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Richard Kos is a CFA® charterholder and registered investment adviser with five years of industry experience. He is the president of Kos Consultants, an educational institutional consulting and marketing services firm unrelated to securities, which he has operated since 2007. Kos serves as the sole advisor at Sursum Financial LLC, based in Madison, CT. Sursum Financial is a single-advisor independent firm providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business owners, family offices, and select institutional and charitable organizations. The firm combines proprietary and third-party research, typically favoring a longer-term buy-and-hold approach while allowing tactical adjustments, and offers performance-based fee arrangements to qualified clients.

Evan Wax is the principal advisor at Wax Asset Management LLC in Madison, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has led Wax Asset Management since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an independent board member at Servotronics, Inc. Wax Asset Management LLC provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $107.8 million across about 74 accounts. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and cyclical analysis, utilizing strategies including short sales and options writing, and conducts quarterly portfolio reviews with direct management of client assets.

Brian Walsh is the sole advisor at B.P. Walsh and Co., LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Branford, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 23 years of industry experience, having founded the firm in 2002. B.P. Walsh and Company manages approximately $11.1 million in discretionary assets for a select client base including high-net-worth individuals and fiduciaries for pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, and not-for-profit organizations. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach that integrates fundamental and technical analysis with in-house research, focusing on long-term appreciation or income through a variety of securities, with all account reviews and investment research conducted personally by Mr. Walsh.

John McCauley is the principal owner of McCauley Investment Advisors LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 41 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Sterne Agee Investment Advisor Services, Sterne Agee Financial Services, and Wrp Investments. He also owns a sole proprietorship engaged in term, long-term care, and health insurance sales. McCauley Investment Advisors LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs multiple methods of analysis and both long- and short-term strategies, serving client types uncommon among peers such as pension plans and insurance companies.

Douglas Kartsen is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He is the principal of DAK Financial Services, LLC, an independent advisory firm he has led since 2016. His prior experience includes roles at Fortis Capital Advisors, LLC, Northstar Wealth Partners LLC, and LPL Financial. He is also a licensed insurance agent, authorized to sell fixed insurance and annuity products. DAK Financial Services provides individualized investment management and comprehensive financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis in its investment approach, using both passive and active strategies, and operates as a solo independent adviser without custody of client assets.