Joseph Hoffman is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Financial Independence Advisors a part of World Investment Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions with TIAA-CREF, Edward Jones and Vanguard. He is also licensed to recommend life, health, and variable insurance products. World Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser providing portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, institutions, and retirement-plan clients. The firm offers model-based and customized portfolio solutions across discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, supported by a range of technology platforms and service offerings.

Jeffrey Meenes is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Blueprint Financial Planning, LLC since 2010. Meenes operates as the sole advisor at Meenes Wealth Partners in Shrewsbury, MA. Meenes Wealth Partners provides flat-fee, fiduciary wealth management and comprehensive financial planning primarily for pre-retiree and retiree households. The firm emphasizes evidence-based investment strategies focused on global diversification, tax-aware management, and client-approved, non-discretionary portfolio implementation.

James Black is the sole advisor at Keystone Capital Advisors LLC in Auburn, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has experience in real estate consulting and property management through his concurrent roles at Long Run Property Solutions, Inc. and A&M Real Estate Consultants. Keystone Capital Advisors LLC is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm focuses on discretionary portfolio management with a long-term, equity-focused approach, supplemented by ETFs and mutual funds, and offers comprehensive financial planning including fixed-fee standalone services.

Joffrey Bremond is a financial advisor at Cigale Financial Services LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and concurrently serves as Controller at Middlesex School, where he oversees the accounting team and manages accounting systems. Prior to his current role, he held various positions at UMass Memorial Health Care and Medically Home. Cigale Financial Services LLC provides asset management, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) services primarily to nonprofit organizations and individual clients. The firm's investment approach combines fundamental security analysis with modern portfolio theory and emphasizes long-term, passive strategies, diversification, and periodic rebalancing.

William Nickles is the sole advisor at Yellow Dog Financial, Inc., an independent firm based in Bolton, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 18 years of experience in the financial industry, having been with Yellow Dog Financial since its founding in 2008. Yellow Dog Financial, Inc. manages approximately $21.2 million for around 60 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer plan sponsors. The firm employs a goal-based planning process with a focus on passive, benchmark-tracking investments and manages accounts primarily on a non-discretionary basis, combining comprehensive year-long financial planning with ongoing monthly support and retirement plan consulting.

Kyle Mannion is a financial advisor at Mannion Money Advisory with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously been involved in sports management and consulting, including roles at 3 Step Sports LLC and CM8 Soccer Consulting & Management. Outside of financial advising, he serves as Accounts Payable Manager for 3 Step Sports LLC. Mannion Money Advisory provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, families, small businesses, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes a long-term, goals-based investment approach using diversified asset allocation, cost-efficient ETFs, and automated portfolio oversight.

Jeffrey Forsman is the principal of Forsman Financial Services and holds a Series 65 designation. He has experience in accounting and tax planning through his separate CPA practice, Jeffrey Forsman CPA Inc, which provides tax compliance and planning services for individuals and small businesses. Prior to founding his advisory firm, he worked at Huntington Tax Partners LLC and Abrams Little Gill Loberfeld PC. Forsman Financial Services is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with wealth management and financial planning. The firm employs a combination of fundamental company analysis and modern portfolio theory, utilizing both passive and active investment vehicles, and offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management.

Peter Shimkus is the sole advisor at Shimkus, Peter E, an independent firm based in Southboro, Massachusetts. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 50 years of industry experience, including roles at Chauner Securities and Michel Associates Ltd. since the early 1990s. His firm manages approximately $23.55 million for around 32 clients, primarily individuals, families, trusts, and custodial accounts. The firm offers fee-based portfolio management and financial planning with a focus on long-term, asset allocation-driven strategies using no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally individual equities, incorporating tax-aware active and passive management. Client objectives and risk tolerance are established through questionnaires, with client-imposed restrictions accommodated.

Jason Burack is a financial advisor at Hawk Capital Management LLC in Millbury, MA, holding a Series 66 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Hawk Capital Management since 2014. Hawk Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, and client-owned businesses. The firm employs a research-driven, fundamentally oriented investment approach focused on concentrated, long-only U.S. equity portfolios, incorporating strategies such as discounted cash flow analysis, leverage, options, and short-selling.

Christopher Noonan is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor at TrueNorth Financial Planning with experience spanning several firms since 2018, including Putnam Investments and Blackstone Valley Wealth Management. He has worked in both investment management and financial planning roles and is currently the sole advisor at TrueNorth Financial Planning in Northborough, MA. TrueNorth Financial Planning provides fee-based investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach using fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering discretionary portfolio management and standalone hourly financial planning services.

