Brian Harpur is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Stamford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley and has been with TIAA-CREF and its predecessor entities since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a referee for youth Gaelic football games. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm offers a range of services including model-based and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Melissa Ciotoli is a CFP®-certified financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She has worked at The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, LLC, Resnick Investment Advisors, LLC, and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture and integrates a wide range of investment strategies and affiliated service companies.

Colin Kelly is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2006. Kelly serves on the Board of Directors for Elder House and is a director of the Georgetown Gridiron Club, supporting the football program’s fundraising and alumni activities. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Brandon Harvey is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley. Outside of advisory work, he owns and operates a landscaping business and serves as an election day poll checker and alternate member of a local conservation commission in Easton, Connecticut. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a range of advisory programs and services including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm employs varied investment approaches across its programs, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of December 2025.

John Sargent is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Capital Management with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley in various capacities from 2009 to 2020 before joining Rockefeller Financial LLC and Rock & Co LLC in 2020. Rockefeller Capital Management is an enterprise firm with 157 advisors, providing wealth and investment management services.

Christopher Allegro is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Pacific Specialty Insurance Company and Newton Allstate Agency. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm uses an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Britina Clarke is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Norwalk, CT. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has six years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Hightower Advisors, LLC, People's Securities, Inc., and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management to client goals and risk tolerances.

Kevin Furnaros is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Oppenheimer & Co Inc since 2020. Prior to his advisory role, he was associated with Norwalk Community College from 2016 to 2019. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pooled vehicles, and retirement plans, offering a variety of advisory programs including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm employs diverse investment approaches tailored by program and advisor, managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets as of the end of 2025.

Anthony Trimboli is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and totaling 18 years of industry experience. He has worked extensively with both firms since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he operates Trimboli Basketball LLC, which offers camps, clinics, and training for young basketball players. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships and employs a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

Jeffrey Mastrianna is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. His prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, LLC, GYL Financial Synergies, LLC, and Charles Schwab Bank. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that blends active and passive strategies across various asset types.

Ashley Schexnaildre is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and possessing 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2019 and previously at United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC from 2016 to 2019. She serves as a backup trustee of a family trust in Trumbull, CT. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services advises a broad range of clients including individual investors, executives, corporate participants, and institutional clients, providing financial planning and portfolio management alongside specialized wealth and executive programs. The firm uses strategic and tactical allocation models with discretionary and non-discretionary implementations, leveraging the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem for expanded product access and research capabilities.

Elwood Davis is a financial advisor at Corient with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Corient and Corient Services LLC since 2025 and maintains a long-term role with Northeast Financial Consultants, Inc., dating back to 1999. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates proprietary strategies with third-party management and uses risk management tools and stress testing to align portfolios with client objectives.

Michele Johnson is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Norwalk, CT, and has been with the firm since 2026. She also owns and operates Mercury Business Associates, an accounting services business she has managed since 2005. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm uses customized portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, employing both long-term and shorter-term strategies, and sponsors various wrap-fee programs including its internally managed and third-party recommended options.

Judith Havard is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. She currently works at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd., having joined the firm in 2026 after 17 years at YHB Investment Advisors Inc. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an SEC-registered enterprise wealth management firm serving over 24,000 clients with roughly $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm offers a range of advisory services including advisor-managed and model portfolios, third-party manager programs, and various financial planning options, employing an open-architecture investment approach supported by a network of independent investment adviser representatives.

Gregg Padilla is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc., where he has worked since 2022, following a 27-year tenure at Benemark, Inc. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios and offers a range of implementation options alongside financial planning and consulting services.

Whitney Bullard is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with CFP® and Series 66 designations. Based in Stamford, CT, Whitney has been with TIAA since 2015 and with TIAA-CREF since 2025. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through various managed account options, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds and donor-advised fund advisory services.

Howard Matson is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. His prior work includes ten years at Wells Fargo Clearing and seven years at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Robert Medvey is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations, along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Mercer Global Advisors in 2022, he worked at Benmark, Inc. for 27 years. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, corporate plan sponsors, foundations, and nonprofits. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing low-cost index vehicles and multi-factor strategies with a focus on risk management and tax efficiency.

Joseph Mc Bride is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and UBS Financial Services. Prior to his financial services career, he spent thirteen years in full-time education. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of wealth management services with a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that incorporates both fundamental and quantitative analysis, third-party managers, and alternative strategies.

Tyler Burns is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and UBS Financial Services. 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 and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and portfolio management solutions.