Christopher Young is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Bedford, NH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Citizens Securities and Citizens Bank since 2016 in various roles. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs as well as brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program while also operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Jean Peguero is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group in 2025, Peguero worked at GWFS Equities, Inc. and has held positions in companies including Tesla, Lyft, and UPS. 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 delivers services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates.

Michelle Guarino is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Connectus Wealth Advisers, NEIRG Wealth Management, LLC, New England Investment & Retirement Group, Inc., and BNY Mellon. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach under an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies, external managers, and private funds.

Robert Trudo is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Lawrence, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2013 and also serves as an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Additionally, he is the owner of The Lake Mush LLC, an inactive entity with no current operations. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models and overseeing approximately $26.4 billion in discretionary assets.

Tracy St Onge is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC. and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. She has 10 years of industry experience and has worked at Infinex Investments, Inc. and Pentucket Financial Services since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a volunteer board member for the Liz Murphy Open Hand Pantry, a local nonprofit food pantry. OSAIC Institutions, INC. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm provides customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure with a significant non-discretionary asset base.

Peter Buttaro is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. in Manchester, NH, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Gradient Advisors, LLC before joining Citizens Securities, where he has been employed since 2016. 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’s advisory approach includes a digital advisory platform and managed accounts, operating within a framework that integrates its roles as a broker-dealer and subsidiary of Citizens Bank.

Lindsay Brooks is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. in Manchester, NH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with five years of industry experience. Her career has been primarily with Citizens Bank and Citizens Securities since 2015. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both a digital advisory program, which uses proprietary algorithms for ETF-based portfolios, and a Managed Account program, while also operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Drew Hefflefinger is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Acorn Financial in Nashua, NH. He has worked as an independent contractor and has experience in fixed insurance sales conducted through Acorn Financial. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support, while offering advisors discretion to construct client portfolios from diverse securities and insurance products.

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.

David Lewis is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66, Series 63, and Series 65 designations. His prior work includes roles at Edward Jones, LPL Financial LLC, Camden National Bank, Morgan Stanley, and TD Ameritrade. Lewis serves as a trustee for the William Searls Foundation, which provides scholarship funds to local students. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a managed account program, operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency with an integrated bank ownership structure.

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.

Michael Barry is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Hudson, NH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Citizens Securities since 2009. Outside his advisory role, Barry serves as a Player Agent on the Board of Directors for Goffstown Junior Baseball. Citizens Securities serves retail clients, including individual and high-net-worth investors and retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs as well as brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, and it operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Gregory Gonynor is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citizens Securities, he worked at Santander Securities, LLC and NYLIFE Securities LLC. 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 a digital advisory program that utilizes proprietary algorithms to recommend ETF-based portfolios, as well as a Managed Account program.

Daniel Grossman is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2004, with a period at Acorn Financial, LLC, and Financial Strategies Retirement Partners. Outside of his advisory work, Grossman provides life coaching services through Affinity Coaching. 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 offers various advisory programs and support services, including model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team, and provides operations, trading, technology, and compliance support to affiliated advisors.

Chad Gancarz is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Equitable Advisors. Prior to his advisory career, he was employed at Wiggins Airways 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 Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services integrate with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Jharid Pratt is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with three years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Granite Peak Associates since 2012, where he also practices as a CPA. 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, and consulting services, employing a long-term investment approach with customized portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Christopher Kelliher is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2013. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in Windham, NH. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by specialized approaches such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

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.

Alexander Friganza is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Manchester, NH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has worked in the financial services industry since 2021, including roles at TD Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Wells Fargo. Prior to his financial career, he was involved in restaurant management with Greene Turtle and Nicks Tuscan Grill. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-managers and offers portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody services.

Nathaniel Clark is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Hudson, NH, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities LLC, and Athas Capital Group. Before entering financial services, he worked in the restaurant industry. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors as well as individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory approach includes a digital advisory program partnered with SigFig and a Managed Account program, operating as both a broker-dealer and insurance agency.