Mark Smiley is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Guardian Life since 1994. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the Board of Corporators at Bay Savings Bank. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and provides a range of financial planning, consulting, and proprietary investment solutions.

Congqun Jian is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience. Jian has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and is also affiliated with J&Z Financial Services, Inc., where they serve as president. Their background includes roles at the Heartland Institute of Financial Education and World Financial Group. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm delivers services through a large advisor network using model portfolios and third-party managers, with a focus on integrated retirement plan solutions and a range of advisory platforms.

Wendy Wong is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Save My Cents, CVS Health, Rue Gilt Groupe, AT Kearney, and Dartmouth College. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a wide range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party managers, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support both advisors and clients.

Christopher Tobey is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with CWM, LLC and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling, Atlantic Capital Management, and LPL Financial. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $50.6 billion through a network of over 650 advisors. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, annuity sub-account management, sub-advisory services, and retirement plan management, employing an Investment Committee to construct and monitor portfolios using fundamental and technical analysis.

Brooke Smith is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and co-owner of OpenRoad Wealth Advisors, LLC. She holds a Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to her current roles, she worked at Edward Jones and has experience in other industries including operations at Freight Farms, Inc. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing a range of advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports affiliated advisors with operations, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice management while offering access to discretionary model portfolios and multiple program structures.

David Shnitzer is a CFP® professional at Capital Analysts with 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 19 years before joining Capital Analysts and Lincoln Investment in 2024. Outside of his advisory role, he is a founding board member and treasurer of Cameroon One, a nonprofit focused on alternative orphan care. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base—including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations—offering portfolio management, custom and model portfolios, and retirement-plan advice. The firm provides investment management through both discretionary in-house teams and non-discretionary third-party advisors.

Patrick Nee is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 24 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Boston Retirement Group, Mass Mutual, Eagle Strategies, and Alpha Pension Group. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a council member for Saint Margaret Mary. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that manages approximately $50.6 billion through a network of over 650 advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing a committee-driven investment process and customized portfolio solutions.

Jason Duponte is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2008. Outside of advising, he owns and manages a single-family rental property. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA retirement plan relationships. The firm’s advisory model separates one-time financial planning from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while employing a fiduciary standard tailored to service scope.

Michael Carretta is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 18 years of industry experience, including over two decades with Commonwealth and most recently joining LPL Financial LLC. He is based in Waltham, MA. 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 broad adviser-support platform with managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services, providing various investment options through both internal and external model portfolios.

Lincoln Hurney is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience. He currently works at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC and previously held roles at Claro Advisors, LLC, Tufts University, Shawmut Design & Construction, and Harvard University. 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, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, with a focus on customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Libby Ricciardi is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth since 2012. 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 a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, and provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Joseph Roberts Jr is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC and holds a Series 63 designation. He has 36 years of industry experience, including a decade at LPL Financial. Outside of advising, he is a part owner of Terrier Sports, Inc. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing customized portfolios with a long-term approach and a range of model and wrap options.

Mary Ellen Fillo is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Wellesley, MA. She holds 20 years of industry experience and has operated Fillo Financial LLC since 1994. 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 a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, supported by extensive operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Paul Beggan is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Waltham, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 40 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles with Nylife Securities Inc. and N.Y. Life Insurance Co since 1985, along with tenures at The Incentive Group LLC and The Hilb Group of New England, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member for the Stonehurst Village Condominium Owners Association. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers various program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, managing the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Stephen Bruneau is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 46 years of industry experience. He has held various roles within Ameritas entities since 2006 and has been president of Boston 128 Companies Inc. and Boston 128 Insurance Agency Inc. since 1987. Outside of financial services, Bruneau is an author of thriller fiction and operates SLB Publishing LLC. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities across multiple program platforms, and is part of a mutual holding company with affiliated broker-dealer, insurance, and investment entities.

Scott Fontaine is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Waltham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 15 years of industry experience. His prior career includes roles at True North Financial Partners, Ritchie Financial, and New York Life Insurance Company. He is also an insurance broker, managing outside insurance through various carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a broad network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, emphasizing non-discretionary asset management and fiduciary responsibilities, particularly for retirement investors.

Dmitry Frenklakh is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Waltham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2018 and at River Financial Group, LLC from 2019 to 2026. He is also engaged in insurance brokering for non-registered insurance products through outside carriers. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations across multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Rajiv Dayal is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial since 2016 and has a longstanding affiliation with Cohen Cohen & Co., a CPA firm, where he serves as president and shareholder. 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 supplemented by shorter-term trading for rebalancing and cash needs.

Cheryl Vozzella is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Her prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Bank of America, N.A. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals with existing relationships through employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model separates one-time planning services from ongoing portfolio management, utilizing both model and customized portfolios.

Jeremy Krol is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 22 years of industry experience and worked at Commonwealth Financial Network from 2016 to 2019 and again from 2019 to present, transitioning to LPL Financial in 2026. 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, managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.