Christopher Ellis is the sole advisor at Think Ahead Financial Planning in Groton, MA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He has worked at RTX since 1998, bringing a corporate finance and executive background to his financial planning practice. Think Ahead Financial Planning provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services primarily focused on customized planning for individuals and families. The firm employs a collaborative process emphasizing a passive, low-cost, tax-efficient index fund approach without managing assets or executing trades.

Benjamin Thornton is a financial advisor at Unicorn Consulting in Ayer, Massachusetts, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Unicorn Consulting since 2016 and previously at Dr. Steele Belok, MD from 2013 to 2021. Thornton also operates as an independent insurance agent on a limited basis. Unicorn Consulting provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily to individual clients, using an individualized asset allocation approach with a focus on long-term purchase strategies across various asset classes. The firm manages client portfolios on a non-discretionary basis, requiring client approval for trades and conducting regular account reviews.

Maxime Henri Crener is the sole advisor at Shilla Advisory LLC, an independent registered investment adviser. He holds a Series 65 credential and has experience managing a small consulting company. His prior roles include positions at Incap LLC, Harvard Extension School, Columbia University, and L'Oreal USA. Shilla Advisory LLC provides portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm utilizes a fundamental analysis and long-term trading approach, offering a range of investment options such as mutual funds, ETFs, REITs, non-U.S. securities, private placements, and venture capital.

Carl Goodman is the principal of Goodman Asset Management, Inc. in Framingham, MA, holding the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license with 31 years of industry experience. He has operated his independent advisory firm since 1993 and maintains a separate CPA practice as a sole proprietor. Goodman divides his professional time between financial advisory and accounting services. Goodman Asset Management provides fee-only financial planning and investment management to individuals, trusts, and estates, focusing on fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation. The firm employs non-discretionary, broadly diversified portfolios and manages approximately $33.6 million in client assets.

Richard Bowers is the principal advisor at Venture Partners Wealth Management, LLC in Natick, MA, with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Silverwood Partners LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Bowers co-founded Partners on Prospect, a nonprofit forum for business visionaries and investors, and serves as a board member and paymaster for The Corinthians Association, Inc. Venture Partners Wealth Management is a small, independent advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans, including pension and profit-sharing clients. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis and constructs diversified, low-cost portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and Independent Managers, while providing fiduciary investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting services.

Sergey Agres is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with AMA Office Solutions LLC in Needham, MA. He has seven years of experience at Cambridge Associates, LLC and three years at Aon. AMA Office Solutions operates primarily as an accounting and bookkeeping practice while also functioning as a state-registered investment adviser serving corporations, families, and small institutions. The firm combines proprietary quantitative models with qualitative adjustments to manage diversified portfolios, with particular expertise in retirement plan consulting and pension strategy.

Michael Gross is a CFP®, PFS™, and Series 65-registered financial advisor with ten years of industry experience. He is the principal of Rising Tides Financial, LLC, an independent firm based in Needham, MA. Gross dedicates part of his time to an affiliated CPA practice that coordinates tax preparation and accounting services for his clients. Rising Tides Financial provides ongoing financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm primarily employs a passive investment approach using index mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by fundamental and technical analysis, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management arrangements.

Kimberly Howard is a CFP® with 19 years of experience in the financial services industry. She is the principal advisor at KJH Financial Services in Needham, MA, and has worked at CitiStreet since 2004, where she also serves as a project manager for third-party retirement plan administration. KJH Financial Services offers fee-only financial planning for individuals, couples, high-net-worth clients, trusts, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm provides consultative, educational investment guidance without portfolio management or custody of assets, focusing on long-term, diversified, buy-and-hold strategies and charging fees on an hourly, project, or retainer basis.

Brian Sawyer is the founder and sole advisor of Larchmont Wealth Advisors in Lunenburg, MA, holding a Series 65 credential with 10 years of industry experience. He has managed Larchmont Wealth Advisors since 2015 and also operates Sawyer Automotive, an automotive repair business. Larchmont Wealth Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management services primarily for individual investors and small businesses. The firm employs a top-down, macro-informed investment approach combined with core-plus-satellite construction and elements of active management, focusing on diversified, tax-conscious portfolios built from low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities when appropriate.

Andrea Crowell is a financial advisor at Kearney-Burch Financial Services, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Kearney-Burch Financial Services and its successor firm since 2005. Kearney-Burch Financial Services, Inc. provides investment advisory services, financial planning, and consultation to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate entities. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a risk tolerance questionnaire and employs MoneyGuide Pro for planning and portfolio modeling, offering services that include 401(k) advisory and pension consulting.

