John Dolan Jr. is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 48 years of industry experience. He is currently with Centaurus Financial, Inc., where he has worked since 2018, following a 15-year tenure at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals of varying net worth, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, utilizing multiple analytical approaches and a variety of investment options.

Delcarme Francois Le Fort is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at TIAA, Charles Schwab, and Citizens Bank. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated services emphasize long-term portfolio returns and savings rates, delivered through platforms tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative systems.

Nathaniel Baynes is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill and Baynes Electric Supply Co. Baynes serves as an infantry member of the U.S. Army National Guard. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs an investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within a tax- and fee-sensitive framework.

Justin Desantis is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services and its affiliates since 2020 and previously at MacDonald Insurance and Financial Services. Outside of his financial career, he serves as a hockey official. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers various managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and universal life subaccounts, utilizing multiple custodial platforms and third-party tools to support portfolio construction and management.

Matthew Pettine is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Waltham, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked with New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2015. Pettine volunteers as a swim coach for the Easton Special Olympics. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered through multiple program types, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis and working with both individual and institutional clients.

Adam Zandonella is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life), holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bain Capital LP and has roles with McGuire & Wright Financial Group LLC focused on brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services that emphasize tailored recommendations and primarily non-discretionary asset management.

Preston Wong is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at The Colony Group, Windrose Advisors, and Putnam Investments. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management services, employing an investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Christopher Peterson is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Edward Jones, Bank of America, and Merrill. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in fixed insurance sales based in Natick, MA. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm provides a broad range of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, supporting discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolio management.

Hugues Rivard is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Farther. He has been with Farther Finance Advisors since 2024 and also maintains a role at Financial Life Focus, LLC since 2007. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform combined with direct client meetings. The firm uses an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, employing bespoke and algorithmic model portfolios with automatic rebalancing, and offers discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and non-discretionary recommendations for private investment funds.

Frederick Miller Jr. is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently advising at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2025. Prior to joining Beacon Pointe, he was with Sensible Financial Planning for 24 years and continues to oversee the transition of that advisory business following its acquisition. Miller also serves as a trustee responsible for overseeing the town endowment in Concord, MA. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes.

Bryce Shaw is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Forge Financial, The Bulfinch Group, and Park Avenue Securities. Before entering the financial industry, he served in the U.S. Navy and worked in construction for several years. Park Avenue® Wealth Management, a subsidiary of Guardian Life, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs that include discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, incorporating both proprietary and third-party models.

Richard Kelly is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Waltham, MA, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. He has 30 years of industry experience and has been associated with New York Life and its related entities since 1992. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a Town of Norwood meeting member involved in budget review. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and benefit plans, as well as charitable and corporate clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and emphasizes tailored recommendations, managing most assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Edward Ritchie is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Waltham, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 43 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at True North Financial Partners, Ritchie Financial, Nylife Securities Inc., and New York Life Insurance Company. He serves as an officer and director for Boston Area Youth Soccer. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm delivers tailored advice across multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

James Ball is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Westborough, MA. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license and has 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 1986 and has operated James N Ball & Company, Inc. since 1999. Ball serves on the board of directors for Avidia Bank. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment options, while providing operational and compliance support to affiliated advisors.

Pamela Destefano is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63, 65, and 66 designations. She has 29 years of industry experience, including roles at Nylife Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Co, 20/20 Capital Management, and Ameritas Investment Corp. Eagle Strategies serves a wide range of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored solutions through multiple program types and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, working extensively with institutional sponsors within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Yanzhi Gong is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Waltham, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. Gong has worked with NYLIFE Securities LLC since 2018 and has been associated with Boston University since 2016. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse clientele including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and advisory services with a focus on tailored solutions and a predominantly non-discretionary asset management approach.

Steven Graziano is a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Edelman Financial Engines and MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and related services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and offers integrated legal, accounting, and trust services through affiliated entities.

Brooke Fleming is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 9 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® and Series 66 credentials. Brooke’s work history includes roles at EverRise and Ball Financial Services/James N Ball & 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 roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Darren Norton is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and previously worked for G.W. & Wade, LLC and G.W. & Wade Asset Management Company, Inc. for over two decades. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Richard Hagopian is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 14 years before joining Commonwealth in 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is the president and owner of Planet On The Web, a separate business based in Dover, MA. 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 personalized investment solutions, while supporting affiliated advisors with operations, technology, compliance, and practice management.