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Ethan Lytle is a financial advisor at Candlelight Financial Solutions with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to his advisory role, he worked for 19 years at Lincoln University. He is also affiliated with Income and Estate Planning Partners P.A. Candlelight Financial Solutions is a newly formed registered investment adviser that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and municipal entities. The firm focuses on customized investment policy statements, discretionary portfolio management using fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, and offers a free monthly newsletter.

Craig Lytle is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience. He currently serves at Candlelight Financial Solutions and has held previous roles at Integrity Alliance, Lion Street, and Signator Investors. Lytle owns Income and Estate Planning Partners, P.A., a firm focused on comprehensive financial planning, and is also an independent insurance agent specializing in life, accident, health, and property/casualty insurance. Candlelight Financial Solutions provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and municipal entities. The firm uses fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, establishing personalized Investment Policy Statements and occasionally referring client assets to third-party advisers after due diligence.

Ryan Ruark is a financial advisor at Candlelight Financial Solutions with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Integrity Alliance, LLC and Lion Street Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, Ruark serves as a volunteer board member for the JT Dorsey Foundation and is a committee member of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities. Candlelight Financial Solutions is a registered investment adviser providing portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and municipal entities. The firm uses fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to implement strategies tailored to clients’ goals and risk tolerances and offers a monthly newsletter as part of its client communications.

Christopher Hardy is a Series 66-credentialed advisor at First Advisors National, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with First Advisors National since 2019, following prior roles at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and Signator Investors, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Hardy serves as an assistant basketball coach for the Maryland Hoopmasters AAU team. First Advisors National provides investment management and retirement plan consulting primarily to individual clients, including ERISA plan participants. The firm employs tactical and strategic asset allocation, largely managing accounts on a discretionary basis through third-party money managers and supplements portfolios with advice on individual equities, ETFs, and mutual funds.

Jennifer Hoffman is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and previously worked at Lockton Investment Advisors, LLC for five years. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that integrates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure while managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Kenneth Arnold is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Salisbury, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining GWN Securities, he worked at Benfield Electric Company, Inc. for 13 years. Arnold is also active as a life insurance agent, focusing primarily on term coverage and long-term care insurance through partnerships with New Directions Financial Group and Osborne Financial Group. Additionally, he serves as a SmartVestor Pro, providing investment guidance to clients referred by Dave Ramsey. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers. The firm manages approximately $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts and offers a range of managed-account programs and model portfolios, including strategies that combine traditional asset allocation with legacy market-timing and momentum-based approaches.