Jeffrey Bograd is the principal of Fourth Quarter Retirement Strategies, LLC in Hopkinton, MA, with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at John Hancock from 2015 to 2020. Fourth Quarter Retirement Strategies provides project-based and ongoing financial planning for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on retirement and decumulation planning, tax and estate planning, and business planning. The firm offers fee-only, non-discretionary advice based on Modern Portfolio Theory and a primarily passive investment approach, and it regularly conducts educational seminars and speaking engagements.

Thomas Terraccino is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Prudent Growth Investments LLC, with 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wilkins Investment Counsel for 16 years and Kondracki Advisory, LLC for one year before joining his current firm in 2025. Prudent Growth Investments LLC is a Massachusetts-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs fundamental analysis and a combination of long- and short-term trading strategies, focusing mainly on equities while incorporating mutual funds, ETFs, fixed income, and international securities in portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and objectives.

Joseph Williams is a financial advisor at Williams Wealth Management in Hopkinton, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with six years of industry experience. Prior to founding his independent firm, he worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, Investment Services LLC, and Life Insurance Company from 2019 to 2020, and spent eight years at Staples Inc. Williams Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes a long-term, ETF-centric approach, incorporating low-cost ETFs, fundamental analysis, technical indicators, and disciplined use of options for downside protection and risk management.

Steven Fanger is a financial advisor with F.F. Advisors, LLC in Wayland, MA, holding a Series 65 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He operates as the sole advisor at an independent firm. F.F. Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, consulting, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm constructs customized, primarily long-term portfolios using fundamental analysis and typically employs low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with selective use of individual securities and legacy positions.

Justin Green is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Assist FP in Berlin, MA. He has worked at Four Ponds Financial Planning LLC and GTM Sportswear, and he also owns Be a Wealthy Coach LLC, a separate business offering CFO, business advisory, tax preparation, and tax planning services to solopreneurs and small businesses. He dedicates approximately 20% of his time to this outside activity. Assist FP provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, the self-employed, and small business owners. The firm combines passive portfolio construction and Modern Portfolio Theory with fundamental analysis, managing accounts through a single-advisor relationship and conducting regular reviews.

Alex Rakatansky is a financial advisor and owner of Rakatansky Financial LLC with three years of industry experience. He also owns Rakatansky CPA LLC, a tax and accounting firm where he spends approximately half of his working time. Prior to founding his current firm, he worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Rakatansky Rakatansky & Associates. Rakatansky Financial LLC provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services primarily to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, fundamental analysis, and a long-term orientation, supplemented by occasional rebalancing and trades tailored to client objectives.

Benjamin Ramsey is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Faith and Family Wealth Management. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Crestwood Advisors and Balanced Rock Investment Advisors and had periods of self-employment. Faith and Family Wealth Management provides wealth management and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, integrating comprehensive financial planning into ongoing advisory relationships. The firm employs an evidence-based, long-term investment approach focused on diversified portfolios of low-cost ETFs and mutual funds, managing accounts mostly on a discretionary basis while acting as a fiduciary for retirement accounts under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code.

Joseph Somerset is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of experience in the financial industry. He founded and has operated Beantown Financial Advisors LLC since 2003 and previously worked at Bentley University from 2011 to 2017. Beantown Financial Advisors provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation and global diversification using primarily no-load and low-load mutual funds and ETFs, offering discretionary investment management and limited-scope hourly planning engagements under written agreements.

Maxime Henri Crener is the sole advisor at Shilla Advisory LLC, an independent registered investment adviser. He holds a Series 65 credential and has experience managing a small consulting company. His prior roles include positions at Incap LLC, Harvard Extension School, Columbia University, and L'Oreal USA. Shilla Advisory LLC provides portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm utilizes a fundamental analysis and long-term trading approach, offering a range of investment options such as mutual funds, ETFs, REITs, non-U.S. securities, private placements, and venture capital.

Carl Goodman is the principal of Goodman Asset Management, Inc. in Framingham, MA, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license with 31 years of industry experience. He has operated his independent advisory firm since 1993 and maintains a separate CPA practice as a sole proprietor. Goodman divides his professional time between financial advisory and accounting services. Goodman Asset Management provides fee-only financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, and estates, focusing on fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation. The firm employs non-discretionary, broadly diversified portfolios and manages approximately $33.6 million in client assets.

