Lauren Desforge is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 27 years of industry experience. She holds the CFP®, PFS™, and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Cerity Partners in 2022, she worked for Daintree Advisors LLC for ten years. Desforge serves on the board and finance committee of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council and volunteers with Advisers Give Back, Inc., a nonprofit providing financial advice to low-income families. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized investment management, financial planning, and access to alternative and private-market investments, managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets.

Alexander Gross is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2022, and previously spent a decade at Daintree Advisors LLC. Gross holds the Series 65 designation and is based in Boston, MA. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable institutions, and other entities. The firm offers customized portfolio management with a focus on diversified asset allocation and provides services such as financial planning, tax and insurance support, retirement plan services, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Barbara Cummings is a financial advisor with William Blair in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. She has been with William Blair & Company since 2015. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division provides investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pensions, and corporate clients, employing an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes. The firm offers proprietary models, access to private funds, and collaborates with third-party sub-managers and affiliated investment advisers.

Teresa Swimm is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 36 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill Lynch and Bank of America. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Nicholas Cole is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Boston, holding a Series 65 designation. He has been in the financial industry since 2021, with prior experience at Audax Group and RSM US LLP. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients, offering a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs an investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies within a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive framework, supported by fundamental and quantitative analysis.

Nicholas Tuccelli is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Investments from 2024 to 2026. Voya Financial Advisors is an enterprise-scale firm offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes client relationships structured around investment policy statements and combines in-house and external strategists with technology-enabled tools to deliver both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.

Mark Haser is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Artemis Financial Advisors for six years and has held positions at Kyruus and Athenahealth. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Evan Couture is a financial advisor at Breckinridge Capital Advisors Inc with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Allspring Funds Management, LLC, Allspring Funds Distributor, LLC, and T. Rowe Price. Breckinridge Capital Advisors offers separately managed fixed income and equity strategies, sub-advisory services, and investment management for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, primarily accessed through intermediaries. The firm combines a top-down investment outlook with fundamental credit research and rules-based models, emphasizing tax-aware techniques and proprietary portfolio management systems.

Laura Keelon is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. She has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2005. 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Dawn Rimari is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Beverly, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth since 2004. Outside of her advisory role, she presents financial literacy programs to charter schools in Lawrence, MA. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a variety of advisory programs, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment options. The firm offers operational, compliance, and practice-management support while advisors maintain discretion over client portfolios.

Jason Bertsch is a CFP® professional with 27 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with NewEdge Advisors, where he has worked since 2026, following a 14-year tenure at TIAA and TIAA-CREF. NewEdge Advisors is a large registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm provides a broad range of services, including portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party managers, with a focus on centralized due diligence, technology integration, and a variety of program structures.

Christopher Kajunski is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Investments and has held positions in education and various clubs in the Boston area. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliated with Voya Financial, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans and charitable organizations. The firm combines in-house and external strategists with technology-enabled tools and provides services primarily on a non-discretionary basis, with some discretionary management options.

Stephen Petersen is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Prio Wealth, Inc., Prio Wealth Business Trust, and Seaward Management entities. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable institutions, and institutional investors. The firm provides customized portfolio management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, retirement plan services, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

John Walsh is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments, State Street, and Brown & Brown. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes investment policy statements and model allocations, combining in-house and external strategies along with technology-enabled tools to implement recommendations through primarily non-discretionary client relationships.

Stacey Marino is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience and is currently affiliated with Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. in Boston, MA. Prior to joining Oppenheimer in 2021, she spent five years with Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Outside of her advisory role, Marino serves as the sole trustee of an irrevocable family trust. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a broad range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs, spanning equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, with a notable share of advisory assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Salvatore Demalia is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Investments for three years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a flag referee for the Town of Plymouth and also works as a food delivery driver for DoorDash. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm combines in-house and external strategists, model portfolios, and technology-enabled tools to implement investment recommendations through mostly non-discretionary client relationships.

Stephen Lucero is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Andover, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2016. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm combines point-in-time planning with ongoing portfolio management, offering both model-based and customized investment solutions.

Matthew Antonellis is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a private wealth advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC. He previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services in various capacities from 2016 to 2026. Antonellis also manages an advisory business through Ironsides Operational Support LLC. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a long-term investment approach with customized portfolios and a range of model and wrap-fee options.

Brian Mckenney is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 46 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 1994 and previously spent 21 years at Beacon Investment Management, where he was managing partner and owner of a private securities business. He also serves as a co-trustee for a long-term friend in a non-investment-related capacity. 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 individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody and clearing services.

Ethan Howe is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has prior experience at Fidelity Investments. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliated with Voya Financial, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm uses a combination of model portfolios, in-house and outside strategists, and technology-enabled tools to implement investment recommendations, primarily through non-discretionary client relationships.