Julianne Hertel is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Planning Group in Worcester, MA, holding the ChFC® designation with 19 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Dream Big Wealth Strategies, Chan And Dahrooge Financial Group, and Eagle Strategies (NY Life). Outside of her advisory work, she volunteers as a foster caregiver for homeless dogs with Broken Tail Rescue, Inc., and serves on the boards of the MDRT Foundation and the Safe Exit Initiative, a nonprofit focused on ending sex trafficking. Cornerstone Planning Group serves individuals, businesses, and various entities with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a model-based investment approach emphasizing low-cost, passive ETFs and mutual funds, and offers ERISA fiduciary consulting and retirement-plan services.

Jonathan Bloom is a CFP® with 19 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with AAF Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2016, and previously held positions at Santander Securities LLC, Merrill, and Asset Strategy Advisors, LLC. AAF Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, pension plans, non-profits, and other institutions, providing asset management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm employs a rules-based, quantitative and qualitative investment approach with emphasis on asset allocation, and offers unique operational features such as a proprietary manager-ranking system and held-away account management through the Pontera® platform.

Andrew Nigrelli is a financial advisor at Connective Wealth Partners, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at several firms, including LPL Financial, Northeast Planning Associates, and Tifin. Connective Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory providing discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-based investment process with a long-term orientation, utilizing a range of securities and alternative investments, and operates through multiple offices with a team of ten advisors.

Warren Mulhern is a financial advisor with Empirical Asset Management, LLC in Wellesley, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. His previous roles include three years at HJ SIMS & Co. and a two-year career break prior to joining Empirical in 2021. Empirical Asset Management provides discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a rules-based, long-term investment approach using its proprietary Rules Based Investing® methodology to build diversified portfolios from low-cost ETFs, mutual funds, and select individual securities.

David Jaeger is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been associated with Canby Financial Advisors since 2014 and also spent time at Commonwealth Financial Network during his career. Canby Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $729 million in client assets through a five-advisor team. The firm serves retirement plans, corporations, trusts, estates, private foundations, charitable organizations, and individual accounts, employing a customized financial planning approach with a focus on long-term investment strategies.

Shawn Tesoro is a financial advisor with Prentice Wealth Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. He has been with Prentice Wealth Management since 2013. Prentice Wealth Management serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and model-subscription services, including pension consulting, divorce planning, and insurance consulting, with a focus on discretionary account management and structured model portfolios.

Pedro Silva is a financial advisor with APEX Investment Group, holding a Series 66 credential and 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Financial Specialists LLC, Securities America, Inc., The Patriot Financial Group, LLC, LPL Financial, and Osaic FS, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is also a musician involved in writing, performing, and recording music. APEX Investment Group is an SEC-registered wealth management firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, and charities. The firm offers discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning, focusing on long-term, customized portfolios primarily consisting of diversified mutual funds and ETFs.

Joseph Willwerth Jr. is a financial advisor with Finivi Inc. in Westborough, MA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 34 years of industry experience, including over 27 years at Signator Investors, Inc., and currently serves as Chief Operations Officer and financial planner at AspenCross Wealth Management, Inc. He is also a part owner and president of iPolicy Brokerage, Inc., an insurance brokerage. Finivi Inc. manages approximately $258 million in client assets and serves individuals, retirement accounts, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs an active, core-satellite investment approach and offers comprehensive financial planning and consulting services, including specialized support for career transitioning and divorce financial analysis.

Stephen Bonder is a financial advisor at Fiduciary Wealth Partners, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at Clifton Larson Allen LLP and Blum Shapiro & Company, PC. Fiduciary Wealth Partners provides wealth management, investment advisory, and financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals, family trusts, charitable trusts, foundations, retirement accounts, and privately held companies. The firm uses a consultative process to tailor recommendations based on risk tolerance, time horizon, and client objectives, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Casandra Johnson is a financial advisor at Montis Financial, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Financial Navigators, Inc. and Tiaa prior to joining Montis Financial. Montis Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional plan sponsors, offering comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a tailored investment approach that includes discretionary portfolio management and the use of unaffiliated managers, incorporating a range of strategies such as mutual funds, private funds, and options for hedging or tactical purposes.

Bryan Amandolare is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Financial Foundations, Inc., where he has worked since 2004, and has prior experience at Commonwealth Financial Network over the same period. Financial Foundations provides standalone, fee-for-service financial planning to retail clients, focusing on detailed written plans covering budgeting, tax-efficient strategies, retirement, education, estate matters, and investment analysis. The firm does not manage client assets or offer wrap fee programs and includes in-house tax preparation services through an affiliated tax professional.

Lawrence Miller is a financial advisor at Family Fiduciary Services, Inc. in Newton, MA, holding a Series 65 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Family Fiduciary Services since 2008 and also serves as president of Mediphase Management, a private equity firm focused on healthcare and life sciences investments. Family Fiduciary Services serves individuals, corporations, trusts, foundations, and retirement plan sponsors, offering discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm emphasizes long-term asset allocation, diversification, and tax sensitivity, with distinctive services including corporate trustee roles and bill-paying and tax-organization options.

John Shreenan Jr. is a financial advisor at Empirical Asset Management, LLC with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at TIAA-CREF and Tiaa, as well as involvement with Uber Technologies, Inc. and Amada Senior Care. Empirical Asset Management provides discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and other advisers. The firm employs a rules-based, long-term investment approach using diversified portfolios composed of low-cost ETFs, mutual funds, and select securities.

Andrew Hammond is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at AAF Wealth Management, LLC since 2017 and previously spent 17 years at Fidelity Investments. Hammond holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. AAF Wealth Management provides investment advisory, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, non-profits, and business entities. The firm employs a formal manager-selection process combining quantitative and qualitative analysis and offers discretionary asset management across a range of investment types.

Grigoriy Grinshteyn is a financial advisor at Cadence Wealth Management LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Cadence Wealth Management and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he is licensed to sell fixed insurance products, including term life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Cadence Wealth Management is an SEC-registered, team-based advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a long-term core asset-allocation strategy combined with tactically managed overlays using technical analysis and rule-based modeling, constructing portfolios from ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and option strategies.

Jason Reesey is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2000 and has operated Financial Foundations since 2005, where he provides financial planning and consulting services. He is also a co-owner of Financial Foundation Inc., a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers various advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized indexing options, while providing operational, trading, compliance, and practice-management support to its affiliated advisors.

Michael Downey is a financial advisor at Cadence Wealth Management LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Cadence Wealth Management since 2010, as well as at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments since 2012. At Cadence, he serves as Vice President of Client Experience, focusing on back-office operations and advisor business tracking. Cadence Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm that provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and trusts. The firm employs a long-term core asset allocation approach combined with tactically managed, technically driven strategies using proprietary rule-based models.

Jason Weiss is a financial advisor with Byrne Financial Freedom, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Byrne Financial Freedom and LPL Financial since 2016 and was previously with Santander Securities LLC from 2012 to 2016. Byrne Financial Freedom provides comprehensive wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental analysis approach, using low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and, when appropriate, individual securities, with ongoing portfolio monitoring, rebalancing, and tax-management strategies.

Matthew Licata is a financial advisor at Grimes & Company with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Grimes, he worked briefly at Fidelity Investments and has experience in educational and sports-related roles. Grimes & Company provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to a range of individual and institutional clients, including estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and government entities. The firm employs proprietary research and portfolio-management systems to build customized investment strategies across various asset classes and also serves other advisers and sub-advisory clients.

Gregg Parker is a financial advisor with Geneos Wealth Management, Inc., holding a Series 66 credential and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Geneos since 2023 and previously was with American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a varsity assistant football coach at Northbridge High School. Geneos Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and access to third-party money managers, using a variety of investment strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.