David Martula is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Fee-Only Financial Planning since 1991. Fee-Only Financial Planning serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, by providing financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm emphasizes a low-cost, buy-and-hold investment approach using no-load mutual funds, tailoring recommendations to clients’ goals and life stages.

Edward Wall is the owner and sole advisor at Pioneer Financial, Inc. in South Hadley, MA, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Pioneer Financial since 2004. In addition to investment advisory services, he provides tax preparation and accounting through his firm. Pioneer Financial, Inc. offers discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual investors and non-profit organizations, combining investment advisory services with tax preparation and insurance activities. The firm employs a goal-oriented approach using fundamental analysis, ongoing monitoring, and monthly account reviews.

Senaida Bautista is a financial advisor with Clarity Wealth Management LLC in Montague, MA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. She has worked at several firms including AE Wealth Management and Dale A. Frank Financial, and currently owns Steadfast Insurance LLC. Bautista also serves as a board advisor for the Beacon Hill Women’s Forum, a nonprofit organization. Clarity Wealth Management provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored investment programs using various analytical methods and is notable for its pension consulting, service to charitable organizations, and participant education for plan sponsors.

Thomas Homan is a financial advisor with Momentum Investment Management, LLC in Holyoke, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 18 years of industry experience. Homan has led Momentum Investment Management since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and manages a rental property business. Momentum Investment Management is an independent, single-advisor firm providing discretionary portfolio management and hourly financial planning primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental and technical analysis, and uses derivatives and margin strategies in client accounts, with all portfolio oversight conducted by Homan.

Megan Donnelly is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63-registered financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at Quabbin Advisors, an independent firm she has been with since 2012. Quabbin Advisors provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, nonprofit organizations, and businesses. The firm emphasizes a largely non-discretionary approach to client assets, focusing on long-term, fundamental buy-and-hold strategies with low-fee mutual funds and ETFs, and maintains regular portfolio reviews following planning engagements.

Pamela Desjardins is a financial advisor at Strategic Planning Associates in Granby, MA, with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Elite Investment Team, LLC since 2018. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in the sale of life and health insurance, long-term care insurance, and fixed annuities. Strategic Planning Associates provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business clients. The firm offers tailored asset-allocation models implemented on a discretionary basis and emphasizes a small-scale, relationship-focused approach.

Eric Bright is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Pennyfarthing Investment Management, L.L.C. in Belchertown, MA, with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Pennyfarthing since 2003. Pennyfarthing Investment Management provides discretionary investment counseling and portfolio management for individuals, trusts, and charitable endowments, as well as consulting services for portfolios managed by other institutions. The firm emphasizes a long-term, research-driven investment process that integrates fundamental, behavioral, and technical analysis, and offers an ESG-integrated mutual fund and ETF service called Bright Penny Freedom.

V. Laflam is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with over 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Laflam and Haggerty Investment Advisers Corp. since 1999 and is also a partner at Laflam and Haggerty, CPAs, an accounting firm he has been affiliated with since 1992. Laflam and Haggerty Investment Advisers Corp. is a fee-only registered investment adviser managing approximately $49.7 million in discretionary assets for individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporations, and pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm focuses on fundamental security analysis and asset allocation across stocks, REITs, and fixed income, offering fully discretionary trading and ongoing portfolio reviews, with an affiliation to a local CPA practice providing additional tax and financial planning services.

Valerie Haggerty is a financial advisor with Laflam and Haggerty Investment Advisers Corp. She holds a Series 65 designation and has 21 years of industry experience. Haggerty has been with Laflam and Haggerty Investment Advisers Corp. since 1999 and is also a partner at the affiliated accounting firm Laflam and Haggerty, CPAs, where she has worked since 1992. Laflam and Haggerty Investment Advisers Corp. is a fee-only registered investment adviser managing approximately $49.7 million in discretionary assets for about 67 clients. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporations, and pension or profit-sharing plans, using fundamental security analysis and asset allocation with a focus on common stocks, publicly traded REITs, and fixed-income securities. The firm is affiliated with a local CPA practice, providing integrated tax and financial planning services and serving a diverse client base including institutional and governmental entities.

