Crhistian Vasquez is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior experience at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and Ilgenfritz Financial Group. Outside of his advisory work, Vasquez is the owner of Golf Lovers, LLC, a business focused on research and development. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm utilizes discretionary model portfolios and combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment approaches across various strategies.

Kyle Shenk is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. and Realta Equities, Inc. prior to his current role. His professional background also includes positions at Springified Co., Hampden-Sydney, Incapital, and Safari Club International. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with a notable focus on retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting.

Caroline Michaels is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Park Avenue Securities, Financial Growth Partners, and Brewbike. Outside of finance, she is involved with Sharons Shaved Ice, a business she has maintained since 2020. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Wealth Management, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs that include proprietary and third-party models.

Glen Dryden is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation from 2010 to 2022 and positions at Transamerica Life Insurance Company and Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation since 2022. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm relies on Morningstar Investment Management for portfolio construction and oversight, offering both implemented managed portfolios and non-discretionary recommendations to a large client base.

William Allison III is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His career includes roles in annuity and insurance sales, as well as positions at Ilgenfritz Financial Group and Patterson Companies. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes the use of discretionary model portfolios and offers a broad platform of investment strategies and services to support its large client and advisor network.

Todd Garliss Jr. is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously spent 13 years with Corbyn Investment Management. He serves as a board member for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Hunt Valley, MD. 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, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Christina Snyder is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ with 10 years of experience and is currently with CWM, LLC. Her prior experience includes roles at Jacob William Advisory, Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance. She is involved in several professional and community organizations, serving as Co-President of Women in Insurance & Financial Services and as a board member of HASA Baltimore. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages discretionary portfolios using model portfolios, combining fundamental and technical analysis with third-party sub-advisors and customization tools, alongside a focus on fiduciary retirement plan services and comprehensive client reporting.

Kevin Belshaw is a Certified Financial Planner® with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with United Planners Financial Services of America since 2019 and also serves as president of TriBel Consulting Firm, LLC, a consulting business unrelated to investment services. Additionally, he has experience as an insurance agent specializing in non-variable insurance and has held roles at MassMutual and the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies. United Planners Financial Services of America serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through an open-architecture platform utilizing multiple custodians and third-party money managers.

Leonard Barwick is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with Principal Securities Inc. since 2002 and Principal Life since 2001. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a bank officer at Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company, supporting retirement plan account relationships across insurance, broker-dealer, and bank/trust services. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Jeffrey Berman is a CFP® and PFS™ with 27 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Equity Services, Inc. for 22 years and is also a partner and tax practice leader at the accounting firm Kahn Berman Soloman Taibel & Mogol Pa, where he has worked since 1987. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in producing animated films through a partnership in Mulligan Man, LLC. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm combines long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading, utilizing multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers.

Curtis Ilgenfritz is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. He is also involved with Ilgenfritz Financial Group, where he provides insurance sales and client service advisory. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a platform-centered approach combining model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and plan services, supported by an internal Investment Consulting Group and various licensing programs.

James Shenk is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include nine years with Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. and Realta Equities, Inc. Outside of finance, he is an investor in Shenk Distribution, a company involved in the distribution of shotgun ammunition. Independent Financial Partners is a nationwide enterprise advisory firm with over $12.5 billion in assets under management and approximately 261 advisors. The firm offers a decentralized advisory model that supports individual investment strategies alongside centralized asset management options and is notable for its comprehensive retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Hannah Rouse is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and eight years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at T. Rowe Price, Morgan Stanley, Fis, and Cambridge Associates. Outside of her advisory work, she volunteers as a game helper, running the scoreboard for high school sports at Susquehannock High School. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory program combining goals-based financial planning, retirement income projections, and discretionary investment management primarily using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The service targets individual investors and households with substantial investable assets, employing model allocations and tax-aware strategies delivered through an online planning platform and telephone access to advisors.

Michael Yanchoris is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors and Guardian Life Insurance Co of America since 2011. Yanchoris is also involved in insurance activities outside of Guardian Life. Primerica Advisors operates as part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, serving a broad retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary advisory programs and a variety of investment options through an integrated operating model.

Olivia Mc Dermott is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she worked in education with Baltimore County Public Schools and held various positions at the University of Maryland and McDonogh Summer Programs. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies, utilizing third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support investment decisions and manager selection.

Mitchel Penn is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Oppenheimer since 2021. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, he worked at Janney Montgomery Scott for nine years. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm utilizes strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection and various investment strategies to construct client solutions.

Evaristo Gonzalez is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, where he has worked since 2017 and 2015 respectively. Outside of his advisory role, Gonzalez is an independent contractor providing outside disability insurance through Peterson International and Assurity. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of brokerage services, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and investment advisory programs that include discretionary and non-discretionary options.

Stavros Rizakos is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with nine years of industry experience and a Series 65 designation. His prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, Connectus Wealth, Horan Capital Management, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Maller Wealth Advisors, and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework, combining active and passive strategies along with private and registered funds.

Jeffrey Rogers is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Forest Hill, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 24 years of industry experience, including 12 years at M&T Securities and nine years at PNC Investments. He is also a principal of Big Country LLC, a non-investment-related business. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. The firm uses algorithmic risk assessments and third-party portfolio management to implement investment strategies primarily via mutual funds and ETFs.

Lauren Szczybor is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including The Colony Group, LLC, T Rowe Price, Merrill, Lincoln Financial Advisors, Hornor, Townsend & Kent, Inc, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term investment approach that emphasizes tax- and fee-sensitivity within an enhanced open architecture framework, combining active and passive strategies alongside private funds and ETFs.