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Patrick W
Series 63, Series 65
Meriden, CT
OSAIC Institutions, INC.
Patrick Woodhouse is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ion Bank since 2019, Infinex Investments, Inc. since 2016, and United Bank from 2016 to 2019. Woodhouse is also involved in banking through Ion Bank. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. serves individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients by providing customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions. The firm features a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure and operates through a network of investment adviser representatives who manage accounts with varying levels of client discretion.
Gregory H
Series 63
Hartford, CT
Lincoln Investment
Gregory Howard is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Hartford, CT, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Howard Financial Planners, Inc. since 1982 and Main St Management since 2000. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an NRA pistol instructor and is active in martial arts through teaching and association leadership roles. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a particular focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and manages a range of investment strategies overseen by an Investment Management & Research team, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.
Shawn M
Series 66, Series 63
Farmington, CT
Creative Planning
Shawn Mcgrane is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Lockton Companies LLC, OneAmerica Securities, and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.
Michaela C
Series 66
Farmington, CT
Guardian Life
Michaela Casey is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding a Series 66 license and four years of industry experience. She has worked at Certified Financial Services and currently serves as a cantor at Saint Patrick's Church, leading the congregation in singing. Michaela is also involved in music performance with her family group KC Sisters and owns a music publishing company that manages royalties from their published songs. Park Avenue Wealth Management, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs through a mix of proprietary and third-party models.
David W
CFA®, Series 63
Glastonbury, CT
Commonwealth Financial Network
David Weigert is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and Omnica Wealth, holding a CFA® designation and Series 63 license. He has 15 years of industry experience, including roles at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2012 and Conry Asset Management from 2012 to 2018. He is also co-owner of Omnica Wealth, 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 clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including investment management, compliance, and technology, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside access to model portfolios managed by the firm’s Investment Management and Research team.
Robert S
Series 66
South Glastonbury, CT
Commonwealth Financial Network
Robert Schneider is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has been a co-owner and partner at Omnica Wealth since 2015 and also has an ongoing affiliation with the University of Connecticut since 2012. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing a range of advisory programs and services along with operational, trading, technology, and compliance support. The firm offers various investment solutions including discretionary model portfolios and personalized indexing options.
Carl C
Series 63, Series 65
Cromwell, CT
Commonwealth Financial Network
Carl Cieplinski is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 28 years of industry experience, including nine years at Commonwealth and one year at Voya Financial Advisors. His outside business activity includes fixed insurance sales conducted under Cahill & Associates Financial Services, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.
Andrew M
CFA®, Series 63, Series 66
Hartford, CT
TD private Client Wealth LLC
Andrew Mcgrade is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, where he has worked since 2016, including roles at TD Bank, N.A. There are no additional notable prior firms or outside activities listed. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation through a mix of affiliated and third-party sub-managers and emphasizes a percentage-of-AUM wrap fee model.
Shawn T
Series 66
Hartford, CT
Empower Advisory Group
Shawn Trimboli is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Hartford, CT, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Gwfs Equities, Inc. and Prudential, including Prudential Investment Management Services LLC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors, participants, and select IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm delivers integrated services aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates through point-in-time financial plans and optional managed accounts.
David Q
CFP®, ChFC®, Series 63, Series 66
East Hampton, CT
Valic Financial Advisors
David Quast is a CFP® and ChFC® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Valic Financial Advisors since 2011. Prior to that, he worked at Agia beginning in 2022. He is active in his community as a council member at Bethlehem Lutheran Church and participates in the East Hampton/Marlborough Rotary Club. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer that serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors, leveraging centralized technology and model solutions.
Richard F
Series 63, Series 65
Glastonbury, CT
Key Investment Services LLc
Richard Failoo Velasquez is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC in Glastonbury, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at KeyBank, Wells Fargo, and The Hartford Insurance Group. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through a variety of advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment decisions supported by financial professional recommendations and ongoing monitoring, operating within the KeyCorp group with affiliated banking and capital markets connections.
Richard L
Series 63
West Hartford, CT
Janney Montgomery Scott
Richard Lawson is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 50 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2007. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services through multiple wrap programs and managed accounts.
Vincent F
CFP®, Series 63, Series 65
Southington, CT
Commonwealth Financial Network
Vincent Feijoo Jr. is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2021. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, accumulating over a decade of experience at those firms. Feijoo is also a co-owner of FS Financial, LLC, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients with a range of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing affiliated advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside model portfolios managed by Commonwealth’s Investment Management and Research team.
Isaac C
Series 66
Meriden, CT
OSAIC Institutions, INC.
Isaac Cho is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Equitable Advisors, LLC, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and several other organizations. 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 structure and a distinctive model that emphasizes firm supervision with delegated investment management.
Mario A
Series 66
Glastonbury, CT
Commonwealth Financial Network
Mario Alvino is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2010 and also works with Connecticut Investors Group, LLC. In addition to advisory services, he spends part of his time involved in fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 3,000 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a range of managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.
Jeffrey S
CFP®, Series 63, Series 65
Glastonbury, CT
J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc.
Jeffrey Snyder is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. since 2017. His prior experience includes roles at First Allied Advisory Services and First Financial Associates. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in producing a comedy show and underwriting a film project. J. W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser supporting individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent advisers. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies.
Jeffrey E
CFP®, Series 63, Series 65
Glastonbury, CT
Commonwealth Financial Network
Jeffrey Engler is a CFP® certificant with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network. His prior experience includes eight years at Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation. Engler is the owner of Engler Financial LLC, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.
Nicole B
Series 65
West Hartford, CT
Focus Partners Wealth, LLC
Nicole Bailey is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at GYL Financial Synergies, LLC and SS&C Technologies. Focus Partners Wealth provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management within a tax- and fee-sensitive investment framework.
Nancy B
Series 66, Series 63
Manchester, CT
Principal Financial Services
Nancy Barnwell is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Prudential Investment Management Services, Empower, and Principal-related entities. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and military personnel stationed abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.
Peter P
CFP®, Series 66
West Hartford, CT
Private Advisor Group, LLC
Peter Pabich is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at The Leaders Group Inc, Private Capital Group, LLC, and Lincoln Financial Advisors. He is also an insurance agent licensed to sell life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset management programs.
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