Benjamin Heikes is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mariner. He has previously worked at The Mather Group, Financial Engines Advisors, Edelman Financial Services, Fidelity, and T. Rowe Price Advisory Services. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans, offering investment management, financial planning, and specialized tax and family office services. The firm employs discretionary, customized portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, and features integrated tax and accounting capabilities uncommon in large advisory enterprises.

John Milone is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Focus Partners Wealth since 2024. Prior to his current role, he completed four years at Union College and four years at Notre Dame High School. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, 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, utilizing tools such as trend-following and options overlay strategies.

Frederick Baird is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at The Colony Group, LLC and Aurora Financial Advisors, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering a range of wealth management and advisory services. 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.

Beverly Rodrigue is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 17 years of industry experience. She is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, where she has worked since 2021. Her prior experience includes roles at North American Management Corp and Lake Street Advisors, LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of financial planning and asset management services, utilizing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Margaret Kantrowitz is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 10 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF in 2024, she worked at Allspring Funds Management and Wells Fargo, and has experience with Merrill and the New England Center and Home for Veterans. Outside of finance, she works as an interior designer and serves as a trustee reviewing scholarship essays for a local high school. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management through model and customized portfolios.

Brendan Richardson is a financial advisor at William Blair in Boston, MA, holding a Series 66 designation. He has been with William Blair since 2025 and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining William Blair, he worked at College Hype Screenprint and Embroidery and has additional work experience outside the financial industry. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division serves individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients, offering active, research-driven investment management and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $64 billion in assets and provides access to proprietary investment models, sub-advisory services, and private fund opportunities.

Andressa Tsaparlis is a financial advisor at Breckinridge Capital Advisors Inc with 8 years at the firm and a total of 11 years of industry experience, including three years at JP Morgan. She holds the Series 65 designation and is based in Boston, MA. Breckinridge Capital Advisors manages over $50 billion in separately managed accounts and sub-advisory arrangements for a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, mutual funds, and wrap-fee programs. The firm offers a range of fixed income and equity strategies and integrates a top-down macro outlook with bottom-up fundamental research, supported by proprietary technology and a team-based portfolio construction process.

Lauren Desforge is a CFP® and PFS™ credentialed advisor with 28 years of industry experience. She is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where she has worked since 2022, following prior roles at Daintree Advisors LLC, Calibre Advisory Services Inc., and Tanager Financial Services Inc. She serves on the board and finance committee of the Massachusetts Collaborative Law Council and volunteers with Advisers Give Back, a nonprofit providing financial advice to low-income families. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of December 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services using client-specific investment profiles combined with quantitative screening, manager selection, and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Brian Franford is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Ameritas Advisory Services, Daniel J. Galli & Associates, and COMPASS Wealth Management. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad advisor-support platform with managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custodial services.

Alexander Gross is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2022. His prior roles include a decade at Daintree Advisors LLC and six years at Calibre Advisory Services Inc. Gross holds a Series 65 license and is based in Boston, MA. Cerity Partners advises a wide range of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs a client-specific investment approach incorporating proprietary quantitative methods, third-party strategies, and direct security selection, along with access to alternative and private market solutions.

Justin Walsh is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at LPL Financial LLC, Cambridge Investment Research, and Northern Lights Distributors, among others. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC 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 customized portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income with a long-term investment approach.

Barbara Cummings is a financial advisor at William Blair with Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. She has been with William Blair & Company since 2015, based in Boston, MA. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies, providing proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Samuel Dunn is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Boston, MA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fidelity Investments and has experience outside of finance, including roles at Dunn Detailing and YMCA. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services through a network of advisors using a combination of in-house and external strategists, model portfolios, and technology-enabled tools.

Nicholas Cole is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC in Boston, holding a Series 65 designation. He has been in the financial industry since 2021, with prior experience at Audax Group and RSM US LLP. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients, offering a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs an investment approach that integrates active and passive strategies within a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive framework, supported by fundamental and quantitative analysis.

Mark Purcell is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2020, following prior roles at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and Jhfn Sii. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel stationed abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various adviser and promoter arrangements.

Tamas Gal is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Focus Partners Wealth, he held roles at Karyopharm Therapeutics and has academic experience at Suffolk University Law School and UMASS Boston. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients by providing a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that integrates both active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Nicholas Tuccelli is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Boston, MA. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya, he worked for Fidelity Investments for two years. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory services, and access to third-party money managers for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm combines in-house and external strategists with technology-enabled tools to deliver both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.

Mark Haser is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Artemis Financial Advisors for six years and has held positions at Kyruus and Athenahealth. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services to individual investors, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private asset classes.

Evan Couture is a financial advisor at Breckinridge Capital Advisors Inc with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Allspring Funds Management, LLC, Allspring Funds Distributor, LLC, and T. Rowe Price. Breckinridge Capital Advisors offers separately managed fixed income and equity strategies, sub-advisory services, and investment management for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, primarily accessed through intermediaries. The firm combines a top-down investment outlook with fundamental credit research and rules-based models, emphasizing tax-aware techniques and proprietary portfolio management systems.

Anthony Benoit is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Rockland, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has seven years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies in 2020, he worked at Hamilton Cornell Associates and New York Life Insurance. Outside of advisory services, he is also appointed as an insurance broker for non-registered products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing tailored, mostly non-discretionary solutions within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.