Charles Brown is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding ChFC® and Series 63 designations and possessing 37 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 1995 and operates Charles P. Brown d/b/a Capitol Financial Advisors since 1999. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an expert witness providing testimony on financial planning topics. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services. The firm offers operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction and access to proprietary model portfolios and customized investment solutions.

Laura Gustafson is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P., with eight years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked at Shorepoint Capital Partners LLC, SK Wealth Management, LLC, and Forbes Financial Planning. Gustafson also 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 offers customized portfolio management using a range of model strategies and employs technology to manage held-away employer retirement accounts without client login credentials.

Yuan Liu is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to his current role, he worked at KPMG US LLP and SS&C Technologies Holdings. Outside of advising, he is involved with SCORE, a nonprofit organization supporting small businesses. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models, managing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary assets.

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.

Federico Berruto is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with Money Concepts Capital Corp and has prior experience at Harbourvest Partners, State Street Associates, GMO, and Rise North Capital. Although new to his current advisory role, he has a professional background spanning several years in the financial industry. Money Concepts Advisory Services provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting to a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.07 billion in assets using model-driven and asset-allocation strategies and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary programs supported by third-party managers and technology platforms.

Joseph Carney Jr. is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and 29 years of industry experience. He has operated Joseph M. Carney CPA since 2000, accumulating 26 years in that role. 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 comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Mackenzie Nelson is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Prior to joining Focus Partners, Nelson worked at The Colony Group, LLC and spent several years at Northwestern Mutual in various roles. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering wealth management, financial and tax planning, and employee benefit consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Matthew Hughes is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has four years of industry experience, including roles at Creative Wealth Solutions and Insurance Services, Nylife Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, Hughes volunteers as a football coach with the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association and serves on the board of South Shore Young Professionals, assisting with the interview process for the Grant Committee. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through various programs, emphasizing fiduciary responsibilities and a predominantly non-discretionary asset management approach.

Keith Gaffney is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Prior to joining NewEdge Advisors in 2026, he spent 21 years at TIAA-CREF and TIAA. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, with multiple program structures that integrate in-house and third-party strategies supported by technology and centralized due diligence.

Towera Gondwe is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Citizens Securities since 2015. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both a digital advisory program with ETF-based portfolios and a Managed Account program, operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Amy Mohan is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC and has prior work history at Ameriprise and UBS Financial Services. Mohan is also engaged in financial planning activities through Daniel J. Galli & Associates. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers various managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and universal life subaccounts, supported by multiple custodial platforms and third-party tools.

Peter Gagne is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Shadduck Financial Group during his career. He also spends part 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 affiliated advisors and a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm offers various managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody/clearing services, supporting advisors with both internal and external portfolio management options.

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.

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.

Robin Urciouli is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2023. Prior to joining Hightower, Robin worked at Bickling Financial for four years and Beacon Financial Planning, Inc. for nine years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering both affiliated and third-party investment options alongside proprietary research and tailored portfolio construction.

Michael Ewanouski is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Hingham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2012. 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 brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and various advisory programs.

Ross Deluca is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Bluestone Bank, Infinex Investments, Equitable Advisors, and Securities America, among others. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a part-time senior instructor in the Communication department at Bridgewater State University and is Treasurer and a volunteer with the Brockton Symphony Orchestra. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients. The firm employs a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model, delegating investment management to its representatives while providing firm supervision, and offers access to alternative investments, lending solutions, and customized advisory services.

Jake Rozhansky is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company and involvement with sports organizations such as The Kraft Group (New England Revolution II) and several Israeli basketball teams. Primerica Advisors operates under Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, including financial planning and retirement consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary models, third-party managers, and digital advice platforms.