Mary Rodrigue is a PFS™ credentialed financial advisor with 31 years of industry experience. She has been with Kirkwood Private, LLC since 2006, where she is the firm's sole advisor. Kirkwood Private serves a limited number of high-net-worth individuals, families, related trusts, and private charitable foundations, providing comprehensive wealth management that integrates investment oversight with tax, estate, retirement, and trust planning. The firm operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis, emphasizing asset-class diversification and coordinating third-party managers to implement investment decisions.

Thomas Repeta is the sole advisor at Harbor Investment Advisors in Portland, ME, holding the CFA® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 22 years of industry experience and has been with Harbor Investment Advisors since 1998. Harbor Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individuals, trusts, and retirement plans, focusing on mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, and balanced allocations. The firm typically serves larger account sizes and combines top-down and bottom-up analysis using third-party research, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with regular reviews and detailed performance reporting.

James Kelly is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Northwater Capital with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding Northwater Capital, he worked for 17 years at Stein Mitchell Beato & Missner LLP. Northwater Capital provides investment management primarily to pooled investment vehicles and institutional-style clients, employing a tactical allocation strategy supported by proprietary algorithmic, machine learning, and AI models. The firm combines asset-based management for private funds with project-based hourly consulting services.

Brian Dietz is a CFP® and CFA® with 23 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Portland Financial Planning Group since 1998. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients. Portland Financial Planning Group emphasizes long-term, asset-allocation-driven portfolios using low-cost index funds and diversified mutual funds and ETFs, primarily managing client assets on a non-discretionary basis with client involvement in transactions.

John Duffy is the sole advisor at Intent Advice, Inc. in Yarmouth, ME, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Broad Cove Capital, Cribstone Capital Management, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Intent Advice, Inc. provides consulting and investment-advisory services to a limited client base including high-net-worth individuals, small businesses, charities, endowments, trusts, and estates. The firm offers written financial plans and ongoing advice tailored to each client’s investment profile, typically reviewing clients quarterly, and operates with a fee structure based on negotiated fixed fees and hourly rates rather than assets under management.

Mark Ashe is a financial advisor at Educated Investors LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with the Cape Elizabeth School Department since 2004, teaching Economics and Investing. Educated Investors LLC primarily serves school employees and their families, offering asset management, financial planning, and education-focused services. The firm employs a predominantly passive investment approach using diversified, low-cost index funds and ETFs, and emphasizes financial education through workshops and written materials.

Scott Whytock is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial advising. He is the principal of August Wealth Management, an independent firm based in Portland, ME. His prior roles include work at J. Murphy Asset and Tax Management and managing residential real estate development through Blended Properties, LLC. August Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities by providing discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to guide security selection and focuses on long-term, capital preservation-oriented strategies.

Lloyd Hall is a financial advisor at Samara Financial, Inc. in Portland, ME, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Samara Financial since 2017 and previously at Disability Reinsurance Management Services, Inc. from 2008 to 2018. Outside of his advisory work, he manages a short-term rental property business under Acer Property Management. Samara Financial provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis to build customized portfolios aligned with clients’ cash needs, tax status, and values, typically including individual stocks, fixed income, ETFs, and selected MLPs and REITs.

Joel Gold is a CFP® certificant with 20 years of experience in financial advising. He is the sole advisor at The Gold Company, an independent firm based in Portland, Maine. Gold is also a tenured finance professor at the University of Southern Maine, where he has taught since 1973. The Gold Company serves individual clients with hourly consultations, written financial plans, investment advice, and portfolio management on a fee-only basis. The firm employs a non-discretionary, value-oriented investment approach focused on diversification, tax considerations, and a buy-hold-sell strategy.

Thomas Biegel is a financial advisor with Black Brook Financial Planning in Gorham, Maine, holding a Series 65 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has managed Black Brook Financial Planning since 2007 and concurrently serves as CFO of Shaw Brothers Construction, Inc., a sitework construction firm where he has worked since 1988. Black Brook Financial Planning is an independent registered investment adviser providing advisory and discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a conservative, long-term, value-oriented asset allocation approach tailored to client risk tolerance and is noted for advising charitable and corporate clients.