Joseph O'Loughlin is a financial advisor with Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC in Waltham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He has 40 years of industry experience, including prior roles at LPL Financial, Wells Fargo Clearing Service, Oppenheimer, Credit Suisse Securities, and Merrill. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, family office, and retirement plan advisory services, employing customized portfolios with a long-term approach alongside shorter-term trades for rebalancing or cash needs.

Ryan Brenneman is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Ipswich, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP, Protective Life Insurance Company, GWFS equities, and Four Seasons. 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’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasize long-term portfolio returns and clients’ savings rates over short-term forecasts.

Eric Kellar is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66, Series 65, and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining Valic in 2026, he worked at firms including AllSourcePPS, Inc., NORC at the University of Chicago, and Integrated Resources, Inc. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts using a technology-driven platform, supported by a large network of advisors.

Caleb Harty is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Andover, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2015 and operates Harty Financial, which sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. Outside of advising, Harty is involved in several activities including volunteering with the Red Cross, owning Andover Cider Co, and serving on the NOLS Alumni Advisory Council. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm works with a variety of investors and plans, offering multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Robert Shoff is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Waltham, MA. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience, including roles at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he owns a rental property listed on Airbnb. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and offers multiple program types, managing a significant portion of assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Mary Stockton is a CFP® and ChFC® with 28 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and has worked with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company since 1997. Stockton also owns Stockton Financial and Insurance Services, through which she conducts business outside of her advisory role. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, operating primarily on a non-discretionary asset base within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Bruce Goodman is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 56 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including LPL Financial, Shepherd Financial Partners, Bickling Financial Services, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in selling and servicing life, health, and disability insurance. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and diversified investment strategies.

Justin Catalano is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Waltham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between one-time planning services and ongoing portfolio management, operating under a fiduciary standard with a range of model and customized portfolio options.

Steven Rugo is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Wakefield, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at GWFS Equities, Inc. since 2018 and John Hancock Distributors, LLC from 2014 to 2018. Outside of investment-related activities, he owns and operates an investment property. 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 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.

David Sullivan is a CFP® certificant based in Boston, MA, with 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously been associated with The Colony Group, Ballentine Partners, Citizens Securities, and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients by providing a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction framework, utilizing both fundamental and quantitative analysis.

Jeffrey Varsa is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Waltham, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has operated The VARSA Group, LLC since 2010 and has been affiliated with New York Life and Nylife Securities LLC since 2003. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers a range of program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Thomas Crutchfield is a CFP® professional with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2012. He also works as a consultant, a role he has held since 2009. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients by providing advisory programs, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and comprehensive back-office services including operations, trading, compliance, and technology. The firm offers a variety of investment program structures and discretionary model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Tom Mongare is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has prior experience in healthcare, working at Express Healthcare since 2018 and Paramount Healthcare Services from 2014 to 2018. He joined Transamerica Financial Advisors and World Financial Group Insurance Agency in 2026. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party model portfolios, offering discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Rachel Barker is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Carson Wealth Boston, Kestra Financial, Inc., and TEAM Wealth Planning and Management. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner at Windy Ridge Farm. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a broad range of advisory programs and operational support, enabling advisors to offer customized portfolio solutions and access to discretionary model portfolios.

Kyle Neidhardt is a CFA® charterholder based in Boston, MA, with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner Wealth Advisors since 2022 and previously spent seven years with Taylor Wealth Management Partners. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations through investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to pooled vehicles and third-party managers. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party allocations, complemented by integrated tax, accounting, and family office services.

Richard Robb is a CFP® with 40 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He previously spent ten years at Capital Management Partners and has been with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1990. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Board Chair of Tire Conversion Technologies Inc. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Ava Palazzolo is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and based in Marblehead, MA. She has one year of industry experience, including roles at Commonwealth Financial Network and Blakely Financial. Her background also includes work in education and the pharmaceutical and food industries. 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 around $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Jacqueline Price is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC in Boston, MA, holding a Series 65 designation. She has worked professionally since 2017, including roles at Putnam Investments and Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co., and was engaged in full-time education from 2013 to 2021. Cerity Partners serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of the end of 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services with an investment approach that combines proprietary quantitative screening, manager selection, and access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

Matthew Conroy is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hightower Advisors since 2020 and previously spent six years at Argent Wealth Management. Conroy also has over a decade of experience with Pillar Financial. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and a variety of investment vehicles.

Mark Gudaitis is a CFA® charterholder with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at CIBC Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Boston, MA, where he has worked since 2008. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. CIBC Private Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, employee benefit plans, corporations, and investment companies. The firm combines an internal investment team, Relationship Managers, and governance committees to deliver customized portfolio management, financial planning, and coordinated Family Office services, managing approximately $67.8 billion in assets across 175 advisors.