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.

Cynthia Haddad is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. She has held roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Affinia Financial Group, Shepherd Financial Partners, and LPL Financial. Haddad is also the owner and COO of Affinia Financial Group and an agent for fixed/traditional insurance products. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and family offices. The firm utilizes a combination of in-house model portfolios, custom accounts, and third-party manager selection, supported by an Investment Policy Committee and extensive research resources.

Dorothy Bickling is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2023. She previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and operated Bickling Financial Services, Inc. for over three decades. She is also a board member of Weld Greeley, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes proprietary research and access to alternative investments. The firm supports various portfolio management strategies and emphasizes operational features such as monitoring, rebalancing, and trading efficiencies.

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.

Masroor Hassan is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at TD Bank N.A. from 2018 to the present, alongside a brief tenure at SunTrust Bank in 2017. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party managers, offering ongoing portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody services.

Paul Moriarty is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Woburn, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include operating Moriarty Financial Group, LLC, and affiliations with New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of advising, he serves as a board member of the Woburn Business Association and volunteers organizing a local golf league. Eagle Strategies supports a diverse client base, including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services. 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 at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including The Colony Group, Connectus Wealth Advisers, and Hemenway Trust Company. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside various portfolio tools.

Charles Cady is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has prior work experience at firms including Booz Allen Hamilton and Sea Machines Robotics Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the 1st Vice Commander on the E-Board of AMVETS Post 208 in Hudson, Massachusetts, overseeing membership activities. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and various wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

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.

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 work experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Advisors, TIAA-CREF, Jefferies LLC, and Raymond James & Associates. Outside of her advisory work, she was involved with Wamesit Lanes from 2023 to 2025. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser that serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management and financial planning services and utilizes technology and centralized due diligence in its multi-structured advisory programs.

Salvatore Maniscalco Jr. is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 42 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 1993, with prior experience at Lexington Financial Group dating back to 1987. He is also president and sole owner of SJM Associates, Inc., and a 50% owner of an insurance agency at his branch location. 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 hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Rawad Kassem is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with Citizens Securities, Inc. and previously worked at Santander Securities, LLC and Santander Bank, NA. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a Notary Public and holds power of attorney responsibilities for a family member. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors and offers investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm’s offerings include a digital advisory program with ETF-based portfolios and a Managed Account program, alongside commission-based brokerage and other non-discretionary business.

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.

Christopher Shea is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 credential and seven years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Cetera, BPS Financial Services, and First Republic Investment Management. Outside of his advisory role, Shea organizes monthly speaker events for the Pelagic Sailing Club and serves as a board member for the Marshfield Recreation Commission. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Alicia Shaw is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Edward Jones and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of her advisory role, she has retail experience at Bath and Body Works. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth individuals, and retail investors. The firm uses a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party 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 three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes two years at Fidelity Investments and over a decade at Admiral Metals. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as retail brokerage clients, combining integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.