Wei Chen is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at RootsOn Capital LLC with eight years of industry experience, including roles at Dimensional Fund Advisors and Columbia Threadneedle Investments. Wei founded RootsOn Capital after a brief career transition period. RootsOn Capital provides investment management and project-based financial planning services primarily to individuals, high-net-worth clients, family trusts and estates, family offices, and other institutional entities. The firm employs an asset-allocation driven investment process based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing both passive and active strategies across multiple asset classes.

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.

Ruzanna Queenan is a CFA charterholder and Series 63 licensee with seven years of industry experience. She is the principal of Queenvest LLC, an independent firm she has led since 2018. Prior to founding Queenvest, she worked at State Street Corporation for two years. Queenvest LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a process based on client goal setting, fundamental analysis, and Modern Portfolio Theory to create diversified portfolios, managing accounts directly or through third-party strategies.

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.

John Cranston is the sole advisor at Cranston Capital Management, LLC in Boston, MA, holding a Series 66 designation with 17 years of industry experience. He has led Cranston Capital Management since its founding in 2012. Cranston Capital Management provides discretionary investment supervisory services and fee-based financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional and tax-advantaged entities. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach combining fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis, offering strategies ranging from long-term holdings to active techniques such as short sales, margin transactions, and options writing.

Andrew Tapparo is the sole advisor at Tapparo Capital Management, an independent firm based in Topsfield, MA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 27 years of industry experience, having founded and led the firm since 1997. Tapparo Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm integrates financial planning with portfolio management, employing a mix of fundamental analysis, technical trading models, cyclical analysis, and charting, with occasional use of short-term positions, margin, or option strategies.

Philip Sagan is a CFP® and principal of Philip J. Sagan Financial Consulting, Inc. in Lexington, MA, with 28 years of experience in financial consulting. He has operated his independent advisory firm since 1997 and is also a principal of Sagan & Sagan P.C., a public accounting firm. His firm provides financial consulting and portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, offering services such as tax planning, retirement and educational planning, and tailored portfolio management. The firm emphasizes personalized advice and periodic reviews, typically recommending diversified allocations including individual equities, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Gregory Fontana is a CFA charterholder with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as the principal advisor at Convergent Capital Partners, LLC in Boston, MA. He has been with Convergent Capital Partners since 2009. Convergent Capital Partners provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high net worth, and institutional clients, focusing on customized portfolios primarily composed of exchange-listed securities. The firm serves both U.S. and notable non-U.S. clients and employs a value-focused, opportunistic approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis, including the use of options, margin, and short positions in its managed accounts.

Wendy Weiss is the principal of Weiss Financial Advisors, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Cambridge, MA. She holds Series 65, 66, and 63 designations and has 14 years of industry experience. Prior to founding her firm in 2014, Weiss worked at Banc of America Investment Services and other advisory firms. She is co-chair of the Cambridge Community Foundation’s Professional Advisors and serves on the board of Beth El Temple Center, where she co-chairs the social action committee. Weiss Financial Advisors, LLC provides ongoing wealth management and modular financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives, time horizon, tax situations, and risk tolerance, managing approximately $12.3 million for a small client base with mostly non-discretionary authority.

Philip Gillette Jr. is the sole advisor and owner of Cape Ann Financial in Manchester, MA, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has managed his independent firm since 1998. In addition to advisory services, he operates as a commodity trading advisor under his own name. Cape Ann Financial provides investment advice, portfolio management, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, with monthly account reviews and a focus on non-discretionary management alongside the use of hedging instruments.

Charles Husak is a financial advisor at Stonehurst Capital Management, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Merrill and Banc of America Investment Services, Inc. before founding his current independent practice in 2015. Stonehurst Capital Management provides discretionary managed account services primarily to high net worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a proprietary fundamental value investment approach that combines bottom-up stock selection with long and short positions, along with the use of derivatives to hedge portfolios.

