Michael Dempsey is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. He previously worked for The Financial Advisors, LLC for 18 years and is involved as treasurer of the Andover Trails Committee, a nonprofit focused on land and river trail conservation. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines active and passive investment strategies with due diligence on third-party managers and maintains proprietary private funds alongside interval fund advisory roles.

Noah Behrend is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Capital Analysts, Lincoln Investment, and Royal Alliance Associates. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner of Birch Tree Benefits, a business focused on group benefits and individual insurance sales and service. Integrity Alliance provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning through a large network of independent advisors, utilizing a range of investment approaches and third‑party platforms.

Ai Welch is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Life from 1996 to 2023. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals and institutional investors such as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a multi-manager approach with a focus on manager selection and offers access to a range of investment vehicles, including mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and private funds.

Brett Dalton is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Amesbury, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at GWFS Equities and positions in the food service industry. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to select IRA and retail brokerage account holders, offering services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

John Routhier is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including The Colony Group, Connectus Wealth Advisers, and Hemenway Trust Company. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside various portfolio tools.

Jacob Heins is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience currently working at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His career includes prior roles at Ameriprise Financial Services Inc. and LPL. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management and utilizes a diversified investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative and fundamental analysis.

Anna Larina is a CFP®-designated financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. She previously served as president and investment advisor representative at The Financial Advisors, LLC for 19 years and is currently involved in transitioning advisory business following an acquisition. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC offers wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party Independent Managers across public and private asset classes and provides comprehensive reporting, analytics, and participant education for retirement plans.

Todd Myatt is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer for the Danvers Youth Lacrosse league. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often working with clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time financial planning with ongoing portfolio management through model and customized portfolios.

Donna Failla is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Hampton, NH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. Her work history includes positions at Citizens Bank and Northwestern Mutual. She is also a Notary Public. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both a digital advisory program and managed accounts, operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency within the Citizens Bank enterprise.

Melissa Herbert is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors. Her prior work experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors, TIAA-CREF, Jefferies LLC, and Raymond James & Associates. Outside of her advisory work, she was involved with Wamesit Lanes from 2023 to 2025. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser that serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management and financial planning services and utilizes technology and centralized due diligence in its multi-structured advisory programs.

Judith Chimenti is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 45 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. Her prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, Osaic FA, Inc., and WS Griffith Securities, Inc. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing customized portfolios primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with a long-term investment approach.

Dean Digregorio is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 21 years of industry experience, having worked at firms including VOYA Financial Advisors, Princor Financial Services Corporation, and Principal Life Insurance Company. He is also co-owner of One Retirement Source, LLC, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, providing operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Daniel Hinchey is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Integrity Alliance in 2026, he worked at Lincoln Investment and National Financial Services, LLC. Hinchey is also a managing member and attorney at Bespoke Trusts & Estates, LLC, where he creates and implements estate plans and assists with probate administration. Integrity Alliance, LLC is a large advisor network serving individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and both wrap and non-wrap programs, utilizing various investment approaches and third-party sub-advisers through platforms such as Envestnet and AssetMark.

Timothy Jordan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) holding the ChFC® designation and over 31 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2018 and has been operating Jordan Financial and Insurance Services since 2008. Jordan is involved in several community roles, including serving as President of the Haverhill Rotary Club and as a city councilor in Haverhill, MA. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base of individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advisory solutions and manages a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis through a wide network of affiliated representatives within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Stephen Lucero is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Andover, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2016. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time planning with ongoing portfolio management, offering both model-based and customized investment solutions.

Patrick Fuller is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2015. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, Fuller is the owner of Port Capital Management Inc., a securities operating company. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients with a variety of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction and offering model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Katrina Kowalski is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding CPA credentials and two years of industry experience. She previously worked at Auerr, Zajac & Associates for nine years and operated her own CPA practice before joining Integrated Wealth Concepts. She is also a partner at Onpoint Tax & Consulting, PLLC, a CPA firm. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach with customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Alicia Shaw is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Edward Jones and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of her advisory role, she has retail experience at Bath and Body Works. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth individuals, and retail investors. The firm uses a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party managers.

Joseph Decarolis Jr. is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and with 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Steward Partners since 2016 and previously at MML Investors Services, Inc. and Northeastern Mutual Life Insurance Company since the early 1990s. He is also the owner of Decarolis Insurance Agency Inc., a property and casualty brokerage. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services.

Matthew Nardone is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Enterprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Pruco Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he has experience in the hospitality industry and education. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management and financial planning through a large network of advisors. The firm employs centralized technology and model solutions to manage assets across a broad client base.