Michael Syer is a CFP® professional at Mariner with eight years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Cerity Partners LLC, Bainco International Investors LLC, and The Colony Group. Mariner serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized, discretionary portfolio management supported by an Investment Committee and in-house research, along with integrated tax services, family office capabilities, and employer financial wellness tools.

Timothy Ostrander is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, based in Boston, MA, and has 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied for 17 years before joining Goldman Sachs in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, Ostrander serves on the Advisory Board at SUNY Geneseo and is Treasurer and a Finance Committee member for the Mass Mentoring Partnership Inc. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm integrates centralized investment resources and cross-affiliate capabilities to deliver tailored wealth management solutions.

Andrew Mcgrade is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Boston, MA, where he has worked since 2016. His work history includes roles with TD Bank, N.A., overlapping with his tenure at TD Private Client Wealth LLC. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional, high-net-worth, and retail clients. The firm uses a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation across affiliated and third-party managers, offering financial planning support and custody services through third-party custodians.

Andrew Mason is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 63 designation and four years of industry experience. He has operated Andrew J Mason CPA since 1989. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors nationwide. The firm offers a broad range of managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services, serving both individual and institutional clients with approximately $212.7 billion in assets under management.

Weili Yu is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Transamerica in 2019, Yu worked at WFGIA and spent 17 years at Procter & Gamble. Yu is also involved in the sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, utilizing proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Julie Sacchiero is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. She currently works at Mariner and previously spent 21 years at GW&K Investment Management. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and tax services. The firm provides customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, along with integrated tax and accounting services and specialized operational solutions for employer clients.

John Viola is a financial advisor with Savant Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include eight years at John Hancock and ongoing involvement with Franklin Soccer School. Outside of financial services, he works as a sales associate at Home Depot. Savant Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, pension plans, and corporations, offering comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office services. The firm combines evidence-based asset allocation with actively managed strategies and maintains integrated accounting, legal, and trust service affiliates.

Tyler Small is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and several academic and youth organizations, including the University of Massachusetts President's Office and the Milford-Hopedale Youth Soccer Association. He is also involved with Coyotes Lacrosse Club LLC. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan advisory services, and access to third-party money managers for individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm uses investment policy statements and model allocations supported by both in-house and external strategists and technology tools, managing many accounts on a non-discretionary basis while offering some discretionary portfolio management options.

Michael Klier Jr. is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been in the industry since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at Armory Group LLC and ROTH Capital Partners, as well as teaching experience at Suffolk University. Outside the financial industry, he worked with Petrel Fishing Charters and J&B Tackle Co. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is a large advisory and broker-dealer firm serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management services, combining model portfolios, technology-enabled tools, and both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Owen O’Brien is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya in 2026, he worked at Fidelity Investments for four years. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer that serves individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement advisory services through a network of investment adviser representatives, utilizing both affiliated and unaffiliated investment products and technology-enabled tools.

Kristina Regan is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory in Boston, MA. She previously worked at Finarc Investments, Inc. and Strategic Advisers, Inc. Regan is also a member of the finance committee for Envisioning Access, a nonprofit organization. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning primarily for clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and select Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients. The firm’s recommendations are based on proprietary asset-allocation models and research tools, with trades executed only upon client authorization.

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.