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Michelle Morris is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. She is the principal of Brio Financial Planning in Quincy, MA, and has worked as a tax specialist at Leo J. Hart III since 2009. Brio Financial Planning is an independent, fee-only firm serving individuals and families with holistic financial planning and portfolio management. The firm focuses on goals-based planning, offering services such as tax preparation and typically managing assets on a non-discretionary basis with fixed retainer fees rather than percentage-of-AUM charges.

Benjamin Doernberg is a financial advisor at First Step Financial in Boston, MA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding First Step Financial, he worked with Never Again Action and Escape the Room Boston. First Step Financial provides financial planning and advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients through one-off plans, ad-hoc hourly engagements, and an ongoing subscription option, focusing on modern portfolio theory and broad index mutual funds and ETFs. The firm does not custody or trade client accounts and uses a pricing model based on subscription and hourly fees rather than asset-based charges.

I began my career in the financial services industry nearly ten years ago. Prior to founding Dreamfield Planning Group, I served as an associate wealth management advisor at Sconset Wealth Management—an advisory practice nested in the downtown Boston office of Northwestern Mutual—where I developed financial plans and managed investment assets. In a preceding role in the same office, I led an internal business unit providing investment consulting services to multiple financial advisors representing more than $200 million of assets under management (AUM). Previous to that, I served as an associate financial advisor at a Foxborough, Massachusetts financial planning practice and as a research analyst at a Cambridge, Massachusetts public policy research firm. I hold a Bachelor of Arts in History from Hendrix College and a Master of Public Policy from Georgetown University. I am both a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ and a CFA Charterholder. I have lived for many years in Milton, Massachusetts with my wife Allie and our son Ben. In my spare time, I enjoy travel, reading, playing guitar, and taking long walks with the family dog, Louie.

Steve Ng is the sole advisor at Woodland Investment Consulting LLC in Boston, MA. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 63 license and has 17 years of industry experience. He has been employed with MFS Fund Distributors, Inc. since 2005 and has served as an instructor at the Boston Security Analysts Society since 1992. Woodland Investment Consulting provides discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning primarily for individual investors and pension plans, including defined-contribution plans. The firm follows a value-oriented, relatively low-risk investment approach with broad diversification and a focus on income and capital preservation.

Kevin Williams is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Full Life Financial Planning in Pembroke, MA. His prior experience includes roles at Lincoln Investment and Damon & Associates, Inc. He serves as Treasurer/Clerk for the Financial Planning Association of Massachusetts in a volunteer capacity. Full Life Financial Planning offers wealth management, comprehensive financial planning, and tax preparation services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs a fee-only model and integrates passive and active investment strategies aligned with client objectives, providing personalized service with a focus on tax-aware financial planning.

Eric Liriano is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Liriano Wealth Advisory Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, spanning from 2006 to 2025. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in offering group health insurance brokerage. Liriano Wealth Advisory Group, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily through the AssetMark wrap-fee platform, focusing on mutual funds and ETFs. The firm also offers financial planning and consulting on an hourly basis, utilizing model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers who manage day-to-day investment decisions.