Stanley Liu is the principal of DocEmpowered, LLC, a fee-only financial advisory firm based in Baltimore, MD. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to founding DocEmpowered in 2023, he worked for eight years at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Liu practices part-time as a non-invasive cardiologist. DocEmpowered, LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and consulting primarily for physicians and their adult household family members. The firm emphasizes long-term, passive investment strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory and behavioral finance, offering project-based and ongoing services without discretionary management or custody of assets.

James Funck is the sole advisor at Baltimore Avenue Investments, LLC in Towson, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Investors Security Co Inc since 2002 and founded Baltimore Avenue Investments in 2012. Baltimore Avenue Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with both long- and short-term strategies, including short sales, margin transactions, and options writing.

Gabriel Trasatti is a financial advisor at Trasatti Wealth Planning, LLC in Baltimore, MD, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ and Series 66 designations and has led his independent firm since 2004. His background includes advanced financial planning and accounting credentials. Trasatti Wealth Planning provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management to individuals, families, charitable institutions, foundations, and corporate pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm offers customized investment strategies with continuous monitoring and formal quarterly reviews, integrating holistic planning across retirement, tax, estate, and cash-flow matters.

Jeffery Holmes is a financial advisor at Investream with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch. Holmes is also a licensed real estate agent. Investream is a single-advisor independent investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, providing portfolio management and customized Investment Policy Statements. The firm utilizes a multi-method investment approach, including fundamental and technical analysis, options strategies, and both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Andrew Davis is a financial advisor at Schiff Wealth Advisors, LLC in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Schiff Wealth Advisors since 2012. Schiff Wealth Advisors provides investment management and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, qualified retirement plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm follows a long-term, asset-allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily using passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, and offers financial planning consultations on tax, estate, college planning, and cash flow.

Gregory Fridley is a financial advisor at Society Investment Management in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with three years of industry experience. He has worked at Financial First Advisors since 1991 and has managed his own business, Taxbusters, since 1990. Society Investment Management provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm operates on a fee-only basis, emphasizing growth and income investment strategies while incorporating tax preparation and electronic filing as part of its advisory services.

Francis Hogle is a financial advisor with Base Management Co in Towson, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 35 years of industry experience. He operates as the sole advisor at an independent firm. Base Management Company provides discretionary investment supervisory services for U.S. individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs an actively managed, value-oriented investment approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis, serving a variety of account types with an emphasis on diversification and fiduciary roles such as trustee or personal representative.

Anvar Izbakiev is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. He is the principal of Serenity Wealth Advisors LLC in Baltimore, MD, and has prior experience with National Accounting Services Inc. In addition to his advisory work, he owns and operates Ameritax Accounting and Finance, Inc., an accounting and tax preparation business. Serenity Wealth Advisors provides financial planning and employee benefit plan services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and employer plan sponsors. The firm uses a primarily passive investment approach focused on low costs, limited turnover, and tax efficiency, and offers a range of planning services including ongoing subscription-style engagements, fixed-fee projects, and hourly consultations.

Kent Groff is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Groff Wealth Management, a firm he founded in 2025 after previous roles at RCS Financial Planning, Elbrus Partners, and Axa Advisors. Groff Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving primarily individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm combines investment management and financial planning, using a mix of passive and active strategies informed by Modern Portfolio Theory, and places a particular emphasis on selecting and monitoring outside investment managers.

Philip Weiss is a CFA® charterholder and principal of Apprise Wealth Management LLC in Phoenix, MD, with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Foundation Wealth & Tax Advisors, Bestgate Wealth Advisors, and American Century Investment Services. Outside of investment advisory, he is a co-presiding partner of Hay Weiss CPA, LLC, an accounting firm he helped found in 2002, and occasionally reviews industry guides for the CFA Institute. Apprise Wealth Management is an independent advisory firm managing approximately $93.4 million for about 72 clients, including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and other advisers. The firm employs a bottom-up investment approach that integrates fundamental security analysis, asset allocation, and tax-efficient strategies, with portfolios typically blending equities, mutual funds, ETFs, and options where appropriate.

