Matthew Breese is a financial advisor at Stephens with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Stephens since 2019, following a four-year tenure at Piper Jaffray & Co. Stephens provides investment advisory and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, foundations, corporations, and government entities. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, portfolio management, private equity, and institutional equity research, utilizing both bottom-up and top-down investment strategies.

Kevin McGrath is a financial advisor with The Patriot Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Cetera Financial Specialists LLC, Securities America, Inc., and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. He is also the owner and treasurer of McGrath Insurance Brokerage Inc., where he has been involved in the sale of fixed insurance products since 1993. The Patriot Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm constructs customized portfolios using a variety of securities and strategies, manages approximately $2.4 billion across 37 advisors, and offers services including discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan advisory, and a wrap-fee program.

Christopher Torres is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in North Attleboro, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with three years of industry experience. He is also a partner at Taylor & Company PC, a CPA practice, where he has worked since 2015. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a large network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach with customized portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Peter Mc Guire is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Franklin, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 10 years of industry experience. He also operates McGuire and Wright Financial Group LLC, which sells New York Life products and services, and serves as an insurance broker for non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored advice through multiple program types and mainly manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, working with both individual and institutional clients.

Ali Shah Mohammadi is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is currently with TD Private Client Wealth LLC and previously worked at Citizens Securities, Santander Bank, and Prudential Insurance Company of America. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a mix of affiliated and third-party sub-managers combined with strategic and tactical asset allocation.

Christopher Ricci is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 65 and 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC, Briggs Advisory Group, Inc., and 1st Global Advisors, Inc. Focus Partners serves individuals, families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive wealth management services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

David Santoro is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in financial advising. He has been affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2012 and leads Santoro Financial Planning Group, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Prior to forming his own group, he worked at MCB Financial Services from 2012 to 2020. Commonwealth Financial Network supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors by providing advisory programs, technology, investment management, and compliance services. Advisors on the platform have discretion to create client portfolios from a broad range of securities and insurance products, supported by Commonwealth’s investment research and model portfolios.

Nolin Frias is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, Briggs Advisory Group, and John Hancock Investment Management among others. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using both active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Michael Difiore is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2018. His background includes both insurance and securities roles. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue® Wealth Management, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management solutions.

Kevin Webber is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Savant Wealth Management since 2026. Prior to joining Savant, he spent ten years at Heritage Financial Services. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and family office services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a blend of evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation combined with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by affiliated accounting, legal, and trust service entities.

Andrew Wilmarth is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at GWFS Equities Inc since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he was involved with the Charles River YMCA from 2012 to 2023. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, offering services integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm’s financial planning emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing, serving a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

John Galego is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at LPL Financial, Osaic FA, Inc., and Veravest Investment Advisors, Inc. Galego is involved in providing advisory services primarily through Private Advisor Group. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers managed account solutions including proprietary and third-party platforms and employs a fiduciary-based advisory model utilizing a range of investment strategies and third-party managers.

Charles Bean III is a financial advisor with Savant Wealth Management in Westwood, MA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience, including 30 years at Heritage Financial Services prior to joining Savant in 2026. He also serves as a trustee for a family trust in a non-investment-related capacity. Savant Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management and related services to individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs an investment approach that combines evidence-based, model-driven asset allocation with actively managed strategies and sub-advised mandates, supported by a range of affiliated entities offering legal, accounting, and trust services.

Garfield Davidson is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing family rental properties. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Melissa Couch is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. She has worked at Principal Financial Services since 2020 and has prior experience with Principal Life Insurance Company, Royal Alliance Associates, Inc., and Jhfn Sii. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm’s advisory services include direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions, with investment implementation typically managed on a discretionary basis by third-party managers.

Brian Hertzberg is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Ames Financial Services in multiple periods since 2010, and previously held roles at Pruco Securities, LLC and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Hertzberg is also involved in fixed insurance sales as an agent under the name Ames Financial Services. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment options, while providing operational, compliance, and practice-management resources to affiliated advisors.

Joseph Tallman is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Sowa Financial Group, Dave's Marketplace, Bryant University, and Community College of Rhode Island. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Ryan Shepard is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and has worked at Gwfs Equities, Inc. since 2015. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Delcarme Francois Le Fort is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at TIAA, Charles Schwab, and Citizens Bank. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s integrated services emphasize long-term portfolio returns and savings rates, delivered through platforms tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative systems.

Christopher Peterson is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Edward Jones, Bank of America, and Merrill. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in fixed insurance sales based in Natick, MA. 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 provides a broad range of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, supporting discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolio management.