Ryan Carragher is a financial advisor with The Clifford Group LLC in Wayland, MA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he served in the United States Army for several years. The Clifford Group provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term fundamental analysis supplemented by third-party artificial intelligence tools, with human oversight maintaining all recommendations and trades.

Ralitza Gueorguieva is a financial advisor at PowerHouse Assets LLC in Lincoln, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 13 years of industry experience. She has been with PowerHouse Assets since 2012. PowerHouse Assets manages individualized, discretionary portfolios primarily for high-net-worth clients, focusing on diversified accounts using mutual funds and ETFs. The firm emphasizes global asset-class allocation, low-cost and tax-efficient funds, and aligns portfolios with clients’ time horizons and risk tolerances.

Richard Shrier is a ChFC® and Series 63 designated advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He has been self-employed since 2002 and has been with Shrier Associates, LLC since 1988. He serves as vice-chair of the Investment Committee and is a board member for the Union for Reform Judaism, as well as a board director and investment committee member for the Reform Pension Board. Shrier Associates provides investment management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and qualified retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $85.9 million in client assets, offering customized, long-term investment strategies across individual and institutional clients through discretionary and non-discretionary engagements.

Georgia Bruggeman is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. She has been with Meridian Financial Advisors since 1990. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Vice Chair and trustee of Sawin Academy, where she helps manage funds to provide benefits to an elementary school. Meridian Financial Advisors, LLC offers fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, and small businesses. The firm constructs portfolios based on fundamental analysis and client-specific objectives, managing approximately $257.9 million in discretionary assets.

Jeremy Distefano is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor at Cape Ann Capital, Inc. with nine years of industry experience, including over a decade at his current firm. He is based in South Hamilton, Massachusetts. Cape Ann Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, corporations, charities, and employer-sponsored qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a proprietary quantitative screening process for mutual funds and ETFs, constructing portfolios using a multi-factor risk model and maintaining a concentrated Buy List to meet specific risk targets.

Sarah Wells is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. She is a principal at TSW Wealth Management, where she has worked since 2011, and previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. TSW Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation driven approach using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, integrating third-party tools and sub-advisers to tailor portfolios to client goals and risk tolerance.

Joshua Street is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Signal Ridge Capital Partners, LLC since 2014. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as trusts, estates, business entities, and qualified plans. Signal Ridge employs a proprietary, strategic asset-allocation methodology and offers customizable model portfolios using a broad range of instruments, with ongoing monitoring and rebalancing.

Ronald Degregorio is a CFP® and ChFC® with 51 years of experience in financial services. He is the sole advisor at Pen Facs Financial Services in Salem, NH, where he has worked since 1977 and also operates related entities focused on insurance and investment advisory services. Degregorio serves as chairman of the board of USA Hockey and is a council member of the International Ice Hockey Federation, dedicating significant time to governance and the development of hockey. Pen Facs Financial Services provides portfolio management to a small, concentrated client base including pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and individuals. The firm uses both fundamental and technical analysis with primarily non-discretionary account management.

Sangam Dahal is a financial advisor at Worcester Advisors with three years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. Prior to joining Worcester Advisors, he worked at Clark University, Swopna Events Pvt Ltd, Nabil Investment Banking Limited, and WaterForEveryone-Nepal. Worcester Advisors provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, pension plans, and municipal clients. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, value-oriented equity investment approach and offers specialized fiduciary and institutional administrative support.

Tony Proctor is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience and has been with Proctor Financial since 1994. He holds a Series 63 license and works from Wellesley, MA. Proctor Financial serves individual clients, including those near retirement, as well as trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers discretionary investment management and ongoing financial planning, utilizing a proprietary Time-weighted Cash-flow Methodology to create customized asset-allocation plans and providing in-house tax-preparation services along with access to negotiated structured notes and daily account reporting.

Evan Kulak is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently with Polaris Financial, LLC. He has served in principal and wealth advisor roles at Polaris Portfolios, LLC since 2015. Polaris Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, non-profits, and credit unions, utilizing model portfolios and a combination of macroeconomic, tactical, and fundamental analysis to manage discretionary portfolios across diverse strategies. The firm serves a large client base with relatively low account minimums and emphasizes institutional relationships and workplace financial wellness solutions.

