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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Bryan Acuto is an advisor at Vital Wealth Strategy, LLC in Princeton, MA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has experience working with Cunningham & Associates, LLC, Trust Advisory Group, Ltd., and other business ventures. His background includes roles in various companies over more than a decade. Vital Wealth Strategy, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning for individuals, high-net-worth households, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm also offers family office services and uses a long-term investment approach that incorporates individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and options, supported by fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

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.

Drew Kellner is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Lumbard & Kellner, LLC since 2005. Lumbard & Kellner, LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm follows a value investing approach based on fundamental analysis and manages accounts on a fully discretionary basis.

John Lumbard is a CFA® charterholder with 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Lumbard & Kellner, LLC since its founding in 1990. The firm provides discretionary investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. Lumbard & Kellner, LLC focuses on value investing through fundamental analysis, using earnings, valuation multiples, dividend yield, and management quality to construct portfolios. The firm manages accounts on a full discretionary basis, employs fixed income and ETFs for income and hedging, and publishes a quarterly market commentary called “Insight.”

You want to feel confident in your financial future, but finding the time to make the right decisions is a challenge. That's what I am here for. Mike Morton, CFP®, ChFC®, RLP®, is a fee-only financial advisor for high-earning professionals and busy parents with increasingly complex finances in the greater Boston area and nationwide. Morton Financial Advice clients are typically dual-income households in their 40s and 50s working in technology, biotech, engineering, finance, healthcare, and professional services, balancing demanding careers and growing families. We offer three ways to work together: hourly consultations, a fixed-fee comprehensive financial plan, or an ongoing monthly fixed-fee relationship for full, year-round support and investment management. In every case, we are fee-only fiduciaries, which means that 100% of our income comes from clients, never commissions, and there's no minimum in assets or net worth. Together, you and your advisor will cover investments, retirement planning, tax planning, employee and executive benefits (including equity compensation: RSUs, ISOs, and ESPPs), education planning (529s), wills, trusts, and insurance, with socially responsible investing available for clients who want it. Being a Registered Life Planner® means I focus on you: your time, energy, dreams, and goals, not just your portfolio. By building small habits, setting the right path, and providing year-round support, we can make sense of your financial resources and put everything to work, smarter, for your future. I live in Harvard, MA, with my wife and three children. We enjoy hiking, camping, running, snowboarding, and obstacle racing. I've played Ultimate Frisbee for decades and coach the youth team in town, and previously ran a woodworking/furniture-making business. I am the author of The Juggling Act and the host of Five Minute Finance, a financial planning podcast launched in 2020. Morton Financial Advice is a fee-only, fiduciary registered investment advisory firm based in Harvard, Massachusetts, founded in 2018 by Mike Morton, CFP®, ChFC®, RLP®. The firm works on published flat fees, earns no commissions, and sells no products. Morton Financial Advice is registered in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, California, New York, and Colorado (CRD #293530), serves clients across the greater Boston area and works remotely with clients nationwide in states where it is registered or exempt. Learn more at https://mortonfinancialadvice.com.

Richard Shrier is the principal of Shrier Associates, LLC in Clinton, MA, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations with 22 years of industry experience. He has been self-employed since 2002 and has been associated with Shrier Associates since 1988. Shrier serves as vice-chair of the Investment Committee and as a board member for the Union for Reform Judaism, and he is also a board director and member of the Investment Committee for the Reform Pension Board. Shrier Associates provides investment management, financial planning, pension consulting, and ERISA 3(21) advisory services to individuals, trusts, businesses, non-profits, and retirement-plan sponsors. The firm employs a long-term, tailored investment approach using strategic asset allocation with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by other vehicles, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

John Konetzny is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience and has been with The Practical Planner since 2016. He serves as a trustee and treasurer on the Groton Public Library Endowment Trust, where he manages funds and financial records. The Practical Planner provides holistic financial planning and investment management for individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary, constructing diversified portfolios and offering in-house tax preparation alongside comprehensive financial planning services.

James Conway Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lumbard & Kellner, LLC since 2020 and previously spent five years with FC Advisors. Lumbard & Kellner, LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a value investing approach based on fundamental analysis and manages accounts on a full discretionary basis.