James Whiteman is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth since 2008. 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 wealth management and retirement plan consulting, while supporting affiliated advisors with operations, technology, investment management, and compliance.

Grace Moleski is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously held roles at Pathstone Family Office, Ameriprise Financial Services Inc, and GEN Financial Management Inc. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and 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.

Charles Costa II is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at GWFS Equities, Renewables Worldwide, and Pella Windows and Doors. Outside of his advisory work, Costa occasionally performs paid musical gigs and bartends at a live music venue. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain retail brokerage clients. The firm employs an integrated service model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

John Howard Jr. is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Wakefield, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 20 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities, and New York Life Insurance Company. Howard is also affiliated with Rocco Insurance and Financial Group, where he brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base of individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice and offers a range of programs, including fee-based hourly advice and co-advisory relationships, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Richard Zachary is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 25 years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. His career includes roles at Fidelity, E*TRADE, Nationwide Investment Services, and other financial services firms. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing retirement relationships through TIAA. The firm’s model distinguishes point-in-time planning from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while operating within a vertically integrated group using affiliated funds.

Michael Wilson is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Avantax Investment Services and Donnelly Boland & Associates. Outside of advisory services, he owns Wilson Accounting Group, LLC, which provides accounting and payroll services. Commonwealth Financial Network is a national dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser platform with both discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Christopher O'Day is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 2 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LGA, LLP and ALL CPAs and has been involved with the Massachusetts Society of CPAs since 2010. Outside of advising, he serves as Director of Marketing for LGA LLP, a CPA and business advisory firm. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, 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, employing a long-term investment approach with customizable portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income.

Daniel Ferris is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Burlington, MA, and has eight years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory career, he served in the United States Army for 20 years. He also founded High Caliber Solutions LLC, where he teaches military planning and combat leadership to service members and performance coaching to civilian businesses. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, managing portfolios through a centralized investment team and wealth portfolio managers.

Joseph Hayes is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2023. Prior to that, he spent 11 years at Boston Hill Advisors, LLC. He also has a background in brokerage, life, and health sales dating back to 1995. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors. The firm's approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research to build customized portfolios.

John Hagberg is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth since 2000. 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 wealth management and retirement plan consulting, and supports affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Doreen Galligani is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Advised Asset Group, LLC since 2018 and Gwfs Equities Inc since 2015. 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. The firm’s integrated services focus on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

James Fahey is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Woburn, MA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked in various positions including at Lightpath and several educational institutions. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a broad network of affiliated advisors. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Michael Sullivan is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently advising at Empower Advisory Group. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Funds Management, Sentinel Pension Advisors, and GWFS Equities. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the Saugus Public Library Board of Trustees, chairs the Saugus Cultural Council, and participates in the Town of Saugus Master Plan Advisory Committee. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates, serving a large participant base within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

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. She has worked at Treadstone Wealth Advisors and Commonwealth Financial Network since 2025. Prior to her advisory career, she was a stay-at-home mother for ten years. 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 and manages about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services, serving both individual and institutional clients nationwide.

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.

Michael Schiavi is a Series 66–licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network in Waltham, MA. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2016 and at Wealth Planning Resources LLC since 2018. 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 roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and comprehensive custody and clearing services.

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.

Brian Gaumont is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Hudson, NH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Santander Securities, LLC, Santander Bank, NA, LPL Financial, and Edward Jones. 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 operates both discretionary and non-discretionary business lines, including a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program.

William Berry is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network in Waltham, MA. He has been involved with Wealth Planning Resources LLC since 2013 and serves as owner and president of William Berry Financial Planning, Inc. 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, managing about $212.7 billion in assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

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.