Jeffrey Mastrianna is a CFP® professional with 37 years of industry experience. He currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has held positions at The Colony Group, GYL Financial Synergies, Charles Schwab, Chase Investment Services, and Fidelity. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Ashley Schexnaildre is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and possessing 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2019 and previously at United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC from 2016 to 2019. She serves as a backup trustee of a family trust in Trumbull, CT. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a broad range of clients including individual investors, executives, corporate participants, and institutional clients, providing financial planning and portfolio management alongside specialized wealth and executive programs. The firm uses strategic and tactical allocation models with discretionary and non-discretionary implementations, leveraging the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem for expanded product access and research capabilities.

Elwood Davis is a financial advisor at Corient with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Corient and Corient Services LLC since 2025 and maintains a long-term role with Northeast Financial Consultants, Inc., dating back to 1999. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates proprietary strategies with third-party management and uses risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolios with client objectives.

Michele Johnson is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Norwalk, CT, and has been with the firm since 2026. She also owns and operates Mercury Business Associates, an accounting services business she has managed since 2005. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm uses customized portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, employing both long-term and shorter-term strategies, and sponsors various wrap-fee programs including its internally managed and third-party recommended options.

Gregg Padilla is a CFP® professional at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Benemark, Inc. for 27 years before joining Mercer Global Advisors, where he has been since 2022. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, providing a range of advisory services including investment management, financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing a mix of ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other strategies, supported by educational content and a variety of affiliated service lines.

Robert Medvey is a CFP® and ChFC® with 25 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2022 and previously spent 27 years with Benmark, Inc. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, nonprofits, and endowments, offering comprehensive investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm’s investment approach uses Modern Portfolio Theory to build globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios, employing a range of investment vehicles including ETFs, index funds, and private funds.

Joseph Mc Bride is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and UBS Financial Services. Before entering the financial industry, he spent thirteen years in full-time education. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, advisory, and consulting services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Anastasia Lombardi is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 25 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities and Chase Investment Services Corp. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and operates with a combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Matthew Alfonzetti is a financial advisor at Farther with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Truvium Capital and Truvium Financial. Outside of his advisory role, Alfonzetti is a partner in three separate special purpose vehicles (SPVs): AP Strategies, Jupiter Entertainment, and Saturn Flux. Farther provides discretionary investment management and advisory services primarily to individual investors, trusts, and estates through a web and mobile platform combined with in-person meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory–based approach, using proprietary model portfolios and algorithmic rebalancing, with investments in ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and select independent managers.

George Koeltl is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Triad Advisors Inc and Reby Advisors, LLC. He operates out of Danbury, CT. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic asset allocation with both passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Rita Ciero is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. since 2008. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a wide range of investment advisory programs, broker-dealer execution, and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and is notable for its combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

Jennifer Perkins is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. She holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 credentials and has 14 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Infinex Investments, Fairfield County Financial Services, Fairfield County Bank, and Merrill. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments through a hybrid adviser and broker-dealer structure.

Ethan Hammond is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Empower Financial Services, Inc. as well as Hightower Advisors. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm’s approach includes manager selection, multi-manager solutions, and a range of portfolio management and financial planning services supported by proprietary research and both affiliated and third-party managers.

Kristina Teneyck is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 31 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Commonwealth since 2005. Outside of her advisory role, she is a member and 33% owner of Prosperity, LLC, an entity involved in securities and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing advisory programs and services that include wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm offers a range of program structures and supports advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Sean Wallace is a Series 65-licensed advisor at CWM, LLC with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining CWM, he held roles at Gold Family Wealth and Infinex Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, Wallace serves as an assistant boys lacrosse coach at Newtown High School and is the head coach of a youth lacrosse team with Cavalry Lacrosse Club. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a large network of advisors. The firm manages portfolios on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and combines fundamental and technical analysis with third-party sub-advisors and customization tools.

Robert Pysk is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2004. 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 stationed abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

George Harrington is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Personal Capital Advisors for four years before joining Empower in 2022. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Christian Vargas is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in Westport, CT, bringing three years of industry experience. His prior roles include time at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley. He serves as a Company Commander in the United States Army Reserve and is a board member of the finance committee for HfH Supportive Housing. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, nonprofits, and endowments, offering investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm emphasizes globally diversified portfolios using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and separate account managers, and provides specialized services including retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Michele Blanchard is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2005. She holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Danbury, CT. Michele is a partner and co-owner of Prosperity, LLC, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients by providing a range of advisory programs, operational support, and investment management services. The firm offers various program structures and discretionary model portfolios while delivering technology, compliance, and practice-management resources to its affiliated advisors.

Raphael Feigenbaum is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, Sovereign Partners, Bungalow, and KPMG. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive 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.