David Buxton is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with SVB Wealth and affiliated entities, having held various roles within the SVB and First Citizens organizations since 2014. SVB Wealth LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate and pension clients, providing wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm uses a documented due diligence process to select and monitor managers and operates as a wholly owned, non-bank subsidiary of First Citizens Bank, integrating bank, trust, broker-dealer, and asset management services.

Kristen Manjikian is a financial advisor at RWA Wealth Partners in Boston, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 17 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Adviser Investments, LLC and Securities America Advisors. RWA Wealth Partners provides investment management, financial planning, tax planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm utilizes a strategic asset allocation approach with an open-architecture platform, complemented by customized fixed income and cash management strategies.

Matthew Kirshner is a financial advisor at 71 West Capital Partners with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services and Format Entertainment. 71 West Capital Partners sponsors a wrap fee program offering comprehensive portfolio management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, pension plans, and corporate entities. The firm employs an investment process that integrates asset-allocation frameworks with fundamental, technical, quantitative, and sector analysis, while utilizing both in-house advisers and selected third-party sub-advisers.

David Mcdonough is a financial advisor with Trilogy Capital, Inc. and Flagship Wealth Powered by Trilogy Financial. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 31 years of industry experience, including 18 years at LPL Financial. Trilogy Capital, Inc. provides investment advisory and retirement-plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm uses a risk-based, diversified asset allocation approach with in-house models and third-party sub-advisors, incorporating both fundamental and technical analysis and integrating personal and business real estate considerations in advanced planning.

Clarissa Smith is a financial advisor at SVB Wealth with 26 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including The Bank of New York Mellon and Ropes and Gray LLP. She currently serves as Director of Client Advisory Services at SVB Wealth in Boston. SVB Wealth LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, family offices, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services utilizing a range of investment strategies and maintains operational ties to First Citizens Bank & Trust Company.

David Young is a financial advisor at New England Private Wealth Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of experience. His prior roles include positions at Manulife John Hancock Brokerage Services and John Hancock, with earlier experience at Liberty Mutual. New England Private Wealth Advisors is a fee-based investment adviser managing approximately $5.09 billion for individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, low-cost portfolios and offers discretionary management alongside third-party separate account managers.

Erik Jefferson is a financial advisor at Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and has been with Flagship Harbor Advisors and LPL Financial since 2012. Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $3.42 billion in discretionary assets through a team of about 60 advisors, employing a diversified investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and separately managed accounts.

Alan Pransky is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. in Peabody, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and over 40 years of industry experience. He has worked with Lifemark since 2018 and previously with Foresters Equity Services, Inc. from 2012 to 2018. Outside of advisory work, Pransky serves on the board of the Temple Torat Emet Men's Club in Boynton Beach, FL, and on the board of the Maple Hill Cemetery Association in Peabody, MA. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans, using suitability-driven advice with discretionary and non-discretionary account management supported by platform tools and third-party custodians.

William Corman is a financial advisor at 71 West Capital Partners with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. for four years. 71 West Capital Partners provides wrap-fee portfolio management and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and pension and corporate clients. The firm manages approximately $5.5 billion across about 171 client relationships, offering customized portfolio management alongside financial planning within its wrap program.

Daniel Lagan is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Congress Asset Management Company, LLP since 1999. He holds the Series 65 license and acts as a director of Congress Wealth Management, participating in the firm’s strategic direction. Congress Asset Management Company, LLP provides discretionary portfolio management and sub-advisory services primarily to institutional clients such as pension plans, charitable organizations, and wrap/UMA sponsors, as well as high net worth individuals. The firm employs a bottom-up, research-driven investment approach focused on growth, profitability, and valuation, delivering strategies through separate managed accounts, model portfolios, and proprietary funds.

John Sawyer III is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC since 2010. He also maintains an affiliation with LPL Financial over the same period. His activities include offering fixed annuities and fixed insurance products to clients. Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $3.42 billion in discretionary assets across about 60 advisors, utilizing a range of investment strategies that include mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and separately managed accounts.

