Xiyin Xu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience. Xu has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and also serves as president of Pengbo Group Inc. Outside of advisory work, Xu is involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple platforms such as Transamerica ONE and the TFA365 Advisory Program, managing approximately $1.7 billion in assets under management.

Leilany Acosta is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at GWFS Equities, John Hancock, and Santander Securities and Bank. 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 utilizes an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Erik Oleary 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 Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and NYLife Securities LLC, among others. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm utilizes a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and platforms to manage approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Heyden Acosta is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, Heyden worked at FNZ Trust Company and State Street Corporation. 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 offers integrated services aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its financial planning approach.

John Ferguson is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked primarily within Empower’s affiliated firms since 2023. Previously, he spent five years with UP Education Network. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services mainly to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, employing an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and client savings rates in its financial planning approach.

Ta Shawn Arabian is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Financial Services in 2024, Arabian worked at Keenan Financial and has experience connected to academic and community roles, including four years at Brown University and three years at the Wamsutta Club. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach integrates planning and managed account solutions with its recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Robert Nadolny Jr. is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2014, with prior experience at Wells Financial Partners, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he coaches lacrosse at Team Central Lacrosse. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and services, including customized portfolio solutions and retirement plan consulting, supported by comprehensive operations, trading, technology, and compliance resources.

Andrew Baker is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. in Westwood, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Citizens Securities since 2012. 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’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, supported by its affiliation with Citizens Bank, N.A.

Zhimin Ou is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and five years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role since 2022, he has significant involvement in early childhood education, serving as a site coordinator at Kiddosland Child Development Center. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Amanda Bartolini is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Lincoln, Rhode Island. She holds a Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth, she worked at Paul Santucci Financial Services and Webster Bank, and also spent time at the Community College of Rhode Island. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and manages roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody services.

Mark Driscoll is a financial advisor with Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 22 years of industry experience, including roles at Fidelity Brokerage Services and Envestnet, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is a sports official, refereeing youth, high school, and college sports. Focus Advisor Solutions provides turnkey asset management and back-office services to independent registered investment advisors, offering model portfolios, operational support, and fixed-income sub-advisory services. The firm manages approximately $41 billion in assets and serves over 33,000 clients through a team of about 42 advisors.

Michael Fitzwilliam is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Quincy, MA, holding a Series 63 designation and over 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1986. Fitzwilliam also engages in fixed insurance sales as a secondary business activity. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services including custom and model portfolio solutions, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports its advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Juan Restrepo Vanegas is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and American Consumer Credit Counseling. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services emphasize long-term portfolio returns and are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Michael Rossman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Bridgewater, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 2012 and 2011, respectively. Outside of advisory roles, he is appointed as an insurance broker for non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, 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 through a network of affiliated advisors within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Kevin Guinan is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with one year of industry experience. He has worked at Integrated Wealth Concepts since 2025 and concurrently operates Guinan & Associates, a CPA firm he has been running since 2015. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 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, consulting, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, using customized portfolios and a combination of internal management and oversight of third-party asset managers.

Diana Figueiredo is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Eagle Strategies since 2018. In addition to her advisory role, she is appointed as an insurance broker for outside insurance carriers, focusing on non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering services such as financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory. The firm emphasizes tailored advice and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Joseph McMahon is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Bluestone Bank (formerly Bridgewater Savings Bank) since 2012 and has been associated with Infinex Investments, Inc. since 2002. McMahon participates annually in the Bridgewater Savings Bank Charitable Foundation’s golf outing, supporting local charities. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure that emphasizes client choice in discretionary authority and utilizes third-party promoters and subadvisory relationships.

Richard Pride is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with two years of industry experience. He is currently with Citizens Securities, Inc. and Citizens Bank, N.A., having previously worked at Whitney Peak Capital and SCS Financial. He serves on the Board of Trustees for the Harvard Conservation Trust as a volunteer. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, while also operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Michelle Hallenbeck is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She has been with Private Advisor Group and affiliated entities since 2014. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs.

Cole Samson is a CFP® with one year of industry experience, currently advising at Savant Wealth Management. His prior roles include positions at The Investment Counsel Company, Heritage Financial Services, and Next Generation Wealth. Samson played collegiate football at Bentley University and has experience in youth football coaching. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm employs a blend of evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation and actively managed strategies supported by an investment committee and offers integrated accounting, legal, and trust services through affiliated entities.