Stephen Stelljes is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. He has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 1998. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to a broad client base including individuals, families, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies across various investment vehicles.

John Mohan is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at GWFS Equities and Advised Assets Group. Outside of finance, he serves as a high school basketball referee. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure while offering various institutional and retirement plan services.

Damien Autissier is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp and holds a Series 65 designation. He has worked in the financial industry since 2023, including roles at Rise North Capital and Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales, assisting clients with retirement plan questions and insurance policy education. Money Concepts Advisory Services provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm uses model-driven and asset-allocation approaches and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary programs supported by third-party managers and service providers.

Braeden True is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Janney in 2025, he worked at Fidelity Investments for three years. Outside of finance, he has experience in the food service industry with Riva Pizzeria and in landscaping through True Landscaping. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large 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 municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Conor Daly is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at South Shore Retirement Services, Padua, KBC Bank, and Hedgeserv. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of clients including individual households, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm employs discretionary model portfolios and various investment strategies, serving over 127,000 clients with a platform-focused approach.

Daniel Wagner is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Commonwealth Financial Network, Boston Wealth Strategies, MassMutual, and Metlife Securities. He also serves as a senior advisor at NFP Corporate Services, providing investment reviews of corporate retirement plans. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm provides fiduciary consulting, plan design, compliance testing, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients ranging from individual investors to sovereign wealth funds.

Karen Van Voorhis is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC. She has worked at several firms including Ameritas Investment Corp, Daniel J. Galli & Associates, and Lion Street Advisors. Van Voorhis also provides financial education and counseling to corporate clients through PFE Group. Ameritas Advisory Services offers fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a platform approach that includes model portfolios, third-party managers, and co-advisory relationships, serving a broad range of investors including high-net-worth individuals.

Martin Joyce is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bestgen Wealth Management, LLC, CWM, LLC, and Hirst Financial Independence Planning, Inc. He has also worked in education and retail sectors, including at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Braintree High School. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while acting as a back-office and platform provider to affiliated advisors.

Jonathan Caplan is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Canton, MA, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 11 years of industry experience and has worked at several firms including Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, LPL Financial LLC, and Citizens Securities, Inc. He is currently associated with Caplan Wealth Partners and Commonwealth Financial Network. 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 offers a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and comprehensive back-office services.

Christopher Veneto is a financial advisor at Farther with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at Northstar Capital Inc. for 18 years before joining Farther in 2025. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform combined with direct client meetings. The firm employs an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing bespoke and algorithmic model portfolios with automatic rebalancing, and primarily allocates among ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed income.

Brian Falconer is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, SagePoint Financial, and Securian Advisors of New England. Falconer serves as a board member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Rhode Island chapter. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Vincent Vicidomini is a financial advisor at Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Mesirow Financial since 2014 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.’s Wealth Management division provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base including private individuals, pension plans, government entities, and charitable organizations. The firm integrates proprietary private investment products with third-party managers, employs quantitative and qualitative due diligence, and offers access to affiliated feeder funds investing in institutional real estate and private equity.

David Martin is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bridgewater, MA. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to his financial services career, he worked for Jordan's Furniture for 27 years. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and administers a large majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Kyle Mortimer is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp, based in Braintree, MA, and has two years of industry experience. He has held roles at multiple firms including Foundations Investment Advisors and Rise North Capital. Outside of advisory work, Mortimer serves as an ambassador for MyDebtNavigator, assisting individuals with student loan forgiveness and debt consolidation. Money Concepts Advisory Services provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs model-driven and asset-allocation strategies across various discretionary and non-discretionary programs, supported by third-party managers and technology platforms, and offers services integrated with its broker-dealer and insurance operations.

Naji Karam is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities and MassMutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he has experience managing a property-related business. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, offers brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a variety of discretionary and non-discretionary advisory models and combines proprietary and third-party strategies.

John Medeiros is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Uber Technologies Inc. and various community and nonprofit organizations. Medeiros serves on the Pastoral Council at St. Stanislaus Parish and is a board member for the City of Fall River Port Authority and Housing Authority, as well as a member of the local advisory council for the Coalition for Health Equity & Early Development. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with a variety of model portfolios and access to third-party money managers, delivering discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Patrick Arey is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Foreside Financial Services, Legal & General Investment Management America, and Virtus Investment Partners. 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 uses an integrated service model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Kevin Griffin is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience and is currently affiliated with Empower Advisory Group. He previously worked at Griffin Financial Planning, LLC from 2014 to 2019 before joining GWFS Equities, Inc. outside of his advisory role, Griffin serves as a basketball official for scholastic athletics, promoting fair play by applying the rules of high school basketball. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to IRA and brokerage account holders. The firm’s services integrate proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and savings rates, with offerings including point-in-time financial plans and optional managed accounts.

Eric Merrigan is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services Inc, Invesco, and National Financial Services LLC. He also engages in fixed insurance sales on a limited basis. 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 about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform with managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services, providing a range of investment options including mutual funds, ETFs, and personalized indexing strategies.

Leo Choquette is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, SagePoint Financial, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a Political Officer and Ward Councilor for the City of New Bedford and is a board member of PACE, a nonprofit that disburses federal funds to local charities. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and business consulting. The firm employs a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services, including lending solutions and donor-advised fund options.