Christina Light is a financial advisor at Emissary Wealth with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Emissary Wealth since 2020, following five years at Bell Investment Advisors, Inc. Emissary Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and retirement plans, providing comprehensive financial planning and investment management. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental analysis and goal-driven planning, with a focus on real estate-related investments for its pooled vehicle business.

James Ho is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with West Branch Capital LLC since 2009. West Branch Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and other businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using both fundamental and technical analysis, while maintaining flexibility for active trading as needed.

Ian Mahmud is a financial advisor at West Branch Capital LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at Centerview Partners LLC, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, MIT Sloan, UBS Securities LLC, and Barclays Capital. West Branch Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and other businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using both fundamental and technical analysis, while maintaining flexibility for active trading and portfolio rebalancing.

Renae Ransdell is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Diversified, LLC and has held prior roles at firms including Cetera Advisors LLC, Sageview Advisory Group, and Cambridge Investment Research. Ransdell is also an independent licensed insurance agent specializing in life and annuities. Diversified, LLC provides investment advice and financial planning to individuals, corporations, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a two-phase planning process and utilizes third-party managers and platforms to tailor asset allocation and diversification strategies to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Ayaz Mahmud is a financial advisor at West Branch Capital LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 registrations and has been with West Branch Capital since 2004. West Branch Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and other businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using both fundamental and technical analysis, with flexibility for active trading and risk management strategies.

Anne Christopulos is a financial advisor at West Branch Capital LLC with 22 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with West Branch Capital since 2016, following nine years at Davis Financial Services, LLC. West Branch Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and other businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using fundamental and technical analysis while maintaining flexibility for active trading as needed.

Wayne Wetzel Jr. is a financial advisor with Excalibur Management Corp, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Excalibur Management Corp since 1993. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of the Pine Grove Condominium Association. Excalibur Management Corporation provides discretionary investment management and integrated financial planning primarily for high-net-worth clients, including individuals, families, trusts, and foundations. The firm employs a combined top-down and bottom-up investment approach focused on risk assessment and long-term, risk-adjusted returns through disciplined asset allocation and tactical rebalancing.

Andrew Bellak is a financial advisor with Perigon Wealth Management, LLC in Amherst, MA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Perigon in 2023, he spent 15 years at Stakeholders Capital, Inc. Bellak serves as an advisory board member and investor at Elateq, LLC and is involved in multiple nonprofit organizations, including serving on investment committees and boards for charitable and community groups. Perigon Wealth Management provides customized investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and banking or thrift institutions. The firm develops client portfolios based on individual objectives and risk tolerance, often delegating day-to-day management to independent managers while retaining oversight and due diligence.

Mary Kate Frodema is a CFP® professional with 14 years of experience in financial services. She has worked at St. Germain Investment Management since 2022 and previously held roles at Hart & Patterson Financial Group, MassMutual Life Insurance Company, and MML Investors Services, LLC. She serves on the board of Springfield Prep Charter School in Springfield, MA. St. Germain Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, high net worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs model-based asset allocation with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, managing approximately $3.1 billion in client assets.

Douglas Wheat is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently with Perigon Wealth Management, LLC and previously worked for nine years at United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC. He serves on the Audit Committee of the United Way of Franklin Hampshire Region. Perigon Wealth Management provides customized investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, charitable organizations, and banking or thrift institutions. The firm develops portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, often delegating day-to-day investment management while maintaining oversight and conducting formal annual reviews.

Suzan Luna Jaffe is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 23 years of experience in the financial industry. She has worked with Vanderbilt Advisory Services since 2020 and previously spent a decade at Kms Financial Services, Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she provides grief coaching through one-on-one and group sessions and is an author with a Substack newsletter, planning to launch a new book. Vanderbilt Advisory Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation using a mix of fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting services.