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Patricia Bush is a CFP® and Series 65-registered advisor at AAA Advisory LLC with six years of industry experience. She has worked at Bestgate Tax & Accounting Advisors, LLC and Squire, Lemkin + Company, LLP, where she held various roles including tax consulting. Alongside her advisory work, she provides tax review and preparation services as a tax consultant. AAA Advisory LLC offers project-based financial planning and tax preparation services primarily through virtual meetings. The firm serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, focusing on limited-scope engagements and non-discretionary investment recommendations that emphasize long-term, passive asset-allocation strategies without portfolio management or asset-based fees.

Shaun Blakeslee is a financial advisor at Alton Point Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including LPL Financial and PNC Investments. Outside of advising, he hosts an educational and entertainment podcast covering topics such as money, business, entrepreneurship, and finance. Alton Point Advisors, LLC is a small, independent firm founded in 2022 that provides discretionary asset management and hourly financial planning primarily for individual clients. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to develop tailored investment strategies and conducts quarterly reviews for rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting.

Gregory Rhines is a financial advisor with Wealth Builders Financial Group LLC in Westminster, MD. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 21 years of experience in the industry. He has been with Wealth Builders Financial Group since 2005 and has operated Wealth Builders, Inc. since 1992. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Wealth Builders CPA & Consultants, a management position he has held since 1992. Wealth Builders Financial Group is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts and estates, and corporate/business entities. The firm uses fundamental security analysis and primarily recommends mutual funds for diversification, managing approximately $38 million in assets for nearly 500 clients.

Michael Granata is the sole advisor at MG Financial Services, an independent firm based in Finksburg, MD. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 4 years of industry experience. Granata also owns and operates an accounting and tax services business outside of his advisory role. MG Financial Services provides discretionary portfolio management and general investment advice to individual investors, trusts, estates, retirement accounts, and business entities. The firm employs a dividend-growth, buy-and-hold investment approach focused on industry-leading companies and integrates tax preparation and accounting services with its client offerings.

Travis Scott is a financial advisor at Scott Financial Resources LLC in Hanover, PA, holding a Series 65 designation with 10 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Lehman Financial Resources, Inc. for eight years and EP Wealth for one year. In addition to advisory services, he prepares tax returns for clients through Scott Tax Resources LLC, offering tax preparation at no additional cost to clients of his firm. Scott Financial Resources LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, managing a small client base with approximately $3.75 million in discretionary assets. The firm uses a long-term, discretionary approach incorporating various analytical methods and documents client goals through an Investment Policy Statement.

Andrew Cecil is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience. He is the principal of Cecil Wealth, an independent firm based in Westminster, MD, and previously worked at LPL Financial, Worthington Financial Partners, and Sysco Foods Baltimore. Cecil also serves as a registered representative and investment adviser representative of LPL Financial. Cecil Wealth provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm emphasizes technical and market-timing tools in its investment process and manages accounts on a discretionary basis through a specified custodian.