Richard Bowers is the principal advisor at Venture Partners Wealth Management, LLC in Natick, MA, with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Silverwood Partners LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Bowers co-founded Partners on Prospect, a nonprofit forum for business visionaries and investors, and serves as a board member and paymaster for The Corinthians Association, Inc. Venture Partners Wealth Management is a small, independent advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, including pension and profit-sharing clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and constructs diversified, low-cost portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and Independent Managers, while providing fiduciary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting services.

Christa Canavan is a financial advisor at Norton Financial Consultants with 40 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has been with Norton Financial Consultants since 1984 and Commonwealth Financial Network since 1999. In addition to financial planning, she also provides tax preparation services. Norton Financial Consultants offers fee-based financial planning and wealth management consulting to individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm focuses on customized, methodical financial plans aligned with clients’ goals, tax situations, and risk tolerance, providing implementation assistance through broker-dealer and insurance channels without discretionary portfolio management or custody of assets.

Andrea Crowell is a financial advisor at Kearney-Burch Financial Services, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Kearney-Burch Financial Services and its successor firm since 2005. Kearney-Burch Financial Services, Inc. provides investment advisory services, financial planning, and consultation to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate entities. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a risk tolerance questionnaire and employs MoneyGuide Pro for planning and portfolio modeling, offering services that include 401(k) advisory and pension consulting.

Adam Sureau is a financial advisor at Okemo Capital Management, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Okemo Capital Management since 2012. Outside of advising, he is the sole owner and property manager of Brick Capital, LLC, a multifamily real estate business, and is a limited partner in a family planning vehicle that owns a stake in Radant Technologies, Inc. Okemo Capital Management provides investment supervisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, developing customized Investment Policy Statements and managing diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, equities, fixed income, ETFs, real estate vehicles, hedge funds, private placements, and insurance products. The firm employs a range of strategies from long-term holdings to short-term trading and offers both performance-based and standard fee structures while managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Robert Dossett is a CFP® certificant and Series 65 license holder with 14 years of industry experience. He has been the principal of Waypoint Financial Planning LLC since 2011. Outside of financial advising, he is a minority investor in a medical device patent-holding LLC, iTKR Software LLC, though he does not materially participate in that business. Waypoint Financial Planning LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and trusts and estates across multiple states. The firm follows a long-term, fundamental-analysis approach to building diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ tax situations, time horizons, and risk tolerances.

Matthew Priore is the sole advisor at Priore Investments, holding a Series 65 designation with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Priore Investments since 2015 and has been employed at Perficient, Inc. since 2010. Priore Investments is a sole-proprietorship investment adviser that serves both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individual clients. The firm provides customized investment management focused on risk-adjusted returns tailored to client needs, using traditional securities analysis and discretionary trading authority under client agreements.

John Drohan Jr. is a financial advisor with Main Effort Financial, Inc. in Holliston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc. and Sagepoint Financial, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in several community organizations, including serving as president of the Holliston Community Action Fund and as a board member for the Department of Youth and Family Services and Holliston Cable Access TV. He is also co-host of the educational radio show Money & The Law. Main Effort Financial serves individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans by providing wealth management, discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach focused on exchange-traded funds and individual equities, incorporating both fundamental and technical analysis.

Andrew Silverman is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at the Ellison Foundation since 2000 and operated as a CPA from 1980 to 2020. His background includes accredited business valuation credentials alongside his CPA designation. Silverman, CPA, ABV, RIA provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement accounts, and trusts, focusing on customized asset allocation and access to institutional money managers and ETF-based platforms. His firm combines accounting and tax expertise with a fundamental analysis approach, often coordinating outside financial advisors rather than maintaining custody or direct investment discretion.

Gerald Kochevar is the principal of Kochevar Financial Planning, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Grafton, MA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 14 years of industry experience, leading his firm since 2011. Kochevar Financial Planning provides broad-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts and estates, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold investment strategies using diversified, cost-efficient index funds and ETFs, and focuses on financial planning and investment consultation without managing client portfolios directly.

Meghan Waclawsky is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience and is currently a financial planner at Kaizerman & Associates, LLC. She previously worked at Wellington Management Advisers, Inc. and Wellington Management Company LLP. Meghan is also an enrolled agent with the IRS. Kaizerman & Associates serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses by providing non-discretionary portfolio management alongside comprehensive financial planning and consulting. The firm emphasizes client involvement in trade decisions and integrates fundamental, technical, and asset-allocation analysis in its investment approach.