John Pagliuca is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2025, following prior roles at TIAA and Boston Advisors, LLC. Pagliuca serves on the boards and finance committees of several nonprofit assisted living and nursing care facilities operated by the Carmelite Sisters. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, often serving clients with existing retirement plan relationships. The firm offers model and customized portfolio management within a fiduciary framework while also advising a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Christopher Wilde is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has worked previously at The Colony Group, Connectus Wealth, NEIRG Wealth Management, New England Investment & Retirement Group, and SCS Financial Services. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Joshua Sanchez is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group and holds a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Bar Harbor Bank and Trust. Outside of finance, he is the sole proprietor of Tongues Out Hockey Classic, a hockey tournament business that he operates with friends. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates in its financial planning.

Thomas Deblasio is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been a partner at Luca, DeBlasio & Co., Inc., a CPA firm, since 2003 and has maintained his own CPA practice since 1994. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a range of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, enabling advisors to construct portfolios from diverse securities and insurance products.

Jason Hevey is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as CEO of Marathon Wealth Management, a firm focused on holistic wealth planning including investment, insurance, estate, and legacy planning. 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, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services.

Eric Vacca is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Andover, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 10 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and its related entity, TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC, since 2016. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management, employing model portfolios or customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policies.

Matthew Heath is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors. He previously worked at Cerity Partners LLC for five years and Cabot Wealth Management for six years. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans with wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm emphasizes customized model portfolios, ongoing monitoring, and a range of investment strategies including third-party manager recommendations and ERISA plan services.

John Meakin is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at firms including LPL Financial, Rockland Trust Bank’s Investment Management Group, and Salem Five Cents Savings Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he owns J.G. Meakin Company, LLC, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs and back-office support including operations, trading, technology, and compliance. The firm offers discretionary model portfolios and multiple program structures designed to meet diverse client needs.

Willie Ramirez is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Lawrence, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Gwfs Equities, Inc. since 2010. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Kevin Henderson is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with seven years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and previously worked at The Financial Advisors, LLC and Woodside Wealth Management LLC. He also has experience at Raytheon Technologies and Grant Thornton LLP. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes and uses a combination of proprietary asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers.

Regina Moreira is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and nine years of industry experience. She has worked at TD Bank N.A., Bank of America, Merrill, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Pruco Securities, LLC. Outside of advisory work, she is a co-owner of a family rental property. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail customers, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to multiple investment vehicles through its affiliated and third-party managers.

Carol Esposito is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. She has worked at Esposito Financial Group under Commonwealth Financial Network since 2006, with previous experience at Masconomet Regional School District and Esposito Law Office. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, serving individual and institutional clients across the United States.

Paul Cyr is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at GWFS Equities, Inc. for 15 years and Fidelity for 2 years prior to joining Empower Advisory Group. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates within a model closely tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Matthew Prifti is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Andover, MA. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with TD Private Client Wealth LLC and TD Bank NA since 2014. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients. The firm employs a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation alongside investments from affiliated and third-party managers.

Brendan Harty is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Andover, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2018 and operates Harty Financial, a firm involved in selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Outside of advising, he is a notary public and owns a Special Needs Calculator Tool used by attorneys and financial advisors. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered primarily through non-discretionary management, working closely with plan sponsors and individual investors within the New York Life affiliate network.

William Whelton is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2012 and also works at Middlesex Savings Bank. His other business activities include fixed insurance sales conducted from a branch office. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and services, providing operations, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction.

Timothy Helman is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and is co-owner of The Blanchette Financial Group, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance services. Helman has worked with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2014 and is based in Newburyport, MA. 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 about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Beth Castantini is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. She has worked at Port Wealth Management and Whole Wealth Management, both since 2016, and continues her role at Commonwealth. Outside of advisory work, she spends a portion of her business hours on fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors. The firm provides a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custodial services, serving hundreds of thousands of individual and institutional clients with approximately $213 billion in assets under management.

Timothy Dunn is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Andover, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and having 10 years of industry experience. He has been with GWFS Equities, Inc. since 2016. 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 certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasize long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups chosen by plan sponsors.

Matthew Stead is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with seven years of industry experience. He previously worked for Sachetta & Callahan, LLC for twelve years before joining Allworth Financial in 2026. Allworth Financial serves individual and high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides financial and wealth planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and operates educational programs, using a combined quantitative and qualitative investment approach with customized allocations and a variety of specialized portfolios.