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.

Donald Gaskell is a financial advisor at Verus Capital Partners, LLC with 43 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and securities licenses Series 63 and Series 66. His prior experience includes roles at Capitol Securities Management and William F. Sullivan Financial Services Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Gaskell is involved with Sullivan Insurance Group, Inc., an agency selling life and disability insurance products. Verus Capital Partners is a fee-based investment management firm serving individuals, trusts, pension plans, and estates. The firm employs a combined fundamental and technical investment approach with strategic asset allocation and offers customized portfolios aligned with client objectives, risk tolerance, and tax considerations.

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.

Pamela Bakos is a financial advisor at Bay Colony Advisors with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Winslow, Evans & Crocker, Inc. In addition to her advisory role, she offers outside public relations consulting and event planning services to companies and nonprofit organizations. Bay Colony Advisors serves individual investors, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients with comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines family office and concierge services with institutional retirement fiduciary offerings, employing a fundamental, long-term investment approach complemented by model portfolios and third-party sub-advisers.

Janet Shetty is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with four years of industry experience. She currently serves as a financial advisor at Robertson Stephens Wealth Management, LLC and has prior experience at Vodia Capital, LLC. Robertson Stephens provides investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with tax and estate planning. The firm manages $8.76 billion in assets and employs a combination of in-house model portfolios, third-party managers, and sub-advisors to develop and implement client investment strategies.

Robert Oftring is a financial advisor with Capitol Securities Management, Inc. in Worcester, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Capitol Securities since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner in a real estate development business involving the purchase, development, and management of two buildings. Capitol Securities Management serves individual investors, high-net-worth clients, institutions, retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting through a combination of broker-dealer and registered investment adviser services. The firm delivers investment advice via IAR-managed programs, separately managed accounts, model portfolios, and third-party money managers.

John Kelley Jr. is a financial advisor at Capitol Securities Management, Inc. in Worcester, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Capitol Securities Management since 2005. Capitol Securities Management serves individual, corporate, and charitable clients, providing brokerage and investment advisory services along with financial planning, pension consulting, insurance products, and educational seminars. The firm manages assets through various programs including separately managed accounts and third-party money managers, offering tailored investment strategies through a network of adviser 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.

Matthew Parrish is a financial advisor at Robertson Stephens with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Robertson Stephens in 2024, he spent six years at Georgetown University and three years at Blacksburg High School. Robertson Stephens Wealth Management offers investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm combines individualized advice with centrally developed model portfolios and oversight by an Investment Office, managing over $7 billion in client assets.

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.

Ira Sager is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Advisors Capital Management, LLC. He previously worked at Optiwealth, LLC dba Optimum Wealth and First Allied Advisory Services, Inc., among other firms. Outside of advising, he teaches financial literacy courses. Advisors Capital Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, employee benefit plans, and clients of unaffiliated broker-dealers and registered investment advisers, offering discretionary portfolio management through customized accounts and model strategies. The firm combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up security selection across fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative methods, managing over $8 billion in assets for nearly 18,000 clients.

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.

Gonzalo Canelas is a financial advisor at Bolton Securities Corporation with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Bolton Global Asset Management and Bolton Global Capital since 2020, following prior roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a trust protector on a trust established in Switzerland. Bolton Global Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and banks or trusts. The firm employs an IAR-driven approach that customizes portfolios based on client goals and risk tolerance, using a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities with a generally long-term focus while allowing tactical adjustments.

Kassandra Santana is a Series 66-licensed advisor at Bolton Securities Corporation with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Bolton Global Capital since 2016 and joined Bolton Global Asset Management in 2026. Outside of finance, she was involved with ELCO Cleaning and Disinfecting for two years. Bolton Global Asset Management is a registered investment adviser serving individual, corporate, institutional, and charitable clients. The firm offers customized wealth management using a variety of investment vehicles and emphasizes a primarily long-term investment approach.

Felton Messina is a financial advisor at Bolton Securities Corporation with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been associated with Bolton Global Asset Management and Bolton Global Capital for over eight and eleven years, respectively. Bolton Global Asset Management is a registered investment adviser that serves individual, corporate, institutional, and charitable clients with customized wealth management. The firm employs a long-term investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities, alongside options and wrap-fee structures, and is affiliated with an introducing broker-dealer.

Cesar Colis Vidal is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Bolton Securities Corporation, based in Wellesley, MA, and has 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Bolton Global Asset Management and Bolton Global Capital since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates New York Investment Solutions, LLC, a securities and advisory business. Bolton Global Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm’s approach emphasizes tailored portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities with a generally long-term orientation while allowing tactical adjustments.

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.