Aaron Schroeder is the sole advisor at Farmingbury Financial Services, LLC in Wolcott, CT. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 26 years of industry experience, having worked at Farmingbury Financial Services since 1990. In addition to his advisory role, he is a Connecticut licensed insurance producer. Farmingbury Financial Services provides personalized financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm follows an efficient market philosophy using Modern Portfolio Theory, emphasizing asset allocation and periodic rebalancing, and often refers clients to third-party advisers while maintaining primarily non-discretionary oversight.

Robert Bleeck is the principal of Bleeck Financial Management, Inc. in Carmel, CA, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and is also a Certified Public Accountant, maintaining an active accounting practice alongside his advisory work. Bleeck has been with his firm since 1982. Bleeck Financial Management, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and pension plans. The firm combines CPA services with portfolio management, employing multiple analytical approaches and managing discretionary accounts primarily through Charles Schwab.

Herbert Moore is the sole advisor at Olive Tree Ridge Investment Advisors in Sharon, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include a decade at WiseBanyan, Inc. and two years at Independent Brokerage Solutions LLC. Outside of financial advising, he is the founder and oversees day-to-day operations of Premier Construction, a residential remodeling business. Olive Tree Ridge Investment Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, focusing on mutual funds, equities, and ETFs. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and includes options trading, with a requirement for clients to use Interactive Brokers and undergo regular account reviews.

Robert Swigert is a financial advisor at Goodstead with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Tyr Partners LP since 2016 and Cityblock Health, Inc. from 2018 to 2019. Swigert also serves as a lecturer in Finance and Economics at Columbia Business School and SUNY Maritime College and is involved in operational oversight for El Menudo Cuenta. Goodstead provides investment management and financial planning to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a risk-budgeting framework that balances lower- and higher-risk strategies, uses a combination of quantitative models and fundamental analysis, and maintains a unique registration with the CFTC as a Commodity Trading Advisor supporting commodity and systematic trading within its investment approach.

Nathaniel Burne is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience. He is the principal at Burne Financial Concepts, LLC, an independent advisory firm he has led since 2018. Prior to that, he worked for a decade at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Burne serves as treasurer for the Watertown Volunteer Fire Department. Burne Financial Concepts manages approximately $113.7 million for about 144 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and pension/profit-sharing plans. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, emphasizing customized, primarily long-term portfolios that utilize low-cost diversified mutual funds and ETFs alongside selected individual securities.

Jonathan Edelman is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, serving as the sole advisor at Nonesuch Advisors in Kent, CT since 2013. He is also Co-Managing Partner of Inflection Vintners, a winery involved in production, sales, and finance. Nonesuch Advisors primarily serves entrepreneurs, small-business owners, and principal executives, offering financial planning, investment strategy, and start-up consulting through fixed-fee or hourly engagements. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and diversified portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs, focusing on the intersection of personal and business financial issues without providing discretionary portfolio management.

David Rioux is the sole advisor at Rioux & Company, LLC, an independent firm based in Burlington, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 28 years of industry experience, having led his firm since 1996. Rioux & Company LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, qualified retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm constructs portfolios using a range of instruments and employs derivative strategies with client consent, applying modern portfolio theory alongside fundamental and technical analysis.

James Thibault is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Barron Financial Group, LLP since 2006. He previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Citigroup Global Markets. Outside of his advisory work, he holds leadership roles in several local organizations, including President of the Goshen Land Trust and Vice President of the Torrington Historical Society. Barron Financial Group, LLP serves individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, financial planning, and held-away account management, employing multiple investment strategies and a proprietary momentum-based allocation system.

Jack Nicklis is a CPA and financial advisor with Rioux & Company, LLC, an independent firm based in Burlington, CT. He has 13 years of industry experience and has operated a sole proprietorship in public accounting since 2013. Rioux & Company provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as qualified retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of investment instruments and derivative strategies, applying modern portfolio theory alongside fundamental and technical analysis, with client accounts reviewed at least twice annually.

