Elizabeth Hansen is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Righthand Capital, UBS Financial Services, Merrill, and Morgan Stanley. She is based in Natick, MA. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders, offering integrated services aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Nathan Ballentine is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Waltham, MA. He holds the Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities LLC, New York Life, and affiliated businesses dating back to 2009. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and manages a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Stephanie Mccann is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Waltham, MA. She holds the Series 66 designation and has 16 years of industry experience, having 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 provides a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and customized investment solutions, supported by extensive operations, trading, technology, and compliance infrastructure.

Robert Vallee is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Santander Bank, NA and Santander Securities, LLC. 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 hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

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.

Hai Nguyen is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Waltham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 14 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2025 and previously with Nylife Securities and New York Life Insurance Company since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he is also appointed as an insurance broker for non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse clientele including individual investors and institutional plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice through multiple program types and manages a substantial asset base primarily on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

David McGuire is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Franklin, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience. McGuire is also the owner of McGuire and Wright Financial Group LLC and serves as a board member coaching young girls in youth softball. 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 tailored recommendations, with a majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Nancy Schwartz is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities in various roles since 2012. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a power of attorney for her parents. Guardian Life's subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, model-based and discretionary portfolio management, and access to proprietary and third-party advisory solutions, integrating a range of services including insurance products and alternative investments.

Andrew Ross is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC. He has worked at Integrated Wealth Concepts since 2016 and has prior experience with LPL Financial, Osaic FA, Inc., and Davinci Capital Management, Inc. His background includes providing non-variable insurance products related to health, disability, fixed, and life insurance. 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 advisory services, constructing customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with a primarily long-term approach supplemented by shorter-term trades for rebalancing.

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 at Guardian Life with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Guardian Life and its subsidiaries since 1996. Outside of his advisory role, he occasionally sells insurance products not offered by Guardian Life. Guardian Life, through its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers tailored client relationships with a combination of discretionary management, model-based strategies, and access to insurance products and alternative investments.

Brian McGrath is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2016. McGrath participates as a guest speaker at The Living Balance Sheet Foundations training sessions and is co-managing member of HUB Wealth Strategies, LLC, an entity focused on marketing and business team activities. Guardian Life, through its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities LLC, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of solutions including advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, proprietary wrap programs, and third-party advisory platforms.

Peter McAvinn is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (New York Life) since 2004. He has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities LLC since 1995. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of The Julie Fund, a non-profit organization, and serves as treasurer for the Research Agencies Group, a LIMRA-based study group. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs tailored to client objectives, focusing primarily on non-discretionary asset management and working within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Morgan Mc Master is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with five years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. He has worked at SullivanKreiss Financial and Altara Wealth, among other firms. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a spin instructor at The Core Connection. 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. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custodial services, serving individual and institutional clients.

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.

Victor Shulman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Westborough, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. His prior work includes ten years at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in brokering non-registered insurance products and property and casualty insurance with outside carriers. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice through various program types, managing a substantial portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis while operating within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Nina Bond is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Westborough, MA, holding CPA and CDFA credentials and having nine years of experience in accounting and financial advisory roles. She is the owner of Nina D. Bond CPA CDFA PC, a firm providing CPA services since 2017. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages roughly $213 billion in client assets, offering a broad range of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services.

Daniel Frankel is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Waltham, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 18 years of industry experience. Frankel has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial, LLC since 2016, and has worked with Ellis Insurance Agency, Inc. since 2008. 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, using customized portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income with a long-term investment approach complemented by shorter-term trading for rebalancing and cash management.

Martha Payne is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial since 2016. 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, and family office services, employing customized portfolios primarily using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with a long-term investment approach supplemented by shorter-term trades for rebalancing.