Jeffrey Corliss is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Advisors and its affiliated broker-dealer since 2016 and previously worked at RDM Insurance Services and Retirement Design & Management. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, using affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Alan Sokol is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2005 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach varies by program and advisor, incorporating strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing across equity, balanced, and fixed income strategies.

Thomas Nemet is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Integrated Wealth Concepts since 2016 and previously spent five years at Lincoln Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he also operates A+ Accounting and Tax Prep, a CPA affiliate program he has managed since 2003. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, constructing customized portfolios with a long-term investment approach and employing both internal management and third-party managers.

Peter Nieporent is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor at Creative Planning with 10 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at NorthCoast Asset Management, Connectus Wealth, and Kovitz Investment Group Partners. Nieporent is based in San Diego, CA. 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 using a financial planning-led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by advanced portfolio techniques and comprehensive retirement plan services.

Magdalena Johndrow is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Fairfield, CT, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at Commonwealth since 2017 and previously held roles at JP Morgan Chase Bank NA and JP Morgan Securities LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is the owner of Johndrow Wealth Management, LLC, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. 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 operational support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction and access to model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Heather Cramer is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 10 years of industry experience, having worked previously at Ameriprise, Sovereign Financial Group, Wealth Strategies of America, and Raymond James Financial Services. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Michael Gulish is a CFP® professional with 38 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2019 and previously spent 25 years at LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he is a part owner of a timeshare rental property in West Dover, Vermont. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including portfolio management, trading, technology, and compliance services.

Andrew Zimmerman is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he operates Tiger Eye Wealth LLC as a DBA. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, providing brokerage and advisory services along with financial and retirement planning. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and offers various programs including discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Jeffrey Montville is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer since 2006. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, and retirement planning. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment vehicles to construct client solutions, with a distinctive approach that includes both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Elena Dimiceli is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 45 years of industry experience. She has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2016 and previously spent over two decades with Retirement Design & Management and RDM Investment Services, Inc. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm employs a multi-manager approach emphasizing manager selection and offers access to various investment vehicles, supported by proprietary research and operational tools.

Joseph Dedomenico is a CFP® with 40 years of industry experience and has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2004. He is also registered with the Series 63 designation. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in health and disability insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support while allowing advisors discretion in constructing client portfolios.

Karen Lexow is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, LLC, and Resnick Investment Advisors, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies, separate account managers, private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Michael Guttadaro Jr. is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Centaurus Financial since 2017 and previously at American Portfolios Financial Services from 2013 to 2017. Outside of advising, he is involved with the Connecticut Institute of Finance, where he provides tax preparation services, coaching, and life insurance discussions. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies and integrates various analytical approaches with model overlay programs and third-party money managers.

Gordon Brown is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of finance, he is co-founder of Academic and Behavioral Support, LLC, which provides behavioral services for children with special needs. Sanctuary Advisors offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm provides customized investment programs through various account structures and leverages a network of independent advisors and affiliated entities.

John Caserta is a ChFC® and Series 66 credentialed advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC since 2012 and also maintains a role with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is the proprietor of Caserta & DeJongh, LLC, a life insurance brokerage, and operates Boola Moola, a financial education resource for the Yale community. He has also served as immediate past president and currently as assistant treasurer of the Yale Club of New Haven, a charitable organization. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through advisory services that emphasize client-directed implementation and oversight. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary investment management approaches.

Brittany Squires is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Infinex Investments, Inc., Citizens Securities, Inc., Citizens Bank, and United Bank. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a notary public without compensation. 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/broker-dealer model that combines firm supervision with delegated account management.

Michael Garzi is a CFP® professional at Mariner with five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mariner in 2025, he worked seven years at Forte Capital LLC and has experience in roles at Paychex and the Rochester Rhinos. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services, typically implementing discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers.

Gregory Nappo is a Certified Financial Planner® with 33 years of industry experience, currently advising at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2002. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in New Haven, CT. 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 through a combination of brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs, utilizing both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Melissa Ciotoli is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She has worked at The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, LLC, Resnick Investment Advisors, LLC, and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture and integrates a wide range of investment strategies and affiliated service companies.

Christopher Allegro is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Pacific Specialty Insurance Company and Newton Allstate Agency. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm uses an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.