Balamurugan Cumaresan is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Siharum Advisors, LLC since 2008. Siharum Advisors provides discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an open-architecture, manager-of-managers approach, combining actively managed and index-based products to create diversified, customized portfolios.

Julie Goodridge is a financial advisor at NorthStar Asset Management, Inc. in Boston, MA, with 31 years of industry experience. She has been with NorthStar since 1990. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a trustee of the Hyams Foundation. NorthStar Asset Management serves individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, and nonprofit organizations focused on socially responsible investing. The firm manages discretionary portfolios across public equities, fixed income, and cash, integrating non-public investments and offering sub-advisory, OCIO, and donor-advised fund services, with an investment approach centered on five social and environmental pillars tailored to client priorities.

Evan Welch is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Bridgeport Financial Solutions. He has held roles at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. since 2011. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in community and nonprofit activities, including serving as a pro bono money mentor for the Financial Planning Association of Massachusetts and acting as a trustee for the Corinthian Masonic Lodge. Bridgeport Financial Solutions serves individual and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm employs model portfolios managed by an Investment Committee and provides discretionary management through various programs and affiliated strategies.

Robert Whelan is a financial advisor at Montis Financial, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Wilmington Trust, Lido Advisors, Ferris Capital, LLC, and The Colony Group, LLC. Montis Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional plan sponsors, providing comprehensive financial planning, asset management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines ongoing financial planning with discretionary portfolio management and the use of unaffiliated managers, tailoring strategies to client objectives and risk tolerance.

John Robbins is a financial advisor at Hoopoe Advisors in Boston, MA, holding a Series 66 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior roles include work at Penny Appeal USA and CAIR-Massachusetts. Outside of his advisory duties, Robbins serves as an adjunct professor at BIS, teaching public speaking and communication. Hoopoe Advisors primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive wealth management including financial planning and portfolio management. The firm employs a personalized investment approach utilizing fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across a diverse range of asset classes.

Patrick Mcnamara is a CFP® with 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Claro Advisors Inc. since 2019 and previously spent a decade at Morgan Stanley and four years at Morgan Stanley Private Bank. He is also an independent insurance agent. Claro Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans with investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and related consulting services. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach with tactical reallocations, utilizes AI tools in its research, and manages a private pooled vehicle along with offering proprietary strategies.

Thomas Alessi is a financial advisor with Empirical Asset Management, LLC in Wellesley, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Pinnacle Private Wealth, LLC and Platinum Wealth Partners. Empirical Asset Management provides discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutions. The firm employs a rules-based, long-term investment approach leveraging proprietary methodologies and diversified portfolios constructed from low-cost ETFs, mutual funds, and selected securities.

John Wilkins is a CFA® and CIC credentialed financial advisor with over 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Wilkins Investment Counsel, Inc. since 1989. Based in Boston, MA, Wilkins is part of a six-advisor team at the firm. Wilkins Investment Counsel, Inc. is a registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, and outside trustees. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach focused on equities and fixed income, and manages approximately $1.08 billion in discretionary assets for around 189 client relationships.

Michelle Contois is a financial advisor with Colman Knight Advisory Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and two years of industry experience. She has worked at Colman Knight Advisory Group since 2024 and previously held positions at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc., Cambridge Investment Research Inc., and GFA Federal Credit Union. Outside of her advisory role, she also works as a pet sitter on a contract basis. Colman Knight Advisory Group is a fee-only, SEC-registered firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management. The firm employs a fundamentally oriented, global buy-and-hold investment approach with individualized policy statements and offers both project-based and comprehensive planning on fixed-fee or retainer terms.

Stavros Kokkotos is a financial advisor with Savvi Financial LLC in Waltham, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Robust Dynamics LP and multiple companies he was involved with from 1999 to 2019. Savvi Financial provides technology-driven financial advice primarily to individuals and employees through employer-sponsored programs, offering goal-based planning and investment recommendations via an interactive website. The firm uses proprietary quantitative models to tailor financial planning elements and combines an online platform with human support, focusing on employer-based delivery and a hybrid service model.

Adam Syed is a financial advisor with Hoopoe Advisors in Boston, MA, holding a Series 66 registration and four years of industry experience. He has worked with Hoopoe Advisors since 2021 and previously held positions at Oracle Corporation and Bank of America. Syed is also a registered representative with Hoopoe Capital Markets, LLC, the firm's affiliated broker-dealer. Hoopoe Advisors provides wealth management and financial planning services primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as charitable organizations, small businesses, and pension/retirement plans. The firm employs tailored investment strategies using a variety of asset classes and analysis methods, with regular account reviews and tax-efficient management.

