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Newton Spurr is a financial advisor with MS Financial Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with MS Financial Services since 2012 and is also a partner at Spurr & Spurr, LLP, a tax and accounting firm. Spurr dedicates part of his professional time to managing tax and accounting matters through this firm. MS Financial Services, LLC provides discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term investment approach with customized policy statements and strategic asset allocation, managing approximately $45 million in client assets.

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 with seven years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 credential. He is the principal advisor at Clearview Family Wealth, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser founded in 2026. Prior to establishing Clearview, Peral worked at LPL Financial LLC dba Salem Five Wealth Management for six years and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for one year. Clearview Family Wealth provides wealth management, discretionary investment management, and comprehensive financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach is primarily long-term and grounded in fundamental analysis, utilizing low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, with tailored asset allocation and regular portfolio monitoring.

Robert Foster Jr. is the principal of Plain Talk Financial Planning, LLC in Amesbury, MA, holding a Series 65 license with one year of industry experience. He has worked at Nokia since 1984 as a Technical Support Engineer. Foster dedicates a significant portion of his time to this role outside of his advisory work. Plain Talk Financial Planning offers investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs asset allocation strategies grounded in modern portfolio theory, incorporating both passive and active management, and provides tailored solutions including socially conscious options and cryptocurrency-related exposure when requested.