David Bunin is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a Principal Advisor at Kestra Advisory. He has been with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole member of DB3 Management, LLC, an operating account business. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services from fiduciary consulting to employee education and pooled plan solutions. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves clients including large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

Anita Andrews is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 44 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 designation and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 1999. 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 wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Devone Mc Leod is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, Triad Advisors, Reby Advisors, and KeyBank. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, utilizing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active managers with quantitative and fundamental research.

Jeffrey Rockwell is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth and Cedar Financial Services since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Cedar Financial Service, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. 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 broad adviser-support platform, including managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

David Raymond is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 1996. Raymond holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and serves on the board of the Lakewood-Trumball YMCA, where he participates in monthly meetings focused on operations and community engagement. 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, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipalities, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and various advisory programs.

Scott Milford is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Westport, CT. His prior roles include positions at HighTower Securities LLC, Interlock Financial, Johnson Brunetti, and Strategies for Retirement, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles. The firm supports both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and retirement consulting services.

Georgi Bivolarski is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Valic Financial Advisors. He has also been associated with Agia since 2022. His other business activities include working as an agent for non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed account services through a large network of advisors.

Michael Messina is a CFP® professional with over 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Commonwealth Financial Network, where he has worked since 2019, including a break from 2019 to 2022 before rejoining in 2022. Prior to that, he was with LPL Financial for six years. Messina is a co-owner of Gulish & Associates, Inc., a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and a diverse client base, managing roughly $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad platform that includes managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Stephen Johnson is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms including People's Securities, Inc., M&T Bank/Wilmington Trust, and Gerstein Fisher. He is based in Westport, CT. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services, employing a discretionary investment approach utilizing model portfolios governed by an in-house Investment Committee and incorporating fundamental and technical analysis alongside third-party sub-advisors and customization tools.

Alison Smith is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 24 years of industry experience, having worked at Principal Life Insurance Company and Principal Securities Inc. since 2001. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in community and nonprofit activities, including serving as a troop leader for the Girl Scouts of Connecticut, a board member of the Westport Country Playhouse, and a chapter leader for Ms President US, a civic leadership organization for young women. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Mark Jackson is a Series 65–registered financial advisor at CWM, LLC with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Gold Family Wealth and Excel Partners. Outside of his advisory work, he has been involved with the Church of the Archangels and High Rise Basketball. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages portfolios using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, third-party sub-advisors, and customization tools, with a strong focus on retirement plan and institutional services.

John Ashelford is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with TD firms since 2012, including roles at TD Bank and TD Private Client Wealth LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Chairman of the Board for the Connecticut Hurricanes Drum and Bugle Corps, a nonprofit organization. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed accounts and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail investors, offering portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody through third-party custodians. The firm utilizes a combination of affiliated and third-party sub-managers and employs a cross-border model serving U.S. clients virtually through Canadian advisors.

Christopher Lineberger is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Newtown Savings Bank, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Bankers Life. He is also involved in sales and marketing for Medicare planning through Cortes Benefit Consulting. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans by providing advisory and brokerage services tailored through customized engagements. The firm offers access to alternative investments, lending, and cash-management solutions, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary assets and a dual broker-dealer/adviser structure.

Dennis Schmidt is a financial advisor with \u0026Partners who holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 48 years of industry experience. Prior to joining \u0026Partners in 2024, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2016 to 2024 and at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. \u0026Partners serves a diverse group of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm provides investment advisory and brokerage services, alongside financial planning and retirement consulting, utilizing both proprietary and third-party investment strategies through platforms like Envestnet.

Jennifer Brucato is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with three years of industry experience. She previously worked for Asset Management Group, Inc. for seven years and has a background including five years at AC Electrical Services, LLC. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s advisory approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, using both affiliated and third-party managers, and incorporates proprietary research and a range of portfolio construction techniques.

Michael Chaffee is a CFP® professional with 28 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and operates MJ Chaffee & Associates, LLC. Prior to this, he spent 17 years at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and customized investment solutions, while providing operational and compliance support to affiliated advisors.

John Scinto Jr. is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and also operates an accounting and tax preparation business. Additionally, he serves as president of Worldwide Entities Inc., a consulting and real estate brokerage firm. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a broad client base including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm delivers services through a large advisor network and multiple platforms, utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers for portfolio management.

Rebecca Hill is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Bridgewater Associates and Columbus Travel Media. Hill began her professional career following her time at the University of Connecticut. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm integrates strategic allocation models and proprietary research with a range of client service platforms and offers access to specialized programs such as Private Family Office and Alternative Investments.

Kenneth Steeves Jr. is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has been with Creative Planning since 2012. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and offers a financial planning-led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various portfolio management techniques and a range of retirement plan services.

Alexander Blanco is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner and has also worked at United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC, and Westport Resources. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, tax services, and family office solutions. The firm employs customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, and provides integrated tax and accounting services alongside operational financial wellness tools.