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Charles Levin is the sole advisor at Levin Financial Planning in Wayland, MA, holding a Series 65 license with 20 years of industry experience. He has led his independent firm since 2004, providing fee-only, hourly financial planning and investment advice. Levin Financial Planning serves individuals, families, small businesses, and retirement or profit-sharing plans using a fundamental, long-term buy-and-hold investment approach primarily with low-cost index funds and ETFs. The firm is notable for advising pension or profit-sharing plan clients despite being a solo, hourly-planning practice and is currently winding down operations and not accepting new clients.

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 14 years of industry experience. She operates as the sole advisor at her independent firm based in Carlisle, MA. Carlisle Financial Group provides portfolio management and financial consulting services to individual clients, focusing on passive, index-based investment strategies primarily through mutual funds and ETFs. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and cost efficiency, offering retirement planning and as-needed financial advice alongside portfolio management.

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.

Barbara Duffield is the principal of Duffield Financial Group in Concord, MA, with 47 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 practice since 1981. She maintains an insurance broker’s license but has not sold insurance products in over 15 years. Duffield also serves on the finance committee of her condominium association, providing financial oversight and budget assistance. Duffield Financial Group offers pension consulting, investment consulting, and financial planning primarily to pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, endowments, and select high-net-worth individuals. The firm emphasizes plan-level institutional clients and employs a fundamental, long-term buy-and-hold investment approach, with non-discretionary agreements and fee structures typically based on fixed or hourly rates.

Ryan Lee Young is a financial advisor at Philosophe Financial in Wayland, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His professional background details beyond these credentials are not specified. Philosophe Financial offers fee-only financial planning and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals and households, focusing on written financial plans, portfolio construction, and asset allocation. The firm utilizes hourly and pre-purchased planning arrangements, maintains a fiduciary standard, and provides tailored advice without discretionary trading authority.