Dana Levit is a financial advisor at Paragon Financial Advisors in Newton, MA, holding CFP® and Series 65 credentials with 24 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Paragon Financial Advisors, Dana worked at Back Bay Financial Group, Inc. from 2001 to 2005. Paragon Financial Advisors offers comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services for individuals and families, emphasizing retirement, tax and estate planning, risk management, and small-business planning. The firm uses a non-discretionary, fee-only approach with portfolios typically including no-load mutual funds, ETFs, government securities, and individual bonds.

My Philosophy on Money While there is plenty of academic research that suggests money doesn’t make you happy once your basic needs are met, I do think it has a lot of potential to make you unhappy no matter how much you have. I, therefore, seek first and foremost to use money as a tool for achieving equanimity and peace of mind for my clients. My goal is not to help you maximize your net worth or income but instead to help you think through your values and act accordingly. Money, when handled correctly, can be an incredible tool for reducing stress, achieving a feeling of security for you and your family and giving you the freedom to pursue your dreams. My hope is that I can be a coach and guide to help you along that path. My Qualifications Other than your health, your money is perhaps the most personal and impactful area of your life. Just like with your doctor, trust is crucial. So why should you trust me to know what I’m doing? Here are a few of the things that I’ve done that have prepared me to handle your money with care and expertise. - I have nearly two decades of experience in financial services at multiple well-known firms, including Fidelity Investments, Charles Schwab and Goldman Sachs. - I have earned the well-regarded Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. If you’re unfamiliar with the CFA you can read more about it on the CFA Institute website, but the following is a brief excerpt: “The CFA designation is one of the most respected and recognized investment management designations in the world. To earn the charter, candidates must pass all three levels of the exam, which is considered to be the most rigorous exam in the investment profession … Less than one in five candidates who begin the program end up finishing … Candidates study approximately 1,000 hours on average to master 8,500 pages of curriculum. The CFA Program curriculum includes ethical and professional standards; financial reporting and analysis; corporate finance; economics; quantitative methods; equity; fixed income; alternative investments; derivatives; portfolio management; and wealth planning.” - I have an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, ranked by Forbes Magazine as the #1 MBA program in the country and by US News and Bloomberg BusinessWeek as among the top 3. On a personal note I live with my wife and two young children in Boston, Massachusetts where I enjoy spending as much time as possible outside with my family and appreciating everything the city has to offer. I’ve run nearly a dozen marathons, including a personal best of just under 2 hours 55 minutes at the 2017 Boston Marathon. In my spare time I love to learn about anything and everything and am an avid reader of books of all types.

Kyle Mannion is a financial advisor at Mannion Money Advisory with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously been involved in sports management and consulting, including roles at 3 Step Sports LLC and CM8 Soccer Consulting & Management. Outside of financial advising, he serves as Accounts Payable Manager for 3 Step Sports LLC. Mannion Money Advisory provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, small businesses, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes a long-term, goals-based investment approach using diversified asset allocation, cost-efficient ETFs, and automated portfolio oversight.

Wendy Pyne is a financial advisor at Protegro, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. Her prior work includes roles at Financial & Tax Architects and Gradient Advisors, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she is a managing director at Polka Dot Powerhouse and a member of the Ashland Business Association. Protegro, Inc. is a small, independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, families—including high-net-worth clients—and small businesses. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management through third-party sub-advisors and offers financial and retirement planning while maintaining client relationships and monitoring investment objectives.

Gregory Peterson is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Adaptive Financial Solutions, Inc. since 2018. Adaptive Financial Solutions is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving individual clients and small businesses with coordinated financial planning and investment management. The firm employs a long-term, globally diversified, tax-aware investment approach using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and typically exercises discretionary trading authority.

Catherine Smith is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Nobscot Investment Management LLC, with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with Nobscot Investment Management since 2016. Nobscot Investment Management provides customized investment management services to individuals, IRAs, trusts, small endowments, and charitable organizations. The firm combines fundamental bottom-up company analysis with top-down macroeconomic assessment, focusing on multi-year investment horizons and low turnover.

Urban Larson is a financial advisor at White Pine Advisory LLC in Brookline, MA, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. He has worked exclusively with White Pine Advisory since 2019. White Pine Advisory LLC provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm focuses on customized, primarily long-term portfolios utilizing low-cost diversified mutual funds and ETFs, guided by fundamental and cyclical analysis, and maintains a small client roster to support personalized service.

Joseph Guinta is the sole advisor at Fair Haven Capital LLC in Westwood, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 12 years of industry experience. He has led Fair Haven Capital since 2013. Fair Haven Capital provides discretionary investment management and project-based consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on customized, concentrated portfolios using bottom-up fundamental analysis and employs active strategies such as shorting, options, and margin alongside fixed-income investments.

Elizabeth Lavoie is a CFA charterholder and principal of Lavoie Wealth Advisors LLC in Cambridge, MA, with five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Lexington Wealth Management, Inc. and Hightower Advisors, LLC dba Lexington Wealth Management. Lavoie Wealth Advisors LLC provides discretionary investment management and wealth management services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm uses a structured advisory model and combines fundamental analysis with Modern Portfolio Theory to build primarily long-term, diversified portfolios managed on a discretionary fiduciary basis.

