Laura Gustafson is a CFP® and ChFC® with eight years of industry experience. She is currently with Allworth Financial, L.P. and has previously worked at firms including Shorepoint Capital Partners LLC and SK Wealth Management, LLC. Gustafson serves as an adjunct faculty member at Rhode Island College, lecturing at the graduate level. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm manages customized portfolios using various model strategies and partners with third-party sub-advisers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Iman Farimani is a Series 65 licensed advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth in 2024, Farimani worked at GW & Wade, LLC for three years and has held positions in both legal and academic settings, including with several law firms and Northeastern University. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive wealth management and advisory services. 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.

Elizabeth Hansen is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Righthand Capital, UBS Financial Services, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. She is based in Natick, MA. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders, offering integrated services aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Nathan Ballentine is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Waltham, MA. He holds the Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life, and affiliated businesses dating back to 2009. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Stephanie Mccann is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Waltham, MA. She holds the Series 66 designation and has 16 years of industry experience, having been with Commonwealth since 2005. 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, trading, technology, and compliance infrastructure.

Robert Vallee is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Santander Bank, NA and Santander Securities, LLC. 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 a broad adviser-support platform including managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Hai Nguyen is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Waltham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 14 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2025 and previously with Nylife Securities and New York Life Insurance Company since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is also appointed as an insurance broker for non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse clientele including individual investors and institutional plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice through multiple program types and manages a substantial asset base primarily on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

David McGuire is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Franklin, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience. McGuire is also the owner of McGuire and Wright Financial Group LLC and serves as a board member coaching young girls in youth softball. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a variety of program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with a majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Nancy Schwartz is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Newtonville, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 13 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a power of attorney for her parents. Primerica Advisors supports a broad retail client base with a range of brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement-plan consulting. The firm offers proprietary and third-party investment programs and integrates various account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

John Hays is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) holding a Series 66 designation and 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney for 15 years and was associated with Greenwood Ventures, LLC. John is based in Waltham, MA. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and predominantly manages assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Andrew Ross is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC. He has worked at Integrated Wealth Concepts since 2016 and has prior experience with LPL Financial, Osaic FA, Inc., and Davinci Capital Management, Inc. His background includes providing non-variable insurance products related to health, disability, fixed, and life insurance. 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 advisory services, constructing customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with a primarily long-term approach supplemented by shorter-term trades for rebalancing.

Matthew Valentine is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at GW & Wade, State Street Global Advisors, Brighton House Associates, and Investors Capital Corp. Outside of advisory services, he is a licensed real estate broker and manages residential rental properties. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering wealth management, financial planning, and investment advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

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 financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Newton, MA, holding the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. He has 17 years of industry experience, having worked at Malone Financial Consulting from 2007 to 2018 and Your Path Financial Solutions since 2018. Holt’s other business activities include fixed insurance sales conducted through Your Path Financial Solutions. 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 $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

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 financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Westborough, MA, holding CPA and CDFA credentials and having nine years of experience in accounting and financial advisory roles. She is the owner of Nina D. Bond CPA CDFA PC, a firm providing CPA services since 2017. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages roughly $213 billion in client assets, offering a broad range of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services.

Daniel Frankel is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Integrated Wealth Concepts since 2016 and previously spent seven years with Lincoln Financial Advisors. Frankel is also involved with Ellis Insurance Agency, Inc., where he has been active since 2008. 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 and a range of model and wrap options.