Joshua Charles Lyons

Many blue-collar business owners spend years building successful companies but struggle with inconsistent cash flow, high taxes, and uncertainty about how to turn their business into a secure retirement. Unlike most financial firms that focus primarily on investments, I take a planning-first approach that connects your business strategy with your personal financial goals. As a CFP® professional and fee-only fiduciary advisor with 10+ years of experience, I help business owners integrate cash flow planning, tax strategies, risk management, retirement planning, and investments into one coordinated plan. Having experienced the challenges of business ownership firsthand and growing up in a family business, I understand that your business is often your largest asset. My goal is to provide the guidance and strategy business owners need to protect what they've built and create financial freedom beyond their business.

Michael Bronson is a financial advisor at MB Financial Planning LLC in Richmond, RI, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at his current firm since 2017. In addition to his financial advisory role, Bronson serves as an instructor at Roger Williams University School of Justice Studies, teaching courses on Financial Crimes and Understanding Pensions and Retirement to current and retired police officers. MB Financial Planning LLC serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, through comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and one-time financial plans. The firm employs primarily passive, low-cost portfolios with supplemental fundamental and technical analysis and also offers tax preparation and employer retirement-plan advisory services.

Joseph Curran is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Breachway Investments, LLC, an independent firm based in Charlestown, RI, where he has worked since 2019. Prior to Breachway, he spent 10 years at Merrill. Breachway Investments provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and ERISA retirement-plan services for individuals, high-net-worth households, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm constructs portfolios based on client goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances using a range of investment strategies and conducts regular reviews, including tax-loss harvesting and rebalancing. It also offers educational seminars and incorporates practices such as borrowing in separately managed accounts and cross-client bond position management.

Richard Nichols is a financial advisor at Dewitt Capital Management LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Dewitt Capital Management since 1995. Dewitt Capital Management provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm operates on a fee-only basis, managing accounts on a discretionary basis using a variety of investment strategies and emphasizes comprehensive reviews of clients’ broader financial affairs.

Jeremy Sylvester is the principal advisor at Quahog Investments LLC in Richmond, Rhode Island. He holds a Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience, including roles at Edward Jones and Sonalysts Inc., as well as service with the US Department of Defense. Sylvester has a technical background with doctoral training in physics and a master’s degree in finance, alongside prior naval service and ongoing part-time academic and reserve roles. Quahog Investments is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving primarily individual, middle-class clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, focusing on low-cost, buy-and-hold strategies diversified across sectors, while incorporating limited derivative techniques and advising on private equity or real estate investment trusts when appropriate.

William Duvall is a financial advisor at Sightline Wealth Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Sightline since 2015. Sightline Wealth Advisors provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that combines passive and active management, strategic asset allocation, and fundamental analysis, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and derivatives where appropriate.