Adam Sureau is a financial advisor at Okemo Capital Management, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Okemo Capital Management since 2012. Outside of advising, he is the sole owner and property manager of Brick Capital, LLC, a multifamily real estate business, and is a limited partner in a family planning vehicle that owns a stake in Radant Technologies, Inc. Okemo Capital Management provides investment supervisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, developing customized Investment Policy Statements and managing diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, equities, fixed income, ETFs, real estate vehicles, hedge funds, private placements, and insurance products. The firm employs a range of strategies from long-term holdings to short-term trading and offers both performance-based and standard fee structures while managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Paul Cloonan is a CFP® and CFA® with over 25 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the principal advisor at Pathways Financial Consulting LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to founding Pathways, he spent 24 years at Amundi Distributor US, Inc. Pathways Financial Consulting LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on discretionary wealth management and financial planning, constructing diversified portfolios primarily using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, with the ability to include individual stocks or bonds as needed.

Matthew Priore is the sole advisor at Priore Investments, holding a Series 65 designation with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Priore Investments since 2015 and has been employed at Perficient, Inc. since 2010. Priore Investments is a sole-proprietorship investment adviser that serves both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individual clients. The firm provides customized investment management focused on risk-adjusted returns tailored to client needs, using traditional securities analysis and discretionary trading authority under client agreements.

Elizabeth McVittie is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving at OSAIC since 2023. She has operated McVittie Financial Advisors since 2008 and previously worked at FSC Securities Corporation for 18 years. Outside of her advisory roles, she serves as Treasurer and Finance Committee Member for the United Parish of Auburndale, overseeing the church’s endowment fund and financial records. OSAIC Wealth, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA member broker-dealer that provides advisory and brokerage services through a large network of financial advisors. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, utilizing a range of investment strategies and technology-driven portfolio management tools.

Kenneth Hoyt is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Hoyt Wealth Management in Westford, MA. He has worked at Origin Financial and Perennial Advisors Group, LLC, among other firms. Hoyt Wealth Management serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as corporations and business entities, providing discretionary portfolio management and a range of financial planning services. The firm focuses primarily on passive investment management using index mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by various analytical methods, and maintains a small client base with approximately $27.7 million in discretionary assets under management.

John Harrison is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience and has served as President of Aspire Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2012. He is also a licensed insurance broker specializing in life, health, and fixed or indexed annuities. Aspire Financial Advisors provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes tactical asset allocation using both fundamental and technical analysis and offers a largely non-discretionary management model with multiple compensation options.

Bruce Kaufman is a financial advisor with BDKMarketGroup Investment Management LLC in Wellesley, MA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 14 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, Kaufman serves in strategic planning and leadership positions for several web-based marketing organizations, including Teenfreeway Inc., RewardsGold.com, and LettCharityRing.org. BDKMarketGroup provides fee-based discretionary investment management primarily for high-net-worth individual investors, offering customized portfolios across various securities. The firm employs a market-timing approach that integrates technical, cyclical, and fundamental analysis, and is noted for its use of performance-based fees and regular client communications such as newsletters and real-time market model outputs.

Michael Widlake II is an investment manager at Commonwealth Guardians with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Gradient Advisors LLC and Simplicity Wealth. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent licensed insurance agent involved in fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Guardians provides discretionary asset management services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm utilizes the Orion Portfolio Solutions platform, applying fundamental and cyclical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, and oversees third-party strategists to implement investment models.

David Choi is a financial advisor at Ingeniq Capital in Bedford, MA, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. Prior to founding Ingeniq Capital in 2023, he worked at Corza Medical and GCP Applied Technologies. Ingeniq Capital provides financial planning, discretionary investment management, and advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, business owners, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a fiduciary approach using a Modern Portfolio Theory framework with passive, low-cost index funds and ETFs, while also offering tax-preparation assistance, financial consulting, and educational programs.

Andrew Silverman is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at the Ellison Foundation since 2000 and operated as a CPA from 1980 to 2020. His background includes accredited business valuation credentials alongside his CPA designation. Silverman, CPA, ABV, RIA provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement accounts, and trusts, focusing on customized asset allocation and access to institutional money managers and ETF-based platforms. His firm combines accounting and tax expertise with a fundamental analysis approach, often coordinating outside financial advisors rather than maintaining custody or direct investment discretion.