John Akoury is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Guardian Life and its subsidiary Park Avenue Securities since 2014. Akoury also engages in offering insurance products beyond those provided through Guardian. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and provides access to proprietary and third-party advisory solutions.

George Bouton III is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience. He has been with HighTower Advisors since 2019 and previously worked at Lexington Wealth Management, Inc. from 2017 to 2019. HighTower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, offering access to affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles.

Mackenzie Howe is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with five years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to rejoining Oppenheimer in 2025, Howe worked at Morgan Stanley and Boston Partners. Outside of finance, Howe coaches lacrosse with Granite State Elite Lacrosse in Milford, New Hampshire. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement services.

Kenneth Knopf is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Valic Financial Advisors since 2009. He also holds an agent position at Agia, where he works with non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, offering managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services. The firm employs Envestnet UMA models for portfolio construction and manages approximately $26.4 billion in discretionary assets across a large advisor network.

Aimee Korch is a financial advisor at Breckinridge Capital Advisors Inc with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Breckinridge since 2018. Prior to that, she was employed by BlackRock Investments, LLC from 2016 to 2018. Breckinridge Capital Advisors provides separately managed fixed income and equity strategies, sub-advisory services to mutual funds, and investment management for individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm combines top-down investment outlooks with fundamental credit research and rules-based models, emphasizing tax-aware techniques and proprietary portfolio management systems.

Kevin Radavich is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Boston, MA. He holds the ChFC® designation and a Series 63 license, with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies in 2026, he worked at NYLife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company, among other roles. Eagle Strategies serves a broad range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria, with a significant focus on non-discretionary asset management.

James Da Silva is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 designation and previously worked at GW & Wade LLC and GW & Wade Asset Management Company for 14 and 13 years respectively before joining The Colony Group, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, 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 that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

John Dorso is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at U.S. Bank, Ameriprise Financial Services, and TD Ameritrade. In addition to his advisory work, he serves as an adjunct professor at Salem State University, teaching courses in accounting and corporate finance. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Callie Maloney is a financial advisor with Oppenheimer in Boston, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, she held various roles including at the Babson Center for Global Commerce and the Sewanee Center for Speaking and Listening. Oppenheimer serves individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of advisory programs, including asset management, consulting, and retirement services across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Nune Khachatiran is a CPA and financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC, bringing 14 years of experience through her ongoing role as president of her own CPA firm since 2012. She joined Integrated Wealth Concepts in 2024. In addition to her advisory work, she leads a separate accounting practice. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves a range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and family office services, managing customized portfolios primarily with mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income using a combination of internal management and third-party sub-advisers.

Theresa Bedard is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Raymond James Financial Services and Lion Street Financial. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, and institutions by providing investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach with globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through a variety of strategies and offers specialized services such as retirement plan consulting and charitable advisory.

Nicholas Fortier is a Series 66 licensed advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. in Boston, MA, with one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Twelve Points Wealth Management and Bowdoin College. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm combines in-house and outside strategists, model portfolios, and technology-enabled tools to implement client recommendations across discretionary and non-discretionary account arrangements.

Joseph Casale is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and Luttner Financial Group. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to 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 a range of investment solutions, including both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

William Rourke is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. based in Boston, MA. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya Financial Advisors in 2026, he worked at Fidelity Investments. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate 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 investment adviser representatives, utilizing both in-house and third-party strategies combined with technology-enabled tools.

Ralph Coutant is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cerity Partners LLC since 2022 and previously spent a decade at Matarin Capital Management. Cerity Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, foundations, and institutional investors, providing customized wealth management services that incorporate proprietary quantitative screening, manager selection, and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Patrick Pirone is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and Investment Professionals, Inc. Outside of advising, he owns Residual Concepts, LLC, a company involved in software leasing. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and services. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors who typically provide advice under Commonwealth’s supervision.

Samuel Perry is a CFA® charterholder with over 50 years of experience in the financial industry. He currently serves at Corient and has held positions at Eaton Vance WaterOak Advisors and CIPW Service Company. Outside of his advisory work, he is a trustee of King’s Chapel, one of the oldest Anglican churches in New England, and serves on the investment committee for the New Hampshire Society of the Cincinnati, which promotes education about the American Revolution. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and monitors portfolios continuously using risk management tools and stress testing.

Glen Flanaghan is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC based in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 32 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at TD Bank N.A., Fisher Investments, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and Voya Financial Advisors. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation through both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Richard Held is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2015. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services provides financial planning, managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management through model and customized portfolios.

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.