Jack Forehand is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Validea Capital Management LLC since 2004 and is also involved with Validea.com as a consultant focused on business development, education, and product development. Validea Capital Management serves individual investors, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate entities by providing discretionary portfolio management through separately managed accounts and a digital automated advisory. The firm uses systematic, quantitative stock-selection models based on published investment strategies and offers a range of actively managed equity strategies, ETF model portfolios, direct indexing, and automated allocation services.

Cesar Cortes is a financial advisor at SUMUS Financial LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Prudential Financial Planning Services, LPL Enterprise, and Western International Securities. He also operates Cortes Benefits Consulting, LLC, an independent business consulting venture. SUMUS Financial LLC provides investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, high net worth clients, and businesses. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis with a long-term investment approach, utilizing low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and offers flexible fee arrangements including hourly and fixed fees for financial planning.

Ira Koyner is a financial advisor at Triathlon Partners LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Societe Generale and Morgan Stanley. He also holds roles related to insurance products, including commissions from selling life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance. Triathlon Partners LLC provides portfolio management, a proprietary rules-based All-Terrain managed strategy, financial planning, and business consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm uses a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches and integrates insurance products alongside investment solutions.

Robert Sand is a financial advisor with Vision Wealth Advisory in Orange, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, LPL Financial, and Fortis Group Advisors. Outside of advisory work, he serves as an adjunct professor at Merrimack College and Johnson & Wales University. Vision Wealth Advisory provides investment management, ERISA retirement-plan services, and consulting to institutions, charitable organizations, trusts, and individual clients. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation, ongoing portfolio monitoring, and the use of third-party managers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account supervision.

Thatcher Martin is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with seven years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Spree Capital Advisers and previously worked at Wolf Hill Capital Management, Bishop Rock Capital, and as a consultant. Spree Capital Advisers is a single-advisor independent firm serving high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, primarily recommending equities alongside fixed income, ETFs, and international securities, and offers both traditional and performance-based fee arrangements.

Gilbert Donovan III is a financial advisor at GCD Financial Planning and Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at U.S. Bank Corporation from 2015 to 2018. He has been with GCD Financial Planning and Advisory Services since 2018. GCD Financial Planning and Advisory Services offers customized, fee-only financial planning and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm operates under a fiduciary standard without managing client assets or exercising discretionary trading authority, focusing on asset allocation and diversified, fund-based strategies with fixed, retainer, or hourly fees.

Robert Gutman is the sole advisor at Hunjo LLC in Westport, CT, holding a Series 65 credential with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked for ten years at Blank Check Capital Management, LLC before founding Hunjo in 2017. Since 2023, he has also served as managing member of Stillwater One, LLC, a private fund manager for one client. Hunjo provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, focusing on publicly traded Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) and other equities. The firm delivers ongoing investment management with customized Investment Policy Statements and conducts monthly portfolio reviews to align with client objectives.

Nicholas Susko is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Wavelet Capital, with a total of 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Verition Fund Management, Balyasny Asset Management, and Scopus Asset Management. Wavelet Capital is a state-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management and non-discretionary consulting to qualified investors such as high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and institutions. The firm employs a long/short equity strategy focused on U.S. equities and related derivatives, utilizing bottom-up fundamental research, proprietary earnings models, and a high idea-velocity process to identify investment opportunities.

Robert Leahy is a CFP® and ChFC® with 30 years of industry experience. He has been with MFC Portfolios, Inc. since 2009. MFC Portfolios, Inc. provides wealth management and comprehensive retirement and financial planning services to high-net-worth and individual clients, managing portfolios primarily using ETFs, stocks, bonds, and government securities. The firm employs a diversified asset allocation framework that combines passive core exposure with tactical overlay strategies focused on long-term risk management.

Frederick Bitsky is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at WealthGuard LLC, where he has worked since 2003. He also maintains a longstanding association with Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. since 1994. WealthGuard LLC provides fee-only financial planning and consulting to high-net-worth individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and foundations with complex financial needs. The firm delivers comprehensive written Action Plans and implementation advice on an hourly or fixed-fee basis, focusing on long-term planning, tax-aware decision making, and a “Buy and Be Vigilant” investment philosophy without managing assets directly.

