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.

Laura Simon is a financial advisor with Capital Trust and Associates LLC in Woodbridge, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 21 years of industry experience. She has been with Capital Trust and Associates since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she is an independent insurance agent licensed to sell long-term care insurance in Connecticut. Capital Trust and Associates serves individual, high-net-worth, pension plan, and corporate clients with portfolio management, wealth management, and financial planning services. The firm emphasizes written Investment Policy Statements, diversified asset allocation, and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, utilizing SEI platform models and third-party managers to tailor portfolios.

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.

Daniel Granucci is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Iron Path Wealth Management, Inc. since 2020 and previously held roles at Feehan Financial Services and Reby Advisors. Iron Path Wealth Management provides tailored investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business owners. The firm combines discretionary portfolio management with project-based and ongoing planning, utilizing fundamental and cyclical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory to guide asset allocation and risk management.

Donato Rosales is a financial advisor at Rosales Wealth Group LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Enterprise, Prudential Financial Planning Services, Pruco Securities, People's United Bank, and Thomaston Savings Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed insurance agent involved with the Connecticut Health Enrollment Center Co. Rosales Wealth Group is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management, wealth management, and financial planning services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term strategies using diversified, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual equities and tactical trades, and includes oversight of unaffiliated independent managers.

Kevin Nunez is a financial advisor at NJK Wealth Management in Fairfield, CT, holding a Series 66 designation with approximately six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions 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 focus, offering advice on 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.

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 a financial advisor with Global Hill Wealth Advisors LLC in Monroe, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and JPMorgan Chase. He is also a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales on a part-time basis. Global Hill Wealth Advisors LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates by providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a long-term investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, constructing portfolios tailored to client goals using ETFs, equities, mutual funds, and bonds.

James Gilchrest is the principal of JKG Capital LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Westport, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory work, Gilchrest is active as a residential real estate agent with EXP Realty of Connecticut LLC. JKG Capital provides customized financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, family offices, and other investors. The firm’s investment approach combines macroeconomic research with proprietary technical analysis and includes strategies that may involve active trading, market timing, and a diversified mix of assets such as ETFs, managed futures, commodities, equities, bonds, crypto, and real estate exposure.

Ross Riskin is a financial advisor with Riskin Wealth Management, LLC in Newtown, CT. He holds the PFS™ designation and has six years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, Riskin is an owner and Vice President of a public accounting firm, Riskin & Riskin, PC, and serves as Chief Creative Officer of visiWealth, LLC, an educational content company. He also works as a Senior Strategy Advisor for the Investments & Wealth Institute and serves on the Advisory Council for the American Institute of Certified College Financial Consultants. Riskin Wealth Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and held-away account services. The firm emphasizes a Modern Portfolio Theory-based, primarily passive investment approach supplemented by fundamental and cyclical analysis, and offers specialized financial planning in education funding and employee benefit plan advisory.

David Bernstein is a Certified Financial Planner® with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Connecticut Cambridge Advisors since 1997. Connecticut Cambridge Advisors serves individual clients with comprehensive financial planning and tax services, including income tax planning, investment advice, insurance, pensions, retirement and estate planning, as well as tax return preparation and audit representation. The firm operates on a fiduciary basis and employs a fundamental investment analysis approach, offering services through retainers, project fees, and hourly billing rather than asset-based fees.

Sara Leydon is the sole advisor at Foundation Financial Inc. in Westport, CT, holding a Series 65 credential with four years of industry experience. She has operated Foundation Financial Inc. and Foundation Tax LLC since 2013. Outside of investment advisory, Leydon manages Foundation Tax LLC, providing tax preparation and planning services to individuals and small businesses. Foundation Financial offers fee-only investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, estates and trusts, small business owners, and retirement-plan participants. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory and behavioral finance approach, focusing on diversified, tax-aware allocations primarily using low-cost ETFs and select actively managed mutual funds.

Leeland Gray is the sole advisor at Green Pastures Wealth Management LLC in Bridgeport, CT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at First Allied Securities, Inc. since 2008 and has been with Green Pastures Wealth Management since 2003. Green Pastures Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and non-discretionary allocation assistance to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm manages assets using two proprietary model families—Defensive Growth, which employs active mutual fund allocations with market timing, and All Weather, which uses a strategic, index-based approach with long-term rebalancing.

Nathaniel Richer is an investment advisor at Synthesis Capital Group with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including T3 Trading Group, Avatar Securities, and F2 Technology. Richer has been with Synthesis Capital Group since 2016, with a brief interval at other firms before returning in 2020. Synthesis Capital Group is an investment manager specializing in discretionary portfolio management through systematic pooled strategies focused on U.S. equities, ETFs, and equity/index options. The firm employs quantitative and fundamental analysis across various systematic approaches, including long-short, intraday, and options-based models, with an emphasis on risk management and regular account reviews.

Mark Guglielmi is the sole advisor at Balanced View Capital, LLC, an independent firm based in Westport, CT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience, all with Balanced View Capital since 2015. Balanced View Capital provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $20 million. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis alongside modern portfolio theory to construct concentrated portfolios, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services across various asset classes.

Robert Shohet is a financial advisor at RLS Financial Group, Inc. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses. His career includes long-term roles at firms such as Great American Advisors, Inc., PMG Securities Corporation, and The Guardian Life Insurance Co. In addition to advisory work, he operates as an insurance agent and provides consulting services as a sole proprietor. RLS Financial Group offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, retirement plans, businesses, and government entities. The firm employs both active and passive investment strategies, combining multiple analytical approaches and proprietary market indicators, and is noted for its pension and actuarial consulting expertise as well as its use of performance-based fee arrangements for qualifying clients.

Lynn Verrilli is a financial advisor at Affinity Financial Solutions, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Fairport Capital, Inc. and Affinity Financial Solutions since 2009. In addition to her advisory role, she operates a separate business, Advanced College Funding Solutions, LLC, which provides college preparation services including ACT/SAT prep, scholarship and grant assistance, college search, and career counseling. Affinity Financial Solutions offers advisory and financial counseling services to individuals, families, trusts, closely held businesses, 401(k) plans, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to select mutual funds, primarily within specific fund families, and generally manages allocations with discretionary authority.

Mark Friedman is a financial advisor at Educated Wealth & Financial, LLC with nine years of industry experience and a Series 65 credential. He has been self-employed in real estate investment and management since 2011 and has owned and operated investment real estate intermittently since 2002. Outside of advising, he manages multiple real estate properties, including serving as president and 50% shareholder of an LLC holding one property. Educated Wealth & Financial, LLC provides fee-only financial planning, investment management, and consulting primarily to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm combines charting, fundamental analysis, and behavioral finance in its investment approach, generally favoring longer-term holdings while allowing for more active trading as needed.

Seth Tutlis is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with two years of experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Seneca Wealth Advisors, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Hillhouse Investments, Balance Point Capital, and Harvest Capital Management. Outside of advisory work, he serves as chairman for several accounting firms and teaches as an adjunct professor at Sacred Heart University. Seneca Wealth Advisors LLC is an independent, single-advisor firm that provides portfolio management and financial planning for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a range of analytical approaches and offers discretionary management across a broad investable universe, including alternatives, with quarterly account reviews.