Michael Klier Jr. is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been in the industry since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Armory Group LLC and ROTH Capital Partners, as well as teaching experience at Suffolk University. Outside the financial industry, he worked with Petrel Fishing Charters and J&B Tackle Co. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is a large advisory and broker-dealer firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management services, combining model portfolios, technology-enabled tools, and both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Shamus Coyne is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with two years of industry experience and a Series 65 credential. Prior to joining Hightower in 2022, he worked at Navint Partners LLC and Green Oak Financial Services and has a background that includes entrepreneurial experience with The Cookie Monstah. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm employs a multi-manager approach utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers and offers services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting.

Anja Nickel is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Waltham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at New York Life Insurance Company and its affiliates since 2014 and operates ABN Financial Strategies, LLC, through which she brokers non-registered insurance products. Nickel also serves as a board member of HR Alliance. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional plan sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life structure.

Owen O’Brien is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya in 2026, he worked at Fidelity Investments for four years. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer that serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services through a network of investment adviser representatives, utilizing both affiliated and unaffiliated investment products and technology-enabled tools.

Allison Dagostino is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2019, she worked at Coastal Capital Group, Inc. and LPL Financial. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors. The firm offers various managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, serving both individual and institutional clients.

Kristina Regan is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory in Boston, MA. She previously worked at Finarc Investments, Inc. and Strategic Advisers, Inc. Regan is also a member of the finance committee for Envisioning Access, a nonprofit organization. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning primarily for clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and select Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm’s recommendations are based on proprietary asset-allocation models and research tools, with trades executed only upon client authorization.

Benjamin Heikes is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. He has previously worked at The Mather Group, Financial Engines Advisors, Edelman Financial Services, Fidelity, and T. Rowe Price Advisory Services. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and specialized tax and family office services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, and features integrated tax and accounting capabilities uncommon in large advisory enterprises.

John Milone is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Focus Partners Wealth since 2024. Prior to his current role, he completed four years at Union College and four years at Notre Dame High School. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs an investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, utilizing tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Beverly Rodrigue is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 17 years of industry experience. She is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, where she has worked since 2021. Her prior experience includes roles at North American Management Corp and Lake Street Advisors, LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of financial planning and asset management services, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Margaret Kantrowitz is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 10 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2024, she worked at Allspring Funds Management and Wells Fargo, and has experience with Merrill and the New England Center and Home for Veterans. Outside of finance, she works as an interior designer and serves as a trustee reviewing scholarship essays for a local high school. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized portfolios.

Brendan Richardson is a financial advisor at William Blair in Boston, MA, holding a Series 66 designation. He has been with William Blair since 2025 and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining William Blair, he worked at College Hype Screenprint and Embroidery and has additional work experience outside the financial industry. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division serves individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients, offering active, research-driven investment management and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $64 billion in assets and provides access to proprietary investment models, sub-advisory services, and private fund opportunities.

Andressa Tsaparlis is a financial advisor at Breckinridge Capital Advisors Inc with 8 years at the firm and a total of 11 years of industry experience, including three years at JP Morgan. She holds the Series 65 designation and is based in Boston, MA. Breckinridge Capital Advisors manages over $50 billion in separately managed accounts and sub-advisory arrangements for a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, mutual funds, and wrap-fee programs. The firm offers a range of fixed income and equity strategies and integrates a top-down macro outlook with bottom-up fundamental research, supported by proprietary technology and a team-based portfolio construction process.

Lauren Desforge is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 27 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP®, PFS™, and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Cerity Partners in 2022, she worked for Daintree Advisors LLC for ten years. Desforge serves on the board and finance committee of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council and volunteers with Advisers Give Back, Inc., a nonprofit providing financial advice to low-income families. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized investment management, financial planning, and access to alternative and private-market investments, managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets.

Brian Franford is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Needham, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameritas Advisory Services, Daniel J. Galli & Associates, COMPASS Wealth Management, and Lincoln Investment. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and manages roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform with access to managed-account programs, third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Aline Tellstone is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has prior work experience with LPL Financial LLC and Einstein's Workshop. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody/clearing services.

Bryan Rutledge is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2015. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional 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.

Francis Burgoyne II is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 16 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Bankers Life Securities, Inc. since 2016 and with Bankers Life and Casualty since 1995. In addition to his advisory role, Burgoyne also trains and manages insurance agents through his position as a Unit Field Trainer at Bankers Life and Casualty. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. primarily serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management as well as retirement plan consulting. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and manages portfolios across a variety of securities.

Qing Yang is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and previously worked at O'Brien Wealth Partners LLC, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. O'Brien Wealth Partners LLC provides fee-only investment advice and financial planning to individuals, families, businesses, nonprofits, pension plans, and endowments, managing approximately $1.1 billion in discretionary assets. The firm emphasizes capital preservation and attractive returns through diversified asset allocation and model portfolios guided by an investment committee, with implementation primarily via mutual funds and ETFs.

Alexander Gross is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2022, and previously spent a decade at Daintree Advisors LLC. Gross holds the Series 65 designation and is based in Boston, MA. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable institutions, and other entities. The firm offers customized portfolio management with a focus on diversified asset allocation and provides services such as financial planning, tax and insurance support, retirement plan services, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Justin Walsh is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at LPL Financial LLC, Cambridge Investment Research, and Northern Lights Distributors, among others. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 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 family office services, employing customized portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with a long-term investment approach.