Marcia Pereira is a financial advisor at Symmetry Partners with 20 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at VP Distributors LLC and Virtus Investment Partners for ten years. Symmetry Partners provides fee-based portfolio management and model-driven advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, qualified retirement plans, institutional pension plans, and investment companies. The firm employs a quantitative investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and sub-advisory services.

Jeffrey Davis is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Kovack Advisors and Kovack Securities since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a soccer coach for the Bristol Soccer Club. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing over $6 billion in client assets and serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and governmental entities. The firm uses an Envestnet-supported workflow with a combination of internally developed models and third-party managers to manage client portfolios across multiple custodians.

Samuel Atherton is a CFP® with 21 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Apella Wealth since 2024 and previously worked for 20 years at ClearLogic Financial, Inc., formerly known as Ticknor Atherton & Associates. Apella Wealth serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and insurance company clients. The firm employs a model-driven, quantitative investment approach and offers various services such as discretionary and non-discretionary management, separately managed accounts, financial planning, and an automated advisory platform.

Matthew Rosenberger is a financial advisor with Redhawk Wealth Advisors, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Silver Oak Securities, LPL Enterprise, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Rosenberger is also associated with Retirement Visions, LLC as an independent financial professional. Redhawk Wealth Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth families, estates, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a strategic and tactical asset allocation approach and offers services including multi-generational wealth planning, separately managed accounts, and educational seminars.

Marcia Bernstein is a financial advisor with Foundations Investment Advisors LLC in Avon, CT, holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Foundations Investment Advisors since 2017 and previously at The Patriot Financial Group from 2015 to 2017. Bernstein is also self-employed as an insurance sales agent, a role she has maintained since 2000. Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies through a large network of affiliated offices. The firm uses a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside model portfolios and an asymmetric rebalancing approach.

Jeffrey Haines is a financial advisor with Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 31 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raymond James & Associates for seven years before joining Gateway Wealth Partners and its affiliated entities in 2023. Gateway Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting, typically allocating client assets among low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented with individual stocks, bonds, and independent managers.

Mark Broderick is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Apella Wealth. His prior roles include five years at Iron Horse Wealth Management and earlier positions at McGraw Hill and Vector Marketing. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and insurance company clients. The firm employs a largely model-driven, quantitative investment approach, integrating proprietary optimization, third-party models, and various technology platforms to manage portfolios and client relationships.

William Mccloskey is a financial advisor with William Joseph Capital Management, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He also serves as Managing Partner and full-time employee at Integrity Marketing Group, LLC, focusing on insurance sales including annuities, disability, health, life, and long-term care. William Joseph Capital Management, Inc. is a multi-advisor firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses with wealth management services that integrate financial planning and portfolio management. The firm employs a combination of customized portfolio construction and third-party sub-advisors through the AssetMark platform, utilizing quantitative, fundamental, technical, cyclical, and qualitative analysis methods.

Matthew Hamel is a financial advisor at Symmetry Partners with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Virtus Investment Partners and VP Distributors Inc. Since 2025, he has served as Executive Vice President of Sales and Distribution at Symmetry Partners. Symmetry Partners provides fee-based portfolio management and model-driven advisory services to a range of clients including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional pension plans. The firm employs a quantitative investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and distributes its strategies through unaffiliated broker-dealers, RIAs, and direct clients.

Stephen Weiner is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Advisors Capital Management, LLC and has prior experience at Personal Business Mgt. Group, Ltd. Advisors Capital Management serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, providing discretionary portfolio management through customized private accounts, model strategies, and a self-directed brokerage solution for qualified retirement plans. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection across fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative methods and manages over $8 billion in discretionary assets.

Matthew Landon is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Bradley, Foster & Sargent Inc. His prior experience includes roles at Napatree Capital LLC, LPL Financial, LLC, and Commonwealth Financial Network. Landon serves on the boards of several educational and media organizations, including Veritas Prep Charter School and New England Public Media, and holds leadership positions such as president of the Longmeadow Boys Lacrosse Association and GammaRoad Capital Partners. Bradley, Foster & Sargent, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions, managing over $9 billion in assets. The firm emphasizes individualized asset allocation and a capital-preservation first approach, utilizing a blend of fundamental and technical analysis to pursue growth at reasonable prices, and uniquely serves both individual clients and pooled investment vehicles.

Brian Pon is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He currently works at Apella Wealth and previously spent 26 years with Financial Connections Group, Inc. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and insurance company clients. The firm employs a largely model-driven and quantitative investment approach, incorporating factor-based equity strategies and duration- and credit-focused fixed-income allocations, while also integrating third-party technology and sub-advisors in its portfolio management.

Joseph Mauriello is a financial advisor at Capitol Securities Management, Inc. with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services and Liberty Bank. Mauriello serves as an advisory board member for the Main Street Foundation - Men and Boys Fund, a nonprofit focused on supporting underprivileged boys in his community. Capitol Securities Management serves a diverse range of clients, including individual investors, institutions, retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through both broker-dealer and registered investment adviser platforms.

Penny Schmidt is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Apella Wealth. She previously worked at Iron Horse Wealth Management and COUNTRY Capital Management Company. Outside of financial advising, Penny is a health coach and serves as treasurer for the National Association of Women Business Owners, Iowa Chapter. Apella Wealth serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and insurance companies. The firm employs a model-driven, quantitative investment approach and offers a range of services including discretionary management, financial planning, and held-away portfolio advice.

Matthew Bushnell is a financial advisor with CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Before joining CliftonLarsonAllen, he worked at Gillette Ridge Golf Course and Siena College, among other roles. CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors provides wealth advisory and asset management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, corporate and institutional clients, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach using model portfolios, third-party managed programs, mutual funds, ETFs, and selective private placements, combining fiduciary advisory services with broker-dealer and insurance activities.

Kevin Leahy is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC and has previously worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, LPL Financial, and KR Wealth Management. He serves as a member of the Board of Trustees at the University of Bridgeport. Connecticut Wealth Management provides financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, trust support, and business-owner consulting services to a diverse clientele including individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental analysis investment approach using a variety of instruments such as no-load mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Jill Hollander is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience. She has worked at Financial Connections for 32 years before joining Apella Wealth in 2026. Apella Wealth serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and insurance companies. The firm uses a largely model-driven, quantitative investment approach and integrates various proprietary and third-party tools to manage portfolios and accommodate held-away assets.

Carter Easley is a financial advisor at Apella Wealth with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Apella Wealth, he held roles at PBMares Wealth Management LLC and Unum Insurance Company. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and insurance company clients. The firm employs a model-driven, quantitative investment approach with a focus on factor-based equity strategies and fixed-income allocations, and it integrates proprietary and third-party technology to manage portfolios and accommodate held-away assets.

Jeffrey Euting is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with CGN Advisors, LLC since 2015 and previously worked at Pinnacle Investment Management Inc and Stewardship Capital. CGN Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, pension plans, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, globally diversified investment approach that integrates asset allocation with Modern Portfolio Theory, core-plus-satellite, and active management strategies.

Ian Green is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Greenlight Retirement Plan Consultants and Voya Financial Partners. He is a board member of the CFA Hartford Society, where he helps plan and oversee member activities and educational opportunities. Gateway Wealth Partners provides financial planning, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and qualified employee benefit plans. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using primarily low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities or Independent Managers as appropriate.