John Sargent Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Middleton & Company Inc. in Boston, MA, where he has worked since 1993. He holds the role of Treasurer and Chair of the Finance Committee at Gordon College, a position he assumed in late 2023. Middleton & Company provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, endowments, foundations, and ERISA-covered retirement plans, managing over $1.1 billion in client assets. The firm’s investment approach is grounded in fundamental analysis and includes strategies focused on U.S. exchange-listed stocks, funds, and investment-grade bonds, delivered with regular performance reporting.

Matthew Gordon II is a financial advisor at Catalyst Financial Partners in Boston, holding a Series 65 designation. He has 17 years of industry experience, including 16 years at BNY Wealth and one year at Catalyst Financial Partners. Catalyst Financial Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment supervisory and wealth management services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, foundations, endowments, trusts, and other entities. The firm pursues long-term, diversified investment strategies using a range of vehicles and employs third-party research and consultants, managing approximately $1.72 billion in discretionary assets.

Suleiman Ali is a financial advisor at Hoopoe Advisors in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 22 years of industry experience. He co-founded Strengthening Families and Communities, LLC, where he serves as Chief Compliance Officer and Investment Adviser Representative. Ali has worked at Hoopoe Capital Markets, LLC since 2018 and has been associated with LPL Financial, LLC since 2009. Outside of advising, he is the owner of a trucking business operated by a third party. Hoopoe Advisors primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, also advising charities, small businesses, and self-trusteed pension plans. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management services and constructs personalized portfolios using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various asset classes, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management.

Philip Boncaldo is a financial advisor with Compass Capital Corporation in Quincy, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 25 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Compass Securities Corp since 2000 and has operated Philip B. Boncaldo & Associates, Inc. since 1992. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in the daily management and ownership duties of a family residential real estate investment trust. Compass Capital Corporation provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm’s investment process focuses on asset allocation and portfolio optimization using software-driven screening and efficient-frontier techniques, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Paul Simons is a financial advisor at PUREfi Wealth, LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at SVB Wealth Advisory, Silicon Valley Bank, Boston Private Wealth, and Seaport Global Holdings. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an advisor for Centsai Inc, focusing on financial education and literacy. PUREfi Wealth, LLC is a five-advisor team managing approximately $262 million for individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm employs a tailored investment approach incorporating asset allocation, fundamental and technical analysis, ESG screening, and a combination of active and passive strategies across multiple asset classes, including the use of derivatives and specialized order-management processes.

Deirdre Prescott is a financial advisor at Sandy Cove Advisors, LLC in Hingham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Sandy Cove Advisors since 2009. Prescott serves as co-trustee with Mellon Financial on her sister’s special needs trust. Sandy Cove Advisors is a four-advisor firm managing approximately $685 million for around 275 clients, including individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides comprehensive wealth management with a range of services from portfolio management to family office support, employing customized and model portfolios monitored through quantitative, fundamental, and direct indexing strategies.

Richard Stram is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 38 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with MSA Financial in Braintree, MA, where he has worked since 1997, including time at Marino Stram & Associates and his own registered entity. Outside of advisory work, he is also an independent insurance agent. MSA Financial serves individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, and retirement plans through customized portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach with tactical rebalancing and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management, along with access to various managed-account programs and third-party money managers.

Kate Chilson is a Series 65-licensed advisor with MG Financial LLC, where she has been part of the team since 2002. She works at a firm based in Braintree, MA, that specializes in serving high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, and charitable organizations. MG Financial manages over $1 billion in assets with a four-person advisory team and offers comprehensive services including asset allocation, manager selection, tax and estate planning, and charitable giving strategies. The firm focuses on long-term investment programs and acts as both fund sponsor and advisor to multi-series private funds investing across venture, LBO, private equity, and real estate.

Richard Nichols is a CFA® charterholder with 29 years of experience at Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP in Boston, MA. He serves as a trustee and is involved in trust administration, dedicating significant time to these activities. Nichols & Pratt Advisers LLP primarily advises trustees of private trusts, IRA owners, individuals, estates, and foundations, as well as select institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $2.32 billion in client assets and employs a low-turnover, long-term investment strategy focused on capital preservation and moderate income.

