Thomas Licciardello is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. He previously spent over 30 years at Compass Securities Corporation. Licciardello has operated Licciardello Financial Services since 1998 as a principal. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, offers brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides customized financial planning, discretionary management, and access to proprietary and third-party investment solutions.

Rachael Macedo is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with six years of industry experience. She has worked at Caras & Shulman PC and PwC since 2012 and 2011, respectively. 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 operational support, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction supported by its Investment Management and Research team.

Anneka Brown is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, CUSO Financial Services, LP, MassMutual, and Copa Vida. 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 about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.

Michael Difiore is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life since 2018, with a brief period at Park Avenue Securities in 2019-2020. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies with access to insurance products and alternative investments.

Weicheng Feng is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 10 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Transamerica, Feng worked at Information Resources, Inc. from 2021 to 2024 and has had a longstanding association with World Financial Group, Inc. since 2013. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party model portfolios, serving clients through both discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Lauryn Doyle is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 10 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she works as an independent consultant for Rodan + Fields. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, enabling advisors to construct client portfolios from diverse securities and insurance products.

Ashley Plante is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including LPL Financial, The Patriot Financial Group, Securities America, and Merrill. Prior to her financial services career, she worked in the restaurant and communications sectors and attended Rhode Island College. Integrated Wealth Concepts 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 a long-term investment approach combined with customized portfolios and model-based options.

Kevin Webber is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Savant Wealth Management since 2026. Prior to joining Savant, he spent ten years at Heritage Financial Services. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a blend of evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation combined with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by affiliated accounting, legal, and trust service entities.

Philip Jameson is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and over 39 years of industry experience. His prior roles include long tenures at G. W. & Wade Asset Management Company, Inc. and G.W. & Wade, Inc. He serves as an Investment Committee Member for the Clergy Health and Retirement Trust and participates on the Advisory Committee for the Town of Wellesley. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, integrating fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside tools like trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Daniel Cotton is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 35 years of industry experience. His prior firms include LPL Financial, Triad Advisors, and Pinnacle Private Wealth. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active managers, guided by an internal Investment Committee, and offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting services.

Andrew Wilmarth is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at GWFS Equities Inc since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he was involved with the Charles River YMCA from 2012 to 2023. 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’s financial planning emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing, serving a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

David Anderson is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2011, alongside his role at Financial Foundations beginning in 2015. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 3,000 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and operational support, allowing advisors discretion to construct client portfolios with access to proprietary and third-party investment solutions.

Debra Brede is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 42 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Focus Partners since 2024. Prior to this, she spent over 30 years at D.K. Brede Investment Management Company, Inc. and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of her advisory work, she serves on the finance committee at Newton Wellesley Hospital and holds trustee and board roles with Agape A.I.D.S. Orphan Care and Boston Rescue Mission. Focus Partners serves a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. 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.

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 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at LPL Financial, Osaic FA, Inc., and Veravest Investment Advisors, Inc. Galego is involved in providing advisory services primarily through Private Advisor Group. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers managed account solutions including proprietary and third-party platforms and employs a fiduciary-based advisory model utilizing a range of investment strategies and third-party managers.

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 has previously worked at Financial Strategy Associates, Inc. and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of his advisory role, Morrissey serves as treasurer for the Musketaquid Sportsmen's Club. 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 utilizes a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to implement customized investment strategies and manages both model and specialist portfolios.

Ashley Lareau is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. She has worked at Allworth Financial, L.P. since 2025 and spent 14 years at Shorepoint Capital Partners LLC prior to that. Allworth Financial serves individual and high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, corporations, and charitable organizations with financial and wealth planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and variable annuity sub-account servicing. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to implement customized investment strategies and offers education through newsletters, podcasts, and seminars.

Matthew Sugden is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Waltham, Massachusetts. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 21 years of industry experience. He has worked with Commonwealth since 2004 and joined LPL Financial LLC in 2026. 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 range of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and comprehensive back-office support, managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets.

Wei Xue is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Waltham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and eight years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at New York Life Insurance Co., NYLIFE Securities LLC, Eagle Strategies, Golden Summit Insurance & Financial Center Inc., and OpenWin Financial & Insurance Services LLC. Wei Xue is also a notary public in Massachusetts. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice across multiple program types and manages a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.