Stephen Stelljes is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. He has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 1998. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to a broad client base including individuals, families, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies across various investment vehicles.

Ryland Hanstad is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Advisor Group and affiliated with LPL Financial since 2012. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing various investment strategies and third-party asset management programs.

Damien Autissier is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp and holds a Series 65 designation. He has worked in the financial industry since 2023, including roles at Rise North Capital and Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales, assisting clients with retirement plan questions and insurance policy education. Money Concepts Advisory Services provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm uses model-driven and asset-allocation approaches and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary programs supported by third-party managers and service providers.

Braeden True is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Janney in 2025, he worked at Fidelity Investments for three years. Outside of finance, he has experience in the food service industry with Riva Pizzeria and in landscaping through True Landscaping. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large 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 municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Christopher Stuart is a financial advisor with Allworth Financial, L.P., holding the CFA® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 16 years of industry experience, including roles at Shorepoint Capital Partners and Commonwealth Financial Network. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving a range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and corporate entities. The firm offers customized portfolio management and financial planning services using a variety of model strategies and third-party sub-advisers, and it maintains specialized business divisions such as an Airline division and affiliated tax and brokerage practices.

Conor Daly is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at South Shore Retirement Services, Padua, KBC Bank, and Hedgeserv. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of clients including individual households, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm employs discretionary model portfolios and various investment strategies, serving over 127,000 clients with a platform-focused approach.

Christopher Valley is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He currently works at Citizens Securities, Inc. and Citizens Bank, having previously held roles at KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., AssetMark, Inc., and Deloitte Consulting, LLP. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs as well as brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides a digital advisory program managed with proprietary algorithms and a Managed Account program, operating as both a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Kenneth Watt is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2012 and at Middlesex Savings Bank since 2007. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in fixed insurance sales conducted from his branch office. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs, investment management, and practice-management support. The firm offers multiple program structures and discretionary model portfolios, supporting advisors with operations, trading, technology, and compliance services.

Martin Joyce is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bestgen Wealth Management, LLC, CWM, LLC, and Hirst Financial Independence Planning, Inc. He has also worked in education and retail sectors, including at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth and Braintree High School. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while acting as a back-office and platform provider to affiliated advisors.

Todd Silverman is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC based in Newton, MA. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 26 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at The Colony Group, LLC, Derby and Company, Inc., Ferris Capital, LLC, and Siharum Advisors, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework, combining active and passive strategies alongside various specialized offerings.

Jason Friday is a CFP® professional at Citizens Securities, Inc. in Westwood, MA, with 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citizens Securities since 2017 and previously spent two years at Sii. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, 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.

William Bain is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. He currently works at Savant Wealth Management and previously held roles at Heritage Financial Services and Brown Brothers Harriman. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management 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 active management strategies and offers integrated accounting, legal, and trust services through affiliated entities.

Jonathan Caplan is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Canton, MA, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 11 years of industry experience and has worked at several firms including Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, LPL Financial LLC, and Citizens Securities, Inc. He is currently associated with Caplan Wealth Partners and Commonwealth Financial Network. 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 offers a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and comprehensive back-office services.

Justin Kumph is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at NewEdge Advisors since 2021 and concurrently at Mid Atlantic Financial Management and Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation since 2014. Outside of his advisory roles, he is the president of Kumph Capital LLC and presents retirement seminars through Passport to Retirement. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning. The firm employs a variety of analytic approaches and conducts regular portfolio reviews while managing transaction costs and potential conflicts through oversight and disclosure.

Christopher Veneto is a financial advisor at Farther with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at Northstar Capital Inc. for 18 years before joining Farther in 2025. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform combined with direct client meetings. The firm employs an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing bespoke and algorithmic model portfolios with automatic rebalancing, and primarily allocates among ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed income.

Brian Falconer is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, SagePoint Financial, and Securian Advisors of New England. Falconer serves as a board member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors Rhode Island chapter. 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.

Michael Santo is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Framingham, MA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Empower Retirement since 2015 and joined Empower Advisory Group in 2025. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and operates within Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

John Gunning Jr. is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1999 and joined Legatus Wealth in 2018. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of nearly 3,000 advisors by providing operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and customized investment solutions.

David Martin is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bridgewater, MA. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to his financial services career, he worked for Jordan's Furniture for 27 years. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and administers a large majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Richard Hertzberg Jr. is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2001. He is also the managing member and sole owner of AMES Financial Services, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs, third-party asset manager access, and wealth management services. The firm supports advisors with operations, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.