Frederick Kelley is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. 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, delivering services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Jason Bolduc is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Waltham, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth and co-owning Granite Capital Advisors, LLC, he worked at Fidelity Investments, Cetera Investment Services, and Bank of New Hampshire. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized indexing, while providing operational, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Kerri Wilkes is a CFP® professional with over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2004. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in fixed insurance sales as an agent. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports its advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services.

Erin Rainwater is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2007, with a brief tenure at Fidelity Investments from 2023 to 2024. 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 support services, including wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and access to model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Timothy Schmidt is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at TD Ameritrade and Wainwright Investment Counsel. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, and institutional clients, providing investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment strategy is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a combination of ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and alternative investments.

Danny Douangchith is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with Empower Financial since 2015. 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 delivers services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Jason Phillips is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 26 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott for over 16 years, including his current tenure starting in 2026. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services.

Cynthia Goldberg is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and possessing 33 years of industry experience. She has worked at Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial since 2012, with prior experience at Founders Financial Securities LLC and Transamerica Financial Advisors. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and utilizes a variety of investment methods and technology platforms, often implementing strategies through third-party managers and managed account solutions.

Kristine Moore is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and possessing 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at TIAA-CREF and affiliated entities since 2014, with prior roles at NewEdge Advisors and Radiant Wealth from 2022 to 2024. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected with TIAA retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management, and it serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund while operating within a vertically integrated structure.

Linda Lemaster is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Waltham, MA, holding six years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Avantax Advisory Services, Cetera, and Donnelly-Boland Tax Services, 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 managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and a range of investment options.

Michelle Guarino is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Connectus Wealth Advisers, NEIRG Wealth Management, LLC, New England Investment & Retirement Group, Inc., and BNY Mellon. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach under an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies, external managers, and private funds.

Martin Scafidi is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 25 years of industry experience and has operated his own accounting and tax preparation firm, Martin J. Scafidi P.C., since 1989. He also serves as a board member and director of First Priority Credit Union. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a range of managed programs and combines model portfolios, advisor-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers using fundamental and technical analysis along with modern portfolio theory.

Paul Garozzo is a CFP® professional with one year of experience at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. He previously worked at Ouellette Wealth Advisory, LLC for three years and BNY Mellon Wealth Management for five years. Garozzo also has a background in academia from his time at Lasell University. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm combines active and passive strategies within a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach, offering discretionary and non-discretionary management, financial and tax planning, and access to private and registered pooled vehicles.

Furooz Jafari Zadeh is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill, Bank of America, Santander Securities, and Southern State University. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of ShabLight, a business selling handmade and digital products on Etsy. 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 back-office support, including operations, trading, technology, investment management, and compliance, allowing advisors to offer customized portfolio solutions.

Robert Trudo is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Lawrence, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2013 and also serves as an agent with Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Additionally, he is the owner of The Lake Mush LLC, an inactive entity with no current operations. Valic Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models and overseeing approximately $26.4 billion in discretionary assets.

John Pagliuca is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF and its predecessor firm since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the boards and finance committees of multiple assisted living and nursing care organizations operated by the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirmed. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while employing a fiduciary standard in its RIA services.

Christina Mccalla is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, based in Waltham, MA. She has 25 years of industry experience and has been with Commonwealth since 2010. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as treasurer for a local political campaign and has worked in various catering positions. Commonwealth Financial Network is a national registered investment adviser supporting approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs, including custom portfolio solutions and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, and compliance support while offering access to discretionary model portfolios and multiple program structures.

Wayne Bloom is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 36 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1989 and joined LPL Financial in 2025. 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 back-office support, including operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services.

Jeffrey La Cross is a CFP® and PFS™ with 11 years of industry experience. He is associated with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC and has operated LaCross Financial Advisors since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he works as a tax manager providing accounting, tax, and consulting services through LaCross Financial Advisors. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 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, and family office services, employing customized, primarily long-term portfolio strategies using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income.

Kristopher Brassard is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously spent 11 years with Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. and Eaton Vance Management. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individuals, corporations, pension plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers, utilizing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.