James Barchiesi is a financial advisor with Polymath Capital Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing four years of industry experience. He is the chairman and founder of Worksite Ventures, Worksite Capital Partners, LP, a limited partnership, and is a member of Innovation Garden, LLC, which invests in early-stage companies. Additionally, he serves as the executive director of the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Foundation, overseeing its foundation endowment. Polymath Capital Advisors, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, retirement plans, and institutional investors. The firm offers integrated financial planning and related services and employs a diversified investment approach combining U.S. equities, fixed income, ETFs, alternative assets, and algorithmic model portfolios.

Mark Butler is the president and owner of Butler & Co., Inc., an independent investment advisory firm. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 42 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Southeast Investments, N.C. Inc., Northeast Securities, and founding ACT International, Inc., a religious social services nonprofit. He is also the founder of Gulfstar Corporation, an oil and gas private investment vehicle. Butler & Co., Inc. provides investment advisory and consulting services to individuals, employee benefit plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers non-discretionary portfolio management, advisory consulting, third-party adviser selection, and pension consulting, with a client-driven process that emphasizes suitability and regular account monitoring.

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.

Jeffrey Smith is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Parker Wealth Management, LLC in Windsor, CT. He has led the firm since 2011. Parker Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as small businesses, offering financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis with attention to cyclical trends, maintaining a generally long-term orientation while allowing for short-term hedging and cash positions when appropriate.

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.

William Rodriguez is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Briggs Wealth Management, Inc. since 2019 and previously held positions at New England Capital Planners, LPL Financial, Key Bank, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of advisory work, he is the managing member and tax preparer for Willow Tax Prep LLC, providing individual and business tax preparation services. Briggs Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and supplemental services such as executor services and tax preparation, focusing on tax efficiency and long-term fundamental analysis.

David Torres Onisto is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at TOP Private Wealth. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, Private Advisor Group, MSI Financial Services, and Ameriprise. In addition to his advisory work, he owns and operates David Torres Tax Services, providing tax preparation services. TOP Private Wealth LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a mixed passive and active investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on asset allocation, tax efficiency, and long-term holding periods.

Robert Ignagni is a financial advisor at Strategic Financial, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been a co-owner of Walston & Ignagni, a CPA firm providing tax and accounting services, since 1985. His prior experience includes roles at FFP Advisory Services, Inc. and FFP Securities, Inc. Strategic Financial offers financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as various institutional entities. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis along with a proprietary market assessment model to guide portfolio management tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and time horizon.

George Miller Jr. is a financial advisor at Buell Investment Advisors with 56 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and previously worked for Coburn & Meredith, Inc. for 30 years before joining Buell Securities Corp in 2018. Buell Investment Advisors serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an active, risk-focused investment approach that incorporates fundamental and technical analysis, with many managed accounts supervised on a non-discretionary basis.

Karl Zirolli is a CFP® professional with 42 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Summit Planning Group, LLC and has previously worked at LPL Financial LLC and Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation. Zirolli co-owns Summit Funding LLC and provides financial planning and consulting services through Summit Planning Group. Summit Planning Group primarily serves owners of closely held businesses, corporate clients, and high-net-worth individuals by offering financial, retirement, and estate planning, as well as business continuation and retirement plan education. The firm emphasizes fee-for-planning engagements and coordinates implementation with clients’ other advisors.

Anthony Mandile is a financial advisor with CM Financial Advisors, LLC and holds credentials as a Certified Public Accountant. He has 26 years of industry experience and has worked at Ciampi, Mandile & Company for over 36 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of both Ciampi Mandile & Company, LLC, a CPA firm, and Premier Mortgage Group, LLC, a mortgage brokerage company. CM Financial Advisors, LLC provides investment management and personal financial planning services to individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, not-for-profit organizations, and retirement plans. The firm tailors investment programs to each client’s goals and risk tolerance and is noted for its close affiliation with an accounting firm and a mortgage brokerage while focusing primarily on non–high-net-worth individuals and smaller institutional clients.

Mark Briggs is a CFP® with 26 years of experience in financial advisory, currently serving at Briggs Wealth Management, Inc. in Glastonbury, CT, where he has worked since 2000. His credentials also include Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Briggs Wealth Management serves a broad client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and supplemental services such as executor and tax preparation services, emphasizing a long-term investment approach with a focus on tax efficiency and cash management.

Eric Powers is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with TOP Private Wealth LLC, where he has worked since 2024, and previously spent a decade at Private Advisor Group, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates Powers Tax Preparation Services. TOP Private Wealth LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary investment management along with project-based and ongoing financial planning. The firm employs a blend of passive and active strategies focused on asset allocation, tax efficiency, and long-term holding periods.

Christopher Berris is a financial advisor at Buell Investment Advisors with 40 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and has worked at LPL Financial LLC since 2026 and Buell Securities Corp. since 1992. In addition to his advisory role, he is an officer and partner at Buell Investment Advisors and a partner at Ideal Team Ventures, a private equity firm. Buell Investment Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an active, risk-focused investment approach using fundamental and technical analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary managed accounts primarily held at independent custodians.

Richard Villeneuve is a financial advisor at Pasco Advisors, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Pasco Advisors since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he is an insurance broker selling fixed annuities, life, Medicare, health, and long-term care insurance, and he owns Pasco Tax Advisory Group LLC, which prepares and files personal and business income tax returns. Pasco Advisors primarily serves individual clients, including many high-net-worth households, as well as business and corporate clients and small pension plans. The firm uses a conservative, low-turnover investment approach focused on general securities, mutual funds, and government securities, and assists clients with alternative strategies through third-party money managers.

Tyler Olson is the sole advisor at Olson Consulting LLC in Manchester, CT, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Primesolutions Securities, Inc. and operated his own bookkeeping business. He is also co-owner of Physician Cents LLC, a financial education podcast for medical professionals. Olson Consulting LLC primarily serves physicians and individual clients, offering financial planning and portfolio management with an emphasis on passive, diversified, and tax-aware investment strategies. The firm provides tailored planning for physician practice owners and allows clients to set investment restrictions while offering discretionary management and regular account reviews.

Nicholas Broska is a financial advisor at Financial Resources Group, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Sanford and Hawley and Express Kitchens. He is in the process of starting a part-time bookkeeping business. Financial Resources Group provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm follows a value-oriented investment style using multi-asset portfolios and offers discretionary portfolio management along with a wrap fee program.

Nicholas Roy is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Somnio Financial Group, LLC since 2015 and holds a Series 66 license. The firm advises individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services with a fee-only model. Somnio primarily allocates client assets among exchange-traded funds and manages approximately $137.8 million for about 91 clients.

Brian Benson is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor at Hoskin Capital with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at St Germain Investment Management and Myers Brothers Kalicka, PC. In addition to his advisory role, Benson serves as an adjunct professor at Elms College, teaching courses related to his CFP certification. Hoskin Capital serves individual clients, trusts, estates, and business entities, offering discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and estate-planning guidance. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy combined with a predominantly passive asset allocation and offers flexible fee arrangements including fixed, subscription, and hourly options.

Richard Rake is a CFP® with 48 years of industry experience, currently serving at Financial Resources Group, LLC since 2018. His prior experience includes roles at Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation and Independent Advisers Group Corp. He is also the owner of Insurvest Group, which markets insurance and annuity products. Financial Resources Group provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach using multi-asset portfolios and offers discretionary management through various programs, including a wrap fee option.