Ashley Brown Bairos is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. She has held multiple roles in financial services since 2021 and serves as a head coach for a youth hockey team during the winter season. Additionally, she manages finance operations within a separate financial platform and works as an insurance agent. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a broad range of managed-account programs, access to third-party managers, and comprehensive back-office support, including trading and reporting services.

Mark Van Valkenburg is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Liberty Partners Financial Services, Modern Capital Advisors, and Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation. He is also involved in wholesale distribution of financial products through Frontier Brokerage Insurance Services. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering investment supervisory and portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services, with an investment approach grounded in fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Owen Freeman Daniels is a CFP®, CFA®, and ChFC® with 24 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and Kestra Investment Services since 2005. He also serves as president of a local condominium association board. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual clients, with a broad range of services from fiduciary consulting to pooled plan solutions.

Kevin Cotton is a CFP® certificant affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network, with six years of industry experience. He is co-owner of Longtide Financial Partners, LLC, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Cotton has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2019, including his current tenure, and was previously associated with Samuel Financial, LLC. 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 broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Anthony Grant is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Windsor, CT, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. He founded Grant Financial Solutions, LLC and has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2013 and 2017, respectively. Grant serves as a board member for the West Indian Foundation and InterCommunity Health Care, a community health center focused on substance abuse and mental health. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients through a large network of advisors. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, working extensively with defined contribution and defined benefit plans as well as corporate and charitable clients.

Christopher Mickle is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 10 years of industry experience. Mickle has worked with Voya and its affiliated entities since 2015. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional clients such as retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and consulting services through various program structures, primarily operating with non-discretionary advisory arrangements.

Benjamin Nixon is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Windsor, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Voya and its affiliated entities since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an auditor for the East Glastonbury Fish and Game Association, overseeing financial audits for the club. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse clientele including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides a range of services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting, primarily through non-discretionary advisory arrangements.

Robert Klein is a ChFC® and Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with 43 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2014 and has a long-standing affiliation with the University of Connecticut, where he has worked since 1972. Outside of advising, Klein works part-time as a chief press steward for the University of Connecticut Athletic Department. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting. The firm provides advice primarily through non-discretionary programs and combines advisory and broker-dealer services in its enterprise structure.

Steven Filanowicz is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and over 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Avantax Investment Services, Cetera Wealth Services, and Voya Financial Advisors. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its financial planning approach.

Christopher Connelly is an investment advisor at Kestra Advisory with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been affiliated with Kestra Advisory since 2016. Connelly is a partner in Foley/Connelly Benefits Group and serves on the board of the West Springfield Boys and Girls Club. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and employee education, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving a range of clients from plan sponsors to sovereign wealth funds.

John Basile is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including New York Life Insurance Company and NYlife Securities LLC. Prior to his financial services career, he was employed at Verizon Wireless. 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 emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Joseph Malmborg is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2014 and leads Malmborg Wealth Consulting Group. Malmborg also served as CFO and part owner of The Wealth Transition Collective, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients by providing operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services. The firm offers various advisory programs, including discretionary model portfolios and customized investment solutions.

Alex Corrigan is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 11 years of industry experience, including nine years with Voya Financial Advisors and six years at affiliated Voya entities. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides a variety of services such as financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and plan-sponsor consulting through multiple program structures, emphasizing recommendation-based advice.

Natalia Troshin is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Voya Financial and Voya Financial Advisors since 2014. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional clients such as retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, third-party money manager access, and plan-sponsor consulting through various program structures, frequently providing non-discretionary recommendations.

Karianne Mc Guinness is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Windsor, CT, bringing 23 years of industry experience. She has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, institutional investors, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a variety of services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting through multiple program structures, including Unified Managed Account wrap programs and third-party money manager access.

Sofia Dumansky is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Windsor, CT, holding the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. She has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies and related entities since 2007, including NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Dumansky serves as a director of Maidan United, a nonprofit organization providing financial aid and support related to the Euromaidan in Ukraine. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a broad network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm provides tailored advice and solutions across multiple program types, with a significant focus on non-discretionary asset management and a specialized approach to serving institutional sponsors and retirement investors.

Walter Drenen is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and offering 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 1995 and operates Drenen's Tax Service, which he has run since 1993. He also serves as president of Drenen Financial Services, Inc., a tax preparation and business services firm, and is a board member and officer of the National Association of Tax Professionals. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, managing approximately $4.07 billion in client assets through an enterprise-scale network of several hundred advisors. The firm employs model-driven and asset-allocation strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary programs and utilizes third-party managers and platforms such as Envestnet for support.

Paul Chlebecek is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Workers Credit Union, and Edward Jones. J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. operates a large network of independent Investment Adviser Representatives, providing fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers both transaction-based and asset-based managed programs and utilizes a mix of fundamental and technical analysis along with digital advice platforms.

Thomas King is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Windsor, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. He has been with Voya and its affiliated entities since 2018, following six years at Perfect Piece Furniture. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients, including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services through various program structures, notably favoring non-discretionary, recommendation-based relationships.

Gaetano Cannata Jr. is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 1994 and previously worked at Sgs Business Associates, Inc. for over three decades. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a combination of model portfolios, advisor-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, applying fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory to manage client assets.