Charles Shipman is a financial advisor at Blue Keel Financial Planning in Westport, CT, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Blue Keel Financial Planning since 2014. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in a music royalty business, Lakshmi Puja Music Ltd, which he has operated since 2006. Blue Keel Financial Planning serves individual clients, small businesses, and trusts, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and business consultation. The firm employs a Core + Satellite investment approach, combining low-cost indexed core holdings with actively managed satellite positions tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, and provides educational workshops and business-management services alongside its investment offerings.

Stephen Tanner is the sole advisor at Granite Hill Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2005. He holds the CFA® designation and a Series 65 license, with 20 years of industry experience. Granite Hill Capital Management provides financial planning, portfolio management, and limited-scope investment consultations primarily to individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm follows an evidence-based investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory, focusing on strategic asset allocation and tax efficiency, and delivers personalized service through a small client base.

Brian Lasher is a financial advisor at Euclid Harding, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at CIG Capital Advisors, CIG Asset Management Inc., CIG Securities, and Rueone Investments. Outside of his advisory role, he engages in fixed insurance sales and service as a sole proprietor on a limited basis. Euclid Harding provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach using diversified investment vehicles and offers specialized services such as illiquid asset management, retirement-plan advisory under ERISA 3(21), and business advisory support.

Gabriel Nardi is a CFA® charterholder based in Stamford, CT, currently serving as the sole advisor at Tadpole Investments LLC. He has prior experience at Third Avenue Management and BlazeRidge LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is the founder of a software company developing a web-based application to assist book authors. Tadpole Investments LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs cyclical, fundamental, and quantitative analysis with a range of trading strategies, including performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Lawrence Hatheway is a financial advisor at HarborAdvisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at GAM Investments for four years and co-founded Jackson Hole Economics, a nonprofit research forum focused on economics, politics, and policy. Hatheway also serves as an adjunct professor of economics at Fairfield University and the University of Wyoming. HarborAdvisors, LLC provides macroeconomic and market consulting and model-provision services primarily to institutional and non-U.S. clients, using fundamental, technical, and cyclical economic analysis tailored through individually negotiated agreements. The firm focuses on multi-asset portfolio analysis under varying economic and policy scenarios and offers performance-based fee arrangements without holding custody of client assets.

Laura Simon is a financial advisor with Capital Trust and Associates LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. She has led Capital Trust and Associates since 2013. Simon is also a licensed independent insurance agent in Connecticut, authorized to sell long-term care insurance. Capital Trust and Associates is an independent firm providing investment management, wealth management, and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and corporate clients. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis to construct diversified portfolios, often utilizing SEI’s asset allocation models and third-party managers.

Norman Kramer is the principal of Norman Kramer Investments, Inc. in Westport, CT, holding a Series 65 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has led his own firm since 2001 and previously worked at Gilshire Corp. for over four decades. Norman Kramer Investments, Inc. is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm constructs portfolios using a range of securities and trading strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, focusing on a relatively small client base with concentrated assets under management.

Patrick Byrne is a financial advisor at Aspetuck Financial Management LLC in Fairfield, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Aspetuck Financial Management since 2005. Aspetuck Financial Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement accounts, and corporate clients. The firm uses a macro-driven, risk-managed portfolio approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, offering diversified strategies across various asset classes and is notable for publicly disclosing performance results and providing ERISA 3(38) plan management and participant education.

Robert Hu is a financial advisor at Firmiacer Investment LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at JM Cohen & Co. for fourteen years before joining Firmiacer in 2017. Firmiacer Investment LLC provides discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and institutional investors. The firm employs a focused, buy-and-hold investment approach based on fundamental, bottom-up equity analysis, typically avoiding leverage and offering specialized services that include performance-based fee arrangements.

Donato Rosales is a financial advisor with Rosales Wealth Group LLC in Shelton, CT. He holds the Series 66 designation and has five years of industry experience, including prior roles at Prudential Financial Planning Services and LPL Enterprise. Outside of his advisory work, he is also a licensed insurance agent associated with the Connecticut Health Enrollment Center Co. Rosales Wealth Group LLC is a single-advisor independent firm serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a primarily long-term investment approach comprising low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with the option to include individual securities or independent managers, while also maintaining an affiliated insurance agency.

