Matthew Sauer is a financial advisor at MDS Wealth Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential with 20 years of industry experience. He is also the founder, president, publisher, and chief investment officer of Mutual Fund Investor Guide, LLC, a subscription-based financial publication providing educational and analytical content. Sauer practices law and occasionally offers related advice or products to clients outside of his advisory role. MDS Wealth Advisors offers discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a long-term trading approach, utilizing fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analyses alongside modern portfolio theory to guide investment decisions.

Margaret Koosa is a financial advisor with The Alchemists, LLC in Stamford, Vermont. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Brookwood Investment Group LLC and Belpointe Asset Management, LLC. Koosa also works as an independent insurance agent. The Alchemists, LLC provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting primarily for pooled vehicles and institutional retirement-plan clients, using a long-term, passive asset-allocation approach with mutual funds and ETFs. The firm also offers educational seminars and pension consulting services.

Matthew Cowie is a financial advisor with MDS Wealth Advisors, LLC in Williamstown, MA, holding a Series 65 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has been with MDS Wealth Advisors since 2015 and is also associated with Mutual Fund Investor Guide, LLC. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. MDS Wealth Advisors employs a long-term trading approach using fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

Patricia Small is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding a PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. She has 15 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Marcum Wealth, LLC and Filomeno & Company, P.C. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a trustee of multiple trusts. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment process combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Stephen Simmons is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. and Simmons Financial Partners, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at People's Securities for nine years. Simmons serves on the board of the Bennington Rescue Squad, providing oversight and guidance on their budget and finances. Equity Services, Inc. serves individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with financial planning, consulting, and asset management services. The firm employs a combination of proprietary and third-party platforms and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary trading strategies tailored to client profiles.

Seth Shepard is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra, he worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Girardi Distributors. He is based in Williamstown, MA. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and advisor-managed accounts, serving a range of clients from large institutional investors to sovereign wealth funds.

Shawn Leonard is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network based in Bennington, VT. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at MountainOne Bank’s investment group for 14 years. Leonard also engages in fixed insurance sales as a minor part of his business activities. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and operational support, including discretionary model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Doris Karampatsos is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in financial advising, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. She is co-owner of Karampatsos & Associates, LLC, and also provides tax preparation and accounting services through Karampatsos Tax Service. Her prior experience includes a 12-year tenure at MountainOne Bank's investment group. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a variety of advisory programs and support services including model portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party asset managers. The firm functions as a platform provider, delivering operations, technology, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

Jason Dohaney is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for MountainOne Bank and Commonwealth Financial Network for 15 years. He serves on the board of the Southwestern Vermont Health Care Foundation. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm manages a broad range of assets and serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds.

Thomas Mckeon is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Williamstown, MA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at infinex Investments, Inc. for five years before joining Commonwealth in 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved as an insurance agent selling fixed insurance through Mountain One Investments. Commonwealth Financial Network supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors, offering a range of advisory programs including custom portfolio solutions, third-party asset manager access, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operational, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support while enabling advisors to construct portfolios using diverse securities and insurance products.

Jason Jeffers is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 27 years of industry experience, including roles at National Life Group, LPL Financial, People's United Advisors, and People's Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of J&S Wealth Advisors, a consulting business focused on non-financial services guidance. Equity Services, Inc. serves individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans with financial planning, consulting, and asset management services. The firm combines advisory and broker-dealer functions, utilizing proprietary and third-party platforms to deliver a range of investment strategies tailored to client profiles.

Scott Salway is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in Wilmington, Vermont, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. He operates Salway Financial Strategies and has a background that includes roles with New York Life Insurance Company, NYLife Securities, and community involvement as a high school snowboard coach and after-school program leader. Eagle Strategies LLC serves individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporate clients by providing financial planning, investment advisory, and retirement plan consulting services through a large network of advisors. The firm emphasizes client-directed solutions and utilizes third-party managers and model portfolios, combining advisory services with affiliated insurance and broker-dealer capabilities as a subsidiary of New York Life.

Christopher Karampatsos is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked previously at MountainOne Bank and operates Karampatsos Tax Service, where he provides tax preparation services. Outside of finance, he is involved in managing Berkshire Carpet, Inc. and co-owns Karampatsos & Associates, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, supported by a comprehensive back-office platform.

Ellen Bauers is a financial advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Mass Mutual Investors Services and MassMutual Life Insurance Co since 2015. In addition to her advisory role, she is also an insurance agent involved in the sales and servicing of individual life, equity fixed life, fixed annuities, long-term care, and disability insurance. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm employs a collaborative planning approach using firm-approved software to analyze client goals and offers various investment and event-driven planning programs.

Sean Leblanc is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 34 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2003 and has been associated with Adams Community Bank since 2009. His other business activities include operating under the DBAs Union Capital Partners, LLC and Adams Community Investment Services. LPL Financial provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, and high-net-worth households. The firm offers a variety of investment delivery options supported by an in-house research team and combines large-scale advisory operations with non-advisory product activities such as insurance and annuities.

Steven Chick is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Mass Mutual Investors Services and MassMutual Life Insurance Company since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a committee member and fundraiser for the Deerfield River Watershed Chapter of Trout Unlimited. MML Investors Services, LLC, a subsidiary of MassMutual, serves individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers by providing financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars. The firm’s planning engagements are annual and collaborative, using firm-approved analysis tools to develop recommendations primarily focused on investment categories and strategies.

Karen Kettles is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 34 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 1995. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an elected trustee for the Adams Free Library in Adams, Massachusetts. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with a wide range of advisory programs, including managed solutions and separately managed accounts. The firm operates under a fiduciary standard and maintains a large national network of advisors and branch offices.

Ryley Gaudreau is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Bennington, VT, holding a Series 66 designation with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2008. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of advisory services under a fiduciary standard, with a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.

Regina Gray is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones, she worked at Haley Ward, Inc. and Geosyntec Consultants, Inc. She is based in Adams, Massachusetts. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, including households, pension plans, corporate clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of investment strategies and operates under a fiduciary standard, supported by a nationwide network of more than 23,000 financial advisors.

Robert Adams is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Edward Jones since 2016. Outside of advising, he owns and maintains rental properties in North Adams, MA. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets, offering a range of advisory programs, managed strategies, and affiliated investment products supported by a large nationwide network of advisors and branch offices.

Jason Partyka is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Wilmington, VT, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Director of Operations for Platinum Service Solutions Inc., overseeing management activities at their Bethesda office. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services aimed at individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, providing detailed recommendation reports that address income sources, Social Security options, and tax-efficient withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research, modeling, and advisory expertise to deliver tailored retirement planning through a centralized consulting team.