Robin Dziuba is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 42 years of industry experience. She has worked at Merrill since 1990 and has been with Bank of America, N.A. since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a committee member on the investment committee of St. Elizabeth Community, a charitable organization providing services for the elderly. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Nora Yousif is a CFP® with 15 years of experience, currently serving with RBC Capital Markets and City National Bank. She has been with RBC Capital Markets since 2011 and with City National Bank since 2019. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the boards of several nonprofit organizations focused on community support and legal aid for low-income women. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves individual investors, institutions, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored investment advisory programs that combine in-house and third-party managers, with options for discretionary portfolio management, tax management, and responsible investing.

Joel Agus is a financial advisor at Raymond James Financial with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Commonwealth Financial Network for 19 years. Agus is also president of Highland Capital, a non-investment-related support company that he manages alongside his advisory work. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. offers financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm provides tailored, non-discretionary planning and consulting supported by analytical tools and maintains institutional consulting and portfolio management within a large advisor network.

Jeffrey Langlois is a Wealth Management Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has been in the financial services industry since 2008 and joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in 2012. Jeff is part of the Carcieri & Bock Group and focuses on helping clients develop flexible, goal-based financial strategies. His expertise includes education planning, family wealth management strategies, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, and tax minimization. Jeff holds a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Rhode Island. He has earned several professional designations, including CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP), CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). Committed to providing comprehensive and transparent advice, Jeff works closely with families, individuals, and business owners to meet their financial needs and goals supported by real-time investment management. A native of Rhode Island, Jeff resides in Cranston with his wife, Beth-Ann, and their two sons. He is involved in the community through Special Olympics Rhode Island and enjoys spending time with his family. His personal interests include chess, cooking, football, golfing, ice hockey, reading, and traveling.

Stephen Benevento is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial for 13 years and American Portfolios Advisors, Inc. for one year. Outside of his advisory role, he is associated with The Ronald M & Beverlie Benevento Revocable Trust. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement consulting, and various asset management programs. The firm employs a range of advisory models, many implemented by third-party managers, and provides ERISA fiduciary services through credentialed representatives.

Robert Hovan is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 46 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Morgan Stanley and its affiliates since 2009, having previously worked at Citigroup Global Markets for 10 years. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a notary public. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals and institutional clients, offering comprehensive financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in assets and delivers both direct client services and corporate financial planning solutions.

Christopher Dandeneau is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities, LLC, and Prudential Advisors. He also spent time with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the University of Connecticut. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, banks, and corporate and charitable entities. The firm primarily uses model-driven investment implementation and offers financial planning, access to third-party asset managers, and participation in wrap programs.

Joseph Abbate is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Providence, RI, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 48 years of industry experience. He previously worked for 25 years at Janney Montgomery Scott Inc. before joining RBC Capital Markets in 2020. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse range of clients including individual investors, institutions, pension plans, corporations, and charities. The firm offers multiple wrap fee advisory programs with tailored investment strategies and a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Robert Bourgault is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at RBC Capital Markets since 2013, as well as at City National Bank since 2019. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of wrap fee advisory programs and investment solutions tailored to clients’ risk profiles, utilizing both in-house and third-party managers alongside a range of portfolio management and financial planning services.

Zachary Best is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan Chase, Office Depot Office Max, AT&T, and Faithful Companions Pet Cremation. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and based on modern portfolio theory, with investment options that include insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep programs.

Alina Okulovska is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Bank of America, Ukrainian Construction Investment Bank, PINbank, and Sberbank. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Christopher Kennedy is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Providence, RI, holding the Series 66 designation and having 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at RBC Capital Markets since 2015 and at City National Bank since 2019. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and tailors strategies based on clients’ risk profiles using both in-house and third-party investment managers.

Gerd Bents is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Minneapolis, MN, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining RBC in 2021, he worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Northwestern Mutual, among other firms. He serves as vice president on the board of a nonprofit organization and owns an online advertising business. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored advisory programs featuring discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and brokerage services.

Jeremy Noessel is a financial advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise since 2018 in various capacities. Outside of finance, he owns and operates Jeremy Noessel Music & Audio, a freelance audio engineering and music business, and serves as treasurer on the board of directors for Racing for Sustainability. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients. It offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service focused on providing written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement planning advice, emphasizing dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Ricardo Monteiro is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab in Providence, RI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having nine years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at TD Ameritrade and Motion Recruitment Partners LLC. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a large client base primarily composed of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, offering advisory, brokerage, custody, and cash-sweep services through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. Schwab’s model combines primarily non-discretionary client relationships with access to discretionary separately managed accounts and emphasizes multi-asset model portfolios and alternative investments.

Christopher Lamberti is a Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments, where he works as part of the Wealth Management team. In this role, he partners with clients to identify and execute their financial goals, build and update financial plans, and prepare clients for strategic reviews with their Financial Consultant. He has been with Fidelity Investments since 2021, progressing through roles as a Financial Representative and Relationship Manager before becoming a Planning Consultant in 2025. Prior to joining Fidelity, Christopher worked as an Investment Specialist at Merrill Lynch from 2020 to 2021.

Kimberly Demara is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Merrill, based in Providence, RI, and has 10 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Morgan Stanley for two years and has been with Merrill for a total of nine years. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved as a proprietor and partner in a restaurant/bar business called Just Breakfast and Things in Lisbon, Connecticut. Merrill, alongside its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies for a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth investors, and institutions.

Michael McDevitt is a Wealth Management Advisor and Senior Vice President with The Swick & McDevitt Group, a part of Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He began his career as an associate at State Street and subsequently worked as an analyst at Loomis Sayles & Company before joining his current team in February 2017. He holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® designation, awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., and also maintains professional credentials as a Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). Leveraging his analytical experience, Michael develops comprehensive financial strategies tailored to each client's unique goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon. His expertise includes asset allocation, retirement planning, education funding, and cash management. He works closely with high-net-worth individuals, families, small- to mid-sized businesses, and specializes in supporting nonprofit organizations and charitable endowments. Michael emphasizes a personalized, goal-based approach, collaborating with clients to design long-term strategies aimed at preserving and growing wealth while aligning with their financial objectives. A native of Rhode Island, Michael earned a Bachelor's Degree from Providence College. He resides in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, with his wife and two sons. Outside of his professional work, he enjoys traveling, golfing, and running, and is actively involved in supporting several local nonprofit organizations.

Nancy Pasquariello is a financial advisor with UBS Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank from 2009 to 2022 before joining UBS in 2022. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services and utilizes proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor investment plans.

Thomas Barry is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where he has been serving clients since 2017. In his role, he collaborates closely with affluent individuals, families, and business owners to help them pursue their wealth management objectives with clarity and confidence. His approach is characterized by intentionality, attention to detail, and an optimistic outlook that guides his client relationships. Thomas holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC™) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designations. His expertise encompasses retirement planning, managing new wealth, education planning, wealth transfer and preservation, and preparing for significant life events such as purchasing a home. He earned a bachelor's degree in economics from Colby College. He resides in Rhode Island with his wife, Paige, and their daughter, Mia. Outside of his professional work, Thomas is active in his local church and participates in outreach events. He also enjoys basketball, golfing, reading, running, and spending time with his family.