Michael Mallon is a financial advisor at Bridgeport Financial Solutions with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. and Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Mallon is involved as a tax preparer with the Law Offices of Richard T. Mallon Jr. Bridgeport Financial Solutions serves individual and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and tax preparation services. The firm manages model portfolios through an Investment Committee and provides discretionary management via various programs, including affiliated and third-party strategist models.

Rachel Decarolis is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor with 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Northstar Financial Planning, LLC since 2020 and previously at Northstar Financial Planning, Inc. and Perennial Advisors Group, LLC. Northstar Financial Planning advises individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and provides consulting services to employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation approach combining passive ETFs with selected active managers and integrates technology such as Betterment Advisor Solutions to support automated portfolio management and reporting.

Jane Johnson is the sole advisor at Business Transition Academy, Inc. in Gloucester, MA, holding a Series 65 credential with six years of industry experience. She has worked at Alliance Private Wealth, LLC since 2022 and was previously with Commonwealth Financial Network from 2019 to 2025. In addition to her advisory roles, Johnson serves as CEO and Chief Compliance Officer of Business Transition Academy, where she provides exit planning services and facilitates insurance implementations through her licensed insurance practice. Business Transition Academy acts as a solicitor connecting individuals and high-net-worth clients with third-party registered investment advisers, focusing on referral services rather than managing client assets or portfolios. The firm also offers exit planning analyses for business owners and does not charge percentage-of-assets-under-management fees, instead receiving compensation through disclosed solicitor arrangements.

Robin Young is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Northstar Financial Planning since 2003, working first at Northstar Financial Planning, Inc. and then at Northstar Financial Planning, LLC since 2020. Northstar Financial Planning serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and provides advisory and consulting services to employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation, core-and-satellite approach that combines passive ETFs with selected active managers, and integrates third-party technology such as Betterment Advisor Solutions to support automated rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting.

Mitchell Goldfeld is a financial advisor with RPG Family Wealth Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at RPG since 2015 and previously held roles at Detwiler Fenton Investment Management LLC and UBS Financial Services. Outside of finance, he serves as chairman of the North Shore Jazz Project and participates in music and band promotions, activities unrelated to his advisory work. RPG Family Wealth Advisory offers customized wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charities, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a long-term, outcome-focused investment approach incorporating equities, fixed income, mutual funds, ETFs, and limited partnerships, and uses both fundamental and technical analysis along with internal due diligence to select securities and managers.

Andrew Sohn is a financial advisor at Bridgeport Financial Solutions with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and a Series 63 license. Prior to joining Bridgeport Financial Solutions in 2024, he worked at Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. and CAMBRIDGE INVESTMENT RESEARCH Advisors, INC for over a decade, and also spent three years at Ameriprise. He serves on the Board of Trustees Investment Sub-Committee at The Fenn School and is a corporator for Emerson Hospital. Bridgeport Financial Solutions serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and institutional clients such as retirement plans. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, and constructs model portfolios supervised by an Investment Committee. BridgePort also provides discretionary management through its Wrap Program and Advisor Managed Portfolios, with access to affiliated and unaffiliated third-party strategists.

Holly Cloutier is a financial advisor at Alliance Private Wealth, LLC with six years at the firm and a total of four years in the industry. Her prior experience includes roles at Commonwealth Financial Network and Private Jet Services. Alliance Private Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and businesses, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and exit-planning services. The firm employs a primarily long-term, discretionary investment approach using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and bonds, supported by both fundamental and technical analysis.

Gary Pomerantz is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Wingate Wealth Advisors, Inc. since 2017 and previously held roles at East Coast Asset Management, LLC, Lexington Wealth Management, Inc., and Wingate Planning Corp. Wingate Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered firm that provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, and retirement plan participants. The firm employs a blend of active and passive strategies, uses model portfolios tailored to client objectives, and operates under a fee-only business model.

Paul Pignone is a financial advisor at Beck Bode LLC in Salem, NH, with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Beck Bode in 2018, he worked for Boston Retirement Advisors, Inc. from 1996 to 2018. Beck Bode serves individuals, families, and 401(k) pension and profit-sharing plans, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm uses fundamental analysis to build strategies including Growth, Income Growth dividend-focused, and a short-term, high-leverage Options strategy.

John Welch is a financial advisor at 93 Financial Group, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with 93 Financial Group since 2007. 93 Financial Group serves individuals, families, business owners, trusts, and estates, offering financial planning, discretionary investment management, retirement planning, and insurance services. The firm focuses on one-on-one advisory relationships and uses fundamental analysis to create long-term asset allocations, typically implemented with mutual funds and ETFs.

