Michael Edwards is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors and previously worked at Municrest Investment Management Company, LLC and Boston Hill Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an editor for the New Hampshire sections of an internet-based magazine focused on outdoor sports. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, employing a manager selection and multi-manager approach that includes both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Christopher Indrisano is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Melrose, MA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and possessing 10 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Empower Retirement, Beaumont Financial Partners, and John Hancock. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s integrated approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Antonios Giakoumis is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 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 TIAA employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides tailored investment management through model or customized portfolios and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Abdullahi Mohamed is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Citizens Securities since 2014. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering both investment advisory programs and brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program managed with proprietary algorithms and a Managed Account program, alongside its broker-dealer and insurance operations.

Lisa Richard is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and four years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2022 and previously worked at New England Wealth Management starting in 2010. 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 broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Robert Burke is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Savvi Financial LLC, E*TRADE Capital Management LLC, and StanCorp Equities, Inc. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2021. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients through a variety of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside managed model portfolios developed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Alesandra Miller is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. and BlackRock Investments LLC prior to her current roles at Commonwealth Financial Network and Axial Financial. 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 over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Brian Newbold is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Reading, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Empower Retirement since 2019 and was previously with John Hancock from 2010 to 2019. 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 an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Robert D'ambrosio is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 26 years of industry experience. He has held Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Janney since 2002. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Pamela Boardway is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 63 designation and 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at Commonwealth since 2018 and previously operated her own CPA firm, Pamela C. Boardway, CPA, PC, where she continues to perform tax and audit duties. Her prior experience includes roles at CETERA Financial Specialists LLC and Gauthier & Boardway, CPAs, Inc. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a comprehensive platform offering advisory programs, investment management, technology, and practice-management support.

Michael Dempsey is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and previously spent 18 years at The Financial Advisors, LLC. Dempsey serves as treasurer for the Andover Trails Committee, a nonprofit focused on land and river trail conservation. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Lloyd Johnson is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kelly Financial Services and Santander Securities, as well as experience in behavioral health services. Outside of his advisory work, he performs psychiatric evaluations for individuals experiencing mental health crises. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides model and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated structure.

Cynthia Haddad is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. She has held roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Affinia Financial Group, Shepherd Financial Partners, and LPL Financial. Haddad is also the owner and COO of Affinia Financial Group and an agent for fixed/traditional insurance products. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and family offices. The firm utilizes a combination of in-house model portfolios, custom accounts, and third-party manager selection, supported by an Investment Policy Committee and extensive research resources.

Daniel Gilmore is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Granite Telecommunications and State Street Corporation. Gilmore has been with Commonwealth since 2021. 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, providing operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Dorothy Bickling is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2023. She previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and operated Bickling Financial Services, Inc. for over three decades. She is also a board member of Weld Greeley, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes proprietary research and access to alternative investments. The firm supports various portfolio management strategies and emphasizes operational features such as monitoring, rebalancing, and trading efficiencies.

Matthew Chapman is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently practicing at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2017. Before joining Commonwealth, he spent a year at Norton Financial Services. He also participates as a focus panel member for Procter & Gamble's Gillette Razor. 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 roughly $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a wide range of advisory support services, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Brian Sullivan is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations. He has 41 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Mutual of America Securities Corporation and Mutual of America Life Insurance Company. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of individual and institutional clients, managing around $212.7 billion in assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and a range of investment options alongside comprehensive back-office services.

Sean Flynn is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Danvers, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1991. Outside of his advisory role, Flynn manages Flynn Investment, LLC, a commercial real estate entity. 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 solutions, supported by a comprehensive operations and technology platform.

Masroor Hassan is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and five years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at TD Bank N.A. from 2018 to the present, alongside a brief tenure at SunTrust Bank in 2017. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party managers, offering ongoing portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody services.

Angela Allain is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Citizens Bank and Citizens Securities, as well as MassMutual and Triad Advisors. She has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2023. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.