Thomas Nemet is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Integrated Wealth Concepts since 2016 and previously spent five years at Lincoln Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he also operates A+ Accounting and Tax Prep, a CPA affiliate program he has managed since 2003. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, constructing customized portfolios with a long-term investment approach and employing both internal management and third-party managers.

Peter Nieporent is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor at Creative Planning with 10 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at NorthCoast Asset Management, Connectus Wealth, and Kovitz Investment Group Partners. Nieporent is based in San Diego, CA. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets using a financial planning-led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by advanced portfolio techniques and comprehensive retirement plan services.

Heather Cramer is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 10 years of industry experience, having worked previously at Ameriprise, Sovereign Financial Group, Wealth Strategies of America, and Raymond James Financial Services. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Michael Gulish is a CFP® professional with 38 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2019 and previously spent 25 years at LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he is a part owner of a timeshare rental property in West Dover, Vermont. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including portfolio management, trading, technology, and compliance services.

Jeffrey Montville is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Oppenheimer since 2006, following a prior role at Janney Montgomery Scott. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of programs and advisory services that include strategic asset allocation, manager selection, and retirement consulting, delivered through both discretionary and non-discretionary platforms.

Joseph Dedomenico is a CFP® with 40 years of industry experience and has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2004. He is also registered with the Series 63 designation. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in health and disability insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support while allowing advisors discretion in constructing client portfolios.

Michael Guttadaro Jr. is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Centaurus Financial since 2017 and previously at American Portfolios Financial Services from 2013 to 2017. Outside of advising, he is involved with the Connecticut Institute of Finance, where he provides tax preparation services, coaching, and life insurance discussions. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies and integrates various analytical approaches with model overlay programs and third-party money managers.

Gordon Brown is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked with New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, Brown is a co-founder of Academic and Behavioral Support, LLC, which provides behavioral services for children with special needs. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services, utilizing multiple investment approaches and platforms, and acts as a fiduciary under written advisory agreements.

John Caserta is a ChFC® and holds a Series 66 license, with 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC since 2012 and also works with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he is the proprietor of Caserta & DeJongh, LLC, a life insurance brokerage, and runs Boola Moola, a financial education resource for the Yale community. He is also active with the Yale Club of New Haven, having served as its immediate past president and currently assisting as assistant treasurer. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisers, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, providing clients with a range of investment management and execution capabilities.

Brittany Squires is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, INC. with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Infinex Investments, Inc. and Citizens Securities, Inc. Outside of advisory work, she serves as a notary public on a voluntary basis. OSAIC Institutions, INC. is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions, with a focus on decentralized investment management and a sizable non-discretionary asset base.

Michael Garzi is a CFP® professional at Mariner with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mariner in 2025, he worked seven years at Forte Capital LLC and has experience in roles at Paychex and the Rochester Rhinos. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services, typically implementing discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers.

Gregory Nappo is a CFP® professional with 34 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2002. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in New Haven, CT. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Christopher Allegro is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Pacific Specialty Insurance Company and Newton Allstate Agency. 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 certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm uses an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Susan Ianniello is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 18 years of industry experience. She has been associated with New York Life entities since 2007 and operates Ianniello Financial Strategies, focusing on insurance and financial services. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the boards of local business and historical organizations, including the Amity Chamber of Commerce and the Wooster Square Italian Immigrant Historical Society. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Mary Landsfield is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2023, she worked at Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company and its affiliates from 2018 to 2023, and co-founded Skymira, LLC, a software and radio technology company. She also serves on the advisory board of the University of New Haven’s Pompea College of Business. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, with a fiduciary standard applied to its RIA services within a vertically integrated group.

Samuel Degennaro is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Snowden Lane Partners for eight years. Degennaro has been with Sanctuary Advisors and its affiliated entity, Sanctuary Securities, Inc., since 2024. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm supports a network of over 400 independent advisers who deliver tailored portfolio management and retirement consulting services using a variety of analytical approaches and account management options.

Asa Cort is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Fiduciary Investment Advisors and People's Securities, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-founder of The Cort Family Foundation, which provides scholarships and supports nonprofit initiatives in lower-income communities. 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering a range of financial planning, brokerage, and advisory services.

Emily Joyce Grikis is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with nine years at the firm and three years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 credential and previously worked in the automotive sales industry. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of fee-based wrap programs, financial planning, and investment management consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies monitored by an Investment Strategy Committee.

Shari Rahmlow is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF who holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has 22 years of industry experience. She worked at Merrill from 2012 to 2023 before joining TIAA-CREF. 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 pre-existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management via model portfolios or customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Mark Mikucki is a financial advisor with SPC in Trumbull, CT, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 23 years of industry experience and has been with SPC since 2010 and Parkland Securities, LLC since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as co-trustee of family trusts, managing assets on behalf of relatives. SPC serves individual clients, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans through a team of over 460 advisors managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services, with a corporate structure that integrates affiliated broker-dealers and insurance agencies alongside fiduciary advisory services.