Alexandra Benas is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Citigroup and Wells Fargo. Benas is based in Westport, CT. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions and discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, with access to proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

Brian Flanagan is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Infinex Investments, Inc. and Milford Bank since 2022. His prior experience includes roles in retail and education sectors. 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 with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure and a focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Traci Provost is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Morgan Stanley and Private Advisor Group. She specializes in Divorce Financial Planning and serves as a Financial Neutral Collaborative Divorce specialist. Concurrent Investment Advisors is a multi-team firm that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, long-term investment portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other securities, supported by a large network of advisors and integrated platform solutions.

Sarah Beyrich is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65-licensed advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with seven years of industry experience. Before joining Focus Partners in 2025, she worked for eight years at Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers and has prior experience at Eagle Manufacturing Co. She serves as a paid trustee for three related family trusts, overseeing portfolio managers without initiating investment decisions. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside specialized tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Robert Kinnie is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Napatree Capital LLC, Wilmington Trust, People’s United Advisors, and Fidelity. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and non-profits, offering investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and other investment vehicles.

Jeffrey Darien is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at Churchill Management Group, Oppenheimer, Bank of America, Merrill, Charles Schwab, Morgan Stanley, and several other firms. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm emphasizes long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction using an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies along with access to private funds and separate account managers.

David Wallach is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC in New Haven, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Brokers International Financial Services, CarMax, Securities America Advisors, Securities America Inc., and LPL Financial. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales and marketing. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party manager programs, utilizing a variety of portfolio management approaches and custodial platforms.

Steven Ulbrich is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His prior firms include The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, Vision Financial Markets, and Tarpon Trading. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in a family business, E & S U Global LLC, which provides access to commercial lending and credit card processing services. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, emphasizing long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction.

Caroline Aitoro is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and GYL Financial Synergies, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients, providing wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Kevin Smith is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Infinex Investments, Savings Bank of Danbury, Key Investment Services LLC, KeyBank, and JPMorgan Chase. Outside of his advisory work, Smith serves as a referee for youth soccer matches with the Connecticut State Referee Program. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA 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 a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model that delegates investment management to its representatives while providing firm supervision.

Oliver Pursche is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Wealthspire Advisors since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Bronson Meadows Capital Management LLC and Bruderman Brothers LLC. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofit organizations, and trustees. The firm offers wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and family office support through a customized, relationship-driven process emphasizing diversified, institutional-style asset allocation.

John Kuehnle is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, INC. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Infinex Investments, Inc., Milford Bank, and National Planning Corporation. In addition to advising, he is licensed as an insurance agent involved in fixed insurance sales. 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 model and significant non-discretionary assets under management.

Lynne Rosenfeld is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 38 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Janney since 2017, with prior experience at Merrill. 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 clientele including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional sponsors, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and multiple advisory programs.

David Moss is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding a Series 66 designation and over 43 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Janney in 2017, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. He serves on the financial planning board for Congregation Shir Shalom, assisting with investment decisions for their endowment funds, and acts as a board director for The Hills at Rivington Townhome Community. 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, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Stephen Gulish is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He is co-owner of Gulish & Associates, Inc., a private entity focused on securities, advisory, and insurance business. His prior experience includes roles at John Hancock and John Hancock Distributors LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs and back-office support including operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice management. The firm offers multiple investment program structures and discretionary model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Juan Muniz III is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously held positions at Bankers Life Securities, Inc., Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc., and Walgreens. Muniz also manages a team of agents responsible for hiring and training within Bankers Life & Casualty, focusing on Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored portfolios, offering both wrap and non-wrap programs with ongoing rebalancing and performance reviews.

Joshua Goldberg is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at GYL Financial Synergies, LLC, AXA Advisors, LLC, and Brandeis University. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Leo Connors Jr. is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2018. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill, gaining extensive experience across these firms. Connors is a board member of the Central Connecticut Coast YMCA, where he contributes to the organization's mission and serves on its investment committee. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large enterprise firm managing approximately $110 billion in client assets, serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services, utilizing both in-house and third-party portfolio managers supported by centralized asset management and dedicated client service operations.

Philip Deutsch is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2015. Outside of finance, he works professionally as a magician and performer. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Nicholas Ramstetter is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Investments, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Citizens Bank. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, employing a model that emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions using affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and various investment vehicles.