Darlene Dickson is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. since 2008. She is based in Manchester, NH, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of her advisory role, she provides notary services exclusively for Citizens and Citizens Investment Services clients. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, operating as both a broker-dealer and insurance agency within the Citizens Bank, N.A. enterprise.

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.

Noah Behrend is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Capital Analysts, Lincoln Investment, IAMS Wealth Management, Royal Alliance Associates, and JHFN SII. Outside of advisory services, he owns Birch Tree Benefits, a group benefits and individual insurance business. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent advisers. The firm provides asset management, financial and retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party manager programs, employing a variety of investment strategies and custodial platforms.

Alex Lapointe is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at GWFS Equities, Inc. and operated The Blue Moose Cafe for seven years. 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 offers financial planning through an integrated model that emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups chosen by plan sponsors.

Taylor Ballou is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in Manchester, NH, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, he worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advising career, he has experience working with local businesses and community organizations, including Sea Bags and Locally Sauced. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

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.

Douglas Wright is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 65 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at J.W. Cole Advisors since 2019 and previously at Global Financial Private Capital. Wright is also president of Wright Choice Financial Group, LLC, an insurance and advisory business he founded in 2003. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, retirement plans, and other entities through a national network of over 400 independent representatives. The firm provides portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party managers, and multiple managed account solutions, employing a range of investment strategies implemented on either a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Bruce Morrison is a CFP® professional with 38 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Money Concepts Capital Corp since 1989. He also owns CTS Financial, a tax preparation and accounting business in Amherst, NH. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $3.33 billion through a variety of managed programs employing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and fundamental and technical analysis.

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.

Sarah Lavelle is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Manchester, NH. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies in 2025, she worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Co. since 2018, and earlier was employed at The Slocum Firm, P.C. and Concord Law School. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, managing most assets on a non-discretionary basis.

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.

Curtis Whitcomb is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Fidelity Investments and M&T Bank. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, and offers investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Rawad Kassem is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Citizens Securities, Inc. since 2024. He previously worked at Santander Securities, LLC and Santander Bank, NA from 2013 to 2024. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a Notary Public and holds power of attorney for his brother. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, operating as both a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Leeann Martino is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. in Manchester, NH, holding a Series 66 credential with eight years of industry experience. She previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill for 17 years. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs along with brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, operating as both a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

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.

Gina Theodore is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp holding a Series 66 designation. She has no prior experience in the financial industry and has worked in various roles including bookkeeping, accounting, and positions outside finance such as automotive repair and restaurant service. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, managing approximately $4.07 billion in assets. The firm employs model-driven and asset-allocation strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, leveraging third-party managers and technology platforms like Envestnet.

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.