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Wayne Kurtz is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, serving as the principal of Green Trail Investments, LLC since 2016. He is also the owner of RaceTwitch.com, LLC, which provides goals and leadership training. Prior to founding Green Trail Investments, he has operated Tax-Prepare.com, Inc., a tax and business consulting firm, since 2000. Green Trail Investments is a fee-only advisory firm focused on individual and high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm applies modern portfolio theory combined with top-down sector analysis and provides guidance on employer retirement accounts.

Joseph Schmitt is a financial advisor with Incline Financial Planning LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Incline Financial Planning since 2022 and is also employed as a pilot at American Airlines, a role he has held since 2011. Incline Financial Planning LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using index mutual funds and ETFs to construct tax-efficient portfolios managed on a discretionary basis.

Nicholas Kennedy is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He is the president and owner of Three Rivers Executive Consulting, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to this, he spent seven years at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as board president of the North Park Manor Homeowner’s Association and is a board member of the Birmingham Foundation. Three Rivers Executive Consulting serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, state or municipal entities, and corporations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm manages accounts using technical and fundamental analysis and employs a broad range of investment instruments, with $53.4 million in discretionary assets as of early 2025.

Arthur Sobczak III is a financial advisor at Private Wealth Services, LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations. Prior to his current role, he has worked with firms including LPL Financial and Ownership Advisors, Inc. Sobczak is involved in insurance consulting and wholesaling activities in addition to his advisory work. Private Wealth Services, LLC serves individuals, trusts, profit-sharing plans, and business entities primarily through a solicitor/referral model, introducing clients to third-party registered investment advisers. The firm provides financial planning and consulting services addressing various non-investment matters and does not manage client assets or exercise discretionary authority.

Randall Mielecki is a financial advisor at Convivia Financial LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and National Cooperative Bank. Convivia Financial LLC is a single-advisor investment firm that provides non-discretionary direct asset management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory to tailor portfolios based on clients’ goals, time horizons, and risk tolerances, requiring prior client approval before executing trades.

John Mauro is the principal and sole advisor at Mauro Capital Management, Inc. in Valencia, PA. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 32 years of industry experience, having founded his firm in 1990. Mauro Capital Management provides personalized investment management, financial planning, and tax-related services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm combines active portfolio management with in-house tax planning and tax return preparation, leveraging Mauro’s CPA license and law degree to integrate tax considerations into investment advice under a fiduciary standard.