Ralph Coppola is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 34 years of industry experience, currently with Summit Financial, LLC since 2025. His prior roles include positions at The Patriot Financial Group, Ivy Wealth Management, and Meridien Financial Group, among others. Outside of advisory work, he owns Sustainable Benefits Strategies, LLC, an insurance business, and serves on several nonprofit and community boards including the Northern RI Council of the Arts and Health Source RI. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets with 216 advisors. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management programs, combining discretionary and consultative services tailored to meet client-specific needs.

Jennifer Hushion is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Main Street Financial Solutions, LLC since 2016. In addition to her advisory role, she has been a mother since 1999. Main Street Financial Solutions serves a broad client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs an academic-based, multi-asset class investment approach that combines passive and active strategies and provides financial planning, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting services.

William Ford III is a financial advisor at Citizens Private Wealth with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Citizens Private Wealth since 2019, with prior roles at CCO Investment Services Corp and Citizens Bank. Citizens Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, and various institutions. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, ERISA plan advisory, and business consulting services, with a focus on long-term asset allocation and an open-architecture investment framework. Its affiliation with Citizens Bank provides unique operational and product features, including FDIC-insured deposit sweeps and securities-based lending.

Todd Sadwin is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at The Patriot Financial Group, Ivy Wealth Management, Inc., Minnesota Life Insurance Company, Securian Financial Services, Inc., and Pioneer Financial Group. In addition to advising, Sadwin offers insurance products as a broker through various companies. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for about 17,800 clients. The firm provides investment advisory, financial planning, retirement plan services, and access to alternative investments through a combination of discretionary and consultative platforms.

Lorraine Silva is a CFP® professional with six years of experience at F.L. Putnam Investment Management Co. and a total of three years in the financial industry. Prior to joining F.L. Putnam, she worked in real estate development at Maloney Properties and Steen Realty and Development. F.L. Putnam serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering a range of investment management and advisory services including financial planning, separately managed accounts, and family office solutions. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation framework with both internally managed and third-party strategies across multiple asset classes.

Megan Logee is a financial advisor at Mariner Independent with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation and Series 65 license. Her prior roles include positions at AdvicePeriod, LLC and Strategicpoint Investment Advisors. Outside of her advisory work, she is the owner of RM Wealth Management, a non-investment-related business. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, model portfolios, and discretionary management, supported by institutional resources and third-party sub-advisors.

Goda Stevens is a financial advisor with Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Wells Fargo for 12 years before joining Ashton Thomas, where she has been affiliated in various roles since 2021. Ashton Thomas Securities is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer managing approximately $1.86 billion for over 2,200 clients through a team of 18 advisors. The firm offers a range of investment management and retirement plan consulting services to individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations.

Donald Clarke is a financial advisor at Crestwood Advisors with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses. Prior to joining Crestwood Advisors Group, LLC in 2023, he worked at Endurance Wealth Management, Inc. from 2009. Crestwood Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, foundations, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients by providing comprehensive investment and wealth management, financial planning, and advisory services. The firm combines global asset allocation with fundamental security selection and offers a digital investment program called Pathfinder that delivers automated ETF portfolios with periodic advisor engagement.

John Woodard Jr. is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Alphastar Capital Management with 13 years of industry experience. He is the owner and advisor of Woodard & Clark and a Certified Public Accountant partner at Matthewson Associates, where he provides tax services. Alphastar Capital Management serves individual, corporate, and retirement plan clients with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and subadvisory services. The firm employs a mix of strategic and tactical investment approaches and utilizes third-party portfolio construction technology across its enterprise of approximately 135 advisors.

Daniel Legault is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently with Mariner Independent. His prior roles include positions at AdvicePeriod, LLC, Kolb Wealth Management, LLC, and Strategicpoint Investment Advisors. He also founded 1661 Wealth Management, an income-generating business started in 2022. Mariner Independent serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities through a network of 119 investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to alternative investments, utilizing both firm-built model portfolios and customized discretionary strategies.

