Samantha Wineke is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and three years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes five years at Raymond James & Associates and one year at The Bulfinch Group. She is based in Needham, MA. Park Avenue Securities LLC, doing business as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. The firm serves individual and institutional clients with brokerage services, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a variety of advisory programs.

Jay Lupica is a Series 65 licensed advisor with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 2000. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

Andrew Karelis is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Newton, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Commonwealth since 2006 and has held roles at KSP Financial Consultants, Core Wealth Advisory, and KSP Advisors, LLC. Karelis is also a partner and co-owner of a real estate holding company. 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 provides a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Brandon Arnold is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and The Hartford. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC 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 within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Robert Nadolny Jr. is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2014, with prior experience at Wells Financial Partners, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he coaches lacrosse at Team Central Lacrosse. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and services, including customized portfolio solutions and retirement plan consulting, supported by comprehensive operations, trading, technology, and compliance resources.

Cynthia Packard is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 11 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Commonwealth since 2015, also maintaining a role at Tilton Wealth Management since 2011. Outside of her advisory work, she is a notary public. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services. The firm supports affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Andrew Baker is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Westwood, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 19 years of industry experience and has been with Citizens Securities since 2012. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory approach includes a digital advisory program and managed accounts, operating as part of a bank-owned enterprise with a range of investment and related financial services.

Zhimin Ou is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and five years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role since 2022, he has significant involvement in early childhood education, serving as a site coordinator at Kiddosland Child Development Center. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering both advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Robert Phinney Jr. is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raymond James and Associates for 10 years before joining Steward Partners in 2026. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services.

Micheline Yacoub is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and with 15 years of industry experience. She also owns M.Y. Core Financials, LLC, through which she sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Yacoub volunteers with Community Consulting Teams of Boston, providing consulting services to local nonprofits. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice across multiple program types and manages a substantial non-discretionary asset base, primarily serving defined contribution and defined benefit plans, charitable and corporate clients.

Clark Page is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, Page is involved in various business activities related to financial services. Integrated Wealth Concepts 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, and family office services, employing customized portfolios that combine mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with both internal management and third-party asset managers.

Richard Poitras is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 57 years of industry experience. He has been with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance for 10 years. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of discretionary and non-discretionary advisory solutions, including model portfolios and a hybrid digital advisory platform.

Brad Champion is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding the ChFC® designation and a Series 66 license, and has 13 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he earns commissions from selling insurance products. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports various account-level services, including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Jesse Bateman is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and has worked at Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2009. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual clients. The firm delivers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Azadeh Ward is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at MassMutual Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance Co, and MetLife Securities. 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 managing over $200 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with access to managed-account programs, third-party asset managers, and a range of investment options.

Mark Driscoll is a financial advisor with Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 22 years of industry experience, including roles at Fidelity Brokerage Services and Envestnet, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is a sports official, refereeing youth, high school, and college sports. Focus Advisor Solutions provides turnkey asset management and back-office services to independent registered investment advisors, offering model portfolios, operational support, and fixed-income sub-advisory services. The firm manages approximately $41 billion in assets and serves over 33,000 clients through a team of about 42 advisors.

Michael Fitzwilliam is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Quincy, MA, holding a Series 63 designation and over 41 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1986. Fitzwilliam also engages in fixed insurance sales as a secondary business activity. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services including custom and model portfolio solutions, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports its advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Erin Manganello is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at The Colony Group, LLC since 2012 and at Mintz Levin Financial Advisors LLC from 2005 to 2012. Manganello is based in Hingham, MA. She is affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, an enterprise firm serving individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm provides wealth management and advisory services, utilizing a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds.

Juan Restrepo Vanegas is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and American Consumer Credit Counseling. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services emphasize long-term portfolio returns and are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Joseph Cahill is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank, TD Bank, LPL Financial, and Bank of America. He also serves as an Investment Adviser Representative for South Shore Retirement Services, where he is involved in insurance sales and services. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes model portfolio management and discretionary investment strategies, managing approximately $49.8 billion for over 127,000 clients.