Christopher Newton is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has worked at Ropes Wealth Advisors, a division of RWA Wealth Partners, since 2022, and previously held positions at AEW Capital Management and Brown Brothers Harriman. He began his career after graduating from Trinity College, where he worked from 2013 to 2017. RWA Wealth Partners serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, providing investment management, financial planning, integrated tax planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach supported by an open-architecture platform and offers specialized fixed income management and internally managed investment strategies.

Gavin Davis is a CFA® charterholder with over a decade of experience in financial advisory and investment management. He has worked at Beaumont Financial Partners since 2021, following roles at Brede Investment Management and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Office of Administration and Finance. Prior to his financial industry career, he was involved with the Campaign for Charlie Baker for Governor. Beaumont Financial Partners serves affluent individuals, families, small businesses, and select institutions, offering investment management, wealth management, family office services, financial planning, and in-house tax preparation. The firm employs a Dominant Benefit Theory of Investing and integrates a range of investment vehicles, with oversight from an Investment Committee and tailored client relationship management.

Fatima Awada is a financial advisor at Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at HarbourVest Partners, Boathouse, Inc., Northeastern University, and Bentley University. Outside of advising, she provides administrative support to Flagship Harbor Advisors. Flagship Harbor Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving high net worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $3.42 billion in discretionary assets through a team of about 60 advisors, employing a range of investment strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and third-party managed accounts.

Edward Marinucci III is a financial advisor at Flagship Harbor Advisors, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with both Flagship Harbor Advisors and LPL Financial since 2015. Marinucci also operates ChartHouse Capital, LLC, which focuses on non-variable insurance products. Flagship Harbor Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $3.42 billion in discretionary assets, employing a variety of investment strategies across mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and managed accounts.

John Francini Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Northeast Investment Management, Inc. in Boston, where he has worked since 2003. He holds a Series 63 license and is part of a nine-advisor team at the firm. Northeast Investment Management, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, families, trustees, family offices, charitable institutions, and small businesses. The firm combines investment management with estate-planning and trust-related services, emphasizing diversification, client-specific constraints, and formal trading oversight.

Thomas Appleton is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors, LLP since 2006. He has held various fiduciary and trustee roles within the firm and is involved in several cultural and historical organizations in Boston, including serving as Assistant Treasurer of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts, Treasurer of the New England Quarterly, and Treasurer of the Paul Revere Memorial Association. Appleton also serves on the Board and Finance Committee of Revolutionary Spaces. Loring, Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors manages investment and fiduciary relationships primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trustees, foundations, and endowments. The firm emphasizes long-term ownership of high-quality growth equities with low turnover and offers integrated investment, trust, tax, and custodial services through a formal affiliation with a related trust company.

David Costigan is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience currently affiliated with CW Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Congress Wealth Management LLC, SlateStone Private Client, Norton Point Strategic Advisors, and Penobscot Investment Management Company. He is also a managing member and partner of SlateStone Group, a holding company based in Jupiter, Florida. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering wealth management, financial planning, family office services, and retirement plan advisory. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach that integrates active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, combining third-party money managers with internally managed risk-managed strategies.

Kaitlyn Mcdonough is a financial advisor at John Hancock Personal Financial Services, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Manulife John Hancock Brokerage Services LLC since 2024. Outside her advisory role, Mcdonough provides retirement plan education as a consultant for John Hancock Retirement Plan Services, LLC. John Hancock Personal Financial Services offers financial planning and consultative services to individuals, trusts, estates, nonprofits, and businesses, utilizing a technology-assisted model with written, generally framed recommendations that clients implement at their discretion.

Joseph Powers III is a financial advisor at RWA Wealth Partners with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with RWA and its predecessor entities since 2015. RWA Wealth Partners serves individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, business entities, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing investment management, financial planning, tax planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes strategic asset allocation using an open-architecture platform and incorporates customized fixed income and cash management alongside fundamental and quantitative strategies.