Christopher Falzone is a financial advisor with Citizens Private Wealth in Providence, RI, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Citizens Bank since 2017 and was previously employed by Magellan Jets, LLC. Citizens Private Wealth, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals and families, as well as pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on long-term, tailored asset allocation within an open-architecture investment framework and offers discretionary portfolio management supported by both quantitative and qualitative research.

Mary Lundstrom is a CFP® and ChFC® with 23 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with OnePoint BFG Wealth Partners and has held prior roles at Bleakley Financial Group, Private Advisor Group, and Northwestern Mutual. OnePoint BFG provides customized financial planning and wealth management services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, and corporate entities, utilizing a combination of proprietary models and third-party managers to deliver discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Jacquelyn Miller is a financial advisor with Santander Securities LLC in Providence, RI, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 16 years of industry experience. She has worked at Santander Securities LLC since 2018, including her current tenure beginning in 2022, and previously held positions at Citizens Bank and related entities. Santander Securities LLC provides investment advisory and related services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers wrap-fee advisory programs and financial planning services, utilizing a managed-account platform with third-party investment managers and centralized compliance and reporting.

Brian Dunckley is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Savvy since 2026. Prior to joining Savvy, he spent 10 years with Plum Pointe Wealth Management, where he held roles including managing member of Plum Pointe Advisors, LLC, an insurance agency. He is also a managing member of Saunderstown Partners, LLC, an exempt reporting adviser. Savvy provides investment and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, businesses, ERISA plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily index-based, long-term approach combined with active equity portfolios and tax-aware direct indexing, utilizing third-party sub-advisers and technology platforms to support customized investment strategies.

Christopher Hoy is a financial advisor at LaSalle St. Investment Advisors, L.L.C. with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC and MFS Investment Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in fixed annuity and life insurance sales and service. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors provides fee-based financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both non-discretionary and discretionary investment approaches, managing a predominantly non-discretionary asset base using diversified strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and options.

Robin Hofheinz is a financial advisor with Creativeone Wealth, LLC who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has five years of industry experience. He has worked with ChangePath, LLC since 2021 and operates the Retirement Freedom Team under Financial Transitions Group, LLC, focusing on life insurance and annuity sales. Creativeone Wealth, LLC provides fee-based asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and other advisory firms, managing primarily discretionary accounts using a variety of portfolio strategies including ETFs, mutual funds, and private investments.

Roger Begin is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at F.L. Putnam Investment Management Co. since 2019. Prior to joining F.L. Putnam, he worked for BNY Mellon for eleven years. F.L. Putnam Investment Management Co. serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, foundations, and endowments. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, OCIO advisory, and family office services, utilizing a strategic asset allocation approach with both internally managed and third-party strategies across multiple asset classes.

Brad Ingegneri is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with Summit Financial, LLC and has prior experience at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Cetera Financial Specialists LLC, The Patriot Financial Group, Ivy Wealth Management, Inc., and Securities America, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is an owner of a real estate rental business. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for about 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management programs, combining discretionary and consultative services tailored to client needs.

Gregory Gauthier is a financial advisor at Belpointe Asset Management LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Oppenheimer & Co Inc, Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company, and MML Investors Services. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Aperçu Business Advisors, a business valuation firm, and serves as an ice hockey official. Belpointe Asset Management serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, corporations, and other registered advisers. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing customized portfolios with a mix of passive, active, tactical, and blended strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Dynamic, client-focused CFP® professional, Investment Advisor, and attorney who thrives to deliver a best-in-class client experience. I’ve spent 20 years in finance, including twelve years on the legal side (financial restructuring, bankruptcy, structured and municipal finance), and I now serve clients as a fiduciary financial planner and investment advisor. I'm responsible for all aspects of my clients’ financial planning needs, including creating detailed financial plans, estate planning strategy, tax strategy, and portfolio management. Successfully self-published my first book (link below) and co-hosted my first podcast on real estate and personal finance (Dollars & Dwellings — available on Apple and Spotify). I’m a member of the Estate Planning Council of Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Chapter of the Financial Planning Association, and a member of the Rhode Island Foundation’s Professional Advisory Council. To lean more about my book, you can read about it here: https://www.stringerfin.com/blog/blog-post-title-one-jgfam.