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.

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.

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.

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.

Robert Foster Jr. is the sole advisor at Plain Talk Financial Planning, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and beginning his advisory career in 2024. He has worked at Nokia since 1984 as a Technical Support Engineer, a role that occupies the majority of his time. Plain Talk Financial Planning, LLC is a fee-only, state-registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with investment management and financial planning services. The firm uses asset allocation principles and a combination of passive and active strategies, often incorporating third-party model portfolios and outside managers to implement advice.

Mark Butterworth is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Butterworth Financial LLC in Danvers, MA. Prior to founding Butterworth Financial in 2023, he spent 21 years at LPL Financial, LLC (formerly LINSCO/PRIVATE LEDGER CORP.). Butterworth Financial LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a model-based asset allocation approach supplemented by fundamental and technical analysis, and offers asset management through two platform options, including a wrap-fee program.

Robert Sherr is the principal of Sherr Financial Associates in Danvers, MA, with 44 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has operated his independent advisory firm since 1994. Prior to that, he was affiliated with Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. since 1992. Outside of advisory activities, he is co-owner of Trident Benefit Solutions, LLC, which is involved in employee group benefits consulting. Sherr Financial Associates provides financial planning, consulting, and asset-allocation advice to individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers customized plans without taking custody of assets or providing ongoing discretionary portfolio management, typically implementing recommendations through brokerage or insurance channels rather than in-house portfolio management.

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.

Noah Tillinghast is a financial advisor at Callidus Capital with a Series 65 designation and experience beginning in 2022. He previously worked at Clearview Financial Strategies LLC and has a background that includes ten years in education. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent selling life insurance. Callidus Capital provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, using a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis across various security types. The firm typically manages portfolios under written discretionary authority and does not concentrate on any single security type.

Robert Salzer is a financial advisor with NAV Wealth Management LLC in Amesbury, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has led NAV Wealth Management since 2014. Outside of advisory work, he serves as president of the Woburn High School Scholarship Fund and is a trustee of The Tidd Home Inc., overseeing its portfolio. NAV Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs modern portfolio theory and a long-term trading approach, tailoring portfolios to client risk tolerance and time horizon, and is notable for its client mix that includes charitable and corporate clients.

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.

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.

Mark Alaimo is a CFP® and PFS™ certified financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is the principal of LCW Planning and Investments, LLC and also serves as president of LCW-CPA's, Inc., a CPA firm where he manages and oversees all operations. His work includes both financial advisory and accounting services. LCW Planning and Investments provides discretionary investment management and financial planning for individual and high-net-worth clients, utilizing customized portfolios with ETFs, mutual funds, and selected individual securities. The firm combines fundamental analysis with Modern Portfolio Theory and also uses independent managers, maintaining oversight without receiving additional compensation from those managers.

Wei Chen is a CFA® charterholder and principal of RootsOn Capital LLC with one year of experience as a financial advisor. Prior to founding RootsOn Capital, Wei was employed at Columbia Threadneedle Investments and Dimensional Fund Advisors, accumulating a total of ten years in the investment industry. RootsOn Capital LLC is a fee-only, registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, family trusts and estates, family offices, and other institutional entities. The firm employs a long-term investment approach based on modern portfolio theory, blending passive and active strategies across various asset types and tailoring portfolios to client goals, risk tolerance, and tax considerations.

Robert Cryts is a financial advisor at Cambridge Financial Services with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cetera Investment Advisers LLC and Cetera Advisors LLC. He has been with Cambridge Financial Services since 1998. Cambridge Financial Services is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers personalized wealth management and financial planning, employing a low-turnover, buy-and-hold investment approach using mutual funds, ETFs, and select individual securities.