Mark Sperling is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Andover, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and nine years of industry experience. His career includes roles at GWFS Equities, Advised Assets Groups, Citizens Securities, Equitable Advisors, and AXA Advisors. 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 offers an integrated service model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within plan lineups selected by plan sponsors.

Scott Brown is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65-licensed advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2023 and previously spent 10 years at Boston Hill Advisors, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, pension plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, employing proprietary research and offering access to a range of investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Stephen Curran is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Hightower Advisors since 2023, following a 14-year tenure at Boston Hill Advisors, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to pooled vehicles and private funds. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, combining proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles, including alternative investments and custom indexing.

Sharon Pollard is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. She is currently with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Raymond James Financial Services. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and portfolio management services.

Ethan Whipple is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His prior work experience includes roles at Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Keenan Financial, and Amazon. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs as well as brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program managed in partnership with SigFig and a separate Managed Account program.

Nicholas Marrone is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has 16 years of industry experience, including 11 years with Empower Financial Inc. and one year with Empower Advisory Group. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to retail brokerage account holders, using an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its financial planning services.

Michael Persons is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Andover, MA. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fairway Group, LLC, Eagle Strategies LLC, and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Additionally, he is appointed as an insurance broker with outside carriers, focusing on brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individual investors and institutional plan sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations across multiple program types and manages the majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Bailey Bishop Jr. is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Andover, MA, holding a Series 63 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2017 and is currently associated with M.Y. Core Financials, LLC. Bishop serves on the board of the Essex County Estate Planning Council and is president of the North Atlantic Audi Club, a regional organization for Audi enthusiasts. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm works with a broad range of investors and plan sponsors, delivering tailored solutions through multiple program types within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

David Sullivan is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals—often those connected through employer retirement plans—as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm operates a range of managed account programs including model-based and customized portfolios, serving clients within a vertically integrated group that applies a fiduciary standard to its RIA services.

Paul Stevenson is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including The Leaders Group, Inc., Tower Square Securities, Smith Companies, and Fidelity Mutual. Outside of his advisory role, he operates a business providing appraisals of privately held securities and businesses. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering portfolio management, financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.

Roberto Solano Jr. is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Morgan Stanley and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as trustee of his sister’s irrevocable special needs trust and is an officer of his condominium association. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations through a range of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management solutions.

Erik Olson is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He has been with Olson Financial Group and Commonwealth Financial Network since 2003. His other business activities include fixed insurance sales at his branch location. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment options, supported by extensive operations, technology, and compliance resources.

Louis Bonasera is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Beacon Pointe in 2026, he worked at The Financial Advisors, LLC for 18 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as trustee and property manager for a family realty trust. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm employs a manager-of-managers approach, utilizing third-party independent managers selected through a formal due-diligence process and supported by quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Michael Houghton is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked with NewEdge Advisors since 2021 and previously worked at Flagship Harbor Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he operates FP Focus LLC, a tax and investment-related business. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a variety of portfolio management and consulting services and utilizes multiple program structures combining in-house and third-party strategies supported by centralized due diligence and technology tools.

Jonathan Ayres is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Georgetown, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. Ayres has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2019 and also operates Ayres Financial & Insurance Services, focusing on brokering non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program options and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis while working within the integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Jonathan Ayres is an investment adviser representative with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Georgetown, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 42 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at Nylife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company, as well as operating Ayres Financial & Insurance Services since 2009. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients with financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm’s approach includes multiple program types tailored to client objectives and emphasizes non-discretionary asset management within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Craig Eaton is a certified public accountant affiliated with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, where he has worked for three years. He has prior experience with Granite Peak Associates, Inc. and Moody, Famiglietti & Andronico, spanning over two decades. His professional background includes accounting alongside his financial advisory roles. 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 provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing customized portfolios with a long-term investment approach and oversight of third-party asset managers.

Kevin Mckinnon is a CFP® professional affiliated with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. in Salem, NH, with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Infinex Investments, Inc. and Pentucket Bank since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an officer for Salem Family Resources, an early childhood education organization. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer model. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments, delegating investment analysis and account management to its representatives.

Marybeth Breed is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 21 years of industry experience. She has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2023 and previously spent 12 years at Boston Hill Advisors, LLC. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base that includes individual and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a range of portfolio construction options.

Michael Edwards is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors and previously worked at Municrest Investment Management Company, LLC and Boston Hill Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an editor for the New Hampshire sections of an internet-based magazine focused on outdoor sports. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, employing a manager selection and multi-manager approach that includes both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.