Roberta Tondo is a Certified Financial Planner™ (CFP®) with 10 years of industry experience. She is currently with White Lighthouse Investment Management, Inc., where she is part of a six-advisor team. Her prior experience includes roles at Vanguard and Ameriprise Financial. White Lighthouse serves individuals, families, small business owners, trusts, and retirement plans, including clients with cross-border U.S. issues. The firm offers investment management and comprehensive wealth-planning services, emphasizing international tax and estate planning and managing portfolios using primarily low-cost, liquid investments.

Vilis Pasts is a financial advisor at BTS Asset Management, Inc. with 56 years of industry experience. He has held roles at BTS Securities Corporation from 1999 to 2018 and has been with BTS Asset Management since 1998. Pasts holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. BTS Asset Management serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering discretionary portfolio management across various model portfolios and providing model recommendations to third-party platforms. The firm combines quantitative and fundamental analysis with proprietary technical indicators to guide investment decisions and manages multiple affiliated registered mutual funds.

Edmund Leparskas is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Accelerate Retirement. His prior work includes positions at Commonwealth Financial Network, Alkeme Financial Services LLC, and Raytheon Company. Accelerate Investment Advisors serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a primarily long-term allocation strategy across diversified portfolios and offers specialized services for plan sponsors, including investment policy development and co-fiduciary roles under ERISA.

David Baker is a financial advisor at 93 Financial Group, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at 93 Financial Group since 2018, following previous roles at Metro Financial Services and Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. 93 Financial Group is an SEC-registered investment adviser and licensed insurance agency serving individuals, families, business owners, trusts, and estates. The firm offers financial and retirement planning, discretionary investment management, and insurance products through a five-advisor team, managing approximately $900 million with a client load exceeding 200 clients per advisor. Their approach focuses on tailored portfolios using mutual funds and ETFs, fundamental analysis, long-term investment horizons, and ongoing monitoring including quarterly reviews.

Sara Gawick is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Illumination Wealth Management since 2022, following prior roles at Ameriprise Financial Services and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network. Illumination Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans with comprehensive financial planning and investment management. The firm uses client-specific investment policy statements and strategic asset allocation models, emphasizing long-term allocation and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Scott Facchetti is an investment advisor with Flagship Wealth Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 25 years of industry experience and has been involved with firms including Royal Alliance Associates, Advest, Inc., Facchetti & Facchetti, Ltd., and L&S Financial Services, Ltd. Outside of his advisory role, he partners in Facchetti & Facchetti, Ltd., providing tax advice, accounting, payroll, and business consulting services. Flagship Wealth Advisors, LLC offers investment advice and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and employer retirement plans. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and diversified portfolios with ongoing supervision, utilizing third-party planning tools and independent managers for some mandates.

Julie Fortin is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with Northstar Financial Planning since 2016, initially at Northstar Financial Planning, Inc., and continuing at Northstar Financial Planning, LLC since 2020. Northstar Financial Planning serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, and provides advisory and consulting services to employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm uses a strategic asset-allocation approach combining passive ETFs with selected active managers, and integrates third-party technology such as Betterment Advisor Solutions to support automated rebalancing, tax-loss harvesting, and consolidated reporting.

I have been a financial planner for over a decade, working with individuals and families to help them with all aspects of their financial lives. Prior to founding Hark Financial Planning, I worked as a senior advisor and financial planner at firms based in Boston, MA and Reston, VA. In those roles, I have been a member of an investment committee, founded and managed a tax practice, advised a Fintech start-up, and, most importantly, worked with clients to achieve their goals. One of my main motivations for leaving those firms and founding Hark was my belief that there is more to helping clients than just having good technical knowledge and offering investments. Like in legal practice, technical knowledge of the subject matter is critical but is only a foundational part of the work. The next steps are to understand what the client actually wants to accomplish with your engagement and to tailor your work for the specific matter at hand given the client’s objectives. For me, that means spending a lot of time listening to my clients and asking questions to explore what their real objectives are before just jumping into applying technical skills. I am a CFP® professional and IRS Enrolled Agent. I have an MBA from The Kenan-Flagler Business School at UNC Chapel Hill and a BA from The College of William & Mary.

Robert Kelly is a financial advisor with Trust Advisory Group Ltd in Reading, MA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Advisory Group Equity Services and StoneX Securities Inc. Trust Advisory Group, Ltd provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to both individual and institutional clients, including retirement plan sponsors. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary model portfolios, advisor-managed accounts, and third-party money managers, leveraging platforms such as Envestnet and Advyzon to support portfolio implementation.

Marc Berman is a Certified Financial Planner® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Colman Knight Advisory Group, LLC since 1999. He holds the Series 63 designation and works within a team of five advisors based in Acton, MA. Colman Knight Advisory Group provides financial planning, investment management, and consulting services to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a fundamental, global buy-and-hold investment approach supplemented by technical and cyclical analysis, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with in-house tax preparation and non-investment consulting.