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Timothy Taylor is a financial advisor with Taylor Capital Management in Martinsburg, WV, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has led TCM Advisors, LLC since 2006. Taylor serves on the finance committee of Highland View Academy, a nonprofit Christian high school. Taylor Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporate entities, retirement plans, and institutional mandates. The firm focuses on individualized account supervision, employs a broad range of investment instruments including derivatives, and manages a relatively large client base through a wrap fee program administered on two account platforms.

Thomas Maiden is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Mission: Advice, an independent firm based in Shepherdstown, WV. He has worked with Investment Outfitters, LLC since 2019 and Insurance Outfitters, Inc. since 2000. Outside of his advisory work, Maiden serves as a Commanding Officer in the Navy Reserve with the United States Africa Command J2, leading a 70-member Naval Intelligence unit. Mission: Advice serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension and profit-sharing plans, offering financial planning, discretionary investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes tax-efficient portfolio construction, using low-cost, passive ETF allocations combined with long-term fundamental analysis, and provides institutional retirement plan consulting alongside individual wealth management.

Jeffrey Bowers is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Plan2Retire in Hagerstown, MD. He has worked at Bowers Advisory Group, LLC since 2008 and co-owns Donald C. Bowers Insurance, Inc., a non-investment-related business. Plan2Retire is an independent, fee-based advisory firm that serves individual households and employer retirement plans with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and qualified plan consulting. The firm employs individualized investment policy statements and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers comprehensive financial consulting, participant education, and public seminars.

Cassandra Sakala is a financial advisor at Strada Wealth Management, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Strada Wealth Management, she worked at Williams Associates for 25 years and has been involved with My Virtual Sales Assistant LLC for over 15 years. Strada Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and a specialized marital-matters practice. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and emphasizes client education, offering planning engagements that include regular strategy sessions and market updates.

Archibald Hoxton IV is a CFP® with 26 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Hoxton Planning & Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2022 following six years at United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he serves on the board of a funeral home and a local bank, and he is a co-author of a financial planning book. Hoxton Planning & Management, LLC provides financial planning, investment, and wealth management services to a range of clients including individuals, trusts, and government entities. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach combining Modern Portfolio Theory with active management, tailoring portfolios to client-specific risk, time horizon, and tax considerations.

Daniel Reeves is a financial advisor with Onyx Bridge Wealth Group LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Eaglestone Wealth Advisors and Emerson Equity LLC. Outside of advisory work, he has been involved with the Bethesda Soccer Club and the University of Maryland Men’s Soccer Camp. Onyx Bridge Wealth Group serves individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses third-party research and diversified investment strategies, with regular portfolio reviews tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerances.