Bryan Gesualdo is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Waltham, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2019 and has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company and its related entities since 2014. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, as well as charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, delivering solutions through various program types while focusing on tailoring recommendations to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria.

Carlos Escobar is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at Fidelity Investments. Outside of his advisory role, he has experience in livestock management with Palmira Capital. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its planning approach.

Austin Howie is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with eight years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2017 and previously worked at the Metrowest YMCA. 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 managing around $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 a variety of investment options.

David Appel is a ChFC® professional with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Integrity Alliance, Lion Street Financial, Royal Alliance Associates, and Signator Investors. 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 provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, employing customized portfolios with a long-term investment approach while incorporating shorter-term trades for rebalancing and cash management.

Mark Smiley is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has worked with The Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities since 2014, and has been with Primerica Advisors since 1999. Smiley serves on the Board of Corporators at Bay Savings Savings Bank, providing feedback on customer service. 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. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

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 credential. She has previously worked at Save My Cents, CVS Health, Rue Gilt Groupe, AT Kearney, and Dartmouth College. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning and consulting.

Christopher Tobey is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at CWM, LLC since 2020 and previously spent ten years at Purshe Kaplan Sterling and Atlantic Capital Management. Tobey is based in Southborough, MA. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm employs discretionary model portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Committee and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and comprehensive retirement-plan solutions.

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® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a managing partner and wealth advisor at Capital Analysts. He previously spent 19 years with Ameriprise Financial Services and holds a founding board member role and treasurer position at Cameroon One, a nonprofit focused on alternative orphan care. Capital Analysts serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, and institutional entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management supported by an in-house investment team and proprietary mutual fund screening. The firm is affiliated with Lincoln Investment and manages approximately $8.8 billion through a network of several hundred advisors.

Patrick Nee is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 24 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Boston Retirement Group, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and MSI Financial Services. He serves as a council member for Saint Margaret Mary. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and retirement plan solutions utilizing model portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Committee and integration of third-party resources.

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 at Commonwealth Financial Network with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth since 2005. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios, personalized indexing, and retirement plan consulting, while offering operations, technology, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

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 at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 36 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial and Lincoln Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he has an ownership interest in Terrier Sports, Inc. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth 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 a primarily long-term investment approach with customized portfolios utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

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 credentials and bringing 45 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameritas in various capacities since 2006 and is also president of Boston 128 Companies Inc and Boston 128 Insurance Agency Inc, where he is involved in sales, training, and management. Outside of finance, he is an author of thriller fiction and writes under SLB Publishing LLC. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and fiduciary services, relying on model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies, with a focus on client reviews and plan sponsor consulting.

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.