Robert Ellis is a CFP® with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Amherst Financial Group, LLC since 2021 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2012, following a decade at Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an on-call volunteer firefighter for the Amherst Fire Department. Amherst Financial Group primarily serves individual investors and small businesses, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm’s investment strategies are tailored to client objectives and include a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, structured products, and selected individual securities, supported by relationships with TAMPs and AI-assisted research tools. Amherst also integrates insurance and employee-benefits services alongside its advisory offerings.

Ryan Flynn is a financial advisor and business planning strategist helping business owners, executives, and high-earning professionals create clarity, structure, and long-term confidence in their financial lives. He navigates personal financial planning with the realities of running and scaling a business. His approach is simplifying complexity. Clients come to him because they’re navigating growth, life transitions, rising income, or retirement and want a financial plan that ties together everything from cash flow and tax strategy to retirement income and business succession. Ryan focuses on aligning personal and business goals, identifying blind spots, and developing plans that help clients use their money intentionally. His work includes business evaluations, benefit and retirement plan analysis, cash flow structuring, tax-efficient income planning, legacy considerations, and coordinated strategies that blend financial, business, and personal priorities. Ryan is known for his clear communication, level-headed guidance, and ability to explain financial decisions in a way that feels actionable rather than overwhelming. Rooted in collaboration, partnering with CPAs, attorneys, and other advisors he ensures clients have a complete, coordinated support team. Ryan’s priority is giving clients financial confidence, developing a financial plan for their specific needs, no matter the stage of life or business. Baystate Financial does not provide qualified business valuations. For a qualified or certified business valuation, consult a properly credentialed appraiser. Neither MML Investors Services, LLC nor any of its subsidiaries, employees or representatives are authorized to give legal or tax advice. Consult your own personal attorney legal or tax counsel for advice on specific legal and tax matters. Ryan is a registered representative of and offers securities and investment advisory services through MML Investors Services, LLC. Member SIPC (www.SIPC.org). Supervisory address: Baystate Financial One Marina Park Drive, 16th Floor Boston, MA. Phone number: 617‐585‐4500. Ryan is licensed to sell Insurance products in the following jurisdictions: CA, CO, CT, KY, MA, ME, NC, NH, NY, NC, SC, TX, UT, VT Ryan is licensed to sell securities products in the following jurisdictions: CA, CT, KY, MA, NH, NJ, NY, SC, VT Ryan cannot communicate with, nor respond to requests from users who reside in jurisdictions where we are not licensed to conduct insurance and/or securities business. CA Insurance LIC#: 4371139 | State of Domicile: NH

David Hunt Jr. is a CFP® and CFA® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Applied Capital Management, LLC. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2020 and has been affiliated with Applied Capital Management, Inc. since 2015. Applied Capital Management provides comprehensive financial planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes written financial plans and ongoing consulting, supporting a large client base with customized plans developed through detailed client engagement and fundamental analysis.

Bradley Kayton is a financial advisor with Studio Ventures and Capital Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Studio Ventures since 2014 and also consults with start-up companies, providing executive management, board governance, CEO mentoring, and strategic consulting through a separate consulting firm. Studio Ventures and Capital Advisors, LLC serves family offices, high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and business entities by creating and managing custom private-market equity and debt funds. The firm focuses on bespoke investment programs tailored to client objectives, often emphasizing private placements and early-stage companies, and uses performance-based compensation arrangements for qualified pooled investors.

Narendra Kapadia is the sole advisor at Value Financial Services Corp. in Chelmsford, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Value Financial Services since 2000 and is also the owner and president of Value Mortgage Corporation, a mortgage origination and processing business he founded in 1996. Value Financial Services provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high net worth persons, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm offers customized portfolios and employs a long-term, personalized approach with flexibility to adjust holdings based on market conditions or client objectives.

William Hurst is the principal advisor at Momentum Investment Research and Management, LLC in Wilton, NH. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has 28 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Fidelity and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Momentum Investment Research and Management, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and subadvisory services primarily to other advisers, as well as financial planning and account management for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses, focusing on equity-oriented, long-term trading strategies with discretionary trading authority.

Alicia Donahue is a financial advisor at Nashua Capital Management LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. Nashua Capital Management LLC is a single-advisor, state-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and incidental financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on a long-term investment approach centered on dividend-paying growth and value companies, with diversification through ETFs, mutual funds, and fixed income.

Beth Lundberg is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with five years at Hawthorne Wellman Financial Planning, LLC and a total of three years in the industry. Her prior experience includes roles at Hawthorne Wellman, LLC and Zeiders Enterprises, as well as self-employment. Outside of her advisory work, she dedicates time to an outside media project, a podcast. Hawthorne Wellman Financial Planning, LLC is a fee-only, state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, couples, and families with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs an evidence-based, factor-driven, globally diversified, and cost-conscious investment approach tailored to clients’ tax situations, risk tolerances, and life goals.

