Joy joined The Financial Gym in 2017 as a Certified Financial Trainer. She worked with people at every stage of their financial lives. Some were just getting started, some were paying off debt, and others were growing their wealth or planning for big life changes. In each case she helped them make confident, informed choices that fit their own goals. After passing the Series 65 exam in 2024, Joy became an Investment Adviser Representative. She serves clients through Connective Wealth Partners, LLC (“CWP”), an SEC-registered investment adviser that operates The Financial Gym Advisors and Private Wealth Collective as d/b/a names. Joy holds a B.S. in Advertising and Marketing Communications from Johnson & Wales University. Before she started in personal finance, she spent five years at creative advertising agencies, including BBDO New York and Burns Group. She worked on campaigns for household brands such as Mars Chocolate (M&M’s and Dove), Yellow Tail wine, Post Foods and Ricola. Studying what drives people to buy shapes how she thinks about behavioral finance today. She helps clients understand the “why” behind their spending and saving habits, so they can make money decisions with more clarity and confidence. Connective Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory that provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a fundamental analysis investment approach with a long-term orientation and manages diversified portfolios including ETFs, equities, bonds, mutual funds, and alternative investments.

David Dicenso is a financial advisor with Green Street Wealth Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Green Street Wealth Advisory since 2017, following prior roles at Summit Financial Group and Summit Brokerage Services. Green Street Wealth Advisory provides customized investment management to individual investors, corporations, and other business entities, using a long-term, buy-and-hold approach based on fundamental and technical analysis. The firm operates on a fee-only basis, offers services on both discretionary and non-discretionary terms, and provides portfolio management for institutional-type clients as well as allocations within variable annuity contracts.

Mark Provost is a financial advisor at D & P Investment Advisors, Ltd. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. He has been with D & P Investment Advisors since 2002 and is also a principal at Desista & Provost, LLP, a certified public accounting firm where he allocates a portion of his professional time. D & P Investment Advisors provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management to individual investors and institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, employing a process that combines fundamental and technical analysis to recommend diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and time horizon.

Kurt Jamiel is the principal advisor at Income Associates, an independent firm based in Barrington, RI. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera and Summit Financial Group. Outside of advising, he owns and operates Quiet Keeper LLC, a sales and service business. Income Associates provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm emphasizes client-specific, discretionary investment strategies using a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, often implementing third-party model portfolios and sub-advisors while offering ERISA 3(21) fiduciary services for employer-sponsored retirement plans.

Francis Hacket is the sole advisor at Hacket Asset Management, Inc. in Warwick, RI, holding a Series 63 designation with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Hacket Asset Management since 1991. Hacket Asset Management provides investment advisory and portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, managing approximately $12.5 million across about 20 client relationships. The firm employs a discretionary, client-specific approach with periodic portfolio reviews and documented trading and oversight practices.

Susan Gardiner is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at South County Wealth Planning and has previously worked at Forbes Financial Planning, Inc., Rhode Island Housing, and the Rhode Island Senate President’s office. She also provides financial planning services on a contract basis for Origin Financial. South County Wealth Planning serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a disciplined, long-term investment strategy emphasizing strategic asset allocation, diversification, and tax efficiency, and offers both discretionary investment management and various financial planning services, including retirement and estate planning.

Michael Bronson is a financial advisor at MB Financial Planning LLC in Richmond, RI, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at his current firm since 2017. In addition to his financial advisory role, Bronson serves as an instructor at Roger Williams University School of Justice Studies, teaching courses on Financial Crimes and Understanding Pensions and Retirement to current and retired police officers. MB Financial Planning LLC serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, through comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and one-time financial plans. The firm employs primarily passive, low-cost portfolios with supplemental fundamental and technical analysis and also offers tax preparation and employer retirement-plan advisory services.

Steven Antunes is a CFP® professional with six years of experience in financial advisory roles. He is the sole advisor at GrowthFocus Wealth Management LLC in Swansea, MA, where he has worked since 2020. His prior experience includes positions at CITIZENS Bank and SK Wealth Management, LLC. GrowthFocus Wealth Management is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental analysis approach using primarily low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolios customized to client goals and risk tolerance.

Joseph Kolb is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Wickford Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2012 following four years at Strategicpoint Investment Advisors. Wickford Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, combined with fundamental and technical analysis, and applies tactical adjustments to manage risk and pursue incremental outperformance.

