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.

Michael Archambault is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 22 years of industry experience, including roles at Ameritas Life Insurance and ARCH Wealth Management LLC. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as president of Boston 128 Companies and Millbrook II Condo Trust Association. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers various managed account solutions and fee-based management of variable annuity and universal life subaccounts, supported by an Investment Committee and third-party partners.

Mark Paquin is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Waltham, MA, holding a Series 65 credential and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked as a CPA and accountant through his own firm, Mark P. Paquin, CPA, PC, since 2014 and with Sherman, Kelley & Assoc. PC since 2016. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios with a long-term approach, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, while overseeing third-party managers and custodians.

John Bay is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC. He has held previous roles at firms including Kaizen Wealth Strategies, Spire Wealth Management, and NewEdge Advisors. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, primarily long-term portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other investment vehicles, supported by integrated operational tools and affiliated sub-advisory arrangements.

Michael Dempsey is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. He previously worked for The Financial Advisors, LLC for 18 years and is involved as treasurer of the Andover Trails Committee, a nonprofit focused on land and river trail conservation. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines active and passive investment strategies with due diligence on third-party managers and maintains proprietary private funds alongside interval fund advisory roles.

Stephen Kolano is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, having previously worked at BNY Mellon for 20 years. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement advisory services, employing customized portfolios and a combination of internal and third-party management.

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.

Michael Obrien is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GWFS Equities, Eagle Strategies (NY Life), NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Director at Large on the Board of Directors for the Chelmsford Pop Warner youth football and cheerleading organization and is involved in Corporate Limousine Services as a driver. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services integrate with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

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.

Juleby Hirsch is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she manages an online affiliate marketing business established for her minor son. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides a mix of model and customized portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated group.

Robert Waskiewicz is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 37 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Brookstone Financial Services and MetLife Securities Inc. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

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.

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.

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.