Timothy Ryan is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 66 license and 22 years of industry experience. He previously spent 10 years at Commonwealth Financial Network before joining Kestra in 2025. In addition to his advisory role, Ryan is a founding partner of Grandview Partners, where he manages day-to-day operations and provides financial planning and investment management to clients. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, supporting its investment recommendations with due diligence across multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Thomas Licciardello is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 63 designations. Prior to his current role, he spent over 30 years at Compass Securities Corporation. Licciardello also serves as principal of Licciardello Financial Services, an investment-related business he has operated since 1998. He is affiliated with Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, which provides brokerage services and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.

Brendan Donaghey is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc., and Equitable Advisors LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a referee at sporting events in Boston. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed accounts.

Michael Difiore is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2018. His background includes both insurance and securities roles. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management solutions.

Kevin Webber is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Savant Wealth Management since 2026. Prior to joining Savant, he spent ten years at Heritage Financial Services. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a blend of evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation combined with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by affiliated accounting, legal, and trust service entities.

Philip Jameson is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 39 years of industry experience. His prior roles include long tenures at G. W. & Wade Asset Management Company, Inc. and G.W. & Wade, Inc. He serves as an Investment Committee Member for the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust and participates on the Advisory Committee for the Town of Wellesley. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, integrating fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside tools like trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Andrew Wilmarth is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at GWFS Equities Inc since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he was involved with the Charles River YMCA from 2012 to 2023. 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’s financial planning emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing, serving a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

Debra Brede is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 42 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Focus Partners since 2024. Prior to this, she spent over 30 years at D.K. Brede Investment Management Company, Inc. and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of her advisory work, she serves on the finance committee at Newton Wellesley Hospital and holds trustee and board roles with Agape A.I.D.S. Orphan Care and Boston Rescue Mission. Focus Partners serves a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Kevin Pitts is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors in Norwood, MA, holding a Series 65 designation. He has experience working in education and retail prior to joining EP Wealth Advisors. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans with wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm employs customized model portfolios and various investment strategies, including fundamental and technical analysis, options, and alternative investments.

Charles Bean III is a financial advisor with Savant Wealth Management in Westwood, MA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience, including 30 years at Heritage Financial Services prior to joining Savant in 2026. He also serves as a trustee for a family trust in a non-investment-related capacity. 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 employs an investment approach that combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by a range of affiliated entities offering legal, accounting, and trust services.

Ashley Lareau is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. She is currently with Allworth Financial, L.P. and previously worked for Shorepoint Capital Partners LLC for 14 years. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio strategies, including core-satellite, pure-index, and specialized approaches such as Buffered Equity ETFs and options-based overlays, and uses both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

William Montague is a CFP® and CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. He currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has held positions at The Cynosure Group, SVB, Bay State Financial, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Falcon Investment Advisors, Citizens Financial Group, and Boston Private. Focus Partners serves individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, and institutional clients, offering wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting among other services. The firm uses a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies with fundamental and quantitative analysis.

Jenny Hallstrom is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Needham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. Her work history includes multiple roles at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, as well as The Bulfinch Group. She is also a commissioned Notary Public, supporting her team at The Bulfinch Group. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage, financial planning, and retirement consulting services.

Mark Selvaggi is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Rockland, MA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2023 and has longstanding ties to New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is a member of the Satuit Boat Club, a nonprofit organization in Scituate, MA. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory services such as financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting, with a focus on tailored recommendations and predominantly non-discretionary asset management.

John Foley is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network in Needham, MA, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations and has been with Commonwealth since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he spends part of his time engaged in fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and multiple program structures, while providing operational and compliance support to affiliated advisors.

Lynn Kaplan is a CFP® with 45 years of industry experience. She is affiliated with Capital Analysts and has worked with Lincoln Investment, Aag Securities, Commonwealth Equity Services, and Horizon Group Insurance & Agency throughout her career. Kaplan serves as a Managing General Agent for fixed annuities, life insurance, and long-term care insurance. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management supported by an in-house investment management team and provides a range of advisory services through various program options.

Christopher Duffy is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Lincoln Investment since 2012. He is also president of Capital Analysts of New England, a wealth management firm, and serves as a vice chair of planned giving on the board of trustees for the South Shore Hospital Charitable Foundation. Additionally, he holds a role drafting estate planning legal documents with a local law firm. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management services, employing both strategic and tactical approaches through its Investment Management & Research team.

Coley Odonnell is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Hingham, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Boston Wealth Strategies, MassMutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and Metlife Securities Inc. 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 around $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody and clearing services.

Richard Allred is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66-designated financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and has worked at Core Wealth Advisory since 2021. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of nearly 2,900 affiliated advisors and manages approximately $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides comprehensive adviser support, including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.

Christopher Mackey is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at the Bulfinch Group and ThousandEeys among other firms. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities, serves a range of clients including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs.