Philip Deutsch is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2015. Outside of finance, he works professionally as a magician and performer. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Kelly Ogiba is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning their advisory career in 2026. Prior to joining WEAS, Ogiba worked at the Wealth Enhancement Group since 2019 and at TD Bank NA from 2016 to 2019. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to managed account investment managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets, employing a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that blends passive and active strategies, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Peter Kibbe is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Norwalk, CT, holding a Series 65 designation and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Citigroup Global Markets for 12 years before joining Hightower Advisors in 2023. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and retirement consulting.

Nicholas Ramstetter is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Investments, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, and Citizens Bank. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, employing a model that emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions using affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and various investment vehicles.

Marc Smith is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company, where he has worked since 2007. He also maintains outside insurance activities involving non-Guardian insurance products. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party managers and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Max Needham is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. for 10 years before joining Steward Partners in 2026. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Lee Giordano is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. He has worked within the Bankers Life organization since 2008 in various roles, including his current advisory position since 2023. Outside of advisory services, he manages a team of agents and oversees hiring and training as a Unit Sales Manager for Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, providing discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create customized asset allocations and portfolio management strategies tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Roberta Nestor is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Milford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 41 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1994. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Nestor Financial Network, LLC, which facilitates insurance business, and serves as co-trustee for a family friend’s trust. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients with a range of advisory programs, including discretionary model portfolios and customized investment solutions. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction.

Keith Brown is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at The Leaders Group, Inc. since 2020, Assured Partners since 2015, and VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. from 2014 to 2018. TLG Advisors, Inc. manages approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets and serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors. The firm offers investment supervisory and portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios, utilizing manager selection, ongoing monitoring, and asset allocation-based portfolio construction.

Camilla Ostbye is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with a Series 65 credential and no prior industry experience. Her work history includes recent roles at Hightower Advisors and she has a background as a full-time undergraduate student. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of clients including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and various portfolio construction techniques.

Kathryn Taylor is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott in various capacities since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she coaches gymnastics classes for children at the Darien YMCA on a part-time basis. 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 broad client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients and offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs through both in-house and third-party managers.

Michael Orourke is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2006, following five years at UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, Orourke serves as a director for a family-owned hardware business and is on the board of the Susan Flynn Oncology Nursing Development Program, a nonprofit organization. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of investment programs and advisory services with both discretionary and non-discretionary management, maintaining custody of client assets while operating its broker-dealer and advisory businesses.

Christine Hartman is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding the Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2012 and previously spent ten years with HCA, LLC. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that manages approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple wrap and advisory programs.

Elyssia Poland is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC., holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing 27 years of industry experience. She has worked at Fairfield County Bancorp since 2004 and Infinex Investments, Inc. since 1999. Outside of her advisory role, she operates a side photography business selling her photographs. 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 and planning services, ERISA plan support, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions, operating through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Philip Meese is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at CreativeOne Wealth and Retirement in Focus Wealth Management, where he also serves as president. His prior experience includes a role at Slipstream Advisor Marketing. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm utilizes discretionary model portfolios and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with strategies such as direct indexing and tactical asset allocation.

Antoinette Lombardi is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2019, previously working at Oppenheimer from 2006 to 2019. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large enterprise firm managing approximately $110 billion in client assets and serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plans, charitable organizations, and municipal clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs with a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Conrad Dequadros is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Brean Capital, LLC for six years. He also has a long-standing role at RDQ Economics LLC. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with extensive internal oversight and operates with a notable combination of large institutional scale and specialized market roles.

James Clark is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at UBS AG and UBS BSUL. Outside of his advisory role, Clark serves as a fitness and soccer coach with the Fairfield Parks and Recreation Department. Private Advisor Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers a fiduciary-based advisory model that includes both discretionary and non-discretionary management, utilizing technology platforms and third-party strategists to tailor investment solutions.

Christine Telesco is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 32 years of industry experience. She has been with Oppenheimer since 2010. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and other entities with a range of investment programs across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Howard Wein is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2010 and also has a long-standing role at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company dating back to 2010. Outside of his advisory work, Wein is involved in insurance brokerage and tax preparation through his related businesses, including Prime Financial Services. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, providing a comprehensive platform that includes third-party asset manager relationships and various account options.