Mack Hicklen is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Longmeadow, MA, holding a Series 66 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones, he worked briefly at Innovative Wealth Management and has experience in healthcare research and education. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, including managed solutions and separately managed accounts, and operates under a fiduciary standard.

Lori Vengruskas is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Springfield, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She has been with UBS since 2004. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, combining institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services. The firm provides a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and access to proprietary research and capital markets resources.

Patrick Donnelly is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. He previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. from 2008 to 2018 and has been a member of the U.S. Army National Guard since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he occasionally works as a background actor in motion pictures and television. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning and investment consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary advisory services and supports municipal and public-finance work through a unique affiliation with a municipal advisor.

Steven Hahn is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Avon, CT, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Hahn serves as Vice President and Golf Committee Chair on the Board of Directors of the Golf Club of Avon. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service aimed at individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, combining research-driven modeling and tax-smart strategies to produce written recommendation reports. The firm provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through affiliated companies.

Dakota Johnson is a financial advisor at Cetera with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked across multiple Cetera entities since 2021, as well as at Voya Financial Advisors and First Allied Securities. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm that serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with various portfolio management options and access to third-party money managers, supported by a network of over 10,000 advisors and more than $256 billion in assets under management.

Hunter Boody is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor at Edward Jones with six years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2019 and has prior work experience in firms including Idaptive, Centrify, A+ Staffing, NuSkin, and Brigham Young University. Outside of his advisory role, he manages vacation rentals in Salt Lake City, UT. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory services including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets across a nationwide network of advisors.

Daniel Lupo is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Holyoke, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and having one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Western New England University and has been involved in the food service industry as a cook at The Pizza Shoppe since 2018. He also engages in outside insurance sales, including life, disability, and fixed annuities products. Mass Mutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser subsidiary of MassMutual that provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers collaborative, annual financial planning engagements using firm-approved software to analyze client goals and provides event-driven planning programs including estate and employer-sponsored planning.

Brandon Affeldt is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at UBS since 2018, following roles at Columbia Management Investment Distributors and Putnam Retail Management. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients with brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm integrates institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and utilizes proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor investment plans.

Robert Cormier is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Morgan Stanley since 2009, including work at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer and board member for the Amos Fleisher Memorial Foundation, a scholarship foundation based in Chicago. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutional clients with a variety of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning and estate planning strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured planning process that includes proprietary modeling tools and a broad range of retail and institutional offerings.

C D Kaye II is a financial advisor at Merrill with 18 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. He has worked at Bank of America, N.A. since 2011 and has been with Merrill since 2009. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

James Galloway is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. He has worked with Cambridge Investment Research since 2020 and has been involved in public education since 2015. Outside of advising, he is a board member of the Somers Board of Education and the Northern Connecticut Chamber of Commerce, and he owns Northern Connecticut Lacrosse, an LLC focused on coaching lacrosse players. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a broad range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent professionals, utilizing various platform arrangements and both discretionary and non-discretionary strategies tailored to client objectives.

David Berube is a financial advisor with Ameriprise, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is associated with business ownership entities related to administrative and real estate purposes in Suffield, Connecticut. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services aimed at individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets. The firm delivers personalized, research-driven recommendations through a centralized consulting team, combining modeling and tax-efficiency analysis, and offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions typical of a large institutional firm.

William Caruana is a financial advisor with Stifel, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, Caruana serves as a board member of the South End Community Center and has contributed to the construction of a new building for the organization. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable entities, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach incorporates proprietary analysis and probabilistic modeling developed by its Investment Strategy Group to support asset allocation and financial planning decisions.

Mark Brown is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 45 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015, as well as Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a variety of advisory programs including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and utilizes a structured planning process supported by advanced modeling tools.

Kevin Grant is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services and holds a Series 66 designation. He has three years of industry experience, including prior roles at TD Private Client Wealth LLC and TD Bank N.A. Grant has served in the United States Navy Reserve since 2016 as a Petty Officer First Class specializing in weaponry and ammunition. He also acts as an arbitrator for FINRA, handling dispute resolution between investors and brokerage firms. MML Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and asset management services using firm-approved software and collaborative annual planning engagements.

Jawad Khokhar is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 10 years of experience in the industry. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at AXA Advisors, Infinex Investments, United Bank, and Key Bank. He is also the president of Tyrbrook Financial Inc. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse clientele including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs. The firm operates through LPL-sponsored programs and third-party managers to provide advisory and brokerage solutions.

Douglas Reed is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 46 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009 and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and uses structured planning tools such as Monte Carlo simulations as part of its financial planning process.

Jeffrey Whyte is a financial advisor at Cetera with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Cetera and its affiliates since 2016. Outside of advising, he manages commercial real estate properties through the S. William Whyte Trust. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with various portfolio management options and access to third-party money managers.

Samuel Einzig is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Springfield, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at UMassFive College Federal Credit Union and CUSO Financial Services. Outside of advisory work, he has experience at a municipal golf course, an analytical laboratory, and a nonprofit called Pet Pals of Winchester. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers diverse advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing model portfolios and research from multiple sources to support both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

James Hammel is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2005, serving clients from Granby, CT. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm that serves over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management through a nationwide network of financial advisors and offers a range of advisory strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs.