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Duane Goodell is the sole advisor at Optimum Wealth LLC in Keene, NH, holding a Series 63 designation with 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with Optimum Wealth LLC since 2017 and was previously affiliated with Triad Advisors, Inc. from 2000 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he manages Optimum Financial LLC, which provides insurance, commercial lending brokerage, and marketing services. Optimum Wealth LLC is a fee-based financial planning and investment advisory firm serving individuals, businesses, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers comprehensive planning, discretionary management of variable annuities and life products, and ERISA plan consulting, often coordinating with third-party money managers to tailor client strategies and oversee ongoing performance.

Ryan Belanger Saleh is a financial advisor at Waldo.ai, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Waldo.ai since 2023. Prior to this, he worked at Gatsby Digital, Inc., Daisy Daisy Digital, LLC, and Blue Technologies, LLC. Waldo.ai provides discretionary investment management and advisory services exclusively to corporate and business clients through an online platform. The firm offers ETF-based model portfolios managed on a discretionary basis and delivered via a wrap-fee program, focusing solely on entity accounts rather than individuals or high-net-worth clients.

Edward Oakes is the principal of The Oakes Financial Group in Troy, NH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Oakes Financial Services, Inc. since 2011 and with Hancock Tax & Financial Services since 2005, where he provides income tax preparation services. The Oakes Financial Group offers fee-only financial planning, portfolio design, asset management, and investment consultation to individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm incorporates educational workshops and seminars into its client services and employs a diversified investment approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Anthony Olson is the principal of Olson Economics, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Keene, NH. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license, with 14 years of experience in financial advising and over 30 years as a CPA. Olson has operated his accounting practice since 1994 alongside his advisory work. Olson Economics provides financial planning and portfolio management services primarily to individuals and trusts, offering tailored plans and investment recommendations. The firm typically employs a conservative, long-term, buy-and-hold investment strategy focused on index and mutual funds, with most portfolio management conducted on a non-discretionary basis.

Jeffrey Rubin is a CFP® professional with 30 years of experience in financial advising. He has been the sole advisor at IPIC, Inc. in Keene, NH since 1993. IPIC, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans, with a focus on pension and profit-sharing plan clients. The firm emphasizes a fundamental analysis approach, uses investment-analysis software to optimize portfolios primarily composed of mutual funds and ETFs, and offers pension consulting and 401(k) plan design services.

Robert Hodge is the sole advisor at Hodge Financial Services, LLC in Hinsdale, NH, holding a Series 66 designation with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wadsworth Investment Co., Inc. and operated Hodge Associates since 1988. The firm provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses, managing approximately $19.7 million for a primarily long-standing client base. Hodge Financial Services employs a discretionary, active asset-allocation strategy using mutual funds and ETFs, incorporating market timing, charting, and fundamental analysis to adjust allocations, and may shift assets to money market funds in elevated risk environments.