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Eric Cooper is a financial advisor with Sooner Private Financial LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Belpointe Asset Management, LLC, MML Investor Services, and MassMutual Life Insurance Company, among others. Outside of advising, he is the owner and founder of Sooner Business Advisors & Co., a business coaching and strategic planning firm, and serves as a high school basketball coach. Sooner Private Financial LLC is an independent SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $9 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, foundations, endowments, and small businesses. The firm employs active, tailored portfolio management using fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical and cyclical analysis, and offers access to illiquid direct participation investments alongside discretionary asset management and fee-based financial planning.

Bob Ellis is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Amherst Financial Group, LLC, which he founded in 2021. In addition to his advisory work, Bob serves as an on-call firefighter with the Amherst Fire Department. Amherst Financial Group provides asset management and financial planning primarily to individual and small-business clients, offering tailored investment strategies ranging from income preservation to aggressive growth. The firm integrates a broader set of affiliated financial services, including insurance, mortgage brokering, and tax preparation, to deliver a comprehensive approach beyond traditional portfolio management.

Ryan Flynn is a financial advisor and business planning strategist helping business owners, executives, and high-earning professionals create clarity, structure, and long-term confidence in their financial lives. He navigates personal financial planning with the realities of running and scaling a business. His approach is simplifying complexity. Clients come to him because they’re navigating growth, life transitions, rising income, or retirement and want a financial plan that ties together everything from cash flow and tax strategy to retirement income and business succession. Ryan focuses on aligning personal and business goals, identifying blind spots, and developing plans that help clients use their money intentionally. His work includes business evaluations, benefit and retirement plan analysis, cash flow structuring, tax-efficient income planning, legacy considerations, and coordinated strategies that blend financial, business, and personal priorities. Ryan is known for his clear communication, level-headed guidance, and ability to explain financial decisions in a way that feels actionable rather than overwhelming. Rooted in collaboration, partnering with CPAs, attorneys, and other advisors he ensures clients have a complete, coordinated support team. Ryan’s priority is giving clients financial confidence, developing a financial plan for their specific needs, no matter the stage of life or business. Baystate Financial does not provide qualified business valuations. For a qualified or certified business valuation, consult a properly credentialed appraiser. Neither MML Investors Services, LLC nor any of its subsidiaries, employees or representatives are authorized to give legal or tax advice. Consult your own personal attorney legal or tax counsel for advice on specific legal and tax matters. Ryan is a registered representative of and offers securities and investment advisory services through MML Investors Services, LLC. Member SIPC (www.SIPC.org). Supervisory address: Baystate Financial One Marina Park Drive, 16th Floor Boston, MA. Phone number: 617‐585‐4500. Ryan is licensed to sell Insurance products in the following jurisdictions: CA, CO, CT, KY, MA, ME, NC, NH, NY, NC, SC, TX, UT, VT Ryan is licensed to sell securities products in the following jurisdictions: CA, CT, KY, MA, NH, NJ, NY, SC, VT Ryan cannot communicate with, nor respond to requests from users who reside in jurisdictions where we are not licensed to conduct insurance and/or securities business. CA Insurance LIC#: 4371139 | State of Domicile: NH

David Hunt Jr. is a CFP® and CFA® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Applied Capital Management, LLC. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2020 and has been affiliated with Applied Capital Management, Inc. since 2015. Applied Capital Management provides comprehensive financial planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes written financial plans and ongoing consulting, supporting a large client base with customized plans developed through detailed client engagement and fundamental analysis.

Bradley Kayton is a financial advisor with Studio Ventures and Capital Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Studio Ventures since 2014 and also consults with start-up companies, providing executive management, board governance, CEO mentoring, and strategic consulting through a separate consulting firm. Studio Ventures and Capital Advisors, LLC serves family offices, high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and business entities by creating and managing custom private-market equity and debt funds. The firm focuses on bespoke investment programs tailored to client objectives, often emphasizing private placements and early-stage companies, and uses performance-based compensation arrangements for qualified pooled investors.

William Hurst is the principal advisor at Momentum Investment Research and Management, LLC in Wilton, NH. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has 28 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Fidelity and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Momentum Investment Research and Management, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and subadvisory services primarily to other advisers, as well as financial planning and account management for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses, focusing on equity-oriented, long-term trading strategies with discretionary trading authority.