Kent Rs Groff

Mike is a financial advisor at Legacy Financial Advisors with twenty-three years of industry experience. He holds Qualified 401(k) Administrator® (QKA®) and Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor® (CPFA®) designations from the American Society of Pension Professionals and Actuaries (ASPPA) and the National Association of Plan Advisors (NAPA) respectively. He has a Series 65 credential and has prior experience at Eisneramper Wealth Management Corporate Benefits LLC, Prosperity - An EisnerAmper Company, and Future Plan By Ascensus. Outside of finance, he owns and operates a comic book business, writing, drawing, producing self-published comics, and managing online sales and show appearances. Legacy Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, trusts, retirement plan sponsors, and business entities with financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and business consulting. The firm employs a disciplined, goals-based investment process using strategic asset allocation, diversification, and regular portfolio evaluations, with a focus on retirement plan fiduciary services and business consulting.

Jeff Judge, CFP®, ChFC®, CLU®, AEP®, is Managing Partner of Chesapeake Financial Planners in Forest Hill, Maryland. He helps families, executives, and business owners navigate retirement, business exit, equity compensation, tax, and estate planning through the firm's proprietary R.U.D.D.E.R. Method™ — a structured six-step process for aligning wealth with life goals. A 2005 graduate of Goucher College, Jeff began his career in regional and national banks before joining MetLife in 2011 and founding his first firm a year later. He co-founded Chesapeake Financial Planners with Mark Rossbach, CPA, in 2017. Jeff is a Kiplinger contributor, a Five Star Wealth Manager (2017–2026), and an NAEPC-affiliated estate planner. He leads financial-literacy workshops for Fortune 500 and mid-sized employers across the Mid-Atlantic. Securities offered through LPL Financial, Member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory services through Great Valley Advisor Group, a separate RIA. Jeff lives in Forest Hill with his family.

Scott Latshaw is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, LLC in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stifel Independent Advisors since 2011. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm uses a collaborative planning process with proprietary market models to develop tailored asset allocation recommendations and provides a range of services under both brokerage and fiduciary agreements. Latshaw Wealth Management's low fee framework utilizes a flat 0.50% fee based on assets under management. A simple low fee designed to maximize long-term return potential.

Daryan Lenz is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Lenz Integrity Financial, an independent firm he has been affiliated with since 2016. Lenz Integrity Financial serves individual, high-net-worth, and charitable organization clients, offering discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning. The firm’s investment approach combines modern portfolio theory with other strategies such as technical analysis, model allocations, and option strategies, typically using exchange-traded funds and model portfolios.

James Funck is a financial advisor at Baltimore Avenue Investments, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Baltimore Avenue Investments since 2012 following a decade at Investors Security Co Inc. Baltimore Avenue Investments serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management along with software-based financial planning. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to implement investment strategies that may include higher-risk tools such as margin, short sales, and options writing, with client accounts reviewed quarterly.

Diepriye Briggs is a financial advisor at Gramel Capital Management LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Gramel Capital since 2008, following previous roles at Ameriprise Financial Services and OGR Investment & Trust Co Ltd. Briggs also serves as a director of a Nigerian investment adviser. Gramel Capital Management serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a generally conservative investment strategy based on fundamental security analysis, tailored to each client’s financial situation and risk tolerance.