Okay, I am so not qualified to choose tires for my car. I've done a bit of research here and there and the brands (Hankook, Proxies, etc.) just have me reeling. Any suggestions from the car dudes here?

I live in Boston: wintry roads with the occasional blizzard-like conditions, but it's not northern Maine. Need year-round tires, not seasonal (unless seasonal is also year-round? see how ignorant I am?).

Any feedback would be much appreciated.