Brandi Kachouri is a financial advisor at MissionSquare Retirement with 10 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. and Swain Wealth Partners. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and select nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans, offering plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and advisory services through its Guided Pathways platform. The firm’s investment advice and model portfolios are developed by Morningstar Investment Management and include discretionary Managed Accounts and nondiscretionary Fund Advice tailored to participant information.

Michael Marvin is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Apella Wealth in Annapolis, MD. He previously spent over two decades at TAM Financial Advisors. Apella Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, and insurance company clients. The firm employs a largely model-driven, quantitative investment approach with a range of managed account solutions and integrates advanced technology and third-party managers in its processes.

John James is a financial advisor at IP Financial Advisory Services LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at firms including Transamerica Financial Advisors and World Financial Group. Outside of advising, he works as an IT Manager at Progressive. IP Financial Advisory Services primarily serves individual retail clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm focuses on non-high-net-worth individuals and integrates investment advisory services with insurance and benefits consulting.

Levene Le Blanc Mc Lean is a Series 66 licensed advisor at Lifeworks Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC and Morgan Stanley. He has also been involved with Polish Your Business, LLC. Lifeworks Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and businesses, providing wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management. The firm employs both planning-based and risk-based investment approaches, combining quantitative and fundamental analysis with a range of model strategies, and integrates tax and accounting services through affiliated entities.

Biswojit Rebeiro is a financial advisor at WesBanco Securities, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at firms including LPL Financial, Edward Jones, Bank of America, Merrill, Chase, Wells Fargo Bank, M&T Bank, and Educational Systems Federal Credit Union. WesBanco Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes tailored investment strategies using fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, delivering customized financial planning and portfolio management through non-discretionary advisor-managed wrap accounts and other managed programs.

Amy Lillis Konopacki is a financial advisor at MissionSquare Retirement with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked with firms including Nationwide Investment Advisors and Lincoln Financial Advisors. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans, providing plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services. The firm offers personalized investment advice developed by Morningstar Investment Management and supports over 40,000 participants through a multi-team advisory structure.

Robert Ryder Jr. is a financial advisor at Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities, HSBC Bank USA, and Mutual Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Renaissance Digital Investments Inc, a business related to custody services for clients. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plan sponsors, and institutions. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA plan advisory, and consulting services, utilizing an open-architecture platform that incorporates third-party managers and sub-advisors to tailor investment strategies.

Isaiah Carter is a financial advisor with MissionSquare Retirement in Washington, DC, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 66 and Series 65 licenses. He has 16 years of industry experience, including over a decade with ICMA-RC Services, LLC and ICMA Retirement Corporation. Prior to that, he worked at MSI Financial Services, Inc. for three years. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and select nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans. The firm provides plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services, which include discretionary managed accounts and nondiscretionary fund advice based on Morningstar Investment Management’s models.

Rakael Carr is a financial advisor at IP Financial Advisory Services LLC with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining IP Financial, Carr has held roles at Innovation Partners LLC and has over a decade of experience in the medical field, including a senior director position in medical coding at the University of Maryland Medical System. Outside of advisory work, Carr is a pastor and trustee at Champions of Christ Global Ministries and owns a business focused on budgeting and financial literacy. IP Financial Advisory Services LLC primarily serves individual retail clients and offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a range of analytical approaches and discretionary management strategies, focusing on non-high-net-worth investors and retirement plan participants while providing specialized consulting services such as actuarial analysis and tax planning.

Margaret Anderson is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and worked previously at Symphonic Financial Advisors LLC and Symphonic Securities LLC for 14 years. In addition to her advisory role, she offers insurance products as a broker through various companies, including an affiliated firm. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for about 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management programs, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing both discretionary and consultative approaches.

Paul Furton is a CFP® professional with 40 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Founders Financial Securities LLC. Since 2013, he has operated Furton Financial Services, providing investment and insurance-related services in Severna Park, Maryland. Founders Financial Securities serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and affiliated brokerage and insurance services. The firm employs various investment programs and combines advisory, broker-dealer, and insurance capabilities to deliver customized solutions.

Donnell Williams Jr. is a financial advisor at MissionSquare Retirement with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Icma Rc since 2015. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services, which include discretionary Managed Accounts and nondiscretionary Fund Advice developed in partnership with Morningstar Investment Management.

Todd Tocco is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently associated with Certified Advisory Corp and has been managing TJT Financial, LLC since 2014. His career includes over a decade at Certified Advisory Corp and continuing work at TJT Financial, LLC. Certified Advisory Corp serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement accounts, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers goal-driven, individualized investment advisory and financial planning services, combining traditional analysis techniques with digital platforms like Betterment to provide comprehensive portfolio management and plan-level consulting.

Gregory Klingler is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. He has worked at American Global Wealth Management, Inc. since 2023 and Cape Securities Inc. since 2010. Klingler holds executive roles at the Government Employee Benefit Association, a nonprofit offering group insurance products, where he serves as COO and Vice President of Wealth Management. He is also a licensed real estate agent with Exit Community Realty. Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services to individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm employs a client-focused process that incorporates asset allocation plans based on risk tolerance and utilizes a combination of internal portfolio managers, sub-managers, and third-party asset managers.

James Gibbons is a financial advisor with Thurston Springer Advisors in Annapolis, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors, RBC Capital Markets, and Ferris, Baker Watts, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Gibbons is involved in organizing nonprofit technology events and programs, and he co-founded the Annapolis chapter of the Google Developers Group. Thurston Springer Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations, foundations, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management with both buy-and-hold and active investment strategies.

Craig Johnson is a financial advisor with Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has experience working at the Government Employees Benefits Association and Transamerica Agency Network. Prior to his advisory roles, he has a background that includes positions at enterprises such as de Lazy Lizard and Seacrets. Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. serves individuals, businesses, qualified pension and profit-sharing plans, IRAs, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party and affiliated asset managers, with an investment process that incorporates personal client discussions, risk assessment, and asset allocation informed by historical data and optimization software.

Christopher De Giacomo is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with six years of industry experience. He has worked at McAdam LLC since 2019 and previously was affiliated with Johns Hopkins Business School and Johns Hopkins University. McAdam LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities, including high-net-worth households, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages client accounts primarily on a discretionary basis, employing a diversified approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, independent managers, and specialized exposures such as direct indexing and private investment funds.

Brendan O’Rourke is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Van Clemens Wealth Management, LLC. His career includes roles at Kestra Advisory Services, Charles Schwab, Morgan Stanley, and First Command Financial Planning. He is also the owner of True North Wealth Solutions, LLC, a separate financial planning and wealth management business used for marketing and tax purposes. Van Clemens Wealth Management, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals. The firm customizes portfolios using discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements and employs various methods such as modern portfolio theory and technical analysis, often utilizing third-party managers and offering specialized in-house models.

Frederick Mcnair IV is a financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc. in Annapolis, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 39 years of industry experience. He has been with ValMark Advisers and ValMark Securities since 2001 and previously worked with Minnesota Mutual Life and McNair & Company Inc./Minnesota Mutual. ValMark Advisers provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, plan sponsors, and institutional clients through a network of approximately 280 advisors. The firm offers diversified, goal-based model portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, along with proprietary platforms and a range of advisory services.

Kirk Blackman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Mitchellville, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at New York Life Insurance Company and NYLIFE Securities since 2005, as well as experience with Equitable Advisors prior to that. He serves as chairman of the Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection Prince Georges Advisory Council and is treasurer of the Epsilon Phi Boule Foundation, both organizations focused on youth development and education in Prince George’s County. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes tailored solutions delivered largely on a non-discretionary basis and integrates advisory services with insurance and annuity products through its affiliation with New York Life.