I'm Susan L. Powers, CFA, CFP®, CPFA, a financial professional with more than 20 years of experience helping individuals, families, and business owners make thoughtful, confident financial decisions. Before co-founding AssetGrade, I served as a senior executive at Fidelity, where I managed Fidelity's $1.2 trillion 401(k) investment consulting practice, one of the largest retirement platforms in the country. That experience allows me to blend institutional-level insight with a personalized approach tailored to real-life goals and challenges. I'm also a frequent guest speaker on Wharton Business Radio on SiriusXM, where I help demystify complex financial topics in a way that's practical, approachable, and empowering.

Patrick Cote is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Assetgrade, LLC since 2013. He holds Series 63 and provides financial planning and investment services from the firm’s Boston office. Assetgrade, LLC offers financial planning, investment and wealth management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs model-based portfolios that focus on strategic asset allocation with occasional tactical adjustments, serving approximately 165 clients with $337.7 million in discretionary assets under management.

Katherine Hennessy is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience currently working at Assetgrade, LLC in Chicago, IL. She has been with Assetgrade since 2016. Assetgrade, LLC provides financial planning, investment and wealth management, and retirement plan consulting for individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm manages approximately $337.7 million in discretionary assets across three advisors, using model strategies focused on strategic asset allocation with occasional tactical adjustments.