Ava Cariddi is a financial advisor at St. Germain Investment Management in Springfield, MA. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2025. Prior to her advisory role, she worked in various positions including roles at Western New England University and Ben & Jerry’s. St. Germain Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual investors, high net worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a model-based asset allocation approach that combines quantitative and qualitative analysis, focusing on long-term investment strategies and tailored portfolio management.

Robert Berriman is a financial advisor at StoneX Advisors Inc. with 47 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at StoneX Securities Inc. and StoneX Advisors Inc. since 2015, following six years at Wrp Investments, Inc. He is also president of One Source Financial Group Inc., a retirement plan administration and insurance agency. StoneX Advisors Inc. serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations with portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA plan consulting among other services. The firm offers multiple account structures and model-based solutions, utilizing both proprietary and third-party money managers.

Matthew Freitag is a financial advisor at St. Germain Investment Management in Springfield, MA, holding a Series 65 designation with nine years of industry experience. He previously worked for five years at Rinet Company, LLC before joining St. Germain Investment Management in 2021. St. Germain Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate accounts. The firm manages approximately $3.8 billion in assets, employs a long-term, asset-allocation-driven investment approach, and communicates regularly with clients through account statements, market commentaries, and performance reports.

Gary Lavallee is a financial advisor at Silver Oak Securities, Inc. with 38 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Kovack Advisors, Inc., National Planning Corporation, and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of his advisory work, Lavallee is involved as an administrator for the Sheriffs-Posse, a nonprofit supporting anti-domestic violence initiatives. Silver Oak Securities, Inc. serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and other business entities through a network of over 100 financial professionals. The firm offers various advisory programs and primarily manages discretionary accounts tailored to client objectives, using a combination of individual securities, ETFs, mutual funds, and Strategist models.

Siobhan Matty is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with St. Germain Investment Management, where she has worked since 2015. She has 10 years of industry experience. Outside of her advisory role, she maintains an active real estate license but is not currently involved in sales or listings. St. Germain Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, high net worth clients, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs model-based asset allocation with a long-term investment horizon and integrates personalized financial planning into its advisory services.

Jonathan Weiss is a financial advisor at Aegis Capital Corp. with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Bank of America and Merrill. Weiss is also involved as a producer and agent in a general insurance agency, ACC Agency, Inc. Aegis Capital Corp. serves individual investors, retirement and benefit plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients by providing investment advisory and brokerage services, financial planning, and access to managed account programs through RBC and AXOS platforms. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account options and provides trade execution, clearing, custody, and reporting services.

Jason Fiore is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2013 and previously operated Fiore Enterprises Inc for ten years. Outside of his advisory role, he manages business operations at Comarck Communications LLC and owns Pioneer Valley Trading LLC. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a combination of model portfolios, advisor-designed portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers, applying fundamental and technical analysis along with modern portfolio theory to manage assets.

Jeffery Still is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Granby, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2015 and affiliated with New York Life and NYLife Securities since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is an investor in cryptocurrency and participates in technology-enabled online investment platforms focused on private companies. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client and plan sponsor objectives, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Palmerino Santaniello is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 22 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Simplicity Wealth, AE Wealth Management, FOUNDATIONS INVESTMENT ADVISORS, and his own firm, JP Santaniello Retirement Planning Solutions, where he has been an owner and agent since 2006. Through his independent insurance and annuity agency, he offers insurance and annuity products. Brookstone Capital Management provides fee-based asset management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and other business entities. The firm utilizes a range of strategic asset-allocation models and offers discretionary portfolio management through various investment vehicles and affiliated sub-advisors.

Michael Fioroni is a financial advisor at J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with J. W. Cole Advisors and its affiliated entities since 2013. Outside of advising, he serves as a notary public. J. W. Cole Advisors operates through a large network of independent advisers, offering fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to multiple third-party investment platforms for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes both fundamental and technical analysis and supports discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Stephen Lanzit is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Northampton, MA. He holds a Series 63 designation and has five years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Fic since 2009 and M Blast since 2008. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services including custom portfolio solutions, third-party asset manager access, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides back-office operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Deanna Liritzis is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Gwfs Equities, Inc., MML Distributors, LLC, and Beachbody, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she founded Home & Hound Home Decor, creating and selling home decor items online and at local flea markets. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors, participants, and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services integrate with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and focus on long-term portfolio returns and clients’ savings rates through point-in-time financial plans and managed account options.

Mark Zraunig is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and has 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Commonwealth, he worked at Kestra Advisory Services and Kestra Investment Services between 2013 and 2025. He is also the owner of Parkview Financial, Inc., a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a national broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a comprehensive platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Walter Bak is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at AE Wealth Management since 2018, following three years at Woloshin Investment Management, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he has operated the Law Office of Walter E. Bak since 1983, focusing on estate planning and elder law. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of services such as model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA plan services through a platform that integrates multiple model strategies and advisor customization.

Kathleen Thompson is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at VOYA Financial and its affiliates for 11 years before joining Empower. 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 clients, using an integrated model linked to the firm’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Christopher Cloutier is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 36 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with New York Life and its related entities since 1990, and he also operates Retiree Financial and Insurance Service, brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated investment adviser representatives. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Ayca Akisik is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with TD Bank and its affiliated firms since 2010. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and custody services through a range of proprietary and third-party investment options.

Chris Landry is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Northampton, MA. He holds three years of industry experience and has prior work history at CheckWriters, Trugreen, and Sun Run. 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, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Mark Van Valkenburg is a financial advisor with TLG Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Liberty Partners Financial Services, Modern Capital Advisors, and Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation. He is also involved in wholesale distribution of financial products through Frontier Brokerage Insurance Services. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering investment supervisory and portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, and ERISA fiduciary services, with an investment approach grounded in fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Owen Freeman Daniels is a CFP®, CFA®, and ChFC® with 24 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and Kestra Investment Services since 2005. He also serves as president of a local condominium association board. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual clients, with a broad range of services from fiduciary consulting to pooled plan solutions.