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Joseph Hoffman is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Financial Independence Advisors a part of World Investment Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions with TIAA-CREF, Edward Jones and Vanguard. He is also licensed to recommend life, health, and variable insurance products. World Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, institutions, and retirement-plan clients. The firm offers model-based and customized portfolio solutions across discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, supported by a range of technology platforms and service offerings.

Jeffrey Meenes is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Blueprint Financial Planning, LLC since 2010. Meenes operates as the sole advisor at Meenes Wealth Partners in Shrewsbury, MA. Meenes Wealth Partners provides flat-fee, fiduciary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning primarily for pre-retiree and retiree households. The firm emphasizes evidence-based investment strategies focused on global diversification, tax-aware management, and client-approved, non-discretionary portfolio implementation.

Charles Levin is the sole advisor at Levin Financial Planning in Wayland, MA, holding a Series 65 license with 20 years of industry experience. He has led his independent firm since 2004, providing fee-only, hourly financial planning and investment advice. Levin Financial Planning serves individuals, families, small businesses, and retirement or profit-sharing plans using a fundamental, long-term buy-and-hold investment approach primarily with low-cost index funds and ETFs. The firm is notable for advising pension or profit-sharing plan clients despite being a solo, hourly-planning practice and is currently winding down operations and not accepting new clients.

Michael O'Keeffe is a financial advisor at MOK Financial Planning & Tax, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Personal Financial Specialist (PFS™) designation and a Series 65 license. Prior to founding his current firm in 2017, he worked at Oakdale Wealth Management for 12 years. He is also a CPA registered in Maryland and provides tax preparation and bookkeeping services. MOK Financial Planning & Tax, Inc. offers discretionary portfolio management primarily for individuals, trusts, and estates, with additional consulting services including bookkeeping and investment analysis. The firm combines tax preparation with financial planning and constructs customized portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, utilizing a range of investment instruments and strategies.

Barbara Duffield is the principal of Duffield Financial Group in Concord, MA, with 48 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at FSC Securities Corporation and OSAIC, alongside operating her own financial planning and advisory business since 1978. She maintains an insurance broker license, though she has not sold insurance products in more than 15 years, and currently serves on the finance committee of her condominium association. Duffield Financial Group provides pension consulting, investment consulting, and financial planning services to plan sponsors, trusts, endowments, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm focuses on non-discretionary client relationships, fundamental analysis, and a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach, with a notable emphasis on ERISA-level pension consulting and flat or hourly fee structures.

James Black is the sole advisor at Keystone Capital Advisors LLC in Auburn, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has experience in real estate consulting and property management through his concurrent roles at Long Run Property Solutions, Inc. and A&M Real Estate Consultants. Keystone Capital Advisors LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm focuses on discretionary portfolio management with a long-term, equity-focused approach, supplemented by ETFs and mutual funds, and offers comprehensive financial planning including fixed-fee standalone services.