Phillip McClain is the principal of McClain Value Management, LLC in New Canaan, CT, and holds the CFA® designation with 25 years of industry experience. He has led McClain Value Management since its founding in 2001. McClain Value Management provides discretionary portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals, institutional, and charitable clients. The firm emphasizes a concentrated, out-of-favor value investment approach based on bottom-up fundamental analysis and formal price targets, managing accounts with client-specific considerations across its primary strategies.

Julian Cash is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He has been with Savrin LLC since 2017, following two years at Troubh Partners, LP. Savrin is an independent firm that provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and other entities. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis and employs active allocation and periodic rebalancing, utilizing fundamental, technical, and economic analysis, including the use of derivatives and performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

William Knox is the sole advisor at Knox Capital with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Kahn Brothers Advisors LLC and Kahn Brothers & Co. Inc. from 1996 through 2022. Knox Capital provides discretionary investment management services primarily to individual clients, focusing on value-oriented strategies that combine quantitative and qualitative analysis. The firm emphasizes long-term investment horizons, management quality, and tailors portfolios to clients’ risk tolerances and financial goals.

Ira Koyner is a financial advisor at Triathlon Partners LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Societe Generale and Morgan Stanley. He also holds roles related to insurance products, including commissions from selling life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance. Triathlon Partners LLC provides portfolio management, a proprietary rules-based All-Terrain managed strategy, financial planning, and business consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm uses a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches and integrates insurance products alongside investment solutions.

Robert Sand is a financial advisor at Vision Wealth Advisory with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Fortis Group Advisors, LPL Financial, and World Equity Group. In addition to his advisory work, Sand serves as an adjunct professor at Merrimack College and Johnson & Wales University. Vision Wealth Advisory provides investment management, retirement-plan services under ERISA Sections 3(21) and 3(38), and related consulting to institutions, employee-sponsored retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, and individuals. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach incorporating mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and third-party managers, with a focus on risk adjustment and tax efficiency.

Lili Vasileff is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, operating through Wealth Protection Management, an independent advisory firm based in Woodbridge, CT. She has been involved with Divorce and Money Matters since 1993, providing divorce financial planning services including financial analyses and expert testimony for litigation support. Wealth Protection Management serves individual clients and legal professionals by offering investment advisory and wealth protection services alongside a dedicated divorce financial planning practice. The firm employs a fee-only structure, emphasizes strategic asset allocation with a blend of passive and active investment strategies, and provides customized portfolio management tailored to each client’s objectives.

Thatcher Martin is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with seven years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Spree Capital Advisers and previously worked at Wolf Hill Capital Management, Bishop Rock Capital, and as a consultant. Spree Capital Advisers is a single-advisor independent firm serving high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, primarily recommending equities alongside fixed income, ETFs, and international securities, and offers both traditional and performance-based fee arrangements.

Gilbert Donovan III is a financial advisor at GCD Financial Planning and Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at U.S. Bank Corporation from 2015 to 2018. He has been with GCD Financial Planning and Advisory Services since 2018. GCD Financial Planning and Advisory Services offers customized, fee-only financial planning and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm operates under a fiduciary standard without managing client assets or exercising discretionary trading authority, focusing on asset allocation and diversified, fund-based strategies with fixed, retainer, or hourly fees.

Robert Gutman is the sole advisor at Hunjo LLC in Westport, CT, holding a Series 65 credential with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked for ten years at Blank Check Capital Management, LLC before founding Hunjo in 2017. Since 2023, he has also served as managing member of Stillwater One, LLC, a private fund manager for one client. Hunjo provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, focusing on publicly traded Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) and other equities. The firm delivers ongoing investment management with customized Investment Policy Statements and conducts monthly portfolio reviews to align with client objectives.

Nicholas Susko is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Wavelet Capital, with a total of 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Verition Fund Management, Balyasny Asset Management, and Scopus Asset Management. Wavelet Capital is a state-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management and non-discretionary consulting to qualified investors such as high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and institutions. The firm employs a long/short equity strategy focused on U.S. equities and related derivatives, utilizing bottom-up fundamental research, proprietary earnings models, and a high idea-velocity process to identify investment opportunities.

