Philip Ucci III is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience, currently with Raymond James Financial. His prior experience includes roles at Edward Jones and KeyBank. He is also the CEO of Sound Financial Partners LLC and President of Ucci Partners Wealth Management LLC, both operating in Milford, CT. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and municipal entities. Its offerings include tailored, mostly non-discretionary advisory solutions and specialized programs such as the SIMPLE IRA Employer Advisory & Consulting Services for small businesses.

Lisa Capobianco is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. Outside of advising, she serves as Secretary and Treasurer of WHITECAP Technologies, Inc., a telecommunications sales company. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning using structured discovery and firm-approved tools.

Robert Richard is a financial advisor at Stifel with 24 years of industry experience. He has held his current position at Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc. since 2012. Richard also serves as Deputy Treasurer for the Vista Endowment Fund, an organization that helps adults with disabilities. Stifel serves a broad range of clients including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, providing brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, focusing on forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to support asset allocation and financial planning analyses.

Frank Adams III is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at VOYA Financial Advisors and co-owns CFP Associates, where he has been involved for over a decade. He also conducts business as a non-variable insurance agent, specializing in term insurance and fixed annuities. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a wide range of advisory programs and financial planning services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with research from LPL and third-party subadvisors.

Gerald Nearier is a financial advisor at Stifel with 45 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Stifel since 2007. Nearier is also a Notary Public in Hamden, CT. Stifel serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, providing brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm employs a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to support asset allocation and financial planning.

Stephen Alfaro is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. In his role, he works with clients to develop strategies aimed at pursuing their short-, mid-, and long-term financial goals. He provides guidance on general investing, retirement planning, and preparing for unforeseen financial events. Additionally, he coordinates with Bank of America specialists to offer services related to banking, credit, home financing, and small business solutions. Stephen holds professional designations as a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) and a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). He earned his Bachelor's Degree from Syracuse University. His approach focuses on understanding what matters to clients and their families in order to create tailored financial strategies.

Cheryl Smith is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Branford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. She has been with LPL Financial since 2016 and also works with Webster Bank during the same period. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, model portfolios, and various institutional services.

Christopher Durkin is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with six years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2021, he worked at Pruco Securities LLC, Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc., and Prudential Insurance Company of America from 2019 to 2021, and previously spent seven years with Knights of Columbus. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and investment strategies supported by a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors and 15,100 branch offices.

Jeffrey Rice is a financial advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Metlife Securities Inc. before joining MassMutual in 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he is also licensed as an insurance agent, selling individual and group life, health, and property/casualty insurance. MassMutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that offers financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm uses collaborative, annual planning engagements supported by firm-approved analytical tools and provides a range of event-driven and estate-related planning programs.

John Nevins is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Ansonia, CT, holding a Series 63 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016, including prior roles at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering services such as investment policy statement preparation, investment recommendations, performance reporting, and participant education. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a range of investment options including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Patricia Anderson is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Merrill since 1994. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a Representative on the Branford, Connecticut Town Meeting, participating in local government matters. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations.

Keven Demott is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase Bank since 2007. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. As a subsidiary of J.P. Morgan, the firm combines institutional advisory services with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

Keith Elis is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. since 2014. Elis is a 50% owner and partner of Smith and Elis, LLC, a support company for the Raymond James branch in Branford, CT. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and institutional entities. The firm offers financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting, utilizing asset-allocation analysis and firm research to develop tailored financial plans and investment recommendations.

Yuna LaRue is a Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, where she has been serving since 2024. In her role, she collaborates with clients to design and implement comprehensive strategies aimed at achieving their personal and financial goals. Her professional experience includes positions as a Planning Consultant and Relationship Manager at Fidelity Investments, spanning from 2021 to 2024. Prior to that, she worked as a Registered Representative at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC from 2019 to 2021.

John Doris is a financial advisor with Stifel in Hamden, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel since 2007. Stifel serves a wide range of clients including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and asset allocation methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Jared Sumner is a Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a role he has held since 2025. In this position, he collaborates with clients and their families to develop personalized financial plans that align investment strategies with their important financial goals. Jared emphasizes providing clear guidance on complex topics and helping clients understand their available options to support confident financial decision-making. Prior to his current role, Jared held several positions at Fidelity Investments, including Investment Consultant (2024-2025), Investment Solutions Representative II - Fixed Income Specialist (2023-2024), Investment Solutions Representative I (2022-2023), and Customer Relationship Advocate (2021-2022). These roles contributed to his experience and expertise in financial planning and investment solutions.

Spencer Rogers is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Deloitte, Bryant, Morgan Stanley, and Times Microwave Systems. LPL Financial is a national SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, supported by research from LPL Research and third-party subadvisors.

Richard Curtis Jr. is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in New Haven, CT, where he has worked since 2002. He has 24 years of industry experience. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, combining wealth management with institutional trading capabilities and a broad range of capital markets services. The firm uses proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor investment plans to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Thomas Hutchison is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in New Haven, Connecticut, and a founding partner of the GKH Group. He has been with Merrill since 1998 and brings over two decades of experience in investment and wealth planning. His practice focuses on areas including wealth transfer strategies, philanthropic giving, educational planning, wealth accumulation plans, executive stock options, estate planning services, portfolio management, education planning, family wealth management, liquidity management, philanthropic planning, sports and entertainment, tax minimization, and retirement income. Mr. Hutchison received his bachelor's degree in sociology from Yale University in 1994. Prior to his career in wealth management, he played professional baseball for two seasons with the Montreal Expos organization and worked for three seasons in the New York Mets front office as assistant director of player personnel. He holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst® (CIMA®) designation from the Investments & Wealth Institute™ in conjunction with the Wharton School. Additionally, he has been recognized on Barron's "Top 1,200 Financial Advisors" list from 2019 to 2025 and Forbes' "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors" list from 2020 to 2025. Outside of his professional work, Mr. Hutchison has served as Past President of the Yale Baseball Alumni Association and the Turkey Hill School Fathers Club of Orange, Connecticut. He is involved in coaching and supporting youth sports programs. Personal interests include baseball, basketball, fishing, football, reading, spending time with family, watching movies, and practicing yoga.

Glen Ketchian is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He works closely with individuals, families, and business owners to help them navigate significant financial decisions and develop strategies aligned with their long-term objectives. His approach centers on building trust and clear communication to understand each client's unique goals. With over 30 years of business experience, Glen provides advice on various areas including retirement planning, wealth management, college education planning, managing new wealth, and tax minimization. He holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designations. Glen earned a Bachelor's Degree from Rochester Institute of Technology. Outside of his professional work, he enjoys biking, boating, camping, skiing, spending time with his family, and traveling.