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.

Bennet Thonakkaraparayil is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2019, following eight years at Regent Wealth Management Group. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach to create globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other investment vehicles.

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.

Alexandra Benas is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Citigroup and Wells Fargo. Benas is based in Westport, CT. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions and discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, with access to proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

Brian Flanagan is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Infinex Investments, Inc. and Milford Bank since 2022. His prior experience includes roles in retail and education sectors. 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, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure and a focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Traci Provost is a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Morgan Stanley and Private Advisor Group. She specializes in Divorce Financial Planning and serves as a Financial Neutral Collaborative Divorce specialist. Concurrent Investment Advisors is a multi-team firm that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on customized, long-term investment portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other securities, supported by a large network of advisors and integrated platform solutions.

Sarah Beyrich is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65-licensed advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with seven years of industry experience. Before joining Focus Partners in 2025, she worked for eight years at Jackson, Grant Investment Advisers and has prior experience at Eagle Manufacturing Co. She serves as a paid trustee for three related family trusts, overseeing portfolio managers without initiating investment decisions. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside specialized tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Robert Kinnie is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Napatree Capital LLC, Wilmington Trust, People’s United Advisors, and Fidelity. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and non-profits, offering investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost ETFs, index funds, and other investment vehicles.

Jason Wein is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent Inc and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2010. Outside of advisory work, he serves as treasurer for the Bethel Bombers, a nonprofit organization focused on youth baseball coaching and fundraising. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisors, offering financial planning, advisory programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, incorporating third-party asset manager relationships and discretionary and non-discretionary account options.

Robert Gibson is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, having previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and HCFP Capital Markets. Gibson is based in New Canaan, CT. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and provides access to proprietary programs, third-party solutions, and a digital advisory platform.

Scott Schneeberger is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Oppenheimer since 2008 and at CIBC since 2006. Schneeberger is based in Darien, CT, and holds a Series 63 license. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of investment programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Jeffrey Darien is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at Churchill Management Group, Oppenheimer, Bank of America, Merrill, Charles Schwab, Morgan Stanley, and several other firms. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm emphasizes long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction using an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies along with access to private funds and separate account managers.

Steven Ulbrich is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His prior firms include The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, Vision Financial Markets, and Tarpon Trading. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in a family business, E & S U Global LLC, which provides access to commercial lending and credit card processing services. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, emphasizing long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction.

Caroline Aitoro is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and GYL Financial Synergies, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients, providing wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

David Jaeger Jr. is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Key Bank, People's United Advisors, and Peoples United Bank. Jaeger serves as a commissioner for the Norwalk Transit District, a local transit authority. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides portfolio management and model-based advisory products to individuals, trusts, small businesses, and institutional clients through a network of financial professionals. The firm uses a multi-provider platform and integrates with KeyCorp affiliates to offer a range of investment and advisory services.

Kevin Smith is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Infinex Investments, Savings Bank of Danbury, Key Investment Services LLC, KeyBank, and JPMorgan Chase. Outside of his advisory work, Smith serves as a referee for youth soccer matches with the Connecticut State Referee Program. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model that delegates investment management to its representatives while providing firm supervision.

Oliver Pursche is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Wealthspire Advisors since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Bronson Meadows Capital Management LLC and Bruderman Brothers LLC. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofit organizations, and trustees. The firm offers wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and family office support through a customized, relationship-driven process emphasizing diversified, institutional-style asset allocation.

John Kuehnle is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, INC. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Infinex Investments, Inc., Milford Bank, and National Planning Corporation. In addition to advising, he is licensed as an insurance agent involved in fixed insurance sales. OSAIC Institutions, INC. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model and significant non-discretionary assets under management.

David Moss is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding a Series 66 designation and over 43 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Janney in 2017, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. He serves on the financial planning board for Congregation Shir Shalom, assisting with investment decisions for their endowment funds, and acts as a board director for The Hills at Rivington Townhome Community. 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 municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Stephen Gulish is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He is co-owner of Gulish & Associates, Inc., a private entity focused on securities, advisory, and insurance business. His prior experience includes roles at John Hancock and John Hancock Distributors LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs and back-office support including operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice management. The firm offers multiple investment program structures and discretionary model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.