Nicholas Distefano is a financial advisor at New England Private Wealth Advisors, LLC with nine years of industry experience, including three years at RSM US LLP. He holds a Series 65 designation. Outside of his advisory role, he maintains a real estate license for personal and family home transactions. New England Private Wealth Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory and wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm constructs diversified portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments, and offers both continuous portfolio management and retirement-plan advisory services.

David Heather is a financial advisor at Gateway Wealth Partners, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Householder Group Estate & Retirement Specialists and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory roles, he is a managing partner of H&A, LLC. Gateway Wealth Partners provides financial planning, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and employee benefit plans. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation using low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities or Independent Managers when appropriate.

Molly Welch is a financial advisor at Grimes & Company with CFP®, CFA®, and Series 65 designations and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Grimes & Company in 2021, she worked at athenahealth from 2016 to 2021. Grimes & Company provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and institutional clients, including estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and government entities. The firm builds customized investment strategies using proprietary research and portfolio-management systems, and it also offers trustee services and acts as a sub-adviser to other investment advisers.

Sean Moynihan is a financial advisor with The Patriot Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Financial Specialists LLC, Securities America, Inc., and LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a national trustee for the Foundation Fighting Blindness and is also a screenwriter through his own company, Sean Moynihan, Inc. The Patriot Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and customizes portfolios based on client goals and risk tolerance, utilizing a range of investment options and third-party managers.

Sara Shores is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 19 years of industry experience. She has been with New England Private Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2006. New England Private Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans with fee-based investment advisory and wealth management services. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified portfolios using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, monitors third-party managers, and offers alternative investments and income-focused separate-account model strategies.

Joseph Swirbalus is a financial advisor with Mariner Independent in Wellesley, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His career includes tenure at JP Morgan Securities Inc., Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., BGC Financial, Liquidnet, and Tp Icap Global Markets Americas LLC. Mariner Independent serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, insurance solutions, and access to alternative investments through a network of investment adviser representatives utilizing both firm-built model portfolios and customized discretionary portfolios.

Theodore Provo is a financial advisor at The Patriot Financial Group, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Provo Wealth Management since 2017. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a Notary Public. The Patriot Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm customizes portfolios based on client goals and risk tolerance, employs various investment strategies including fundamental and technical analysis, and offers a range of products from mutual funds and ETFs to private equity and advisory annuities.

Gordon Thomas is a CFP® professional with 10 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Grimes & Company and has previously been employed by MML Investor Services, Baystate Financial, and Fidelity Investments. Grimes & Company provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for a diverse client base, including individual and institutional clients, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and governmental entities. The firm uses proprietary research and portfolio-management systems to build customized investment strategies across various asset classes and also offers trustee services through an affiliated trust entity.

Micheline Dagher is a financial advisor at Foundations Investment Advisors LLC with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Foundations Investment Advisors since 2018 and previously spent six years at Kelly Financial Services. Dagher also conducts insurance and annuity sales through her own firm, Dagher Financial. Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm uses a range of analytical approaches and model portfolios, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services through a large network of affiliated representatives.

Gerald Dufault is a CFP® with 40 years of industry experience and is currently with The Patriot Financial Group, LLC. He has worked at multiple firms, including Rollover Advisory Services, LLC, Cetera Financial Specialists LLC, and Securities America Inc. In addition to his advisory roles, he is the owner of a business focused on expense management. The Patriot Financial Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, small businesses, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm customizes portfolios based on client goals and risk tolerance, employing a mix of charting, fundamental, and technical analysis, and offers a broad range of investment options including mutual funds, ETFs, private equity, and advisory annuities.

Todd Herman is a CFP® professional with five years of industry experience, currently serving at Grimes & Company since 2022. His prior roles include positions at iCapital, LLC, Kaplan College for Financial Planning, and Siharum Advisors. Grimes & Company provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for individual and institutional clients, including estates, charitable organizations, and government entities. The firm creates customized investment strategies utilizing proprietary research and offers trustee services through an affiliated trust entity.

