Brandon Lund is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at ALDI Inc. from 2014 to 2017. Brandon is based in Salem, New Hampshire. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm uses an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Lauren Gouffault is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Medford, MA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and two years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Treadstone Wealth Advisors and Commonwealth Financial Network beginning in 2025, with a prior decade spent as a stay-at-home mother. 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 over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.

Robert Esdale is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has led Esdale Wealth Advisors since 2006. Outside of advisory services, he is the managing member and sole owner of Claros Financial Services, LLC, an entity involved in processing securities and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm provides back-office operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors discretion to construct client portfolios from a broad range of securities and insurance products.

Joseph Trainor is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2023 and previously held roles at Municrest Investment Management Company and Boston Hill Advisors. Trainor is a full-time dual employee of U.S. Trust Company, the parent company of UST Securities. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and customized portfolio construction.

Ramon Cervantes is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Andover, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having six years of industry experience. His career includes roles at New York Life Insurance Company, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and Fairway Group, LLC. He serves as a board member on the UU First Parish of Chelmsford Board of Investment, reviewing investments managed by an outside adviser. 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 tailoring recommendations to client objectives, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Bernard Layon is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Malden, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked with Gwfs Equities Inc/Great West Life & Annuity Insurance Company since 2008 and has been advising at Assets Group, LLC since 2018. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services mainly to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm’s integrated approach leverages proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and client savings rates.

Thomas Brussard Jr. is a CFP® and CFA® professional with seven years of industry experience. He currently specializes in non-variable insurance and annuities in addition to his advisory role. His prior experience includes positions at Geode Capital Management, Northwestern Mutual, Raymond James, and Boston Harbor Wealth Advisors. He is an advisor with SPC, a firm serving a diverse client base including individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. SPC offers tailored, discretionary investment advice through a large advisory network and maintains operational partnerships with broker-dealers and insurance agencies.

William Olson is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Andover, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at GWFS Equities and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers in a local bowling league, helping establish rules, set teams, and manage events. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional investors, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Eric Sachetta is a financial advisor with Allworth Financial, L.P. in Lynnfield, MA. He holds CFP® and ChFC® designations as well as a Series 65 license, and has nine years of industry experience. Prior to joining Allworth Financial in 2026, he was a principal at Sachetta & Callahan, LLC for ten years. Outside of his advisory work, he is an author and speaker focusing on leadership and personal development, delivering talks at colleges since 2014. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a variety of model portfolio strategies and uses technology to manage held-away retirement accounts, with distinctive operations including ownership by private investment vehicles and the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, as well as specialized divisions and affiliated businesses.

Amanda Magee is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and previously worked at Financially In Tune, LLC and Resolute Financial. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced CIO services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party Independent Managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Justin Ketola is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 4 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Empower Retirement since 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a collegiate ice hockey goaltending coach at Tufts University. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and select retail brokerage clients. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Brian Wolff is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Burlington, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Paychex, Brooklyn Boulders, Lyft, CBRE Group Inc, and Barclays Capital Inc. He is also involved in fixed insurance sales, dedicating part of his business hours to this activity. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports its advisors with operations, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services, offering a range of discretionary and customized investment solutions.

Isabela Miller is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Axial Financial Group, Fidelity Investments, Wellington Management, and teaching positions at College of the Holy Cross. 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 offering managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Spencer Betts is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Bickling Financial Services, Dietz & Lynch Capital, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Betts is a partial owner of Bickling Financial Services, Inc., where he also serves as Chief Compliance Officer and provides full-service financial planning and asset management. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers along with proprietary research and diversified portfolio construction.

Lauren Cecchini is a CFP® professional with one year of experience, currently with Savant Wealth Management. She previously worked at Heritage Financial and Weiss Asset Management and has a background that includes work outside finance as a chef. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management and related services. The firm employs a blend of evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation alongside actively managed strategies, supported by a broad range of in-house capabilities and affiliated entities.

William Ryan is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ryan Financial Inc. for 20 years and has been affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and related entities since 2020. 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 over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform that includes managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and retirement consulting, offering both discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolio solutions.

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.

Peter Frisch is a CFP® professional with 32 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and has held roles at Steward Partners Global Advisory and Raymond James Financial Services, among others. Outside of advisory work, he manages Penn Packet, LLC, which owns and operates a Swan 53 sailboat. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale registered investment advisor managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through both Steward Partners-branded and third-party solutions.

Joshua Haapanen is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Danvers, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, Citizens Bank, and Measured Wealth Private Client Group, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he also works as an independent contractor delivering food for Uber Eats and DoorDash. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis through an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

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.