Michael Annunziata is a financial advisor at Innovative Asset Advisors Group with 34 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Seacrest Wealth Management, LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments for nine years each. In addition to his advisory work, he is also an independent insurance agent. Innovative Asset Advisors Group serves individuals, foundations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm offers wealth and portfolio management, financial consulting, and access to alternative investments using a tailored, multi-strategy approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, cyclical, and macroeconomic analysis.

Benjamin Berger is an advisor at Stone Wall Money Management LLC with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. He has previously worked at David Lerner Associates, Factory Direct Enterprises, and Enterprise Holdings. Stone Wall Money Management LLC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients through discretionary and non-discretionary accounts. The firm’s investment approach is based on client objectives, time horizon, and risk tolerance, employing strategies including asset allocation, dollar-cost averaging, and both long- and short-term techniques.

Charles Winston is a financial advisor at Innovative Asset Advisors Group with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Circle Advisers Inc. for 11 years before joining his current firm. Innovative Asset Advisors Group provides wealth management and financial consulting services to individuals, high net worth clients, foundations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, institutions, trusts, and estates. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory and a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and macroeconomic analysis in portfolio construction, offering a range of investment strategies including alternative investments and third-party separate managers.

Martino Mezza is a financial advisor at Innovative Asset Advisors Group with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has been with Financial Strategies Investment Advisor Services and its related entities since 2013. Innovative Asset Advisors Group serves individuals, foundations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, institutions, trusts, and estates, offering wealth and portfolio management, financial consulting, and access to alternative investments. The firm employs a tailored, multi-disciplinary investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, cyclical, and macroeconomic analysis, and utilizes third-party independent managers and sub-advisors.

Frank Brill is a financial advisor with Kovack Advisors, Inc. in Danbury, CT, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Cantella & Co., Inc. for eight years before joining Kovack Advisors and Kovack Securities in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a fiduciary for family trusts and estates. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and banking institutions nationwide. The firm emphasizes diversified asset-class exposure through mutual funds, ETFs, and other vehicles, while offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management along with third-party asset manager recommendations and financial planning services.

John Esteves is a financial advisor at Procyon with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Procyon, he studied at Sacred Heart University for four years. Procyon serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, institutional investors, retirement plans, and registered investment advisors. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing customized, fundamentally driven portfolios constructed with mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income.

Caroline Wetzel is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently advising at Procyon since 2017. Her prior experience includes roles at UBS Financial Services from 2015 to 2017. She is a member of the Financial Planning Association and the Financial Women's Association. Procyon serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, institutional investors, retirement plans, and registered investment advisors. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan advisory services through customized, fundamentally driven portfolios implemented via internal management and third-party managers.

Jana L'etoile is a financial advisor at Coastal Bridge Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at TrinityPoint Wealth, LLC and Beirne Wealth Consulting Services, LLC. She is also a partner and Chief Administrative Officer at CBA Management Co., LLC. Coastal Bridge Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a goal-based, fundamental analysis approach and constructs diversified portfolios across various asset classes, offering specialized advisory services such as retirement plan consulting and HSA investment management.

Shane Edmond is a CFA® charterholder and a registered investment advisor with Bolton Securities Corporation, bringing seven years of industry experience. He has worked with Bolton Global Asset Management and Bolton Global Capital since 2018 and 2019 respectively, and also provides business development for STRAD Software, a professional practice software company. Bolton Global Asset Management offers asset management and financial planning services to individual, corporate, institutional, and charitable clients. The firm delivers customized portfolio management through a network of independent advisers, employing a primarily long-term investment approach that incorporates mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

David Russo is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and six years of industry experience. He has been with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services since 2019 and has worked with Mutual of Omaha since 2014. Russo is also licensed as an insurance agent, offering a range of insurance products including life, accident and health, property, casualty, credit, personal lines, travel, and annuities. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, third-party money manager relationships, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm delivers managed solutions primarily through a platform relationship with Envestnet and employs Pershing as the qualified custodian and introducing broker-dealer for many managed accounts.

