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.

Nichole Raftopoulos is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience, currently serving at Nvest Financial, LLC. She has been with Nvest Financial since 2003 and holds registrations with both Nvest Financial and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Outside of her advisory role, she is co-founder and President of the nonprofit Operation Love From Home, a board member at Kennebunk Savings Bank, and a singer with the Deep Blue C Studio Orchestra. Nvest Financial is a team-based SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $688 million for individuals, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning services, focusing on customized, generally long-term portfolios using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, and other securities.

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.

Reid Smith is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of experience in the financial industry. He currently works at David Wendell Associates, Inc., where he has been employed since 2007, and previously worked at R.M. Davis, Inc. from 2016 to 2023. Outside of his advisory role, Smith serves as a director of a mining company that manages mining leases and royalties in Maryland. David Wendell Associates provides fee-only investment supervisory and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and banks, as well as consulting to other advisors. The firm focuses on a fundamental, company-by-company approach to equities and bonds, supported by proprietary research and external fixed-income consulting.

Eileen Monahan is a financial advisor with Nvest Financial, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and over 44 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. for 39 years before joining Nvest Financial. Monahan serves on the boards of two nonprofits that support artists and musicians. Nvest Financial is a team-based SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $688 million for individuals, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, using diversified portfolios that incorporate fundamental and technical analyses.

William Mitchell is a financial advisor at David Wendell Associates, Inc. with 43 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2011 and holds a Series 63 designation. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as co-trustee on an irrevocable trust held at U.S. Trust in Boston, a position he has held since 1994. David Wendell Associates, Inc. is a fee-only independent investment adviser serving individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes long-term equity ownership and selective fixed-income holdings, using fundamental analysis, proprietary statistical screening, and outside bond consultants to customize portfolios that are reviewed quarterly with written communications.

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.

Erik Potts is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Summit Wealth Group LLC since 2021. His prior work includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and Panorama Wealth Strategies, among others. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in managing an auto dealership and aviation-related businesses. Summit Wealth Group LLC provides financial life planning and wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, foundations, pensions, and corporations. The firm combines portfolio management with ongoing financial and tax planning, employing client-specific investment strategies and third-party managers, and integrates in-house tax preparation alongside investment advice.

Daphne Lafazan is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is currently with Nvest Financial, LLC and Purshe Kaplan Sterling, holding registrations as an Investment Advisor Representative and Registered Representative, respectively. Prior to her current roles, she was involved with NYCBOS LLC, dba Seaside Liquors, for eight years. Nvest Financial is a team-based SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $688 million for individuals, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, constructing customized, generally long-term portfolios using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, and selected individual securities.

Justin Happ is a financial advisor with Nvest Financial, LLC in Kennebunk, ME, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. He previously worked for the New Hampshire State Liquor Commission for seven years. Nvest Financial, LLC serves individuals, families, small businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $523 million in client assets, employing a team approach and a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Lucas Gagne is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Affinity Investment Group, LLC, where he has worked for three years. His prior experience includes roles at Channel Building Company, Inc., and the University of Vermont. He is also an independent insurance agent, dedicating a portion of his time to this activity outside of his advisory work. Affinity Investment Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation, core-and-satellite approach using no-load or load-waived mutual funds and passive ETFs as the core, supplemented with actively managed funds.

Neil Bleicken is a financial advisor at David Wendell Associates, Inc. with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Harvest Capital Management Inc. from 2015 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the treasurer of The New Burgh Club, a small social club in Newburyport, Massachusetts. David Wendell Associates, Inc. is a fee-only independent investment adviser serving individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes long-term equity ownership and selective fixed-income investments using fundamental analysis and a proprietary statistical screening process, managing customized portfolios with regular reviews and written client communications.

Forrest Chicoine is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Affinity Investment Group, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Fiduciary Wealth Partners, SVB Wealth LLC, and Bank of NY Mellon. Affinity Investment Group provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation core-and-satellite approach using primarily no-load or load-waived mutual funds and passive ETFs, with accounts managed on either a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.