Bradley Kayton is a financial advisor at Studio Ventures and Capital Advisors, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Studio Ventures since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, Kayton runs a consulting firm through a separate S-corp, providing executive management, board governance, CEO mentoring, and strategic consulting services to start-up companies. Studio Ventures and Capital Advisors offers advisory services to family offices, high-net-worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, and business entities, focusing on creating and managing customized private-market equity and debt funds. The firm emphasizes thematic, client-tailored pooled vehicles and often takes an active role in portfolio companies through detailed due diligence and discretionary long-term investment strategies.

I help busy parents get organized and feel confident with careful, smart, and custom advice so that you can enjoy life now and grow your money for the future. I work closely with only a small number of clients to provide year-round financial planning and wealth management. Together, we define your goals and implement a plan to reach them successfully. I am not like any other advisor: ☑️ I focus on you: your time, energy, dreams, and goals. Not your portfolio. ☑️ I work with parents with kids still at home, so I understand your situation. ☑️ I only work with a small number of clients, so that I am available for email and phone calls when something comes up and you need me. ☑️ I monitor your financial plan, your net worth, savings goals, tax planning opportunities and more, to ensure that you stay on track throughout the year. ☑️ I provide year-round financial planning, sending you updates on your plan and important action items just when you need them. ☑️ I do not charge based on your net worth, or assets invested with me and have no minimums fees. 100% of my income comes from my clients, so whom do you think I work for? By creating important habits, setting the correct path, and giving year-round support, together we ensure your successful financial future. Schedule a friendly conversation to feel the difference today. When I’m not helping people achieve their wildest dreams, I love chatting about technology, start-ups, finances, markets, running, spiritual well-being, and many other topics. Gaining and sharing knowledge with friends brings me endless joy.

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.

Ryan Creegan is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Sheltered Garden Financial Group LLC, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to founding his current firm, he held roles at Creegan & Nassoura Financial Group, MutualOne Bank, and Brookline Bank. Sheltered Garden Financial Group LLC provides discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and investment consulting primarily to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and estates. The firm employs a fundamental-analysis, long-term investment approach with portfolios concentrated in individual stocks and bonds, supplemented by ETFs and low-cost mutual funds.

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. He holds a Series 65 designation and has experience working at RTX since 1998 while beginning his financial planning practice in 2025. Think Ahead Financial Planning provides fee-only financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to individuals and families. The firm emphasizes passive, low-cost, tax-conscious index fund strategies and customized financial plans, with clients implementing trades themselves and fees based on complexity and client circumstances rather than assets under management.

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.

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.”

Richard Shrier is a ChFC® with over 21 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been self-employed since 2002 and has worked at Shrier Associates, LLC since 1988. Shrier serves as vice-chair of the investment committee and board member for the Union for Reform Judaism, as well as a board director and investment committee member for the Reform Pension Board. Shrier Associates serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plan sponsors, corporations, businesses, and non-profit entities with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, pension consulting, and assets-under-advisement services. The firm builds customized, primarily long-term portfolios using low-cost mutual funds and ETFs alongside REITs, limited partnerships, and individual securities, while retaining the ability to make tactical reallocations when warranted.

John Konetzny is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently practicing at The Practical Planner since 2016. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and serves as a trustee and treasurer for the Groton Public Library Endowment Trust, where he is involved in managing funds and financial reporting. The Practical Planner serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, with holistic financial planning and ongoing investment management. The firm operates as a fee-only fiduciary, constructing diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and goals, and integrates in-house tax preparation as part of its comprehensive service model.

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.

Patricia Konetzny is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license with 26 years of industry experience. She has been with The Practical Planner since 1999. The Practical Planner serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, providing holistic financial planning and ongoing investment management through fee-only fiduciary services. The firm constructs diversified portfolios tailored to client goals and integrates tax planning and preparation as part of its comprehensive service model.