William Sullivan III is a financial advisor with Next Level Private LLC, bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Next Level Private since 2022 and concurrently operates Sullivan Insurance, Inc., which he has owned since 1987. Outside of his advisory and insurance work, he serves as a board member for the Milton-Fuller Housing Agency, an over-55 housing community in Milton, MA. Next Level Private advises high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, providing discretionary investment management and financial planning services. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis to develop customized portfolios and maintains an institutional relationship with its primary custodian.

Erik Saarinen is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at McNamara Financial Services, Inc. He previously worked at Eaton Vance Distributors, Inc. and has been with McNamara Financial Services since 2022. McNamara Financial Services provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, endowments, and businesses. The firm emphasizes Modern Portfolio Theory and strategic asset allocation with a tactical component, using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs within diversified portfolios.

Jonathan Phillips is a financial advisor at Penobscot Investment Management Company, Inc. in Boston, MA, with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Penobscot since 2002. Phillips serves as co-trustee on two family trusts of a former co-worker. Penobscot Investment Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes diversified equity holdings focused on dividend-growth companies and incorporates ESG screening in its investment process.

Thomas Boyle is a financial advisor at Davinci Capital Management, Inc. in Cambridge, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at CIP Capital Management LLC since 2024 and has been involved with Comprehensive Insurance Providers, a fixed insurance business, since 2013. Davinci Capital Management provides advisory services to individual investors, including retail and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plan sponsors, offering individualized portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money managers. The firm operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis with client approval required for trades.

Sarah Rioux is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with three years of industry experience. She has worked at TFC Financial Management Inc since 2026 and previously spent four years at Connecticut Wealth Management, LLC. TFC Financial Management is a fee-only SEC-registered advisory firm serving primarily high-net-worth individuals and nonprofit organizations. The firm manages about $1.78 billion through a team of 11 advisors and offers discretionary investment management, comprehensive and targeted financial planning, and investment consulting, using globally diversified, multi-asset class portfolios with a mix of passive and active strategies.

Paul Adams is a financial advisor at Wood Wealth Group, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has worked at firms including Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, Concord Wealth Management, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. He serves on the finance committee for the Most Blessed Sacrament and Incarnation Parish collaborative. Wood Wealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients with tailored portfolio management and financial planning services, employing fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and technical analysis. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, preparing Investment Policy Statements to align client goals, risk tolerance, and asset allocation.

Stuart Long is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mariner Managed Account Solutions, LLC and has previously worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, MetLife Securities Inc., and Baystate Wealth Management. Mariner Managed Account Solutions provides fee-based portfolio management and wrap-fee program services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporate plans, trusts, and professional athletes. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, downside protection, and active management of passive investments within client-specific Investment Policy Statements.

Luke Pata is a financial advisor at Little House Capital, LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Liberty Mutual Insurance, CNA Insurance, Merrill Lynch, and Cape Ann Savings Trust & Financial Services. He also spent four years at Babson College. Little House Capital is an SEC-registered advisory firm that provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, foundations, endowments, and other corporate structures. The firm’s investment approach combines fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term perspective and offers trustee, family-office, and multi-generational planning services.

Joshua Grieves is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with BostonPremier Wealth, where he has worked for 10 years, and previously held roles at LPL Financial and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in fixed insurance sales. BostonPremier Wealth advises individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as select charitable and corporate clients, managing approximately $351 million in assets. The firm employs a top-down, model-driven investment approach, focusing on aligning portfolios with clients’ risk profiles and target asset allocations.

Isaiah Gonsalves is a financial advisor with Keenan Financial in Boston, MA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Keenan Financial, he has worked in various roles including at Master Kim's Taekwondo Institute. Outside of his advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent who occasionally offers commissionable insurance products to clients. Keenan Financial provides advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and tax-preparation services. The firm uses a documented risk-profile questionnaire to tailor investment allocations and employs a range of strategies including modern portfolio theory and quantitative analysis.

Abdikarim Ali is a financial advisor at Hoopoe Advisors in Boston, MA, with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Hoopoe Advisors since 2017 and previously worked at LPL Financial from 2013 to 2017. He also maintains a long-term association with GalooF & Associates since 2007. Hoopoe Advisors primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive wealth management including financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and portfolio management. The firm employs a personalized investment approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across a broad range of asset classes, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management.