Laurence Cohen is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 16 years of industry experience. He has operated Laurence Financial Planning LLC since 2009 in Danvers, MA. Laurence Financial Planning LLC serves individual investors and trusts by providing comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and limited-scope project planning. The firm emphasizes long-term strategic asset allocation, global diversification, and low-cost mutual funds, with a focus on non-discretionary management and detailed, client-directed implementation.

Juan De Jesus is the sole advisor at Spotlight Investment LLC in Boston, MA, holding a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. Prior to founding Spotlight Investment in 2019, he was associated with Cascodium LLC beginning in 2018 and spent nine years as a full-time student. Outside of his advisory role, he designs and develops hardware through his engineering contracting business, China Export Trading LLC. Spotlight Investment LLC serves individual clients by providing comprehensive financial planning and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm’s investment approach integrates fundamental analysis with portfolio construction techniques such as Modern Portfolio Theory, factor investing, and risk parity, and incorporates tools like backtesting and Monte Carlo simulation.

Alex Toussaint is a financial advisor at Risen Phoenix Capital Advisers, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he is president and owner of Kitaya Tax Services, LLC, which provides tax preparation and representation, and he also works as a real estate agent with RE/MAX On the Charles. Risen Phoenix Capital Advisers serves institutional and individual clients by offering discretionary portfolio management along with retirement, trust, insurance, and coordinated tax planning. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes modern portfolio theory, strategic asset allocation, passive indexing, and selective use of alternatives, with portfolio reviews at least quarterly.

Gavin Trebilcock is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. and held positions at Cornell University, GBS Corp, and Ohio State University before founding Grail Capital LLC in Boston. Grail Capital LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment oversight to high-net-worth individuals and corporate clients. The firm uses a combination of cyclical, fundamental, quantitative, and modern portfolio theory analyses, focusing primarily on equities while incorporating fixed income, ETFs, commodities, and international securities, and employs both long- and short-term strategies including derivatives and options where appropriate.

Linda Nelson is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. She has been the sole advisor at Freya Financial Services since 2002. Freya Financial Services is an independent, fee-only firm serving individuals, families, and small businesses with financial life planning and investment management. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach using mostly no-load and low-load mutual funds, emphasizing non-discretionary portfolio management and personalized, plan-centered client relationships.

Christina Larson is a Certified Financial Planner™ with 17 years of industry experience. She has operated Larson Financial Planning, Inc., an independent advisory firm based in Winchester, MA, since 2010. Larson Financial Planning provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm builds customized, primarily long-term portfolios using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, with ongoing portfolio supervision, rebalancing, and tax-loss harvesting.

Michael Chasan is the sole advisor at Chasan Capital Management in Weston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has led Chasan Capital Management since 2005. Chasan Capital Management provides individualized portfolio management and investment advice primarily to individual investors and trusts through separately managed accounts. The firm employs a value-oriented, fundamental analysis approach focusing on microcap and small-cap U.S. equities, typically maintaining diversified, long-term holdings.

Joseph Fodera is the principal of DBA Joseph Fodera and holds a Series 66 designation with 20 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Cornerstone Industries since 1991, where he is also the owner, focusing primarily on real estate development and renovations. Outside of advisory services, he serves as the registered agent and manager of DiCamillo Associates, LLC. Fodera Investments, Inc. provides investment advisory services primarily to individual clients, offering managed account oversight and consultation with a conservative, fundamental research-based approach. The firm operates on a small scale, with most of Mr. Fodera’s time dedicated to real estate development, and manages accounts mostly on a non-discretionary basis.

Dennis Butler is the president of Centre Street Cambridge Corporation and holds the CFA® designation. He has 31 years of experience in the financial industry, with over three decades at Centre Street Cambridge Corporation. Centre Street Cambridge Corporation provides discretionary management of long-term, value-oriented investment portfolios primarily for individual clients, though it is also available to serve trusts, pension plans, and endowments. The firm’s approach emphasizes fundamental research and business valuation, with low turnover and a selective use of fixed-income positions.