Gavin Ugone is a financial advisor with Novem Group in Topsfield, MA, holding a Series 65 credential and five years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. and American Renal Associates. He is also involved as an employee with Topsfield Financial Group. Novem Group provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and offers discretionary management with regular account monitoring.

Catherine Bearce is a financial advisor with FourStar Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations along with a Series 66 license. She has 22 years of industry experience, including roles at Nobles & Richards, Inc., Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, LPL Financial, and Lincoln Financial Advisors. FourStar Wealth Advisors serves individuals, retirement and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to manage diversified portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis, tailoring strategies to clients' risk tolerance and time horizons.

Daniel Labroad is a financial advisor at Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Prudential Insurance Company of America and Putnam Investments. Labroad provides investment advisory services through Gateway Wealth Partners, an independent registered investment adviser. Gateway Wealth Partners offers financial planning, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and qualified employee benefit plans. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using primarily low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supported by fundamental and technical analysis, and manages approximately $1.25 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Ryan Smith is a financial advisor with Northeast Planning Associates, Inc. in Newburyport, MA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Northeast Planning Associates and affiliated with LPL Financial since 2014. Northeast Planning Associates provides financial planning, investment advisory, and retirement plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers modular planning engagements and access to investment management, managing approximately $327.7 million in client assets.

Kristen Lindahl is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Fiduciary Financial Advisors since 2024. Prior to this role, she was not employed in the financial industry. Fiduciary Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable foundations. The firm combines discretionary investment management with services such as outsourced CFO engagements and digital-asset portfolio management, using a blend of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis tailored to client needs.

Zachary Longley is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Newburyport, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2007 and also provides financial planning and consulting services through Northeast Planning Associates, Inc., an independent registered investment advisor he has operated since 2003. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a notary public. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm supports its investment advice with an in-house research team and provides a variety of portfolio management options, combining large-scale advisory operations with non-advisory product offerings.

Christopher Vassilopoulos is a financial advisor at Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and has worked at firms including Townsend Holdings LLC and Aon Securities LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is Chair of the Membership Committee for the Georgia Association of Public Pension Trustees and serves on the Board of Directors for the Boston College Alumni Association. Johnson Investment Counsel serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a team-based investment process combining quantitative equity analysis with macro and micro fixed income strategies, and offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and model portfolio services.

Sumeet Malhotra is a financial advisor at Santander Securities LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Santander Securities, Santander Bank, and Citizens Securities, among other related entities. Santander Securities LLC provides investment advisory and related services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers wrap-fee advisory programs and financial planning services, delivering investment advice through the FMAX managed-account platform with discretionary portfolio management and ongoing suitability reviews.

Todd Ehrenberg is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Port Capital Management Inc., a securities operating company. 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, third-party asset manager access, and retirement plan consulting, supported by comprehensive operations, trading, technology, and compliance infrastructure.

Brian Glick is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has prior experience at The Colony Group, Connectus Wealth Advisers, Neirg Wealth Management, Raphael & Raphael LLP, and Gagnon Tax LLC. His background includes both advisory and tax-related roles. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies alongside various specialized offerings.

Emily Roster is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with one year of industry experience. She previously worked at M.P. Losapio & Company, LLC for 20 years and is a partner at OnPoint Tax and Consulting Services, PLLC, a CPA firm. 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 with a long-term approach and utilizing both internal management and third-party asset managers.

Clinton Hyland is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Winooski, VT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2015 and also serves as an agent for Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Paul Fisher is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Edward Jones and Empower Financial Services. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. Their approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates, serving a large participant base relative to advisor headcount.

Allison Delena is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and The Blanchette Financial Group, having held roles at these firms and others including Mass Mutual Investors Services and Metlife Securities Inc. Delena is based in Newburyport, MA. 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 model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team, and offers operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Nathaniel Tilton is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network and leading Tilton Wealth Management since 2013. He has been affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2006. Outside of his advisory work, Tilton is an author of both fiction and non-fiction pieces. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients through various advisory programs and back-office services. The firm offers a wide range of investment options and model portfolios, combining discretionary management with customizable program structures.

Clifford Jurdi is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and possessing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2000. In addition to his advisory work, Jurdi conducts retirement planning seminars as a presenter for Goldman Sachs and serves as a FINRA board of arbitrators member. 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 over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides adviser support through managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services, employing both internally managed and outsourced portfolio management strategies.

Afsana Jahan is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Foreside Fund Services, Balanced Rock Investment Advisors, and Boston Impact Initiative. Jahan serves as an Investment Committee and Advisory Board Member for Envest Microfinance Cooperative, an impact investment fund manager providing financing to microfinance institutions in developing countries. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm offers a comprehensive range of services and employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with external managers and a broad array of investment options.

Eric Hanson is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Andover, MA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2008 and has operated The Hanson Group since 2007. Hanson serves as co-trustee of a non-Commonwealth client life insurance trust. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and services, providing operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction.

Matthew Lord is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Exeter, NH, holding the CFP® designation and Series 66 license. He has 26 years of industry experience, including 22 years with Citizens Securities. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors and offers investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, and it operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Richard Pignone is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Steward Partners Investment Solutions, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, and Steward Partners Global Advisory. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account programs.