Matthew Pierce is a PFS™ credentialed financial advisor at Kastel Capital Advisors, LLC, with 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Asset Strategy Consultants LLC, Island Light Capital Corp, and New Frontier Advisors, LLC. He also serves as President of Island Light Capital and holds treasurer roles in several private realty companies and nonprofit organizations. Kastel Capital Advisors provides investment advice and wealth management to individuals, business retirement plans, and institutional clients such as endowments and foundations. The firm emphasizes long-term investing with selective short-term trading, employing fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and offers integrated services including portfolio management, financial planning, institutional asset management, estate planning, and tax planning.

Stephen Doucette is a CFP® with 26 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Proctor Financial since 2005 and previously worked at Lexington/Bridgewater Wealth Management, Lexington Advisors, and Wingate Planning Corp. Proctor Financial serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses, focusing on clients at or near retirement. The firm provides comprehensive investment management and integrated financial planning, employing a proprietary Time-weighted Cash-flow Methodology to create customized, globally diversified portfolios that include alternative exposures and structured notes.

Barbara Linnard is a financial advisor at Linnard Financial Management & Planning, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2002. Linnard Financial Management & Planning serves individuals, families, and trusts with a focus on retirement and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a risk-focused investment approach using primarily low-cost exchange-traded funds and no-load mutual funds, offering several management styles tailored to client preferences on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

William Herbert is a Series 66-licensed advisor at Balanced Wealth Management, LLC with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Guardian Life and has been involved in insurance sales and implementation of insurance recommendations. Balanced Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm manages customized, primarily long-term portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and occasional third-party managers, and offers retirement plan advisory services including ERISA fiduciary support and participant education.

Alina Monisov is a financial advisor at U.S. Boston Capital Corporation with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Pear Tree Partners LP and Winslow Wealth Management, LLC. U.S. Boston Capital Corporation serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering portfolio review, investment management, financial planning, and strategic business consulting. The firm focuses on customized asset allocation with diversified exposure across mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments, managing most assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Ronald Dokus is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience currently serving at Collaborative Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2023. He previously worked at Guardian Life Insurance Co and Park Ave Securities for 18 years. In addition to his advisory work, he provides tax preparation services and owns Dokus Financial Partners, LLC. Collaborative Wealth Advisors, LLC offers portfolio management, modular financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $84 million in discretionary assets, employing a tailored investment process that includes fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Irwan The is a financial advisor at Battle Green Advisors with a Series 65 credential and four years of industry experience. Prior to founding Battle Green Advisors, he worked at Epsilon for nine years. Battle Green Advisors provides discretionary investment management and retirement rollover advice to individuals, high-net-worth investors, and businesses. The firm uses a combination of fundamental analysis, quantitative models, machine learning, and technical indicators to construct portfolios and employs an articulated margin policy that restricts borrowing in downward or flat markets.

Bradford Nichols is a financial advisor with Nefpg, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors and Mass Mutual Investors Services, among other firms. Outside of advisory work, he is an owner of a business unrelated to investments and serves as an executor and successor trustee for a family trust. Nefpg serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides asset management, investment advisory consulting, and financial planning, utilizing a variety of analytical methods and strategies, and participates in multiple Raymond James wrap-fee programs.

Elizabeth Johnson is a financial advisor with Flagship Private Wealth, holding the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. She has 30 years of industry experience, including roles at Flagship Private Wealth since 2015 and LPL Financial since 2010. Flagship Private Wealth is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $447 million across nearly 600 client relationships, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and specialized account offerings tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

James Daron is a financial advisor at Concordia Wealth Management, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Concordia Wealth Management since 2013. Concordia Wealth Management is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, and corporations, including high-net-worth clients. The firm provides tailored wealth management, financial planning, investment management, and family office services, emphasizing fundamental analysis and client-specific strategies, with particular expertise in cross-border considerations and currency risk.

Terry Wells is a CFP® and ChFC® with 34 years of industry experience. He is the managing principal of TSW Wealth Management, a firm he has been affiliated with since 1996, and previously worked at Triad Advisors Inc and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. TSW Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates with discretionary portfolio management, retirement and variable annuity oversight, as well as standalone financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a primarily long-term, asset-allocation driven approach using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, integrating third-party tools and sub-advisers to tailor portfolios to client goals and risk tolerance.

Drasko Kovrlija is a financial advisor at Kastel Capital Advisors, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Kastel since 2015. Kastel Capital Advisors provides portfolio management, financial planning, and wealth-management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm combines long-term investing with selective short-term trading, uses a variety of analysis methods, and integrates estate-planning services through a partnership with Wealth, Inc.

Elizabeth Levy Bouldin is a CFA® charterholder with one year of industry experience. She is currently with Clean Yield Asset Management, where she has worked for two years following a 12-year tenure at Trillium Asset Management. Clean Yield Asset Management manages discretionary portfolios for individuals, trusts, foundations, and institutions using a team-based investment process focused on socially responsible investing. The firm employs integrated financial analysis combined with environmental and social screens, and it offers a range of equity, balanced, and fixed income mandates tailored to client preferences.

Joseph Bakaysa is an investment advisor representative at APEX Investment Group with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at several firms including The Patriot Financial Group and Cetera Financial Specialists. Outside of advising, he is a licensed insurance agent and serves as a Notary Public in Massachusetts. 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, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis with portfolios primarily composed of diversified mutual funds and ETFs.

Lianna Deprey is a financial advisor at Wingate Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors for two years before joining Wingate Wealth Advisors. Wingate Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered firm that provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs a fee-only model and blends active and passive strategies tailored to client-specific investment objectives.

John Slupski III is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Wingate Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2017 and previously worked at East Coast Asset Management, PEGAESUS Advisors, and Wingate Planning Corp. Wingate Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered firm that provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, utilizing a blend of active and passive strategies with a focus on client-specific investment policies.

Jonathan Dunlea is a financial advisor at United Advisors America with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Ameriprise, Fidelity Investments, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with VisaNotary, an additional business activity. United Advisors America serves individual investors, particularly those near retirement, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing model portfolios, tailored asset allocation, and quarterly reviews to manage accounts.

Kaitlyn Smith is a financial advisor at Personal CFO Solutions LLC with a Series 65 credential. She has two years of experience in financial advising and six years in design-related roles prior to joining the firm. Personal CFO Solutions serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business clients with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm focuses on ongoing fiduciary financial planning and uses a combination of independent managers and tactical trading within its wrap-fee program.

Alisa Skatrud is a financial advisor at Plum Street Advisors, LLC in Newton, MA, holding CFP® and CFA® designations with six years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Sawyer Business School and the Shriver Center at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, as well as a period of volunteer work. Plum Street Advisors is a boutique wealth management firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan sponsors and trustees. The firm combines financial planning with discretionary portfolio management, using strategic asset allocation, low-cost index funds and ETFs, active rebalancing, and tax-aware strategies, while also offering access to third-party separately managed account platforms.

Christopher Bekel is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wingate Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2017 and previously spent four years at East Coast Asset Management LLC and one year at Boston Hill Advisors, LLC. Bekel is based in Lexington, MA, and holds a Series 65 license. Wingate Wealth Advisors, Inc. provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs a client-specific investment process that combines active and passive strategies within model portfolios and operates on a fee-only basis without accepting third-party compensation.