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 financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Merrill, Bank of America, Raymond James Financial Services, and multiple Steward Partners entities. She also owns Carrigg Wealth Advisors, a support company based in Portsmouth, NH. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory and financial planning services with both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management options.

John Kageleiry is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Dover, NH, holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Origin Medical, Stonewall Kitchen, and Verium Planning and Asset Management. Kageleiry is a passive owner of two commercial real estate LLCs but does not actively manage these entities. 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 delivers integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and clients’ savings rates through point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Daniel Snyder is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. His career includes prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Raymond James Financial Services. He has a trustee role with a family trust and owns The Sedoric Group, a support company providing investment and planning advice. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, 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.

Renee Hickey is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked previously at Charter Oak Capital Management and Citizens Securities, among other firms. Outside of finance, her background includes experience in the food service and education sectors. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach using diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through ETFs, index funds, and other investment vehicles.

Sarah Clapp is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 14 years of industry experience. She is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc., having joined in 2026, and previously worked at Charter Oak Capital Management for 11 years. Outside of her advisory role, she has an ownership interest in Revision Solar, LLC. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering comprehensive investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and emphasizes globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using a variety of investment vehicles alongside educational programming and integrated service platforms.

Jack Reetz is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and offering 29 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2013. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model distinguishes between point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management using model portfolios or customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policy statements.

John Wilson is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Charter Oak Capital Management and Steele Street Capital. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm applies Modern Portfolio Theory to construct globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios using low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other investment vehicles.

Matthew Ouellette is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. He has worked at Infinex Investments, Inc. for 18 years. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure and employing a distinctive service and distribution model.

Katy Carr is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Charter Oak Capital Management. She serves as a volunteer committee member on the development committee for Make a Wish of Maine. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services to individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments. The firm employs a globally diversified, risk-appropriate investment approach using low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other strategies, and offers specialized services including retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Carter Madden is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Cinnamon Rainbows Surf Company and Westminster College. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and various investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Michael Panagoulias is a financial advisor with D.A. Davidson & Co. and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 18 years of industry experience, including 10 years at LPL Financial prior to joining D.A. Davidson in 2023. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as head coach for seventh grade boys basketball for the MSAD #35 School District in Eliot, Maine. D.A. Davidson & Co. provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including employer-sponsored retirement plans, individual investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes fiduciary standards and offers a range of services from retirement plan advisory to private wealth management for high-net-worth clients.

Kyle Lombardo is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Steward Partners in 2025, he worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC, and has held various roles outside finance, including positions at The Yardhouse Restaurant and Smitty's Liquors. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individual and institutional clients with a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through proprietary and third-party solutions.

Gary Walker is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC who holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at several Steward Partners entities since 2015 and previously was with Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. Walker is also the owner of Seacoast Wealth Management, a support company operating in Portsmouth, NH. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale, SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a range of advisory, planning, and managed account programs.