John Meskunas is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ferrari PF Palm Beach for three years before joining Oppenheimer in 2018. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services that include equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios with both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

David Tetley is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Sound Income Strategies LLC and New England Financial Partners LLC. Outside of advising, he is an independent insurance agent at New England Financial Partners LLC, focusing on disability, fixed annuities, and life/accident/health insurance. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions.

Siegfrid Sicangco is a financial advisor with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services and Sanctuary Advisors, LLC. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a variety of investment vehicles and complemented by educational content and firm-wide initiatives.

David Bibicoff is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Guardian Life and its affiliates since 1996. Outside of his advisory work, he provides monthly coaching to life insurance agents and co-manages a family trust. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and provides access to proprietary and third-party programs, tailoring client relationships to meet various financial planning and investment needs.

Fran Scharf is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC based in Redding, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Steward Partners in 2026, Scharf spent 10 years at Raymond James & Associates. Outside of advising, Scharf manages the business Red Roses LLC. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services.

Matthew Walsh is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. He has been with Centaurus Financial since 2022 and also works as a tax preparer at the CT Institute of Finance. Centaurus Financial serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, and institutions, offering a range of services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting through discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Craig Stearns is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently with Farther and also owns Stearns Wealth Management, a private entity focused on fixed insurance business. His prior experience includes roles at Integrated Equity Management and Lenox Advisors/MMLIS. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform and direct client meetings. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using bespoke and algorithmic model portfolios, primarily allocating among ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed income.

Julian Carnevale is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Before joining Empower, he worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC, and has involvement as co-owner of Bet Bot Sports Genie AI LLC, a business unrelated to investment services. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, using an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and serves a large participant base with scalable planning and managed account solutions.

Braeden Ziegler is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and UBS Financial Services. Citigroup Global Markets serves a range of individual and institutional clients, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and execution capabilities, as well as specialized solutions for high-net-worth clients.

Kenneth Roban is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and UBS Financial Services Inc. Roban is also involved with Reservoir Road Wealth Management at Steward Partners, where he provides wealth management services. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account solutions.

Joann Nemis is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 33 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 1996. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, 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, estates, and institutional sponsors, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services through both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Ryan Trainor is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Citigroup since 2018, with prior roles at Morgan Stanley and Toscafund Asset Management. Trainor is also affiliated with Manhattanville College. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm integrates multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and maintains significant institutional capabilities, including in-house research and market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Brenda Delmore is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, LLC, Resnick Investment Advisors, LLC, and UBS Financial Services. Outside of her advisory work, she is the owner of The Bureau LLC, a sales and services business. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using both active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Sean Fitzgibbon is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott LLC based in Darien, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 21 years of industry experience, with 14 years at Janney Montgomery Scott. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, 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, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a wide range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Kurt Seidman is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 44 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Oppenheimer & Co. Inc since 2018, following two years at Wells Fargo Clearing. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of programs covering equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection and periodic portfolio reviews.

Corinne Capano is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with two years of industry experience currently at Kestra Advisory. She previously worked at Gilman Hill Asset Management, iCapital Network, AQR Capital Management, and Serengeti Asset Management. Based in Wilton, CT, Capano also serves as an advisor with Interlock Financial, providing insurance-related services. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm provides fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and utilizes multiple management platforms to support complex products and discretionary trading within a supervised framework.

Matthew Clements is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and has prior experience at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and MJC Wealth Management. He also engages in fixed insurance sales as an outside business activity. 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 over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Paul Papapostolou is a CFP® with 14 years of experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC in Darien, CT. He has been with Wealth Enhancement Group and Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Wealth Enhancement Tax and Consulting Services, providing tax preparation and consulting. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets through a large network of advisors, offering financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment process utilizes diversified, risk-class based allocations blending passive and active strategies, with portfolio oversight by an internal Investment Committee.

Michael Miele is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and over 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a trustee of a family irrevocable trust and is also commissioned as a notary. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of investment programs using both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, with a notable portion of its advisory assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Michael Kozik is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience and is currently affiliated with Janney Montgomery Scott. He has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2015. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and various advisory programs.