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 financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including LPL Financial, SFG Wealth Management, and Synergy Financial Group. Crumley also provides investment advisory services through a hybrid registered investment advisor model at Private Advisor Group. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to a range of managed account solutions and third-party investment platforms. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that uses various investment strategies and technology platforms to tailor solutions to client goals and risk tolerances.

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 Series 65-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He has worked at HB Wealth (formerly WMS Partners, LLC) for four years and spent one year at Circle Wealth Management, LLC. Prior to his advisory career, he was affiliated with Loyola University for five years. HB Wealth Management provides 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 combines quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private investment strategies and offers both discretionary portfolio management and institutional advisory services.

Daniel Mento is a CFA® charterholder currently with HB Wealth, where he has worked since 2025, bringing a total of five years of industry experience. Prior to joining HB Wealth, he held roles at WMS Partners, LLC 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 offers wealth and investment management as well as financial planning, utilizing a combination of quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a diverse 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 with Janney Montgomery Scott in Towson, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 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 holds board roles with the Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland and Good Shepherd School. 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 a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Eliot Latchaw is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently affiliated with Janney Montgomery Scott in Bel Air, MD. He has one year of experience in financial advising and previously served 30 years with the Baltimore County Police Department. 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 a 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 background includes roles at Fisher Investments, JPMorgan, Merrill, and PNC Bank. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory, financial, tax, retirement, and estate planning services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and focuses on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other vehicles.

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.

Michael Cheleuitte is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 17 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill for nine years. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.