Brian Elmer is the principal of BE Investment Management in Farmington, CT, holding a Series 65 designation with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC since 2021 and founded BE Investment Management in 2013. BE Investment Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $6 million in client assets, offering customized portfolio management that includes equities, mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed-income securities, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis tailored to client objectives.

Joel Kosovsky is a CFP® and PFS™ with 27 years of experience in financial services. He is the principal and sole advisor at Horizon Financial Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in West Hartford, CT. Kosovsky also manages two CPA firms, Kosovsky and Company CPAs and Consultants, LLC and KPS & Company, LLC. Horizon Financial Advisors serves a small client base with asset management, financial planning, and pension and profit-sharing plan consulting. The firm manages portfolios primarily on a non-discretionary basis, using a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation, model portfolios, and fundamental and technical analysis.

Kayse Kress is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at DocsFP, an independent financial planning firm. She has previously worked at Physician Tax Advisors LLC, Physician Wealth Services, LLC, More With Less Financial Planning, LLC, and Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC. In addition to her advisory work, she is an Adjunct Professor at Central Connecticut State University, a role she has held since 2018. DocsFP provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and businesses. The firm emphasizes hourly financial planning engagements across various topics and offers investment management through a buy-and-hold passive indexing strategy without charging percentage-of-assets fees.

Brooke Weise is a financial advisor at Weise Financial Wellness with five years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® designation along with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Her prior work includes roles at Grady & Riley, LLP, Ellevest, LPL Financial LLC, and Avantax Advisory Services. Outside of financial advising, she previously operated small businesses in holiday decor and tree services. Weise Financial Wellness is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning. The firm focuses on a holistic, goals-driven process and provides ongoing and project-based planning without managing or holding client assets.

Craig Panarella is the principal and sole advisor at Panarella Wealth Management LLC in Hartford, CT. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his current firm, he led The Panarella Group LLC since 2012. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in health insurance sales as president and owner of a related business. Panarella Wealth Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans and business entities. The firm creates Investment Policy Statements tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance, employs both fundamental and technical analysis, and manages accounts directly without delegating to third parties.

Brian Williams is a financial advisor at Northshire Consulting, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Triad Advisors, Inc. and Future Benefits, Inc. since 2018, he has been with Northshire Consulting. Northshire Consulting provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, with a focus on portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines active and passive mutual funds with diversification strategies and conservative cash instruments, and it holds discretionary authority under ERISA §3(38) for certain retirement plan model portfolios.

David Rioux is the sole advisor at Rioux & Company, LLC, an independent firm based in Burlington, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience, having led his firm since 1996. Rioux & Company LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, qualified retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm constructs portfolios using a range of instruments and employs derivative strategies with client consent, applying modern portfolio theory alongside fundamental and technical analysis.

Daniel Remigino Sr. is a financial advisor at Buell Investment Advisors with 49 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Buell Securities Corp since 2015. He has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2026. Buell Investment Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an active, risk-focused investment approach using fundamental and technical analysis, managing many accounts on a non-discretionary basis while offering discretionary authority in certain cases.

Richard Sullivan is a financial advisor at Fiscal Dynamics Incorporated with 40 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been associated with Fiscal Dynamics since 1985. Fiscal Dynamics provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental analysis, long-term holdings, asset allocation, and tax-sensitive trading, managing portfolios primarily through mutual funds and ETFs.

Benjamin Sams is a financial advisor at Haviland & Sams, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Haviland & Sams since 2010. Sams is also the managing member of Sams Family Investment, LLC, a family investment vehicle. Haviland & Sams serves corporations, individuals, families, business owners, and professionals by providing financial modeling, wealth management, independent investment manager search, and consulting services. The firm acts as a strategist and advisor, focusing on investment policy development and manager identification, without directly managing client assets or accepting discretionary trading authority.

Dawn Landino is a financial advisor at Bright Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Bright Advisors in 2026, she worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services and MetLife Securities Inc. Dawn is also the owner and manager of Compass Financial Architects, where she provides life, health, and disability insurance to clients. Bright Advisors, founded in 2024, offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to ultra-high-net-worth families, family offices, foundations, corporations, and individuals with complex financial needs. The firm employs a multi-dimensional, client-centered process with portfolios implemented through various managed account structures and emphasizes the selection and oversight of third-party advisers as part of its investment approach.

