Steven Ayer is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Norwich, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley for one year before joining Hightower in 2010. Outside of advisory work, he serves as chairman of the board for Farmers Cow Development Corp., a company planning to franchise retail food stores nationally. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles, and supports offerings including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting.

Samuel Sweitzer is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at Deloitte and Touche. Sweitzer is also involved in insurance sales and financial advising through Sweitzer Income Planning, a separate business he has operated since 2019. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides a platform-centered approach combining model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Mary Neary is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Clearing and Cetera Investment Services. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs as well as brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both digital and managed account investment options and operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Corbin Couture is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Securities America, Inc., Securities America Advisors, Infinex Investments, Inc., and Harvest Capital Advisors, LLC. Outside of advising, he is also involved in insurance sales. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Kelly Gorreck is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with eight years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked exclusively within the First Command family of companies since 2018. Outside of her advisory role, Gorreck owns and operates KG Services LLC, which serves as the tax and liability protection entity for her financial advisory business. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, delivering discretionary portfolio management through a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

James Carney is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has led Carney Financial Group as president since 2005 alongside his role at Commonwealth. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad range of managed account programs, third-party asset manager access, and comprehensive adviser support services.

Miles Joyner is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Bankers Life in various capacities since 2024. Prior to his financial services career, he worked in media and marketing roles, including positions at iHeartMedia and Apollo Solution Inc. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Charles Polka is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc., Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MetLife Resources. Polka is also a licensed non-variable insurance agent. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms, supporting advisors with research tools and a broad range of advisory and non-advisory financial services.

Allyson Baroni is a financial advisor at Merrill with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. since 2011, following a two-year tenure at Eaton Vance Management. 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. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies supported by internal and third-party managers for a range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Joseph Markim is a financial advisor with LPL Financial holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Capitol Securities Management, Raymond James Financial Services, and Santander Securities. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that delivers advisory and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management programs, and institutional platforms, supported by a large network of investment adviser representatives and a range of strategic and tactical investment options.

Raquel Torres is a financial advisor at Stifel with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Stifel, she worked in various roles across sectors including education at Chaminade University of Honolulu and real estate with Zillow. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on proprietary methodologies developed by its Investment Strategy Group, providing analyses and guidance for asset allocation, retirement, insurance, and estate planning.

Michael Berling is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in New London, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2017 and previously spent 15 years with Metlife Securities and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, as well as six years at Ameriprise. Berling is also the managing partner and owner of Berling & Associates since 2016. Mass Mutual Investors Services operates as a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser, providing financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers collaborative, annual planning engagements using advanced tools and emphasizes tailored investment strategies without discretionary authority.

Jacquelin Rossi is a financial advisor with Merrill in Mystic, CT, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Merrill Lynch since 2008. Outside of her advisory role, she is also employed as a retail associate at TJ Maxx. 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 variety of model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions.

Michael Mondello is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, Edward Jones, and A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Mystic Financial Group LLC. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a broad range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolios, and access to institutional platforms, supported by a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Ryan Pellegrini is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Chelsea Groton Bank. Pellegrini also operates Doherty Financial Services, LLC, an entity related to his advisory business. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party subadvisors, and customized strategies.

Avery Lacourciere is a Series 66-licensed advisor with LPL Financial and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial, Avery worked at Delta Wealth Management and has a background that includes roles in education from 2013 to 2025. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms, supported by advanced operational tools and a broad network of over 22,800 advisors.

Leah Goldenthal is a financial advisor at Stifel with seven years of industry experience. She has held positions at Stifel since 2018, as well as roles at GroupeConnect and Digitas prior to that. She holds the Series 66 designation. Stifel serves a diverse client base, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm employs a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to provide asset allocation, retirement, insurance, and estate planning analyses.

Viola Hubert is a financial advisor at Fidelity with 20 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc for six years. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, including registered investment companies and an IRS-qualified Charitable Gift Fund. The firm uses a combination of proprietary fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage model portfolios from a broad investable universe of mutual funds, ETFs, and ETPs.

Brian Cacace is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Merrill since 2008 and is currently associated with Bank of America, N.A. since 2022. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies primarily for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Dominic Carfora is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Corbin Advisors, and Delphian Trading, as well as various engagements with Quinnipiac University and involvement with the Conny Lacrosse Tournament. 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 a range of client types including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions.