Xiaodong Wu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Waltham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 11 years of industry experience. His career includes roles related to insurance and benefits with multiple companies such as Nationwide, Principal Life Insurance Company, and International Medical Group, among others. Wu also engages in selling various insurance products through independent contractor positions with several health and life insurance providers. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios and delivering discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Nathaniel Smith is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in North Andover, MA, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at GWFS Equities, Inc. since 2013. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering integrated services aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing while serving a large participant base relative to its advisor count.

Tara Verbeek is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2011. 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 variety of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while providing operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

James Whiteman is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth since 2008. 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 provides a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, while supporting affiliated advisors with operations, technology, investment management, and compliance.

Daniel Tinsley is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Marlborough, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2016. Outside of advising, he serves as a corporator and ambassador for Bay State Savings Bank. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 3,000 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including portfolio management, compliance, and technology services, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside firm-managed model portfolios.

Grace Moleski is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with six years of industry experience. She currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously held roles at Pathstone Family Office, Ameriprise Financial Services Inc, and GEN Financial Management Inc. 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 that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Myles Davis is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, he has been associated with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an assistant coach for the Roxbury Latin Varsity Basketball team. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional sponsors. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions and offers a range of advisory programs, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Jackson Martin is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential. Although new to the industry, with less than one year of experience, he has held various roles across education, hospitality, and retail sectors, including positions at Loyola University Maryland and Red Bull. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers diverse managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and life insurance subaccounts, supported by a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and third-party partners.

Charles Costa II is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at GWFS Equities, Renewables Worldwide, and Pella Windows and Doors. Outside of his advisory work, Costa occasionally performs paid musical gigs and bartends at a live music venue. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain retail brokerage clients. The firm employs an integrated service model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Dillon Driscoll is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Financial Planning Solutions, LLC and Manganaro Building LLC, as well as work in education and local government. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager selection process using a proprietary “Focus List” and offers discretionary wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced CIO solutions.

Richard Zachary is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 25 years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. His career includes roles at Fidelity, E*TRADE, Nationwide Investment Services, and other financial services firms. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing retirement relationships through TIAA. The firm’s model distinguishes point-in-time planning from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while operating within a vertically integrated group using affiliated funds.

Michael Wilson is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Avantax Investment Services and Donnelly Boland & Associates. Outside of advisory services, he owns Wilson Accounting Group, LLC, which provides accounting and payroll services. Commonwealth Financial Network is a national dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser platform with both discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services.

Jonathan Morrill is a financial advisor at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to his current role, he worked at Trindent Consulting and Procter & Gamble. Outside of finance, he owns Pi Design Boston, a small business specializing in custom embroidery services. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice through various program types and works extensively with retirement plans and insurance-related products.

Christopher O'Day is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 2 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LGA, LLP and ALL CPAs and has been involved with the Massachusetts Society of CPAs since 2010. Outside of advising, he serves as Director of Marketing for LGA LLP, a CPA and business advisory firm. 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, and family office services, employing a long-term investment approach with customizable portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income.

Daniel Ferris is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Burlington, MA, and has eight years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory career, he served in the United States Army for 20 years. He also founded High Caliber Solutions LLC, where he teaches military planning and combat leadership to service members and performance coaching to civilian businesses. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs, managing portfolios through a centralized investment team and wealth portfolio managers.

Joseph Hayes is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2023. Prior to that, he spent 11 years at Boston Hill Advisors, LLC. He also has a background in brokerage, life, and health sales dating back to 1995. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors. The firm's approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research to build customized portfolios.

Austin Litvak is a CFP® and CFA® with eight years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors and previously spent six years at O’Brien Wealth Partners LLC, along with prior roles at Boston Advisors, LLC and Fidelity Investments. O’Brien Wealth Partners LLC provides fee-only investment advice and financial planning to individuals, families, businesses, nonprofits, pension plans, and endowments, managing approximately $1.1 billion in discretionary assets. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes capital preservation and attractive returns through diversified asset allocation, using mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally interval funds, emerging markets, and ESG-focused investments.

John Hagberg is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth since 2000. 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 provides a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, and supports affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management resources.

Benjamin Mander is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Beacon Pointe, he held various roles at Boston College, Becket-Chimney Corners YMCA, and Grace Church School. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, standalone financial planning, retirement-plan platform services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines its asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Sandra Mazzola is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Waltham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 15 years of industry experience. She has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2021 and has prior experience with Next Generation Wealth, LLC, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory work, she is involved in real estate activities through ownership and partnerships in several entities focused on buying and selling property. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional sponsors, and retirement plan clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.