Shavar Lazarus is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities and Liberty Mutual. Prior to his advisory career, he served in the U.S. Army and spent several years at Bunker Hill Community College. 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 offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management within a fiduciary framework.

Dylan Greene is a CFP® with nine years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. and has prior experience at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Affinia Financial Group, Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, family offices, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm combines model and custom portfolio management with oversight from an Investment Policy Committee, utilizing a range of investment vehicles and research approaches to meet client objectives.

Neil Flaherty is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience. He is currently with NewEdge Advisors, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he spent 22 years at TIAA and held roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and The Foundry Financial Group. 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 provides a range of portfolio management and consulting services and employs multiple program structures combining in-house and third-party strategies, supported by technology and centralized due diligence.

Alexander Sherr is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has operated Sherr Financial Associates since 2013. In addition to advisory work, he is co-owner of Trident Benefit Solutions, LLC, which provides employee group benefits consulting. Commonwealth Financial Network is a national registered investment adviser supporting approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services. The firm offers various portfolio management options and acts as a back-office provider delivering operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support.

Brian Radler is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Commonwealth since 2016, with additional experience at LPL Financial since 2026. Outside of his advisory role, he was involved with Exceptional Estate Sales for three years. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody and clearing services.

James Hayward is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Middleton, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2018 and also operates Hayward Financial, LLC, through which he sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions delivered through multiple program types, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Colin Kelter is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 66 designation and one year of experience. His background includes roles in education and recreation departments prior to joining Empower Advisory Group. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its financial planning approach.

Andrea Bates is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 34 years of industry experience, currently practicing at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Medford, MA. Her career includes roles at Mass Mutual Investors Services and MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and she operated Bates Insurance Agency, Inc. for 17 years. She serves as secretary of the Medford Kiwanis Club and co-founded Retirebridge, focusing on retirement income planning strategies. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial, providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a combination of in-house and outside strategists and technology-enabled tools to deliver both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management across a broad product shelf.

Gavin Lucca is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Commonwealth since 2005. 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 offers a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, and provides operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Steven Mcbee is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Empower Advisory Group since 2026, previously serving at Empower Financial Services and Fidelity. 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 retail brokerage clients, offering integrated services linked to Empower’s administrative platforms.

Liam O Shea is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2015, with a brief tenure at ValuCompass from 2022 to 2023. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and operational support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction while offering managed model portfolios and distinct program structures.

Nicholas Botelho is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Waltham, MA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 5 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2012. 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, supported by its operations, trading, technology, investment management, and compliance infrastructure.

Quinn Rickert is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2019, Quinn worked at Brandeis University for four years. 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 about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a range of managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Peter Vargas is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 66 designation and over eight years of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at MML Investors Services LLC and Target. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering services integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its planning approach and serves a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

Courtney Templin is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth since 2002. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, and provides operational, trading, compliance, and practice-management support to its affiliated advisors.

Andreane Bolduc is a CFA® charterholder at Savant Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Savant in 2026, she worked at Heritage Financial Services, LLC for eight years and Wellington Management for two years. She also has a background that includes time at Northeastern University. Savant Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services, utilizing a blend of evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation and actively managed strategies.

Stephen Carson is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Burlington, MA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and with 29 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1997 and has also operated under the DBA Axial Financial Group, where he is involved in fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing over $200 billion in client assets. The firm provides a wide range of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custodial services, serving both individual and institutional clients.

Joseph Sabelli is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial since 2016 and has been associated with Sabelli & Company since 1986. Integrated Wealth Concepts 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, family office services, and retirement plan advisory, utilizing customized portfolios with a long-term investment approach alongside shorter-term trades for rebalancing or cash needs.

Leo Downing III is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2018 and previously was with Nfp Advisor Services and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors who manage client portfolios using a broad range of securities and insurance products.

Michael Callahan is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. since 2026. He previously worked at Sachetta & Callahan, LLC for 13 years and Sachetta, LLC for 19 years, as well as at Quest Financial Services, Inc. for three years. Allworth Financial serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs both quantitative and qualitative investment analysis through an Investment Committee and provides a range of strategies including ESG and specialist portfolios.