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.

Alan Simpson is a CFA® charterholder with 31 years of industry experience. He has led Simpson Investment Counsel since 1995 and has been associated with Pension & Wealth Management Advisors since 2021. Simpson Investment Counsel provides investment management and financial advice primarily to individual clients with portfolios generally exceeding $1 million. The firm employs a top-down investment approach, managing accounts mainly on a discretionary basis and tailoring portfolios to client-specific guidelines.

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.

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.

Lauris Lambergs is a financial advisor at Renaissance Wealth Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Fieldstone Financial Management Group and RayLign Advisory. Since 2019, he has been with Renaissance Wealth Advisors in Newton, MA. Renaissance Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive wealth management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $110 million across about 93 client relationships, using a long-term oriented investment approach supplemented by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis along with AI-supported tools. It has notable experience serving a significant non-U.S. client base and expertise in cross-border family planning.

Norman Forness is a financial advisor with Forness Financial LLC in Needham, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Forness Financial since 2014 and has been associated with IDS Life Insurance Company since 1998. Forness Financial serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamentals-driven approach, constructing diversified portfolios tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Kimberly Forness is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Forness Financial LLC since 2017. Prior to joining the firm, she was a homemaker for four years. Forness Financial LLC provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a long-term, fundamentals-driven approach, constructing diversified portfolios tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

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 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Bortolussi Wealth Management since 2019. His prior experience includes 13 years at THE O.N. Equity Sales Company and Ohio National Life Insurance Co, and he is also involved with Fitts Insurance Agency, Inc., which he has been associated with since 1980. Bortolussi Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses, providing investment management and financial planning. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental-analysis approach to build diversified portfolios using ETFs, stocks, bonds, and low-cost mutual funds, alongside the use of third-party AI tools for research and risk monitoring.

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.

Joseph Mcgraw Jr. is a financial advisor with Yankee Advisers, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Yankee Advisers since 1992. Yankee Advisers provides discretionary investment management to pooled limited partnership funds for accredited and qualified investors, focusing on a multi-manager, fund-of-funds approach that allocates to external sub-managers across various hedged strategies. The firm combines portfolio management, manager due diligence, and quantitative risk analysis in its investment process.

Jacob Girard is the founder of Girard Capital Management and holds a Series 65 designation. He has experience working at KPMG and in education prior to establishing his advisory firm in 2024. Girard Capital Management is a registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a passive portfolio construction approach within a Modern Portfolio Theory framework and offers access to a range of asset classes including private and alternative investments.

Mark Mcgraw is a financial advisor at Yankee Advisers, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Yankee Advisers since 1995. Yankee Advisers provides discretionary investment management to pooled limited partnership funds for accredited and qualified investors, employing a multi-manager, fund-of-funds approach that allocates to external sub-managers across various hedged strategies. The firm combines portfolio management, manager due diligence, and quantitative risk analysis in its investment process.