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Shannon Clark is a Certified Financial Planner® with 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at The Alchemists, LLC since 2026 and previously held roles at Kestra Advisory Services LLC, Nicollet Investment Management, Inc., and Wilkerson Resource Advisors, LLC. The Alchemists provides advisory services to individuals and businesses, including retirement plan sponsors, focusing on long-term, passive asset-allocation strategies combined with fundamental and technical analysis. The firm serves approximately 90 clients with a small, two-advisor team and offers educational workshops and seminars at no charge.

Matthew Sauer is a financial advisor at MDS Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with 20 years of industry experience. He is also the founder, president, publisher, and chief investment officer of Mutual Fund Investor Guide, LLC, a subscription-based financial publication providing educational and analytical content. Sauer practices law and occasionally offers related advice or products to clients outside of his advisory role. MDS Wealth Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a long-term trading approach, utilizing fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analyses alongside modern portfolio theory to guide investment decisions.

Margaret Koosa is a financial advisor at The Alchemists, LLC in Stamford, Vermont, with 14 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including Belpointe Asset Management, Brookwood Investment Group, and Waddell & Reed. Outside of advisory services, she is an independent insurance agent. The Alchemists provides advisory services to individuals and businesses, including retirement plan sponsors and participants, focusing on long-term, passive asset allocation strategies supplemented with fundamental and technical analysis. The firm manages approximately $25 million for around 90 clients and offers educational workshops and seminars at no charge.

Matthew Cowie is a financial advisor with MDS Wealth Advisors, LLC in Williamstown, MA, holding a Series 65 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has been with MDS Wealth Advisors since 2015 and is also associated with Mutual Fund Investor Guide, LLC. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. MDS Wealth Advisors employs a long-term trading approach using fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

Patricia Small is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. She has 15 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Marcum Wealth, LLC and Filomeno & Company, P.C. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a trustee of multiple trusts. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Seth Shepard is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory and holds the Series 66 designation. He has four years of industry experience with prior roles at Commonwealth Financial Network and Girardi Distributors. Based in Williamstown, MA, he provides investment advisory services and portfolio management. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including plan sponsors, institutions, and individuals. The firm supports its recommendations with due diligence and serves large investors, including sovereign wealth funds, under a comprehensive supervisory framework.