Ellen Mackey Rose

Newton Spurr is a financial advisor with Ms Financial Services, LLC in Reading, Massachusetts, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been a partner at Spurr & Spurr, LLP, a tax preparation and accounting firm, since 1997. Outside of advising, he manages the accounting practice as a general partner. Ms Financial Services, LLC provides discretionary investment management and consulting to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and long-term strategies, constructing diversified portfolios while also advising on retirement accounts and acting as a fiduciary.

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.

Charlise Whiteside is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 14 years of industry experience. She has been the principal advisor at Stonehaven Private Wealth Management LLC since 2013 and has operated as a sole proprietor since 2012. Whiteside is also a licensed insurance agent, dedicating a small portion of her time to this activity. Stonehaven Private Wealth Management serves high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm offers investment management, multi-generational wealth planning, financial planning, and business consulting, utilizing a goal-driven investment approach that combines strategic asset allocation with tactical overlays and both active and passive instruments.

Reggie Peral is a financial advisor at Clearview Family Wealth, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC dba Salem Five Wealth Management and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Prior to his financial services career, he was affiliated with Lesley University and Integration Partners. Clearview Family Wealth, LLC provides discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients, incorporating low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs alongside individual securities and third-party managers. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis with a long-term orientation and operates with discretionary authority within client-approved guidelines.

Robert Foster Jr. is the sole advisor at Plain Talk Financial Planning, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning his advisory career in 2024. He has worked at Nokia since 1984 as a Technical Support Engineer, a role that occupies the majority of his time. Plain Talk Financial Planning, LLC is a fee-only, state-registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with investment management and financial planning services. The firm uses asset allocation principles and a combination of passive and active strategies, often incorporating third-party model portfolios and outside managers to implement advice.