Catherine Ryan is a CFA charterholder with 18 years of industry experience. She has been the sole advisor at Cedar Rock Investment Advisors since 2006. Cedar Rock Investment Advisors offers investment counseling and portfolio management to individuals and trusts, including charitable remainder and income-only trusts. The firm’s investment approach is based on academic research emphasizing asset allocation, low-cost instruments, and careful liquidity management, combining broad market core holdings with tactical positions informed by fundamental and behavioral analysis.

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.

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?

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.

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.

Ryan Creegan is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Sheltered Garden Financial Group LLC and has prior experience at Creegan & Nassoura Financial Group, MutualOne Bank, and Brookline Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a commercial credit analyst at a bank and provides tax-preparation services. Sheltered Garden Financial Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates with discretionary wealth management, comprehensive financial planning, investment consulting, and tax-preparation services. The firm’s investment process focuses on fundamental analysis and long-term portfolio construction, primarily using individual stocks and bonds supplemented by ETFs and mutual funds for diversification and tax efficiency.

Carl Smith is the principal advisor at CJS Financial Advisers / CJSF Advisers in Nashua, NH, with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Primex, NFSG Corporation, and Lasalle St. Investment Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as a licensed real estate sales associate in Florida and serves as senior managing director of a private fund. CJSF 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 using a combination of passive and active investment strategies and employs a variety of fee arrangements for clients who choose direct management.

Andrew Sullivan is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at CIO Wealth Management, Inc. in Sudbury, MA. He previously worked at LPL Financial, llc for 12 years before founding his current independent advisory firm in 2021. CIO Wealth Management is a small independent adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, and small-business retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, holistic financial planning, and qualified plan consulting services, employing diversified investment strategies and providing ERISA fiduciary plan-level services uncommon for firms of its size.

Joe Hanley is the founder of Nashoba Valley Wealth Management, a fee-only registered investment advisory firm based in Stow, Massachusetts. Joe spent more than twenty-five years as a financial advisor at Fidelity Investments, helping clients plan for retirement, invest, and navigate major financial decisions. In 2025, he founded NVWM to serve clients with the independence, objectivity, and personal attention that a small fiduciary firm makes possible. Joe is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional and an IRS Enrolled Agent. He holds an MBA from Seattle Pacific University and a BS in Finance from Bryant University. NVWM offers comprehensive and hourly financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan services for employers. Each client’s plan addresses the areas that matter most to them, such as retirement income, tax planning, investments, insurance, estate planning, and charitable giving. Because NVWM is fee-only, its only compensation comes from clients. No commissions or product incentives influence its advice, and NVWM has no account minimum. The result is a practice built on long-term relationships, clear communication, and a commitment to acting in each client’s best interest.

Robert Holzbach is the sole advisor at Red Kennedy Financial in Littleton, MA, with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at H & R Block since 2002. Holzbach also provides contract work involving financial analysis, research, and tax preparation for another independent advisor, and he prepares federal and state tax returns outside of trading hours. Red Kennedy Financial offers fee-only financial planning and advisory services to individuals, families, and small businesses, including pension consulting and 401(k) fiduciary advisory services. The firm provides detailed written plans and non-discretionary investment advice focused on a globally diversified, passive index approach using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.

John Olivieri is a financial advisor with North Shore Wealth Management in Westford, MA, holding a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at North Shore Wealth Management since 2023 and concurrently owns an accounting business, Dermatology Financial Planning dba Docbookkeeping, where he also provides CFO services to Westford Dermatology. North Shore Wealth Management is an independent, single-advisor firm offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and tax/accounting services to individuals and business entities. The firm employs a variety of investment analysis methods and strategies, and uniquely combines advisory services with accounting and CFO work, as well as educational seminars on financial topics.

Herbert Shanzer is the principal of Shanzer Management, an independent firm he has led since 1995. He holds 31 years of industry experience and is based in Westford, Massachusetts. Shanzer Management provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advice focused on no-load and low-load mutual funds. The firm emphasizes long-term, diversified equity portfolios tailored to clients' written investment objectives and risk tolerances, combining actively managed and passive index funds while managing risk through fund allocation adjustments rather than moving to cash.