William Stott is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Marshfield Associates, where he has worked since 1990, totaling 36 years of industry experience. Marshfield Associates is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $8.12 billion for a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, state and municipal government entities, investment companies, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm employs a long-only value investment approach through a concentrated Core Value Equity Strategy and an optional Balanced Strategy that includes fixed income, emphasizing quality and a strict margin-of-safety buy discipline.

Emily Wood is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Grimes & Company since 2002. She previously worked at NewEdge Securities, LLC for 16 years. Wood holds roles outside of her advisory work, including assistant treasurer at the New England Botanical Garden at Tower Hill and a steering committee member for the McNulty Women's Institute for Women's Leadership. Grimes & Company provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and institutional clients, including charitable organizations and government entities. The firm uses proprietary research to build customized investment strategies across a range of investment vehicles and also offers trustee services and sub-advisory arrangements.

John Williams is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc., holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 43 years of industry experience. He has worked at ValMark Securities, Inc. since 2009 and previously spent over three decades with Capital Formation Group Inc. and Capital Formation Insurance Agency. He is also the owner of Capital Formation Group, Inc., a firm that markets financial services to the public. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios and asset allocation, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and separate-account managers, with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing overseen by an investment committee.

Michael Houssan is a financial advisor with The AmeriFlex Group in Worcester, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Cambridge Investment Research, Integrated Wealth Concepts, LPL Financial, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and operates Houssan & Ojerholm, PC, a certified public accounting firm. The AmeriFlex Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of advisory affiliates. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, third-party money manager selection, and retirement plan consulting, delivering strategies through various model allocations and discretionary manager relationships.

Thomas Grimes is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 33 years of industry experience, currently practicing at Grimes & Company in Westborough, MA. He has worked with NewEdge Securities and has been active in his own advisory practice since 1991. Grimes serves on the board of directors of Walpole Cooperative Bank. Grimes & Company provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and institutional clients, including estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and governmental entities. The firm offers customized investment strategies and also serves other advisers as clients, combining advisory services with affiliated trustee and financial offerings.

Jacob Clark is a financial advisor at ValMark Advisers, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Trove Private Wealth and WIS International. Clark also has experience assisting lead advisors with planning and data preparation at Trove Private Wealth. ValMark Advisers provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach focuses on diversified, goal-based model portfolios and asset allocation, utilizing a combination of mutual funds, ETFs, and separate-account managers.

Mohammed Siddiqui is a financial advisor at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at LPL Financial, Trilogy Financial, and National Planning Corporation. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Solution Sales Management LLC, a consulting firm focused on clean energy and transportation. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6.0 billion in client assets through a team of over 150 advisors, serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines goals-based planning supported by proprietary software with an evidence-based investment approach that incorporates behavioral economics and quantitative measures to construct diversified, long-term portfolios.

Lawrence Sasso is a financial advisor at Bison Wealth, LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Bison Wealth, he worked at Broker International Financial Services and has maintained ongoing roles with Tarkenton Financial and Lawrence Sasso Insurance & Financial Services, Inc. He serves as an adjunct professor at Quinsigamond Community College, is the Commander of American Legion Post 201, and sits on the Worcester State University Board of Trustees. Bison Wealth serves individuals, high net worth clients, family offices, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, portfolio management, curated model portfolios, and ERISA retirement plan services. The firm emphasizes outcome-focused, multi-manager model portfolios combining tactical and strategic allocations across liquid and private-market strategies, and offers specialized investment options including an options-based Overlay strategy and access to third-party managers.

Laurie Littlefield is a financial advisor at Grimes & Company with 29 years of industry experience. She has been with Grimes & Company since 2005 and previously worked at Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation from 2011 to 2017. Laurie holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Grimes & Company provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and institutional clients, including estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and government entities. The firm uses proprietary research and portfolio-management systems to build customized investment strategies across various asset types and serves other advisers as well as state and municipal clients.