Securities and NewEdge Advisors since 2022 and previously spent 17 years at TIAA and TIAA-CREF. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a Notary Public in North Haven, CT. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that combines asset management with financial planning and consulting. The firm manages portfolios using a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities with regular rebalancing and reviews.

Desmond Perry is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Hamden, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2017 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank NA from 2007 to 2017. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing relationships through TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and corporate entities. The firm combines point-in-time planning with ongoing management through model and customized portfolios within a vertically integrated advisory model.

Lee Giordano is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. Giordano has worked at various affiliated entities since 2008, currently serving in advisory roles at Bankers Life Advisory Services and Bankers Life Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he manages a team as a unit sales manager for Bankers Life & Casualty, overseeing hiring and training of agents. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to develop tailored asset allocations, managing portfolios across various securities with an emphasis on aligning strategies to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Roberta Nestor is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Milford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 41 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1994. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Nestor Financial Network, LLC, which facilitates insurance business, and serves as co-trustee for a family friend’s trust. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients with a range of advisory programs, including discretionary model portfolios and customized investment solutions. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction.

Matthew Montana is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience and has been with Hightower Advisors since 2013. He serves as the N81 Sea Strike Department Head in the U.S. Navy Reserve, dedicating time to general management in national defense. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, along with proprietary research and various portfolio construction strategies.

Jaine'coann Barton is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including New England Capital Financial Advisors, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Barnum Financial Group. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a combination of point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management, with a focus on model portfolios and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Richard Pignone is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with 54 years of industry experience. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an attorney-in-fact for his wife in an investment-related capacity. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with approximately 436 advisors and $15.7 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory programs and investment strategies that include both firm-developed and third-party models, with oversight from an Investment Strategy Committee.

Albert Lim is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2018 and previously spent three years with Ameriprise Financial Services. Lim is also a partner in a residential real estate investment and rental company. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory approach includes model-based and customized portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Peter Sheen is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors based in Madison, CT. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2025, he worked at Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC and Knights of Columbus Insurance. He also spent two years with the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and access to proprietary research and pooled investment vehicles.

Michael Fitzgerald is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of Sound Life Connections Inc., an educational organization assisting challenged students transitioning out of public school systems. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals with existing employer retirement plan relationships, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers point-in-time financial planning alongside ongoing discretionary management through customized and model-based portfolios.

Michael Lewis is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Bank, LPL Financial, Cetera Investment Services, and KeyBank. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and select retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated model emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates, delivering services through proprietary and third-party methodologies within plan lineups chosen by plan sponsors.

Andrew Banks IV is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 34 years of industry experience and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, Banks serves as the treasurer and board member of F.O.C.U.S., a children's charity in New Haven, CT. Janney Montgomery Scott 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Eric Hanson is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, based in Madison, CT. He has 22 years of industry experience and has been with Hightower Advisors since 2013. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager investment approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles. The firm serves a broad client base including pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and financial institutions.

Christopher Mcfadden is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Advisors since 2013. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s advisory model emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through its network of Advisor Practices.

Joseph Lussier is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Creative Planning since 2012. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Allen Dina III is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank and JP Morgan Securities LLC prior to his current position. Key Investment Services LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed model selection while providing recommendations and ongoing monitoring, alongside supervisory oversight and access to third-party discretionary managers.

Ryan Colwell is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Parker Dewey LLC and LVCC Golf Inc, as well as time spent as a full-time student at Albertus Magnus College. He is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, wrap programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Brian Obremski is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer for the LSM Class of '95 Alumni Scholarship Fund, which awards scholarships to high school seniors. Janney Montgomery Scott manages approximately $110 billion in client assets and serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs with a mix of in-house and third-party portfolio management.