Bevin Nealon is a financial advisor at Procyon with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Merrill for 16 years, Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing for eight years, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Procyon serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, and institutional investors, providing investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm emphasizes customized, fundamentally driven portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, and offers a broad range of advisory and model-portfolio services through an expansive multi-office structure.

Joseph Ferry Jr. is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 31 years of industry experience, including service as Vice President and agent/broker at Chittenden Group, where he has been involved in insurance sales since 1995. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual investors and retirement plan sponsors, offering programs such as Unified Managed Accounts and Separately Managed Accounts. The firm’s advice is suitability-driven and tailored through risk assessments, with accounts managed on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Joseph Romano is a financial advisor at Coastal Bridge Advisors with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Coastal Bridge Advisors in 2025, he worked at TrinityPoint Wealth and was involved with Connecticut Republicans and Eighth Street Consulting, where he currently serves as a general partner in a political and fundraising consulting firm. Coastal Bridge Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and wealth management services to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, foundations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a goal-based, fundamental analysis approach and offers access to diversified portfolios, specialized advisory services, and third-party lending solutions.

Thomas Leffel is a financial advisor with Procyon, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Block Island Trading, Academy Securities, and Odawa Partners. He is also involved in insurance advisory services, providing fixed insurance advice tailored to client needs. Procyon serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, institutional investors, retirement plans, and registered investment advisors. The firm focuses on customized, fundamentally driven portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, managing assets through both internal teams and third-party managers, and offers a broad array of investment management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Peter Aiksnoras is a financial advisor with Compass Financial Management LLC in Oxford, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Securities America, Inc. and Questar Capital Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for the Naugatuck Fish and Game Club and the Oxford Housing Authority, is a member of the Board of Governors for the Miamogue Yacht Club, and volunteers as a financial educator focusing on retirement planning and social security. Compass Financial Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and estates. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a multi-disciplinary investment approach across various asset classes with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Thomas Gahan is a financial advisor at Procyon with 34 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Procyon Advisors, Procyon Institutional Partners, and UBS Financial Services. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in managing and promoting affiliated businesses within Procyon, including an insurance agency and tax services. Procyon serves individuals, families, institutional investors, retirement plans, and registered investment advisors by providing investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm uses a fundamentally driven, customized investment approach across multiple asset classes and incorporates both internal management and third-party managers, operating with a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Randy Beeman is a financial advisor at Choreo, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Glass Jacobson Wealth Advisors, Yhb Wealth Advisors LLC, Direct 2 Consumer Marketing LLC, and RSR Group of Virginia LLC. Choreo provides investment and advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, family offices, endowments, foundations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversified model portfolios managed by a centralized team and overseen by an Investment Committee.

John Obrien is a financial advisor with Westminster Financial Advisory Corp in Brookfield, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp for 15 years before joining Westminster Financial Securities, Inc. in 2018. Obrien is also licensed as an insurance agent, offering various insurance products including health, disability, and life insurance. Westminster Financial Advisory Corporation provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes a diversified, multi-asset class investment approach with a buy-and-hold strategy supplemented by tactical adjustments based on market conditions.

Robert Beckett is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Summit Financial since 2018, with prior experience at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and multiple affiliated Summit entities dating back to 2010. He is a 10% owner of Stabilization Plans for Business, Inc., which manages succession plans for insurance clients of retired or deceased agents. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm serving approximately 17,800 clients with about $26.35 billion in assets under management. The firm offers investment advisory and portfolio management programs alongside financial planning and retirement plan advisory services, operating a combination of discretionary and consultative platforms tailored to client preferences.

Curtis Irby is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Procyon. His prior roles include positions at People's Securities, Inc. and Barnum Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Board Chairman for the Greater Bridgeport Area Prevention Program. Procyon provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, institutional investors, retirement plans, and registered investment advisors. The firm emphasizes customized, fundamentally driven portfolios and utilizes both internal management and third-party managers, offering a broad range of services including retirement plan advisory, institutional consulting, and model-portfolio delivery.