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® certificant with 20 years of industry experience currently with Apella Wealth. He has worked at Apella Capital, LLC since 2014 and previously spent 19 years at Symmetry Partners as well as a year at Merrill. He is also a licensed insurance agent and may recommend life, health, and long-term care insurance policies on a fully disclosed commission basis. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and insurance company clients. The firm employs a largely model-driven and quantitative investment approach that integrates proprietary optimization, third-party models, and advanced technology tools across discretionary and non-discretionary strategies.

James Barker is a financial advisor at Apella Wealth with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Apella Wealth, he spent 27 years at Barker Financial Group. Apella Wealth serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and insurance company clients. The firm employs a largely model-driven and quantitative investment approach, integrating proprietary optimization, third-party models, and technology tools to manage discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Mark Merritt is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at various firms including Nationwide Investment Services Corporation and EBIX. Outside of his advisory role, Merritt serves as a board member of the Jewish Community Council (JCRC) in West Hartford, where he leads the Government Relations subcommittee, and he is the chairman of A Connecticut Party of West Hartford. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, institutional investors, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, and it offers advisory services alongside technology and operational solutions for advisers through its third-party asset management platform.

James Stockman is a financial advisor with AlphaStar Capital Management and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 11 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Transamerica Capital, Independent Financial Group, and Oppenheimerfunds. Outside of advisory work, he is involved as a landlord in real estate property management. AlphaStar Capital Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and subadvisory services. The firm employs a combination of strategic and tactical portfolio approaches through both proprietary models and third-party technologies.

Daniel Bender is a CFP® and PFS™ with 25 years of industry experience. He currently serves as a financial advisor at Apella Wealth and is also a partner at PBMares, LLP, a CPA firm where he provides tax and accounting services. Additionally, he is involved with Hummbend, LLC, a retail business specializing in wild bird supplies. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and insurance companies. The firm utilizes model-driven, quantitative investment approaches and integrates proprietary and third-party tools to manage portfolios across various asset classes.

William Evans is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC and previously worked at Bank of America Private Bank for 13 years. Gateway Wealth Partners is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a mix of low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and independent managers using both fundamental and technical analysis.

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 in West Hartford, CT, holding a Series 65 credential with 10 years of industry experience. He worked for Iron Horse Wealth Management, LLC for 10 years before joining Apella Wealth in 2025. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and insurance company clients. The firm employs a largely model-driven and quantitative investment approach, offering a range of services such as discretionary and non-discretionary management, separately managed accounts, financial planning, and an automated advisory option.

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.

Jeffrey Liguori is a financial advisor at Bradley, Foster & Sargent Inc with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Napatree Capital LLC and People's Securities, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member and chief volunteer officer for Ocean Community YMCA. Bradley, Foster & Sargent provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term, capital-preservation investment approach using fundamental and technical analysis, and also manages pooled investment vehicles such as the BFS Equity Fund and Crystal Partners Fund.

Robert Bradley III is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Bradley, Foster & Sargent Inc. in Hartford, CT. He has 31 years of industry experience and has been with Bradley, Foster & Sargent since 1994. Bradley, Foster & Sargent provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, non-profits, institutions, and law firms. The firm manages discretionary portfolios totaling approximately $9.07 billion and employs an investment approach focused on individualized asset allocation, long-term capital preservation, and a Growth-at-a-Reasonable-Price strategy.

Robert Murphy III is a financial advisor at Simplicity Wealth with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at various firms including The Leaders Group Inc and several affiliated Simplicity entities. Outside of his advisory role, Murphy serves on the board of Honor Flight CT, an organization that arranges trips to Washington DC for veterans. Simplicity Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporate and institutional clients, and other financial firms. The firm employs a fund-of-funds investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities, combining advisory services with technology and operational support for advisers through its managed account platform.

David Dixon Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. He previously worked at Wilmington Trust for ten years. Bradley Foster & Sargent provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, families, non-profits, institutions, and law firms, with a majority of high-net-worth clients. The firm manages discretionary portfolios emphasizing individualized asset allocation, capital preservation, and a Growth-at-a-Reasonable-Price strategy, while also acting as adviser to a registered mutual fund and managing private investment funds.

Andrea Migliaccio is a financial advisor at Santander Securities LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Santander Securities and Santander Bank since 2018, as well as prior roles at Citizens Securities, Wells Fargo Advisors, and LPL Financial. Migliaccio also served on the Colchester Board of Finance from 2016 to 2021. Santander Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with approximately $3.14 billion in regulatory assets under management across over 10,800 client relationships. The firm offers investment advisory services, portfolio management through wrap-fee programs, goal-based financial planning, and access to securities-based lending and insurance products.

Thomas Barnes Jr. is a financial advisor with The Patriot Financial Group, LLC in Bristol, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, Securities America Inc., and CETERA Financial Specialists LLC. Barnes serves as chairman of the City of Bristol Retirement Board and holds board and treasury positions with local community organizations. The Patriot Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm customizes portfolios based on client goals and risk tolerance, employing a range of investment strategies and offering services including discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, and insurance product recommendations.

Daniel Beyer is a financial advisor at Apella Wealth with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Iron Horse Wealth Management, LLC, and Kabel Business Services. Outside of advisory work, he is a limited partner in Bookpress Publishing, a book publishing business. Apella Wealth serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and insurance companies. The firm employs a model-driven, quantitative investment approach, offering a range of solutions such as separately managed accounts, held-away portfolio advice, and automated advisory services.