Arik Schechet is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Savant Wealth Management since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Foreside Fund Services, LLC and Wellesley Investment Advisors, Inc. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to individuals, families, pension plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an investment approach that combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by a large team of approximately 397 advisors and integrated legal, accounting, and trust service affiliates.

Caroline Knights is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with four years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and Boston Wealth Strategies, having held roles at both firms since 2020. Prior to her financial career, she worked in education and participated in a Fulbright program. Commonwealth Financial Network is a national registered investment adviser supporting approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs and services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, and compliance support while offering advisors discretion in portfolio construction and access to proprietary model portfolios.

James Viceconte is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Alliance Bernstein and Versatile Capital Management. Since 2010, he has served as a volunteer member of the Investment Committee for Apostles of the Sacred Heart. Citizens Securities serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides digital advisory portfolios utilizing proprietary algorithms and also operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Paul Longobardi is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses, and has 24 years of industry experience. He has held positions with Lincoln Investment since 2020 and previously worked at TD Private Client Wealth LLC and TD Bank N.A. He also serves as Senior Director of Investments at Capital Analysts of New England. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans, with a particular history of working with educators and 403(b) and 457(b) program participants. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and access to third-party managers, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team that constructs strategic model portfolios and operates adaptive strategies.

Vincent Saccone Jr. is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has worked with Guardian Life and its affiliate Park Avenue Securities since 2016. In addition to his advisory role, he occasionally sells insurance products outside of Guardian when appropriate for clients. He is part of Park Avenue Wealth Management, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, which serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a range of brokerage and investment advisory services.

Alex Oliver is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner since 2026 and previously spent 11 years at First National Corporation. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs a discretionary, customized portfolio approach supported by in-house research and third-party managers, and its services include advanced tax integration and administrative family office capabilities.

Zvi Shtifter is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 22 years of industry experience. He has worked with Park Avenue Securities since 2003 and Guardian Life Insurance Co since 2002, and he is also involved with R.Z. Partnership, a business he has been part of since 1998. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering both brokerage and advisory services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Jason Bourque is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has 19 years of industry experience, including roles at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities since 2006. Outside of his advisory work, Bourque serves as Secretary on the board of the Epilepsy Foundation and participates on its investment subcommittee. He is also involved with CWS Local Connections, producing digital content to promote local small businesses. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client goals, with a significant portion of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Timothy Kelley is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Braintree, MA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and possessing 23 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with both Commonwealth Financial Network and The Murphy Insurance Group since 2008. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering various advisory programs and services including wealth management and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to its affiliated advisors.

Alexander Bender is a CFA® charterholder and holds the Series 66 designation, with 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2017 and previously worked at NEXT Financial Group from 2010 to 2017. He is the owner of ABB Holdings, LLC, which operates PlanStrong Investment Management. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including operations, trading, technology, investment management, and compliance services.

R. Jason Horwitz is a CFP® professional affiliated with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Rockland, MA, with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked with Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial since 2016. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing a primarily long-term investment approach with customized portfolios composed of mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income.

Michael Shtifter is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both transaction-based brokerage and fee-based advisory services, employing a range of proprietary and third-party investment strategies across various account types.

Sean Burke is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Rockland, Massachusetts, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 13 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at LPL Financial, E*TRADE Capital Management, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Burke is also a director at BA, Inc., a tax preparation and accounting firm. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, constructing customized portfolios with a primarily long-term approach and utilizing internal management alongside third-party asset managers.

Nathan Upton is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Salem Advisory Group and Wandby Landing. Outside of finance, he has experience in the fitness and hospitality sectors, including roles at Quest Fitness and The Lost Fire - Grill and Bar. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and support services, including wealth management and retirement plan consulting, and provides advisors with access to discretionary model portfolios and various investment solutions.

Joseph Curran is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner since 2026 and previously held roles at First National Advisors, LLC, Lexington Wealth Management, and Repligen Corporation. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations through investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and various tax and family office services. The firm employs customized discretionary portfolio management supported by both internal research and third-party managers, and offers integrated tax, accounting, and financial wellness solutions.

Michael Elcock Sr. is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Needham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1999 and has a longstanding background in the insurance industry, including roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company of America and Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Company. He serves as Vice Chair for the National PAC Committee of NAIFA, a political action committee raising funds through state NAIFA leadership. Primerica Advisors operates as part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a broad retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, including financial and retirement planning. The firm offers a variety of investment programs and platforms, managing accounts through proprietary and third-party portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Susan Miller is a CFP®, PFS™, and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. She has worked at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2019 and previously spent 17 years at Aurora Financial Advisors, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Drew Inglesi is a CFP® and ChFC® with seven years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network in Needham, MA. Prior to this, he worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC. 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 about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Margaret Welborn is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Wellesley, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. She previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, GW & Wade, LLC, and GW & Wade Asset Management Company, LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the investment committee of Gaining Ground, a nonprofit organic farm. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive 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.

Dustin Cidorowich is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with one year of industry experience. He has previously worked at Core Wealth Advisory and R.W. Roge & Company, Inc., and spent fourteen years at Electric Insurance Company. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. 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 comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.