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.

Jonathan Kuczmarski is a financial advisor at Efficient Capital Strategies, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at WhaleRock Point Partners, LLC and Ameriprise. In addition to his advisory work, he maintains an active real estate salesperson license and dedicates part of his time to real estate activities. Efficient Capital Strategies is an independent firm that provides customized, goals-based financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and advisory consultations, including services for endowment and pension boards. The firm’s value-oriented investment approach incorporates fundamental analysis with complementary technical analysis and serves both high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients.

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.

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.

Jan Hilfer is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Edward Jones for nine years before founding Eisenhilfer Capital LLC, where he has been practicing since 2022. Eisenhilfer Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual investors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm customizes investment strategies based on client objectives and risk tolerance, utilizing approaches such as fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, and offers educational seminars upon request.

James Tavares is a financial advisor with Lodestar Wealth, LLC in Providence, RI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Quasar Distributors, LLC and Horizon Investments. He also supports a startup healthcare financial technology firm without receiving compensation. Lodestar Wealth Public Benefit, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm uses ETF-based, long-term portfolios guided by documented Investment Policy Statements and employs a combination of modern portfolio theory, fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to construct diversified allocations.

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.

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.

John Connaughton is a CFP® professional at Rhodeway Financial with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Columbia Funds and FINRA and serves as a paid independent trustee of the Columbia Funds. Rhodeway Financial offers financial planning and financial literacy seminars primarily for individuals and nonprofit organizations, focusing on investment, retirement, tax, college, and debt planning. The firm emphasizes mutual funds, particularly within employer-sponsored retirement plans, and provides non-discretionary advice without managing client portfolios or charging asset-based fees.

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.

Christopher Benoit is a CFP® with seven years of experience in financial advising, currently operating as the sole advisor at CB Capital LLC. He also serves as Vice President of Anchor Auto Group, an automotive dealership, and is President and owner of CB Capital Reinsurance Ltd., an automotive reinsurance company. Benoit has been involved in the automotive industry since 1998 alongside his advisory work. CB Capital LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management for individuals and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan consulting for employer-sponsored plans. The firm also offers specialized reinsurance consulting for automotive reinsurance companies, combining expertise in retirement plans with automotive-related financial services.

Eduardo Borges is a CFP® and CFA® with 10 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Fortune Financial Services before founding Goal Wealth Advisory Group, LLC. Borges holds a Series 66 license and is also licensed to sell life and health insurance. Goal Wealth Advisory Group, LLC offers investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and employer retirement-plan consulting to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as nonprofit and charitable organizations. The firm primarily uses a passive investment approach with index mutual funds and ETFs, incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to evaluate sectors and securities, while tailoring portfolios to client objectives and tax considerations.

Jeffrey Pereira is the principal of JBP Financial LLC and holds a Series 66 designation with 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Atlantis Asset Management for nine years before establishing his current firm. Outside of advisory services, he has been involved in selling life insurance since 2006, which accounts for a small portion of his time. JBP Financial LLC is an independent investment adviser serving a limited client base with portfolio management and integrated financial planning. The firm combines various analytical approaches with disciplined asset allocation and rebalancing, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Eric Thomson is a financial advisor at Zarathustra Wealth Management in Providence, RI, holding a Series 66 designation with seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Coastal Financial Planning, Edward Jones, Staples Business Advantage, Amica Insurance, and Schneider Electric/APC. Zarathustra Wealth Management offers fee-only financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individual investors, small business owners, pension plans, foundations, and other institutional clients. The firm employs an evidence-based, quantitatively driven investment approach, combining broad index exposure with selective stock holdings and providing pension consulting as well as educational workshops.

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.