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Mariah Magness is a financial advisor at Magness Wealth Management with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to founding her independent firm, she worked at United Planners Financial Service and OneAmerica Securities. Outside of advising, she operates a business selling a financial tracking template on Etsy. Magness Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs a blend of modern portfolio theory and both passive and active investment techniques, utilizing fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, and incorporates third-party AI tools alongside human review in its research process.

Patrick Scherer is a CFP® and ChFC® with six years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Compound Planning, Inc., where he has worked since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at CW Advisors, LLC, Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc., and Wilmington Trust. Compound Planning serves individuals, high-net-worth families, businesses, retirement plans, and financial intermediaries, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and institutional advisory services. The firm employs risk-based model allocations that integrate long-term buy-and-hold strategies with tactical tools such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Brian Kurtich is a financial advisor with IP Financial Advisory Services LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Innovation Partners LLC, Silver Oak Securities, The O.N. Equity Sales Company, and Lee Snyder Financial. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in real estate sales through 1st Rate Realty LLC. IP Financial Advisory Services primarily serves individual retail clients, focusing on customized portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm offers a range of services including managed account programs, retirement-plan consulting, and access to third-party investment advisors, with an emphasis on non-high-net-worth individuals.

Stephen Uzonyi is a financial advisor with \u0026Partners in Oil City, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Raymond James & Associates and Pioneer Funds Distributor, Inc. \u0026Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, foundations, universities, trusts, private businesses, and corporations. The firm offers investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting, utilizing a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis across discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Howard Gierling is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Secretary of the Masonic Hall Association in Oil City, PA. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a broad client base and offers brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs, combining in-house portfolio management with third-party managers.

Reese Stiller is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at OneAmerica Securities and American United Life and is president of several non-investment and consulting businesses, including Group Management LLC and Excellence Accounting LLC. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a broad client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm supports independent Investment Adviser Representatives through a limited-partnership ownership structure, offering both advisory and brokerage services with a predominance of non-discretionary account management.