Mark Rowlette is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has operated Rowlette and Associates, LLC DBA South Shore Retirement Services since 1999, where he serves as president and is involved in insurance sales and services. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach combining model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services.

David Santoro is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in financial advising. He has been affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2012 and leads Santoro Financial Planning Group, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Prior to forming his own group, he worked at MCB Financial Services from 2012 to 2020. Commonwealth Financial Network supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors by providing advisory programs, technology, investment management, and compliance services. Advisors on the platform have discretion to create client portfolios from a broad range of securities and insurance products, supported by Commonwealth’s investment research and model portfolios.

Jack Heintzelman is a Certified Financial Planner® with seven years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network in Needham, MA, and has prior experience at firms including Boston Wealth Strategies, MML Investors Services, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and UBS Financial. He is a co-owner and board member of Liberty Cedar, Inc., a retail lumber company. 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 provides a broad support platform with access to discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Charles Murphy III is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Braintree, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been president of Charles F. Murphy, Inc. since 2006, which also operates The Murphy Insurance Group offering property, casualty, and medical insurance. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, 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 services.

Timothy Ryan is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 66 license and 22 years of industry experience. He previously spent 10 years at Commonwealth Financial Network before joining Kestra in 2025. In addition to his advisory role, Ryan is a founding partner of Grandview Partners, where he manages day-to-day operations and provides financial planning and investment management to clients. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, supporting its investment recommendations with due diligence across multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Michael Difiore is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2018. His background includes both insurance and securities roles. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management solutions.

Kevin Webber is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Savant Wealth Management since 2026. Prior to joining Savant, he spent ten years at Heritage Financial Services. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a blend of evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation combined with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by affiliated accounting, legal, and trust service entities.

Andrew Wilmarth is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at GWFS Equities Inc since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he was involved with the Charles River YMCA from 2012 to 2023. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering services integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm’s financial planning emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing, serving a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

Debra Brede is a Series 63 licensed financial advisor with 41 years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at GW & Wade, D.K. Brede Investment Management Company, and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the finance committee of Newton Wellesley Hospital and holds trustee and board positions with nonprofit organizations including Agape A.I.D.S. Orphan Care and Boston Rescue Mission. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies alongside private and registered funds.

Kevin Pitts is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining EP Wealth Advisors, he worked in education at Norton Public Schools and has been affiliated with Stonehill College. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation. It utilizes customized model portfolios and a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, alongside third-party manager recommendations and ERISA plan services.

Charles Bean III is a financial advisor with Savant Wealth Management in Westwood, MA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience, including 30 years at Heritage Financial Services prior to joining Savant in 2026. He also serves as a trustee for a family trust in a non-investment-related capacity. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management and related services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an investment approach that combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by a range of affiliated entities offering legal, accounting, and trust services.

Ashley Lareau is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. She is currently with Allworth Financial, L.P. and previously worked for Shorepoint Capital Partners LLC for 14 years. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio strategies, including core-satellite, pure-index, and specialized approaches such as Buffered Equity ETFs and options-based overlays, and uses both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

William Montague is a CFP® and CFA® with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has held positions at The Cynosure Group, SVB, Bay State Financial, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Falcon Investment Advisors, Citizens Financial Group, and Boston Private. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm offers a range of wealth management, financial counseling, and investment services, using a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that incorporates fundamental and quantitative analysis along with a broad platform of affiliated service companies and product relationships.

Garfield Davidson is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing family rental properties. 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, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Kawtar Slaoui is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at TD Bank N.A. since 2016. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth private, and retail clients. The firm employs strategic and tactical asset allocation through TD Managed, Guided, and Premier Guided Portfolios, utilizing both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Coley Odonnell is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Hingham, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Boston Wealth Strategies, MassMutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and Metlife Securities Inc. 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 around $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Brian Hertzberg is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Ames Financial Services in multiple periods since 2010, and previously held roles at Pruco Securities, LLC and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Hertzberg is also involved in fixed insurance sales as an agent under the name Ames Financial Services. 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 support services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment options, while providing operational, compliance, and practice-management resources to affiliated advisors.

Sarah Newell is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network in Hingham, MA. She is co-owner of Longtide Financial Partners, a private entity engaged in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Her career includes multiple tenures at Commonwealth Financial Network and Samuel Financial LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing a range of advisory programs and back-office support. The firm offers discretionary model portfolios, personalized indexing options, and various managed account solutions while supporting advisors with operations, compliance, and technology services.

Lori Deane is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. She has been with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2025 and previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC for 14 years. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment strategy utilizing enhanced open architecture, and offers a broad spectrum of wealth management, advisory, and fiduciary services.

Brian O'Leary is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bridgewater, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Eagle Strategies since 2019 and operates Semper Financial Group, LLC for brokering non-registered insurance products. Outside of advising, O'Leary volunteers with the ETS Sponsorship Program to assist transitioning military personnel and serves on the board of Fisher House Boston, which provides lodging for servicemembers and their families receiving medical care. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutional clients, and plan sponsors. The firm offers various advisory programs and emphasizes tailoring recommendations while managing most assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.