Blake Hopkins is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes seven years at Santander Securities, LLC, and twelve years with Santander Bank, NA. Hopkins is involved in the sale of insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of advisory and broker-dealer services, including proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Cheryl Wilkinson is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience. She currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously spent 14 years at The Colony Group, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs an investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework and offers access to private funds and specialized strategies.

Thomas Portentoso is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial since 2016. His professional background includes activities related to disability, long-term care, and traditional life insurance. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing customized portfolios and a mix of internal and third-party management strategies.

Nicholas Decelles is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and has worked at TD Bank since 2023. His background includes roles outside finance, such as positions at Bryant University and the Wide World of Indoor Sports. 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 managed by affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Ben Djelassi is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Creative Planning since 2017 and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank from 2015 to 2017. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets and employs a financial planning–led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold allocations, supplemented by strategies such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Francis Donlan is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Hingham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Donlan serves as a volunteer monitoring investment trusts for a local condominium investment trust. 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, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and various advisory programs.

Guy Tomase is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Fraga Wealth Management Group. His prior roles include positions at Holmes Investment Management, Inc., Fieldstone Financial Management Group, and Oak Leaf Wealth Management. 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 provides a broad suite of advisory programs and operational support, enabling affiliated advisors to offer customized portfolio management and wealth planning solutions.

Douglas Mavilia is a Certified Financial Planner® with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services, having previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Lightship Wealth Strategies. He is a partner at Grandview Financial Group LLC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a mix of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and utilizes multiple management platforms and third-party solutions within its supervisory framework.

Laura Gustafson is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with eight years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked at firms including Shorepoint Capital Partners LLC and SK Wealth Management, LLC. Gustafson also serves as an adjunct faculty member lecturing at the graduate level at Rhode Island College. Allworth Financial serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management services, employing both quantitative and qualitative analysis through an Investment Committee to implement customized investment strategies.

Yuan Liu is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to his current role, he worked at KPMG US LLP and SS&C Technologies Holdings. Outside of advising, he is involved with SCORE, a nonprofit organization supporting small businesses. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models, managing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

Rodney Kornegay is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bridgewater, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 13 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2020 and operates Kornegay Kapital Group, LLC, through which he provides financial and insurance services. Outside of his advisory work, Kornegay serves on the boards of the Rotary Club of Bridgewaters, the Camala Foundation, and the Fuller Craft Museum. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, operating within the integrated New York Life affiliate network.

Federico Berruto is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Money Concepts Capital Corp and has prior experience at Harbourvest Partners, State Street Associates, GMO, and Rise North Capital. Although new to his current advisory role, he has a professional background spanning several years in the financial industry. Money Concepts Advisory Services provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting to a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.07 billion in assets using model-driven and asset-allocation strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary programs supported by third-party managers and technology platforms.

Mackenzie Nelson is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Prior to joining Focus Partners, Nelson worked at The Colony Group, LLC and spent several years at Northwestern Mutual in various roles. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering wealth management, financial and tax planning, and employee benefit consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Matthew Hughes is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has four years of industry experience and has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2023. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers as a football coach with the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association and serves as a board member assisting with the grant interview process for South Shore Young Professionals. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, with a substantial portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Keith Gaffney is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Prior to joining NewEdge Advisors in 2026, he spent 21 years at TIAA-CREF and TIAA. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, with multiple program structures that integrate in-house and third-party strategies supported by technology and centralized due diligence.

Towera Gondwe is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with 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 with ETF-based portfolios and a Managed Account program, operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Amy Mohan is a CFP® certified financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. She currently works at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC and has previously held roles at Ameriprise and UBS Financial Services. In addition to her advisory work, she is involved with Daniel J. Galli & Associates, providing financial planning services. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides asset management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and variable product subaccount management through a range of model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities.

Peter Gagne is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Shadduck Financial Group during his career. He also spends part of his time engaged in fixed insurance sales. 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 a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm offers various managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody/clearing services, supporting advisors with both internal and external portfolio management options.

Robin Urciouli is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2023. Prior to joining Hightower, Robin worked at Bickling Financial for four years and Beacon Financial Planning, Inc. for nine years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering both affiliated and third-party investment options alongside proprietary research and tailored portfolio construction.

Michael Ewanouski is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Hingham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2012 and previously spent eight years with Wells Fargo Clearing. 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 wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.