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.

Wallie Feliciano is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, INC. with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Infinex Investments, Inc. since 2013. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in direct selling through a multilevel marketing company and serves on the board of the Wallingford Country Club. He also participates in the City Manager Search Committee for Meriden, CT, and is president of Caribbean Property Development Corp. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm provides customized advisory services and combines a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with access to alternative investments and lending solutions.

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 the Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. His prior experience includes roles at Sentinel Asset Management, Pacific Specialty Insurance Company, LPL Financial, and Ast Investment Services, Inc. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates.

Lee Sheiman is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, Webster Bank, Wells Fargo Bank and Clearing, and Citigroup. He is also a commissioned notary as of 2021. Citizens Securities serves a diverse retail clientele, including individual and high-net-worth investors and retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm features a digital advisory platform using proprietary algorithms and client risk profiles, while maintaining a broader range of commission-based brokerage and advisory activities.

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.

Craig Wezenski is a financial advisor with Savant Wealth Management in Guilford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Savant in 2026, he worked at Exencial Wealth Advisors, LLC for six years and at Willingdon Wealth Management LLC for four years. He is also an equity partner at Exencial Wealth Advisors. Savant Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office services with an investment approach blending evidence-based asset allocation and actively managed strategies supported by centralized resources across a large advisory team.

Mary Landsfield is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with eight years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Mass Mutual Life Insurance Co and related entities for five years. Mary is also a co-founder of Skymira, LLC, a software and radio technology company, and serves as a board member on the University of New Haven-Pompea College of Business Advisory Board. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing relationships through employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm provides both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, including customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard.

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.

Michael Ludwin is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, INC. with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Infinex Investments, Harvest Capital Advisors, LPL Financial, Uvest Financial Services Group, and Webster Investment Services. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure with both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Sabina Vegiard is a financial advisor at Osaic Institutions, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has worked with firms including Infinex Investments, Inc., Key Investment Services LLC, LPL Financial, and Citizens Securities, Inc. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as a Notary Public providing services to bank customers. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, wrap programs, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure.

Jennifer Campbell is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with Infinex Investments, Inc. since 2004. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Accel Compliance, LLC, focusing on insurance regulations and data entry. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure and a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary asset management.

Asa Cort is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked in several firms including People's United Bank, People's Securities, Fiduciary Investment Advisors, and Janney Montgomery Scott, where he has been since 2019. Cort is a co-founder of The Cort Family Foundation, Inc., which provides scholarships and supports food aid and nonprofit efforts 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, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services supported by in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Emily Joyce Grikis is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience, including one year prior to joining her current firm. She has worked at Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. since 2017 and previously held a role outside of finance in the automotive sector. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through over 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of services including wrap-fee advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, investment management, brokerage services, insurance products, and certain M&A advisory services.

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.

Matthew Coviello is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Cheshire, CT. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been in the industry since 2025. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2026, he worked at Egidio Lennon Wealth Management, LLC starting in 2025. His background also includes several years in education at Central Connecticut State University, Pomperaug High School, and Rochambeau Middle School. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors, managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Thornton Fay is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at GWFS Equities, Empower Advisory Group, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Thornton is based in Hamden, CT. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, often serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through various managed account programs, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Leo Beauregard is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at American Portfolios and infinex Investments, Inc. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure and a model that delegates investment analysis and account management to its representatives.

Stephen Bohan is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Centaurus Financial since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he is the owner of S.E. Bohan Financial Group, LLC, which engages in the sale and marketing of fixed insurance, fixed annuities, disability, health, and long-term care insurance. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, operating with both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.