Nicholas Luise is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, Merrill, and TIAA. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for his local condo association. 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. The firm’s integrated approach leverages proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and clients’ savings rates.

John Cislo is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Merrill, TIAA-CREF, and Principal Life Insurance Company. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and business entities. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Vincent Vicidomini is a financial advisor at Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Mesirow Financial since 2014 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Mesirow Financial Investment Management, Inc.’s Wealth Management division provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to a diverse client base including private individuals, pension plans, government entities, and charitable organizations. The firm integrates proprietary private investment products with third-party managers, employs quantitative and qualitative due diligence, and offers access to affiliated feeder funds investing in institutional real estate and private equity.

Patrick Arey is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Foreside Financial Services, Legal & General Investment Management America, and Virtus Investment Partners. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm uses an integrated service model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering both point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Terry Griffith is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at UBS Financial Services for 10 years. Griffith serves as a board member on the Masonic Education & Charitable Trust, where he helps oversee investment decisions made by an institutional consultant. Independent Financial Group is a large advisory and brokerage firm that provides investment advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan services to individuals, trusts, corporations, business owners, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of investment strategies through both in-house model portfolios and third-party managers, serving clients across various risk profiles.

Kallie Rosenbach is a financial advisor with Guardian Life, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. She has worked with Guardian Life Insurance Company and Park Avenue Securities since 2024. Outside of her advisory role, Rosenbach also works as a real estate agent with Keller Williams. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs.

Attar Chalif is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Plymouth, MA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, he worked at Rockland Trust Company and Fisher Agencies of American Income Life. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member and chapter leader for Networking Group USA, where he hosts meetings and supports members in building professional connections. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of programs tailored to client objectives, managing a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Cynthia Reilly is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 26 years of industry experience. She has worked at TD Bank N.A. and TD Private Client Wealth LLC since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she manages a small residential real estate property through an independent management company. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth private clients, combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Thomas Mayer Jr. is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Mayer is also involved in a CPA affiliate program through T.G. MAYER, P.C. Integrated Wealth Concepts 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, and family office services, employing a long-term investment approach with customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income.

Margaret Pierce is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of experience in the financial industry. She is currently with PlanMember Securities Corporation, where she has worked since 2022. Her prior roles include positions at Kestra Investment Services, Newport Group, and Dailyaccess Corporation. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a top-down strategic asset allocation process and manages unitized, risk‑based mutual fund portfolios ranging from conservative to aggressive, offering education and support services such as seminars and personalized retirement planning.

Brook Thompson is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, and Waddell & Reed Inc. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and digital advice platforms.

Russell Cullivan is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. in Plymouth, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA since 2014 and has operated as a self-employed insurance broker since 1992. Outside of his advisory work, he is active as an independent insurance agent and serves as a referral partner for an energy company. VOYA Financial Advisors serves individuals and institutional clients, including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides services such as financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting through various program structures, often emphasizing non-discretionary, recommendation-based client relationships.

Matthew Clifford is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC for nine years and has additional experience with Putnam Investments and North Star Resource Group. Outside of finance, Clifford was involved with Clifford Construction and has a background that includes working at Merrimack College. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers tailored, non-discretionary consulting using analytical tools and supports a large network of advisors with specialized programs, including municipal advisory services and SIMPLE IRA Employer Advisory & Consulting Services.

Brian Mullen is a financial advisor at Merrill with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill and Bank of America since 2016. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Candice Travis is a financial advisor with J.P. Morgan Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Santander Bank and Citizens Bank prior to joining J.P. Morgan in 2023. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting within a framework that combines institutional advisory operations with brokerage and investment management capabilities.

Kelli Hampton is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Merrill from 2013 to 2021 before joining Mass Mutual in 2021. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, structuring planning engagements as annual, collaborative relationships that use firm-approved software to analyze client goals.

Zachary Moss is a financial advisor with Raymond James Financial in Plymouth, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and beginning his industry career in 2025. His background includes roles at Harvard Extension School and George Washington University, as well as involvement with community organizations such as the Belmont Youth Basketball Association. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning and investment consulting to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs tailored, non-discretionary planning and analytical tools to support client goals and offers specialized programs such as municipal advisory services and SIMPLE IRA Employer Advisory & Consulting Services.

Steven Nearman is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 38 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation for 13 years before joining Cambridge in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he is the founder and executive director of The Great Blizzards of Massachusetts Special Hockey and serves on the boards of the American Red Cross and Special Hockey International. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a wide range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent professionals, offering both proprietary and third-party strategies across multiple platforms.

Dean Sylvester is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked extensively with Lighthouse Investment Group, Inc. and Commonwealth Financial Network, and currently operates within Lighthouse Investment South Shore. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research and model portfolios.

Seth Smith is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Mass Mutual Investors Services and MassMutual Life Insurance Company since 2012. Smith is also involved with Physicians Planning Group and Sterling Physician Planning, focusing on providing financial planning and insurance advice to clients. Mass Mutual Investors Services operates as a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser, serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, using firm-approved software and collaborative annual planning engagements.