Steven Ayer is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Norwich, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Advisors since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is a board member and chairman of Farmers Cow Development Corp., a company involved in franchising a regional food brand. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment strategies.

Ralph Johnston III is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America and holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. He has 27 years of industry experience and has been active as an insurance agent specializing in life and health insurance and fixed annuities since 2000. Johnston is a member of the WIDHAM Chamber of Commerce, a local networking group of business owners. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and institutions. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services through independent representatives and supports a range of investment and cash-management solutions across multiple custodians and third-party managers.

Philip Maliniak is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 19 years of industry experience and has held various roles including ownership and membership in multiple real estate and financial services firms. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member and vice president of OTSL/HRSC/NASSC, a community and charitable organization in Virginia Beach. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement services through a network of 477 independent advisors. The firm operates an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and emphasizes a largely non-discretionary asset management approach.

Mary Neary is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. in Montville, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with eight years of industry experience. She has worked with several firms including Wells Fargo Clearing, Cetera Investment Services, and Citizens Bank. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm features a digital advisory program using ETF-based portfolios managed through proprietary algorithms and also operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Horace Carryl Jr. is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has experience in various roles at Wells Fargo Bank, Footlocker Inc., Target Corporation, and BJ's Wholesale Club. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Dominic Carfora is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Corbin Advisors, and Delphian Trading, as well as various engagements with Quinnipiac University and involvement with the Conny Lacrosse Tournament. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for a range of client types including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions.

Mofya Zimba is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Bank of America, Merrill, Santander Securities, and Access Bank Zambia Limited. Outside of his advisory role, he has a 50% ownership interest in a commercial cleaning and transportation business based in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering services such as investment policy statement preparation, investment recommendations, performance reporting, and participant education. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and includes both discretionary and non-discretionary options, with a broader range of financial products including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Michael Gisleson is a financial advisor at LPL Enterprise with 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC since 1999. LPL Enterprise serves a wide range of clients including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients through advisory and brokerage channels, offering financial planning, consulting, and access to a variety of investment and insurance products.

Jessica Callahan is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. She has worked with several Cetera entities since 2021 and spent seven years at Voya in various advisory roles. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC operates as a multi-manager platform serving individual, institutional, corporate, and charitable clients nationwide. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and retirement services, with over $256 billion in assets under management and more than 10,000 advisors across its network.

Michelle Gallagher is a financial advisor with Fidelity, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 26 years of industry experience. Her tenure at Fidelity includes roles with Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC since 2008 and Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors since 2018. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a server and bartender at The Woodstock Tavern, a small local restaurant in Woodstock, Connecticut. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including retail and institutional investors. The firm employs a systematic investment process that integrates proprietary research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Thomas Brown is a financial advisor with Osaic Wealth, Inc. based in Coventry, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Osaic Wealth since 2018 and previously at Signator Investors, Inc. from 2016 to 2018. Brown also has a longstanding role with the Charles G. Marcus Agency, where he has been involved in the sale and marketing of fixed annuities and non-variable insurance products since 1994. Additionally, he serves as trustee for his son's irrevocable testamentary trust. Osaic Wealth, Inc. serves a wide range of retail and institutional clients through a large network of advisers, offering integrated brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers. The firm employs various asset-allocation tools and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, incorporating stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Jillian Pelkey is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank since 2018, and previously was with MacKinstry Financial & Investments LLC from 2016 to 2018. She holds a Series 66 designation. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a large client base primarily composed of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary investment options, combining multi-asset model portfolios with centralized custody and operational support.

Utpal Parekh is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Colchester, CT. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2022, he worked at People's United Advisors and People's Securities, Inc. from 2014 to 2022. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations nationwide. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, supported by research and model portfolios from multiple sources.

David Cormier is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Westwood, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Janney Montgomery Scott for 16 years before joining LPL Financial in 2019. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations nationwide. The firm offers a wide range of financial planning and advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, supported by model portfolios and research from multiple sources.

Nathanael Di Salvatore is a financial advisor at Cetera with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Avantax Advisory Services and Avantax Investment Services Inc. Di Salvatore also has experience as a tax associate at Cour Tax Consultants and provides administrative and tax support at Captain Hale Financial. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, and institutional accounts, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a multi-manager platform with access to various model portfolios and third-party managers.

Joseph Kotula is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 31 years of industry experience. His career includes 23 years at MetLife Securities Inc. and ongoing roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services and MassMutual Life Insurance Co. He is also active as an independent insurance agent specializing in disability, fixed annuities, life, accident, health, LTC, Medicare-related products, and property and casualty insurance. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, with a focus on collaborative, goal-based planning and a range of specialized services such as divorce and estate settlement planning.

Eric Sharp is a financial advisor at Cetera with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Avantax Advisory Services and several other affiliated firms prior to joining Cetera. Outside of his advisory role, Sharp serves on the advisory committees of local nonprofit organizations focused on pregnancy support and community ministry, and he provides tax services through Cour Tax Consultants. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is a national SEC-registered firm offering a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services to individuals, employer-sponsored plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm operates a multi-manager platform with options that include model portfolios, third-party managers, and bespoke strategies across various program structures.

Jonathan Daly is a financial advisor with Cetera Wealth Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., Citizens Securities Inc., and Cco Investment Services Corp. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services through a multi-manager platform that includes both affiliated and third-party investment options.

Bruce Hodgins is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2012. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a guardian of person in a fiduciary capacity. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs, including model portfolios and research, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Rodney Campopiano is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience, currently with Ameriprise in Norwich, CT. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Directors for Lifestream. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service focused on individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver non-discretionary recommendations in partnership with clients’ advisors.