Melisa Dobraca Iacono is a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Beacon Pointe Advisors and its affiliated entities since 2018, as well as at Windrose Advisors, LLC from 2014 to 2018. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides investment advisory and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a manager-focused investment approach, utilizing proprietary due-diligence processes and a mix of active and passive strategies across various third-party platforms.

Sangita Gandhi is a financial advisor at Shanti Capital LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She has non-active ownership in SAMVED Corporation, an investment-related business providing some investment research services since 2003, but holds no operational role. Shanti Capital LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, focusing on global equity portfolios. The firm emphasizes fundamental research to identify undervalued companies with sustainable competitive advantages and concentrates holdings in a limited number of long-term equity opportunities, including exposure to small-cap healthcare, biotech, and non-U.S. equities.

Robert Lang is the sole advisor at Aztec Capital LLC in Arlington, MA, holding a Series 65 credential with 12 years of industry experience. He has been involved with TheStreet.com and RealMoneyPro.com since 2012 and operates Explosiveoptions.net, an educational service for option traders that includes a chat room and spread trading service. Aztec Capital serves individual clients, small businesses, institutions, and charitable organizations through discretionary portfolio management and tailored investment strategies. The firm’s approach focuses on equity options and related derivatives, employing techniques such as premium selling, calls and puts buying, and hedging, with frequent use of technical analysis and active account monitoring.

Newton Spurr is a financial advisor with Ms Financial Services, LLC in Reading, Massachusetts, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been a partner at Spurr & Spurr, LLP, a tax preparation and accounting firm, since 1997. Outside of advising, he manages the accounting practice as a general partner. Ms Financial Services, LLC provides discretionary investment management and consulting to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm focuses on fundamental analysis and long-term strategies, constructing diversified portfolios while also advising on retirement accounts and acting as a fiduciary.

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.

Brian Hennessy is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience. He is the principal and owner of Hennessy Financial Services in Medford, MA, and has worked concurrently at Stage Harbor Financial, LLC since 2018. He has prior experience at Mass General Hospital and holds a Notary Public designation in Massachusetts. Hennessy Financial Services is an SEC-registered, single-advisor firm providing discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm creates customized investment strategies based on clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, primarily focusing on equities, corporate debt, and mutual funds, and manages roughly $13.2 million in discretionary assets.

Linda Taylor is a financial advisor with Carlisle Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 14 years of industry experience. She operates as the sole advisor at her independent firm based in Carlisle, MA. Carlisle Financial Group provides portfolio management and financial consulting services to individual clients, focusing on passive, index-based investment strategies primarily through mutual funds and ETFs. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and cost efficiency, offering retirement planning and as-needed financial advice alongside portfolio management.

Martin Krikorian is a financial advisor at Capital Wealth Management in Tewksbury, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Wealth Management since 2005. Capital Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, families including high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, businesses, and non-profit organizations. The firm focuses on portfolio diversification and risk control using low-cost, no-load, and index mutual funds, applying Modern Portfolio Theory with defined rebalancing guidelines, and offers no-cost educational seminars on investments, retirement planning, and estate planning.

Ianka Rando is a CFP® certificant with 23 years of industry experience. She has worked at Crystal Capital Management from 2003 to 2019 and has operated BG Financial Planning since 2002. BG Financial Planning is a solo, fee-only firm that provides financial planning and investment advice to individuals and small businesses through hourly engagements. The firm follows a long-term, fundamental buy-and-hold investment philosophy, primarily recommending diversified portfolios of low-cost index funds and ETFs, and does not take custody of client assets or provide ongoing discretionary management.

Thurman Smith is a financial advisor with Equity Fund Research, LLC, with 22 years of industry experience. He has worked at Equity Fund Research since 1982. Equity Fund Research provides discretionary investment supervisory services to individual investors and personal trust accounts, primarily using open-end mutual funds and ETFs selected through an in-house fund rating system. The firm operates as a single-principal entity and has historically published a mutual-fund newsletter, a distinguishing feature among similar-sized advisory practices.