Marina Muehlke is a financial advisor at Holistic Financial Planning LLC in Westminster, Massachusetts, with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at Ferris Capital LLC, Prudence Financial, Inc., and Wingate Wealth Advisors, LLC. Since 2021, she has also served as Investor Relations Director at Cahoon Capital Management, a firm focused on private lending for single-family fix and flip properties in the New England area. Holistic Financial Planning provides comprehensive, project-based financial planning and investment reviews for individual clients outside the high-net-worth category. The firm delivers strategic, non-discretionary investment recommendations and emphasizes client education through seminars and coaching, operating on an hourly, fee-only basis.

William Spring is a financial advisor at Spencer Brook Asset Management, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Spencer Brook Asset Management since 2002. Spring holds a Series 65 designation. Spencer Brook Asset Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals and trusts. The firm employs a bottoms-up value investing approach focused on long-term capital appreciation with an equity-income orientation, managing concentrated portfolios tailored to each client’s objectives.

Alex Rakatansky is a financial advisor and owner of Rakatansky Financial LLC with three years of industry experience. He also owns Rakatansky CPA LLC, a tax and accounting firm where he spends approximately half of his working time. Prior to founding his current firm, he worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Rakatansky Rakatansky & Associates. Rakatansky Financial LLC provides discretionary wealth management and financial planning services primarily to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, fundamental analysis, and a long-term orientation, supplemented by occasional rebalancing and trades tailored to client objectives.

Louis Conrad is a CFA® charterholder with 21 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with COMPASS Wealth Management, LLC since 2007 and previously worked at Bickling Financial Services, Inc. in 2021. COMPASS Wealth Management, LLC provides fee-only wealth management, investment management, and consulting services to individuals, families, and institutional clients such as small businesses, non-profits, and retirement-plan sponsors. The firm’s investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation using no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and separate accounts, with an emphasis on institutional services including pension consulting and fiduciary advisory.

Christopher Ellis is the sole advisor at Think Ahead Financial Planning in Groton, MA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He has worked at RTX since 1998, bringing a corporate finance and executive background to his financial planning practice. Think Ahead Financial Planning provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services primarily focused on customized planning for individuals and families. The firm employs a collaborative process emphasizing a passive, low-cost, tax-efficient index fund approach without managing assets or executing trades.

Kenneth Posco is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience and over 40 years as a CPA. He operates Investment Management Trust, LLC as its sole advisor. In addition to his advisory work, he owns and runs a separate CPA practice providing accounting, tax, and investment advisory services in Fitchburg, MA. Investment Management Trust, LLC provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning primarily to middle-income clients, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm focuses on long-term portfolio construction using ETFs, individual stocks, and other instruments, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis while avoiding commission-based products and speculative investments.

Benjamin Thornton is a financial advisor at Unicorn Consulting in Ayer, Massachusetts, with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Unicorn Consulting since 2016 and previously at Dr. Steele Belok, MD from 2013 to 2021. Thornton also operates as an independent insurance agent on a limited basis. Unicorn Consulting provides financial planning and portfolio management primarily to individual clients, using an individualized asset allocation approach with a focus on long-term purchase strategies across various asset classes. The firm manages client portfolios on a non-discretionary basis, requiring client approval for trades and conducting regular account reviews.

Brian Sawyer is the founder and sole advisor of Larchmont Wealth Advisors in Lunenburg, MA, holding a Series 65 credential with 10 years of industry experience. He has managed Larchmont Wealth Advisors since 2015 and also operates Sawyer Automotive, an automotive repair business. Larchmont Wealth Advisors provides financial planning and portfolio management services primarily for individual investors and small businesses. The firm employs a top-down, macro-informed investment approach combined with core-plus-satellite construction and elements of active management, focusing on diversified, tax-conscious portfolios built from low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities when appropriate.