Christopher De Rouin is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Commonwealth Financial Network and has prior experience at Morgan Stanley, Decisive Wealth Management, Citizens Securities, Inc., and Kahn, Litwin, Renza & Co., Ltd. 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 both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Daniel Carney is a Series 63 registered advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, bringing 49 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Co-General Partner-Advisor and Consultant for the Caribbean Baseball Initiative Partnership, an investment vehicle focused on relocating Minor League Baseball franchises within the Caribbean, and participates on the Finance Committee of the Rhode Island Interscholastic Committee. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse clientele, including individuals, families, trusts, and institutional sponsors, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Seth Desautel is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC based in Warwick, RI. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has six years of industry experience. Prior to joining AE Wealth Management in 2021, he worked at Merrill Lynch and Merrill Edge from 2016 to 2018 and was involved with Massie DeMarco as a general contractor. He is also active with Massey and Associates, Inc., where he serves as an investment advisor. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm utilizes discretionary model portfolios and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment strategies to manage approximately $49.8 billion for over 127,000 clients.

Melissa Trapp is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Cranston, RI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 38 years of industry experience. She has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2000 and previously was associated with Bank of Rhode Island. Her other business activities include fixed insurance sales conducted as an agent under the names BankRI Investment Services or Bank Rhode Island Investment Services. 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 hundreds of thousands of individual and institutional clients. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Matthew Hassett is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2015. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Mark Karnes is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and over 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial since 2016 and has operated a CPA practice since 1984. Outside of finance, he owns a business called Atwood Ave Donuts, Inc. 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 combined with customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Grant Brown is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an Investment Advisor at Kestra Advisory Services, LLC. He has prior experience as Vice President at Compensation Planning Inc., where he focused on ERISA compliance and retirement plan consulting. Brown also holds a board position with the Estate Planning Council of Rhode Island. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Kim George is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2009. She also maintains a role at Derouin Investment & Retirement Services. Her activities include serving as power of attorney for a family member and conducting fixed insurance business under the DBA Decisive Wealth Management. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs, technology, and operational services. The firm offers discretionary model portfolios and multiple program structures, enabling advisors to construct client portfolios using diverse securities and insurance products.

Daniel Wallentin is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2021, with prior experience at Merrill and in the restaurant industry. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipalities, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs through both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

David Juszkiewicz is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. He has been with Bankers Life Advisory Services since 2021 and has worked with affiliated entities since 2009. Outside of advising, he is an insurance agent offering Medicare Supplement, long-term care, life insurance, and annuity products. Bankers Life Advisory Services provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, focusing on customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and integrated use of fundamental and technical analysis.

Scott Andrews is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Andrews serves as Vice President of South County Habitat for Humanity, where he supports the executive board and chairs the nominating committee. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a variety of investment services such as financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and third-party money manager access.

Salvatore Tocco IV is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2012. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services through multiple wrap programs and portfolio management solutions.

Christopher Genao is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Bankers Life Securities, Inc. and Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc., and has experience outside the financial industry including positions at Bunker Hill Market and Amazon. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored investment strategies aligned with clients’ goals, risk tolerances, and time horizons.

Scott Miller is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc, Ascent Advisors, Centerville Bank, and Massey & Associates, Inc prior to joining AE Wealth Management. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base that includes individual households, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm employs discretionary model portfolios and supports third-party RIAs through sub-advisory and model-licensing arrangements, managing approximately $49.8 billion for over 127,000 clients.

Colin Murray is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at GWN Securities Inc. since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at Nationwide Financial, Santander Securities LLC, and CCO Investment Services Corp. He is also an employee-owner of Agency Financial Partners LLC, where he develops strategic partnerships related to fixed insurance and annuity sales. GWN Securities Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs and model portfolios, including SMA, UMA, and fund-strategist options, with a notable legacy of market-timing and momentum-based strategies.

Kenneth Richardson Jr. is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial since 2016 and has operated his own CPA firm, Kenneth L. Richardson Jr CPA, Inc., since 1989. He is also president of The Journey to Hope, Health, & Healing, a nonprofit organization. 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, family office services, and sponsors wrap-fee programs, employing a customized, primarily long-term investment approach with oversight of third-party managers.

Alexander Lapolla is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining AE Wealth Management, he worked at Fidelity Investments and also has experience outside finance, having worked at Agawam Hunt Country Club as a bartender. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes model portfolio and direct asset management programs, employing a range of analytical methods and strategies across a large platform serving over 127,000 clients.

Brendan Regan is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Coventry, RI. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience. His prior firms include GWFS Equities, Inc, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers services through a model integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates.

Alec Derderian is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Megastar Advisors and Citizens Securities, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales through Megastar Advisors. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser offering fee-based asset management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm provides investment management primarily through discretionary model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts, and supports a large advisor network with a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program.

Christine Testoni is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Cranston, RI, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. She has been with Citizens Securities and Citizens Bank in various roles since 2018. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in event service as a bridal attendant and server for Russell Morins Catering. Citizens Securities serves a wide retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both a digital advisory platform, managed in partnership with SigFig, and a Managed Account program, while operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.