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David Ely is a CFP® and ChFC® with seven years of experience in financial planning. He is the sole advisor at Sugar Hill Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in Enfield, NH. Ely has worked with Sugar Hill Advisors since 2009, with a brief tenure at Twin Pines Housing Trust from 2016 to 2017. Sugar Hill Advisors provides financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and charitable organizations, offering plans without an asset minimum. The firm emphasizes diversified investment recommendations and employs a long-term approach, focusing on delivering written financial plans rather than ongoing portfolio management.

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Thomas Macpherson is a financial advisor at Nintai Investments LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Dorfman Value Investments LLC for three years. In addition to his advisory role, he publishes investment commentary and serves on a nonprofit board. Nintai Investments LLC is a single-advisor firm providing discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, businesses, family offices, foundations, and endowments. The firm employs a fundamental value investment approach focused on concentrated equity portfolios, using discounted cash-flow models and quality screens to select primarily long positions in U.S. and select non-U.S. companies.

William West is the sole advisor at DW West Investments LLC in Groton, NH. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of experience in financial advising. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Mount Prospect Academy, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and the University of Maine, where he held roles related to advanced structures and composites. William also maintains full-time employment outside the advisory business with specific conflict-mitigation measures in place. DW West Investments LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to retail and high-net-worth individuals. The firm constructs portfolios using three model allocations focused on technology and high-quality U.S. companies, applying fundamental research and structured rebalancing within client-specific investment guidelines.

Razvan Mirica is the principal advisor at Mirica Wealth with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at Flagship Harbor Advisors, LPL Financial, and Ameriprise. Since 2018, he has operated Mirica Wealth Management LLC as an independent advisory firm. Mirica Wealth serves individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm primarily uses diversified, passive portfolios with index mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering subscription-style ongoing financial planning with regular reviews.

Michael Taxman is the sole advisor at Michael D. Taxman Investment Management, an independent firm based in Hanover, NH. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 26 years of industry experience, including three years at First Financial Resources prior to founding his firm in 2003. The firm provides ongoing investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations, managing $137 million across 76 accounts as of December 31, 2025. It employs individualized investment strategies focused on broad diversification using low-cost, passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by select fixed-income instruments, with an emphasis on U.S., international, and emerging market equities and shorter-term, higher-quality bonds.