Linda Remington is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Madison, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. She has worked with Nylife Securities Inc. since 2003 and New York Life Insurance Co. since 2002. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in insurance brokering of non-New York Life products including fixed annuities, life, disability, long-term care, and health insurance. Eagle Strategies serves both individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of advisers. The firm offers a variety of program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Daniel Fagan is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF for 17 years. In addition to his advisory role, Fagan serves as a notary public. 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 services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party managers, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support its network of independent investment adviser representatives.

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 eight years of industry experience. Giordano has been affiliated with Bankers Life in various capacities since 2008, including roles at Bankers Life Securities, Inc. and Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc. Outside of advisory services, he manages a team of agents and is involved in the sales of health, life, and annuity insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor portfolios based on clients' goals and risk tolerances and maintains a relationship with Pershing as clearing custodian.

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.

Keith Brown is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at The Leaders Group, Inc. since 2020, Assured Partners since 2015, and VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. from 2014 to 2018. TLG Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm employs a manager selection and monitoring investment process rooted in fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering services such as portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and fiduciary services for ERISA-qualified retirement plans.

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 with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 54 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Additionally, he serves as an attorney in fact for his wife on an investment-related matter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through over 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of services including wrap-fee advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, investment management consulting, brokerage services, insurance products, and certain M&A advisory services.

Albert Lim is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Ameriprise Financial Services and Commonwealth Financial Network prior to his current role. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner in Valley Investment Properties, a residential real estate investment and rental company. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary portfolio management, utilizing model and customized portfolios under fiduciary standards.

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 with Janney Montgomery Scott in New Haven, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2002, following a brief tenure at RBC Capital Markets. Banks serves as the treasurer on the board of F.O.C.U.S., a children’s charity in New Haven. Janney Montgomery Scott is a dually registered broker-dealer and investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, and offers a range of brokerage, advisory, and financial planning services supported by both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Richard Rydzik is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services since 2019 and is also involved with Rydzik & Rydzik CPAs, where he provides accounting and analyst services. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, vendor searches, and employee education, supporting large institutional investors and managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Manuel Quintanilla is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Naugatuck, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has five years of experience in the industry. His prior experience includes roles at GWFS Equities Inc., Northwestern Mutual Investment Services, and New York Life Insurance Company. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing through point-in-time financial plans and managed account solutions, operating within an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Eric Goldstein is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) in Oxford, CT, holding a Series 66 designation and with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including True North Financial Solutions, PRUCO Securities, LLC, and Ameritas Investment Company. Outside of his advisory role, Goldstein serves as a board member of a Chamber of Commerce network group and is an insurance agent. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms and uses third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

David Abel is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with TLG Advisors, Inc. He has worked with several firms including Barnum Financial Group, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Abel is also involved in insurance wholesaling through Risk & Ins Associates LLC and Barnum Financial Group. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering portfolio management, financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.

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.

George Hughes IV is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at KeyBank, New England Retirement Strategies, LLC, LPL Financial, and HAI Group. Outside the financial sector, he has experience working in landscaping and has held positions in education. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management and advisory products to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional clients through a network of financial professionals. The firm utilizes a multi-provider model, offering multiple wrap programs and integrating services from KeyCorp affiliates, including KeyBank and KeyBanc Capital Markets.

Michael Kusick is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Investmark Advisory Group and Sportscenter of Connecticut. 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 around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.