James Mcdermott is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Westborough, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience. His career includes over two decades at Commonwealth Financial Network, with a recent role at James N Ball & Company. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a variety of advisory programs and back-office support, including investment management, technology, compliance, and practice management, enabling advisors to offer customized portfolio solutions.

Nicholas Rossi is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Private Advisor Group, LLC. He has held positions at Northward Financial Group, Weston Securities Corporation, Washington Trust Advisors, and Ameriprise Financial Services. In addition to his advisory work, Mr. Rossi owns and operates Northward Financial Group independently and is a licensed insurance agent. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm provides access to third-party asset managers, turnkey asset management platforms, and its own WealthSuite separately managed account program.

Matthew Sivright is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 designation. He has experience at Amazon and McKinstry, as well as service in the U.S. Marine Corps. Sivright has been with Focus Partners Wealth since 2026. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clientele, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture and integrates services across managed and held-away assets.

Gregory Wood is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Westborough, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. Wood has been with Eagle Strategies since 2022 and has worked with Nylife Securities LLC and NYL since 2011. He is a Junior Warden at the Massachusetts Freemasons' St. Alban's Masonic Lodge, where he participates in finance committee meetings and helps lead community events. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers tailored advice across various program types and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, working with both individual and institutional clients.

Eric Brisebois is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors in Westborough, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Vision Wealth Strategies, LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a soccer coach with the Arlington Soccer Club and serves as a notary public. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a wide range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisor and client needs.

Steven Misdea is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Hull, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2015 and operates Misdea Financial and Insurance Services, an independent business focused on insurance products. Primerica Advisors is part of a large enterprise serving a broad retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, offering various investment programs and financial planning solutions through a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies.

Ryan Clancey is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at The Colony Group, LLC, GW & Wade, LLC, and Baker Tilly. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, and institutions, offering a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that incorporates fundamental and quantitative analysis, specialized managers, and various investment strategies.

Carter Scheetz is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network in Needham, MA. His prior roles include positions at Foreside Fund Services, LLC and One Charles Private Wealth. He also holds a Series 63 license and spends a portion of his time engaged in fixed insurance sales. 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 offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and retirement consulting, while providing a variety of investment options and back-office services.

Heyden Acosta is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, Heyden worked at FNZ Trust Company and State Street Corporation. 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 offers integrated services aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its financial planning approach.

David Brodsky is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and previously worked at G.W. & Wade, Inc. and G.W. & Wade Asset Management Company for over two decades before joining The Colony Group, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate and institutional clients, offering a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates fundamental and quantitative analysis with a wide array of investment strategies and affiliated service offerings.

Samantha Wineke is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and three years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes five years at Raymond James & Associates and one year at The Bulfinch Group. She is based in Needham, MA. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm serves individual and institutional clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a variety of advisory programs.

Brian Ganger is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2003. He previously worked at Ball Financial and operates Brian James Financial Services, Inc., an entity related to his securities business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive platform that includes managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

John Ferguson is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked primarily within Empower’s affiliated firms since 2023. Previously, he spent five years with UP Education Network. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services mainly to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, employing an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and client savings rates in its financial planning approach.

Andrew Karelis is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Needham, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at KSP Financial Consultants and Core Wealth Advisory. He is also a partner and co-owner of a real estate holding company through KSP Advisors, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, 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, investment management, compliance, and practice management.

Ta Shawn Arabian is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Financial Services in 2024, Arabian worked at Keenan Financial and has experience connected to academic and community roles, including four years at Brown University and three years at the Wamsutta Club. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach integrates planning and managed account solutions with its recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Cynthia Packard is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 11 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Commonwealth since 2015, also maintaining a role at Tilton Wealth Management since 2011. Outside of her advisory work, she is a notary public. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services. The firm supports affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Andrew Baker is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Westwood, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 19 years of industry experience and has been with Citizens Securities since 2012. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory approach includes a digital advisory program and managed accounts, operating as part of a bank-owned enterprise with a range of investment and related financial services.

Micheline Yacoub is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and with 15 years of industry experience. She also owns M.Y. Core Financials, LLC, through which she sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Yacoub volunteers with Community Consulting Teams of Boston, providing consulting services to local nonprofits. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice across multiple program types and manages a substantial non-discretionary asset base, primarily serving defined contribution and defined benefit plans, charitable and corporate clients.

Richard Poitras is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 57 years of industry experience and has been with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2016. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs using both proprietary and third-party models.

Christopher Hovey is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Bank of America, Merrill, and Ball Financial Services Company. Hovey has been associated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2017. 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 alongside model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.