Michael Mc Dermott is a financial advisor at Polaris Financial, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at firms including Richr Money LLC, Douugh Wealth, and Polaris Portfolios, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he works part-time as a Staff Solutions Consultant at Oracle in a non-investment capacity. Polaris Financial provides discretionary investment management to retail individuals, families, employer-sponsored retirement plans, and credit unions. The firm employs a model-driven approach with an in-house Investment Advisory Committee and offers a range of portfolios including biblically responsible allocations, thematic satellites, and fixed-income strategies, serving a high volume of clients through remote delivery.

Ryan Forness is a financial advisor at Forness Financial LLC in Needham, MA, holding a Series 66 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Forness Financial since 2014. Forness Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates by providing discretionary investment management along with financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentals-driven investment approach, constructing diversified portfolios primarily with mutual funds and ETFs, and adjusts holdings to align with client goals and risk tolerance.

Gregory Clifford is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He is the CEO of The Clifford Group LLC, where he has worked since 2022, and previously held roles at Triad Advisors LLC, NewEdge Advisors, Bank of America, and Merrill. Clifford contributes articles as a member of the Forbes Finance Council. The Clifford Group provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on fundamental analysis, utilizing ETFs, mutual funds, stocks, and bonds, supported by third-party AI tools with human oversight.

Thomas Padovano is a financial advisor with Exchange Place Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Exchange Place Advisors since 2004. Exchange Place Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management to individuals, corporations, and other entities. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and diversification, implementing portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, and individual fixed-income and equity securities tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and time horizon.

Robert Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Concordia Wealth Management, LLC in Concord, MA, with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Concordia Wealth Management since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Rodriguez serves as treasurer and director of the Lookout Foundation, a nonprofit focused on sustainable agriculture, forests, and youth at risk. Concordia Wealth Management is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, and corporations, including high-net-worth clients. The firm offers tailored wealth management, financial planning, and family office services, emphasizing client-specific strategies, fundamental analysis, and attention to cross-border and currency risk considerations.

Marcus Green is a financial advisor at GreenPort Capital Advisors with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Vodia Capital, LLC since 2007. GreenPort Capital Advisors provides personalized investment and financial management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and investment companies. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach combining fundamental and technical analysis, with attention to tax and liquidity considerations.

Jan Hagemeier is a financial advisor at Boston Harbor Investment Management with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., LLC and Mitteldeutsche-Hartstein-Industrie AG. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as director of a family road construction and aggregates business in Germany and is CEO of Global Performance Distribution, LLC, which handles UK and European distribution for Boston Harbor. Boston Harbor Investment Management provides discretionary portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and institutional clients, focusing on separately managed accounts of U.S. large-cap equities. The firm uses proprietary quantitative models emphasizing residual earnings to select low-beta stocks and offers various risk-control strategies, operating at a boutique scale with an emphasis on transparency through audited hypothetical back-tested performance.

Jonathan Loer is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Renaissance Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2019. Prior to this, he worked at Fieldstone Financial Management Group, LLC from 2016 to 2018. Renaissance Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive wealth advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses, focusing on long-term, fundamentals-driven investment strategies supplemented by technical and cyclical analysis. The firm serves a meaningful non-U.S. client base and offers explicit planning for cross-border families.

Tyler Dostie is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Perennial Advisors Group, LLC and previously worked at McCurdy Investments LLC. Perennial Advisors Group provides fee-only wealth management, discretionary investment management, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes a primarily long-term, passive investment approach using diversified mutual funds and ETFs, combined with fundamental analysis and personalized portfolio construction.

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.

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.

William Yandow is a financial advisor at Monadnock Capital Partners, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at O'neil Securities, Incorporated and William O'neil + Company since 2015 and 2016, respectively. Monadnock Capital Partners provides fee-based portfolio management and occasional pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm employs a fundamental, disciplined, and selective investment approach, managing a small client roster with discretionary authority and ongoing senior team oversight.

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.

David Eliades is a financial advisor at Lincoln Management with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Lincoln Management since 1965, contributing to the firm’s long-standing presence in Carlisle, MA. Lincoln Management advises individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities with a focus on continuous investment supervisory services rather than financial planning or wrap-fee programs. The firm employs a fundamental analysis and buy-and-hold investment approach, managing both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts tailored to client objectives such as current income or capital preservation.

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.