Laura Sweezey is a CFP® with 27 years of industry experience and has been the sole advisor at Laguna Investment Services since 2003. She previously worked at Linsco / Private Ledger during the same period. Laguna Investment Services provides portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, and small businesses, offering tailored advice for both taxable and retirement accounts. The firm employs technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis to implement income, growth, and capital preservation strategies, with a notable focus on non-discretionary management and serving small-business clients.

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 principal of Infinite Summer Financial Planning and holds a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he has worked as a math teacher at Needham High School since 2007. Outside of his financial advisory role, he continues his employment in education. Infinite Summer Financial Planning provides fee-only financial planning and educational seminars for individuals, including high-net-worth clients. The firm does not manage client assets or accept custody and offers both ongoing and project-based engagements tailored to client needs, providing written comprehensive plans and investment recommendations without implementing trades.

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.

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.

Linda Gillespie is a financial advisor at Real World Financial Planning, LLC in Chestnut Hill, MA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. She has been with Real World Financial Planning since 2018 and was previously self-employed. Outside of advising, she works part-time as a business development and marketing consultant for Investing Media Solutions, LLC, a company serving financial publishers. Real World Financial Planning provides fee-only financial planning and investment advice to individuals, families, trusts, and estates, primarily on a project or hourly basis. The firm emphasizes globally diversified, passive investment strategies using low-cost index funds and ETFs, while clients retain control of their accounts and trades.

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 registered investment adviser based in Cambridge, MA. She holds Series 65, 66, and 63 licenses and has 14 years of experience in the industry. Prior to founding her firm in 2014, she gained relevant professional experience elsewhere. Weiss is also involved in community organizations, serving as Co-Chair of the Cambridge Community Foundation's Professional Advisors committee and Co-Chair of the Social Action Committee at Beth El Temple Center, where she is a board member. Weiss Financial Advisors provides wealth management and modular financial planning services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm customizes portfolios to client objectives and maintains mostly non-discretionary management, emphasizing personalized client oversight.

John Biebel is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Wellesley Investment Partners since 2013 and is the sole advisor at Ridley Cove Financial Advisors LLC in Newton, MA. Ridley Cove Financial Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs globally diversified portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs, supported by a formal monthly Allocation Committee and a single-advisor model.

Juan De Jesus is the sole advisor at Spotlight Investment LLC in Boston, MA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Spotlight Investment since 2019 and also maintains an engineering design business, China Export Trading LLC, based in Doral, FL. Spotlight Investment LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and non-discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual clients. The firm’s investment approach incorporates fundamental analysis, Modern Portfolio Theory, factor investing, and risk-parity concepts to construct diversified portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Alex Toussaint is the principal of Risen Phoenix Capital Advisers, LLC and holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with seven years of industry experience. Prior to founding Risen Phoenix, he was affiliated with New York Life and NYLIFE Securities for seven years. Outside of advising, he is the president of Kitaya Tax Services, LLC, which provides tax preparation and representation, and works as a real estate agent with RE/MAX On the Charles. Risen Phoenix Capital Advisers serves pooled vehicles, institutional assets, and individual clients offering discretionary portfolio management alongside retirement, trust, insurance, and coordinated tax planning. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach based on modern portfolio theory, primarily using passive indexing with ETFs and mutual funds, supplemented by select alternatives, and offers financial planning on fixed or hourly fee arrangements.

Mary Montanari is the founder and sole advisor of Montanari Financial Advisors Inc. in Norwell, MA. She holds the CFP® designation and has 27 years of industry experience, having led her independent firm since 1999. Montanari Financial Advisors is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser serving individual and trust clients with discretionary investment management and fee-for-service financial planning. The firm employs a top-down investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, managing diversified portfolios across various asset classes while adhering to a selective client intake policy and accommodating customized investment preferences.

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.

Alexander Burke is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 14 years of experience. He is the sole advisor at Financial Solutions Associates, an independent firm based in Dedham, MA, where he has worked since 2012. Financial Solutions Associates provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily for individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm manages approximately $136 million on a discretionary basis and employs three model allocations—Aggressive, Balanced, and Conservative—using a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, stocks, bonds, and other publicly offered securities.

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.

Pam Gao is the principal of AsterBright Capital Management, LLC and holds the CFA® designation. She has seven years of industry experience, including 15 years at Putnam Investments prior to founding her independent firm in 2018. AsterBright Capital Management provides portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, small businesses, and foundations, focusing on discretionary management of liquid, publicly traded securities. The firm uses a hybrid approach combining quantitative screening, fundamental company analysis, and top-down macro considerations to create tailored portfolios that range from long-only equity allocations to opportunistic strategies involving short positions, options, and leverage.

Susanne Howard is a financial advisor at L.F. Howard Associates Inc in Boston, MA, holding a Series 65 designation with 25 years of industry experience. L.F. Howard Associates provides portfolio management and consulting services to individuals, trusts and estates, and corporate clients. The firm manages approximately $96 million in client assets and develops individualized investment policies using a variety of analytical methods, implementing strategies ranging from long-term holdings to shorter-term trading across multiple asset classes. Its unique offerings include trustee and executor services by a Massachusetts-licensed attorney principal and work with private business entities, which contributes to a diverse client base.

Joseph Tischler is the sole advisor at Parkstone Investments, LLC in Newton, MA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 11 years of experience in financial advising. Prior to founding Parkstone Investments in 2014, he has owned and managed Parkstone Properties, Inc., a real estate investment company, since 2003. Parkstone Investments, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals, families, and trusts. The firm combines fundamental analysis with technical tools to construct diversified portfolios aimed at long-term capital appreciation.