Matthew Ristuccia is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Waltham, MA, and has 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Argent Wealth Management, LLC for six years before joining Hightower Advisors in 2020. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering both affiliated and third-party managers, with a focus on discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Keon Songui Samuel is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, he worked at Empower Retirement and has diverse experience including roles at Instacart, Shipt, Wag Labs, and involvement with youth and community organizations such as Boston Centers for Youth & Families. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, delivering services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates, serving a large participant base with a higher client-to-advisor ratio than many peers.

Richard Fine is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2025. Prior to this, he spent 23 years at Sensible Financial Planning and Management, LLC. He is also an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, retirement-plan services, and OCIO solutions to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm combines proprietary asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across various asset classes.

Christina Bacon is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. based in Boston, MA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya, she worked at Fidelity Investments and has held a variety of roles, including positions outside the financial sector. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory through a large network of representatives, utilizing a mix of in-house and third-party strategies with technology-enabled tools to support client recommendations.

Sarah Dudley is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Boston, MA, holding a Series 66 designation. She has been with Goldman Sachs since 2024 and has prior experience at firms including ClearBridge Investments and Franklin Templeton. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm leverages centralized investment resources and affiliated teams to implement tailored portfolios through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary managers.

Mark Scribner is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Kestra Investment Services, and Cetera Advisor Networks. Outside of finance, he operates a freelance photography business. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan consulting, using a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Alison Boudreau is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience at L.L. Bean and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services serves a diverse client base including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and specialized wealth programs. The firm tailors investment strategies using proprietary analytics and integrates resources across the Goldman Sachs affiliates to deliver comprehensive advisory solutions.

Joseph Harton is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, Citizens Securities Inc., and Scottrade. Harton is based in Danvers, MA. 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 including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Julie Murphy is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. She has worked at Commonwealth since 2012 and previously was with Bolton Securities Corporation. She also holds a life, health, and disability insurance license used in connection with Delta Equity. Commonwealth Financial Network is a nationally recognized firm serving approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a wide range of advisory support including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Michael Moniz is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Empower Retirement, Equitable Advisors, Axa Advisors, and Voya Financial. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and select retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates within an administration platform linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and brokerage services.

Charles Wheeler is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has eight years of industry experience. He has been associated with Bankers Life Securities Inc. since 2017 and with Bankers Life & Casualty since 2011, where he also works as an insurance agent. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm focuses on customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a blend of fundamental and technical analysis to guide investment decisions.

Andrew Vernazza is a financial advisor with Creative Planning, holding a Series 66 designation and 15 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ferris Capital, LLC for ten years before joining Creative Planning in 2022. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets and employs a financial planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by tax-loss harvesting, direct indexing, and other portfolio management techniques.

Leonid Kvitnitsky is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Waltham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2006. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing ties to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm also advises a donor-advised fund and operates within a vertically integrated model using affiliated funds.

Benjamin Warren is a CFP® certificant with nine years of industry experience. He currently serves as a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Boston, having previously worked at Manulife John Hancock Brokerage Services LLC, John Hancock, John Hancock Funds, Inc., LPL Financial, LLC, and Oxford Global Resources. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a duplex property where he resides in one unit and rents the other. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer firm offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory services, and access to third-party money managers. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, employing a mix of in-house and external strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Michael Syer is a CFP® professional at Mariner with eight years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Cerity Partners LLC, Bainco International Investors LLC, and The Colony Group. Mariner serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized, discretionary portfolio management supported by an Investment Committee and in-house research, along with integrated tax services, family office capabilities, and employer financial wellness tools.

Jonathan Sudkin is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial since 2016. 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 long-term investment approach with customized portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income.

Timothy Ostrander is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, based in Boston, MA, and has 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied for 17 years before joining Goldman Sachs in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, Ostrander serves on the Advisory Board at SUNY Geneseo and is Treasurer and a Finance Committee member for the Mass Mentoring Partnership Inc. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm integrates centralized investment resources and cross-affiliate capabilities to deliver tailored wealth management solutions.

Cameron Smith is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 18 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. He has been with Commonwealth since 2011. 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 provides advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while supporting affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice management.

Robert Rice is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding a Series 66 license and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial since 2016 and previously worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation from 2013 to 2016. He also operates his own CPA affiliate program under Robert G. Rice, PC. 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 family office services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach with customized portfolios through internal management and third-party asset managers.

Andrew Mcgrade is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Boston, MA, where he has worked since 2016. His work history includes roles with TD Bank, N.A., overlapping with his tenure at TD Private Client Wealth LLC. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients. The firm uses a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation across affiliated and third-party managers, offering financial planning support and custody services through third-party custodians.