Eduardo Vela is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 20 years of industry experience and has worked at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Northwestern Mutual in various roles between 2014 and the present. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party programs and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Anindita Mohanty is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently affiliated with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and has been associated with New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2013. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate entities. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of advisers, with an emphasis on tailored recommendations and predominantly non-discretionary asset management.

Jonathan Yolles is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at The Colony Group, LLC and GYL Financial Synergies, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as the head coach for the Avon High School boys basketball team. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a combination of fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside third-party managers, and offers integrated wealth services across managed and held-away accounts.

Richard Rustic is a CFP® professional with over 42 years of industry experience, currently serving at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2002. He is co-owner of Federal Hill Financial, LLC, an investment-related business based in Bristol, CT. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, while delivering operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Dante Montaque is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Hartford, CT. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Northwestern Mutual and TD Bank, as well as employment with Walmart and UPS. He is also involved with Grambling State University Campus Living. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth private clients. The firm utilizes a combination of affiliated and third-party sub-managers through portfolio solutions such as TD Managed Portfolios and TD Guided Portfolios.

Michael Elser is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Northwestern Mutual and Omnica Wealth, where he is a co-owner. 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 around $212.7 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.

Benjamin Halter is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2018, following two years at RBC Capital Markets. 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 clientele, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Marc Michalak is a CFP® professional with 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1999 and also has a longstanding association with Guardian Life Insurance of America beginning in 1997. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Physicians Wealth Strategies LLC, a business related to his Guardian and Park Avenue activities. Primerica Advisors is part of a large enterprise serving a broad retail client base with both brokerage and fee-based advisory relationships. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and business consulting services, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Brian Maitland is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Rocky Hill, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Citizens Securities since 2016. Maitland serves as a National Council member for Avon Old Farms School, an unpaid role he has held since 2010. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory approach includes a digital advisory program focused on ETF-based portfolios and a Managed Account program, operating under the ownership of Citizens Bank, N.A.

Christopher Murtha is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he provides life insurance and fixed annuities to clients through Howard Financial and Associates PLLC. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan advice, and a range of managed portfolio programs, utilizing both strategic and dynamic investment approaches overseen by its Investment Management & Research team.

Theodore Demers Jr. is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2013. 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 support services, including discretionary model portfolios and customized investment solutions, while acting primarily as a platform and back-office provider.

Pranish Kantesaria is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience. His background includes roles outside of finance, such as positions at Optum Home Infusion, UConn Health Center, and Baylor Scott & White Institute for Rehabilitation. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and investment management, serving clients that include large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

William Coe is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 39 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at Infinex Investments, Inc., Thomaston Savings Bank/CTAS, and New Haven Savings Bank. Osaic Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, providing advisory and brokerage services through customized engagements. The firm offers a mix of fundamental and technical analysis, access to alternative investments via the CAIS platform, and lending and cash-management solutions such as CapitalHub and securities-backed lines of credit.

Jacob Cohen is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, and Green Cambridge. His background also includes roles at Harvard Extension University and Dog Days of West Hartford. Focus Partners Wealth provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm emphasizes a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Rishesh Singh is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Certified Financial Services. He was also involved with Sheesh Ventures LLC for nine years. Primerica Advisors is part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, which serves a diverse retail client base including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing a variety of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and platforms.

Collin Sayler is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 65 designation. He has experience with several firms including Mercer Investments, Pathstone, Pimco, and Allianz Asset Management. Sayler is currently based in Glastonbury, CT. 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, technology, and compliance services, enabling affiliated advisors to offer customized portfolio solutions.

Hal Guy is a CFP® and ChFC® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving at Private Advisor Group, LLC since 2012. He also has a role with LPL Financial dating back to 2012. In addition to his advisory work, he teaches CFP review courses and provides tax preparation services. Private Advisor Group, LLC manages over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and supports access to multiple third-party asset managers and platforms.

Maria Conlon is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 19 years of industry experience. Her prior firms include National Life Group, Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Metlife Securities, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in youth and nonprofit basketball organizations as a coach and owner, and holds a partial ownership stake in a local pizzeria. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms using third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Charles Wareham is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC in Hartford, CT, holding a Series 63 license and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Independent Financial Group since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Wareham is the owner of Wareham & Associates and Vaylark Financial Services, both of which provide investment management, insurance services, and financial consulting. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers, managing approximately $11.3 billion in assets across a national network of investment professionals.

Steven Kaminski is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. His prior work history includes positions at Avantax Advisory Services and various Cetera affiliates. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients, including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services delivered through multiple program structures, often providing non-discretionary recommendations.