Laura Sundquist is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC. She previously worked at Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC and Sage Financial Design, Inc., where she spent over two decades. In addition to her advisory role, Ms. Sundquist is a Certified Public Accountant providing tax advice and tax preparation services separately from her investment practice. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, utilizing a range of strategies and third-party asset management programs.

Robert Borkowski is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Janney since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of the West Hartford Chamber of Commerce, where he participates in local business networking and community events. 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 and offers brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and various advisory programs, utilizing both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Marc Austin is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience and currently serves as an advisor at Wealthspire Advisors. He previously worked at Private Capital Group, LLC for 18 years before joining Wealthspire in 2022. Outside of his advisory work, he manages assets through a family partnership, MEGAMUFFIN, LLC. Wealthspire Advisors oversees approximately $34.3 billion in assets and serves nearly 9,700 clients, including individuals, corporations, nonprofits, and foundations. The firm uses an institutional-style asset allocation framework and offers a range of services such as wealth management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and trustee services.

Attilio Foschini is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Brokers International Financial Services and Lincoln Investment. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing several insurance and fixed insurance sales businesses, including serving as regional sales manager for American Senior Benefits and managing the Foschini Group. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party manager programs, employing a range of portfolio management approaches and utilizing multiple custodial platforms.

Jason Giordano is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ion Bank, Infinex Investments, Inc., LPL Financial, and Webster Investment Services Inc. He serves as a board member of the Northwest CT Community Foundation, which manages an endowment fund for charitable giving. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements and access to alternative investments. The firm is notable for its predominantly non-discretionary assets and its dual broker-dealer/adviser status, which shape its service and compensation models.

Karol Mcallister is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 40 years of industry experience. Since 2007, Mcallister has been associated with both Commonwealth Financial Network and Federal Hill Financial, LLC, where they are a co-owner. In addition to their advisory role, Mcallister serves as a board member of the Canton Public Library. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors by providing operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and platforms, including discretionary model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Pablo Mozo Garimaldi is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Outside of his advisory role, he is also active as a driver for Amazon Flex. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm uses an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Benjamin Casner is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, with prior roles including positions at Park Avenue Securities and Certified Financial Services. Casner attended St. Lawrence University and The Loomis Chaffee School. He works with Park Avenue Securities LLC, which operates as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a range of brokerage and advisory services.

Peter Cohen is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 51 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has extensive prior experience running his own firms, including PC Planning & Benefits Inc., where he serves as President and CEO. Outside of advisory services, Cohen is involved in independent insurance sales and acts as a sales advisor for medical practice management software and financial recovery services. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies, with a focus on comprehensive plan consulting and client reviews.

Paula Fischer is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth since 2011 and also operates PF Solutions, Inc., along with roles at The Kochen Group and Dc Design Studio. Outside of financial advising, she owns a consulting and art and jewelry design business and serves as Director of Membership at Shuttle Meadow Country Club. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm provides advisory programs, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and a platform that offers operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support.

Wendy Duncan is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 40 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and GYL Financial Synergies, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering a range of services from investment management to tax and business management. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture, combining fundamental and quantitative analysis with third-party managers and alternative strategies.

Jennifer Lange is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 15 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2013. 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 individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Mark Terna is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and Citigroup Global Markets. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a variety of investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Ilka Lopez Miller is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 26 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes positions at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and MassMutual Financial Group, among others. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, offering managed advice programs and investment education services that focus on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement age guidance. The firm uses proprietary technology from Morningstar Investment Management and serves a large client base with a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Michael Ciarlo is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and currently based in Farmington, CT. He has experience working at Integrity Alliance since 2026 and previously held roles at American Senior Benefits, Crooked Floor Tavern, and was engaged in full-time education for five years. Integrity Alliance is a large advisory network serving individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing various investment approaches and partnering with third-party platforms and managers.

Elizabeth Debassio is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding the PFS™ designation and 17 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC, and currently provides investment advice under the business name WP Financial. Private Advisor Group manages over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Christopher Cleland is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Integrity Alliance, LLC and has previously worked at Lincoln Investment. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with American Senior Benefits, where he designs insurance strategies and manages insurance portfolio analysis. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm provides continuous asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a network of 164 independent advisers, employing a variety of portfolio management approaches and leveraging multiple custodial platforms and third-party programs.

Ross Abbott is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2017, previously spending six years with Voya Financial Advisors. Abbott serves as treasurer for Westwood Bay, Inc., an association managing a group of lakeside cottages on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through employer retirement plans. The firm offers customized and model-based portfolio management within a fiduciary framework and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Joshua Nunez is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has prior work experience at Empower Financial Services, ASPLUNDH Tree Experts, Ray's Tree Service, KidzXL, and YouFit. 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’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

John Beloin is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research, Janney Montgomery Scott, and LPL Financial. Beloin is also the owner of Beloin Investment Group, LLC, which facilitates securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, while providing operational, trading, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.