Jason Hand is a financial advisor at Redhawk Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Securities America Advisors, Inc. and Securities Service Network. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Retirement Visions LLC as an insurance advisor. Redhawk Wealth Advisors offers wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, families, estates, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation across various investment vehicles and supports multi-generational wealth needs along with educational seminars.

Danielle Tata is a Series 65 credentialed advisor at Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC with four years of experience. Her prior roles include positions at Fiduciary Trust International, Parametric Portfolio Associates, LLC, and Eaton Vance. Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC provides financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and business consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, businesses, and executives. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation, utilizing a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and private equity.

Jean Yamamoto is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She currently works at Apella Wealth and previously worked at Young Wealth Management and HomeMaking. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and institutions. The firm employs a model-driven, quantitative investment approach with factor-oriented equity strategies and offers a range of services from discretionary investment management to tax and retirement plan consulting.

Taylor Drake is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Apella Wealth. His prior roles include positions at Provest Capital Management, LLC and Retirement Asset Management, LLC. In addition to his advisory work, he occasionally provides investment-related expert testimony and consulting in arbitration and legal proceedings. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and institutions. The firm employs a model-driven, quantitative investment approach with a combination of factor-oriented equity strategies, fixed-income allocations, and portfolio customization, integrating various third-party technologies to support its solutions.

Peter Leppones is a CFP® with over 32 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Apella Capital, LLC since 2016 and previously worked at Symmetry Partners, LLC from 2016 to 2019. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and institutions, offering a range of investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm utilizes a model-driven, quantitative investment approach with factor-oriented equity strategies and incorporates various technologies to support portfolio management and client reporting.

Cameron Burns is a financial advisor at Bradley, Foster & Sargent Inc with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Bradley, Foster & Sargent since 2011. Bradley, Foster & Sargent provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions, including high-net-worth clients. The firm also advises a registered mutual fund and a private investment vehicle, using a long-term, capital-preservation first investment approach supported by fundamental and technical analysis.

Dominic Savio Higiro is a financial advisor at Apella Wealth with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC and Connecticut River Wealth Management. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and institutions. The firm employs a model-driven, quantitative investment approach with factor-oriented equity strategies and customized portfolio solutions, integrating advanced technologies and offering a broad mix of discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Peter Kennedy is a financial advisor at Integrated Advisors Network LLC holding a Series 65 designation. He has held various positions since 2016, including roles at All Source Investment Management, Talcott Financial Group, The Hanover Insurance Group, and State of Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds. Integrated Advisors Network is an SEC-registered multi-team investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement and employee benefit plans, and corporate entities. The firm uses a mix of fundamental and quantitative analysis, long- and short-term allocations, and options and hedging strategies to implement client plans, often placing clients on third-party sub-adviser platforms while supervising portfolio oversight and rebalancing.

Andy Li is a financial advisor at Apella Wealth with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at Morris Financial Concepts and Endurance Planning Group. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and institutions. The firm employs a model-driven, quantitative investment approach featuring factor-oriented equity strategies, fixed-income allocations, and portfolio customization, supported by various third-party technologies to enhance implementation and monitoring.

Richard Persechino is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked in various roles since 2020. Prior to that, he was with New England Capital Planners, Inc. and Clarendon Wealth Management. Connecticut Wealth Management provides financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and business consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, nonprofits, business owners, executives, and plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes long-term, fundamentally driven asset allocation and personalized portfolio construction, offering access to private equity for qualified clients and utilizing a range of investment vehicles including no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Keith Larose is a financial advisor at Bradley, Foster & Sargent Inc. with 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Bradley, Foster & Sargent since 2000. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Bradley, Foster & Sargent provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm manages approximately $9.07 billion in assets and employs a long-term, capital-preservation investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis.

Jason Gentile is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Apella Wealth since 2014. He holds a Series 66 license and is also a licensed insurance agent, able to recommend life, health, and long-term care insurance policies on a commission basis. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and institutions, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a model-driven, quantitative investment approach, integrating multiple third-party technologies to customize and monitor client portfolios.

James Barker is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor at Apella Wealth with 28 years of industry experience. He previously led Barker Financial Group for 27 years before joining Apella Wealth in 2024. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and institutions, offering investment management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and consulting. The firm employs a quantitative, model-driven investment approach combining factor-oriented equity strategies, traditional fixed income, and portfolio customization, supported by advanced technology integrations and a notable institutional client reach.

Mark Merritt is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously with firms including Nationwide Investment Services Corporation and EBIX. Merritt is also president of Merritt Consulting Group and serves as a board member of the Jewish Community Council (JCRC), where he leads the Government Relations subcommittee, and he is chairman of a local political party in West Hartford. Simplicity Wealth provides advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and other financial firms, utilizing a fund-of-funds investment approach with ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities. The firm offers a managed account platform with discretionary portfolio management and integrates advisory services with technology and operational support for other advisers.

Daniel Bender is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor at Apella Wealth with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Apella Wealth since 2025 and concurrently serves as a partner and accountant at PBMares, LLP, a CPA firm where he provides tax and accounting services. Outside of financial advising, he is involved with Hummbend, LLC, a retail business specializing in wild bird supplies. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and institutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, sub-advisory, and consulting services. The firm uses a model-driven and quantitative investment approach with a focus on factor-oriented equity strategies, tax management, and portfolio customization, supported by advanced technology integrations and a distinctive institutional client reach.

David Wood is a financial advisor at Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC with 36 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and National Planning Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he owns Bluefish Advisor Marketing LLC, an advertising and marketing service. Gateway Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser providing financial planning, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and qualified employee benefit plans. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using primarily low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities or Independent Managers when appropriate.

Jeffrey Koeppen is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience and holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has been with ICMA Retirement Corporation since 2008. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and discretionary and nondiscretionary advisory services through its Guided Pathways program, which uses investment models developed by Morningstar Investment Management.

Greg Hayes is a financial advisor at Apella Wealth with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked for Iron Horse Wealth Management, LLC for 10 years. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, foundations, and institutions. The firm employs a model-driven, quantitative investment approach featuring factor-oriented equity strategies and portfolio customization, and integrates multiple third-party technologies to deliver investment management, financial planning, sub-advisory, and consulting services.

Douglas Bellfy is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at CGN Advisors, LLC since 2014. Prior to joining CGN Advisors, he worked at Canberra Industries Inc. from 2007 to 2017. He holds a Series 65 license and is a licensed insurance agent, though he is not appointed with any insurance carrier and does not sell insurance products. CGN Advisors provides financial planning, investment consultation, and portfolio supervisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, businesses, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs various asset-allocation strategies and tax-aware investment vehicles, and it maintains unique governance structures and sub-advisory relationships uncommon among similar multi-team firms.

Sean Gannon is a financial advisor at Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Chubb Insurance and held various roles in education and business management. He is also the managing member of Cornicello Financial LLC, where he provides budgeting consulting and financial coaching. Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, non-profits, businesses, and executives. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach based on fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation, utilizing a range of investment vehicles tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.