Elizabeth Hansen is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Righthand Capital, UBS Financial Services, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. She is based in Natick, MA. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders, offering integrated services aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Nathan Ballentine is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Waltham, MA. He holds the Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life, and affiliated businesses dating back to 2009. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Stephanie Mccann is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Waltham, MA. She holds the Series 66 designation and has 16 years of industry experience, having been with Commonwealth since 2005. 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 provides a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and customized investment solutions, supported by extensive operations, trading, technology, and compliance infrastructure.

Robert Vallee is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Santander Bank, NA and Santander Securities, LLC. 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.

Hai Nguyen is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Waltham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 14 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2025 and previously with Nylife Securities and New York Life Insurance Company since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is also appointed as an insurance broker for non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse clientele including individual investors and institutional plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice through multiple program types and manages a substantial asset base primarily on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

John Hays is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) holding a Series 66 designation and 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney for 15 years and was associated with Greenwood Ventures, LLC. John is based in Waltham, MA. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and predominantly manages assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Andrew Ross is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 66 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Integrated Wealth Concepts in 2016, Ross worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors from 2014 to 2016. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, emphasizing customized portfolios with a long-term investment approach.

Ari Stonehill is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life since 1996 and has been with Park Avenue Securities since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he occasionally sells insurance products that fall outside of Guardian's offerings. Park Avenue Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships and utilizes both proprietary and third-party investment models.

Peter McAvinn is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (New York Life) since 2004. He has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities LLC since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of The Julie Fund, a non-profit organization, and serves as treasurer for the Research Agencies Group, a LIMRA-based study group. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs tailored to client objectives, focusing primarily on non-discretionary asset management and working within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Morgan Mc Master is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with five years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. He has worked at SullivanKreiss Financial and Altara Wealth, among other firms. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a spin instructor at The Core Connection. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custodial services, serving individual and institutional clients.

Victor Shulman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Westborough, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes ten years at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in brokering non-registered insurance products and property and casualty insurance with outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice through various program types, managing a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis while operating within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Nina Bond is a CPA and CDFA affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. She has nine years of experience providing CPA services through her own firm, Nina D. Bond CPA CDFA PC, and previously worked at Smith Sullivan & Brown P.C. from 2013 to 2018. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while providing operational and compliance support to affiliated advisors.

Daniel Frankel is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Integrated Wealth Concepts since 2016 and previously spent seven years with Lincoln Financial Advisors. Frankel is also involved with Ellis Insurance Agency, Inc., where he has been active since 2008. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a long-term investment approach with customized portfolios and a range of model and wrap options.

Martha Payne is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial since 2016. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, 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 customized portfolios primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with a long-term investment approach supplemented by shorter-term trades for rebalancing.

William Vigor is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Waltham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and TIAA since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm operates a vertically integrated advisory model that separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and serves as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Bin Chen is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2023. He has previously worked with Boston Hill Advisors, LLC, Ager Group, and CreditEase Wealth Management. Outside of finance, he holds shareholder roles in a family design firm and a family-owned restaurant. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Christina De Sario is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth since 2017 and previously worked at SimpliSafe, Inc. from 2015 to 2017. 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 about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

William Mcmillan is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2006. He is based in Waltham, MA. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while providing operations, technology, and compliance support to affiliated advisors.

Brian Mc Donald is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Wellesley, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at TD Bank N.A., Citizens Securities, New York Life Insurance Company, and Washington Redskins/Commanders. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients, combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Simon Heslop is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently an advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. since 2025, having previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Financial Strategy Associates, Inc. from 2014 to 2025. 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 management using a range of strategies, including model allocations and options-based overlays, and is noted for its ownership structure involving private investment vehicles and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.