Thomas Hofstetter is a financial advisor at DayMark Wealth Partners, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for the Museum of Contemporary Art of Westport and is a member of the investment committee at Hartford Seminary. DayMark Wealth Partners serves individuals, trusts, pension and retirement plans, and institutional clients, providing asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm manages approximately $3.94 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach that includes in-house model management, third-party managers, and digital asset advisory.

Christopher Elias is a financial advisor at Capital Analysts with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to his current role, he worked at Lincoln Investment for six years and at Bankers Life for one year; before entering the financial industry, he spent 21 years at Factset Data Systems, Inc. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management supported by an in-house investment management and research team, delivering customized client solutions through various program structures.

Alejandro Velazquez is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Carnegie Investment Counsel. His prior work includes roles at Eagle Ridge Investment Management and Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company. Carnegie Investment Counsel provides investment supervisory services, financial and retirement plan advice, and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, high net worth clients, pension plans, nonprofits, corporations, trust companies, government entities, and other advisers. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches and trading strategies to align portfolios with client goals and offers specialized services such as ERISA fiduciary support and governance consulting.

Geoffrey Garfield is a financial advisor with Compass Financial Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at American Leak Detection, Succession Matching, and Altium Wealth Management LLC. Compass Financial Management LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, providing discretionary investment management, retirement-plan consulting, and participant education. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies, including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and uses both third-party managers and internally managed model portfolios.

Gerard Gruber is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Geneos Wealth Management, Inc. since 2006. He has also worked at Hayden Wealth Management and operates a branch location under the name Harbor West. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent representative for fixed insurance sales with various carriers. Geneos Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment advisory, and brokerage services, utilizing a range of analytic approaches and strategies combined with continuous account monitoring and discretionary trading authority.

Stephen Bliss is a financial advisor at Capitol Securities Management, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 41 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Capitol Securities Management in 2025, he worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC from 2021 to 2025, and at Raymond James & Associates between 2017 and 2021. Capitol Securities Management serves individual, corporate, and charitable clients, offering brokerage and investment advisory services along with comprehensive financial planning and pension consulting. The firm manages assets through various programs and employs a network of investment adviser representatives who tailor investment policies and manage accounts using a range of financial instruments.

Daniel Morris is a financial advisor with Vanderbilt Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 43 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Oppenheimer and Westport Capital Markets, LLC. He is also involved in fixed insurance sales as an Investment Advisor Representative. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach combined with fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, and is notable for its integration with retirement-plan and benefits firms.

Stephanie Van Albert is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Moneco Advisors since 2020 and previously held roles at Shoreline Financial Advisors, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders at NIH, Quinnipiac University, and Maryland National Capital Park & Planning. Moneco Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm with 43 advisors serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides fee-based portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and access to various advisory programs, using a range of investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Stefano Safaei is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He has held Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Wedbush Securities since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner and shareholder in Skyarch Capital Advisors, LLC, which provides tax planning services to small and mid-size businesses and high-income individuals. Wedbush Securities serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, foundations, and institutional clients. The firm offers brokerage and SEC-registered investment advisory services, combining capital markets, fixed income, commodities, and clearing services with managed account solutions.

Derrek Metz is a financial advisor with Moneco Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and over 23 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, MML Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities Inc. Metz is also involved with Moneco Insurance LLC, an affiliated insurance agency. Moneco Advisors is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides fee-based portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and access to sponsored advisory programs, using a range of investment strategies and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Jose Da Cruz is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with International Assets Investment Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2018. His prior experience includes roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Metlife Securities Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Da Cruz serves as an adjunct professor at Western Connecticut State University and is a member of the Mission Ministry Committee at the First Congregational Church of Ridgefield. International Assets Investment Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporations, and other business entities through a national network of independent advisers. The firm offers customized portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and third-party managers tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Patrick Mullin is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Investment Planners Wealth Management and Timber Point Capital Management. He is also involved with Indian Spring Management LLC, serving as managing member and general partner for a private fund. Fortis Capital Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, other advisers, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring, utilizing a range of strategies including passive, active, tactical, blended, and ESG-integrated approaches.

Howard Schloss is a financial advisor at SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC with 7 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Schloss has been affiliated with SeaCrest Investment Management, LLC since 2011 and joined SeaCrest Wealth Management in 2026. SeaCrest Wealth Management is a multi-advisor SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a customized, long-term investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, utilizing both proprietary and third-party artificial intelligence tools to support decision-making.

John Rosenau is a CFP® professional with 40 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Moneco Advisors since 2014 and has also maintained a long-term association with LPL Financial since 1994. His other business activities include work in non-variable insurance through Moneco Insurance LLC. Moneco Advisors is an SEC-registered multi-team advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers fee-based portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and access to various sponsored advisory programs, utilizing a range of investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerances.

Francis Lawrance Jr. is a financial advisor with SeaCrest Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 44 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors. SeaCrest Wealth Management is an SEC-registered, multi-advisor firm that serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a customized, long-term investment approach utilizing fundamental and technical analysis, AI-supported decision tools, and offers a range of financial planning and investment management services.

William Loftus is a financial advisor at Coastal Bridge Advisors with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Llbh Private Wealth Management, LLC for 11 years before joining Coastal Bridge Advisors in 2019. He is also a partner in CBA MGMT CO., LLC and serves as a member and executive officer of Manifest Growth Fund GP, LLC. Coastal Bridge Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management services to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a goal-based, fundamental analysis approach and offers diversified portfolios while leveraging affiliated businesses and strategic partnerships within the Focus Financial Partners network.

Ines Kasdorf is a CFP® professional at Coastal Bridge Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Raymond James & Associates, Excel Securities & Associates, and Ashton Thomas Private Wealth. Coastal Bridge Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm uses a goal-based, fundamental analysis approach to construct diversified portfolios and offers specialized advisory services including retirement plan consulting and ERISA services.

Matthew Harrison is a financial advisor at Sprott Asset Management USA Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Sprott entities since 2017, including roles at Sprott Asset Management LP and Sprott Global Resource Investments, Ltd. Prior to joining Sprott, he spent one year at Picton Mahoney Asset Management. Sprott Asset Management USA, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm focuses on natural-resource and precious-metals businesses using a bottom-up, value-oriented fundamental analysis combined with top-down asset allocation, offering both actively managed and index-based ETF strategies.

Mariah Homick is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Sprott Asset Management USA Inc. with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Sprott Asset Management USA, she worked at Sprott Global Resource Investments Ltd. and held positions outside the financial sector, including at Anthropologie. Sprott Asset Management USA provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management to retail and high-net-worth individuals, institutional clients, and pooled investment vehicles, specializing in precious metals and natural resources with a focus on bottom-up fundamental analysis and cyclical/value investment strategies.

David Gershoni is a financial advisor with Aegis Capital Corp., holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 17 years before joining Aegis Capital in 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an agent and producer at ACC Agency, Inc., a general insurance agency. Aegis Capital Corp. serves individual investors, retirement and benefit plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients by providing investment advisory and brokerage services, financial planning, and access to managed account programs through RBC and AXOS platforms. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account options and provides trade execution, clearing, custody, and reporting services.