Michael Kumph is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC and previously spent 28 years with The Financial Advisors, LLC, where he served as president and investment adviser representative. He is involved in transitioning his former advisory business following its acquisition. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of active and passive strategies and offers access to proprietary private funds and a continuously offered interval fund.

Mark Sperling is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Andover, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His career includes roles at GWFS Equities, Advised Assets Groups, Citizens Securities, Equitable Advisors, and AXA Advisors. 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 offers an integrated service model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Scott Brown is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in North Andover, MA. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 credentials and has 13 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Hightower Advisors in 2023, he spent 10 years with Boston Hill Advisors, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s approach centers on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with access to a broad range of investment vehicles and portfolio construction strategies.

Brittany Stuart is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and five years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at TD Bank N.A. and experience with Grove at the Briar Barn Inn and Weber Writing and Research. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients, combining strategic asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Stephen Curran is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Advisors since 2023 and previously worked at Boston Hill Advisors, LLC for 14 years. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to individual and institutional clients, including pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and trusts. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services through its extensive network of advisors.

Sharon Pollard is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 29 years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. She has worked at firms including Wells Fargo Advisors and Raymond James Financial Services. Pollard is involved with Spector and Frisch Private Wealth Management in a support capacity. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services.

James Elliott is a financial advisor with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC in Rye, New Hampshire. He holds a Series 65 designation and has eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bleakley Financial Group, LLC, Private Advisor Group, LLC, and Heller Wealth Advisors, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual investors, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers and employs both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

David Sullivan is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014 and previously worked at Fidelity Personal Trust Company and Fidelity. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plan relationships. The firm offers a range of advisory services, including model and customized portfolios, and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Paul Stevenson is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including The Leaders Group, Inc., Tower Square Securities, Smith Companies, and Fidelity Mutual. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a business providing appraisals of privately held securities and businesses. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering portfolio management, financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.

Roberto Solano Jr. is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as trustee of his sister’s irrevocable special needs trust and is an officer of his condominium association. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations through a range of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management solutions.

Louis Bonasera is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Beacon Pointe in 2026, he worked at The Financial Advisors, LLC for 18 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as trustee and property manager for a family realty trust. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, utilizing third-party independent managers selected through a formal due-diligence process and supported by quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Michael Houghton is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked with NewEdge Advisors since 2021 and previously worked at Flagship Harbor Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he operates FP Focus LLC, a tax and investment-related business. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and consulting services and utilizes multiple program structures combining in-house and third-party strategies supported by centralized due diligence and technology tools.

Jonathan Ayres is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Georgetown, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2019 and has a concurrent affiliation with Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance dating back to 2008. Ayres also operates Ayres Financial & Insurance Services, focusing on brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and defined benefit plans, and charitable and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of advisors, emphasizing tailored recommendations and primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Jonathan Ayres is an investment adviser representative with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Georgetown, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 42 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company, as well as operating Ayres Financial & Insurance Services since 2009. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients with financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm’s approach includes multiple program types tailored to client objectives and emphasizes non-discretionary asset management within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Craig Eaton is a certified public accountant affiliated with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, where he has worked for three years. He has prior experience with Granite Peak Associates, Inc. and Moody, Famiglietti & Andronico, spanning over two decades. His professional background includes accounting alongside his financial advisory roles. 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 provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing customized portfolios with a long-term investment approach and oversight of third-party asset managers.

Karen Weinhold is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC, based in Andover, MA, with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with TD Private Client Wealth LLC since 2013 and has held roles at TD Bank, N.A. since 2005, totaling 18 years at the firm. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from both affiliated and third-party sub-managers, offering ongoing portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody through third-party custodians.

Marybeth Breed is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2023 and previously spent 12 years at Boston Hill Advisors, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individual and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a range of portfolio construction options.

Michael Edwards is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors and previously worked at Municrest Investment Management Company, LLC and Boston Hill Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an editor for the New Hampshire sections of an internet-based magazine focused on outdoor sports. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, employing a manager selection and multi-manager approach that includes both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Michael Dempsey is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. He previously worked for The Financial Advisors, LLC for 18 years and is involved as treasurer of the Andover Trails Committee, a nonprofit focused on land and river trail conservation. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer services to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines active and passive investment strategies with due diligence on third-party managers and maintains proprietary private funds alongside interval fund advisory roles.

Noah Behrend is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Capital Analysts, Lincoln Investment, and Royal Alliance Associates. Outside of advisory work, he is the owner of Birch Tree Benefits, a business focused on group benefits and individual insurance sales and service. Integrity Alliance provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management and financial planning through a large network of independent advisors, utilizing a range of investment approaches and third‑party platforms.