Jack Nicklis is a CPA and financial advisor with Rioux & Company, LLC, an independent firm based in Burlington, CT. He has 13 years of industry experience and has operated a sole proprietorship in public accounting since 2013. Rioux & Company provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as qualified retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of investment instruments and derivative strategies, applying modern portfolio theory alongside fundamental and technical analysis, with client accounts reviewed at least twice annually.

Christopher Stevenson is a CFA® charterholder at Telos Partners LLC with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Evolve Investing LLC and Forrest Financial Partners LLC and has been involved in start-up consulting through Mad Forrest LLC. Telos Partners serves individuals, families, charitable organizations, and businesses with investment management, financial planning, and family office consulting. The firm uses a long-term, growth-oriented investment approach incorporating active and passive strategies and emphasizes bespoke family office services and coordination with affiliated tax and accounting professionals.

Tyler Olson is the principal of Olson Consulting LLC in Manchester, CT, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include work at Primesolutions Securities, Inc. and involvement with Moody Tongue Brewing Company. He is also a co-owner of Physician Cents LLC, a financial education podcast for medical professionals. Olson Consulting LLC primarily serves physicians and other individual clients, offering financial planning, business-owner planning tailored to physician practice owners, and portfolio management. The firm follows a passive, diversified investment approach focused on index funds and ETFs, and provides clients with fee-only, fixed-fee services alongside discretionary management and regular account reviews.

Michael Reilly is a CFP® professional with 36 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mint Asset Management LLC since 2024 and previously spent nine years at Rowe Wealth Management LLC d/b/a Avalon. Mint Asset Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a mix of fundamental and technical analysis with predominantly rules-based, systematic models to tailor portfolios, and is notable for its use of derivatives and borrowing strategies within separately managed accounts.

Jay Spivak is the sole advisor and managing owner of Spivak Asset Management, LLC, with 29 years of industry experience. He has led the firm since its founding in 1996 and holds a Series 65 designation. Spivak Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm employs a diversified, asset-allocation approach focused on passive, low-expense mutual funds and ETFs, operating on a strict fee-only basis without accepting commissions or voting client proxies.

David Fernandes is a financial advisor at Zenith Investment Management, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at TD Ameritrade and Scottrade. Zenith Investment Management is a boutique firm serving individual and institutional clients with comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and advisory services. The firm employs customized, goals-based planning and combines fundamental and technical analysis with strategic asset allocation, also managing a private investment fund using a proprietary quantitative algorithm.

Brian Benson is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor at Hoskin Capital with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at St Germain Investment Management and Myers Brothers Kalicka, PC. In addition to his advisory role, Benson serves as an adjunct professor at Elms College, teaching courses related to his CFP certification. Hoskin Capital serves individual clients, trusts, estates, and business entities, offering discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and estate-planning guidance. The firm employs a tactical allocation strategy combined with a predominantly passive asset allocation and offers flexible fee arrangements including fixed, subscription, and hourly options.

Matthew Dreier Jr. is a financial advisor at Wellspring Financial, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 65 license. Prior to joining Wellspring Financial in 2018, he worked at Aetna from 2012 to 2018. Wellspring Financial serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning. The firm uses a model-driven investment approach based on modern portfolio theory, emphasizing diversification, long-term holdings, and periodic rebalancing.

Richard Villeneuve is a financial advisor at Pasco Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation. He began his industry career in 2024 and previously worked at Regeneron for six years. Pasco Advisors primarily serves individual clients, including many high-net-worth households, as well as business and corporate clients and small pension plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services, emphasizing a conservative, low-turnover approach and utilizing third-party managers for certain alternative investments.

Justin Budnick is a financial advisor at Budnick Capital, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at firms including Sagepoint Financial, Inc., Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Physicians Wealth Strategies. Outside of advisory roles, he operates as a sole proprietor offering life and disability insurance. Budnick Capital provides investment advisory and consulting services primarily to pooled or institutional clients and professionals such as physicians and dentists. The firm focuses on financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, emphasizing ERISA and pension consulting along with educational seminars and technology-enabled client portals.

Matthew Walston is a financial advisor at Strategic Financial, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation, Series 63, and Series 65 licenses. Walston is also a Certified Public Accountant and co-owner of Walston & Ignagni, P.C., a tax and accounting firm he has been involved with since 1985. Strategic Financial provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a proprietary market assessment model for tactical portfolio adjustments and offers tailored portfolio management primarily focused on mutual funds, index funds, and ETFs.

Pablo Rossetti is a financial advisor at Rioux & Company, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Rioux & Company since 2007. Outside of advisory work, he manages two multifamily buildings as a property manager. Rioux & Company provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a diversified investment approach incorporating equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and derivative strategies, with portfolio reviews at least biannually.

Michael Puckly is a ChFC® with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Wellspring Financial, LLC since 2017 and previously worked at Lifeline Financial, LLC from 2008 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Executive Committee of Riverfront Recapture. Wellspring Financial serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning. The firm uses a model-driven investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory, focusing on long-term purchases, diversification, and periodic rebalancing.

David Rusch is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) with 51 years of industry experience. He has been a principal at Tittmann & Rusch, LLC since 2001. Tittmann & Rusch, LLC provides comprehensive financial planning primarily to active and retired business executives, often working with clients through corporate perquisites. The firm emphasizes corporate benefit utilization and personal financial modeling, focusing on fixed-fee or hourly billing rather than asset management or discretionary portfolio services.

Peter Tittmann is a CFP® professional with 33 years of experience, currently serving at Tittmann & Rusch, LLC, a firm he has been with since 2001. The firm focuses on comprehensive financial planning, primarily for business executives, both active and retired. Tittmann & Rusch offers planning services that emphasize corporate benefit utilization and personal financial modeling, providing written recommendations and coordination with other advisors as needed. The firm uses fixed fees or hourly rates and concentrates on planning work rather than asset management.

Thomas Rianhard is a financial advisor at Budnick Capital, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at PASI Investments, LLC and BK Capital LLC, where he serves as Vice President and Market Strategist. Budnick Capital provides investment advisory and consulting services primarily to pooled or institutional clients and professionals such as physicians and dentists. The firm focuses on financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party manager selection, emphasizing ERISA/pension consulting and public education offerings while primarily acting as a fiduciary oversight and liaison rather than directly managing client assets.

Carl Peterson is a financial advisor at LRI Investments with 38 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. His prior experience includes long tenures at Lindberg & Ripple and M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. He serves on the Board of Trustees for The Bushnell Performing Arts Center in Hartford, CT. LRI Investments, LLC provides financial planning, fee-based investment management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, financial institutions, and certain state and municipal government entities. The firm’s team of 25 manages approximately $2.78 billion across client accounts with portfolios customized to asset-allocation objectives, generally emphasizing mutual funds, ETFs, and exchange-traded equities with a long-term approach and regular reviews.

Brian Fierston is a CFP® professional with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Fierston Financial Group Inc. since 1991. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a trustee and healthcare proxy for clients through a separate sole proprietorship. Fierston Financial Group provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based, long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach tailored to client objectives and risk profiles.

Seth Fierston is a CFP® professional with 37 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Fierston Financial Group Inc since 1989. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional entities. Fierston Financial Group’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and a buy-and-hold strategy, using diversified allocations primarily composed of no-load mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income securities.

Carolyn Paldino is a financial advisor at Conifer Investments Ltd with 31 years of industry experience. She has been with Conifer Investments since 1991. Conifer Investments provides advisory services primarily to individuals, families, trusts, and endowments, focusing on asset allocation supported by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis. The firm manages a variety of investment vehicles and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, with an emphasis on client trade approval.