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.

Thomas Banks is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Waltham, MA. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 11 years of industry experience, including 12 years with Commonwealth. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and a broad client base that includes individual and institutional investors. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and a variety of investment options including mutual funds, ETFs, and personalized indexing.

Samuel Rich is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Watertown, MA. He holds the Series 66 designation and has nine years of industry experience, all with Commonwealth since 2013. 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 wealth management and retirement plan consulting, and supports its affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Mariah Maines is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Montis Financial LLC, Financial Navigators, Inc., Pathstone, and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers model and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Shavar Lazarus is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities and Liberty Mutual. Prior to his advisory career, he served in the U.S. Army and spent several years at Bunker Hill Community College. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, 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 within a fiduciary framework.

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.

Brian Radler is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Commonwealth since 2016, with additional experience at LPL Financial since 2026. Outside of his advisory role, he was involved with Exceptional Estate Sales for three years. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody and clearing services.

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.

Andrea Bates is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 34 years of industry experience, currently practicing at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Medford, MA. Her career includes roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services and MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and she operated Bates Insurance Agency, Inc. for 17 years. She serves as secretary of the Medford Kiwanis Club and co-founded Retirebridge, focusing on retirement income planning strategies. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of in-house and outside strategists and technology-enabled tools to deliver both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management across a broad product shelf.

Gavin Lucca is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Commonwealth since 2005. 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 operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

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.

Liam O Shea is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2015, with a brief tenure at ValuCompass from 2022 to 2023. 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 operational support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction while offering managed model portfolios and distinct program structures.

Nicholas Botelho is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Waltham, MA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 5 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2012. 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 wealth management and retirement plan consulting, supported by its operations, trading, technology, investment management, and compliance infrastructure.

Quinn Rickert is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2019, Quinn worked at Brandeis University for four years. 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 about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a range of managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

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.

Courtney Templin is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth since 2002. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, and provides operational, trading, compliance, and practice-management support to its affiliated advisors.

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.