Matthew Dobie is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services and holds a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at Barnum Financial Group. Outside of finance, he has work experience at Huskies Restaurant and the University of Connecticut. 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. The firm offers collaborative, goal-oriented planning using firm-approved analytical tools and also provides event-driven planning services such as divorce and estate settlement.

Julia Weston is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Thrivent Financial for Lutherans since 2011 and with Thrivent Investment Management since 2010. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as the Distribution Committee Vice Chair for The Women and Girls Fund in Bristol, a nonprofit that grants funds to programs supporting women and girls. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors. The firm offers holistic, goal-based planning covering various topics, allowing clients to combine planning with managed-account services under a consolidated billing option while keeping the services separate.

Dhilan Shah is a financial advisor with MassMutual Investors Services in Glastonbury, CT, holding a Series 66 credential and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Aetna. Shah is a licensed CPA, though not currently practicing, and is also licensed as an insurance agent, focusing on life, property/casualty, health, group life, and group health insurance. MML Investors Services, LLC operates as a subsidiary of MassMutual, providing financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm emphasizes collaborative, annual planning engagements using proprietary analytical tools and offers various investment programs and educational seminars.

John Daddona is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. He serves on the board of the Country Club of Waterbury. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, tailored to clients’ risk profiles and utilizing both in-house and third-party investment managers.

Lee Hoffman is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Berlin, CT, holding a Series 66 designation. He joined Edward Jones in 2025 and has prior experience at LoopMe, Quantcast, and Match Group. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of managed strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and operates a nationwide network of advisors and branch offices.

Edward Prendergast is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Janney Montgomery Scott and Edward Jones. Outside of his advisory work, he is a musician and occasionally performs as a singer in a band on weekends. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, institutional investors, and municipal entities, offering financial planning, non-discretionary investment consulting, and municipal advisory services.

Justin Knickerbocker is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Cheshire, CT, holding the Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and bringing 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a swimming meet official for USA Swimming and is involved with Doolittles of America, an organization for descendants of Abraham Doolittle. Ameriprise Financial Services is a diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a specialized Premier Retirement Income service focused on retirement income planning, tax-aware withdrawal strategies, and ongoing advice. The firm’s retirement income offering involves a collaborative, non-discretionary process supported by proprietary investment research and third-party data.

Leonard Whitlock Jr. is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Citigroup Global Markets, Merrill, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo. He is also associated with Webster 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. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party research, and diverse investment strategies.

Tyler Naumann currently serves as Vice President and Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2026. Prior to this role, he gained extensive experience at Fidelity in various capacities, including Financial Consultant from 2021 to 2026, Planning Consultant from 2021 to 2022, Workplace Financial Consultant from 2016 to 2021, and Financial Representative from 2014 to 2016. Throughout his career at Fidelity, Tyler has supported clients through a disciplined process aimed at helping them become confident and comfortable in their financial planning and investment strategies. He focuses on educating clients about their options and guiding them in making financial decisions that align with their individual situations, goals, and preferences. His approach emphasizes proper financial planning and implementation to help clients manage their assets effectively and live life on their own terms.

Randall Peteros is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Glastonbury, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with RBC Capital Markets since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches a seminar course in Behavioral Finance at Eastern Connecticut State University and serves on the Seaglass Village Condominium Association board, where he organizes financial statements. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory programs with tailored strategies implemented through a mix of in-house and third-party investment managers and provides integrated portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services.

Martin Carroll is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Raymond James & Associates since 2017, following prior roles at Bank of America and Merrill. Outside of his advisory work, Carroll is involved in nonprofit leadership, including serving as chairman of a charitable golf tournament for the Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation and holding board positions with Connecticut-based nonprofit organizations. Raymond James & Associates is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm provides financial planning and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations, utilizing a range of portfolio management approaches supported by research and modeling tools.

Jeffrey Bruneau is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016, following seven years at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and a tenure at Wachovia Bank, N.A. dating back to 2007. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory options. The firm’s process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a broader investment menu that includes insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Anthony Sorrentino Jr. is a financial advisor with LPL Financial and holds a Series 65 designation. He has 49 years of industry experience, including roles at Securities America Advisors, SSN Advisory, and Ameritas Investment Corp., among others. He also operates Retirement Planning Partners, LLC, through which he provides advisory and insurance services. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, and charitable organizations nationwide. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, including financial planning, model portfolios, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Michelle Cutrali is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including TD Ameritrade, New York Life Insurance Company, and Eagle Strategies, and owns Cutrali Insurance & Financial Services, LLC, where she acts as an independent insurance agent. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network serves individuals, trusts, and institutional clients by offering comprehensive investment and financial planning services. The firm provides tailored recommendations using proprietary research and planning tools, with a broad menu of planning options for clients who meet net-worth thresholds.

Richard Suraci is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Hamden, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked with Primerica Advisors since 1989 and Primerica Financial Services since 1991. Outside of advising, he is involved with Christian Question Inc, a role he has held since 2000. Primerica Advisors offers discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, providing model-delivery strategies and a limited selection of separately managed accounts to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm curates third-party asset managers and uses a tiered wrap-fee structure, with trading and implementation delegated to BNY Mellon Advisors.

Justin Littlefield is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in founding and owning a business entity, Littlefield Holdings LLC. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services through independent Financial Professionals using a variety of portfolio management approaches and platform arrangements.

Lawrence Murphy is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 50 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016, following a seven-year tenure at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Murphy serves on the finance committee of the South Windsor Rotary Club, where he reviews community donation requests and events. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and includes a range of investment options such as insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Gregg Maleri is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently advising clients at Ameriprise in Glastonbury, CT. He has worked at Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2017, with prior experience at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Securities. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving both 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 reliable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Margaret Moore is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with three years of industry experience, currently with Mass Mutual Investors Services. She previously worked at The Donohue Group for 16 years and has held roles at MassMutual Life Insurance Company since 2022. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a manager and trustee for a family investment company and also engages in outside insurance sales focusing on life, disability, long-term care, and fixed annuities. Mass Mutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser subsidiary of MassMutual, providing financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm employs firm-approved software and collaborative planning processes, offering a range of investment and planning solutions without discretionary authority over client investments.

David Guardia is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 24 years of industry experience. He has held his current position at LPL Financial since 2012. Guardia holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs, combining discretionary and non-discretionary management with model portfolios and research from various sources.