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Christopher Mason is a financial advisor at Ox Lux Advisory LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Ox Lux Advisory, he worked at Aaron Wealth Advisors and Specialist TeleMed LLC, and he also has experience with Saudi Aramco. Ox Lux Advisory LLC provides advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning and ongoing portfolio management tailored to client goals. The firm integrates modern portfolio theory, quantitative and technical analysis, and employs various trading strategies, conducting regular account reviews and providing detailed reporting.

Hudsen Hagland is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with four years of industry experience. He currently leads AFS Wealth Management LLC, an independent advisory firm, and has prior experience at SHP Wealth Management, LLC and Fisher Financial Advisors, LLC. He also held a position at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth from 2015 to 2020. AFS Wealth Management LLC is a single-advisor firm managing approximately $30.7 million for about 44 clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial consulting tailored to individual client objectives, employing a combination of modern portfolio theory and technical analysis methods.

Guy Alderdice Jr. is a financial advisor at Advisory Alpha, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including National Life Group and Equity Services, Inc. He is also the owner and president of Ascutney Financial Group, where he provides insurance, education, and consulting services. Advisory Alpha serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and specialty solutions such as retirement plan services and donor-advised funds. The firm also partners with other registered investment advisors as a subadvisor or co-advisor, managing a variety of managed portfolio series that employ discretionary strategies across multiple asset classes.

Michael Dunn is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Bennicas & Associates, First Dominion Capital Corp., and Dalton, Greiner, Hartman, Maher & Co., LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a proprietary manager selection process, allocating across third-party independent managers and offering services including discretionary wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and outsourced CIO solutions.

Nicholas Hobart is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He currently works at Empower Advisory Group and previously spent three years at Benjamin F. Edwards & Co. Outside the financial industry, he works part-time as a center store clerk at Hannaford Supermarket. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and select retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio strategies through integrated planning and managed account solutions linked to its recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Jennifer Kane is an advisor at Kestra Advisory with 15 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Kestra Investment Services, Kestra Advisory, Westchester Benefit Group, Greenwich Associates, and Hawkshaw, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, Kane is president of Green Mountain Media Group LLC, a local publishing business. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients such as large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.