Phillip Dyer is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience and has led Dyer Financial Advisory since 2002. He holds a Series 65 license and operates an independent advisory firm based in Towson, MD. Outside of his advisory role, he is a principal and strategic business consultant at Victory Success System, LLC, a separate business consulting venture. Dyer Financial Advisory is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individual investors, trusts, estates, charities, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes long-term, buy-and-hold portfolio strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on asset allocation and low-cost index funds, while providing personalized investment management and financial planning services.

Matthew Wyskiel is the sole advisor at Skill Capital Management in Baltimore, MD, holding a Series 63 designation with four years of industry experience. He has been with Skill Capital Management since 2007, serving as its founder and sole owner. Skill Capital Management provides discretionary portfolio management to individual clients, primarily using Vanguard index mutual funds to offer diversified exposure across U.S. and international equities and U.S. investment-grade fixed income. The firm manages separate accounts with standardized model portfolios and rebalances client allocations quarterly.

George Noon is a CFA® charterholder and principal of Noon Investment Management LLC with over 30 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LaSalle Investment Management from 1990 to 2020 before leading his own firm since 2023. Noon Investment Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, registered investment advisers, and institutional clients. The firm employs a primarily long-term, fundamental investment approach supplemented by technical analysis and is notable for actively serving institutional clients and offering consulting and sub-advisory support to other advisory firms.

John Ciesielski is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with four years of industry experience. He has been with R.G. Associates, Inc., an independent firm based in Towson, MD, since 1992. R.G. Associates provides discretionary investment management for individual investors through separately managed accounts, focusing on a bottom-up, value-oriented stock selection process based on fundamental microeconomic analysis and detailed financial reporting. The firm serves clients with concentrated, long-term, long-only portfolios and also offers limited financial analysis consulting for institutional clients.

Patrick Dyer is a financial advisor with Capital Portfolio Management, Inc. in Timonium, MD. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 38 years of industry experience, including 35 years with his current firm. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent. Capital Portfolio Management, Inc. offers investment advisory and portfolio management services to individual clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm provides tailored asset allocations with both discretionary and non-discretionary management, incorporating a range of investment vehicles and allowing clients to set written restrictions on their portfolios.

Carroll Smith is a financial advisor at RS Wealth Management, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with National Planning Molter since 2009. RS Wealth Management, Inc. is a single-advisor independent firm that provides ongoing portfolio management and integrated financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm operates on a non-discretionary basis, requiring client approval for trades, and emphasizes mutual funds and ETFs using both fundamental and technical analysis.

Melissa Mazard is a financial advisor at Seek the Plan with 13 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Outside of her advisory work, Mazard is involved with Junior Achievement and Spark Business Academy, where she supports financial literacy and business education initiatives for students. Seek the Plan provides tailored financial planning and investment advice to individual clients, emphasizing education and a long-term investment perspective. The firm offers non‑AUM fee structures, including hourly and project-based fees, and does not hold custody of client assets.

Philip Snyder is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license, with 19 years of experience in the financial industry. He founded Snyder Asset Management, LLC in 2017 after a year at LPL Financial LLC. Snyder Asset Management provides customized wealth management and comprehensive financial planning primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth households. The firm’s investment approach involves discretionary portfolio management using low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, with options for individual securities and alternative investments, and it also serves pension and profit-sharing plan clients.

William Kauffman is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Paramount Investments, LLC, with 13 years at the firm and a total of 7 years in the industry. He has worked concurrently with Asset Strategy Consultants, LLC and NIC, and previously held a position at Notre Dame of Maryland University. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a research analyst at a nonprofit organization focused on senior housing and care. Paramount Investments, LLC is a single-advisor registered investment adviser that offers discretionary portfolio management, integrated financial planning, and 401(k) advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm takes a primarily long-term, fundamental investment approach, utilizing diversified portfolios with low-cost mutual funds and ETFs, and selectively adding individual stocks and bonds, while using technical analysis mainly for trade timing.

Peter Mulaikal is the sole advisor at Hansa Investments LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, with 29 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Hansa Investments in 2017, he worked at H. Beck, Inc. for 12 years. He is also a member of Anesthesia Perioperative Services LLC, where he has served as an anesthesiologist since 2005. Hansa Investments LLC provides portfolio management and financial planning for individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and offers pension consulting for employee benefit plans. The firm employs a diverse investment approach incorporating multiple analysis methods and strategies, combining pension consulting with licensed insurance sales within a small independent advisory setting.