Colin Krafft is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2021, he worked at Cetera and Foresters Financial Services. Krafft is also licensed to sell non-variable insurance products including life, disability, and health insurance. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches supported by in-house and third-party research.

Ivana Spacek is a financial advisor at Merrill with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Merrill since 1996. She has also worked at Bank of America, N.A. since 2011. 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 a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies developed by internal and third-party managers, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Michael Kalen is a financial advisor at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked with TLG Advisors, Inc., The Sequoia Group LLC, and Futurity First Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory role, Kalen consults for insurtech and fintech companies, provides sales training in the insurance sector, and serves as a non-executive director for Phoenix Life. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. offers financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes tailored, non-discretionary planning and utilizes analytical tools to support client goals, while also supporting municipal and public-finance work through a municipal advisor affiliation.

Kimberly Choiniere is a financial advisor at Stifel with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Stifel since 2019, alongside being self-employed since 2020. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in paper crafting education, creating content and teaching card making, scrapbooking, and mixed media arts. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities, providing brokerage and investment advisory services supported by proprietary investment analysis and allocation methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group.

Jayshree Mistry is a Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a role she has held since 2024. In this position, she collaborates with Wealth Management Teams to assist clients and their families in achieving their personal and financial objectives by developing financial plans aimed at fostering comfort and confidence. With nearly two decades of experience in finance, Jayshree's professional background includes roles such as Client Relationship Specialist at Charles Schwab from 2021 to 2023, Private Client Banker at Chase in 2021, and Personal Banker II at Wells Fargo from 2014 to 2020. Earlier in her career, she held several positions at First Niagara, formerly known as NewAlliance Bank, from 2004 to 2014. Outside of her professional work, Jayshree enjoys spending time at the beach, engaging in family activities, watching movies, and reading.

William Forte is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in West Hartford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015 and at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving both individual and institutional clients with a variety of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning. The firm employs a structured planning process and manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Douglas Brown is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2022, following prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. He also serves as a trustee for a family investment trust. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory services and financial planning to individuals and institutions, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets with a structured planning process that incorporates firm-approved tools and models.

Brian Costello is a financial advisor with Ameriprise, holding a Series 63 designation and 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its predecessor entities since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in business ownership and consulting through his entities BFC Group LLC and Traverse Advisory Group. Ameriprise provides retirement-income planning services aimed at individuals approaching or in retirement with substantial investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver tailored, non-discretionary recommendations. The firm also offers a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions typical of a large institutional firm.

Jamie Hensch is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in East Longmeadow, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ameriprise in 2020, Jamie worked with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for six years. Jamie serves on the Board of Directors for Longmeadow Public Schools and is a member of the Longmeadow School Committee. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory 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.

Allison Becker is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Ameriprise since 2020. She has been with Ameriprise Financial Services since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she manages an independent advisory business under Honey Badger Management. Ameriprise is a large institutional firm that offers a retirement-income planning service focused on clients nearing or in retirement with significant investable assets. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to deliver tailored, non-discretionary retirement recommendations, primarily for clients with Ameriprise-managed accounts.

Jon Nieranowski is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with Ameriprise in West Hartford, CT, having joined the firm in 2026. Prior to this, he spent ten years at RiverSource Distributors Inc. and took a year for extended travel. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large advisory firm serving both individual and institutional clients. It offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service focused on retirement income planning with an emphasis on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Karen Blanchard is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in West Hartford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 40 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC for a combined 11 years. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as president of the Waves Condo Association in Newport, RI. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network provides investment and fee-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients, offering a broad range of planning options including retirement, education, risk, and wealth-transfer planning. The firm uses proprietary research and planning tools to develop tailored recommendations delivered through meetings and summary letters, with implementation options available through brokerage or advisory programs.

Michael Goncalves is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2011 and has worked at Webster Investment Services since 2002. LPL Financial is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting through a national network of investment adviser representatives.

Eric Palmer is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Bank of America, Liberty Bank, Connecticut Public, and The Day Publishing Co. 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, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts.

Maxwell Morris is a financial advisor with Fidelity in West Hartford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and three years of industry experience. His work history includes various roles at Fidelity Investments since 2022 and prior experience outside the financial sector. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including multi-manager fund structures and model portfolios constructed through a combination of proprietary fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction.

Christian Loffredo is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Hartford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with RBC Capital Markets Corporation since 2008. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory programs with tailored strategies implemented through various investment managers and provides a range of portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services.

Paula Rose is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services in Hartford, CT, holding a Series 63 designation and 35 years of industry experience. She has worked at UBS since 1995. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients by offering brokerage and investment advisory services, including financial planning and portfolio management, supported by proprietary research and institutional trading capabilities.

Curtis Wiggins is a CFP® professional with 29 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with LPL Financial, where he has worked since 2021, and previously held positions at Cetera and Foresters Financial Services. Wiggins has also served on the CCSU Alumni Board and is involved as an insurance producer. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, institutions, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services, employing discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by internal and third-party research.

Lillian Johnston is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Joe Pizza and BodyRoc, as well as positions at the University of Connecticut and Penn State University. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory services, using proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor plans according to clients’ goals and risk tolerances. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and offers a broad range of financial products and capital markets services.

Mitchell Guarnieri is a financial advisor at Merrill with 8 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill since 2015. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through its Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.