Robert Ellis is a CFP® with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Amherst Financial Group, LLC since 2021 and has been affiliated with LPL Financial since 2012, following a decade at Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an on-call volunteer firefighter for the Amherst Fire Department. Amherst Financial Group primarily serves individual investors and small businesses, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm’s investment strategies are tailored to client objectives and include a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, structured products, and selected individual securities, supported by relationships with TAMPs and AI-assisted research tools. Amherst also integrates insurance and employee-benefits services alongside its advisory offerings.

David Hunt Jr. is a CFP® and CFA® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Applied Capital Management, LLC. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2020 and has been affiliated with Applied Capital Management, Inc. since 2015. Applied Capital Management provides comprehensive financial planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes written financial plans and ongoing consulting, supporting a large client base with customized plans developed through detailed client engagement and fundamental analysis.

Bradley Kayton is a financial advisor with Studio Ventures and Capital Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Studio Ventures since 2014 and also consults with start-up companies, providing executive management, board governance, CEO mentoring, and strategic consulting through a separate consulting firm. Studio Ventures and Capital Advisors, LLC serves family offices, high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and business entities by creating and managing custom private-market equity and debt funds. The firm focuses on bespoke investment programs tailored to client objectives, often emphasizing private placements and early-stage companies, and uses performance-based compensation arrangements for qualified pooled investors.

Narendra Kapadia is the sole advisor at Value Financial Services Corp. in Chelmsford, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Value Financial Services since 2000 and is also the owner and president of Value Mortgage Corporation, a mortgage origination and processing business he founded in 1996. Value Financial Services provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high net worth persons, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm offers customized portfolios and employs a long-term, personalized approach with flexibility to adjust holdings based on market conditions or client objectives.

William Hurst is the principal advisor at Momentum Investment Research and Management, LLC in Wilton, NH. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has 28 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Fidelity and Fidelity Brokerage Services. Momentum Investment Research and Management, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and subadvisory services primarily to other advisers, as well as financial planning and account management for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and modern portfolio theory analyses, focusing on equity-oriented, long-term trading strategies with discretionary trading authority.

Alicia Donahue is a financial advisor at Nashua Capital Management LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. Nashua Capital Management LLC is a single-advisor, state-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and incidental financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm focuses on a long-term investment approach centered on dividend-paying growth and value companies, with diversification through ETFs, mutual funds, and fixed income.

Jeremy Gassman is the principal of Gassman Financial LLC in Salem, NH, with 28 years of experience in the financial industry. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Madison Avenue Securities, LLC for 13 years before focusing on his own firm. Gassman is also a licensed insurance professional involved in the sale of insurance and annuities. Gassman Financial LLC provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm manages approximately $112.6 million in assets under management, employing a long-term, diversified asset-allocation strategy using ETFs, mutual funds, individual equities, and fixed income, with discretionary portfolio management and periodic rebalancing.

Beth Lundberg is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with five years at Hawthorne Wellman Financial Planning, LLC and a total of three years in the industry. Her prior experience includes roles at Hawthorne Wellman, LLC and Zeiders Enterprises, as well as self-employment. Outside of her advisory work, she dedicates time to an outside media project, a podcast. Hawthorne Wellman Financial Planning, LLC is a fee-only, state-registered investment adviser serving individuals, couples, and families with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs an evidence-based, factor-driven, globally diversified, and cost-conscious investment approach tailored to clients’ tax situations, risk tolerances, and life goals.

Edward Murray is a ChFC® credentialed advisor with 27 years of industry experience. He has led Family Investment Advisory, LLC since 2011 and has been involved in his own advisory and compensation architecture businesses since 1981. He is also a licensed insurance agent specializing in long-term care insurance, maintaining this role since 2008. Family Investment Advisory, LLC provides portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, and estates, focusing on diversified asset allocation and fundamental analysis. The firm develops individualized, discretionary portfolios and conducts regular reviews to adjust holdings based on client objectives and risk tolerance.

My clients are young families and professionals in their 30s-40s who have hit a wall when it comes to managing their finances. They have busy personal schedules, growing careers, and recently introduced financial complexity that’s too much to manage. Questions my clients have include: - How do I prioritize multiple financial goals? - I have some cash saved, but what should I do with it? - I don't understand my taxes, is there more I should be doing? - Should I be saving for my children’s education? - Will I be able to retire on time, and live comfortably once I get there? - I’m self-employed, how should I be planning for my future? - How should I handle my equity compensation? - Do I have enough insurance to protect my loved ones? - How does having a baby impact my financial situation?