Patrick Fremont is a financial advisor with Fremont Wealth Management, LP, holding a Series 65 designation and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Schwartz & Hofflich Capital Management, L.P. since 1995. Fremont Wealth Management, LP provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice for individual, retirement, business, foundation, trust, and estate accounts. The firm employs a value-oriented “growth at a reasonable price” strategy that incorporates bottom-up fundamental analysis and macro thematic considerations, with an emphasis on dividend-paying stocks and international opportunities.

Michael Scotto is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Highlight Advisors LLC, having joined the firm in 2025 after a 15-year tenure at AON Investments. Highlight Advisors serves institutional asset pools such as for-profit businesses, insurance companies, and not-for-profit entities by providing non-discretionary investment advisory and consulting services. The firm focuses on customized asset allocation recommendations, investment manager selection, and strategic consulting through project assignments, retainers, or hourly engagements without taking custody of client assets.

Stephen Lupkas is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has operated MyFinancialPro, LLC since 2005, providing advisory services from Shelton, CT. MyFinancialPro offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, families, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach enhanced by proprietary quantitative and algorithmic analysis, managing a focused client base with an institutional platform for research and operational support.

Sean Sullivan is a financial advisor at Thrivealike LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Lifeworks Advisors, Arete Wealth Management, National Securities Corp, and Voya Financial Advisors. Sullivan is also an independent insurance agent. Thrivealike LLC is an independent, solo registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, 401(k) plan management, and tiered financial planning subscription services. The firm employs a diverse investment approach incorporating fundamental, quantitative, technical, and cyclical analyses, with recommendations that include mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and insurance products.

Eddy Agyeman is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Connecticut Capital Management Group, LLC, having previously worked at Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC, Fuchs Financial, and Bank of America N.A. He serves as a voting member of the board for Open Door Shelter. Connecticut Capital Management Group provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods to construct portfolios aligned with client risk tolerances.

William Ryan III is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Ayrshire Capital Management LLC since 2018 and previously worked at Wjr Financial, LLC, The Dowling Group Wealth Management, and Grove Point Investments, LLC. Ayrshire Capital Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension/profit-sharing plans through separately managed accounts. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis complemented by technical indicators and manages portfolios with a range of asset types on a discretionary basis.

Jin Hu is a financial advisor at Agilis Investment Management LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Greenwich Investment Management, Inc. and Round Rock Advisors LLC. Agilis provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals and various institutions, including estates, trusts, foundations, endowments, corporations, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm emphasizes current income through tax-exempt and taxable fixed income securities and dividend-paying equities, with a notable focus on Private Activity Bonds and a detailed approach to credit and operational due diligence.

Ryan Callas is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Greenhouse Wealth Management, LLC since 2016, serving as the firm's sole advisor. Greenhouse Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts and estates, offering wealth management that integrates discretionary and non-discretionary investment management with financial planning. The firm uses a primarily long-term, fiduciary-oriented investment approach with customized portfolios constructed from low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally individual stocks or bonds.

Joseph Connolly is a financial advisor with Abington Investment Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and seven years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Bank of Ireland Global Markets and Global Payments Partners. Outside of his advisory work, he is a partner at Claddagh Financial Services LLC, which provides foreign exchange advisory and commercial real estate services. Abington Investment Group offers discretionary asset management primarily to high net-worth individuals and institutions. The firm employs a macro-driven investment strategy focused on managing inflation risks and portfolio volatility, maintaining all client assets in-house with a small advisory team managing over $200 million in discretionary assets.

James Mitchell is a financial advisor at Mighty Oak Management LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Mighty Oak Management in 2015, he worked at Invest Financial Corporation, Blue Hill Capital Partners LLC, and UBS Financial Services. Mighty Oak Management LLC provides financial planning, consulting, and fee-based asset management to individuals and institutions, including corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm uses asset-allocation and portfolio-modeling tools to recommend investment strategies, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis and sponsoring a wrap fee program.