Lawrence Derany is a financial advisor at Smarter Bear Financial Advisory with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Smarter Bear, he worked for ten years at Tibco Software Inc. He also engages in management consulting for high-tech firms specializing in software and data sciences. Smarter Bear Financial Advisory provides Financial Life Planning and investment advising to individuals, trusts, and estates, focusing on clients with complex asset situations such as pensions, private company stock, and ownership stakes. The firm integrates non-public and non-securities assets into its asset-allocation framework and typically operates on a largely non-discretionary basis.

Ryan Nagle is a financial advisor at Sequentis Capital LLC in Boston, MA, holding a Series 66 designation with 14 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America N.A. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated from 2012 to 2018 before joining Sequentis Capital in 2018. Sequentis Capital offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, trusts, foundations, and endowments. The firm applies a combination of strategic asset allocation, fundamental analysis, and risk monitoring to construct diversified portfolios, and also provides ERISA-focused services and written financial plans.

Ousmane Diagne is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Timbuktu Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in real estate as a licensed salesperson and property manager, and he provides consulting services related to the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program. Timbuktu Capital Management is a boutique wealth management firm serving individuals, families, entrepreneurs, and entities such as corporations, trusts, and estates. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, employing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework, and provides educational seminars, including sessions tailored to immigrant audiences.

Beata Dragovics is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 23 years of industry experience. She has worked with Commonwealth Financial Network for 13 years and currently operates as the sole advisor at Freedom Trail Financial. Dragovics is also involved in selling fixed insurance products and serves as trustee of the firm's 401(k) retirement plan. Freedom Trail Financial is a boutique wealth management consulting firm based in Boston that serves individuals and families with financial planning on topics including retirement income, estate planning, and tax strategies. The firm conducts educational seminars and provides advice on an hourly, fixed-fee, or retainer basis, focusing on client-directed implementation without discretionary portfolio management.

Bradford Williams is a financial advisor at Lebed Asset Management LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Boston Portfolio Advisers, LLC since 2014 and at Lebed Asset Management since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as Director of Fund Research at Lebed Asset Management, focusing on the selection and monitoring of mutual funds and ETFs. Lebed Asset Management provides discretionary investment management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, and trusts. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis, sector and position diversification, and intrinsic-value investing in managing equity and fixed-income portfolios.

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.

Brian Woodland is a financial advisor with Essex Private Wealth Management LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Essex Private Wealth Management since 2009 and is also involved in several business ventures, including his role as president of Huntwicke Capital Group, which oversees various enterprises such as Ipswich Brewery Partners and Skillz Check Soccer, a youth soccer training organization. Essex Private Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $330.5 million across about 216 clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with comprehensive wealth planning, using a mix of mutual funds and ETFs with a long-term investment approach supplemented by both fundamental and technical analysis.

George Kimball is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Needham Advisory Corporation since 2018 and previously worked at Harbor Point Capital Management, LLC from 2015 to 2018. Needham Advisory Corporation is a fee-only investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, endowments, corporations, and non-profits. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with proprietary relative-value models to construct risk-managed portfolios and offers both managed accounts and standalone planning or consultation services.

Kevin Norwood is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as an Investment Advisor Representative at New England Schooner, Inc., where he has worked since 2010. He also holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been affiliated with Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, Norwood provides clients with term, universal, and variable universal life insurance products. New England Schooner, Inc. offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach is based on fundamental analysis and tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, with portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, equities, options, and other securities.

Maureen Zock is a financial advisor with Robert A. Zock & Co., Inc. in Boston, MA, holding 24 years of industry experience. She operates as the sole advisor at the independent firm. Robert A. Zock & Co., Inc. provides discretionary investment advisory services primarily to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management tailored to each client’s financial situation. The firm follows a long-term investment approach focused on fundamental analysis and avoids short-term trading strategies, with a notable emphasis on serving charitable organizations and providing trusteeship and administrative services.

Lowell Thomas III is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with South Shore Capital Advisors, LLC since 2008. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, and other businesses through customized separate account management and financial planning without a separate planning fee. South Shore Capital Advisors employs fundamental analysis and a buy-and-hold investment approach, integrating ESG factors for clients who request it and managing approximately $217 million in assets as of December 31, 2024.

Douglas Hart is a financial advisor at Penobscot Investment Management Company, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Penobscot since 1988, including his current tenure since 2021. Hart serves as a director of the Wildlands Trust of Southeastern Massachusetts and is an honorary trustee of the Emma Willard School. Penobscot Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $1.63 billion through a five-person advisory team, focusing on long-term capital appreciation and income growth with broadly diversified portfolios emphasizing dividend-paying companies with above-average dividend growth.

Michelle Zancanaro is a financial advisor at Catalyst Financial Partners with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at BNY Mellon for 11 years. Catalyst Financial Partners offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory and wealth management services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, businesses, and various institutional clients. The firm focuses on long-term, diversified investment strategies using a range of asset types and provides access to private funds and a wrap-fee program that integrates advisory, execution, custody, and reporting services.

Matthew Malicki is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC since 2022 and previously held roles at Dolan McEniry Capital Management, Echo Global Logistics, and Badger Mutual Insurance Company. Birch Hill Investment Advisors LLC provides portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, IRAs, endowments, and foundations. The firm employs a fundamental, quality-oriented, long-term investment approach with ESG integration and customizes portfolios based on client objectives and constraints.

Kevin Bonacci is a financial advisor at Riverview Capital Advisers LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He has held prior roles at The O.N. Equity Sales Company, Ohio National Insurance Company, and Fidelity Investments. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers as a climbing instructor with the Appalachian Mountain Club. Riverview Capital Advisers serves individuals, high-net-worth families, and business owners, providing investment management, wealth management, family office services, and business advisory services. The firm manages portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using strategic asset allocation and fundamental analysis and offers tailored wealth planning and business consulting for ultra-high-net-worth clients.

Douglas Wisentaner is a financial advisor with MariPau Wealth Management LLC in Providence, RI. He holds a Series 65 credential and has experience in the industry since 2025. Prior to joining MariPau, he worked at Strategies For Wealth Management and Knights of Columbus Insurance. In addition to his advisory role, he is also an insurance agent with Apex Wealth, focusing on life insurance and fixed annuities. MariPau Wealth Management provides tailored investment advisory and portfolio management services for individual and high-net-worth clients, incorporating third-party managers and model portfolios. The firm emphasizes education in retirement planning and utilizes technology platforms to manage client assets while maintaining custody requirements.

Alonzo Tredwell is a financial advisor at Vital Investment Management LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at PIMCO Investments LLC and Pacific Investment Management Company LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in consulting through Red Door 80. Vital Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a value-oriented, long-only investment strategy primarily using diversified ETFs and mutual funds, complemented by tactical asset-allocation models, and offers educational seminars and pension consulting services.

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.

Benjamin Dawson is a financial advisor with Woodstock Corporation in Boston, MA, holding a Series 63 designation and 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Alpha Windward LLC for 22 years before joining Woodstock Corporation in 2020. Woodstock Corporation is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.19 billion in discretionary assets for a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on fundamental research with an emphasis on high-quality growth equities and investment-grade debt, offering tailored asset allocation and a range of portfolio management, financial counseling, and custody services.

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.