Matthew Valentine is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Needham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GW & Wade, LLC and State Street Global Advisors affiliates. Outside of advisory work, he holds a real estate broker license and manages residential rental properties. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial counseling, family office and practice-integrated wealth services, and fiduciary and sub-advisory solutions. The firm employs a tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach with enhanced open architecture, combining fundamental and quantitative analysis, and integrates a broad range of public and private investment strategies alongside affiliated service companies and product relationships.

Ari Stonehill is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life since 1996 and has been with Park Avenue Securities since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he occasionally sells insurance products that fall outside of Guardian's offerings. Park Avenue Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary advisory relationships and utilizes both proprietary and third-party investment models.

Brian McGrath is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, McGrath is a guest speaker for The Living Balance Sheet’s Foundations training sessions and is co-managing member of HUB Wealth Strategies, LLC., a marketing and business team entity. Park Avenue Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering both brokerage and advisory services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs. The firm supports various account management approaches and provides additional services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Peter McAvinn is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (New York Life) since 2004. He has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities LLC since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of The Julie Fund, a non-profit organization, and serves as treasurer for the Research Agencies Group, a LIMRA-based study group. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs tailored to client objectives, focusing primarily on non-discretionary asset management and working within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Morgan Mc Master is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with five years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. He has worked at SullivanKreiss Financial and Altara Wealth, among other firms. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a spin instructor at The Core Connection. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custodial services, serving individual and institutional clients.

Jonathan Holt is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience in financial advising. He is affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Your Path Financial Solutions, where he has worked since 2012 and 2018, respectively. Holt's background includes prior experience at Malone Financial Consulting. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm supports advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice management, while offering multiple program structures including discretionary model portfolios and personalized indexing options.

Victor Shulman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Westborough, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes ten years at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in brokering non-registered insurance products and property and casualty insurance with outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice through various program types, managing a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis while operating within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Nina Bond is a CPA and CDFA affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. She has nine years of experience providing CPA services through her own firm, Nina D. Bond CPA CDFA PC, and previously worked at Smith Sullivan & Brown P.C. from 2013 to 2018. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while providing operational and compliance support to affiliated advisors.

Jake Rozhansky is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and involvement with sports organizations such as The Kraft Group (New England Revolution II) and several Israeli basketball teams. Primerica Advisors operates under Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary models, third-party managers, and digital advice platforms.

Jennifer Watson is a financial advisor at Savant Wealth Management with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously spent 20 years at Heritage Financial Services, LLC. Watson joined Savant Wealth Management in 2026. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services. The firm combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation using mutual funds and ETFs with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates.

Bin Chen is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2023. He has previously worked with Boston Hill Advisors, LLC, Ager Group, and CreditEase Wealth Management. Outside of finance, he holds shareholder roles in a family design firm and a family-owned restaurant. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

William Hughes is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, INC. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Infinex Investments, Inc. and Bluestone Bank. Outside of his advisory role, Hughes serves as a board member for Space2Thrive and is involved in event planning and coaching youth hockey. OSAIC Institutions serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans with a range of advisory and brokerage services. The firm delivers customized financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, operating primarily through a network of investment adviser representatives who provide both advisory and brokerage solutions.

Jonathan Derby is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, based in Newton, MA, and has 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 2021 and previously operated Derby and Company Inc for nearly three decades. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies, separate account managers, private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Giuseppe Feraco is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Westwood, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Citizens Securities since 2015 and also worked at Citizens Bank from 2015 to 2016. 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’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, with a business model that integrates bank, broker-dealer, and advisory functions.

Brian Mc Donald is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Wellesley, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at TD Bank N.A., Citizens Securities, New York Life Insurance Company, and Washington Redskins/Commanders. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients, combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Kelli Adams is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. She previously worked at GW & Wade LLC and GW & Wade Asset Management Company. Outside of her advisory role, she owns an investment property with minimal involvement. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to a diverse client base, employing a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates both active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Simon Heslop is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently an advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. since 2025, having previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Financial Strategy Associates, Inc. from 2014 to 2025. 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 management using a range of strategies, including model allocations and options-based overlays, and is noted for its ownership structure involving private investment vehicles and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan.

Caitlin Cullerton is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company and its related entities since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers teaching gospel at Blessed Trinity Church in Massachusetts. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients through a broad network of investment adviser representatives, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services with an emphasis on tailoring recommendations to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria.

Richard Howell is a Series 66 licensed advisor with Primerica Advisors, where he has worked for 10 years. He also has experience at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company, each for 2 years. Outside of his advisory roles, he holds power of attorney for his spouse. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party platforms and supports various account services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Lauren Kuzmak Herrmann is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. She has two years of industry experience and previously worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services, State Street Global Markets, Thomson Reuters, and PNC Bank. Outside of financial services, she was involved with Turbo CrossFIT for five years. She is affiliated with Park Avenue Securities LLC, which operates as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with a range of brokerage, financial planning, and investment advisory services.