Bradley Whelan is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Barrington, RI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at GWFS Equities, Principal Securities Inc., and Principal Life Insurance Company. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, offering integrated services connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its financial planning, serving a large participant base with a high client-to-advisor ratio.

Mark Karnes is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and over 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial since 2016 and has operated a CPA practice since 1984. Outside of finance, he owns a business called Atwood Ave Donuts, Inc. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, employing a long-term investment approach combined with customized portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Grant Brown is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an Investment Advisor at Kestra Advisory Services, LLC. He has prior experience as Vice President at Compensation Planning Inc., where he focused on ERISA compliance and retirement plan consulting. Brown also holds a board position with the Estate Planning Council of Rhode Island. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Kim George is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2009. She also maintains a role at Derouin Investment & Retirement Services. Her activities include serving as power of attorney for a family member and conducting fixed insurance business under the DBA Decisive Wealth Management. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs, technology, and operational services. The firm offers discretionary model portfolios and multiple program structures, enabling advisors to construct client portfolios using diverse securities and insurance products.

Stephen Brown is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. VOYA Financial Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and plan-sponsor consulting through multiple program structures, primarily providing non-discretionary recommendations.

Daniel Wallentin is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill. Before entering the financial sector, Wallentin spent several years in the restaurant industry. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large enterprise firm managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. It serves a wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal entities, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services.

William Nolan is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at First Command Advisory Services since 2015 and has been associated with related First Command entities since 2013. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed through a centralized team that selects and monitors model portfolios and third-party managers from approved lists.

David Juszkiewicz is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. He has been with Bankers Life Advisory Services since 2021 and has worked with affiliated entities since 2009. Outside of advising, he is an insurance agent offering Medicare Supplement, long-term care, life insurance, and annuity products. Bankers Life Advisory Services provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, focusing on customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and integrated use of fundamental and technical analysis.

Scott Andrews is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, Andrews serves as Vice President of South County Habitat for Humanity, where he supports the executive board and chairs the nominating committee. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a variety of investment services such as financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, and third-party money manager access.

Salvatore Tocco IV is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2012. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services through multiple wrap programs and portfolio management solutions.

Christopher Genao is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at Bankers Life Securities, Inc. and Bankers Life & Casualty, Inc., and has experience outside the financial industry including positions at Bunker Hill Market and Amazon. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored investment strategies aligned with clients’ goals, risk tolerances, and time horizons.

Scott Miller is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc, Ascent Advisors, Centerville Bank, and Massey & Associates, Inc prior to joining AE Wealth Management. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base that includes individual households, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm employs discretionary model portfolios and supports third-party RIAs through sub-advisory and model-licensing arrangements, managing approximately $49.8 billion for over 127,000 clients.

Kenneth Richardson Jr. is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Integrated Wealth Concepts and LPL Financial since 2016 and has operated his own CPA firm, Kenneth L. Richardson Jr CPA, Inc., since 1989. He is also president of The Journey to Hope, Health, & Healing, a nonprofit organization. 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 services, and sponsors wrap-fee programs, employing a customized, primarily long-term investment approach with oversight of third-party managers.

Alexander Lapolla is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining AE Wealth Management, he worked at Fidelity Investments and also has experience outside finance, having worked at Agawam Hunt Country Club as a bartender. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes model portfolio and direct asset management programs, employing a range of analytical methods and strategies across a large platform serving over 127,000 clients.

Brendan Regan is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Coventry, RI. He holds the Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience. His prior firms include GWFS Equities, Inc, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers services through a model integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates.

Alec Derderian is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Megastar Advisors and Citizens Securities, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in insurance sales through Megastar Advisors. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser offering fee-based asset management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm provides investment management primarily through discretionary model portfolios, unified managed accounts, and separately managed accounts, and supports a large advisor network with a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program.

John Mcmahon Jr. is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 43 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial Advisors since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, including retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, wrap programs, third-party money manager access, and plan-sponsor consulting, with a focus on non-discretionary recommendation-based relationships.

Jonathan Beaupre is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 registrations and has worked with Bankers Life and its affiliates since 2012 in various capacities, including insurance agent and unit field trainer. Outside of his advisory role, he recruits and trains insurance agents focusing on Medicare, life insurance, long-term care insurance, and annuities. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, providing discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and manage portfolios aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Claudia Ruoti is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. She has been with First Command Advisory Services since 2015 and has an extensive background at affiliated First Command entities dating back to 2003. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team, emphasizing in-person financial coaching and an employee-ownership structure.

Koby Gartner is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has three years of industry experience, including roles at Guardian Life Insurance Company, Park Avenue Securities, and OSAIC. Outside of his advisory work, he is a 20% owner and film producer at Up-Hill Productions, LLC. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage, financial planning, and investment advisory services, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory solutions.