Adam Wojtkowski is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Copper Beech Wealth Management. His prior roles include positions at Northwest Asset Management, Smith, Salley & Associates, and Beaumont Financial Partners. Copper Beech Wealth Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services for individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $78.2 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a diverse investment approach incorporating multiple analysis methods and emphasizes diversification across equity and fixed-income exposures using primarily ETFs and mutual funds.

Joy joined The Financial Gym in 2017 as a Certified Financial Trainer. She worked with people at every stage of their financial lives. Some were just getting started, some were paying off debt, and others were growing their wealth or planning for big life changes. In each case she helped them make confident, informed choices that fit their own goals. After passing the Series 65 exam in 2024, Joy became an Investment Adviser Representative. She serves clients through Connective Wealth Partners, LLC (“CWP”), an SEC-registered investment adviser that operates The Financial Gym Advisors and Private Wealth Collective as d/b/a names. Joy holds a B.S. in Advertising and Marketing Communications from Johnson & Wales University. Before she started in personal finance, she spent five years at creative advertising agencies, including BBDO New York and Burns Group. She worked on campaigns for household brands such as Mars Chocolate (M&M’s and Dove), Yellow Tail wine, Post Foods and Ricola. Studying what drives people to buy shapes how she thinks about behavioral finance today. She helps clients understand the “why” behind their spending and saving habits, so they can make money decisions with more clarity and confidence. Connective Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory that provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a fundamental analysis investment approach with a long-term orientation and manages diversified portfolios including ETFs, equities, bonds, mutual funds, and alternative investments.

Kurt Jamiel is the principal advisor at Income Associates, an independent firm based in Barrington, RI. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera and Summit Financial Group. Outside of advising, he owns and operates Quiet Keeper LLC, a sales and service business. Income Associates provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm emphasizes client-specific, discretionary investment strategies using a mix of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, often implementing third-party model portfolios and sub-advisors while offering ERISA 3(21) fiduciary services for employer-sponsored retirement plans.

David Kopack is a financial advisor with Boston Investment Trust Management, Inc. in Bridgewater, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Boston Investment Trust Management since 2006. Boston Investment Trust Management provides discretionary portfolio management, written financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and business clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis to develop individualized investment policies and manages a diverse range of securities, including oil and gas partnership interests, serving both U.S. and notable non-U.S. clients.

Stacie Skryz is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Lechner Associates since 2014. She is based in North Attleboro, MA, and focuses on comprehensive financial planning and wealth management. Lechner Associates is an independent, fee-only firm that serves approximately 125 clients with $94 million in assets under management. The firm provides non-discretionary portfolio management tailored through fundamental analysis and retirement modeling, offering both ongoing wealth management and hourly financial consultation services.

Steven Antunes is a CFP® professional with six years of experience in financial advisory roles. He is the sole advisor at GrowthFocus Wealth Management LLC in Swansea, MA, where he has worked since 2020. His prior experience includes positions at CITIZENS Bank and SK Wealth Management, LLC. GrowthFocus Wealth Management is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental analysis approach using primarily low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolios customized to client goals and risk tolerance.

Abel Pizarro Jr. is a financial advisor at Pizarro Advisors in Taunton, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at New Leaf, PFS Investments Inc., and Primerica Financial Services. He has minority ownership in a cannabis dispensary and an affiliated real-estate holding entity. Pizarro Advisors is an independent, single-advisor firm offering financial planning, business consulting, and wealth management services to individuals, companies, and other investment advisers. The firm’s investment approach focuses on asset allocation guided by fundamental analysis and macroeconomic factors, incorporating political developments, and providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management with regular portfolio reviews.

Robert Shuman is a CFA® charterholder at Encore Investment Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Investment Management, Civic Financial Services, and Butterfield Asset Management. Encore Investment Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, trusts, and estates in Massachusetts, other U.S. states, and internationally. The firm offers customized wealth management combining discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with financial planning, employing a primarily long-term, low-turnover investment approach that utilizes ETFs, mutual funds, equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.

James Carlson is a financial advisor at Carlson Planning Company with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms including Gannet Wealth Advisors and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of advising, he is involved with Entropy Mining, focusing on consulting and deployment of data center infrastructure for energy demand response, and also conducts financial education presentations. Carlson Planning Company serves individual clients, high-net-worth individuals, small businesses, and retirement plan sponsors, offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory approach with diversified, cost-efficient investments and provides both discretionary and nondiscretionary management alongside flexible planning engagements.

Roger Saint Pierre is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Northeast Capital Management, Inc. since 1999 and also has a long-standing association with Rhs Associates dating back to 1973. Northeast Capital Management provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis and implements client-specific portfolios using a range of strategies tailored to each client’s objectives.

