Matthew Clements is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and has prior experience at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and MJC Wealth Management. He also engages in fixed insurance sales as an outside business activity. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Michael Kozik is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience and is currently affiliated with Janney Montgomery Scott. He has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2015. 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 wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and various advisory programs.

Scott Moulton is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Equitable Advisors and Axa Advisors, LLC. Moulton serves on the Board of Corporators for The Milford Bank, participates in community service as a member of the Devon Rotary, and is an executive board member of the Milford Chamber of Commerce. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and financial organizations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and portfolio construction strategies.

Kirk Kolligian is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Merrill Lynch from 1993 and Bank of America from 2009 before joining Janney in 2017. 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 including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs.

Skyler Spitz is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth, he worked at GYL Financial Synergies and attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse clientele including individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates fundamental and quantitative analysis, third-party managers, and a broad range of investment strategies across managed and held-away assets.

Dara Gibbs is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2018. Prior to joining Janney, she worked for Prudential Annuities Distributors and Prudential Insurance Company of America for a decade. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the board of a skilled nursing center and is involved with NeighborWorks, a nonprofit focused on affordable housing and community development, as well as volunteering as a reading tutor. 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 sponsors, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

John Esposito is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and holds a Series 66 designation. He has seven years of industry experience, including roles at GE Capital and Dimatteo Financial prior to joining Esposito Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he presents financial literacy programs at the Huntington Branch Library in Shelton, CT. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and operational support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside access to proprietary model portfolios and various program structures.

Andrew Derenzi is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at JPMorgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and Oppenheimer. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate and institutional clients, offering services such as investment management, financial counseling, and retirement plan fiduciary services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture and integrates a broad array of asset classes and affiliated service offerings.

Jennifer Hawkins is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in New Haven, CT. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 18 years of industry experience, including 16 years with Janney Montgomery Scott. 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 and offers brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Brian Marshall is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Westport, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, LLC, and Resnick Investment Advisors, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach emphasizing tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies, separate account managers, and private and registered funds.

Melanie Kregling is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 24 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. Melanie has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2010. She is a member of the Professional Advisors Council for the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, where she provides advice on nonprofit community agencies and development strategies. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large enterprise firm managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients through a combination of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Jessica La Chance is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at DiMatteo Group Financial Services and the University of Tampa. La Chance also engages in fixed insurance sales as part of her business activities. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and manages around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody/clearing services.

Gregory Nappo is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in New Haven, CT, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His career includes multiple roles at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2017, alongside earlier work with the New Britain Bees and Miami Marlins. He is also involved with Core Training Academy. 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 through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management across multiple advisory programs, and offers brokerage, financial planning, and consulting services.

Richard Esposito is a financial advisor at SPC with nine years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior roles include positions at Parkland Securities, Eagle Strategies, New York Life, Allstate Insurance, Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance. He serves as a Gift Officer at Assumption University and is an elected member of the Board of Finance in East Haven, CT. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related services through a network of over 460 advisers managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets. The firm provides discretionary and nondiscretionary investment management and maintains a corporate structure that integrates affiliated broker-dealers and insurance agencies alongside formal succession and compliance protocols.

Keith Anderson is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1996 and has operated his own CPA practice since 1992. Anderson is also a part owner of Anderson, Brolin & Coba CPA's, LLC, a tax and accounting service business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm supports affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Michael Gold is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently with CWM, LLC and has previously worked at People’s Securities, Inc., Gerstein Fisher, and GFA Securities, LLC. Gold is president and CEO of Gold Family Wealth, LLC, where he oversees financial planning, business development, marketing, and client services. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of more than 600 advisors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management using model portfolios, combining fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools, with a focus on retirement plan and institutional services.

Steven Raab is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Fairfield, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic in 2018, he worked at Mbsc Securities Corporation for 10 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member and half-owner of 317 Via Tuscany LLC. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models and operating at a large scale with over 1,200 advisors.

Paul Kiernan is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining CWM, he worked at Gold Family Wealth, LLC and Cruser, Mitchell & Sanchez, LLC. His background also includes roles outside the financial sector, such as work with Lansing Condo Services and Michigan State University. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and retirement-plan solutions, using model portfolios guided by an in-house Investment Committee and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Kevin Small is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2024 and previously spent over a decade with Equitable Advisors and Axa Advisors, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes multi-manager solutions, manager selection, and proprietary research, serving clients through a network of Advisor Practices with access to various investment products and tailored portfolio management strategies.

Joseph Cortese is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Creative Planning in 2016, he worked at Northcoast Asset Management and Quasar Distributors, LLC from 2014 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Slacktide Real Estate LLC as a landlord. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various active and passive techniques, while managing approximately $295.6 billion in assets across more than 1,100 advisors.