Top financial advisors working with married couples and partners in West Hartford, CT

The right financial advisor for you depends on how you weigh location, expertise, experience, the clients they typically serve, and how they work with you.

When you and your partner are managing finances together, you need an advisor who understands the unique challenges of joint money decisions. A common mistake is treating your finances as separate rather than intertwined, which can lead to missed opportunities or conflicts.

  • Joint financial goals. Look for advisors who ask about your shared priorities and how you plan to achieve them together.
  • Estate and gift tax planning. In areas with high wealth concentration, advisors should be familiar with strategies to minimize taxes on transfers between spouses.
  • Communication facilitation. Effective advisors help couples navigate financial conversations, ensuring both partners feel heard and aligned.
  • Income and expense coordination. Confirm how the advisor manages combined cash flow, budgeting, and investment decisions for your partnership.

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Marisa R

CFP®

West Hartford, CT

Advisory Services Network

Marisa Rothstein is a CFP® professional with ten years of industry experience. She has worked at Advisory Services Network since 2019 and previously spent three years with Baker Avenue Asset Management. In addition to her advisory role, she serves as Treasurer and investment committee member for the nonprofit Journey Home and holds board positions with the Financial Planning Association in both Connecticut and New York. Advisory Services Network provides investment advisory and planning services to individuals, families, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of independent adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services tailored to clients’ objectives and utilizes a diverse mix of investment products and strategies.

Wealth management Private / alternative investments Business succession planning Equity compensation tax strategy Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Jonathan G

Series 63, Series 66

West Hartford, CT

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors

Jonathan Gruber is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and offering 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at MML Investor Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Mid Atlantic Capital Corp, and Hooker & Holcombe Investment Advisors. He also operates Bartlett Wealth Management as a trade name in West Hartford, CT. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is an SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management services through independent Financial Professionals, utilizing both proprietary and third-party strategies across various custody platforms.

Wealth management Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Retirement income strategy Annuities Self-Employed
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Susan B

Series 63, Series 66

West Hartford, CT

Edward Jones

Susan Banville is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 31 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Edward Jones since 1999. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets through a nationwide network of more than 23,700 financial advisors, offering a range of investment strategies and affiliated services under a fiduciary standard.

Wealth management Tax-loss harvesting Multi-generational wealth transfer Retired Founder/Business Owner Executive
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Robert B

Series 63, Series 65

West Hartford, CT

Janney Montgomery Scott

Robert Borkowski is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Janney since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is a member of the West Hartford Chamber of Commerce, where he participates in local business networking and community events. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base and offers brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and various advisory programs, utilizing both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

ESG / Sustainable investing Tax-loss harvesting Retirement plans for business owners (SEP, solo 401k) Wealth management Executive Founder/Business Owner
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Joel K

CFP®, PFS™, Series 66

West Hartford, CT

Horizon Financial Advisors, LLC

Joel Kosovsky is a CFP® and PFS™ with 27 years of experience in financial services. He is the principal and sole advisor at Horizon Financial Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in West Hartford, CT. Kosovsky also manages two CPA firms, Kosovsky and Company CPAs and Consultants, LLC and KPS & Company, LLC. Horizon Financial Advisors serves a small client base with asset management, financial planning, and pension and profit-sharing plan consulting. The firm manages portfolios primarily on a non-discretionary basis, using a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation, model portfolios, and fundamental and technical analysis.

Wealth management
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Kayla S

Series 63, Series 65

Warwick, RI

Mass Mutual Investors Services

Kayla Santos is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Warwick, RI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2017 and previously at MetLife Securities. In addition to her advisory role, Santos is an independent insurance agent, offering life, fixed annuities, disability, long-term care, and health insurance products. Mass Mutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides financial planning, asset management, wrap and money-manager programs, and educational seminars, structuring engagements as annual collaborative relationships focused on goal analysis and written recommendations.

Divorce financial planning General estate planning guidance Multi-generational wealth transfer Cash flow / budgeting Founder/Business Owner Attorney Executive Married/Couples/Partners Divorced

Robert S

Series 66

Summit, NJ

Merrill

Robert Schiano is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He serves individuals, families, and corporate executives by providing wealth management services that integrate investment resources from Merrill and banking capabilities at Bank of America. Robert works collaboratively with clients’ attorneys and CPAs to address all aspects of their financial lives. Since joining Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2000, Robert has focused on developing personalized financial strategies tailored to his clients’ goals, risk tolerances, and time horizons. He begins each client relationship with a thorough information gathering and risk assessment process and provides ongoing reviews to ensure alignment with evolving objectives. His services include assisting retirees with 401(k) distributions, income planning, and legacy planning. Robert holds the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation and earned his High School Diploma from Jonathan Dayton. He participates in the American Cancer Society’s annual Relay for Life and volunteers locally. A New Jersey native, Robert lives in Mountainside, NJ with his wife and two children. In his leisure time, he enjoys skiing and fishing.

Wealth management Income planning Retirement income strategy Retirement withdrawal strategies General estate planning guidance Executive Approaching retirement Parents Married/Couples/Partners
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Lynn M

Series 65

Wilmington, NC

Masonboro Advisors

Lynn Matheron is a financial advisor at Masonboro Advisors in Wilmington, NC, with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has held positions at Capital Investment Advisory Services, Glasgow & Associates, and Coldwell Banker Sea Coast, among others. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed independent insurance agent. Masonboro Advisors is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $206 million for individuals, trusts, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and sub-advisory services, using a tailored, asset-allocation approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and structured notes through its Yield Enhancement Strategy.

Active portfolio management General retirement planning Social Security optimization Income planning Retirement income strategy Financial Professional Established Professionals Retired Approaching retirement Baby Boomers (Born 1946-1964) Married/Couples/Partners

Ben S

CFP®

Malvern, PA

Ketwich Capital LLC

Ben is the founder of Ketwich Capital LLC ("Ket-Cap") which serves the financial and investment needs of professionals and families. Ben is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a Certified Kingdom Advisor®. Prior to founding Ket-Cap in 2017, Ben spent a decade working on Wall Street at UBS and Neuberger Berman. As an equity analyst in 2008, he had a front-row seat to the housing bubble burst and the collapse of the global economy. This experience taught him the dangers of financial salesmanship (mortgages in this case) and the pitfall wealth can bring when there is no plan or purpose. Ben is passionate about helping others become secure, content, and generous in their wealth. Ben has facilitated financial courses including Financial Peace University, Charting Your Legacy, and the Journey of Generosity (Generous Giving). In his personal time, Ben can be found either outside with his wife and two young children or building something around the house. He is an avid reader of books related to money, history, and theology.

Charitable giving & philanthropy Wealth management Intergenerational Families Parents Married/Couples/Partners
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Peter B

Series 66

Onalask, WI

Westminster Financial Advisory Corp

Peter Bittermann is a financial advisor at Westminster Financial Advisory Corp with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Westminster Financial Advisory since 2011 and previously was with RBC Capital Markets Corporation from 2008 to 2011. He holds the Series 66 designation. Westminster Financial Advisory Corporation provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, estates, fiduciaries, charitable organizations, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach with tactical overlays and uses a buy-and-hold framework combined with discretionary trading and option strategies.

Income planning Annuities Retirement income strategy Options & derivatives strategies Wealth management Founder/Business Owner Retired Executive Approaching retirement Married/Couples/Partners

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