Scott Holley is a financial advisor at Sage Wealth Capital with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Four Barrell Capital Management and Mobile Paradigm Group. Outside of advising, Holley provides software consulting services for Fave App, LLC. Sage Wealth Capital is an independent, single-advisor firm offering asset management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach focusing on wealth preservation and long-term growth, utilizing a Growth-at-a-Reasonable-Price equity selection framework and a structured fixed-income strategy.

David Tomasetti is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience and the principal of Tomasetti Investment Group, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Needham, Massachusetts. He has managed his solo practice since 2003. Tomasetti is also a licensed insurance producer, providing insurance services on an as-needed basis outside his advisory role. Tomasetti Investment Group, LLC serves individuals, trusts, and company profit-sharing plans, managing approximately $60.6 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a custom-managed, asset allocation approach with an index and value orientation, using a range of investment instruments tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Paul Dougherty is the sole advisor at Boylston Capital Management in Medford, MA, holding a Series 63 designation with 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Boylston Capital Management since 1992 and concurrently serves as an instructor for FINRA licensing courses at STC Corporation. Boylston Capital Management is an independent registered investment adviser that serves individual clients through discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses a top-down investment approach focused on asset protection and long-term growth, customizing portfolios to client constraints while reporting performance results annually.

Daniel Tilton is a CFP® and Series 65 designated advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He founded and leads Tilton Asset Management, where he has worked for 25 years. Tilton Asset Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement accounts with portfolio management and advisory services. The firm uses a long-term, Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach that combines active and passive investments, with integration of an affiliated CPA practice offering tax preparation and planning services.

Vache Astarjian is a financial advisor at Waterstone Advisors LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Waterstone Advisors since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an unpaid volunteer member of the investment sub-committee for the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research's endowment fund. Waterstone Advisors serves individuals, families, non-profits, small businesses, and other advisory firms, providing discretionary portfolio management, securities research, and consulting. The firm primarily focuses on equity management using fundamental analysis and employs a fiduciary approach while avoiding derivatives and other complex products.

Mark Majka is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at MJM Investment Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2011. Prior to that, he worked at Kastel Capital Advisors, LLC from 2019 to 2021. Since 2020, he has also served as an outsourced Chief Investment Officer for Pension and Wealth Management Advisors in Waltham, MA, providing investment research and portfolio construction input. MJM Investment Advisors, Inc. is a fee-only, registered investment adviser that offers discretionary portfolio management to individuals and small institutions. The firm employs a combination of top-down asset allocation and bottom-up fundamental analysis across several separate-account strategies and provides clients with regular performance reports and a quarterly Investment Outlook.

Daniel Friel is a CFA® charterholder and principal of JSK Capital Advisors, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser in Waltham, MA. He has 12 years of experience in investment advisory and has operated JSK Capital Advisors since 2013. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and manages Daniel F. Friel CPA, PC, a separate accounting practice to which he devotes more than half of his business time. JSK Capital Advisors serves a concentrated client base of high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentals-based investment approach, utilizing diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs while accommodating individual securities and legacy positions when appropriate.

Adam Cole is the sole advisor at Infinite Summer Financial Planning in Needham, MA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience. In addition to his financial advisory role, he has worked as a math teacher at Needham High School since 2007. Infinite Summer Financial Planning provides comprehensive financial planning and educational seminars to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm offers project-based and ongoing planning with written plans and annual reviews, applying Modern Portfolio Theory and using both passive and active investment vehicles tailored to client goals.

Aaron Gardiner is the principal of Gardiner Financial, Inc., an independent investment advisory firm. He holds a Series 65 designation and has eight years of experience in the financial industry. Gardiner is also a practicing orthopedic surgeon and partner at Newton Wellesley Orthopedic Associates, where he has worked since 2009. Gardiner Financial is a fee-only, state-registered adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients with customized portfolio management and financial planning. The firm primarily uses passive, asset-class-based portfolios with low-cost index funds and ETFs, supplemented by additional analysis as needed, focusing on individualized plans rather than high-volume reporting.

Michael Wan is the sole advisor at Apperax Capital Management in Sharon, MA, holding a Series 65 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Apperax Capital Management since 2012. Apperax Capital Management provides discretionary investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and qualified clients, focusing on long-term, value-oriented investing in undervalued companies. The firm uses proprietary research and manages concentrated portfolios with discretion, serving both individual and institutional investors.

Dominic Manzo is a financial advisor at Escalator Wealth Advisors in Cambridge, MA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience working at Lagrange 6, LLC and the Noble and Greenough School. His industry experience is recent, beginning in 2023. Escalator Wealth Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individual households using a quantitative, long-term passive approach focused on diversified, low-cost ETFs. The firm combines advanced portfolio construction methods with financial planning delivered through its proprietary application and employs a flat monthly fee structure while serving accounts of varying sizes.