Matthew Meikleham is a CFA® charterholder based in Boston, MA, with over 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2021 and spent 13 years at BNY Mellon prior to that. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm offers a range of portfolio management, financial planning, and Family Office services, utilizing both proprietary and external investment strategies supported by specialized committees and a team-based approach.

John Loehner is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Danvers, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2003 and is the sole owner of Atlantic Wealth Strategies, LLC, a securities business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, providing a range of advisory programs and back-office support including operations, trading, technology, and compliance. The firm offers customizable investment solutions and manages discretionary model portfolios through its Investment Management and Research team.

Thomas Livingstone is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. based in Boston, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has three years of industry experience, including two years at Fidelity Investments prior to joining Voya. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charities, and corporate clients through a large network of advisers. The firm combines in-house and external strategists with technology-enabled tools to implement client recommendations, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Nadia Sturgill is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott in Boston, MA, with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Janney since 2011. 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, estates, and institutional clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs supported by both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Shannon Tivnan is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya, Shannon worked at Fidelity Investments for three years. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes client relationships structured around investment policy statements, combining model portfolios and technology-enabled tools with a mix of non-discretionary and discretionary management approaches.

Jennifer Stevens is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. She currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously spent seven years at The Colony Group, LLC and one year at Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management, financial and tax planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Alexander Bodio is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. Based in Boston, MA, he has been with Focus Partners since 2022. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at Sacred Heart University and Thayer Academy. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Ann Hayes is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 24 years of industry experience. Her career includes multiple tenures at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2018 and a prior role at Ameriprise Financial Services. 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 individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, providing brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Dennis Nelson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 50 years of industry experience. He is currently with Lincoln Investment and previously worked at Edward Jones, Parkland Securities LLC, Sigma Planning Corp, and Denco Consulting Group. Nelson holds an emeritus trustee position at Doane University and serves as a non-public arbitrator for FINRA. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and advisor-led consulting, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team that constructs strategic portfolios and adaptive investment strategies.

Brian Lopez is a financial advisor with CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 29 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at CIBC World Markets Corp., Boston Private Wealth LLC, and Sentinel Securities, Inc. He serves as a trustee for the South Bedford Condominium Trust in Waltham, MA. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and planning services, utilizing a combination of proprietary and external managers, and is notable for managing a high asset-to-advisor ratio and serving investment company clients.

Ognjen Sosa is a financial advisor at Breckinridge Capital Advisors Inc with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Fidelity Investments since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an advisor to the technology startup Inspired Futures AI, LLC, providing guidance on growth strategy. Breckinridge Capital Advisors manages over $54 billion in client assets, offering separately managed fixed income and equity strategies, sub-advisory services, and investment management primarily through intermediaries. The firm combines top-down outlooks with bottom-up credit research and employs rules-based models, emphasizing tax-aware techniques executed through proprietary portfolio management systems.

Lauren Ledger is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with nine years of industry experience. She holds the CFP® certification and the Series 65 license. Prior to joining Focus Partners, she worked for Cooper Lapman Financial, LLC from 2016 to 2023 and The Colony Group, LLC from 2023 onward. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs an investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, integrating fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside various specialized tools and legacy strategies.

Edward Valestin is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory in Boston, MA. His prior experience includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and JPMorgan Securities, LLC. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, focusing on asset allocation and investment selection guided by Charles Schwab & Co.’s proprietary models and research tools.

Thomas Dexter is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Gloucester, MA. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations and has 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Spinnaker Wealth Management and Commonwealth Financial Network since 2015. 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, managing around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Natasha Esplin is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with three years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Voya in 2026, she worked at Wells Fargo Clearing Services for three years. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory services, and access to third-party money managers. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, delivering services through a large network of advisors and a product platform that includes both affiliated and unaffiliated investment products.

Jonathan Dunham is a CFP® affiliated with Cerity Partners LLC in Boston, MA, with a total of nine years in the financial services industry. Before joining Cerity Partners in 2026, he worked at Commonwealth Financial Network for four years, was self-employed for one year, and spent five years at Daintree Advisors LLC. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and private-market investments through a combination of proprietary quantitative tools and third-party managers.

Susan Farris is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Boston, where she has worked since 2014. She holds the Series 63 designation and focuses on wealth advisory services within a large enterprise firm. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines internal investment teams and governance committees to create customized portfolios using a mix of proprietary and external strategies, managing approximately $67.8 billion in assets.

Mohammed El Kassem is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm combines in-house and external strategists with technology-enabled tools to provide both discretionary and non-discretionary management through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Shreyans Patel is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has prior experience at Fidelity Investments and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer providing financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan services, and access to third-party money managers. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a large network of representatives and combines in-house and external strategies with technology-enabled tools to implement investment recommendations.

John Gregorio is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth and Capital Management Partners, LLC since 2007 and previously spent one year at Veravest Investment Advisors, Inc. Gregorio serves as adjunct faculty at Endicott College and teaches in the CFP Program through Dalton Educational. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services while providing a range of investment options through both proprietary and outsourced models.