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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Jacob Heins is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services Inc and LPL. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets under management through a diversified investment approach combining passive and active strategies overseen by an internal Investment Committee.

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.

John Balzer is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Topsfield, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities since 2013. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Lucas Deslauriers is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at The Financial Advisors, LLC, where he served as president and managed the transition of the advisory business following an acquisition. His background also includes roles at Morgan Stanley and involvement with the Newport Gulls Baseball Club. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to a diverse client base including individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines proprietary asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, utilizing both active and passive strategies across public and private markets.

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.

Melissa Herbert is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors. Her prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors, TIAA-CREF, Jefferies LLC, and Raymond James & Associates. Outside of advising, she has been involved with Wamesit Lanes during her career. 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 investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a wide range of portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools, with an emphasis on centralized due diligence and ongoing monitoring of third-party managers.

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.

Kevser Cengel Sazak is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Bank of America. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients, combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-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.

Kevin Fisher is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and previously worked at Fidelity Investments and Admiral Metals. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to retail IRA and brokerage account holders, delivering services through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.