Sharon Pollard is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. She is currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Raymond James Financial Services. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and portfolio management services.

Matthew Acheson is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2016 and previously at Axa Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in registered representative activities under a DBA name and manages investment advisory services through Kestra. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services such as plan design, fiduciary consulting, and plan-level investment advice. The firm serves a broad client base including large institutional investors and uses multiple management platforms and third-party solutions within its supervisory framework.

Joseph Russo is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Wilmington, MA, holding a Series 63 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2017 and has prior experience with Acordia Northeast dating back 30 years. 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 their individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services, managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets.

Michael Persons is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Andover, MA. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fairway Group, LLC, Eagle Strategies LLC, and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Additionally, he is appointed as an insurance broker with outside carriers, focusing on brokering non-registered insurance products. 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 emphasizes tailored recommendations across multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Bailey Bishop Jr. is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Andover, MA, holding a Series 63 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2017 and is currently associated with M.Y. Core Financials, LLC. Bishop serves on the board of the Essex County Estate Planning Council and is president of the North Atlantic Audi Club, a regional organization for Audi enthusiasts. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm works with a broad range of investors and plan sponsors, delivering tailored solutions through multiple program types within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Roberto Solano Jr. is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as trustee of his sister’s irrevocable special needs trust and is an officer of his condominium association. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations through a range of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management solutions.

Kenneth Johnson is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 42 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1991. His outside activity includes fixed insurance sales at his branch location. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and back-office support including operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management. The firm offers multiple program structures and discretionary model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Erik Olson is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He has been with Olson Financial Group and Commonwealth Financial Network since 2003. His other business activities include fixed insurance sales at his branch location. 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 a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment options, supported by extensive operations, technology, and compliance resources.

Craig Eaton is a certified public accountant affiliated with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, where he has worked for three years. He has prior experience with Granite Peak Associates, Inc. and Moody, Famiglietti & Andronico, spanning over two decades. His professional background includes accounting alongside his financial advisory roles. 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 provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing customized portfolios with a long-term investment approach and oversight of third-party asset managers.

Nicole Guarino is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Nashua, NH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at GWFS Equities, Inc. and Fidelity Investments from 2015 to 2017. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and oversees operations at a family-owned deli and catering business. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors, their participants, and retail clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and managed account options within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Kevin Mckinnon is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OSAIC Institutions, INC. He has worked at Infinex Investments, Inc. and Pentucket Bank since 2006. Outside of finance, he serves as an officer for Salem Family Resources, an early childhood education organization, where he assists with budgeting and event planning. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a range of advisory and brokerage services. The firm offers customized advisory engagements, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, with a notable emphasis on non-discretionary asset management and integrated solutions via its network of investment adviser representatives.

Marybeth Breed is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2023 and previously spent 12 years at Boston Hill Advisors, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individual and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a range of portfolio construction options.

Michael Edwards is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors and previously worked at Municrest Investment Management Company, LLC and Boston Hill Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an editor for the New Hampshire sections of an internet-based magazine focused on outdoor sports. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, employing a manager selection and multi-manager approach that includes both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Brian Pirri is a CFP® with 18 years of experience and is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. His prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, Connectus Wealth Advisers, NEIRG Wealth Management, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and New England Investment & Retirement Group. He is also principal of Business Succession Advisers, LLC, where he provides strategic planning for business exit plans. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC offers wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm’s long-term investment approach incorporates tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework, combining active and passive strategies along with private and registered funds.

Michael Dempsey is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and previously spent 18 years at The Financial Advisors, LLC. Dempsey serves as treasurer for the Andover Trails Committee, a nonprofit focused on land and river trail conservation. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other 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.

Nina Deschene is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. Her prior roles include positions at Wipfli Financial Advisors, Ameriprise Financial Services, Bank of America, Merrill, LPL Financial, and Northeast Planning Associates. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a wide range of clients including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by tax-loss harvesting and selective private market exposure.

Scott Gingras is a financial advisor with Independent Advisor Alliance, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has also worked with LPL Financial since 2010. Outside of his advisory roles, he co-manages a family business in Nashua, NH. Independent Advisor Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, small businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with a network model of independent advisory representatives and uses a range of analytical techniques and technology platforms to support client services.

Robert Waskiewicz is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 37 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Brookstone Financial Services and MetLife Securities Inc. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Ai Welch is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Life for 27 years before joining Hightower Advisors in 2023. Hightower Advisors serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions, proprietary research, and customized portfolio construction involving a variety of investment vehicles.

John Routhier is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, Connectus Wealth Advisers, Hemenway Trust Company, and several other firms. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a combination of active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.