Carl Bailey Jr. is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 63 designation and more than 47 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2002 and also co-owns Bailey and Beatty Financial Services, which he has been involved with since 1982. Outside of his advisory roles, Bailey serves as a co-trustee for client trusts and acts as an executor for client estates. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a wide range of advisory support services, including managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and comprehensive back-office functions.

John Valiska Jr. is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Danbury, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has worked at Money Concepts since 1995 and concurrently holds long-term roles at Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG, Oesterreichische Landerbank, and Altschuler Tellkamp Agency. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member and director for Musicals At Richter, a nonprofit organization. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $3.33 billion across multiple managed programs using a combination of model portfolios, adviser-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers.

Kathleen Lombardo is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and has been with Oppenheimer since 2013. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, and retirement planning. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside various investment vehicles to construct client portfolios and acts as a qualified custodian for client assets.

Ralph Yovane is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 2011. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside manager selection and various investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Mark Rader is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Danbury, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Bailey & Beatty Financial Services and Commonwealth Financial Network since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in selling fixed insurance products. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, and provides operational, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Marc Ferraiola is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley, E*TRADE Capital Management LLC, Worden Capital Management LLC, and the University of Buffalo. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles and provides advisory, execution, custody, and specialized lending services.

Ryan Hayes is a financial advisor with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Stratos, he worked at Rockefeller Financial LLC and LPL Financial. Stratos Wealth Partners provides advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers an open-architecture Strategic Wealth Management platform that supports both advisor-managed and model-based portfolios, emphasizing active monitoring and asset allocation across multiple custodians.

Francis Gallo is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Sanctuary Wealth, People's Securities, Inc., LPL Financial, ClearStructure Financial Technology, and Shenkman Capital Management. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm supports independent investment adviser representatives who employ diverse investment strategies and offers portfolio management through various account types and sub-advisers.

Ralph Sessa is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 33 years of industry experience, including multiple tenures at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for a family trust. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a variety of investment advisory programs.

Jack Woods is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth and Bailey & Beatty Financial Services, LLC in 2024, he studied at the University of Maryland and Bryant University. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Laurie Ham is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. Her career includes roles at LPL Financial, Triad Advisors Inc, and Reby Advisors, LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Kristin Hall is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 credential and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Principal Financial Services since 2005 and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2004. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a bank officer at Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company to support retirement plan account relationships. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Paul Beatty is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2002 and also maintains a role at Bailey & Beatty Financial Services, LLC, which he has been involved with since 1995. Outside of advising, he subleases branch office space to a design firm in Danbury, CT. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including portfolio construction flexibility and model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

John Sulit is a financial advisor with HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with HSBC and its affiliates since 2006, serving in roles at HSBC Bank USA and HSBC Securities. He is also a Bank Officer for HSBC Bank (USA) N.A., engaging in the sale of bank-related products alongside his advisory duties. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through a variety of client-directed and discretionary platforms. The firm employs a multi-profile investment process supported by affiliated asset managers and custodians, with an emphasis on both non-discretionary and discretionary portfolio management.

Edwin Griswold Jr. is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include 13 years at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp and a lengthy period as a self-employed financial professional before joining Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial in 2016. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, employing customized portfolios that combine internal management and third-party asset managers with a primarily long-term investment focus.

Lori Dossantos is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2012 to 2021. Lori serves on several community boards including the Greater Waterbury Chamber of Commerce and the Smaller Manufacturers Association of Connecticut, where she is currently Treasurer. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm supports a broad range of investment strategies through a large network of independent advisors and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management solutions.

Jennifer Patten is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, where she has worked since 2005. She has 24 years of industry experience. Patten is also a co-owner of Prosperity, LLC, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to its affiliated advisors.

Andrew Heatley is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill for ten years. Outside of his advisory role, he is a steering committee member of the Smaller Manufacturer's Association, coordinating networking events for rising professionals. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad range of clients, including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, through a network of over 400 independent adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and utilizes diverse analytical approaches while acting as a fiduciary when agreements are in place.

Devone Mc Leod is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, Triad Advisors, Reby Advisors, and KeyBank. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, utilizing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active managers with quantitative and fundamental research.

Eva Goutzos is a financial advisor at Sanctuary Advisors, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Merrill and Morgan Stanley. She has been with Sanctuary Wealth since 2019. Sanctuary Advisors, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning through a network of independent advisers using a variety of analytical approaches and investment platforms.