Samir Shah is the sole advisor at MBS Mantra, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Stamford, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience, including 12 years at MBS Mantra. MBS Mantra serves high-net-worth and qualified investors, as well as trusts, foundations, corporations, retirement systems, and other institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, outsourced CIO services, and is developing private limited partnership fund structures. Its research-driven investment approach focuses on structured fixed-income products, primarily mortgage-related securities, while maintaining flexibility to use corporate bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and derivatives for hedging and asset allocation.

Kevin Nunez is a financial advisor at NJK Wealth Management with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. NJK Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative methods with a long-term orientation, focusing on a defined set of instruments including mutual funds, fixed income, ETFs, real estate funds, venture capital funds, and private placements.

Peter Kihara is a financial advisor at Fortress Financial Management with a Series 65 designation and no prior industry experience. He has worked at Fortress Accounting since 2020 and at Security Acquisition Partners since 2007. He is also a 50% owner of an affiliated accounting practice. Fortress Financial Management provides discretionary investment management and project-based financial planning to individuals, small business owners, and small-business retirement plans. The firm uses a proprietary fundamental-analysis methodology and a tax-aware, long-term buy-and-hold approach, typically exercising full discretionary authority and conducting formal portfolio reviews quarterly.

Jean Francis Lopez De Valdivia is a CFP® and CFA® with 11 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Fleurus Investment Advisory, LLC since 2014. Fleurus Investment Advisory provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes discretionary account management under a fiduciary standard, using index mutual funds and ETFs within a long-term trading framework that incorporates charting, fundamental and quantitative analysis, and modern portfolio theory.

Pasquale Sacchetta is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at CFIG Investment Advisory Services, LLC. He has been affiliated with Continental Five Investment Group, LLC and CFIG Wealth Management, LLC since 2008 and has served as president of Continental Five Insurance Group, Inc. since 1991. His outside activities include leading an insurance firm that offers life insurance, annuities, disability, and health insurance products. CFIG Investment Advisory Services provides fee-based investment advisory, financial planning, and pension consulting for a range of clients including individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a tactical allocation approach with various analytical methods to manage diversified portfolios and is notable for its integration with an affiliated insurance agency and its pension consulting services.

Mansoor Ahmad is the principal of Global Hill Wealth Advisors LLC, an independent firm he founded in 2022. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 12 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan. In addition to advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent and spends a limited portion of his time on insurance sales. Global Hill Wealth Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, and estates, including high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis for customized asset allocations, focusing mainly on long-term strategies while allowing for shorter-term adjustments.

Hendrik Dijs is the sole advisor at Marathon Investments, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Marathon Investments since its founding in 2011. The firm is an independent, state-registered advisory serving individuals, corporations, and other entities with portfolio management and investment consulting. Marathon Investments manages approximately $10 million across about two dozen clients, offering customized portfolios based on fundamental security analysis and managing assets on a discretionary basis.

Kyle Pezzi is a financial advisor at Pezzi Private Capital with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lazard Asset Management LLC and Kingtree & Warwick LLC. He is also involved with several business ventures, including Halluminate Inc, Mercor Inc, L&K Warranty Holdings LLC, and Pezzi Private Capital LLC. Pezzi Private Capital provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, offering portfolio management and financial planning. The firm combines fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory with a long-term trading approach, primarily recommending equities and ETFs while also using fixed income, real estate funds, and private placements. It distinguishes itself by offering both fixed and hourly planning fees and managing both individual and business accounts.

Timothy Mcmullan is a financial advisor at IRM Management in Ridgefield, CT, with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at TJT Capital Group, LLC for 17 years. He is also the editor of The Investor's Strategist newsletter. IRM Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $22.5 million. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, equities, fixed income, ETFs, and options, with an emphasis on individualized investment policy statements and regular account reviews.

Frank Welch is the sole advisor at Quarve Associates, LLC, an independent firm based in Stamford, CT. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 28 years of industry experience, having led Quarve Associates since 1993. In addition to his advisory work, he operates an affiliated accounting and tax advisory practice and is licensed as a mortgage loan originator in Connecticut. Quarve Associates provides discretionary investment supervisory services and financial planning to a small client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages tailored portfolios using a variety of instruments and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with comprehensive financial planning.