Edwin Safir is a financial advisor with Safir Wealth Advisors, LLC in Greenland, NH, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 53 years of industry experience. He worked at Coburn & Meredith, Inc. for 14 years before founding Safir Wealth Advisors in 2017. Safir Wealth Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates with discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm manages approximately $198 million across about 67 clients, focusing on diversified portfolios primarily composed of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with an investment approach that combines fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis.

William Leibundgut is a financial advisor at Atlantic Financial with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Foris Capital US and Capital Gain Securities Group. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of Chainstone Labs, a FinTech company involved in conference planning. Atlantic Financial Asset Management Corp provides portfolio management and asset allocation planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm employs a macro global economic approach and uses both fundamental and technical analysis across a broad range of strategies, including alternative investments.

Eric Giacobba is a Series 65 licensed advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with BlueLine Advisors and has previously worked at GIA Investment Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CEO of Covrd, Inc., a technology company focused on product management, design, sales, and marketing. BlueLine Advisors serves individual and institutional clients, offering fee-based investment advisory, portfolio management, and wealth advisory services. The firm employs a strategic and tactical asset allocation approach using ETFs and mutual funds, with customizable management and a range of analytic techniques and investment strategies tailored to client needs.

Tracy Middleton is a financial advisor at Castle Asset Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Castle Asset Management since 2017. Castle Asset Management provides financial planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting primarily to non-high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm uses a combination of income-focused and long-term purchase strategies supported by fundamental and technical analysis and modern portfolio theory.

Andrew Safir is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience. He is a founding advisor at Safir Wealth Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2017. Prior to that, he spent four years at Coburn & Meredith Inc. Safir Wealth Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, focusing on diversified portfolios with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs alongside selective use of individual securities.

Robert Wofchuck is a CFP® professional at Ledgewood Wealth Advisors, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Ledgewood Wealth Advisors since 2005. Ledgewood Wealth Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities with portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs fundamental analysis and continuous monitoring, using both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts, and may incorporate active investment techniques based on client objectives and risk tolerance.

Barry Dyke is a financial advisor at Castle Asset Management, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked in various roles including pension consulting and life insurance since the early 1980s. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in life, disability insurance, and annuity sales. Castle Asset Management, LLC provides financial planning, portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial consulting to individuals and institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs long-term, income-focused strategies using fundamental and technical analysis within a modern portfolio theory framework.

Troy Zerveskes is a financial advisor with Advisory Resource Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2015 and is currently associated with New Hampshire Federal Credit Union. Outside of financial advising, he has a business interest in Hurricane IT LLC, a company involved in the ring/hook game industry. Advisory Resource Group, LLC provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses, focusing on written plans and ad-hoc consultations without offering ongoing discretionary investment management. The firm operates on hourly or fixed-fee engagements, with implementation typically handled through affiliated broker-dealer or insurance channels.

Frank Sabin is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience and has been with BlueLine Advisors since 2012. He holds a Series 63 license and teaches courses at Southern New Hampshire University outside of his advisory role. BlueLine Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory and wealth management services to individual clients, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a discretionary portfolio management approach using strategic and tactical asset allocation with a focus on ETFs and mutual funds, and it also serves as a sub-advisor and service provider to other advisers and plan sponsors.

Lawrence Sarkozy is a financial advisor at Ledgewood Wealth Advisors, LLC in Exeter, NH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with six years of industry experience. He has been with Ledgewood Wealth Advisors since 2010. Ledgewood Wealth Advisors serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities by providing portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-driven investment process with options strategies and alternative securities when suitable, and maintains a small team managing over $200 million in regulatory assets.

Joshua Weiss is a financial advisor at Compass Planning Associates, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company. Compass Planning Associates, Inc. provides comprehensive financial, investment, and tax planning services to individuals, retirement plan participants, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm typically implements portfolios through passive asset allocation using index mutual funds and ETFs, offering ongoing planning with regular client check-ins and discretionary or non-discretionary account management.

Alexander Fredette is a financial advisor at Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Elevated Capital Advisors, he worked in various roles at Wentworth Douglas Hospital, Frisbie Memorial Hospital, and Massachusetts General Hospital. He also operates Fredette Financial Services, an independent financial service entity. Elevated Capital Advisors is a team of approximately 20 advisors managing around $499 million for about 1,000 clients, serving individuals, trusts, estates, retirement and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm provides wealth management, financial planning, ERISA retirement-plan services, sub-advisory services, and self-directed brokerage account options, utilizing model portfolios and advisor-directed accounts with a range of strategic and tactical investment approaches.