Michael Marchetti is a financial advisor at Lakeview Financial Planning in Shirley, MA, holding a Series 66 credential with nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Cambridge Investment Research, Inc., and The Professional Alliance, Inc. Outside of advisory services, he manages a retail company through Marchetti Industries LLC. Lakeview Financial Planning offers financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm uses a goals-based approach with fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, favoring globally diversified, tax-efficient, low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and incorporates third-party managers when appropriate.

Adam Mead is the principal advisor at Mead Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with 11 years of industry experience. He has been managing his independent firm since 2014 and concurrently serves as Assistant Vice President and Commercial Loan Portfolio Manager at Pentucket Bank. Mead Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm focuses on value-oriented, fundamental analysis with a concentrated portfolio approach and serves clients who prefer a long-term, business-owner perspective on publicly traded securities.

Carl Smith is the principal of CJS Financial Advisers, an independent advisory firm based in Nashua, New Hampshire. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 31 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes work at Primex, and he is active as a licensed real estate sales associate and involved in a private equity firm where he serves as Senior Managing Director. CJS Financial Advisers primarily acts as a solicitor to other investment advisers while also offering direct advisory and financial planning services. The firm provides both discretionary and non-discretionary advice, employing a mix of passive and active investment strategies across multiple asset classes and uses a broker-dealer platform for trade execution and custody.

Jared Hoole is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 12 years of experience in financial planning. He is the principal advisor at Lakeside Financial Planning, LLC, where he has worked since 2014. In addition to his financial advisory role, Jared is a tax manager at Bright Horizons Family Solutions, a company specializing in early education and employer-sponsored childcare. Lakeside Financial Planning, LLC is an independent, fee-only firm serving individuals, families, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $64 million on a discretionary basis, providing comprehensive wealth management, investment management, and financial education through community seminars. Their investment approach includes tax-focused strategies and utilizes no-load mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and cash equivalents.

Robert Cryts is a financial advisor with Cambridge Financial Services in Pelham, NH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at Cetera Advisors LLC and Commonwealth Equity Securities before and currently operates as the sole advisor at Cambridge Financial Services. Cryts also holds licenses to provide life and annuities insurance. Cambridge Financial Services is an independent registered investment adviser offering personalized wealth management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages client accounts on a discretionary basis, typically using a low-turnover, buy-and-hold investment approach that incorporates mutual funds, ETFs, and select individual securities.

Robert Creegan Jr. is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Creegan & Nassoura Financial Group, LLC since 2000 and was previously with Creegan & Associates, LLC. The firm is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. It emphasizes balance and diversification, tailoring portfolios to clients’ risk tolerances and objectives through fundamental and technical analysis, with a range of investment strategies including equities, fixed income, and options.

Bernard Ross III is a financial advisor with KBR Financial Solutions, an independent advisory firm, and holds Series 63 and Series 65 securities licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience and has been involved with multiple entities, including Ross Wealth Planning Group, LLC, which he has managed since 2003. KBR Financial Solutions operates as a single-advisor practice offering fee-based investment management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides discretionary, custom portfolio management using a strategic and tactical allocation approach across a broad range of securities and offers specialized services such as retirement income and one-time college planning engagements.

Carlos Rodriguez is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently operating as the sole advisor at Broad Brook Financial in Chelmsford, MA. He has spent the past 12 years with VOYA Financial Advisors before founding his independent practice. Broad Brook Financial provides customized financial planning, investment management, and on-demand financial advice to individual investors and small businesses. The firm focuses on active asset allocation primarily using passive ETFs and ETNs, offering non-discretionary recommendations and conducting regular portfolio reviews.

Eilon Amir is a financial advisor at Brownstone Financial Group LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 and Series 63 designations. Prior to his current role, he worked at Sakura Partners and Outcome Capital, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Volunteer Vice President of the Board for Beit Sasson Sephardic Congregation in Newton, MA. Brownstone Financial Group LLC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual clients, beginning with a tailored financial plan. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and utilizes model portfolios managed by sub-advisers, conducting ongoing account reviews and maintaining authority over sub-adviser selection and monitoring.

James Kieffer is the sole advisor at Rational Frontier Advisors, LLC in Nashua, NH. He holds a Series 65 credential and has 18 years of experience at Rational Frontier Advisors, with an extended career spanning over 45 years at Proforma Financial Group, Inc. Rational Frontier Advisors, LLC provides investment supervisory services and portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals and retirement plan accounts. The firm focuses on asset-class allocation, periodic rebalancing, and portfolio construction using mean-variance optimization, incorporating options-writing strategies as part of its investment approach.