Juan Donabedian is a financial advisor at RPG Family Wealth Advisory, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with RPG Family Wealth Advisory since 2015. Risk Paradigm Group (RPg) provides tactical, ETF-centric investment strategies and customized portfolio management to financial intermediaries, individual investors, and institutions, including high-net-worth clients. The firm uses a policy-based investment process driven by proprietary quantitative and qualitative research with explicit risk controls.

James Zoldy is a CFA® charterholder with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Washington Trust Advisors, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to that, he held roles at Weston Financial Group, The Washington Trust Company of Westerly, and Halsey Associates. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Zoldy serves on the advisory committee of DELC Investments, the investment arm of R.C. Bigelow, Inc., where he provides guidance on the company’s long-term investment strategies. Washington Trust Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and select institutional and retirement-plan clients with wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services. The firm constructs tailored discretionary portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and options, and offers specialized strategies and third-party manager selection within a bank holding company structure.

Dinghao Jiang is a financial advisor at Downtown Wealth Studios, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and Merrill Lynch Pierce Fenner & Smith. Prior to his advisory roles, he spent three years at Babson College. Downtown Wealth Studios provides customized wealth management and financial planning to individuals, families, and institutional clients, managing portfolios that include equities, ETFs, mutual funds, and bonds. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with a long-term investment approach and manages the majority of assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Jessica Grande is a financial advisor at TFC Financial Management Inc with eight years of industry experience. She previously worked at Levatus LLC for nine years and Prime, Buchholz for one year. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. TFC Financial Management is a fee-only SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $1.78 billion through an 11-advisor team for mainly high-net-worth individuals and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs globally diversified, multi-asset class model portfolios combining passive core exposures with select active managers, focusing on larger account relationships and explicit liquidity guidelines.

William Whitcher Jr. is an investment adviser representative at Keenan Financial with a Series 65 credential. He joined the firm in 2025 and has prior experience in various roles including at Sagamore Hampton Golf Club and Solution Health. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent who occasionally offers clients insurance products. Keenan Financial provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate entities. The firm uses a documented risk-profile questionnaire to guide portfolio construction and employs diversified allocations through various investment vehicles while acting as a fiduciary for retirement accounts.

Zhou Feng is a CFA® charterholder at Wilkins Investment Counsel, Inc with two years of experience at the firm and eight years previously at Rockland Trust. He is based in Boston, MA. Wilkins Investment Counsel provides discretionary portfolio management and customized investment advice to individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, and private fiduciaries. The firm uses a fundamentally driven, long-term investment approach combining detailed company research with laddered, high-quality fixed-income portfolios.

Joseph Evangelista is a financial advisor at Wingate Wealth Advisors, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65, Series 66, and Series 63 designations and has been affiliated with multiple Wingate entities since 2003. His earlier experience includes work with American Express Financial Advisors Inc. and Ids Life Insurance Company. Evangelista has also been involved with Suffolk University Law School since 1996. Wingate Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered firm that provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs a fee-only model and combines active and passive investment strategies through model portfolios aligned with client objectives.

John Edwardh is a financial advisor at RPG Family Wealth Advisory, LLC with a Series 65 credential. He has been with RPG Family Wealth Advisory since 2025 and has prior experience at ECHL and Risk Paradigm Group Holdings. Before entering the financial advisory field, he worked in various roles including at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and in sports-related activities such as Driscoll Skating and Skills. RPg Family Wealth Advisory provides customized wealth advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charities, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs an outcome-oriented investment approach with a long-term focus, utilizing both fundamental and technical analysis, and offers diversified portfolios including equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Stilson Tomita is a financial advisor at Bay Colony Advisors with 44 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Bay Colony Advisors in 2023, he worked at Claro Advisors, LLC and Mutual Securities, Inc, and spent nearly two decades at LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president and treasurer of Infinity Group, Inc., a marketing firm, and operates as an independent insurance agent. Bay Colony Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth families, and institutional retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and family-office services. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentally driven investment approach using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual equities, fixed income, options, and alternative investments, and is notable for its broad fiduciary services and developed family-office offerings.