Elisabeth Brady is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and nine years of industry experience. She has worked with firms including MML Investors Services, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Modern Woodmen of America. In addition to her advisory role, Brady operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in life and health insurance products. TLG Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base ranging from individuals to institutional investors, providing investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a manager selection process grounded in fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, and offers a digital investment program called Starlight Portfolios that tailors allocations based on individual risk profiles.

Timothy Schmidt is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at TD Ameritrade and Wainwright Investment Counsel. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, and institutional clients, providing investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment strategy is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a combination of ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and alternative investments.

Danny Douangchith is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with Empower Financial since 2015. 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 certain retail brokerage clients. The firm delivers services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Jason Phillips is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott for over 16 years, including his current tenure starting in 2026. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services.

Cynthia Goldberg is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and possessing 33 years of industry experience. She has worked at Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2012, with prior experience at Founders Financial Securities LLC and Transamerica Financial Advisors. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and utilizes a variety of investment methods and technology platforms, often implementing strategies through third-party managers and managed account solutions.

Jean Peguero is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at GWFS Equities, Inc. and several other companies before joining Empower Advisory Group. 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 certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and client savings rates through integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Michelle Guarino is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Connectus Wealth Advisers, NEIRG Wealth Management, LLC, New England Investment & Retirement Group, Inc., and BNY Mellon. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach under an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies, external managers, and private funds.

Paul Garozzo is a CFP® professional with experience at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2026. He previously worked at Ouellette Wealth Advisory, LLC and BNY Mellon Wealth Management, with earlier roles at BNY Mellon and Lasell University. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs an investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, offering a range of financial planning, investment management, and specialized consulting services.

Robert Trudo is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Lawrence, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2013 and also serves as an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Additionally, he is the owner of The Lake Mush LLC, an inactive entity with no current operations. Valic Financial Advisors 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 UMA models and overseeing approximately $26.4 billion in discretionary assets.

John Pagliuca is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF and its predecessor firm since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the boards and finance committees of multiple assisted living and nursing care organizations operated by the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirmed. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while employing a fiduciary standard in its RIA services.

Drew Hefflefinger is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Acorn Financial in Nashua, NH. He has worked as an independent contractor and has experience in fixed insurance sales conducted through Acorn Financial. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support, while offering advisors discretion to construct client portfolios from diverse securities and insurance products.

John Rocco is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Wakefield, MA, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 14 years of industry experience and has worked with New York Life and its affiliated entities since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he is engaged as a shareholder in NYLARC Holding Company Inc. and operates under the DBA Rocco Insurance and Financial Group, focusing on selling New York Life products and brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of program types tailored to client objectives, with a substantial portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis, primarily within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Christopher Wilde is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has worked previously at The Colony Group, Connectus Wealth, NEIRG Wealth Management, New England Investment & Retirement Group, and SCS Financial Services. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Kevin Sanchez is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has prior experience at Sachetta, LLC, Allied Universal, and Keenan Financial, among other roles. 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 portfolios through various model strategies and employs technology to manage held-away employer retirement accounts.

Joshua Sanchez is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group and holds a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Bar Harbor Bank and Trust. Outside of finance, he is the sole proprietor of Tongues Out Hockey Classic, a hockey tournament business that he operates with friends. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates in its financial planning.

Colby Therrien is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Lexington, MA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower Advisors, he worked in various roles including at Aspire Developmental Services and Edible Arrangements. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s advisory model emphasizes multi-manager solutions, manager selection, and incorporates proprietary research alongside a variety of investment vehicles.

Gregory Gonynor is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Woburn, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Santander Securities, LLC, Santander Bank, NA, and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Citizens Securities serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory approach includes a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, operating within a combined bank, broker-dealer, and advisory structure.

Elizabeth Mclaughlin is a CFP® certificant with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. She has previously worked at Fidelity and Capital Management Partners, LLC. Mclaughlin also dedicates a portion of her time to fixed insurance sales conducted at her branch location. 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 over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad range of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and comprehensive back-office support.

Daniel Grossman is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2004, with a period at Acorn Financial, LLC, and Financial Strategies Retirement Partners. Outside of his advisory work, Grossman provides life coaching services through Affinity Coaching. 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 various advisory programs and support services, including model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team, and provides operations, trading, technology, and compliance support to affiliated advisors.

Thomas Deblasio is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been a partner at Luca, DeBlasio & Co., Inc., a CPA firm, since 2003 and has maintained his own CPA practice since 1994. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a range of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, enabling advisors to construct portfolios from diverse securities and insurance products.