James Rice is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, Steward Partners Global Advisory, and Steward Partners Investment Solutions since 2024. Prior to his advisory career, he was employed at Confluent Medical Technologies and General Dynamics Electric Boat. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves a broad range of clients including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering various investment advisory and financial planning services.

Austin Cornish is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Oracle Corporation. Cornish has been with Oppenheimer since 2024. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of investment and retirement services, managing equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios through both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Lena Wyand is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. She is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and previously spent 19 years at Charter Oak Capital Management. Outside of her advisory role, she is a 25% owner of OAK TREE PROPERTIES, INC., a business owning a commercial property. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other investment vehicles.

Brittany Beard is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. She has worked at Steward Partners and Raymond James Financial Services, as well as Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of advisory roles, she is also a sales consultant for an online clothing and shoe platform. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered registered investment advisor managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a variety of investment advisory and financial planning services.

Caleb Allen is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Dover, NH, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at firms including Equitable Advisors, Eagle Strategies, and New York Life. Allen serves as Treasurer for the Lions Club of Dover-Rollinsford-South Berwick, a local charitable organization. Guardian Life’s Park Avenue® Wealth Management provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored client solutions through advisor-led discretionary management, model-based strategies, and access to proprietary and third-party advisory programs.

Peter Hanrahan is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and nine years of industry experience. His prior work includes six years at Fidelity Brokerage Services, LLC, before joining Steward Partners and its affiliated entities. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets and serving a national client base that includes individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services, utilizing both proprietary and third-party portfolio management solutions.

Jean Trim is a Series 65 licensed advisor with 16 years of industry experience. She is currently with Hightower Advisors, joining the firm in 2023 after a 12-year tenure at Vigilant Capital Management, LLC, and prior experience at Columbia Management Advisors, Inc. Ms. Trim serves as a director on the board of Newburyport Five Cents Savings Bank. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach includes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, with a noted presence in handling large pooled and institutional mandates as well as cross-border investment considerations.

Chelsea Caulfield is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation. Her prior experience includes roles at MML Investors Services LLC, MassMutual/WestPoint Capital, and Citibank. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account programs.

Todd Mills is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Portsmouth, NH, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at TD Bank, N.A. and TD Private Client Wealth LLC since 2012. 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 employs a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation using both affiliated and third-party sub-managers, supported by advisory and custodial platforms.

Jeffrey Mc Donald is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Fiduciary Private Wealth, Advisory Services Network, Salem Five Bank, and Enterprise Bank and Trust. Independent Financial Partners is a nationwide enterprise that offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a network of independent advisers. The firm supports a decentralized advisory model allowing individual advisers to set investment strategies while providing formal retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services, including ERISA 3(21) and 3(38) services.

Sarah Laratonda is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes positions at LPL Financial/Northeast Planning from 2018 to 2022. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets and serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

Emma Ranocha is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Hightower Advisors in Portsmouth, NH, and has one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Vigilant Wealth Management and BNY Mellon, as well as experience at YMCA Camp Huckins and Fruit Center Marketplace. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Christina O'Donnell is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and has held roles at Raymond James Financial Services, Bank of America, and Merrill. She also owns Carrigg Wealth Advisors, a support company for financial advisors. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services.

John Kageleiry is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Dover, NH, holding Series 66 and Series 63 registrations and 18 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Fidelity and Verium Planning and Asset Management, among others. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, delivering services through an integrated platform tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative systems. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its financial planning approach and serves a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

Daniel Snyder is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently affiliated with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and has worked with related Steward Partners entities since 2018, following a prior ten-year tenure at Wells Fargo Clearing. Snyder also serves as a trustee for a family trust and owns a support company, The Sedoric Group, which provides investment and planning advice to clients. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services.

Vincent Stancato is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Rockefeller Financial LLC, MFS Fund Distributors, Inc., and Natixis Investment Managers. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets and serving a national client base that includes individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account services through both proprietary and third-party solutions.

Erica Kelly is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of advising, she is an authorized member of Kelly Co Plumbing, LLC, a business she owns and operates. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations with a range of advisory and financial planning services.

Michael Bernier is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with four years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Hightower Advisors and has previously worked at Advantage Capital, Prime Buchholz LLC, and FIDELITY Brokerage Services LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients, utilizing a multi-manager approach that includes affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and various investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

William Clifford is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2023 and previously spent 11 years at Vigilant Capital Management LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, employing a multi-manager investment approach that includes both affiliated and third-party managers, and offers portfolio solutions such as mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and custom indexing.

Jessica Kreger is a CFP® with 14 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. and previously worked at Charter Oak Capital Management and Robinson Smith Wealth Advisors, LLC. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm uses a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, employing low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and private funds across various platforms.