John O Connell is a financial advisor at Mariner with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Securities America, Inc., Coin Metrics Inc, Bitooda Technologies, and AB Quarters. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to pooled vehicles and third-party managers. The firm offers discretionary, customized portfolios supported by an internal team and an investment committee, with services that include tax integration, family office capabilities, and employer financial wellness tools.

Gracio Garcia is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors based in Winchester, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, Garcia is involved with the Gentle Giant Rowing Club. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary models, third-party managers, and digital advice platforms, managing approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Mark Paquin is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Waltham, MA, holding a Series 65 credential and 12 years of industry experience. He has worked as a CPA and accountant through his own firm, Mark P. Paquin, CPA, PC, since 2014 and with Sherman, Kelley & Assoc. PC since 2016. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, families, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios with a long-term approach, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income, while overseeing third-party managers and custodians.

Mark Derby is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He worked at Derby And Company Inc. for 32 years before joining The Colony Group, LLC in 2021. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within a tax- and fee-sensitive framework and offers a broad range of financial and fiduciary services.

Stephen Kolano is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, having previously worked at BNY Mellon for 20 years. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 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, and retirement advisory services, employing customized portfolios and a combination of internal and third-party management.

Lloyd Johnson is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kelly Financial Services and Santander Securities, as well as experience in behavioral health services. Outside of his advisory work, he performs psychiatric evaluations for individuals experiencing mental health crises. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm provides model and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund within a vertically integrated structure.

Daniel Gilmore is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Granite Telecommunications and State Street Corporation. Gilmore has been with Commonwealth since 2021. 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, providing operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Dorothy Bickling is a CFP® with 41 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2023. She previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and operated Bickling Financial Services, Inc. for over three decades. She is also a board member of Weld Greeley, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes proprietary research and access to alternative investments. The firm supports various portfolio management strategies and emphasizes operational features such as monitoring, rebalancing, and trading efficiencies.

Matthew Chapman is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently practicing at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2017. Before joining Commonwealth, he spent a year at Norton Financial Services. He also participates as a focus panel member for Procter & Gamble's Gillette Razor. 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 roughly $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a wide range of advisory support services, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Michael Obrien is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GWFS Equities, Eagle Strategies (NY Life), NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Director at Large on the Board of Directors for the Chelmsford Pop Warner youth football and cheerleading organization and is involved in Corporate Limousine Services as a driver. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services integrate with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Brian Sullivan is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations. He has 41 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Mutual of America Securities Corporation and Mutual of America Life Insurance Company. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of individual and institutional clients, managing around $212.7 billion in assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and a range of investment options alongside comprehensive back-office services.

Andrew Kingston is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and has previously worked at firms including Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, offering both brokerage and advisory services alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party models, supporting various account types and features such as securities-based lending and tax harvesting.

Carol Vesey is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with eight years of industry experience. She is based in Canton, MA. 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 provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Ronald Halterman is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Private Advisor Group, LLC and owner of Northward Financial Group, where he operates an independent financial services practice. His prior experience includes over a decade at Weston Securities Corporation. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion for a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing multiple investment strategies and third-party platforms to tailor solutions to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Grace Sun is a CFP® with two years of industry experience, currently working at Commonwealth Financial Network and Altara Wealth. Her prior experience includes four years at Boston Wealth Strategies and roles in education at Brandeis University and Emma Willard School. 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 roughly $213 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Jason Rollins is a financial advisor with Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life. He holds the Series 66 designation and has professional experience that includes roles at Commonwealth Properties Residential and other firms since 2006. Outside of finance, he has been involved with Boston Sports Card Exchange, LLC. Park Avenue Securities serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by providing brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a combination of proprietary and third-party investment advisory programs.

Andrew Wilson is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Empower Advisory Group. His prior roles include positions at GWFS Equities, Keller Williams, Redfin Real Estate, Compass Real Estate, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm uses an integrated model linked to Empower’s administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and managed account solutions.

Angela Allain is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Citizens Bank and Citizens Securities, as well as MassMutual and Triad Advisors. She has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2023. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Darren Violette is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Whitinsville, MA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 22 years of industry experience and has previously worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in insurance services beyond Guardian when appropriate for clients. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base and offers both transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, including financial and retirement planning. The firm employs a diversified investment approach using proprietary and third-party models, catering to individual investors, high-net-worth clients, and organizations.

Tobe Reed is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and 19 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services and Wells Fargo Clearing. Reed is also involved with Spector & Frisch Private Wealth Management in a non-investment capacity. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale, SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves high-net-worth individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations with a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services.