Paul Girard is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory work, Girard serves as a board member and coach for the Hamilton/Wenham Youth Football Program in S. Hamilton, MA. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Peter Callas is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth since 2008. Outside of his advisory work, he is a self-employed psychotherapist. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a wide range of adviser-support services including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody/clearing services.

James Bossieux is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience currently advising at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. Prior to joining Mercer, he worked at Charter Oak Capital Management and The Vanguard Group, including Vanguard Marketing Corporation. Mercer Global Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and non-profits, providing investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment strategy is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using globally diversified portfolios and a variety of investment vehicles such as low-cost ETFs, index funds, and separate account managers.

Ronald Siggens is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. He previously spent 16 years at Boston Hill Advisors, LLC before joining Hightower in 2023. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is also involved as an insurance broker. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, with a focus on diversified investment solutions and operational support.

Erin Di Carlo is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Wilmington, MA, holding eight years of industry experience. She previously worked at 2Sisters Senior Living Advisors for four years and currently owns a company that assists seniors with transitioning from their homes and eventually listing and selling their properties. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm supports advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Frederick Kelley is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. 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, delivering services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Kerri Wilkes is a CFP® professional with over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2004. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in fixed insurance sales as an agent. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports its advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services.

Elisabeth Brady is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. She has worked with firms including MML Investors Services, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Modern Woodmen of America. In addition to her advisory role, Brady operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in life and health insurance products. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals to institutional investors, providing investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a manager selection process grounded in fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, and offers a digital investment program called Starlight Portfolios that tailors allocations based on individual risk profiles.

Jason Phillips is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott for over 16 years, including his current tenure starting in 2026. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services.

Cynthia Goldberg is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 33 years of industry experience. She has been with Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2012. Her outside activities include involvement with Joseph Klein Associates LLC, where she provides financial planning and consulting for hourly fees. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs, employing various investment strategies and coordinating custody and reporting through multiple custodians.

Michelle Guarino is a Series 65-credentialed advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, LLC, Connectus Wealth Advisers, NEIRG Wealth Management, LLC, New England Investment & Retirement Group, Inc., and BNY Mellon. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework, combining active and passive strategies and offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Martin Scafidi is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 25 years of industry experience and has operated his own accounting and tax preparation firm, Martin J. Scafidi P.C., since 1989. He also serves as a board member and director of First Priority Credit Union. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of managed programs and combines model portfolios, advisor-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers using fundamental and technical analysis along with modern portfolio theory.

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.

John Pagliuca is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF and its predecessor firm since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the boards and finance committees of multiple assisted living and nursing care organizations operated by the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirmed. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while employing a fiduciary standard in its RIA services.

Jeffrey La Cross is a CFP® and PFS™ with 11 years of industry experience. He is associated with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC and has operated LaCross Financial Advisors since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he works as a tax manager providing accounting, tax, and consulting services through LaCross Financial Advisors. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, employing customized, primarily long-term portfolio strategies using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income.

John Rocco is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. His career includes roles at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLife Securities LLC since 2012, and he operates Rocco Insurance and Financial Group, focusing on New York Life products and services. He is also a shareholder of NYLARC Holding Company Inc., which reinsures life insurance policies he writes. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple advisory programs tailored to client objectives and manages a predominantly non-discretionary asset base within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Alexander Buxbaum is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Eaton Vance Management and Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. He also has involvement in fixed insurance sales, dedicating a portion of his time to this activity. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform with access to managed-account programs, third-party asset managers, and a range of investment options.

Christopher Wilde is a CFA® charterholder with five years of experience in financial advisory roles. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Connectus Wealth, NEIRG Wealth Management, LLC, New England Investment & Retirement Group, Inc., and SCS Financial Services. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within a tax- and fee-sensitive framework, offering a broad range of services including portfolio management, financial counseling, and fiduciary consulting.

Kevin Sanchez is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Sachetta, LLC, Allied Universal, and Keenan Financial, among other roles. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolios through various model strategies and employs technology to manage held-away employer retirement accounts.

Elizabeth Mclaughlin is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. Her prior experience includes roles at Fidelity and Capital Management Partners, LLC. She also engages in fixed insurance sales as part of her business activities. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $200 billion in client assets, offering a broad platform of managed-account programs and third-party asset manager access.