Conrad Dequadros is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Brean Capital, LLC for six years. He also has a long-standing role at RDQ Economics LLC. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with extensive internal oversight and operates with a notable combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Pablo Tavera Echeverri is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC and has prior experience at Bank of America, Merrill, and Citigroup. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners, offering managed advice programs that focus on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement guidance. The firm utilizes Morningstar Investment Management for portfolio construction and oversight, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions to a large client base.

Matthew Krefting is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at Gold Family Wealth, Tiffany & Co, and Morgan Stanley. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm employs a discretionary portfolio management approach with model portfolios governed by an internal Investment Committee and offers a range of services including financial planning, sub-advisory, and retirement-plan solutions.

Edmund Unneland is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2022, he was self-employed for one year and worked at Loews Corporation for 26 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing multiple rental properties. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm utilizes multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal standards and oversight committees to select and monitor managers, combining large institutional scale with unique market roles and arrangements.

Nelson Ehinger Jr. is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 39 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. and has worked at Fairfield County Bancorp since 2004 and infinex Investments, Inc. since 1999. 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 combines advisory and broker-dealer functions, offering customized advisory services, access to alternative investments, and a lending marketplace.

Benjamin Ehrlich is a financial advisor with Citigroup Global Markets Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citigroup Global Markets since 2012. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and operates with a combination of large institutional scale and unique market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Thomas Mayper is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 34 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Rdm Investment Services and Retirement Design & Management Inc. since 2000. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager investment approach that includes both affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and diverse portfolio construction techniques.

Patrick Eaker is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Danbury, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been in the industry since 2025. Prior to his current role, he worked in the environmental and construction sectors, including positions at Miller Environmental Group and New England Skyline Builders. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Beyond The Bag Podcast LLC, a podcast venture. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, consulting, and family office services, employing customized portfolios with a primarily long-term investment approach.

David Danvers is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience. He is currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc., where he has worked since 2026, following a decade at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Charles Schwab Bank, SSB. His prior experience also includes a year at Morgan Stanley. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain CS&Co.-referred clients. The firm uses Charles Schwab & Co.’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools to guide investment selection and wealth management consultations.

Caroline Keenan is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, LLC, Iridian Asset Management LLC, and Iam Capital Corporation. Focus Partners provides wealth management and advisory services to individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm uses a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Walter Varian is a financial advisor at Mariner with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Financial Engines Advisors, Charles Schwab, and Morgan Stanley. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs customized discretionary portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee and integrates in-house research with third-party managers across multiple asset classes.

Colleen Langlais is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Citibank since 2014. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and brokerage services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with internal standards and oversight committees to select and monitor managers, combining large institutional scale with specialized market roles and arrangements.

Carlos Villar is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at LPL Financial and Sterling National Bank. Villar is based in Ossining, NY. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with dedicated oversight and integrates both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Krishnan Harihara is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Global Atlantic Financial Group and Global Bankers Capital. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser offering portfolio management and model-based advisory products to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional clients through a network of financial professionals. The firm utilizes a multi-provider platform with discretionary and non-discretionary model options and integrates services from KeyCorp affiliates covering due diligence, municipal advisory, and investment banking.

Justine Fredericks is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, LLC, and Resnick Investment Advisors, LLC. Focus Partners 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.

Paul Clarke is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services holding a Series 63 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Securities and Principal Life Insurance since 2018 and previously at Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation and TRANSAMERICA Retirement Solutions from 2013 to 2018. Clarke also serves as a bank officer at Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company to support retirement plan account management across multiple lines of the firm. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel overseas. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Jennifer Huisking is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Norwalk, CT. She holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has 15 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at United Capital Financial Advisers, Catamount Wealth Management, and Westport Resources Management. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm provides customized financial planning and portfolio management, leveraging a range of strategic and tactical allocation models and offering access to alternative investments and specialized executive wealth programs.

Quxing Zhu is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. in New Canaan, CT. Zhu has worked within various HSBC entities since 2016, including HSBC Bank USA, N.A., and HSBC Securities, accumulating nine years at the latter. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through multiple program options, including client-directed and fully discretionary portfolios. The firm employs a multi-profile investment process combining strategic and tactical asset allocation supported by global asset management and fund due diligence partners.

Matthew Laurence is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over thirty-two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra Advisory Services and Kestra Investment Services in 2024, he spent 23 years at Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. He is also a partner in several insurance-related businesses, including Madison Consulting Group, LLC and Quantum Financial Strategies, Inc. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as plan design, fiduciary consulting, and investment advice. The firm serves large institutional investors as well as plan sponsors, with assets under management nearing $79.8 billion and a range of third-party managed solutions.

Douglas Kuring is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, Reby Advisors, Triad Advisors, and GE Capital. He is based in Danbury, CT. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach combining passive and active strategies, with portfolio oversight by an internal Investment Committee.