Thomas Russo is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors for three years and First Republic Bank for five years. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside specialized tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Jing Wang is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Waltham, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and over 23 years of experience in the industry. Wang has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2012 and with New York Life since 2003. Outside of advisory work, Wang owns and operates JW Insurance & Financial Services, which brokers group benefits and fixed life insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis, with a significant focus on retirement investors and institutional plan sponsors.

Andrew Richardt is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors since 2021. Prior to joining Hightower, he spent 16 years at Thompson Wealth Management. Hightower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes multi-manager solutions and manager selection, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and includes discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Cody Twombley is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial LLC since 2018 and was previously employed at Babson College, Minim Inc., and the University System of New Hampshire. 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, and family office services, employing a long-term investment approach with portfolios customized using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Jack Finch is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience. He currently works at Savant Wealth Management and previously held roles at Heritage Financial, John Hancock, and Titan Roofing. Finch spent four years associated with Creighton University during his early career. Savant Wealth Management serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive wealth management and related services. The firm combines evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by extensive in-house capabilities and affiliated entities in accounting, legal, and trust services.

Thuy Berman is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Waltham, MA, where she has worked since 2003, totaling 23 years with the firm and 16 years of industry experience. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services, serving both individual and institutional clients.

Leona Barber is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 credential and six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at MML Investors Services and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. 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, and compliance support to affiliated advisors.

Jason Hastings is a Certified Financial Planner® with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2019 and previously spent nine years at Lexington Wealth Management, Inc. He is based in Lexington, MA. Hightower Advisors serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting through a network of Advisor Practices. The firm’s approach includes manager selection, multi-manager solutions, and the use of proprietary research and portfolio construction techniques across various investment vehicles.

Michel Scheinmann is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Needham, MA, holding the ChFC® and Series 66 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life since 2016. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Wealth Management, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of financial planning and consulting services, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and digital advisory solutions.

James Valis is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Fidelity and LPL Financial and has been with Private Advisor Group since 2013. Valis serves as a chapter president for a local business networking organization and occasionally delivers educational presentations on wealth management at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to various managed account solutions. The firm’s fiduciary-based approach utilizes technology platforms and a range of investment strategies, often implementing advice through third-party managers and TAMPs.

Alexander Figueiredo is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked in various restaurants and lounges, including The George and Layali Restaurant & Lounge. Outside of advising, he has worked as a bartender at Cassarino's Restaurant in Providence, RI. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a nationwide network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Janet Friedman is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC since 2026. Her prior experience includes roles at Financial Planning Solutions, LLC, Abaris Financial Group LLC, and CWM, LLC. She serves on investment committees and trusteeships for several community organizations, including West Concord Union Church and the Town of Concord, MA. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm focuses on allocating across third-party independent managers using a proprietary “Focus List” and employs a formal manager due-diligence process alongside quantitative and qualitative performance monitoring.

George Bouton III is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience. He has been with HighTower Advisors since 2019 and previously worked at Lexington Wealth Management, Inc. from 2017 to 2019. HighTower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

Kenneth Knopf is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Valic Financial Advisors since 2009. He also holds an agent position at Agia, where he works with non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, offering managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services. The firm employs Envestnet UMA models for portfolio construction and manages approximately $26.4 billion in discretionary assets across a large advisor network.

James Da Silva is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and previously worked at GW & Wade LLC and GW & Wade Asset Management Company for 14 and 13 years respectively before joining The Colony Group, LLC. Focus Partners 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.

William Pherson is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth since 2014. 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 support services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while acting as a platform and operations provider for affiliated advisors.

Audrey Baker is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. She is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and previously worked at O'Brien Wealth Partners LLC and Bickling Financial Services. Audrey's background includes roles outside the financial sector, such as positions at Marriott International and Plato's Closet. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds.

Nune Khachatiran is a CPA and financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, bringing 14 years of experience through her ongoing role as president of her own CPA firm since 2012. She joined Integrated Wealth Concepts in 2024. In addition to her advisory work, she leads a separate accounting practice. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves a range of clients including individuals, 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, managing customized portfolios primarily with mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income using a combination of internal management and third-party sub-advisers.

Salvatore Lombardi is a financial advisor at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked with firms including Ameritas Investment Company and Mass Mutual Investors Services. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed independent insurance agent providing long-term care and life insurance products and is involved in recruiting and training agents. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes a range of investment vehicles and program platforms, combining firm-developed and third-party model portfolios to serve clients’ needs.

Ronald Smith is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Osaic FA, Inc. and 1717 Capital Management Company. He is based in Waltham, MA. 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 customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.