Eric Cooper has spent his life building and leading. From starting his first business at 15 to founding the Sooner family of companies, he has always been driven by a singular purpose: helping people align their wealth with their values and create a life of clarity, impact, and freedom. For 14 years, Eric has navigated nearly every corner of the financial industry, banking, insurance, wealth management, business consulting, only to discover the same problem repeated everywhere: fragmented advice. Traditional firms prioritize scalability and products, leaving clients with disjointed strategies and blind spots that hold them back. Eric built Sooner Private Financial Council to change that. Acting as an integrated command center, his team brings together six essential disciplines: advanced tax planning, wealth management, income planning, risk management, estate and legal strategy, and business value acceleration. This unified approach helps purpose-driven clients break free from confusion, outgrow outdated teams, and achieve total command over their financial lives. Clients who once felt overwhelmed or uncertain experience a powerful shift: from reactive to proactive, from imposter syndrome to absolute confidence. This is the transformation Eric lives to create, turning wealth into a force that reflects who you are and what you stand for. A national champion public speaker, devoted husband, and father of five, Eric lives in New Hampshire, where he pursues wild places as a hunter, coaches youth basketball, and continues his lifelong study of leadership and building things that matter.

Ali Siahkamari is the principal of Siahkamari Capital and holds a Series 65 credential. He has experience working at Fidelity Investments, JPMorgan Chase & Co, and Dell Technologies. He also has a background in quantitative development and data science and holds a Ph.D. Outside of his advisory role, he is licensed as a real estate agent, though this activity is separate from his financial advisory work. Siahkamari Capital is a state-registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients through discretionary portfolio management. The firm uses a combination of quantitative models and fundamental analysis to guide investment decisions and conducts quarterly account reviews with tailored portfolio strategies based on each client’s financial situation and risk tolerance.

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.

Linda Taylor is a financial advisor with Carlisle Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 15 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Powerhouse Assets LLC for one year. Carlisle Financial Group, LLC is a state-registered, fee-only investment adviser serving primarily individual clients with portfolio management and financial consulting. The firm emphasizes low-cost index funds and ETFs, avoids market timing and routine stock picking, and maintains a disciplined rebalancing process with a focus on mutual funds and ETFs.

Martin Krikorian is a financial advisor at Capital Wealth Management in Tewksbury, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Capital Wealth Management since 2005. Capital Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, families including high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, businesses, and non-profit organizations. The firm focuses on portfolio diversification and risk control using low-cost, no-load, and index mutual funds, applying Modern Portfolio Theory with defined rebalancing guidelines, and offers no-cost educational seminars on investments, retirement planning, and estate planning.

Anthony Corsino Jr. is a CFP® and ChFC® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Zen Financial Planning, LLC in Andover, MA. His prior experience includes four years at Merrill Lynch and roles at Raytheon. He is an adjunct lecturer and subject matter expert for financial planning programs at Regis College and Boston University. Zen Financial Planning provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and business owners through its integrated Zen Advisory Program (ZAP), which combines discretionary investment management with comprehensive financial planning. The firm also offers targeted hourly and project-based planning and specializes in limited-scope ERISA retirement plan advisory services.

John Spoto is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 17 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He has been with Sentry Financial Planning, LLC since 2008 and also has a longstanding role at Vanguard Systems Technology, Inc. since 1992. Sentry Financial Planning, LLC provides fee-only, fiduciary financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to individuals and trusts, including high-net-worth clients. The firm emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold investing with a collaborative, non-discretionary approach to portfolio management.

Alicia Donahue is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and previously served as principal at Nashua Capital Management LLC, an independent firm she led from 2012 until its operating assets were acquired in 2026. Nashua Capital Management LLC provided discretionary investment management and occasional financial planning to individuals and high net worth clients. The firm managed roughly $65 million in assets, focusing on long-term portfolios built around dividend-paying growth and value companies, using fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation.

Barbara Duffield is the principal of Duffield Financial Group in Concord, MA, with 48 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at FSC Securities Corporation and OSAIC, alongside operating her own financial planning and advisory business since 1978. She maintains an insurance broker license, though she has not sold insurance products in more than 15 years, and currently serves on the finance committee of her condominium association. Duffield Financial Group provides pension consulting, investment consulting, and financial planning services to plan sponsors, trusts, endowments, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm focuses on non-discretionary client relationships, fundamental analysis, and a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach, with a notable emphasis on ERISA-level pension consulting and flat or hourly fee structures.

Jeremy Gassman is the sole advisor at Gassman Financial LLC in Salem, NH, with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Madison Avenue Securities, LLC, and Informed Resources, Inc. Besides advisory services, he conducts commission-based insurance and annuity sales. Gassman Financial LLC provides wealth management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, offering discretionary investment management along with financial planning and consulting. The firm pursues a long-term, low-turnover investment approach, building diversified portfolios based on clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances.

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.

Joseph Casale is a financial advisor at Sagamore Wealth Management, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Sagamore Wealth Management since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, Casale manages a wholesale distribution company, Coleman Manufacturing. Sagamore Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, along with retirement plan advisory for plan sponsors. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental analysis approach using diversified portfolios of ETFs, mutual funds, and other securities, and offers a range of retirement plan consulting services.

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 De La Cruz is a financial advisor at DLC Wealth Management in Andover, MA, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. He has worked at Delta Air Lines since 2009 as a Systems Operations Manager. DLC Wealth Management provides portfolio management and investment advisory services to individual clients and charitable organizations, employing a diverse investment approach that includes multiple analytical methods and long-term trading strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.69 million in discretionary assets for 18 clients and operates as a small practice with a single advisor.

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.

Thomas Kilgallen is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Fair Weather Strategies LLC, an independent advisory firm he has led since 2012. In addition to his advisory work, Kilgallen provides IT data consulting focused on analysis of large data sets and metric reporting. Fair Weather Strategies offers asset management, modular financial planning, and divorce financial counseling services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, business owners, trusts, and other entities. The firm emphasizes ETF and individual equity investments using fundamental and technical analysis, with a primarily long-only buy-and-hold strategy complemented by tactical adjustments.

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.

Oleg Litvinenko is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee based in Concord, MA, with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Meeting House Capital, LLC since 2020 and previously spent four years at Cobblestone Capital Advisors, LLC. Meeting House Capital is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and other registered investment advisors. The firm focuses on discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning, using a primarily long-term investment approach centered on concentrated individual-stock portfolios supplemented by select mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and REITs.