Thomas Barnes Jr. is a financial advisor with The Patriot Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Securities America Inc., Riverside Wealth Management, and Cetera Financial Specialists LLC. He serves as chairman of the City of Bristol Retirement Board and holds board and treasury roles with the Central CT Chamber of Commerce and The West Cemetery Association. The Patriot Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized portfolio management and employs a range of investment strategies and asset types, managing approximately $2.4 billion across 37 advisors.

Theodore Brooks is a financial advisor with IP Financial Advisory Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Innovation Partners LLC, Supreme Alliance LLC, Lincoln Investment, and Legend Advisory Corporation. He is also an independent insurance agent specializing in life and health insurance sales. IP Financial Advisory Services LLC primarily serves individual retail clients, focusing on portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and access to third-party investment managers. The firm emphasizes personalized portfolio construction and discretionary management for non-high-net-worth investors and retirement plan participants, offering a broad range of analytical and consulting services.

Michael Langone is a financial advisor with John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His work history includes positions at Manulife John Hancock Brokerage Services, John Hancock Investment Management Distributors LLC, and Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company. He also serves as a retirement consultant providing educational services for qualified retirement plans through John Hancock Retirement Plan Services, LLC. John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, and business entities. The firm delivers financial planning and consultative services using third-party software to generate written recommendations, with a technology-assisted model supporting a high client load per advisor.

Benjamin Roy is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. His background includes work at the University of Connecticut and the Town of Manchester Recreation Department. Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC offers financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and business consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, businesses, and executives. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach based on fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation, utilizing a range of investment vehicles tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Charles Olson is a CFP® with 17 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC and has previously worked with Wilmington Trust, People’s United Bank, and affiliated firms. He serves on the United Way of the Capital Area Investment Committee in a volunteer capacity. Connecticut Wealth Management provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, businesses, and executives. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental analysis approach with diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and private equity investments for qualified clients.

Kelly Boutin is a financial advisor at Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Day Pitney LLP and the University of Connecticut School of Law. Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC provides financial planning, investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and non-investment business consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, non-profits, businesses, and executives. The firm’s investment approach is primarily long-term and based on fundamental analysis, utilizing strategic asset allocation with a range of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and private equity.

Jill Brandon is a financial advisor at The Patriot Financial Group, LLC with 32 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Her prior experience includes roles at Cetera Financial Specialists, Riverside Wealth Management, Securities America, Cetera Advisor Networks, and Robert Hensley and Associates. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved as a riding instructor at Spirithorse Therapeutic Riding Center and serves on the investment committee of the Chrysalis Center, a nonprofit organization. The Patriot Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a variety of securities and analytical methods, with quarterly reviews and access to institutional platforms and third-party managers.

Nathalie Edeen is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Hornor Townsend & KTNE Inc since 2016 and with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in multi-line insurance sales and service, including life, accident, health, disability, long-term care, and annuity products, and conducts comprehensive student loan portfolio reviews for recent college graduates. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisers, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered investment adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, providing custody, execution, and brokerage services alongside investment advice.

Adrian Andreotta is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. He has previously worked at Infinex Investments, LPL Financial, and Wells Fargo in various capacities spanning over a decade. Outside of finance, Adrian is a captain and owner of a charter fishing boat, which he plans to operate starting in 2025. 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 and broker-dealer model that supports both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Richard Gribinas is a CFP® and ChFC® with 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 1999 and has worked concurrently at McCracken, Worgaftik & Co. since 1986. Guardian Life is affiliated with Park Avenue Securities LLC, a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through brokerage, financial planning, and investment advisory services.

Robert Worgaftik is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and more than 47 years of industry experience. He has worked at both Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 1999. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 20% owner of Treasure Map, LLC, a company providing blockchain document storage for family offices focused on estate planning. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients with brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services that include model portfolios and digital advisory solutions.

Elana Muzzey is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2002. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Cheshire, CT. 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 a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm offers comprehensive adviser support, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Jacob Cedor is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Monte Financial Group, LLC and Travelers Insurance, and has a Series 65 credential. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments with investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach using low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds, and provides specialized services including retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Emily Burr is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 25 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Kestra since 2003, serving in advisory roles at both Kestra Investment Services, LLC and Kestra Advisory. Outside of her advisory work, she consults on compliance and plan design features for clients through TR Paul Inc. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts, supporting clients such as sovereign wealth funds and large institutional investors.

Nicholas Pitruzzello is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at American Senior Benefits and Aflac. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder and operator of Payment Solutions of CT, an ATM service provider. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party manager programs, utilizing a range of portfolio management approaches and custodial platforms.

Craig Feinberg is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Farmington, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America since 2010. Feinberg leads a 501(c)(3) organization that organizes an annual golf outing benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northern New Jersey and serves on the Planning Board of Tenafly, NJ. Primerica Advisors operates as part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a broad retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm offers multiple proprietary and third-party investment programs and manages approximately $15 billion in assets under management.

Craig Massicotte is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Hamden, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2004. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of portfolio management options, including model-based and customized portfolios, and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Emily Solomon is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning her industry career in 2023. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2026, she worked at Egidio Lennon Wealth Management, LLC. Outside the financial sector, she has experience in the retail and funeral home industries. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and manages about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Jean Delbuono is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC., holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 10 years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Infinex Investments, Inc., Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Yale University, and Webster Investment Services, Inc. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating under a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Ronan Duggan is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2007 and holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a basketball official. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals with existing relationships through TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management with a fiduciary standard applied to its RIA services.