Gracio Garcia is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Winchester, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, Garcia is involved with the Gentle Giant Rowing Club. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary models, third-party managers, and digital advice platforms, managing approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management.

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.

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.

Andrew Kingston is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and has previously worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party models, supporting various account types and features such as securities-based lending and tax harvesting.

Jason Rollins is a financial advisor with Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life. He holds the Series 66 designation and has professional experience that includes roles at Commonwealth Properties Residential and other firms since 2006. Outside of finance, he has been involved with Boston Sports Card Exchange, LLC. Park Avenue Securities serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by providing brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a combination of proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

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.

Angela Allain is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Citizens Bank and Citizens Securities, as well as MassMutual and Triad Advisors. She has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2023. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Tobe Reed is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and 19 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Clearing. Reed is also involved with Spector & Frisch Private Wealth Management in a non-investment capacity. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale, SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves high-net-worth individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations with a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services.

Ilir Rrapi is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has two years of industry experience, including prior roles at Edward Jones, Eagle Strategies (NY Life), New York Life Insurance Company, and Bank of America, N.A. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation using affiliated and third-party sub-managers and offers ongoing portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody services.

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.

William Behling is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Creative Planning, Heritage Way Advisors, and Edward Jones. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services using customized portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, with a long-term investment approach complemented by shorter-term trades for rebalancing and cash needs.

Rechard Alexander is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC and holds a Series 66 credential. He has worked in the financial industry since 2016, including positions at Goldman Sachs and UBS. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved with Parla Mystic Corporation. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services primarily to institutional and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with affiliated and third-party sub-managers to construct client portfolios.

Laura Williams is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. She is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and previously worked at Sensible Financial Planning And Management, LLC for eight years. 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-focused investment approach, utilizing a proprietary “Focus List” and both active and passive strategies, while also sponsoring proprietary investment vehicles and serving as an operating general partner for multiple private funds.