Thomas Russo is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors for three years and First Republic Bank for five years. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside specialized tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Jack Finch is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience. He currently works at Savant Wealth Management and previously held roles at Heritage Financial, John Hancock, and Titan Roofing. Finch spent four years associated with Creighton University during his early career. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management and related services. The firm combines evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by extensive in-house capabilities and affiliated entities in accounting, legal, and trust services.

Michel Scheinmann is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Needham, MA, holding the ChFC® and Series 66 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 2016. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Wealth Management, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning and consulting services, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and digital advisory solutions.

Catherine Farago is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. She has worked with Principal Securities Inc. since 2016 and has been involved with Principal Life Insurance Company since 2014, as well as operating C.A.S. Wealth Resources since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she holds an outside sales position focused on the sale and service of fixed and life insurance products, annuities, disability insurance, and long-term care. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel stationed abroad. The firm offers financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Janet Friedman is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2026. Her prior experience includes roles at Financial Planning Solutions, LLC, Abaris Financial Group LLC, and CWM, LLC. She serves on investment committees and trusteeships for several community organizations, including West Concord Union Church and the Town of Concord, MA. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm focuses on allocating across third-party independent managers using a proprietary “Focus List” and employs a formal manager due-diligence process alongside quantitative and qualitative performance monitoring.

Michael Polito is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 18 years of industry experience and has been with Eagle Strategies since 2019. Polito is also the owner of Polito Financial and Insurance and serves on the Dedham Board of Assessors and the Board of Governors of the Norfolk Golf Club. He is a board member of the Charles River chapter of Ducks Unlimited. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life structure.

James Da Silva is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and previously worked at GW & Wade LLC and GW & Wade Asset Management Company for 14 and 13 years respectively before joining The Colony Group, LLC. 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 employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Lawrence Martin is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Citizens Securities since 2019, with prior experience at Morgan Stanley and other firms. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm provides both digital and managed account advisory programs and operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Xiyin Xu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience. Xu has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and also serves as president of Pengbo Group Inc. Outside of advisory work, Xu is involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple platforms such as Transamerica ONE and the TFA365 Advisory Program, managing approximately $1.7 billion in assets under management.

Leilany Acosta is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has previously worked at GWFS Equities, John Hancock, and Santander Securities. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as retail brokerage clients, using an integrated service model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Marshall Dodge is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Guardian Life since 2018, previously spending nine years with John Hancock. Guardian Life’s Park Avenue Wealth Management provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning and consulting services, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and access to proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Peter Garrigan is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Focus Partners since 2024 and previously at GW & Wade, LLC, Oracle NetSuite, and RBC Wealth Management. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, family office services, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that blends active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Erik Oleary is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at New York Life, Securian Financial Services, and SagePoint Financial. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a mix of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, along with access to insurance products, alternative investments, and integrated lending options.

Nicholas Rossi is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Needham, MA. He has worked at several firms including Northward Financial Group, Weston Securities Corporation, Washington Trust Advisors, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Rossi is an owner of Northward Financial Group and is also a licensed independent insurance agent. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model that uses technology platforms and a variety of investment strategies, often implementing advice through third-party managers and TAMPs.

Matthew Sivright is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Amazon for six years and served in the U.S. Marine Corps for five years. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with wealth management, advisory, and consulting services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies using fundamental and quantitative analysis within a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive framework.

Steven Misdea is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Needham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 2015 and also operates Misdea Financial and Insurance Services, focusing on insurance products. Guardian Life, through its Park Avenue® Wealth Management division, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies, along with access to proprietary and third-party investment solutions.

Ryan Clancey is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, GW & Wade, LLC, and Baker Tilly. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a comprehensive 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, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Carter Scheetz is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network in Needham, MA. His prior roles include positions at Foreside Fund Services, LLC and One Charles Private Wealth. He also holds a Series 63 license and spends a portion of his time engaged in fixed insurance sales. 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 offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and retirement consulting, while providing a variety of investment options and back-office services.

Heyden Acosta is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, Heyden worked at FNZ Trust Company and State Street Corporation. 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 offers integrated services aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its financial planning approach.

David Brodsky is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at G.W. & Wade, Inc. and G.W. & Wade Asset Management Company for over two decades before joining The Colony Group, LLC. 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 employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates both active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.