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.

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.

Mark Barkasy is a financial advisor with St. Bernard Financial Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Embark Financial and Insurance Partners, LLC, and Invest Financial Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, Barkasy serves as a track official at Manchester High School. St. Bernard Financial Services serves individuals, families, small businesses, trusts, and estates, offering investment advisory and brokerage services including portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a long-term, conservative growth strategy with tactical asset allocation and typically maintains collaborative, largely non-discretionary client relationships.

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.

Kristina Wolff Singh is a financial advisor at ValMark Advisers, Inc. with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Wolff Wealth Advisors since 2021. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a volunteer board member for Woman of Wonder, a nonprofit that raises funds for college scholarships benefiting single mothers and women raised by single mothers. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of advisory representatives. The firm’s approach emphasizes diversified, goal-based portfolios with active monitoring and rebalancing, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers.

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 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with CGN Advisors, LLC since 2015. CGN Advisors provides financial planning, investment consultation, and portfolio supervisory services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, businesses, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of asset-allocation strategies and offers services such as educational workshops, tax-return preparation, and pension consulting.

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.

Kathleen Christensen is a financial advisor at Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. Her prior experience includes five years at Marcum Wealth Management, LLC. Christensen serves on the boards of the Bridge Family Center, a nonprofit organization in West Hartford, CT, and the Connecticut Women’s Council. Connecticut Wealth Management provides financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, trust support, and business-owner consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, nonprofits, businesses, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental analysis approach combined with strategic asset allocation and offers services under written agreements, including trust and recruiting services for business-owner clients.

Joshua Sweeney is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2023, and has held prior roles at firms including Ameriprise and Water Island Capital. Connecticut Wealth Management provides financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, trust support, and business-owner consulting services. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, non-profit organizations, businesses, and plan sponsors using a long-term, fundamental analysis investment approach combined with strategic asset allocation.

Matthew Di Battista is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor at Apella Wealth with two years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at SS&C Technologies and Western New England University. 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 and quantitative investment approach, offering a range of solutions such as discretionary and non-discretionary management, separately managed accounts, held-away portfolio advice, and automated advisory services.

John Russo is a financial advisor at Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Connecticut College and Choate Rosemary Hall. Connecticut Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, businesses, and plan sponsors with financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, trust support, and business-owner consulting. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental analysis approach combined with strategic asset allocation, utilizing a range of investment vehicles including no-load mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Nancy Barnwell is a financial advisor with Principal Advised Services in Manchester, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. Her career includes positions at Prudential Investment Management Services and Empower Financial Services. Principal Advised Services offers investment advice and related services primarily to retirement plan participants and retail IRA clients, combining third-party methodologies with proprietary models and operating within the Principal Financial Group family, which provides access to affiliated products and integrated support services.