Sumeet Malhotra is a financial advisor at Santander Securities LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Santander Securities, Santander Bank, and Citizens Securities, among other related entities. Santander Securities LLC provides investment advisory and related services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers wrap-fee advisory programs and financial planning services, delivering investment advice through the FMAX managed-account platform with discretionary portfolio management and ongoing suitability reviews.

Todd Ehrenberg is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Port Capital Management Inc., a securities operating company. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and services, including customized portfolio solutions, third-party asset manager access, and retirement plan consulting, supported by comprehensive operations, trading, technology, and compliance infrastructure.

Darin Leeman is a CFP® and ChFC® with 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2010 and also holds a role at Agia since 2022. Leeman serves as an adjunct professor and academic researcher in business management and is secretary of Friends of Moeckel Pond, a nonprofit focused on the preservation and maintenance of a historic dam in Windham, NH. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models and operating at scale with over 1,200 advisors.

Brian Glick is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has prior experience at The Colony Group, Connectus Wealth Advisers, Neirg Wealth Management, Raphael & Raphael LLP, and Gagnon Tax LLC. His background includes both advisory and tax-related roles. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that integrates active and passive strategies alongside various specialized offerings.

Clinton Hyland is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Winooski, VT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2015 and also serves as an agent for Agia, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models for portfolio construction and management.

Paul Fisher is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Edward Jones and Empower Financial Services. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. Their approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates, serving a large participant base relative to advisor headcount.

Pedro Rodriguez is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience, currently with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. since 2022. Prior to this, he worked for Gwfs Equities, Inc. for seven years. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program combining goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households. The firm employs model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs and delivers financial plans and ongoing reviews through an interactive online platform.

Allison Delena is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and The Blanchette Financial Group, having held roles at these firms and others including Mass Mutual Investors Services and Metlife Securities Inc. Delena is based in Newburyport, MA. 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 services, including model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team, and offers operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Michael Savastano is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Andover, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 35 years of industry experience. He also operates Savastano Insurance and Financial Services, a DBA used to offer New York Life and other insurance and investment products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers tailored advice through various program types and maintains predominantly non-discretionary assets under management, working within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Staci Fall is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65, Series 63, and Series 66 designations. Her prior experience includes roles at Santander Securities, LLC, Santander Bank, NA, and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as attorney-in-fact under a durable power of attorney for a family member. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs multiple advisory platforms, often utilizing third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and combines long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Nathaniel Tilton is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network and leading Tilton Wealth Management since 2013. He has been affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2006. Outside of his advisory work, Tilton is an author of both fiction and non-fiction pieces. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients through various advisory programs and back-office services. The firm offers a wide range of investment options and model portfolios, combining discretionary management with customizable program structures.

Afsana Jahan is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Foreside Fund Services, Balanced Rock Investment Advisors, and Boston Impact Initiative. Jahan serves as an Investment Committee and Advisory Board Member for Envest Microfinance Cooperative, an impact investment fund manager providing financing to microfinance institutions in developing countries. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients. The firm offers a comprehensive range of services and employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with external managers and a broad array of investment options.

Eric Hanson is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Andover, MA, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2008 and has operated The Hanson Group since 2007. Hanson serves as co-trustee of a non-Commonwealth client life insurance trust. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and services, providing operations, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction.

Richard Pignone is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Steward Partners Investment Solutions, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, and Steward Partners Global Advisory. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account programs.

Benjamin Duchano is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Citizens Securities, and Citizens Bank. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm focuses on manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers services that include discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

Matthew Staples is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Citizens Securities in various roles since 2015. Prior to his career in financial services, he worked at Best Buy Corporation for 11 years. Citizens Securities serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm operates both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, including a digital advisory platform that utilizes proprietary algorithms to recommend ETF-based portfolios.

Philip Proulx is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in North Chelmsford, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 14 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Money Concepts Capital Corp since 2011 and owns Proulx Family Financial, a tax preparation and bookkeeping business. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with CodyQ, LLC, a consulting services firm. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a variety of managed programs and combines fundamental and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory in its investment approach.

Connor Townsend is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Andover, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Third3rd Financial Partners LLC, Blueprint Financial Partners, LLC, and Fairway Group LLC, alongside his ongoing roles at Eagle Strategies, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. Townsend also operates Blueprint Financial Partners, LLC, focusing on brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutional investors, and retirement plans, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered through various program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

John Olson is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, based in Andover, MA, bringing 50 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth and Olson Financial Group since 1994. Outside of his advisory role, Olson has been involved in fixed insurance sales since 1982. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports affiliated advisors with operations, technology, investment management, and compliance, while offering multiple program structures including discretionary model portfolios and personalized indexing options.

Matthew Bausch is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Commonwealth since 2014. 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 a broad client base. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services, managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets.