James Cook is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at TJT Capital Group, LLC. He previously worked at JC Capital Advisors Group LLC and has been with TJT Capital Group for 17 years. Cook is also the editor of the newsletter The Investors Strategist. TJT Capital Group provides discretionary portfolio management for individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, focusing on asset allocation and mutual fund and ETF selection. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage accounts aligned with four objective profiles and oversees approximately $294 million in assets under management.

Daniel Pascone is a financial advisor with Tailored Wealth, LLC in Fairfield, Connecticut. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 19 years of industry experience. His prior firms include LPL Financial, Woodbury Financial Services, Transamerica Financial Advisors, and Strategic Financial Solutions. Pascone is also a licensed insurance agent with a limited non-investment-related insurance practice. Tailored Wealth, LLC is a Connecticut-registered investment adviser with two advisors offering discretionary investment management, written financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm focuses on customized, low-cost, diversified portfolios using both fundamental and technical analysis with a generally long-term orientation.

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 financial advisor at Grant Wealth Advisors LLC in Greenwich, CT, holding a Series 65 designation. He has experience working with Amberwave Capital Management, Orsid Realty, and Atreaus Capital Management, with a total of one year at Grant Wealth Advisors. Grant Wealth Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a range of investment strategies including equities, mutual funds, fixed income, ETFs, real estate funds, private placements, and venture capital. The firm employs various analytical methods and offers complex investment vehicles while maintaining a distinctive practice that includes free financial planning for portfolio management clients and a refusal to accept performance-based fees.

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.

Mary Jo Collabolletta is a financial advisor with The David J. Yvars Group Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. She has been with the firm and its predecessor since 2004. The David J. Yvars Group Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations, providing discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning. The firm constructs customized portfolios using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, employing strategies that may include long- and short-term transactions, option writing, margin, and rebalancing.

Optaciano Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Ithaka Strategic Partners with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services and Massmutual Life Insurance Company since 2017, following prior roles at NYlife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. In addition to his advisory work, he is licensed as an agent for individual and group life and health insurance. Ithaka Strategic Partners provides investment management, financial planning, and employee benefit plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes passive portfolio construction with low-cost index funds and ETFs, complemented by fundamental and technical analysis and the use of third-party managers.

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.

Robert Zsolt Kazinczy Vamos is a financial advisor at VII Capital Management LLC with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining VII Capital Management in 2022, he has operated an online photography sales business since 2017. He also worked with Centro Brasil no Clima / The Climate Reality Project from 2016 to 2017. VII Capital Management manages equity portfolios for individual and corporate clients using separately managed accounts and pooled investment funds. The firm employs a bottom-up fundamental analysis approach focused on publicly traded common stocks, offering three standardized equity portfolio styles tailored to clients’ investment objectives and risk tolerance.

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. She previously worked at Oceanus Capital Partners, Diamond Standard, Exante Data, and Market Compass LLC. Grant Wealth Advisors LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing equities alongside mutual funds, fixed income, ETFs, real estate funds, private placements, and venture capital. The firm applies various analytical methods and employs strategies ranging from long- and short-term trading to margin and options transactions.

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.

Ari Blinder is a financial advisor at Calm River Capital LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked in both financial advisory and real estate brokerage, including as Broker/Owner at Simplr LLC. Outside of finance, he is also involved in acting. Calm River Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and subadvisory services to accredited individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on equities and ETFs with an emphasis on covered-call option strategies. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and maintains a relatively small client base for specialized engagement.