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 has been affiliated with Wells Fargo Advisors since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in community and technology initiatives, including co-chairing the Chesapeake Regional Chapter of the Maryland Tech Council and co-founding the GDG Annapolis-Google Developers Group. Thurston Springer Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and trusts, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies from buy-and-hold to active tactical approaches and operates within a multi-affiliate structure that includes broker-dealer and insurance services.

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.

Michael Kelly II is a financial advisor with Continuum Advisory, LLC based in Annapolis, MD. He holds a Series 66 credential and has 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Continuum Advisory, he worked at Triad Advisors, Inc. and Signator Investors, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of Kelly Rick Management, a company involved in property and liability insurance. Continuum Advisory provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm uses a range of investment vehicles and offers retirement plan consulting, with an emphasis on professional integration among its advisors who may hold additional licenses or provide related services.

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.

Laura Curry is a financial advisor with Integrity Advisory Solutions, holding a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. She also serves as an attorney at Gasior Law, LLC, where she focuses on estate planning and legal services. Additionally, she assists with administrative and compliance functions at two recreational gymnastics facilities. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business clients through a network of about 100 independent advisors, managing approximately $1.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and utilizes various asset-allocation strategies and third-party platforms to construct tailored client portfolios.

Michael Kelly is a financial advisor with Continuum Advisory, LLC in Annapolis, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms, including Triad Advisors, Inc., Signator Investors, Inc., and has led multiple business ventures such as Kelly Financial Advisors, Kelly Risk Management, LLC, and Kelly Benefits, Inc. Notably, he has past experience in acting, with residual income from work done over 15 years ago. Continuum Advisory provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement plans. The firm supports integrated professional services among its advisors and utilizes a centralized platform for reporting and asset management.

Kirk Blackman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Mitchellville, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 27 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with New York Life and related entities since 2005 and operates Blackman Financial Services and Reveal Wealth. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as chairman of the Hillside Work-Scholarship Connection Prince George’s Advisory Council and as treasurer of the Epsilon Phi Boule Foundation, both organizations focused on youth development and community support. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm delivers customized advice through various programs, including fee-based advice and co-advisory relationships, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Heather Ramlal is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2016 and also serves as president of HLR Financial Solutions Inc. outside of her advisory role. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with proprietary and third-party investment models, providing discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Larry Whaley is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Elkridge, MD, bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with PlanMember since 2008 and also serves as president and owner of Paladin Advisor Group. Outside of his advisory work, Whaley leads worship music at a camp for families affected by disability and has involvement with the nonprofit organization Joni and Friends. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering education, support, and a range of risk-based mutual fund portfolios managed through a defined strategic asset allocation and rebalancing process.

Michael Burley is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Annapolis, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2022 and is the owner of Burley Financial Group, which brokers a range of insurance and financial products. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, he worked with NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse group of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers various program types tailored to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria, with most assets managed on a non-discretionary basis and integrated within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Michael Wilson is a financial advisor at SPC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Parkland Securities, LLC since 2014 while maintaining his own firm, Wilson & Associates, since 1982. Outside of financial advising, he serves as a board member and partial owner of Nerds to Go, a computer support and repair franchise in the Washington DC metro area. SPC serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and ERISA-related retirement plan services through a network of over 460 advisers managing approximately $5.66 billion in assets.

Adam Canevazzi is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Investment Services, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, and PNC. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing both discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate collaboration.

Rebecca Craig is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 30 years of industry experience. She has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and has operated Craig & Treff Financial Services since 2004, where she is involved in income tax preparation, planning, and insurance services including life insurance, long-term care insurance, and annuities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, compliance testing, and employee education, and serves large institutional investors with approximately $79.8 billion in assets under management.

Ryan Hughes is a financial advisor with AE Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and having nine years of industry experience. He has worked at AE Wealth Management since 2025, and prior to that, he was with Tucker Asset Management and Bayview Advisors. Hughes is also president of Bayview Advisors, where he is involved in insurance and annuity sales. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of clients, including individuals, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm utilizes discretionary model portfolios and a variety of investment strategies, managing approximately $49.8 billion for over 127,000 clients through a platform-focused approach.

Victor Maldonado is a CFP® and ChFC® with 19 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network and has previously worked at Widmann Financial Services, Raymond James Financial Services, and other firms. Maldonado is also involved in fixed insurance sales as part of his business activities. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services.

George Breeden II is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, and United Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a volunteer board member for several community organizations and is involved in entrepreneurial ventures including BSquared Ventures, LLC, which markets various products and media. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individual, institutional, and nonprofit clients. The firm provides a range of services including investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing multiple program models supported by proprietary and third-party platforms.

Craig Elliott is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at T. Rowe Price, Bank of America, and Merrill. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm delivers services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Marion Barkley is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Pasadena, MD. She has over 19 years of industry experience, including a lengthy tenure at Wells Fargo from 2005 to 2024. Barkley joined Empower Advisory Group and Empower Financial Services, Inc. in 2026. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail clients. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and utilizes an integrated model tied to Empower’s administrative platforms.

Charles Beal is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Truist Advisory Services since 2016, having previously worked at SunTrust Investment Services. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships and utilizes third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its investment approach.