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Paul Fair is the principal of Paul Fair Associates, LLC, where he has provided financial advisory services since 2000, totaling 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches financial education classes for a nonprofit organization, dedicating about 30% of his time to this activity. Paul Fair Associates, LLC serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities. The firm offers discretionary investment supervisory services and monitors independent managers, allocating client assets across mutual funds, stocks, ETFs, and various fixed income instruments using multiple security analysis methods. The firm is notable for accepting non–high-net-worth individual clients and providing portfolio management with percentage-of-AUM fees.

Adam Snellbaker is a financial advisor at ACS Tax & Financial Advisors P.C. He holds a Series 65 designation and has over 13 years of experience, including a long tenure at Reinhart & Company CPAs before founding his independent advisory firm in 2026. ACS Tax & Financial Advisors, P.C. provides comprehensive financial planning, discretionary investment management, retirement planning, tax planning, and related consulting services to individuals, families, professionals, retirees, business owners, and trusts. The firm’s approach integrates tax planning with financial planning and investment management, using a long-term, passive investment strategy focused on diversification, asset allocation, and cost- and tax-efficiency.

Michael Shearer is the sole advisor at WealthPenn.com LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Sinking Spring, PA. He holds a Certified Public Accountant credential and has four years of industry experience. Outside of advisory services, he maintains accounting-related business activities. WealthPenn.com LLC provides online, fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to high-net-worth families, individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm’s investment approach uses fundamental analysis and a long-term purchase orientation tailored to each client’s financial circumstances, objectives, and risk tolerance.

Scott Foster is the sole advisor at Foster Investment Management, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Wyomissing, PA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 16 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, Foster briefly worked at Backcountry Edge in 2016. Foster Investment Management is a state-registered, fee-only firm providing investment management services to individuals and trusts. The firm uses a core-and-satellite approach combining passively managed index funds with actively managed satellite holdings, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management tailored to client objectives.

William Mccartin is a financial advisor with First Financial Security, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been associated with MML Investors Services, Inc. since 1995. First Financial Security, LLC is a state-registered independent investment adviser serving individual clients with approximately $9.6 million in non-discretionary assets across 27 accounts. The firm employs both fundamental and technical analysis to implement long-term, short-term, and trading strategies, managing accounts primarily on a non-discretionary basis and offering individualized portfolio management alongside limited securities advice and special consultation engagements.

Francis Post is a financial advisor at GuidePost Capital Management Group, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Tompkins Trust Company, LPL Financial LLC, Berkshire Advisors, Inc., and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. GuidePost Capital Management Group is an independent advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory to align portfolios with client objectives and risk tolerance.