Carlos Escobar is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations. His career includes roles at Fidelity Investments and various educational institutions prior to joining Empower. 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 retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

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.

David Basile is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Danvers, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 48 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2005. Basile serves on the board of the Middlesex Community College Foundation. 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 sponsors, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and multiple advisory programs.

Jack Freedman is a CFP® affiliated with Hightower Advisors in Lexington, MA, with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2024, he worked at Bickling Financial Services for three years. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a marketing company called Creatore LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles, including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

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.

Clinton Hyland is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Winooski, VT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2015 and also serves as an agent for Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily 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, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

William Riquier is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America and The Retirement Financial Center, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with United Planners and The Retirement Financial Center since 2011 and operates a non-variable insurance business under his own name. United Planners serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers.

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.

Christina O Connell is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (New York Life) with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Baystate Financial and Bentall Kennedy. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a Notary Public. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse group of individual and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored solutions through various programs, including fee-based advice and retirement plan consulting, with a focus on non-discretionary asset management and working within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

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.

Paul Fisher is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Edward Jones and Empower Financial Services. 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 through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. Their approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates, serving a large participant base relative to advisor headcount.

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.

Hannah Webb is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Danvers, MA. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has one year of experience in the industry. Her prior work experience includes roles at NBT Bank and retail positions at Victoria’s Secret and American Eagle Outfitters. 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 hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services, supporting both individual and institutional investors.

John Mc Donough is a Series 66-licensed advisor with Empower Advisory Group, joining the firm in 2026. He has prior experience with Cutter Associates, LLC, where he worked from 2011 to 2025. 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. The firm delivers services through a model integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

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.

Pedro Rodriguez is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience, currently with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. since 2022. Prior to this, he worked for Gwfs Equities, Inc. for seven years. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program combining goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households. The firm employs model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs and delivers financial plans and ongoing reviews through an interactive online platform.

Jason Hutchinson is a financial advisor with Guardian Life holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Lincoln Investment and Edward Jones. Outside of advising, he is employed part-time at QAD, where he assists with appointment scheduling. Guardian Life’s subsidiary Park Avenue® Wealth Management offers brokerage and advisory services to individuals, retirement plans, and organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies across proprietary and third-party platforms, providing tailored financial planning and consulting services.