Justin Green is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Assist FP in Berlin, MA. He has worked at Four Ponds Financial Planning LLC and GTM Sportswear, and he also owns Be a Wealthy Coach LLC, a separate business offering CFO, business advisory, tax preparation, and tax planning services to solopreneurs and small businesses. He dedicates approximately 20% of his time to this outside activity. Assist FP provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, the self-employed, and small business owners. The firm combines passive portfolio construction and Modern Portfolio Theory with fundamental analysis, managing accounts through a single-advisor relationship and conducting regular reviews.

Benjamin Ramsey is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Faith and Family Wealth Management. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Crestwood Advisors and Balanced Rock Investment Advisors and had periods of self-employment. Faith and Family Wealth Management provides wealth management and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, integrating comprehensive financial planning into ongoing advisory relationships. The firm employs an evidence-based, long-term investment approach focused on diversified portfolios of low-cost ETFs and mutual funds, managing accounts mostly on a discretionary basis while acting as a fiduciary for retirement accounts under ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code.

Joseph Somerset is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of experience in the financial industry. He founded and has operated Beantown Financial Advisors LLC since 2003 and previously worked at Bentley University from 2011 to 2017. Beantown Financial Advisors provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation and global diversification using primarily no-load and low-load mutual funds and ETFs, offering discretionary investment management and limited-scope hourly planning engagements under written agreements.

Maxime Henri Crener is the sole advisor at Shilla Advisory LLC, an independent registered investment adviser. He holds a Series 65 credential and has experience managing a small consulting company. His prior roles include positions at Incap LLC, Harvard Extension School, Columbia University, and L'Oreal USA. Shilla Advisory LLC provides portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm utilizes a fundamental analysis and long-term trading approach, offering a range of investment options such as mutual funds, ETFs, REITs, non-U.S. securities, private placements, and venture capital.

Andrea Crowell is a financial advisor at Kearney-Burch Financial Services, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Kearney-Burch Financial Services and its successor firm since 2005. Kearney-Burch Financial Services, Inc. provides investment advisory services, financial planning, and consultation to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and corporate entities. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using a risk tolerance questionnaire and employs MoneyGuide Pro for planning and portfolio modeling, offering services that include 401(k) advisory and pension consulting.

Gerald Kochevar is the principal of Kochevar Financial Planning, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Grafton, MA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 14 years of industry experience, leading his firm since 2011. Kochevar Financial Planning provides broad-based financial planning services to individuals, trusts and estates, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold investment strategies using diversified, cost-efficient index funds and ETFs, and focuses on financial planning and investment consultation without managing client portfolios directly.

David Taylor is a financial advisor with Cambridge Trustee Advisors Inc in Sterling, MA, holding 32 years of industry experience. The firm provides discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and occasionally pension or corporate plans. Cambridge Trustee Advisors manages approximately $55.7 million across a small client base, using a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting methods within a range of investment strategies. The firm is attorney-owned and formally affiliated with a law firm, offering integrated legal and portfolio management services, particularly for trusts and estates.

Wayne Ushman is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Assabet Advisors, LLC since 2003. He holds a board position with Jeffco Fibres Group, Inc. and is actively involved in several nonprofit organizations, including roles with the Jewish Federation of Central Massachusetts, the Jewish Home for Aged Foundation, and the Worcester Jewish Community Center. Assabet Advisors provides discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a scientific approach grounded in modern portfolio theory, focusing on strategic asset allocation and periodic rebalancing using mainly no-load mutual funds and ETFs.

Michael Hogan is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 38 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cutler Capital Management since 2019 and previously held roles at Wellesley Investment Advisors, Foreside Fund Services, and had a brief period of unemployment. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as secretary on the board of Fashion for Friends, a nonprofit focused on mental health awareness and suicide prevention supporting women with breast cancer. Cutler Capital Management is a SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and pooled private investment funds. The firm specializes in convertible securities, financial-sector equities, and publicly traded REITs, employing both fundamental and technical analysis and using various hedging and leverage techniques tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Melvin Cutler is Chief Investment Officer and Managing Partner at Cutler Capital Management, with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Cutler Capital Management since 1999 and has been involved with Cutler Associates Inc. since 1972. Outside of his advisory role, Mr. Cutler is a principal in a construction company and a real estate development company, dedicating about 10% of his time to these activities. Cutler Capital Management is a six-advisor SEC-registered firm managing approximately $340 million for individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and private funds. The firm specializes in convertible securities, financial-sector equities focused on community banks, and publicly traded REITs, employing both fundamental and technical analysis alongside hedging and leverage strategies tailored to client objectives.