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Suzanne Ward is the sole advisor at Elle Investment Group LLC in Greensburg, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 14 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at PNC Investments and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, as well as ownership interests in several businesses, including a personal finance blog and a wedding invitations and home decor company. She also owns 3Natives Greensburg LLC, a healthy fast food business. Elle Investment Group LLC serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and pooled investment vehicles, managing approximately $14.9 million across about 80 client accounts. The firm provides discretionary investment supervisory services focused on long-term trading, utilizing a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers periodic portfolio reviews and custodial reporting.

Robert Rodino Jr. is the founder and sole advisor of Rodino Wealth Management LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Latrobe, PA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has two years of experience in the financial industry, including prior work with Ameriprise. In addition to his advisory role, Rodino maintains a licensed insurance agent activity with limited time devoted to insurance sales. Rodino Wealth Management LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm tailors investment strategies to client goals and risk tolerances, conducts quarterly reviews including rebalancing and tax-loss harvesting, and manages each account separately through a designated custodian.

Laura Manion is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with two years of experience in financial advising. She is the principal of Manion Financial Solutions LLC and has prior experience as a self-employed tutor and as an educator at Live Oak School. Outside of advising, she tutors K-12 students for approximately 20 hours per week. Manion Financial Solutions LLC provides fee-only financial planning services primarily for individuals and high-net-worth clients through various engagement types. The firm also offers business-planning and employee-benefits consulting for business owners and conducts educational seminars, utilizing multiple analytical approaches and accommodating socially responsible investment preferences.

Christina Bryner is a financial advisor with Advice & Planning Services LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and having nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Advice & Planning Services since 2017 and has been involved with East Pittsburgh Courier Services, LLC since 2016. She also previously served with Greensburg Alliance Church from 2009 to 2016. Advice & Planning Services LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth investors. The firm manages approximately $187 million in client assets and employs a mix of analytical techniques with a long-term trading approach, mainly recommending ETFs and conducting quarterly client account reviews.

Elizabeth Mac Dougall is a financial advisor at MacDougall Financial Counseling in Delmont, PA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Aldrich Capital Partners, Extended Travel, XO Group, and Whitewater Adventures. MacDougall Financial Counseling provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual clients, trusts, charities, and occasional organizations. The firm focuses on diversified portfolios implemented mostly through no-load mutual funds and ETFs, serving both non‑high-net-worth and high-net-worth households.

Ryan Codrick is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Chapel Hill Investment Analysts Inc with 8 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2013. Chapel Hill Investment Analysts is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, businesses, trusts, and pension plans, managing over $400 million for approximately 1,411 clients. The firm combines a core, diversified allocation of ETFs and mutual funds with an actively traded equity sleeve and offers volatility-based portfolios, managing most accounts on a discretionary basis.