Brian Dowd is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Simsbury, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has operated Dowd Financial Group LLC since 2008. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services along with operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support. The firm offers various discretionary and customized investment solutions, including model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Richard Cardinal is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently advising at Janney Montgomery Scott. His career includes multiple roles within Janney Montgomery Scott and prior positions at LPL Financial and Private Advisor Group. Cardinal is a member of the West Hartford Chamber of Commerce, where he participates in local business networking and community events. Janney Montgomery Scott 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 with brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services, utilizing a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management across multiple wrap programs and model portfolios.

Robert Worgaftik is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and more than 47 years of industry experience. He has worked at both Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 1999. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 20% owner of Treasure Map, LLC, a company providing blockchain document storage for family offices focused on estate planning. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients with brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services that include model portfolios and digital advisory solutions.

Philip Nemphos is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Manchester, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has nine years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Murray, Montovanni, Nemphos & Tierinni since 1993. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including investment management, compliance, and technology services.

Eric Spooner is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA and its affiliated entities since 2001. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an independent insurance agent, selling fixed life, annuity, and long-term care insurance when appropriate. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services through a broad network of advisors, utilizing both affiliated and unaffiliated investment products and combining in-house and external strategies with technology-driven tools.

Theresa Cahill is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 15 years of industry experience. She has been associated with Cahill & Associates Financial Services, LLC since 2012 and worked at Voya Financial Advisors from 2014 to 2017. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Eric Hutchinson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with over 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 1987 and also operates Hutchinson Financial Services, LLC, a securities and insurance business he founded. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Patrick Morrissey Jr. is an investment advisor representative at Kestra Advisory with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved as an employee at Schuster Driscoll, LLC dba The Schuster Group, where he provides sales assistance in the insurance sector. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and pooled plan solutions. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves clients including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Jack Alissi is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 credential and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Omnica Wealth and CIG Private Wealth Management prior to his current role. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of nearly 3,000 advisors and their clients by providing a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice management. The firm offers customizable investment solutions and discretionary model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

George Henry Jr. is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has one year of experience with Integrated Wealth Concepts and has been involved with Henry, Raymond, Morin & Thompson, LLC since 2002. He is also a member of HRT Advisors, a CPA firm. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, employing a long-term investment approach with customized portfolios and oversight of third-party asset managers.

Francis Leblanc is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014 and previously worked at Voya Financial Partners, LLC for nine years. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent selling and servicing fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is a large enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer firm that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing investment policy statements, model portfolios, and technology tools, with many programs managed on a non-discretionary basis alongside select discretionary arrangements.

Jenna Fiore is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 13 years of industry experience, including ten years at Wells Fargo Clearing and prior roles at Equitable Advisors and Wells Fargo Advisors. She joined Janney Montgomery Scott in 2026. 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 individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services through in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Daniel Heffernan is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network and Gottfried & Somberg Wealth Management, LLC since 2006. Heffernan spends a small portion of his time on fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a range of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.

Nasser Zaermohammadi is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently with TD Private Client Wealth LLC. He previously worked for Vantis Life Insurance Company for 22 years and has held a real estate broker license in Connecticut since the early 1990s, though he has not engaged in real estate activities for over 25 years. 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, financial planning, and access to various investment products through a combination of affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Samuel Mancini is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Gwfs Equities, Inc. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is a large enterprise firm that provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm uses a combination of investment policy statements, model portfolios, and technology-driven tools to deliver both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management through a broad network of advisers.

Nicholas Pitruzzello is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at American Senior Benefits and Aflac. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder and operator of Payment Solutions of CT, an ATM service provider. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party manager programs, utilizing a range of portfolio management approaches and custodial platforms.

Craig Feinberg is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Farmington, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America since 2010. Feinberg leads a 501(c)(3) organization that organizes an annual golf outing benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northern New Jersey and serves on the Planning Board of Tenafly, NJ. Primerica Advisors operates as part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a broad retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm offers multiple proprietary and third-party investment programs and manages approximately $15 billion in assets under management.

Priya Tater is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Fifth Third Bank and Fifth Third Securities. Outside of her advisory work, she assists in managing a rental property with her husband. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that offers portfolio management and model-based advisory products to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a multi-provider model for portfolio implementation and integrates with KeyCorp affiliates to provide a range of financial services.

Frederic De Baeck is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Wethersfield, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp and its affiliate Money Concepts FPC since 2002. Additionally, he serves as an office manager at Massaro Wealth Management, where he has been involved in financial planning since 1994. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm supports approximately 431 advisors managing around $3.33 billion across about 14,700 clients, utilizing multiple managed programs and a combination of model portfolios, advisor-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers.

Martin Trehub is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Services since 2002 and also has longstanding roles with National Life of Vermont and MetLife/National Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he is an active watercolor painter who participates in art shows and sells his paintings. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading, serving clients through a network of investment adviser representatives.