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.

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.

Jeffrey Pereira is the principal of JBP Financial LLC and holds a Series 66 designation with 21 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Atlantis Asset Management for nine years before establishing his current firm. Outside of advisory services, he has been involved in selling life insurance since 2006, which accounts for a small portion of his time. JBP Financial LLC is an independent investment adviser serving a limited client base with portfolio management and integrated financial planning. The firm combines various analytical approaches with disciplined asset allocation and rebalancing, primarily managing assets on a non-discretionary basis.

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.

Jeremy Hartman is the sole advisor at his independent firm in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has operated as a sole proprietor since 2008. In addition to financial advisory services, he is a seasonal income tax preparer, working on personal tax returns each year from January through April. Hartman primarily serves individual clients, including trusts and estates, managing about 60 client relationships and $1.55 million in assets. His firm offers portfolio management along with financial, retirement, college, estate, and insurance planning, employing a tailored investment approach that uses both fundamental and technical analysis across various asset classes. The firm utilizes separately managed account platforms with limited discretionary authority, avoiding custody or direct trade execution.

Jeffrey Bograd is the principal of Fourth Quarter Retirement Strategies, LLC in Hopkinton, MA, with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at John Hancock from 2015 to 2020. Fourth Quarter Retirement Strategies provides project-based and ongoing financial planning for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on retirement and decumulation planning, tax and estate planning, and business planning. The firm offers fee-only, non-discretionary advice based on Modern Portfolio Theory and a primarily passive investment approach, and it regularly conducts educational seminars and speaking engagements.

Joseph Williams is a financial advisor at Williams Wealth Management in Hopkinton, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with six years of industry experience. Prior to founding his independent firm, he worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company, Investment Services LLC, and Life Insurance Company from 2019 to 2020, and spent eight years at Staples Inc. Williams Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm emphasizes a long-term, ETF-centric approach, incorporating low-cost ETFs, fundamental analysis, technical indicators, and disciplined use of options for downside protection and risk management.

Robert Dossett is a CFP® certificant and Series 65 license holder with 14 years of industry experience. He has been the principal of Waypoint Financial Planning LLC since 2011. Outside of financial advising, he is a minority investor in a medical device patent-holding LLC, iTKR Software LLC, though he does not materially participate in that business. Waypoint Financial Planning LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and trusts and estates across multiple states. The firm follows a long-term, fundamental-analysis approach to building diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ tax situations, time horizons, and risk tolerances.

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.

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.

Nathan De Gregorio is a financial advisor at PenFacs Financial Services holding a Series 66 designation. He has recently entered the industry and has been associated with several related entities including PenFacs Financial Services, The New PenFacs Insurance Agency, and The PenFacs Group. His background includes roles outside traditional advisory positions, such as work with The New Woodshed and BJ's Brewhouse. PenFacs Financial Services, Inc. is a small SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals and business clients with portfolio management and financial planning. The firm manages approximately $23 million in assets and employs a variety of analytical approaches and trading techniques, primarily implementing strategies through model portfolios and sub-advisers.

Joseph Bourque is an advisor at Worcester Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has worked at Worcester County Fiduciary Advisors Inc. since 2011 as well as Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC and Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company, Inc. since 2008 and 1999, respectively. Worcester Advisors provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and municipalities. The firm uses a fundamental, value-oriented equity approach with an emphasis on risk control and fixed-income management tailored to interest-rate outlooks, and it serves a range of clients including municipal entities and fiduciary roles.

Jacob Wharton is a financial advisor at Worcester Advisors with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he has held various positions including a consultant for small businesses at the Small Business Development Center in Worcester, MA, where he assists business owners in organizing and assembling financial statements. Worcester Advisors provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plans, business entities, and municipal clients. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, value-oriented equity approach and maintains trust-style capabilities, including managing trust accounts and serving municipal clients.

Geoffrey Dancey is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license, with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Cutler Capital Management LLC since 2003, working in Worcester, MA as part of a six-person advisory team. 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 with a focus on community banks, and publicly traded REITs, using both fundamental and technical analysis to construct portfolios aimed at current income with upside potential and managed downside risk.