James Atkinson is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Merrill in Southbury, CT, and has 8 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Webster Bank for two years before joining Merrill. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies managed by internal teams and third-party managers, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

David Colangelo is a financial advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at MassMutual Life Insurance Company and ATA Aerospace. Outside of advising, he is also licensed as an insurance broker, selling 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 financial planning, asset management, educational seminars, and specialized programs including divorce and estate-settlement planning.

John Pearson is a financial advisor with MassMutual Investors Services and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 39 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Metlife Securities, Inc. and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. In addition to his advisory work, Pearson owns a CPA tax preparation business and serves as treasurer for Harbor Oak Professional Services, LLC, a firm focused on shared operational infrastructure and expense management. MassMutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser offering financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm emphasizes collaborative, annual financial planning engagements and provides specialized programs such as divorce planning, estate settlement, and employer-sponsored planning.

Illona Vitali is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She has been with Merrill Lynch since 2001. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies developed by internal and third-party managers. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations with a range of investment options and account support.

Fritz Ek IV is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Shelton, CT, holding CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations and having eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Barnum Financial Group/Oasis and multiple MassMutual affiliates. Outside of his advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent specializing in life, fixed annuities, disability, long-term care, and property/casualty insurance, and he is also a mortgage loan originator. 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 offers financial planning, asset management, wrap and money-manager programs, and educational seminars.

David Leibell is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 12 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has been with UBS since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee and executor for multiple family trusts and estates, sits on the board of The Carl and Dorothy Bennet Foundation, and contributes as chair of the Family Business Advisory Committee for Trusts and Estates Magazine. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients by combining brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm utilizes proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor strategies, offering a broad range of services including wealth management, institutional trading, and capital markets solutions.

Joseph Lopresti is a ChFC® with 33 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2017 and was previously with MetLife Securities Inc. and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for 25 years. He also serves as president of the Barnum Foundation for Life, a nonprofit organization where he volunteers on the board of directors. Mass Mutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers collaborative, annual planning engagements using firm-approved tools to analyze client goals and delivers written recommendations.

Peter Greco is a financial advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Metlife Securities Inc. Since 2008, he has been an independent insurance agent specializing in dental, group disability income, fixed annuities, life, accident, health, and Medicare-related products. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser subsidiary of MassMutual that provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers a range of programs including wrap and money-manager options alongside educational seminars.

Hillary Henderson is a financial advisor at Merrill with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Merrill since 2009. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Michelle Mcguire is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. She has been with Equitable Advisors since 2004, including prior work at Axa Advisors, LLC. Mcguire serves as a board member of the Lewisboro Horsemen's Association, participating in governance and event management. Equitable Advisors provides financial planning and retirement-plan support to individual investors, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a hybrid referral and implementation model, offering access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers.

Luis Abella is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in New Milford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 1996. Abella serves on the board of the Visiting Nurses Association of New Milford. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory strategies and affiliated investment products. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a nationwide network of more than 23,000 advisors.

Heather Hepburn is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Waterbury, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2019, she worked at People's Securities, Inc. for 19 years. She is also associated with Webster Bank in an investment-related capacity. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, including financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party subadvisors, and advanced technologies.

Amarjit Singh is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His prior work includes nine years at MetLife Securities and he has been with Mass Mutual since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a presenter for the Department of Justice on faith-based discussions and consults for a nonprofit foundation focused on scholarship programs. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes collaborative, goal-oriented planning using firm-approved analytical tools and offers various programs including educational seminars and event-driven planning services.

Stephen Mcguirk is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 39 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Metlife Securities Inc. for 15 years and has been with Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2016. He also operates as an independent insurance agent focusing on dental, group disability income, long-term care, and Medicare-related products. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, using firm-approved software to deliver written recommendations within collaborative, annual planning engagements.

Gerald Hollmann is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise in Shelton, CT, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing seven years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. Outside of finance, he operates Hollmann Manufacturing Technologies, LLC, a business focused on engineering, design, and sales of medical devices and components. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, model portfolios, third-party asset management, and brokerage and insurance products through an integrated platform.

Richard Sica is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a large client base primarily composed of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm combines non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to discretionary separately managed accounts and offers a multi-asset investment approach supported by dedicated research and due diligence.

Ivan Shiffman is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in New Milford, CT, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2018, he worked at Ion Bank and Union Savings Bank. He serves as Vice Chairman of the New Milford Economic Development Corporation, a volunteer role focused on local economic activity. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with a broad range of advisory programs and investment solutions. The firm manages over $1 trillion in assets and operates through a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Amer Abdel Hack is a financial advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior experience at Barnum Financial Group and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of finance, he has worked in the hospitality sector at Spotted Horse Tavern and has an academic background with the University of Connecticut. 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 offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, using firm-approved tools to develop client recommendations while maintaining limited investment discretion.

Charles Hickey Sr. is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 designations and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Primerica Advisors and Primerica Financial Services since 1992 and previously worked at Convergencetp Inc. from 2010 to 2022. Outside of advising, he is involved in the sale of loan products and home security and automation services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors sponsors a wrap-fee asset management program serving individual, corporate, and charitable clients, using model-based strategies managed by unaffiliated asset managers. The firm operates at scale with thousands of advisors and offices and offers investment options that include cryptocurrency ETF allocations.

Justin Vescovi is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at institutions including M&T Bank, Webster Bank, and People's United Bank. He also serves as a notary public in Connecticut. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting.