Debra Brede is a Series 63 licensed financial advisor with 41 years of industry experience. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at GW & Wade, D.K. Brede Investment Management Company, and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the finance committee of Newton Wellesley Hospital and holds trustee and board positions with nonprofit organizations including Agape A.I.D.S. Orphan Care and Boston Rescue Mission. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies alongside private and registered funds.

Kevin Pitts is a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors in Norwood, MA, holding a Series 65 designation. He has experience working in education and retail prior to joining EP Wealth Advisors. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans with wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm employs customized model portfolios and various investment strategies, including fundamental and technical analysis, options, and alternative investments.

John Galego is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Advisor Group since 2012 and has a prior affiliation with LPL Financial dating back to 2007. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plan clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management programs, utilizing a range of investment strategies and platforms.

Charles Bean III is a financial advisor with Savant Wealth Management in Westwood, MA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience, including 30 years at Heritage Financial Services prior to joining Savant in 2026. He also serves as a trustee for a family trust in a non-investment-related capacity. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management and related services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an investment approach that combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by a range of affiliated entities offering legal, accounting, and trust services.

Gavin Morrissey is a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Financial Strategy Associates, Inc. for nine years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for the Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized portfolio management using a variety of model strategies and employs third-party sub-advisers when appropriate, with a notable focus on airline industry employees and management of privately offered income funds.

Ashley Lareau is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. She is currently with Allworth Financial, L.P. and previously worked for Shorepoint Capital Partners LLC for 14 years. 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 strategies, including core-satellite, pure-index, and specialized approaches such as Buffered Equity ETFs and options-based overlays, and uses both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Matthew Sugden is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Natick, MA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 20 years of industry experience, including over two decades at Commonwealth since 2004. 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, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Wei Xue is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Waltham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with seven years of industry experience. Wei has held roles at several firms including OpenWin Financial & Insurance Services LLC, Golden Summit Insurance & Financial Center Inc., and New York Life Insurance Co. Additionally, Wei is a notary public of Massachusetts and operates as an insurance broker for non-registered products. Eagle Strategies serves a broad client base including individuals, institutional clients, and retirement plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services. The firm offers a range of programs such as fee-based advice, retirement plan consulting, and co-advisory relationships, with an emphasis on tailoring recommendations to meet client and plan sponsor objectives.

Joseph Buckley is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. in Lexington, MA, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 license with 26 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Brookline Bank, Infinex Investments, LPL Financial, People's United Advisors, and People's Securities. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure and various co-advisory and wrap program arrangements.

Ashley Hoy is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower in 2023, she held roles at Whole Foods, Eagle Strategies (NY Life), Nylife Securities LLC, and New York Life. She is also a Notary Public for the state of Massachusetts. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting with access to diversified investment vehicles.

William Montague is a CFP® and CFA® with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has held positions at The Cynosure Group, SVB, Bay State Financial, Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, Falcon Investment Advisors, Citizens Financial Group, and Boston Private. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm offers a range of wealth management, financial counseling, and investment services, using a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that incorporates fundamental and quantitative analysis along with a broad platform of affiliated service companies and product relationships.

Karl Baumann is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 66 license, and has 17 years of industry experience. He has worked with Lincoln Financial Advisors and has been involved with his own firm, Baumann & Company, Inc., as well as Baumann & Baumann CPAs. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, using customized portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income with a long-term investment approach.

Jenny Hallstrom is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Needham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. Her work history includes multiple roles at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, as well as The Bulfinch Group. She is also a commissioned Notary Public, supporting her team at The Bulfinch Group. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage, financial planning, and retirement consulting services.

Stephanie Rivas is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and over 20 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at National Life Group, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Prudential Insurance Company of America. She serves as Chair Elect on the Board of Directors for Finseca and is also an owner and speaker at a financial speaking engagement business. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to a range of clients including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm uses multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers, combining long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

John Foley is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network in Needham, MA, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations and has been with Commonwealth since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he spends part of his time engaged in fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and multiple program structures, while providing operational and compliance support to affiliated advisors.

David Piccirilli is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Hightower Advisors since 2023 and previously worked at RSM US Wealth Management and RSM US LLP. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering a variety of portfolio management and financial planning services supported by proprietary research and a broad network of affiliated and third-party managers.

Melissa Couch is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. She has worked at Principal Financial Services since 2020 and has prior experience with Principal Life Insurance Company, Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., and Jhfn Sii. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm’s advisory services include direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions, with investment implementation typically managed on a discretionary basis by third-party managers.

Shannon Brennan is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding the ChFC® and Series 66 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth since 2000 and has also been affiliated with CAIP since 1995. Outside of her advisory work, Brennan serves as a Certified Program Instructor for New Hampshire's Impaired Driver Intervention Program. Commonwealth Financial Network supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors by providing operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and model portfolios, enabling advisors to tailor client portfolios with discretionary investment options and distinct program structures.

Ryan Wilkinson is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2018. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Paul Saganey is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Waltham, MA. He has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of InTouch Innovations, a financial marketing company serving advisors, small businesses, and charitable organizations, and he is also an author. 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, utilizing customized portfolios with a long-term investment approach complemented by shorter-term adjustments.