Richard Leukart is a financial advisor with Charter Oak Asset Management, Inc. in Cheshire, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Charter Oak since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, Leukart is co-owner of Seventy West, LLC, an LLC established to manage rental property. Charter Oak Asset Management serves individuals, retirement programs, trusts, corporations, and non-profits by providing discretionary investment management through proprietary Managed Account Programs, consulting, and fixed-income purchase advisory services. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and active management informed by chart analysis and economic indicators, and it provides clients with regular performance reporting and access to insurance products.

Christopher Powers is a financial advisor at Wealth Management Group of North America, LLC (WMGNA) with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including RBC Capital Markets, Triad Advisors, and Arkadios Capital. Powers is also licensed in health, life, and disability insurance and engages in insurance sales alongside his advisory role. WMGNA serves individuals, families, pension plans, and businesses by providing financial planning, tax services, and both fee-based and commission-based investment management. The firm’s investment approach centers on customized strategic asset allocation with regular reviews and incorporates third-party money managers and a variety of strategies, including options and alternative investments.

David Gibbs is a financial advisor with Successful Wealth Strategies, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC and National Planning Corporation, and he has operated Gibbs Financial Services, LLC since 2014. Successful Wealth Strategies serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and retirement plans with services including money coaching, financial planning, investment management, and qualified plan consulting. The firm emphasizes a behavioral-first planning process and offers diversified portfolio management alongside educational seminars and coaching integrated into client planning.

Corrin Burke is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Successful Wealth Strategies, LLC since 2017. She previously worked at Conscious Capital Wealth Management, LLC and J.W. Cole Financial, Inc. Burke is treasurer of the nonprofit organization Love Has a Home. Successful Wealth Strategies, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, business entities, retirement plans, trusts, and nonprofits. The firm uses a behavioral investment approach combined with money coaching and business archetype coaching, offering portfolio management alongside educational meetings and employee participant services.

Morris Armstrong is a financial advisor at Crionna Wealth LLC with the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has one year of experience as an advisor at Crionna Wealth and 25 years of experience owning and operating Morris Armstrong EA LLC, a tax resolution and preparation firm. Crionna Wealth provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate retirement plans. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance and offers ERISA services as both a limited 3(21) adviser and discretionary 3(38) investment manager.

Jacob Sapia is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with five years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Wealth Management Group of North America (WMGNA) and has previously worked at Arkadios Capital, Osaic Wealth, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Pruco Securities, among others. WMGNA serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and business clients through financial planning, tax-coordinated services, and both fee-based and commissionable investment management. The firm emphasizes customized strategic asset allocation and third-party asset manager selection, offering consolidated reporting and client portal access as part of its services.

George Miller is a financial advisor at Buell Investment Advisors with 56 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Buell Securities Corp since 2021 and Coburn & Meredith, Inc. since 1975. Buell Investment Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an active, risk-focused investment approach using fundamental and technical analysis, offering primarily non-discretionary managed accounts with some discretionary authority accepted in specific cases.

Robert Malik is a financial advisor at Charter Oak Asset Management, Inc. with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Charter Oak since 1997. Charter Oak Asset Management serves individuals, retirement programs, trusts, corporations, and non-profit organizations by offering discretionary investment management through proprietary Managed Account Programs (MAPs), consulting, and a purchase-advisory service for individual fixed-income securities. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and active management informed by chart analysis, economic fundamentals, and technical indicators, with regular performance reporting that includes benchmark comparisons and beta disclosures.

Karl Zirolli is a CFP® professional with 42 years of industry experience. He is currently with Summit Planning Group, LLC and has previously worked at LPL Financial and Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation. Zirolli has been involved with Summit Planning Group and related entities since 1997. He also sells life, disability, and long-term care insurance through Merritt Insurance. Summit Planning Group provides financial planning and corporate advisory services primarily for owners of closely held businesses, corporate clients, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm focuses on fee-for-planning engagements and offers written summaries with generic investment and tax-related recommendations, coordinating implementation with clients' other advisors.