Carlos Ferreira is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors in Lexington, MA, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2022 and also has a longstanding tenure at State Street Bank and Trust beginning in 2008. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles.

David Walsh is a CFP® professional with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC since 1995. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales and services through Cornerstone Financial Group and CFGPlan, focusing on life insurance products from multiple carriers, including Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered advisor and FINRA-member broker-dealer, managing a diversified advisory platform with significant discretionary and non-discretionary assets under management.

John Schuler is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA-CREF and TIAA since 2014, with prior positions at Charles Schwab and Charles Schwab Bank. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, employing both model and customized portfolios while acting as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Michael Gagerges is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Nashua, NH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Gwfs Equities, Inc. since 2005. Outside of finance, he works part-time with a family-owned general contracting business. 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 aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Dennis Dickinson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Peabody, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has operated Dickinson Wealth Strategies, LLC since 2018 and has been associated with Eagle Strategies and New York Life entities since 2009. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Dylan Greene is a CFP® with nine years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. and has prior experience at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Affinia Financial Group, Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm combines model and custom portfolio management with oversight from an Investment Policy Committee, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and research approaches to meet client objectives.

Neil Flaherty is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience. He is currently with NewEdge Advisors, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he spent 22 years at TIAA and held roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and The Foundry Financial Group. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm provides a range of portfolio management and consulting services and employs multiple program structures combining in-house and third-party strategies, supported by technology and centralized due diligence.

Alexander Sherr is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has operated Sherr Financial Associates since 2013. In addition to advisory work, he is co-owner of Trident Benefit Solutions, LLC, which provides employee group benefits consulting. Commonwealth Financial Network is a national registered investment adviser supporting approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services. The firm offers various portfolio management options and acts as a back-office provider delivering operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support.

James Hayward is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Middleton, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2018 and also operates Hayward Financial, LLC, through which he sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions delivered through multiple program types, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Chris Hernandez Mata is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 65 designations and four years of industry experience. He has held positions at several firms, including F.H. Cann & Associates and Massachusetts Financial Services. 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’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and savings rates within a structured recordkeeping and administrative platform.

Steven Mcbee is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Empower Advisory Group since 2026, previously serving at Empower Financial Services and Fidelity. 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 retail brokerage clients, offering integrated services linked to Empower’s administrative platforms.

Peter Vargas is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 66 designation and over eight years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at MML Investors Services LLC and Target. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering services integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its planning approach and serves a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

Richard La Cross is a CFP® and PFS™ with 20 years of industry experience. He is a partner and co-founder of GreenWave Financial Advisors, a firm providing tax and personal financial planning services, and has held advisory roles at several firms including LPL Financial and KLR Investment Advisors. He is currently associated with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC. Integrated Wealth Concepts 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 plan advisory services, employing primarily long-term customized portfolio strategies using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Andreane Bolduc is a CFA® charterholder at Savant Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Savant in 2026, she worked at Heritage Financial Services, LLC for eight years and Wellington Management for two years. She also has a background that includes time at Northeastern University. Savant Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services, utilizing a blend of evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation and actively managed strategies.

Stephen Carson is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Burlington, MA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and with 29 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1997 and has also operated under the DBA Axial Financial Group, where he is involved in fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing over $200 billion in client assets. The firm provides a wide range of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custodial services, serving both individual and institutional clients.

Valerie Bouraphael is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Citizens Securities since 2017, following prior roles at Santander Securities LLC and Santander Bank NA. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Joseph Sabelli is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial since 2016 and has been associated with Sabelli & Company since 1986. Integrated Wealth Concepts 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 services, and retirement plan advisory, utilizing customized portfolios with a long-term investment approach alongside shorter-term trades for rebalancing or cash needs.

Michael Callahan is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. since 2026. He previously worked at Sachetta & Callahan, LLC for 13 years and Sachetta, LLC for 19 years, as well as at Quest Financial Services, Inc. for three years. Allworth Financial serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs both quantitative and qualitative investment analysis through an Investment Committee and provides a range of strategies including ESG and specialist portfolios.

Richard Lebranti is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network in Burlington, MA. He has been with Commonwealth since 2010 and formerly operated the Doble Lebranti Financial Group for 13 years. Lebranti is the owner of LeBranti Financial Group, LLC, a private entity that facilitates securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm manages approximately $212.7 billion in assets and provides a broad range of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

William Collins Jr. is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2015. He holds the Series 63 designation and is based in Burlington, MA. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages $72.3 billion in assets and offers customized portfolio management across various investment strategies, integrating financial planning, tax, and administrative services.