Kristina Kiraly is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Shelton, CT, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. Her prior work includes positions at Bank of America, Merrill, Darden Restaurants Inc, General Electric/ABB, and Keller Williams Realty. Outside of her advisory role, she sells personal items on eBay and Mercari. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified firm serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement income planning advice focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

George Viebrock Jr. is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Ridgefield, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and a structured planning process.

Daniel Bedard is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 16 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His career includes prior roles at Avantax Advisory Services and Premier Pay Solutions, and he also operates Bedard & Company, PC, providing tax preparation and accounting services. Bedard serves on the board of directors for Newtown Savings Bank, a mutually owned local community bank. 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 broad range of advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research from multiple sources.

David Rudolf is a financial advisor at Osaic with over 34 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has worked at Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co since 1989. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of Rudolf Associates Inc, a company that sells group benefits, Medicare plans, and various types of insurance, and owns a blue stone quarry on forestry property where lumber is sold periodically. OSAIC serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated financial advisers, offering integrated brokerage, investment advisory services, and access to third-party money managers and wrap programs. The firm employs asset-allocation tools, efficient-frontier analysis, and automated rebalancing to construct diversified portfolios tailored to client risk tolerance.

George Goldman is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Metlife Securities Inc. for 15 years before joining Mass Mutual affiliates in 2016. He is also an independent insurance agent specializing in dental, group disability income, fixed annuities, life, accident, health, long-term care, and property and casualty insurance, and is a partner in Golman Wealth Advisory Team, LLC. 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, estates, charitable organizations, and employers, utilizing tools such as Monte Carlo simulations and automated asset-allocation software.

Michael Carminucci is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Croton Falls, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has operated Carminucci Wealth Management since 2006 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial and its predecessor since 1998. Carminucci is also the author of the book *Gold Plated Retirement, Putting the Gold in the Golden Years* and is involved in a motor vehicle sales and customization business. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a wide range of investment solutions supported by an in-house Research team and accommodates customized advisory arrangements through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Sunho Lee is a financial advisor at Salem Asset Management with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Salem Asset Management since 2004. Lee holds a Series 63 designation. Salem Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management services to individual clients, managing approximately $3.7 million in regulatory assets across four client relationships. The firm maintains a small client base, allowing for direct work with a limited number of households and exercises investment discretion with formal policies outlined in its regulatory filings.