R Nee is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 36 years of industry experience. He has been associated with various Steward Partners entities since 2015 and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in non-variable insurance and annuities through Steward Partners Global Advisory, LLC, and owns Seacoast Wealth Management. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering tailored investment advisory and financial planning services through a variety of portfolio management programs and third-party selections.

Hope Martin is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 13 years of industry experience. She currently works at Hightower Advisors and previously spent nine years at Vigilant Capital Management and one year at Merrill. She serves as a board member and finance committee volunteer for The Music Hall, a nonprofit theater in Portsmouth, NH. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with capabilities that include discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

James Elliott is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Rye, New Hampshire. He holds a Series 65 designation and has eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bleakley Financial Group, LLC, Private Advisor Group, LLC, and Heller Wealth Advisors, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Melody Evans is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at NewEdge Advisors since 2026. Prior to joining NewEdge, she spent 12 years at TIAA-CREF. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser that serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management and consulting services through a network of independent advisers, utilizing a combination of in-house manager selection, third-party model portfolios, and advisor discretion.

David Sullivan is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014 and previously worked at Fidelity Personal Trust Company and Fidelity. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers a range of advisory services, including model and customized portfolios, and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Paul Stevenson is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including The Leaders Group, Inc., Tower Square Securities, Smith Companies, and Fidelity Mutual. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a business providing appraisals of privately held securities and businesses. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering portfolio management, financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.

Louis Bonasera is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Beacon Pointe in 2026, he worked at The Financial Advisors, LLC for 18 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as trustee and property manager for a family realty trust. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, utilizing third-party independent managers selected through a formal due-diligence process and supported by quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Michael Houghton is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked with NewEdge Advisors since 2021 and previously worked at Flagship Harbor Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he operates FP Focus LLC, a tax and investment-related business. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and consulting services and utilizes multiple program structures combining in-house and third-party strategies supported by centralized due diligence and technology tools.

Izabela Hallett is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2023. Her prior roles include positions at Vigilant Capital Management, LLC and William Blair & Company. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, offering multi-manager solutions through affiliated and third-party managers and employing proprietary research in portfolio construction.

Gautier Wallaert is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at TIAA, Fidelity, and Fidelity Personal Trust Company. He is currently focused full-time on his role at NewEdge Advisors. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm provides a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services with an emphasis on centralized due diligence, technology-supported solutions, and multiple program structures including advisor-managed accounts and model-based strategies.

Sarah Smets is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Citizens Securities Inc., Citizens Bank, and Lake Street Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she has engaged in network marketing for hair care products, which provided passive income. TD Private Client Wealth LLC serves institutional clients, high-net-worth individuals, and retail clients through discretionary managed account programs and brokerage services. The firm utilizes a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from both affiliated and third-party managers.

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.

Steven Bricker is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Steward Partners and its affiliated entities since 2016 and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services from 2015 to 2022. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets and serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with a range of investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through proprietary and third-party solutions, supported by national custodial and platform partners.

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.

Matthew Grabowski is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, with one year of industry experience. His prior work includes positions at Anheuser-Busch and Boston Beer Works. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, along with various financial planning and consulting services tailored to client needs.

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.

James O Connor is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Hightower in 2023, he worked at Vigilant Capital Management, LLC and Columbia Management Investment Distributors Inc. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions utilizing affiliated and third-party managers, with services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting.

Stephen Spector is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 42 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors. He serves as a board member for a condominium homeowners association in Portsmouth, NH. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets and serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a range of in-house and third-party 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.