Sandra Thibault is a financial advisor at Barron Financial Group, LLP with 15 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments from 2012 to 2017. Barron Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, and financial planning, employing a variety of analytical methods and proprietary investment strategies.

Luke Arnone is an advisor with Barron Financial Group, LLP in Torrington, CT. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2026 following his time as a full-time student. Barron Financial Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers services including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, financial planning, and held-away account management, employing multiple investment strategies and a proprietary momentum-based allocation system.

Pablo Rossetti is a financial advisor at Rioux & Company, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Rioux & Company since 2007. Outside of advisory work, he manages two multifamily buildings as a property manager. Rioux & Company provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a diversified investment approach incorporating equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and derivative strategies, with portfolio reviews at least biannually.

John Seagrave Jr. is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience currently with Barron Financial Group, LLP. Prior to joining Barron Financial Group in 2017, he worked with UConn Athletics from 2014 to 2017. He serves on multiple community boards, including the Burlington Chamber of Commerce as president, the Central Connecticut Chamber of Commerce as a board member, and the Northwest Community Bank Foundation Board of Directors. Barron Financial Group, LLP serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside retirement plan advisory and financial planning, employing various analytical methods and strategies, including an in-house active asset allocation momentum system.

Paul Stancs is a financial advisor at Sandhill Investment Management with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Fisher Investments from 2013 to 2020. Sandhill Investment Management serves individual and high-net-worth investors, institutions, retirement plans, and trusts, offering portfolio management, model delivery for UMA programs, sub-advisory services, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s research-driven investment process focuses on fundamental analysis and long-term equity positions, and it provides access to alternative investments for accredited clients.

Jordan Brandon is a financial advisor with Blue Jean Financial LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Blue Jean Financial in 2024, he worked at Thrivent Investment Management Inc. from 2018 to 2024 and at Autumn Transport Inc. from 2013 to 2017. He is also a licensed insurance agent, spending part of his time on insurance sales and implementation. Blue Jean Financial LLC is a seven-person team providing discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, nonprofits, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $95 million across about 284 client relationships, offering customized portfolios with a long-term orientation that incorporates both fundamental and technical analysis.

Guy Ule is a financial advisor with Wellington Shields & Co., LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 54 years of industry experience. He has been with Wellington Shields & Co., LLC since 2009 and has worked with Shields & Company since 2000. Wellington Shields & Co. provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to clients including individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, third-party manager selection, mutual funds and ETFs, and both long- and short-term strategies, with accounts monitored regularly.

Dana Esposito is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Happiness in Retirement in Watertown, CT. She has prior experience at Del-Sette Capital Management, LLC, Powell Financial Planning and Tax Services, and the Law Office of Julia M. Brown, LLC. Happiness in Retirement serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates with wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, along with fundamental and technical analysis, and integrates planning, estate-planning technology, and tax work into client engagements.

Michael Lodsin Jr. is a financial advisor at First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has worked at firms including TIAA, The Hartford, and SVB Wealth LLC. First Citizens Investor Services, Inc. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a broad client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and pension plans. The firm combines risk- and outcomes-based asset allocation with discretionary and non-discretionary management and utilizes both fundamental and quantitative analysis, supported by its affiliation with a bank holding company.

Jeffrey Davis is a financial advisor at Kovack Advisors, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Kovack Advisors and Kovack Securities since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a soccer coach for the Bristol Soccer Club. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing over $6 billion in client assets and serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and governmental entities. The firm uses an Envestnet-supported workflow with a combination of internally developed models and third-party managers to manage client portfolios across multiple custodians.

Matthew Terzian is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Advisors Capital Management, LLC and has prior experience at Northwest Community Bank, Litchfield Bancorp, and Resources Management Corp. Outside of advisory work, he holds a 25% ownership stake in four apartment buildings in Texas. Advisors Capital Management serves individuals, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, providing discretionary portfolio management through customized private accounts, model strategies, and self-directed brokerage solutions. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection across various asset classes and manages over $8 billion in discretionary assets.