Richard Shrier is the principal of Shrier Associates, LLC in Clinton, MA, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations with 22 years of industry experience. He has been self-employed since 2002 and has been associated with Shrier Associates since 1988. Shrier serves as vice-chair of the Investment Committee and as a board member for the Union for Reform Judaism, and he is also a board director and member of the Investment Committee for the Reform Pension Board. Shrier Associates provides investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and ERISA 3(21) advisory services to individuals, trusts, businesses, non-profits, and retirement-plan sponsors. The firm employs a long-term, tailored investment approach using strategic asset allocation with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by other vehicles, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Andrew The is a financial advisor at Battle Green Advisors in Lexington, MA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2025. Prior to his advisory role, he attended Cornell University from 2021 to 2024. Battle Green Advisors provides discretionary investment management and retirement rollover advice to individuals, high-net-worth investors, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis, quantitative models, machine learning, and technical indicators to construct portfolios ranging from broad growth to concentrated strategies, with a distinctive use of margin under a specific policy uncommon among independent advisers.

Sid Chaudhry is a financial advisor at Thurston Hall Investment Research, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Familywealth Asset Management and Fidelity Investments. Thurston Hall Investment Research provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients, including many high-net-worth households. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, conservative investment approach with limited trading and diversification, and it uses derivatives and margin strategies subject to suitability and client authorization.

Chris Chen is a fiduciary wealth strategist who helps people navigate major financial transitions such as retirement, divorce, and expatriation. He combines practical strategy with calm, steady guidance to help clients make sound financial decisions during times of change. Chris believes a strong life and financial plan makes every other decision simpler. He collaborates with clients and their legal and tax advisers to create cost-effective, tax-aware strategies that protect and grow wealth over time. Before his career as a financial planner, Chris spent years in international business management across the U.S., Europe, and the Asia-Pacific region. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics, an MBA in finance, and completed Boston University’s Financial Planning Program. Chris is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professional, Certified Divorce Financial Analyst™, and Registered Life Planner®. He is also a trained mediator and financial neutral. Chris earned the Baccalauréeat in France. He speaks French fluently. Chris is a member of the National Association of Personal Financial Planners and the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation. He serves on the board of the Massachusetts Council on Family Mediation and chairs its Investment Committee. Chris’s insights have appeared in The Boston Globe, The New York Times, Forbes, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch, Business Insider, Investment News, and Bloomberg. Chris earned the Baccalaureat in France, and he speaks French fluently.

Robert Kania Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Moore Financial Advisors, LTD., where he has worked since 2019, following prior roles at Laurentide Advisory, LLC and Serapis Capital, LLC. Moore Financial Advisors, Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning to individuals, families, trusts, and estates. The firm serves both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients, using a long-term investment approach centered on diversified portfolios of low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and incorporates various analytical methods supported by artificial intelligence tools.

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 been with Simpson Investment Counsel since 1995 and previously worked at Pension & Wealth Management Advisors for one year. Simpson Investment Counsel provides investment management and financial advice to individual clients, managing approximately $17.6 million across three client relationships. The firm employs a top-down investment approach focused on macroeconomic analysis and custom portfolio construction, primarily managing accounts on a discretionary basis with 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.

John Levangie is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Darrow Wealth Management, where he has worked across multiple periods since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at Anchor Capital Advisors LLC, Wedmont Private Capital, and GW & Wade, LLC. Outside of his advisory duties, he serves as trustee of the Philip J. LeVangie Family 2002 Irrevocable Trust. Darrow Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial modeling, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs proprietary global asset allocation models and primarily utilizes low-cost ETFs and select mutual funds, managing roughly $392 million in discretionary assets and offering a broader service mix that includes project-based consulting and estate settlement support.

John Dorfman is the principal of Dorfman Value Investments LLC in Newton, MA, with 24 years of industry experience. He has been managing Dorfman Value Investments since 2014 and has written a syndicated stock market column since 1997, which appears in multiple publications including Forbes.com and the Las Vegas Review Journal. Dorfman also serves as a director of the New Generation Turnaround Fund, an offshore hedge fund that was in the process of closing as of 2022. Dorfman Value Investments LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and institutional clients, focusing on fundamentals-driven, value-oriented equity management. The firm typically constructs customized portfolios of 20–40 long positions across various market capitalizations, employing strategies aimed at long-term capital appreciation and offering occasional use of derivatives and equity short positions.

David Eliades is a financial advisor with Lincoln Management in Carlisle, MA, holding 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Lincoln Management since 1965. Lincoln Management provides continuous investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a fundamental analysis-based approach with a buy-and-hold strategy supplemented by tactical trading techniques, serving a small, diverse client base with a majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Evan Kulak is a financial advisor at Polaris Financial, LLC in Wellesley, MA, holding a Series 65 designation with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked with Polaris Portfolios, LLC since 2015 in various capacities and also spent time at Douugh Wealth, LLC from 2020 to 2023. Polaris Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, non-profits, and credit unions, using a combination of macroeconomic, tactical, and fundamental analysis to manage discretionary model portfolios. The firm primarily serves a broad client base with lower account minimums and emphasizes institutional relationships and faith-based investment options.

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.

James Wood is a financial advisor at Insight Financial Strategists in Newton, MA, with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Insight Financial Strategists since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Wood is a managing partner and 44% owner of Electron Processing Systems, L.L.C., a business involved in the sale and licensing of patents related to electron beam sterilization technology. Insight Financial Strategists provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach, typically utilizing a mix of ETFs, mutual funds, equities, and fixed-income instruments, with a buy-and-hold strategy adjusted for special situations.

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.

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.

Deborah Levenson is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. She has worked at Levenson Wealth LLC since 2017 and previously spent 13 years at Braver Wealth Management LLC. She also took a year in 2017 to provide caregiving for her parents. Levenson Wealth LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and personal trusts, offering integrated wealth planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a fee-only, fiduciary approach using globally diversified, low-cost passive investments while focusing on tax-sensitive strategies and comprehensive financial planning.

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.