John Pastore Jr. is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Waltham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Integrated Wealth Concepts and affiliated with LPL Financial since 2016. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, using customized portfolios and a long-term investment approach combined with shorter-term rebalancing trades.

Reese Nickerson is a financial advisor at Mariner with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Mariner, he worked at SWBC Investment Services, LLC for six years and has held positions at DraftKings, Fidelity Investments, and M.F. Reynolds. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations through customized investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers a broad range of strategies supported by in-house research and third-party managers, along with integrated tax services and administrative family office capabilities.

Gledia Nasrah is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including JPMorgan Securities LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Citizens Securities Inc., and Clarfeld Financial Advisors LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is a minor silent partner in a family-owned fitness studio. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering multi-asset, multi-manager investment programs with both discretionary and non-discretionary options. The firm combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Chanel Gullage is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including The Colony Group, LLC, GW & Wade, LLC, Commonwealth Financial Network, and D.K. Brede Investment Management Company, Inc. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Aaron Derderian is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience currently affiliated with HighTower Advisors. He worked previously at Lexington Wealth Management, Inc. for seven years before joining HighTower Advisors in 2019. HighTower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

David Kelly is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Charlestown, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1991. Outside of advising, he serves as secretary and insurance agent for CES Insurance Agency, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm supports affiliated advisors with operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management services.

Erin Esposito is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 16 years of industry experience. She has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2015, with a brief period at Sullivan-Kreiss Financial in 2016. 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 clients. The firm offers a broad support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Desmond Lam is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and also has experience with Ocean International Trading and World Financial Group. In addition to his advisory role, he provides language, reporting, and consulting services through a separate self-employed business. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach primarily uses model portfolios and third-party managers, supported by a large advisor network and multiple program platforms.

Susan Panduku is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at HighTower Advisors since 2019. Her prior roles include positions at Lexington Wealth Management, RSM US Wealth Management, and RSM US LLP. HighTower Advisors offers investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors. The firm utilizes a multi-manager approach with access to affiliated and third-party managers, emphasizing portfolio construction through a range of investment vehicles and proprietary research.

Matthew Kelley is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He has previously worked at firms including JP Morgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, First Republic Investment Management, and Commonwealth Financial Network. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, separate account managers, and other diversified strategies.

John Kozelian is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving at Commonwealth Financial Network since 1999. He holds a Series 63 license and works out of Belmont, MA. His other business activities include fixed insurance sales at his branch location. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, providing operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Jesse Brady is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Vaucluse Partners from 2016 to 2021. In addition to his advisory role, Brady serves as Director of Business Solutions at Stearns Financial Group, focusing on benefit solutions. Stratos Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients, offering a range of services such as financial planning, advisor-managed programs, and outsourced CIO solutions. Stratos employs an independent-advisor-driven model with an open-architecture investment approach that integrates multiple third-party platforms and sub-advisors.

Paul Hill Jr is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, INC. in Lexington, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 37 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Infinex Investments, Inc., Brookline Bank, TD Ameritrade, Merrill, and Advest, Inc. OSAIC Institutions, INC. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, access to alternative investments, and operates a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model with a distinctive approach to client management and third-party arrangements.

Vera Lucia Rampartap is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in Waltham, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, Ameriprise, and Merrill, spanning over two decades in the financial services sector. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a significant portion of its assets on a non-discretionary basis through a broad network of affiliated advisers.

Robert Koen Jr. is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Waltham, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at TIAA and TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC since 2011. 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 ties to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers distinct point-in-time financial planning alongside ongoing portfolio management through model portfolios and customized strategies under a fiduciary standard.

Charles Downey is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Centaurus in 2018, he worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp for 14 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Downey Insurance Agency, Inc., a retail insurance business he has been involved with since 1997. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services using a combination of fundamental, technical, and model overlay strategies.

Christian Odonnell is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Wellesley, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has four years of industry experience, including roles at TD Bank N.A. and Santander Securities LLC. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients, utilizing strategic and tactical asset allocation with both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Laura Peeke is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. She is affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and has served as President and Owner of LifeFirst Financial Corporation since 2009. Her work includes fixed insurance sales conducted under LifeFirst Financial. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office services, including investment management, compliance, and practice management, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction alongside model portfolios managed by the firm’s Investment Management and Research team.

Jeffrey Tomaneng is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Asset Management Resources, Lion Street Advisors, Sapers & Wallack, Capital Analysts, Lincoln Investment, and U.S. Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he volunteers with the Financial Planning Association on several committees and works as a driver for Lyft and Uber. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management, operating within a vertically integrated group that includes affiliated funds and adheres to a fiduciary standard tailored to its services.

Jorge Flores II is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Savior Wealth, LPL Financial, and Trilogy Capital, among other firms. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Flores is managing partner at AccelHUB Venture Partners, a startup accelerator focused on Latin America, and serves on the boards of HLX+, a nonprofit civic organization, and AltaFid, a technology platform targeting the South American market. He also volunteers with the Leysin American School-US Advisory Board. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to meet diverse client needs.