Robert Leahy is a CFP® and ChFC® with 30 years of industry experience. He has been with MFC Portfolios, Inc. since 2009. MFC Portfolios, Inc. provides wealth management and comprehensive retirement and financial planning services to high-net-worth and individual clients, managing portfolios primarily using ETFs, stocks, bonds, and government securities. The firm employs a diversified asset allocation framework that combines passive core exposure with tactical overlay strategies focused on long-term risk management.

Frederick Bitsky is a CFP® with 35 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at WealthGuard LLC, where he has worked since 2003. He also maintains a longstanding association with Linsco/Private Ledger Corp. since 1994. WealthGuard LLC provides fee-only financial planning and consulting to high-net-worth individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and foundations with complex financial needs. The firm delivers comprehensive written Action Plans and implementation advice on an hourly or fixed-fee basis, focusing on long-term planning, tax-aware decision making, and a “Buy and Be Vigilant” investment philosophy without managing assets directly.

Patrick Fremont is a financial advisor with Fremont Wealth Management, LP, holding a Series 65 designation and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Schwartz & Hofflich Capital Management, L.P. since 1995. Fremont Wealth Management, LP provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice for individual, retirement, business, foundation, trust, and estate accounts. The firm employs a value-oriented “growth at a reasonable price” strategy that incorporates bottom-up fundamental analysis and macro thematic considerations, with an emphasis on dividend-paying stocks and international opportunities.

Harrinson Agudelo Rios is a financial advisor at Finmas Capital LLC in Stamford, CT, with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Money Concepts and Money Concepts Capital Corp before joining Finmas Capital in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he is an accountant at Members Credit Union and a self-employed soccer coach. Finmas Capital provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a variety of analytical methods and primarily manages accounts on a non-discretionary basis, focusing on mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and ETFs.

Maximilian Montagnino is a financial advisor at Summer Family Advisors LLC with a Series 65 designation and over eight years of experience in related fields. He has held roles at Summer Associates Inc., where he currently serves as President and CEO, performing tax return preparation and business consulting services, as well as prior positions at Hymes & Associates and SUNY Maritime College. Summer Family Advisors LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm operates on a fee-only basis without managing client assets directly, combining asset allocation, fund due diligence, and analytical techniques to deliver long-term investment recommendations and retirement plan advisory services.

James Lott is the sole advisor at Cropsey Asset Management, LLC, an independent firm based in Ridgefield, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 21 years of industry experience. Lott has been with Cropsey Asset Management since its founding in 2003. Cropsey Asset Management provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes portfolios built primarily from closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds, and individual equities, employing a variety of fundamental and technical strategies tailored to each client’s risk profile.

Michael Scotto is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Highlight Advisors LLC, having joined the firm in 2025 after a 15-year tenure at AON Investments. Highlight Advisors serves institutional asset pools such as for-profit businesses, insurance companies, and not-for-profit entities by providing non-discretionary investment advisory and consulting services. The firm focuses on customized asset allocation recommendations, investment manager selection, and strategic consulting through project assignments, retainers, or hourly engagements without taking custody of client assets.

John Crum is the sole advisor at Indigo Asset Management, Inc. in New Canaan, CT, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Indigo Asset Management since 1997. Indigo Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, families, businesses, retirement plans, trusts, and estates. The firm follows a prudent-investor approach focused on strategic asset allocation and diversification, primarily using pooled vehicles such as mutual funds and ETFs, and offers pension consulting along with access to independent platforms for managing held-away retirement plan assets.

Stephen Lupkas is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has operated MyFinancialPro, LLC since 2005, providing advisory services from Shelton, CT. MyFinancialPro offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, families, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term, strategic asset allocation approach enhanced by proprietary quantitative and algorithmic analysis, managing a focused client base with an institutional platform for research and operational support.

Sean Sullivan is a financial advisor at Thrivealike LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Lifeworks Advisors, Arete Wealth Management, and National Securities Corp. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent involved in insurance sales. Thrivealike LLC offers portfolio management, 401(k) plan management, and tiered financial planning subscription services to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs various investment strategies documented in client-specific Investment Policy Statements and integrates insurance products through its principal’s licensed insurance activities.