Thomas Clark Jr. is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Lockton Companies in various capacities from 2006 to 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he consults on software through a separate business, Benetic. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and selective private market exposure.

Andrew Caples is a CFP® and holds the Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to that, he was employed at United Capital Financial Advisors, LLC and Goldman Sachs. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset-allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing, utilizing proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Christopher Ozazewski is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Prior to joining Janney in 2019, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. He also serves as a FINRA arbitrator in Washington, DC, dedicating time to resolving investment-related cases. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services supported by both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Grant Palmer III is a financial advisor at Mariner with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Mariner since 2026. Prior to this, he spent 15 years at Waypoint Wealth Management and has been a partner and shareholder at Callan & Palmer LLP, an accounting firm, since 1988, where he devotes part of his time to CPA practice. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with notable integration of tax and accounting capabilities uncommon for a firm of its size.

Michael Crumley III is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Private Advisor Group, LLC and has previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC, SFG Wealth Management, LLC, Synergy Financial Group, and Towson University. Private Advisor Group, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through various programs and third-party asset managers.

Jeffrey Hill is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at HB Wealth Management, LLC since 2025 and was previously with Wms Partners LLC for 11 years. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser providing wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, combining quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private investment strategies.

Chad Norfolk is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at HB Wealth Management, LLC. He previously worked for 11 years at WMS Partners, LLC. Norfolk holds the Series 66 license and is based in Towson, MD. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser offering wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm employs a combined quantitative and qualitative investment process across a range of public and private strategies and provides outsourced chief investment officer and institutional advisory services.

Emilio Egea is a financial advisor with HB Wealth who holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience. He previously worked at HB Wealth (formerly WMS Partners, LLC) for four years and spent five years at Loyola University. HB Wealth Management provides wealth and investment management, as well as financial planning, to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, incorporates both quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private investment strategies, and provides outsourced chief investment officer and institutional advisory services.

Daniel Mento is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He is currently with HB Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2025, following roles at WMS Partners and Pinnacle Advisory Group. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis using a combination of quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a broad range of public and private investment strategies.

Jeffrey Smith is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has worked exclusively with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2016. 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 diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, advisory programs, and professional asset management through both in-house and third-party portfolio managers.

William Peck is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott in Towson, MD, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Tufton Capital Management LLC before joining Janney Montgomery Scott in 2018. Peck serves on the Investment Committee for Pickersgill Retirement Community and participates in nonprofit governance roles, including audit responsibilities for The Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland and board membership at Good Shepherd School. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base with brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services, utilizing both in-house and third-party portfolio management across multiple wrap programs and managed accounts.

Eliot Latchaw is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Bel Air, MD, bringing one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Janney, he served for 30 years with the Baltimore County Police Department. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering a broad range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Amelia Huppert is a financial advisor at HB Wealth with a Series 65 credential and three years of industry experience. She previously worked at WMS Partners, LLC, Helion Technologies, and AALS, among other roles. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, and family offices, as well as institutional clients and investment companies. The firm provides wealth and investment management, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services, combining quantitative and qualitative research across public and private strategies.

Lenee Dirzuweit is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including RBC Capital Markets Corporation and Maryland Capital Management. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, charitable institutions, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.

Iuliia Musiienko is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining PNC Wealth Management, she worked at PNC Bank and held roles in the retail and education sectors, including at Royal Farms, Mug and Mallet Seafood restaurant, and the International Education Agency "Sputnik Studenta." PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an online, discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. The firm uses algorithmic questionnaires to recommend risk bands and implements portfolios with mutual funds and ETFs managed by PNC or third parties.

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.

Kirsten Sandberg is a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at PNC Bank, Fisher Investments, JPMorgan Securities, and BNY Mellon. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, and non-profits by providing investment advisory services along with financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach focusing on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate managers, and other strategies.

Michele Beernink is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Towson, MD, holding a Series 65 credential and bringing 16 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at Verdence Capital Advisors, Private Advisor Group, and LPL Financial. She also serves as Director of Private Wealth Services at Capital Financial Partners, LLC. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, and investment advice supported by due diligence, serving a diverse client base that includes large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Frederic Bryant IV is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Towson, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2002. Outside of his advisory role, he operates two farms as a sole proprietor. 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 diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Andrew Chudy is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Maryland Capital Management for 13 years before joining Cerity Partners in 2023. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors with approximately $126.9 billion in client assets. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and customized portfolio management.