Michael Mancusi is a financial advisor with Conscious Capital Wealth Management, LLC in Westport, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Barnum Benefit Group, and MSI Financial Services. Mancusi is also licensed to sell health and life insurance and variable insurance products. Conscious Capital Wealth Management primarily serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as charities, trusts, and business entities. The firm uses a proprietary financial planning process and blends top-down macro analysis with bottom-up fundamental research to guide asset allocation and security selection.

Adele Goetz is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Fairport Asset Management Corp in Fairfield, CT, with eight years of industry experience. She has been associated with Fairport Asset Management Corp since 1996. Fairport Asset Management Corp provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management and written financial plans with both tactical and strategic asset allocation approaches, including Morningstar-managed portfolios.

Ari Blinder is a financial advisor at Calm River Capital LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked in both financial advisory and real estate brokerage, including as Broker/Owner at Simplr LLC. Outside of finance, he is also involved in acting. Calm River Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and subadvisory services to accredited individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on equities and ETFs with an emphasis on covered-call option strategies. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and maintains a relatively small client base for specialized engagement.

James Watt is a financial advisor at BridgeLight Financial Advisors, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at firms including True North Insurance, Agia, Valic Financial Advisors, and TIAA-CREF. BridgeLight Financial Advisors serves individual investors, families, trusts, estates, pension plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering fee-based financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and consulting. The firm employs an active, discretionary investment approach using fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis combined with written financial plans and periodic reviews.

Ronald Welz is a financial advisor at Drum Hill Capital, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Drum Hill Capital since 2014. Drum Hill Capital provides investment management, comprehensive household reporting, financial planning, and investment consulting for individuals, families, IRAs, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach combines macroeconomic views with fundamental analysis and includes the use of margin and options strategies within separately managed accounts.

Anthony Bavedas Jr. is a CFP® with 52 years of industry experience, currently serving at Constitution Investment Advisory and Portfolio Management. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. He also acts as executor and trustee for his spouse’s estate and trust in Palm Beach, FL. Constitution Investment Advisory and Portfolio Management provides wealth management, discretionary investment management, and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using both fundamental and technical analysis and manages a diverse portfolio including ETFs, mutual funds, stocks, bonds, and derivatives strategies.

David Nightingale is a financial advisor at Drum Hill Capital, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Drum Hill Capital since 1998. Drum Hill Capital advises individuals and families, including IRAs, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and investment consulting. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up fundamental research and uses a range of model asset-allocation strategies, incorporating equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and a specialized Focused European Equity model.

Joan Guccione is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. She is currently with Value Investment Professionals, LLC, where she has worked since 2023 following a 19-year tenure at Fleetwood Asset Management Ltd. Value Investment Professionals, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management, financial consulting, and ERISA retirement-plan advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm manages approximately $246.7 million and employs an investment approach that combines fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory to construct IPS-driven portfolios.

Vincent Farasciano is a financial advisor at Innovative Wealth Management with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Bankers Life Securities and Bankers Life. Outside of advising, he owns and manages LegacyRx LLC, a direct-to-consumer DIY estate document creation platform. Innovative Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, using a blend of client interviews and technology in their investment approach. The firm offers both one-time financial plans and ongoing advisory relationships, incorporating automated rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting through the Charles Schwab Institutional Intelligent Portfolios™ platform.

Jill Lanese is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Connecticut Capital Management Group, LLC, where she has worked since 2010, accumulating 4 years of industry experience. In addition to her advisory role, she teaches fitness classes at the YMCA of Central Connecticut. Connecticut Capital Management Group provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and nonprofit organizations, employing a long-term investment approach grounded in fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods.

Zachary Olson is a financial advisor at Drum Hill Capital, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Drum Hill Capital since 2012. Drum Hill Capital provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, families, IRAs, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm combines macroeconomic analysis with fundamental research and offers diversified strategies, including the use of margin and options, as well as specialized equity models and alternative investment guidance.

Abram Ozeck is a financial advisor at FAO Wealth Inc with eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cooper Financial Services, Inc., CFS Securities, Inc., and Ozeck Financial Group. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is also an insurance agent. FAO Wealth Inc serves pooled and institutional retirement-plan clients, offering discretionary asset management and ERISA 3(21) fiduciary services. The firm’s investment approach incorporates multiple analysis methods to develop both long- and short-term strategies and supports plan sponsors through ongoing portfolio management and participant education.

Thomas Arisco is a financial advisor at Innovative Wealth Management with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Arisco Insurance Group, Bankers Life, and TD Growers. He is also licensed to sell Medicare health, life, and annuity products, earning commissions from these sales. Innovative Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, employing a “Human Robo” advising approach that integrates technology with personalized client information. The firm offers subscription services, a client newsletter, and access to alternative investments for eligible clients.

Joseph Sladek is a partner at Sladek & Witek, LLP, with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 1994 and is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant, practicing full time in the affiliated CPA firm under the same name. Sladek & Witek, LLP is a fee-only advisory and accounting firm that provides financial planning, investment management, and traditional tax preparation services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm combines advisory services with an accounting practice, serving primarily non-high-net-worth clients through a disciplined investment approach and personalized service.

Thomas Hoffman is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Netherby Advisors LLC since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as vice-chair of the board of managers and co-chair of the investment and financial management committee for the Fairmount Cemetery Association of Newark and Somerset Hills. Netherby Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and qualified plans, as well as sub-advisory support to banks and other advisers. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Market Hypothesis, offering globally diversified portfolios through various investment vehicles and maintaining regular monitoring and rebalancing.

John Hill is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Quorus Inc. since 2022 and previously held roles at Tegus and The Vanguard Group. Quorus Inc. provides professional portfolio management primarily to registered investment advisors and wealth managers, offering services through bespoke Separately Managed Accounts and sub-advisory relationships. The firm uses technology-driven implementation and tax-overlay strategies, including model due diligence and automated tax-loss harvesting, to serve a range of clients from individuals to family offices.

Thomas Kerney is a financial advisor with Cooper Financial Services, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Independent Capital, LLC, Key Bridge Compliance, LLC, and CFS Securities, Inc., among others. Cooper Financial Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental, and technical analysis with strategies ranging from long-term investing to short-term trading, managing approximately $184 million in discretionary assets for about 1,335 clients.

Lukasz Thieme is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Waypoint Financial, LLC and has previously worked at Fanton Hill Capital Management, LLC and Iridian Asset Management, LLC. Waypoint Financial, LLC offers investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and standalone fundamental research to individuals, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes passive investment management using diversified, low-cost index funds and ETFs, while also providing non-discretionary fundamental research and 401(k) participant education.

Bruce Ryan is a financial advisor at Noble Capital Management, Inc. with 50 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Advisory Group Equity Services Ltd and Source Capital Group, Inc. He also operates under the d/b/a RHK Capital. Noble Capital Management, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and retirement planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing model portfolios focused on ETFs and mutual funds. The firm employs a model-based, ETF-centric approach with dynamic asset allocation guided by relative-strength analysis and daily market assessments.

Prashant Joshi is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Quorus Inc. with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at New York University Stern, Lazard, Parametric Portfolio Associates/Morgan Stanley, and BCCM Advisors. Quorus provides professional portfolio management primarily as a sub-advisor to registered investment advisors and wealth managers, while also serving individual and high-net-worth clients through separately managed accounts. The firm applies technology-driven portfolio implementation and tax-overlay management utilizing licensed third-party models and automated processes, distinguishing itself with a model-licensing affiliation with WisdomTree.