Bruce W Burgess

For years Quentara was the unexpected primary caregiver for her father who was diagnosed with Alzheimers. During his transition she continued to work, buy a house, get married, and start a family. She founded Powwow with the intent of helping other families prioritize their goals that are often neglected due to the in-the-moment demands of kids and aging parents. Powwow is fee-for-service, meaning a family's net worth, relationships, goals, and concerns are discussed and illustrated without the need to invest assets or purchase product. If you have questions related to every day goals, elder care transition, and kids you've come to the right place. Quentara has been featured in numerous publications, including NerdWallet, CBS MoneyWatch, and Financial Planning Magazine. She has also been invited to present on financial planning and elder care topics throughout Massachusetts. Follow her on social media and reach out to schedule a free consultation.

Newton Spurr is a financial advisor with MS Financial Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with MS Financial Services since 2012 and is also a partner at Spurr & Spurr, LLP, a tax and accounting firm. Spurr dedicates part of his professional time to managing tax and accounting matters through this firm. MS Financial Services, LLC provides discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach with customized policy statements and strategic asset allocation, managing approximately $45 million in client assets.

Brian Hennessy is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience. He is the principal and owner of Hennessy Financial Services in Medford, MA, and has worked concurrently at Stage Harbor Financial, LLC since 2018. He has prior experience at Mass General Hospital and holds a Notary Public designation in Massachusetts. Hennessy Financial Services is an SEC-registered, single-advisor firm providing discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm creates customized investment strategies based on clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, primarily focusing on equities, corporate debt, and mutual funds, and manages roughly $13.2 million in discretionary assets.

Peter Kempthorne is the sole advisor at Kempthorne Analytics, Inc., an independent firm based in Marblehead, MA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 19 years of industry experience. Kempthorne has been with Kempthorne Analytics since 1992. In addition to advisory work, he is involved in academic teaching and statistical expert consulting, including university lecturing and courtroom expert testimony. Kempthorne Analytics primarily serves individual investors, as well as corporations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs quantitative and statistical methods for managing equity and fixed-income portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and common stocks, with an emphasis on modern portfolio theory. It offers discretionary investment supervisory services through two distinct programs tailored to individual risk tolerance, combining sector-based allocation and systematic multi-model diversification. The firm also maintains commodity futures regulatory registrations and qualifications, though it does not currently trade futures.

Ianka Rando is a CFP® certificant with 23 years of industry experience. She has worked at Crystal Capital Management from 2003 to 2019 and has operated BG Financial Planning since 2002. BG Financial Planning is a solo, fee-only firm that provides financial planning and investment advice to individuals and small businesses through hourly engagements. The firm follows a long-term, fundamental buy-and-hold investment philosophy, primarily recommending diversified portfolios of low-cost index funds and ETFs, and does not take custody of client assets or provide ongoing discretionary management.

Thurman Smith is a financial advisor with Equity Fund Research, LLC, with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Equity Fund Research since 1982. Equity Fund Research provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individual investors and personal trust accounts, primarily using open-end mutual funds and ETFs selected through an in-house fund rating system. The firm operates as a single-principal entity and has historically published a mutual-fund newsletter, a distinguishing feature among similar-sized advisory practices.