Ai Welch is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Life for 27 years before joining Hightower Advisors in 2023. Hightower Advisors serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions, proprietary research, and customized portfolio construction involving a variety of investment vehicles.

Daniel Santanello is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at Capital Management Partners, LLC and Winslow, Evans & Crocker, Inc. in prior roles. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a pickleball instructor and serves as an ambassador for Selkirk Pickleball Products. 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, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports advisors with operations, technology, investment management, and compliance services, while offering discretionary model portfolios and customizable program options.

Paul Moriarty is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Woburn, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include operating Moriarty Financial Group, LLC, and affiliations with New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of advising, he serves as a board member of the Woburn Business Association and volunteers organizing a local golf league. Eagle Strategies supports a diverse client base, including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Peter Sullivan is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2021. Prior to joining Hightower, he worked at Thompson Wealth Management, Ltd. and Winalytics. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s advisory approach includes manager selection, multi-manager solutions, and the use of both affiliated and third-party managers, supported by proprietary research and customized portfolio construction.

John Routhier is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including The Colony Group, Connectus Wealth Advisers, and Hemenway Trust Company. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside various portfolio tools.

Mark Mathers is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2015. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Waltham, MA. Prior to 2015, he was associated with Beacon Pointe Wealth Advisors, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-driven approach using a proprietary “Focus List” and offers discretionary wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced CIO solutions, among other services.

Curt Busenburg is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with CFP® and CFA® designations and three years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA since 2008 and joined TIAA-CREF in 2025. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides 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 offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management, applying a fiduciary standard to its advisory services.

Dillon Gonzalez is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Beverly, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2015. 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, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, and provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Charles Cady is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has prior work experience at firms including Booz Allen Hamilton and Sea Machines Robotics Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the 1st Vice Commander on the E-Board of AMVETS Post 208 in Hudson, Massachusetts, overseeing membership activities. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and various wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Melissa Gallagher is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Waltham, MA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and 12 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2016. 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 $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 and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Anna Larina is a CFP®-designated financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. She previously served as president and investment advisor representative at The Financial Advisors, LLC for 19 years and is currently involved in transitioning advisory business following an acquisition. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC offers wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party Independent Managers across public and private asset classes and provides comprehensive reporting, analytics, and participant education for retirement plans.

Jonathan Marcus is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2021 and previously spent over a decade with Raymond James Financial Services. He also has experience managing rental properties. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, discretionary portfolio management, and customized investment solutions.

Richard Anderson is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 51 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2000 and concurrently operates at Huff Insurance Agency, where he has been involved in fixed insurance sales since 1989. 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 alongside operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support.

John Balzer is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Topsfield, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities since 2013. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both brokerage and advisory services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Philippe Berthoud is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has been associated with United Planners since 2007 and also partners with The Retirement Financial Center. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a manager in a non-investment-related trucking business. United Planners serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and brokerage solutions through a network of 477 independent advisors. The firm operates an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers and is notable for its largely non-discretionary asset management approach.

Lucas Deslauriers is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at The Financial Advisors, LLC, where he served as president and managed the transition of the advisory business following an acquisition. His background also includes roles at Morgan Stanley and involvement with the Newport Gulls Baseball Club. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, financial planning, retirement plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to a diverse client base including individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines proprietary asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, utilizing both active and passive strategies across public and private markets.

Todd Myatt is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer for the Danvers Youth Lacrosse league. 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 working with clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time financial planning with ongoing portfolio management through model and customized portfolios.

Joseph Harton is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, Citizens Securities Inc., and Scottrade. Harton is based in Danvers, MA. Janney Montgomery Scott 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 brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Julie Murphy is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. She has worked at Commonwealth since 2012 and previously was with Bolton Securities Corporation. She also holds a life, health, and disability insurance license used in connection with Delta Equity. Commonwealth Financial Network is a nationally recognized firm serving approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a wide range of advisory support including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Leonid Kvitnitsky is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Waltham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2006. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing ties to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm also advises a donor-advised fund and operates within a vertically integrated model using affiliated funds.