Kenneth Lahey is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Empower Financial Services and Fidelity, where he worked for over a decade. 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 certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party planning methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing, delivered within Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Nelson Willard is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth since 2016. 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 over $210 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Mark Fraser is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2012. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, 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 using model or customized portfolios under a fiduciary standard within a vertically integrated structure.

Spencer Betts is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Lexington, MA, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 license. He has 26 years of industry experience, including prior roles at LPL Financial, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and Dietz & Lynch Capital. Betts is also a partial owner of Bickling Financial Services, where he provides financial advisory services and serves as Chief Compliance Officer. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse group of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles, supported by proprietary research and operational features tailored to complex portfolios.

Mathew Smith is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Winooski, VT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2017 and has prior experience with Uber and Barcelona Wine Bar. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member and treasurer for Fellowship of the Wheel, a nonprofit organization that builds and maintains mountain bike trails in Chittenden County, Vermont. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, and offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services. The firm employs model-based portfolio construction with Envestnet as sub-adviser and overlay manager and supports a large client base through its extensive advisor network.

Renee Lebaron is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth since 2015. 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 discretionary model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team, and supports affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice management.

Shaw Wen Yang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 registrations and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2016 and has been involved with World Financial Group, Inc. since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he engages in the sale of insurance products for companies affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, with options for discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Abbey Henderson is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at NewEdge Advisors. She previously worked at Abaris Financial Group LLC and CWM, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she owns Abbey Henderson LLC, a life coaching business offering one-on-one sessions and workshops, and is a committee member of the Professional Advisors Leadership Council at the Community Foundation for MetroWest. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisors. The firm provides a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisor and client needs.

Arthur Arsenault is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at LPL Financial and Lincoln Financial Advisors. Arsenault is also a CPA and serves as treasurer on the board of the Historical Building Association and Museum in Chelsea, MA. 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, employing a long-term investment approach with customized portfolios constructed from mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Frank Censullo is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2019, following a seven-year tenure at Lexington Wealth Management. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors such as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Owen Flanagan is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. for seven years before joining Commonwealth in 2023. 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 provides a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody services, managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets.

Elizabeth Malgari is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving as an investment advisor representative at NewEdge Advisors, LLC. She has previously worked at CWM, LLC and Abaris Financial Group. Outside of her advisory role, she owns E. Malgari LLC, a self-directed IRA. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent adviser representatives. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management and consulting services and utilizes technology and centralized due diligence to support advisor and client needs.

Evan Pappazisis is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth since 2017, following two years at National Regulatory Services. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing a range of advisory programs and services including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm supports affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management resources while offering a variety of discretionary model portfolios and program structures.

Andrew Kitchings is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2014 and previously spent five years at LPL Financial. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, as well as custody and clearing services.

Susan Schlindwein is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Waltham, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. She has worked at LPL Financial and Integrated Wealth Concepts since 2017 and previously operated Susan M. Schlindwein CPA LLC, a CPA practice she founded. Outside of advisory work, she maintains involvement with her CPA firm and related affiliate programs. 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, utilizing customized portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with a combination of internal management and third-party oversight.

Matthew Bonsall is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles with Integrated Wealth Concepts since 2017 and Lincoln Financial Advisors from 2015 to 2017. Bonsall provides administrative support within Integrated Wealth Concepts as a separate business activity. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans through a large network of independent advisors, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios with a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, combining enterprise scale with a variety of model and wrap-fee options.

John Conte is a CFP® with 23 years of experience, currently affiliated with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC. He has worked with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc since 2013. Conte also owns Oliver Capital Management, a multi-line insurance and financial planning business. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves a broad range of clients including individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm provides advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting, operating as both an SEC-registered adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer.

Wei Li is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors holding a Series 63 designation and eight years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, he is a partner at Bilingual CPA Group LLC, providing accounting, tax, and insurance services. He also serves as Chief Financial Officer of FPM LLC, a real estate development company. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both fee-based advisory programs and commission-based products, delivering advice through proprietary and third-party model portfolios on discretionary and non-discretionary platforms.

Peter Essele is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he owns PS Crokinole, a business that markets and sells custom crokinole game boards. 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 discretionary model portfolios and customized investment solutions, supported by extensive operations, technology, and compliance infrastructure.

Crystal Turner is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with three years of industry experience. She has worked with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) since 2023 and has prior experience at Nylife Securities LLC, New York Life Insurance Company, Legacy Enterprises, and Loomis Sayles. Outside of her advisory role, she is an independent contractor with Volo Boston, a coed adult social sports league. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.