Mark Vida is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC. based in Fairfield, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 38 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at United Bank, Infinex Investments, Inc., Investmark Advisory Group, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Fairfield County Bank. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans by providing a range of advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements. The firm is notable for its predominantly non-discretionary assets and its integrated approach combining advisory and brokerage solutions with access to alternative investments and lending platforms.

Eric Young is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Emissary Wealth and RPM Capital Management LLC. He is based in Westport, CT. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Luke Robichaud is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with OSAIC Institutions, INC. and has held positions at Newtown Savings Bank, Infinex Investments, The Leaders Group, Bluerock Capital Markets, and Midwood Financial Services. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, providing a range of advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers customized financial planning, ERISA plan services, access to alternative investments, and lending and cash-management solutions through a network of investment adviser representatives.

Michael Asmerom is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and four years of industry experience. His career includes multiple roles at TD Private Client Wealth LLC and TD Bank N.A. since 2017. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management, access to mutual funds and ETFs, financial planning, and custody through third-party custodians. The firm uses a mix of strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Peter Karadimas is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, LLC, and Resnick Investment Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for an estate planning trust. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines various active and passive strategies.

John Huber Jr. is a financial advisor with Prime Capital Financial and holds a Series 66 designation. He has three years of industry experience, including prior roles at Edward Jones and Private Client Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as vice president of a local chapter of BNI Global, a professional networking organization. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans with services such as asset management, financial planning, and family office offerings. The firm manages accounts using diversified strategies and delivers comprehensive reporting and financial administration through its affiliated accounting and family office practices.

Christopher Tumio is a financial advisor at Mariner with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Webster Financial Corporation, People's United Bank, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm employs customized portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee and combines in-house research with third-party managers, providing a range of strategies and integrated tax and accounting services.

John Sutfin is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Brokers International Financial Services and Bankers Life. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved with American Senior Benefits, where he works as a fixed insurance agent and provides retirement planning services. Integrity Alliance serves a broad client base including individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, managing approximately $5.4 billion in client assets through a network of over 300 independent representatives. The firm offers a variety of investment strategies and support services, operating as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a broker-dealer.

Marguerite Tomeo is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 36 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Oppenheimer since 1978. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside manager selection and a range of investment products to meet client objectives.

Christina Nestor is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing six years of industry experience. She has worked at Commonwealth since 2020 and also operates Nestor Financial Network. Outside of her advisory role, she participates in User Interviews, a consumer research platform. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Andrew Acosta is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at People United Bank for eight years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in tax preparation activities through entities such as the CT Institute of Finance and Sound Coaching Inc. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services through its CLASSIC Plus platform, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements alongside various analytical approaches.

Amber Camargo is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Hightower Securities, LLC since 2015. Based in Westport, CT, her career has been focused at the firm during this period. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and financial institutions. The firm emphasizes multi-manager solutions and proprietary research in portfolio construction, offering discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside access to alternative investments and private funds.

Joshua Scherer is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, he is president and owner of a retail store and is involved in business investments and venture capital through partnerships and a venture capital fund. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation and a variety of investment vehicles to construct client solutions.

Stephen Dennis is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2013. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and multiple advisory programs.

Anthony Inzero is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Hamden, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and PRUCO Securities, LLC before joining TIAA-CREF in 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an umpire for collegiate baseball games. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management, using model portfolios or customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Steven Klepack is a Series 65-registered financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, where he has worked since 2026. He has prior experience at Nuveen, Cigna Investment Management, Rockit Solutions, Peoples United Bank, and Bank of Montreal. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of managed account options including model portfolios and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard, and also serves as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Michael Malloy is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has recently begun his career in the industry. Prior to joining Mercer, he held roles at MAI Capital Management, Sequoia Financial Group, and the University of Notre Dame. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, nonprofits, and endowments with investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other specialized strategies.

Stephen Fordyce is a CFP® professional with 32 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Sanctuary Advisors, LLC and Sanctuary Securities, Inc., having joined in 2024 after spending 11 years at Snowden Capital Advisors LLC and Snowden Account Services, Inc. Fordyce serves as a board member of Junior Achievement of Southwestern New England, providing guidance to support youth financial literacy. Sanctuary Advisors offers investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides customized investment solutions through a large network of independent advisors and affiliated entities, utilizing various portfolio management strategies and sub-advisors.

Robert Bowman is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Snowden Capital Advisors and Snowden Account Services LLC. He serves on the finance council for St. Bridget of Sweden Parish and is a board member of The Tommy Fund, where he provides investment updates and discretionary management for their accounts. Sanctuary Advisors provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment programs through a large network of independent advisors, utilizing a variety of account types and investment strategies supported by affiliated broker-dealer and sub-advisor relationships.

Amar Bellara is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Stratford, CT. He holds the ChFC® designation and securities licenses Series 65 and Series 63, with 19 years of industry experience. Bellara has managed firms including Bellara & Associates since 2010 and Strategic Financial Group LLC since 2016. Outside of advisory work, he is a passive investor in a SaaS company focused on AI-driven automation for skilled trades. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers customized advice through various program types and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, operating within the New York Life affiliate structure.