Anthony Corsino Jr. is a CFP® and ChFC® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Zen Financial Planning, LLC in Andover, MA. His prior experience includes four years at Merrill Lynch and roles at Raytheon. He is an adjunct lecturer and subject matter expert for financial planning programs at Regis College and Boston University. Zen Financial Planning provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and business owners through its integrated Zen Advisory Program (ZAP), which combines discretionary investment management with comprehensive financial planning. The firm also offers targeted hourly and project-based planning and specializes in limited-scope ERISA retirement plan advisory services.

John Spoto is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 17 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Sentry Financial Planning, LLC since 2008 and also has a longstanding role at Vanguard Systems Technology, Inc. since 1992. Sentry Financial Planning, LLC provides fee-only, fiduciary financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to individuals and trusts, including high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold investing with a collaborative, non-discretionary approach to portfolio management.

Barbara Duffield is the principal of Duffield Financial Group in Concord, MA, with 47 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at FSC Securities Corporation and OSAIC, alongside operating her own financial planning practice since 1981. She maintains an insurance broker’s license but has not sold insurance products in over 15 years. Duffield also serves on the finance committee of her condominium association, providing financial oversight and budget assistance. Duffield Financial Group offers pension consulting, investment consulting, and financial planning primarily to pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, endowments, and select high-net-worth individuals. The firm emphasizes plan-level institutional clients and employs a fundamental, long-term buy-and-hold investment approach, with non-discretionary agreements and fee structures typically based on fixed or hourly rates.

Reggie Peral is a financial advisor at Clearview Family Wealth, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC dba Salem Five Wealth Management and Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. Prior to his financial services career, he was affiliated with Lesley University and Integration Partners. Clearview Family Wealth, LLC provides discretionary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients, incorporating low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs alongside individual securities and third-party managers. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis with a long-term orientation and operates with discretionary authority within client-approved guidelines.

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.

Mark Giometti is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Black Diamond Financial Planning, LLC in Arlington, MA. He has focused his career on independent financial planning and portfolio management since founding his firm in 2008. Black Diamond Financial Planning, LLC works primarily with individual investors, personal trusts, and estates, providing goal-based financial planning and portfolio construction using a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, and individual securities. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis, with a billing structure based on hourly fees rather than asset percentages.

Richard Fucillo is a financial advisor at Commenda Capital Advisors in Cambridge, MA, with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Commenda Capital Advisors since 2020. Outside of his advisory role, he is a voting board member of a hockey equipment manufacturing company. Commenda Capital Advisors provides investment advisory services primarily by selecting and overseeing unaffiliated money managers for individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, tailoring recommendations to client needs without directly managing portfolios.

Alexander Schramm Von Blucher is a financial advisor with Von Blucher Capital LLC in Arlington, MA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Tyr Securities LLC and involvement with Little Flippers Swim School. Von Blucher Capital LLC provides wealth management and project-based financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a combined approach of fundamental analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, and technical methods to manage portfolios using a mix of passive and active investments tailored to client needs.

Mark Butterworth is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Butterworth Financial LLC in Danvers, MA. Prior to founding Butterworth Financial in 2023, he spent 21 years at LPL Financial, LLC (formerly LINSCO/PRIVATE LEDGER CORP.). Butterworth Financial LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a model-based asset allocation approach supplemented by fundamental and technical analysis, and offers asset management through two platform options, including a wrap-fee program.

Robert Sherr is the principal of Sherr Financial Associates in Danvers, MA, with 44 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has operated his independent advisory firm since 1994. Prior to that, he was affiliated with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1992. Outside of advisory activities, he is co-owner of Trident Benefit Solutions, LLC, which is involved in employee group benefits consulting. Sherr Financial Associates provides financial planning, consulting, and asset-allocation advice to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers customized plans without taking custody of assets or providing ongoing discretionary portfolio management, typically implementing recommendations through brokerage or insurance channels rather than in-house portfolio management.