Gabriel Alvarez is the principal and sole advisor at Alvarez & Associates Financial. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Prior to founding his independent advisory firm, he worked for Fidelity Investments for three years and has held several roles in education. Outside of advising, he spends part of his time working as a rideshare driver. Alvarez & Associates Financial is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with both active and passive investment strategies, and incorporates a range of assets including mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, and limited cryptocurrency exposure.

Mark Nassiff Jr. is the sole advisor at Southcoast Advisory Group, Inc. in Fall River, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has managed Southcoast Advisory Group since 2012 and has operated Nassiff Financial since 2007. Outside of advisory services, he is also involved in real estate sales and insurance. Southcoast Advisory Group provides investment supervisory services to individual clients, creating customized Investment Policy Statements and recommending diversified portfolios. The firm employs fundamental analysis and both long- and short-term trading strategies, while allowing clients to direct brokerage and retaining no discretionary trading authority.

Shaun Jones is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Jones Fiduciary Wealth Management LLC and previously worked for firms including Diamond State Financial Group Inc, Minnesota Life, and Securian Financial Services INC. Jones is the author of "UnBrainwashed Investing: Protecting Your Portfolio From Today's Mislead Industry" and manages several limited partnerships related to real estate investment. Jones Fiduciary Wealth Management provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, qualified plan consulting, and limited hourly consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers private pooled investment opportunities and employs a variety of analytical approaches to manage client portfolios according to agreed risk profiles and time horizons.

Thomas Mcauley is a financial advisor at EquityTrust with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with EquityTrust since 1979. EquityTrust provides discretionary investment management to individuals and a variety of private and institutional clients. The firm specializes in option strategies, primarily selling equity and index options to collect premium, and invests collateral in a range of interest-bearing and marketable securities.

Mitchell Zides is a CFP® professional at Constant Guidance Financial, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Pioneer Institutional Asset Management, Inc., Pioneer Funds Distributor, Inc., John Hancock Investment Management LLC, and Manulife Investment Management (US) LLC. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed real estate agent. Constant Guidance Financial provides wealth management, investment advisory, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm employs an active management approach combining macroeconomic analysis, security selection across various asset classes, option strategies like covered call writing, and AI-assisted research tools, while serving a diverse client base that includes both individual and corporate clients.

Charles Means is the sole advisor at Charles J. Means & Co., LLC, an independent firm based in Providence, RI. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 24 years of experience managing client portfolios. Means has led his firm since 2002. Charles J. Means & Co., LLC offers customized investment management primarily for individuals, IRAs, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, acting mainly as a discretionary manager. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and security analysis using fundamental, technical, and cyclical methods, with routine quarterly account reviews. It frequently serves in operational fiduciary roles, including trustee and executor, and operates on a fee-only basis without offering standalone financial planning services.

South Coast Planning & Wealth Management was started on the premise that everyone should have access to personalized, quality financial planning & investment management — regardless of income or asset level. Dan has 18+ years of investment & financial planning experience working with individuals and institutions. His investment experience & financial planning expertise is what allows him to get results for both clients who are just getting started on their financial journeys, near or in retirment, and those with complex situations. He attended the University of Massachusetts and has a Master’s degree in Finance from Northeastern University. Dan is also a board member of CFA Society Providence.

Cindy Foster is the sole advisor at Foster Strategic Wealth Partners, LLC in Rehoboth, MA. She holds a Series 65 designation and has 12 years of experience in tax accounting at Norman, Graham & DiGangi, a certified public accounting firm. In her role there, she prepares individual and small business tax returns and oversees bookkeeping functions. Foster Strategic Wealth Partners provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services primarily to individuals and small business owners, using a long-term, goals-based approach with low-cost ETFs and mutual funds. The firm incorporates structured client discovery and risk-tolerance assessments, applying fundamental and technical analysis along with Modern Portfolio Theory.

Katie Macdonald is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. She is the sole advisor at MacDonald Wealth Management, LLC, where she has worked since 2016 following prior experience at Beck Bode Wealth Management. MacDonald Wealth Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and related services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers specialized tax preparation and a Sports & Entertainment division, delivering financial planning, investment management, and career counseling tailored to athletes and their support networks.

Darryl Melcher is a financial advisor at Wade Management LLC in Somerset, MA, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been affiliated with Fieldpoint Private Securities, LLC since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in the life insurance business through Mass Mutual. Wade Management LLC provides investment supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach, including charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and uses both long-term and short-term trading strategies with a mix of traditional and higher-risk instruments.