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Maggie Sayers is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with over 13 years of industry experience. She is the principal of Tendful Wealth Planning, an independent firm based in Rome, NY, and previously worked at Gunther Wealth Management from 2011 to 2024. In addition to advising, she provides virtual paraplanning support through Method Financial Planning. Tendful Wealth Planning offers fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines fundamental analysis with Modern Portfolio Theory to construct diversified portfolios using active and passive funds, and incorporates ESG options upon request.

David Hamlin is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Caruso McLean & Co., Inc. and also works with Empire Retirement Plans, LLC. Outside of his advisory roles, he serves as a notary public. Caruso McLean & Co., Inc. serves individual clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering services including asset management and financial planning. The firm uses model portfolios based on modern portfolio theory, investing primarily in mutual funds and ETFs, and manages approximately $249 million in assets across 104 client relationships.

Chad Carstensen is a financial advisor at Ballast Capital Advisors, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Ballast since 2016. He is also a board member of the Mohawk Valley Community Action Agency, a nonprofit organization based in Utica, NY. Ballast Capital Advisors primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients through discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes a liability-driven investment approach focused on fixed income and offers bespoke, bond-centric portfolios to a concentrated client base.

Frances Parent is a CFP® with 34 years of industry experience, currently with Adirondack Financial Services Corp. She has held roles at Hazard & Siegel Inc. and has longstanding involvement with Greenleaf Contracting, Inc. and the Sagamore Institute. Outside of finance, she owns Blue Line Coffee House in Inlet and Old Forge, NY. Adirondack Financial Services provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual and institutional clients, employing a client-specific investment process that integrates quantitative screening with qualitative manager and security review. The firm manages approximately $412 million in assets across nearly 600 clients.

Clinton Kane is a financial advisor at Kane Financial with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Kane Financial since 2017, following five years at Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. and Strategic Financial Services. Kane Financial serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses by offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach, combining fundamental analysis with index mutual funds and ETFs, and provides financial planning to all investment management clients without additional charge.

Michael Hayduk is a financial advisor at Nathan G. Hanna, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated and MML Investors Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he coaches varsity boys basketball at Clinton High School and serves on the financial committee for St. Louis Gonzaga Church. Nathan G. Hanna, LLC provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs multiple analytical methods and trading strategies, tailoring investment plans documented in client-specific Investment Policy Statements.