Brian Sokolowski is a CFA charterholder with eight years of experience at Bluebird Wealth Management LLC and 14 years previously at Cambridge Trust Company. He is based in Medfield, MA. Bluebird Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable organizations, offering fee-only financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm emphasizes ongoing advisory relationships, integrating financial planning with portfolio oversight, and employs a mix of modern portfolio theory, fundamental and quantitative analysis.

Christopher Fitts is a financial advisor with Bortolussi Wealth Management, Inc. and holds 7 years of industry experience. He has worked at Bortolussi Wealth Management from 2018 to 2021 and has been associated with Fitts Insurance Agency, Inc. since 1994. Bortolussi Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, managing approximately $68.6 million in client assets. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental investment approach using ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds, and offers discretionary portfolio management, integrated financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services.

Jennifer Moran is a financial advisor at Bartholomew & Company Wealth Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. She spends a portion of her time involved in fixed insurance sales conducted at her branch location. Bartholomew & Company Wealth Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and fee-for-service wealth management and retirement-plan consulting. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, nonprofits, municipalities, and other institutional clients, utilizing a combination of active, passive, and core-satellite strategies supported by institutional research.

David Foley is a financial advisor at EMA SMA LLC with a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Graybeard BTC Management, LLC and Covalent Partners LLC, and has been associated with Equity Management Associates, LLC since 2005. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a managing partner for the Bitcoin Opportunity Fund and provides advisory services to the EMA GARP Fund, LP. EMA SMA LLC offers discretionary portfolio management to individuals, corporations, and business entities, focusing on customized investment strategies across a broad range of asset classes. The firm combines fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis and engages in diverse trading strategies, including the use of non-U.S. securities, leveraged trading, and active fund sponsorship.

Erik Degregorio is a ChFC® with over 33 years of experience in financial services. He is currently with Penfacs Financial Services and has a long tenure with affiliated entities dating back to 1993. PenFacs Financial Services, Inc. is a small SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals and business clients with portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses a variety of analytical approaches and model portfolios while offering both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Henry Tiedemann III is the principal and sole advisor at Tiedemann & Associates Investment Advisors, Inc. He holds the Series 63 designation and has 24 years of industry experience. Since 1998, he has also been associated with Tiedemann & Associates, PC, an accounting and tax practice to which he devotes the majority of his professional time. Tiedemann & Associates Investment Advisors provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—as well as pension and profit-sharing plans and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach is based on modern portfolio theory, emphasizing long-term trading, strategic asset allocation, and periodic rebalancing, with integrated tax and accounting advice due to its affiliation with an accounting practice.

Bruce Hulme is a financial advisor at Bortolussi Wealth Management, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Bortolussi Wealth Management since 2019 and previously spent 13 years with THE O.N. Equity Sales Company and Ohio National Life Insurance Co. Hulme also maintains a longstanding role with Fitts Insurance Agency, Inc., dating back to 1980. Bortolussi Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, managing approximately $68.6 million in client assets. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental investment approach using ETFs, individual stocks, and bonds, and offers discretionary portfolio management, integrated financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services.

Stephen Geremia is a financial advisor with Ashwood Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Ashwood Advisors since 1999 and has a longstanding association with Commonwealth Financial Network dating back to 1997. Outside of his advisory work, he is co-owner of Juniper Rock Farm and owns Portsmouth Stonework, a consulting business focused on historic home restoration. Ashwood Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as small businesses, providing financial planning, wealth management, and consulting services. The firm’s investment approach integrates economic and fundamental analysis with quantitative screening, employing the fi360 Fiduciary Score™ to evaluate funds and ETFs, and offers portfolio management on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Robert Barrett is a financial advisor at Cambridge Trustee Advisors Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience working with Worcester Elevator Co. and iArch Solutions LLC. Barrett joined Cambridge Trustee Advisors in 2025 and is based in Westborough, MA. Cambridge Trustee Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary investment management and personalized portfolio supervision to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and select pension plans and business entities. The firm manages approximately $50 million across 38 accounts and employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, with an investment process overseen by a quarterly meeting investment committee. Its close affiliation with a law firm and management of trust portfolios in accordance with the American Law Institute’s Restatement of Trusts Prudent Investment Rule distinguish the firm within the industry.