Edward Murray is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He has led Family Investment Advisory, LLC since 2011 and has been involved in his own advisory and compensation architecture businesses since 1981. He is also a licensed insurance agent specializing in long-term care insurance, maintaining this role since 2008. Family Investment Advisory, LLC provides portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, and estates, focusing on diversified asset allocation and fundamental analysis. The firm develops individualized, discretionary portfolios and conducts regular reviews to adjust holdings based on client objectives and risk tolerance.

Adam Mead is the principal advisor at Mead Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with 11 years of industry experience. He has been managing his independent firm since 2014 and concurrently serves as Assistant Vice President and Commercial Loan Portfolio Manager at Pentucket Bank. Mead Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm focuses on value-oriented, fundamental analysis with a concentrated portfolio approach and serves clients who prefer a long-term, business-owner perspective on publicly traded securities.

Carl Smith is the principal of CJS Financial Advisers, an independent advisory firm based in Nashua, New Hampshire. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 31 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes work at Primex, and he is active as a licensed real estate sales associate and involved in a private equity firm where he serves as Senior Managing Director. CJS Financial Advisers primarily acts as a solicitor to other investment advisers while also offering direct advisory and financial planning services. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary advice, employing a mix of passive and active investment strategies across multiple asset classes and uses a broker-dealer platform for trade execution and custody.

Robert Cryts is a financial advisor with Cambridge Financial Services in Pelham, NH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cetera Advisors LLC and Commonwealth Equity Securities before and currently operates as the sole advisor at Cambridge Financial Services. Cryts also holds licenses to provide life and annuities insurance. Cambridge Financial Services is an independent registered investment adviser offering personalized wealth management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages client accounts on a discretionary basis, typically using a low-turnover, buy-and-hold investment approach that incorporates mutual funds, ETFs, and select individual securities.

Robert Creegan Jr. is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Creegan & Nassoura Financial Group, LLC since 2000 and was previously with Creegan & Associates, LLC. The firm is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. It emphasizes balance and diversification, tailoring portfolios to clients’ risk tolerances and objectives through fundamental and technical analysis, with a range of investment strategies including equities, fixed income, and options.

Bernard Ross III is a financial advisor with KBR Financial Solutions, an independent advisory firm, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 securities licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience and has been involved with multiple entities, including Ross Wealth Planning Group, LLC, which he has managed since 2003. KBR Financial Solutions operates as a single-advisor practice offering fee-based investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides discretionary, custom portfolio management using a strategic and tactical allocation approach across a broad range of securities and offers specialized services such as retirement income and one-time college planning engagements.

Carlos Rodriguez is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Broad Brook Financial in Chelmsford, MA. He has spent the past 12 years with VOYA Financial Advisors before founding his independent practice. Broad Brook Financial provides customized financial planning, investment management, and on-demand financial advice to individual investors and small businesses. The firm focuses on active asset allocation primarily using passive ETFs and ETNs, offering non-discretionary recommendations and conducting regular portfolio reviews.

Eilon Amir is a financial advisor at Brownstone Financial Group LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations. Prior to his current role, he worked at Sakura Partners and Outcome Capital, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Volunteer Vice President of the Board for Beit Sasson Sephardic Congregation in Newton, MA. Brownstone Financial Group LLC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual clients, beginning with a tailored financial plan. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and utilizes model portfolios managed by sub-advisers, conducting ongoing account reviews and maintaining authority over sub-adviser selection and monitoring.

James Kieffer is the sole advisor at Rational Frontier Advisors, LLC in Nashua, NH. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 18 years of experience at Rational Frontier Advisors, with an extended career spanning over 45 years at Proforma Financial Group, Inc. Rational Frontier Advisors, LLC provides investment supervisory services and portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and retirement plan accounts. The firm focuses on asset-class allocation, periodic rebalancing, and portfolio construction using mean-variance optimization, incorporating options-writing strategies as part of its investment approach.

John Olivieri is a financial advisor with North Shore Wealth Management in Westford, MA, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at North Shore Wealth Management since 2023 and concurrently owns an accounting business, Dermatology Financial Planning dba Docbookkeeping, where he also provides CFO services to Westford Dermatology. North Shore Wealth Management is an independent, single-advisor firm offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and tax/accounting services to individuals and business entities. The firm employs a variety of investment analysis methods and strategies, and uniquely combines advisory services with accounting and CFO work, as well as educational seminars on financial topics.

Herbert Shanzer is the principal of Shanzer Management, an independent firm he has led since 1995. He holds 31 years of industry experience and is based in Westford, Massachusetts. Shanzer Management provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice focused on no-load and low-load mutual funds. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified equity portfolios tailored to clients' written investment objectives and risk tolerances, combining actively managed and passive index funds while managing risk through fund allocation adjustments rather than moving to cash.

Christopher Ellis is the sole advisor at Think Ahead Financial Planning in Groton, MA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He has worked at RTX since 1998, bringing a corporate finance and executive background to his financial planning practice. Think Ahead Financial Planning provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services primarily focused on customized planning for individuals and families. The firm employs a collaborative process emphasizing a passive, low-cost, tax-efficient index fund approach without managing assets or executing trades.