Christopher Kachur is a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2010. His credentials include Series 63 and Series 66 registrations. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with approximately 436 advisors and $15.7 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable and educational organizations, offering a range of advisory programs and investment strategies supported by an Investment Strategy Committee.

Christina Liu is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower, she worked in various roles including at Thimble Island Brewing Company and University of Connecticut. Outside of finance, she has held positions in diverse sectors such as food service and personal care. Hightower Advisors serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment approach includes multi-manager solutions and the use of proprietary research, covering a variety of asset types and strategies.

Zachary Pumerantz is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, Gympass, and FanDuel. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services, managing approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Roberto Rabassa Jr. is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. in Norwalk, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, Bank of America, Merrill, and Wells Fargo Clearing. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized advisory services through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure, with a model that delegates investment analysis and account management to its investment adviser representatives while providing firm supervision.

Urszula Madra is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 16 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance, and MetLife Securities. She has been with Hightower Advisors and its affiliated broker-dealer since 2022. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes multi-manager solutions and manager selection, using both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Alexandra Miele is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Hightower Advisors since 2013. Alexandra has also engaged in paid speaking for advanced financial planning seminars through Purpose Consulting Group. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with a broad range of portfolio construction options.

Elizabeth Schroder is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 40 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at RBC Capital Markets since 2008, following a period at City National Bank. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs with tailored investment strategies using both in-house and third-party managers, and provides a range of portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services.

Bruce Brown is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 40 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Wells Fargo entities since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as co-trustee for a family trust. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Robert Brito is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has nine years of industry experience, including roles at MML Investors Services, LLC and MetLife Securities Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he operates as an independent insurance agent offering life, disability, long-term care, fixed annuities, and health insurance. Mass Mutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and educational programs using firm-approved analytical tools.

Ryan Orvis is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with MassMutual Investors Services and MassMutual Life Insurance Company, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to this, he was affiliated with The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC for five years. Outside of his advisory role, he operated an independent insurance agency offering life, disability, long-term care, and property and casualty insurance. MassMutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, focusing on collaborative planning engagements and a range of event-driven services.

Brian O'Connor is a financial advisor at Merrill with 35 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked with Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith since 2007 and Bank of America since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole owner of a rental property business in Long Beach Township, New Jersey. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries.

Michael Delgallo is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Stratford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at MetLife Resources, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Mass Mutual Investors Services before joining Ameriprise in 2017. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service aimed at individuals approaching or in retirement with substantial investable assets. The firm provides written Recommendation Reports covering income sources, Social Security options, and tax-smart withdrawal strategies, using a combination of research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to assist clients.

Robert Panza is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 43 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Morgan Stanley and its affiliated entities since 2009, including Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association, where he has worked since 2015. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and is based in Westport, CT. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients with a wide range of advisory programs. The firm emphasizes tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery and firm-approved tools, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Kersten Vamvakas is a financial advisor at Fidelity with six years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Fidelity, Vamvakas worked at MML Investors Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of finance, Vamvakas coaches gymnastics at the Children's Studio for the Performing Arts in Shelton, Connecticut. Fidelity, through its Strategic Advisers LLC division, offers investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, utilizing a combination of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage diversified portfolios.

Axel Lara is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he held positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank and Equitable Financial Life Insurance. Before entering the financial industry, he worked in various roles including childcare and telecommunications. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors through a structured program that combines quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and an ESG eligibility framework.

Nicholas Di Falco is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise for 15 years before joining Raymond James in 2026. Di Falco is also an owner and advisor at Westport Wealth Partners. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and institutional entities. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary financial planning and investment consulting, offering tailored strategies supported by extensive research and a broad affiliate network.

Reed Abend is a financial advisor with Fidelity Investments, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 14 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Fidelity Investments, Northwestern Mutual, and Strategic Lifelines LLC. Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company, provides investment management and advisory services to a broad client base, including retail and institutional investors. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction, offering discretionary and non-discretionary services along with model portfolios built from mutual funds, ETFs, and ETPs.

Brittney Taylor is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with three years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and CITIGROUP. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and offers proprietary research and a broad array of capital markets solutions.

Marc Agresti is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Milford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1994 and Primerica Financial Services since 1993. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in the sale of loan products and home security and automation services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management primarily through its Lifetime Investment Program, serving individual and high-net-worth clients with model-delivery strategies and separately managed accounts. The firm curates third-party asset managers and uses a tiered wrap-fee structure, focusing on retail clients rather than institutional pension or profit-sharing plans.

Michail Borisov is a financial advisor at Merrill with 12 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. He has been with Merrill since 2011 and is concurrently associated with Bank of America, N.A. since 2016. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries.