Robert Kania Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Moore Financial Advisors, LTD., where he has worked since 2019, following prior roles at Laurentide Advisory, LLC and Serapis Capital, LLC. Moore Financial Advisors, Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, and estates. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, using a long-term investment approach centered on diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and incorporates various analytical methods supported by artificial intelligence tools.

Jeremy Distefano is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor at Cape Ann Capital, Inc. with nine years of industry experience, including over a decade at his current firm. He is based in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Cape Ann Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, charities, and employer-sponsored qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a proprietary quantitative screening process for mutual funds and ETFs, constructing portfolios using a multi-factor risk model and maintaining a concentrated Buy List to meet specific risk targets.

Luke Meekins is a financial advisor with FleetStar Financial in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked at FleetStar Advisors, Kovack Advisors, and Kovack Securities. In addition to his advisory role, he is president and owner of an insurance agency offering life insurance, annuities, and long-term care products. FleetStar Advisors provides investment advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates through customized management and third-party adviser recommendations. The firm emphasizes a non-discretionary approach, implementing trades only with client approval and focusing on diversified portfolios primarily using mutual funds and ETFs.

William Yandow is a financial advisor at Monadnock Capital Partners, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at O'neil Securities, Incorporated and William O'neil + Company since 2015 and 2016, respectively. Monadnock Capital Partners provides fee-based portfolio management and occasional pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm employs a fundamental, disciplined, and selective investment approach, managing a small client roster with discretionary authority and ongoing senior team oversight.

David Belisle is a financial advisor with Paramount Financial in Danvers, MA, holding a Series 65 credential and six years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including AE Wealth Management and Brookstone Capital Management, and is involved in tax planning and preparation through his ownership of DWB Tax and Insurance Services LLC and Tri-Point Tax and Accounting Services LLC. Paramount Financial offers discretionary asset management and financial planning to individual clients, utilizing proprietary portfolios with strategic and tactical asset allocation. The firm also provides financial plans at no extra charge and conducts public educational seminars.

Enid Beal is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. She has been with The Beal Consulting Group, Inc. since 1995. Beal Consulting, Inc. offers personalized asset management and financial education to moderate- and high-net-worth individuals, families, and small endowments. The firm employs a diversified, global investment framework and a family-office style governance, with a focus on collaborative portfolio design and discretionary account management.

Alan Simpson is a CFA® charterholder with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Simpson Investment Counsel since 1995 and previously worked at Pension & Wealth Management Advisors for one year. Simpson Investment Counsel provides investment management and financial advice to individual clients, managing approximately $17.6 million across three client relationships. The firm employs a top-down investment approach focused on macroeconomic analysis and custom portfolio construction, primarily managing accounts on a discretionary basis with client-specific guidelines.

Patrick Cote is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Assetgrade, LLC since 2013. He holds Series 63 and provides financial planning and investment services from the firm’s Boston office. Assetgrade, LLC offers financial planning, investment and wealth management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs model-based portfolios that focus on strategic asset allocation with occasional tactical adjustments, serving approximately 165 clients with $337.7 million in discretionary assets under management.

Peter Mulholland is a financial advisor with Essex Private Wealth Management LLC in Topsfield, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Huntwicke Securities, LLC since 2016 and has been involved with Huntwicke Advisors, LLC since 2009. Outside of finance, he co-manages a family dairy farm specializing in milk goats and cheese production. Essex Private Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable organizations with customized wealth management and investment advisory services. The firm constructs portfolios primarily using mutual funds and ETFs, applying both fundamental and technical analysis with a generally long-term orientation.

Eric Roberge is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Beyond Your Hammock LLC, which he founded in 2013. He holds the Series 66 license and is based in Boston, MA. Roberge participates in educational seminars and speaking engagements as part of his professional activities. Beyond Your Hammock serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer plan sponsors, offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, and employee benefit plan consulting. The firm emphasizes ongoing planning relationships, employs a largely passive and tax-efficient investment approach, and incorporates external money managers when appropriate.

