Walter Auch Jr. is a financial advisor at Sophis Investments LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has served as a trustee and audit committee member for Renaissance Capital Greenwich Funds since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he is the managing director of Auch Partners, an executive recruiting firm specializing in financial services, a position he has held since 2001. Sophis Investments is a small team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, pooled investment vehicles, and certain businesses. The firm employs a concentrated, bottom-up fundamental equity approach focusing on long-term holdings and manages both separately managed accounts and pooled vehicles, including performance-based fee structures for qualified clients.

Letizia Carlisto is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with eight years of industry experience. She is currently a Wealth Advisor Associate at Navis Wealth Advisors LLC, where she has worked since 2021, assisting senior advisors. Her prior experience includes roles at Quincy Wells Capital, Great Point Capital, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and UBS Financial Services. Before entering financial services, she worked at Porta Napoli Restaurant for one year. Navis Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm manages approximately $902 million in assets and employs a long-term investment approach utilizing diversified mutual funds, ETFs, equities, bonds, alternative investments, and options, alongside due diligence of unaffiliated independent managers.

Katherine Jimerson is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She has been with Fortis Group Advisors and LPL Financial since 2021 and is also involved with The Fortis Agency. Outside of her advisory work, she has experience in basketball coaching and education roles. Fortis Group Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, retirement plans, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using institutional share classes and third-party managers, employing risk-profiling technology and tax-aware strategies.

John Kim is a financial advisor at Night Owl Capital Management, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Night Owl since 2003. Prior to that, he worked at Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated. Night Owl Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients through separately managed accounts and private pooled vehicles. The firm focuses on concentrated, long-term public equity investments using fundamental analysis and discounted free cash flow valuation.

Matthew Sexton is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC since 2016. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in Stamford, CT. Prior to joining Clear Harbor, he was not employed in the financial advisory field for one year. Clear Harbor Asset Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pooled vehicles, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combined bottom-up and top-down investment approach, tailoring portfolios to client risk profiles and liquidity needs.

Robert Searle is a Series 66 licensed advisor at Searle & Co. in Greenwich, CT, with 48 years of industry experience. He has been with Searle & Co. since 1982. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a trustee for a private trust, managing trust assets and overseeing distributions and compliance. Searle & Co. provides discretionary and limited non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm manages approximately $630 million across about 126 client relationships through a seven-advisor team, employing a combination of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Michael Devizio is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC and MML Investors Services, including MassMutual, from 2013 to 2019. Fortis Group Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, retirement plans, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm offers diversified portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing risk-profiling technology and third-party manager evaluation to tailor client solutions.

Richard Lotito is a financial advisor with Fortis Group Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Invest Financial Corporation and LPL Financial LLC. Fortis Group Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and wealth-planning services to individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using institutional share classes, third-party manager evaluation, and risk-profiling technology, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with comprehensive financial planning services.

Claire Brennan is a financial advisor at Tortoise Investment Management, LLC, based in White Plains, NY, with 10 years at the firm and 5 years of industry experience. She holds relevant credentials and focuses on serving high-net-worth individuals and trusts. Tortoise provides discretionary investment management primarily to professionals in demanding careers, emphasizing risk management, tax efficiency, and a conservative long-term investment approach. The firm offers comprehensive financial advice beyond portfolio management, including college and retirement planning, mortgage financing, insurance, charitable giving, and estate planning.

David Ringler is a financial advisor with Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. He serves as president of 100 Donors Inc., a registered nonprofit organization. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group advises individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients through asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and trust establishment. The firm utilizes third-party research and proprietary portfolio models, managing diversified investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Gregory Brushett is a financial advisor with Purkiss Capital Advisors, LLC in Ridgefield, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Purkiss Capital Advisors in 2026, he worked at New Age Alpha Advisors, LLC, Raymond James, and UBS. Purkiss Capital Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—and various institutional and household entities. The firm uses a fundamental analysis approach to construct tailored portfolios primarily with mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, emphasizing absolute returns within clients’ risk tolerances, and employs account aggregation and selective use of sub-advisers.

Dean Mcbeth is a financial advisor with Madison Advisory Services, Inc. in White Plains, NY, holding a Series 66 credential and 23 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research, Lion Street Financial, and Royal Alliance Associates. Outside of advising, he serves as secretary for Creativision Inc., an arts and performing arts organization, and treasurer for the Cortlandt Democratic Committee. Madison Advisory Services serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as participant-directed retirement and pension plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party managed programs, typically implementing portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, and model portfolios using strategic and tactical asset allocation.

Aaron Kennon is a financial advisor at Clear Harbor Asset Management, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Clear Harbor since 2009. Clear Harbor Asset Management provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to a diverse client base including individuals, pooled vehicles, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a combined bottom-up and top-down investment approach, tailoring portfolios to client risk profiles and liquidity needs, and manages approximately $1.743 billion in assets.

David Luo is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Purkiss Capital Advisors, LLC since 2025, following roles at Hightower, FMA Advisory, Edward Jones, and F&M Bank and Trust Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an adjunct professor of finance at Shippensburg University. Purkiss Capital Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and household entities. The firm employs a fundamental analysis framework to construct tailored portfolios focusing on absolute returns within clients’ risk tolerances and regularly monitors and adjusts allocations to reflect changing needs and market conditions.

Eric Meermann is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience at Palisades Hudson Asset Management, L.P. in Stamford, CT. He has been with the firm since 2004, holding a vice president role at Palisades Hudson Financial Group LLC, where he provides tax preparation, retirement, and estate planning services. Palisades Hudson Asset Management offers investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and plan sponsors, focusing on long-term, asset-allocation-based investing using primarily mutual funds and ETFs. The firm manages both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, including private equity funds, and provides retirement plan consulting and fiduciary services.

Kevin Hamilton is a financial advisor with Aspire Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and five years of industry experience. He is also involved with Hamilton Cavanaugh & Associates, Inc. and has a minority ownership interest in Upscale Enterprises, LLC, a car wash business. Aspire Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and employee benefit plans. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis and typically implements model portfolios with mutual funds and ETFs tailored to client needs.

George Merrill is a Series 65 licensed advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Sophis Investments LLC, where he has worked since 2021, following nine years at M&R Capital Management, Inc. Merrill is also a licensed attorney admitted to the New York State Bar. Sophis Investments is a small team firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, endowments, foundations, and certain businesses with discretionary portfolio management and tailored investment advisory services. The firm employs a concentrated, bottom-up fundamental equity approach focused on long-term holdings and uses performance-based fees for qualified clients.

Christopher Ward is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Avity Investment Management Inc., where he has worked since 2022. Prior to joining Avity, he was employed at G.research, LLC and GAMCO Investors, Inc. from 2015 to 2022. Avity Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to a variety of clients including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on fundamental research and active management of high-quality, liquid securities, maintaining a relatively large asset base with a small adviser team.

Thomas Snayd is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Purkiss Capital Advisors, LLC since 2017. He previously worked at Commonfund Asset Management Co., Inc. for 12 years. Snayd serves as the Investment Committee Chair for the Newtown Pension Committee. Purkiss Capital Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as institutional and household entities. The firm uses fundamental analysis to construct tailored portfolios emphasizing absolute returns within client risk tolerances and monitors accounts regularly, employing mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and limited options strategies.

Charles Failla is a CFP® professional with 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with Sovereign Financial Group, Inc. and has held roles at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc., among other firms. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in real estate ownership and management through several entities in Stamford, CT. Sovereign Financial Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement advisory, and cash-management solutions. The firm employs a long-term investment approach with diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and alternative strategies through independent managers and its Align Alternative Access Fund.