Benjamin Casner is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, with prior roles including positions at Park Avenue Securities and Certified Financial Services. Casner attended St. Lawrence University and The Loomis Chaffee School. He works with Park Avenue Securities LLC, which operates as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a range of brokerage and advisory services.

Peter Cohen is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 51 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and has extensive prior experience running his own firms, including PC Planning & Benefits Inc., where he serves as President and CEO. Outside of advisory services, Cohen is involved in independent insurance sales and acts as a sales advisor for medical practice management software and financial recovery services. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and fiduciary services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies, with a focus on comprehensive plan consulting and client reviews.

Paula Fischer is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth since 2011 and also operates PF Solutions, Inc., along with roles at The Kochen Group and Dc Design Studio. Outside of financial advising, she owns a consulting and art and jewelry design business and serves as Director of Membership at Shuttle Meadow Country Club. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm provides advisory programs, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and a platform that offers operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support.

Wendy Duncan is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 40 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and GYL Financial Synergies, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering a range of services from investment management to tax and business management. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture, combining fundamental and quantitative analysis with third-party managers and alternative strategies.

Jennifer Lange is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 15 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2013. 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 individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Mark Terna is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and Citigroup Global Markets. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and a variety of investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Ilka Lopez Miller is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 26 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes positions at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and MassMutual Financial Group, among others. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, offering managed advice programs and investment education services that focus on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement age guidance. The firm uses proprietary technology from Morningstar Investment Management and serves a large client base with a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Michael Ciarlo is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and currently based in Farmington, CT. He has experience working at Integrity Alliance since 2026 and previously held roles at American Senior Benefits, Crooked Floor Tavern, and was engaged in full-time education for five years. Integrity Alliance is a large advisory network serving individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing various investment approaches and partnering with third-party platforms and managers.

Elizabeth Debassio is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding the PFS™ designation and 17 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC, and currently provides investment advice under the business name WP Financial. Private Advisor Group manages over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Christopher Cleland is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Integrity Alliance, LLC and has previously worked at Lincoln Investment. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with American Senior Benefits, where he designs insurance strategies and manages insurance portfolio analysis. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm provides continuous asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a network of 164 independent advisers, employing a variety of portfolio management approaches and leveraging multiple custodial platforms and third-party programs.

Ross Abbott is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2017, previously spending six years with Voya Financial Advisors. Abbott serves as treasurer for Westwood Bay, Inc., an association managing a group of lakeside cottages on Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through employer retirement plans. The firm offers customized and model-based portfolio management within a fiduciary framework and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Joshua Nunez is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has prior work experience at Empower Financial Services, ASPLUNDH Tree Experts, Ray's Tree Service, KidzXL, and YouFit. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

John Beloin is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Cambridge Investment Research, Janney Montgomery Scott, and LPL Financial. Beloin is also the owner of Beloin Investment Group, LLC, which facilitates securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, while providing operational, trading, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Scott Kieper is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with 35 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors in Avon, CT. He has been associated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2014. Outside of his advisory roles, Kieper serves on the Presidents Advisory Council of the Wealth and Wisdom Institute, contributing ideas for books and councils, and is a director at The Life Farm Company, a nonprofit farm offering programs for children and seniors. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage and advisory services, utilizing proprietary and third-party investment strategies, and provides integrated account-level solutions such as lending and donor-advised funds.

Richard Quirion is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Bloomfield, CT, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 36 years of industry experience, including roles at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. He is also the owner of ARQ Financial Group, LLC, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services along with operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support. The firm offers discretionary model portfolios and customizable program structures, supporting advisors in constructing client portfolios from diverse securities and insurance products.

Albert Dagosto is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 36 years of industry experience, including eleven years at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and over two decades operating under his own name. Outside of advisory services, he is also a commissioned notary in Avon, CT. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm operates an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers, offering both fee-based and commission-based financial solutions through its network of independent advisors.

Michael Hatch is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. His career includes roles at SHP Wealth Management, Wise Wealth LLC, and Pruco Securities, among others. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts, serving clients including large institutional investors like sovereign wealth funds.

Alexander Parkos is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, INC. with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Infinex Investments Inc. since 2019, following prior roles at Aldrich Wealth Management and Silver City Properties. Outside of his advisory work, Parkos is a consultant for Rich Capital Financial Services. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services including financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments through the CAIS platform. The firm provides both discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary portfolio management through a network of investment adviser representatives who use fundamental and technical analysis along with third-party due diligence.

Justin Olewnik is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Simsbury, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2012 and also works at Agia. Outside of finance, Olewnik coaches mountain biking clinics and ski racing, including roles as an instructor and owner of a mountain bike coaching business. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily 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, employing Envestnet-developed portfolio models and managing approximately $26.4 billion in discretionary assets.

Kyle Kummer is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has previously worked at MML Investors Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance brokerage and employee benefits through several related business entities. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients with discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers. The firm operates a large network of advisors and offers a range of managed-account programs and model portfolios, including legacy market-timing and momentum-based strategies.