Jed Defalco is a financial advisor at Vetta Investments with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with Ventura Investments, LLC since 2006. Vetta Investments provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on model-driven equity strategies and dividend income portfolios. The firm employs a quantitative approach with monthly rebalancing and uses coordinated block trading technology and derivatives within client accounts.

Barry Misbin is a financial advisor with The Capital Group in Cranston, RI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with The Capital Group and its affiliated entities since 2000 and has also worked at Fortune Financial Services since 2018. Misbin serves as vice president of The Capital Group Investment Advisors, Inc. and president of The Capital Group Financial Advisors, Inc. The Capital Group Investment Advisors, Inc. offers personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $56 million in client assets across around 268 client relationships, providing customized portfolios generally managed on a discretionary basis with regular reviews and rebalancing.

Jeremy Sylvester is the principal advisor at Quahog Investments LLC in Richmond, Rhode Island. He holds a Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience, including roles at Edward Jones and Sonalysts Inc., as well as service with the US Department of Defense. Sylvester has a technical background with doctoral training in physics and a master’s degree in finance, alongside prior naval service and ongoing part-time academic and reserve roles. Quahog Investments is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving primarily individual, middle-class clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, focusing on low-cost, buy-and-hold strategies diversified across sectors, while incorporating limited derivative techniques and advising on private equity or real estate investment trusts when appropriate.

Michael Obuchowski is the sole advisor at Merlin Asset Management in Newport, RI, holding a Series 65 credential with 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Concert Wealth Management, North Shore Asset Management, First Empire Asset Management, and Altanes Investments. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and certain business entities with discretionary investment management focused on growth-oriented equity strategies across large-cap, SMID, and small-cap stocks. Merlin Asset Management employs a blend of bottom-up fundamental research, thematic top-down views, quantitative screening, and derivative-based approaches, including long-dated option overlays and supervised AI tools, to manage concentrated, low-turnover portfolios.

Brittany Moran is a Certified Financial Planner® with 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Lincoln Capital Corporation since 2011. Lincoln Capital serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning with a fee-only approach. The firm manages over $400 million in client assets through a small team, employing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various investment types.

Sotirios Pappas is a financial advisor with The Retirement Planning Company of New England, Inc. in Warwick, RI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 26 years of industry experience. He is also CEO and President of Mystic Asset Management and Pappas Asset Management. The Retirement Planning Company of New England provides investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement account rollover advice, and financial planning tailored to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Sean Mcguirk is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Lincoln Capital Corporation since 2015. He is based in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, and operates within a three-advisor team. Lincoln Capital Corporation provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various asset classes and manages over $400 million in client assets on a fee-only basis.

Rick Campbell is a financial advisor at Financial Independence, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. His prior experience includes roles at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, Hornor Townsend & Kent, and Cigna Financial Services. Campbell serves as a board member of the Trudeau Memorial Foundation. Financial Independence, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as retirement plans, offering modular financial planning and a wealth management program called the Financial Independence BEST Life Planning Program. The firm recommends portfolio strategists through the AssetMark Platform and emphasizes behavioral coaching, manager diversification, and a mix of tactical and strategic approaches.

Timothy Geremia is a CFP® and CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has been with Invest Track Financial, LLC since 2022 and previously worked at Coastline Trust Company for 17 years. Invest Track Financial is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a blend of passive and active strategies based on modern portfolio theory, typically favors long-term holdings, and offers tailored incorporation of ESG funds and alternative investments upon client request.

Scott Seidman is a financial advisor at The Retirement Planning Company of New England, Inc. with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at his current firm since 2013, following prior roles at Seidman Investment Advisors, LLC and UBS Financial Services. The Retirement Planning Company of New England provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, pension plans, and other institutional clients. The firm offers tailored portfolio management and planning services using a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, generally operating under discretionary authority when granted.

Stephen Clair Jr. is a financial advisor at Hall Capital Management Company, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Hall Capital since 2013 and holds a Series 65 designation. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 50% owner of Island Adventures Inc., a bicycle rental business in Newport, Rhode Island, where he manages the website and bookkeeping. Hall Capital Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable institutions, corporations, and trustees. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-driven investment process with model portfolios focused on long-term capital appreciation and dividend income, complemented by actively managed fixed-income strategies. It is notable for integrating accounting and tax expertise into its advisory services, including in-house tax preparation and consulting.