Patrick Parisi is a financial advisor at Elyxium Wealth LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked for 13 years at BMO Family Office before joining Elyxium Wealth in 2026. Elyxium Wealth LLC provides comprehensive wealth management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, and other entities. The firm employs a multifaceted investment process incorporating fundamental, quantitative, technical, and credit analysis across traditional and alternative assets, including private equity and structured products, while managing a concentrated client base with over $1.3 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Katherine Adams is a financial advisor with Summit Wealth Group LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 24 years of industry experience. She has been with Summit Wealth Group since 2016. Summit Wealth Group LLC provides personalized financial life planning and wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, foundations, pensions, and corporations. The firm integrates portfolio management with ongoing financial planning, tax preparation, and consulting, employing client-specific investment policies and occasionally using tactical investment tools and artificial-intelligence platforms for research.

Gregory Gagne is a financial advisor with Affinity Investment Group, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 27 years of industry experience and has been with Affinity since 1998. Outside of his advisory role, he works as an independent insurance agent, dedicating a portion of his time to this activity. Affinity Investment Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities with financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $515 million in client assets using a core-and-satellite asset allocation strategy focused on mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolio supervision tailored to client objectives and tax considerations.

Peter Burkly is a CFA® charterholder and investment advisor with Cove Private Wealth, LLC, located in Hampton, NH. He has six years of experience at Deutsche Bank and four years at Bank of America/US Trust. Burkly joined Cove Private Wealth in 2026 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Cove Private Wealth serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors, offering comprehensive portfolio management and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach incorporating fundamental, technical, sector, and qualitative analysis, alongside risk controls and the use of derivatives within separately managed accounts.

Abigail Hurlburt is a Certified Financial Planner® with 27 years of industry experience. She is a partner at Summit Wealth Group LLC and has held prior roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, and other firms. Outside of her advisory work, she serves on the boards of the Weston Playhouse Theatre Group and Upper Valley Hostel, contributing to community organizations focused on the arts and housing. Summit Wealth Group LLC provides personalized financial life planning and wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm integrates portfolio management with tax preparation and consulting, using written Investment Policy Statements and asset-allocation strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Ronald Fredette is a financial advisor with Elevated Capital Advisors, LLC in Dover, NH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and six years of industry experience. He has operated Fredette Insurance Services since 2002. Elevated Capital Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, and IPS preparation through a network of independent advisors. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis alongside strategic and tactical asset allocation to manage portfolios and provide consulting services.

Sarah Brookes Governo is a financial advisor at Summit Wealth Group LLC in Exeter, NH, with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Summit Wealth Group since 2015, following prior roles at Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley DW Inc. from 2006 to 2008. Summit Wealth Group LLC provides personalized Financial Life Planning and wealth management services to a range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, foundations, pensions, and corporations. The firm integrates portfolio management with ongoing financial planning, tax preparation, and tax-planning services, employing written Investment Policy Statements, discretionary account management, and tactical tools such as margin and short sales for select clients.

I was hanging on every word… It was a beautiful spring day in Palo Alto in 1996. My Modern Portfolio Theory professor – Nobel laureate Bill Sharpe – was explaining the “illusion of stock picking skill” and the idea that stock pickers as a group lose big to the stock market as a whole. I remember closing my eyes and taking it all in. Was it possible that a several hundred billion dollar industry was just harming investors? That the whole thing was built on an illusion? Even a lie? I was just entranced. (It turns out I caught a brief glimpse of my true calling that day, but it would be another 17 years before I actually took concrete steps to become a financial advisor.) But then the class ended, and I went back to the business of graduating from Stanford Business School. I headed back to consulting for a couple years, and then co-founded a dot com. But in 2003, I ended up in awkward position. An awkward position that ultimately lead me to my true calling. I had accepted the position of Publisher & Chief Marketing Officer at The Motley Fool, the personal finance website. I loved the people, and rocked the job. But something was wrong. You see, one of my responsibilities was to convince millions of investors that we had superior stock picking skills. There was just one problem with this – I didn’t believe it. Beliefs are a funny thing. I came to believe back in 1996 that stock picking skills are an illusion, and that belief had just stuck. And I couldn’t unstick it. I eventually left The Fool with mixed feelings. I was proud of our commercial success, and my role in that. But I also felt like I had betrayed my beliefs. It wasn’t a good feeling. I tried jobs in other industries, but something kept pulling me back to investing and personal finance. And then it finally hit me. I knew what I was meant to do, and I set out to form my financial advisory firm, Clark Asset Management, LLC. Now I get to help people directly, and do it in a way that’s 100% consistent with my beliefs. I get to leverage a career’s worth of skills in financial planning and analysis, problem solving and client communication. And I get to do my part to help transform an often shady industry into a helping profession. It’s awesome. …if you’d like to learn more, I encourage you to download one of my complimentary guides or schedule a complimentary phone consultation.