John Dorfman is the principal of Dorfman Value Investments LLC in Newton, MA, with 24 years of industry experience. He has been managing Dorfman Value Investments since 2014 and has written a syndicated stock market column since 1997, which appears in multiple publications including Forbes.com and the Las Vegas Review Journal. Dorfman also serves as a director of the New Generation Turnaround Fund, an offshore hedge fund that was in the process of closing as of 2022. Dorfman Value Investments LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, focusing on fundamentals-driven, value-oriented equity management. The firm typically constructs customized portfolios of 20–40 long positions across various market capitalizations, employing strategies aimed at long-term capital appreciation and offering occasional use of derivatives and equity short positions.

Elliot Bruce is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license. He has three years of industry experience and has worked at Mason Capital Partners since 2017, following a one-year tenure at Balanced Rock Investment Advisors. He is chairman of the board of Fundamentals First Fund, an ETF managed by Mason Capital Partners. Mason Capital Partners advises both individual and institutional clients, providing discretionary portfolio management through separately managed accounts and a private limited partnership. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes income with growth, allocating primarily to common stocks complemented by controlled fixed-income positions, with decisions based on fundamental research and frequent company engagement.

Jonathan Wakely is a financial advisor at Wakely Investment Management in Boston, MA, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has led J Wakely Advisors, LLC since 2013. Wakely serves as a board member and sits on the investment committee of Cardigan Mountain School, a preparatory school in New Hampshire. Wakely Investment Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a tailored, goal-based investment process and employs a range of strategies across equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Randall Tavilla is a financial advisor at MWA Asset Management with 23 years of industry experience. He has held the Series 66 designation and has worked at MWA Asset Management since 2013, previously working at Triad Advisors, Inc. and engaging in insurance sales for 17 years. MWA Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pensions, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm customizes portfolios and asset allocation based on client objectives and uses both internal and third-party research to guide investment decisions.

Joshua Stewart is a financial advisor at Mad River Investors with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Mad River Investors since 2002. Mad River Investors provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, companies, trusts, and institutional clients, and also serves as a sub-advisor and manager to other advisors and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an opportunistic, concentrated equity-oriented strategy with a long-term, contrarian approach and operates a private investment partnership for accredited investors.

Warren Isabelle is a financial advisor at Ironwood Investment Management, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Ironwood since 1997. Ironwood provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, specializing in domestic-equity strategies across various market capitalizations. The firm uses a fundamental, bottom-up, value-oriented approach and manages pooled vehicles and wrap fee programs, combining small- and micro-cap value specialization with services typically offered by larger firms.

Mark Naylor is a financial advisor with Auour Investments LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He is also President and sole owner of Partner Capital, Inc., a consulting firm focused on real estate acquisition and direct ownership. Auour Investments provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs proprietary asset-allocation models and a multi-factor quantitative framework to guide strategic and tactical allocations, primarily using exchange-traded funds and other securities, and combines direct management with broad third-party distribution.

Lauris Lambergs is a financial advisor at Renaissance Wealth Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Fieldstone Financial Management Group and RayLign Advisory. Since 2019, he has been with Renaissance Wealth Advisors in Newton, MA. Renaissance Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $110 million across about 93 client relationships, using a long-term oriented investment approach supplemented by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with AI-supported tools. It has notable experience serving a significant non-U.S. client base and expertise in cross-border family planning.

Ryan O'Connor is a financial advisor at Sterling Oak Advisors in Boston, MA, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Sterling Oak Wealth Advisors since 2020 and previously held roles at Eli's on Whitney, Quinnipiac University, and The Cottage Wellesley. Sterling Oak Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term investment approach focused on dividend-paying blue-chip stocks and low-cost ETFs, combined with various analytical methods and ongoing client engagement.

Mark Cacciola is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Sawyer & Co Inc since 2023 and previously held roles at Polen Capital Credit, DDJ Capital Management, and PhaseCapital LP. Sawyer & Company provides discretionary investment supervisory and trustee services primarily to high net worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm employs a long-term investment approach focused on fundamental analysis of U.S. common stocks and fixed income, managing roughly $319 million across its client accounts.