Ryan Shepard is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group in 2025, he worked at Gwfs Equities, Inc. for 11 years. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrates its services closely with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Martin Lowenthal is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2010. His other business activities include insurance services outside of Guardian Life. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through proprietary and third-party portfolios and supports various account-level features such as lending solutions and tax harvesting.

Alexander Martin is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Corient in Boston, MA. He previously worked at Eaton Vance WaterOak Advisors from 2008 to 2022. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party solutions, continuous portfolio monitoring, and risk management tools to align investments with client objectives.

John Dolan Jr. is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 48 years of industry experience. He is currently with Centaurus Financial, Inc., where he has worked since 2018, following a 15-year tenure at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals of varying net worth, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, utilizing multiple analytical approaches and a variety of investment options.

Thomas Anderson is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 registered advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Boston, MA, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he spent nine years at SVB Wealth LLC (formerly Boston Private Wealth LLC). CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm’s investment approach involves customized portfolio management supported by an internal investment team, multiple governance committees, and a combination of proprietary and external strategies, including options hedges and structured notes.

Kathleen Kuhn is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2007. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across multiple wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs, leveraging internal standards and oversight committees to select and monitor managers.

Wesley Pratt is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Fidelity Investments. His background includes various roles related to maritime clubs and marina management. Voya Financial Advisors serves a diverse clientele, including individuals, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and consulting services through multiple program structures. The firm emphasizes recommendation-based advice delivered mainly through non-discretionary arrangements and operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and a broker-dealer.

Nathaniel Baynes is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill and Baynes Electric Supply Co. Baynes serves as an infantry member of the U.S. Army National Guard. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs an investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within a tax- and fee-sensitive framework.

Justin Desantis is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services and its affiliates since 2020 and previously at MacDonald Insurance and Financial Services. Outside of his financial career, he serves as a hockey official. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers various managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and universal life subaccounts, utilizing multiple custodial platforms and third-party tools to support portfolio construction and management.

Bernard Sandford is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Coburn & Meredith Inc for nine years and has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial since 2021. 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, consulting, and family office services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach with customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income.

Adam Zandonella is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Westborough, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and having four years of industry experience. His prior work includes five years at Bain Capital LP and roles with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life. He also engages in insurance brokering activities through McGuire & Wright Financial Group LLC, focusing on non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of program types and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, working within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Christopher Nash is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Norwood, MA. He holds no prior industry experience but has worked at Integrated Wealth Concepts since 2026 and previously at AWH Financial, LLC from 2023 to 2024. He has been associated with NASH CPAs PLLC since 2015. 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, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing a combination of internal management and third-party oversight with an emphasis on long-term, customized portfolio strategies.

Preston Wong is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at The Colony Group, Windrose Advisors, and Putnam Investments. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management services, employing an investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Christopher Peterson is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Edward Jones, Bank of America, and Merrill. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in fixed insurance sales based in Natick, MA. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm provides a broad range of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, supporting discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolio management.

Jonathan Bouvier is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC. His background also includes roles in education and communications. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, and operates as a registered broker-dealer offering securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

Hugues Rivard is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Farther. He has been with Farther Finance Advisors since 2024 and also maintains a role at Financial Life Focus, LLC since 2007. Farther serves individual investors, trusts, and estates through a technology-driven advisory platform combined with direct client meetings. The firm uses an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, employing bespoke and algorithmic model portfolios with automatic rebalancing, and offers discretionary investment management, retirement plan consulting, and non-discretionary recommendations for private investment funds.

Christopher Seear is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Boston, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His career includes multiple roles within TD Bank and related entities since 2016. 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 investors. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation using both affiliated and third-party sub-managers, offering portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody services.

Keith Mayer is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 27 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Santander Securities, Santander Bank, and Merrill. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm offers integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing through proprietary and third-party financial planning methodologies.

Cole Di Rico is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. based in Boston, MA. He holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience, including prior roles at Merrill and Automatic Data Processing. Outside of finance, he has experience working in the restaurant and bar industry as a host, server, and bartender. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm provides a variety of advisory services ranging from financial planning to third-party money manager access, primarily through non-discretionary, recommendation-based programs.

Abigail Ingalls is a financial advisor at Breckinridge Capital Advisors Inc with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Breckinridge since 2015. Breckinridge Capital Advisors manages over $50 billion in separately managed accounts and sub-advisory arrangements for a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, mutual funds, and wrap-fee program participants. The firm offers a range of fixed income and equity strategies supported by a combination of top-down macro outlooks and bottom-up fundamental research, with a distinctive operational structure as a certified B Corp and Massachusetts Benefit Corporation.