Joseph Feldman is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at ValMark Advisers, Inc. since 2005. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Annapolis, MD. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in health insurance sales through GBS, Inc. ValMark Advisers, Inc. provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, plan sponsors, and institutional users. The firm offers diversified, goal-based portfolios primarily implemented with mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, supported by proprietary platforms and extensive due diligence.

Nicole Belanger is a financial advisor at Mariner Independent with Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and Connect Wealth. Mariner Independent serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines in-house resources and third-party managers to provide financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and access to alternative investments through a multi-team structure.

Gary Mitchell is a financial advisor with Sage Financial Group Inc. in Baltimore, MD, holding three years of industry experience. He previously worked for D.F. Dent and Company, Inc. for 20 years before joining Sage Financial Group. Sage Financial Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, business entities, trusts, and private fund investors with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term purchase orientation, complemented by family office services and a distinctive role advising affiliated private pooled real-estate funds.

David Woolford is a financial advisor with Snowden Capital Advisors LLC in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 37 years of industry experience. He has worked at Snowden Lane Partners since 2016. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and other institutional clients, offering portfolio management, investment consulting, and financial planning services. The firm utilizes customized model portfolios and third-party manager selection, supporting a diverse range of investment tools and institutional capabilities.

Alex Pagnotta is a financial advisor with Integrity Advisory Solutions in Annapolis, MD, holding a Series 65 license and one year of industry experience. He has worked as an attorney specializing in estate and trust law at Sinclair Prosser Gasior since 2018 and operates a polygraph examination business through Alex Squared LLC. At Integrity Advisory Solutions, he provides estate planning clients with advice on aligning and investing their assets. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business clients through a network of approximately 100 independent advisors managing about $1.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and model portfolio programs, utilizing a range of asset-allocation strategies and third-party platforms.

Tyrin Tyson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Fiduciary Financial Advisors with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he held nursing positions including Vascular Access Nurse at Advanced PICC Specialist and Emergency Medical Transport nurse with Procare Ambulance Services. Fiduciary Financial Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable foundations. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments and uses a variety of analytical approaches, offering services that include individual professional trustee roles and access to private alternative funds.

Andre Somerset Alexander is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, Citigroup, and Money One Federal Credit Union. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union along with individual, trust, and institutional clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services. The firm utilizes managed advisory programs with third-party portfolio managers and offers solutions ranging from unified managed accounts to automated ETF portfolios.

Sean Mccomber is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at firms including Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, Empower Advisory Group, and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation. Signal Advisors Wealth provides investment management and financial planning services to retail clients and independent registered investment advisers through its Signal Platform. The firm employs a top-down, macro-environmental investment approach that incorporates tactical asset allocation, sector rotation, and a blend of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.

Johnny Brown Jr. is a financial advisor at Lombard Advisers Incorporated with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lombard Securities Incorporated since 2009 and previously at Edward Jones from 2007 to 2009. Additionally, he prepares individual income tax returns on a part-time basis during tax season. Lombard Advisers provides investment management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management using a variety of analytical methods and manages approximately $670 million in assets, primarily on a non-discretionary basis.

Paul Fowler Jr. is a financial advisor with Moors & Cabot, Inc. in Annapolis, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 43 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, UBS Financial Services, and Morgan Stanley. Outside his advisory role, he is involved in caring for racehorses, managing several ownership interests. Moors & Cabot serves retail and high-net-worth individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs varied investment strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances, with flexibility to allocate to third-party sub-advisors and provides ongoing portfolio reviews and reporting.

Harvey Byrd is a financial advisor at Lombard Advisers Incorporated with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked for Massmutual Life Insurance Company and Mml Investors Services Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is an insurance agent focusing on life, disability, and long-term care insurance. Lombard Advisers provides personalized investment management and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and small businesses through a team-based approach. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, utilizing various analytical methods, and manages approximately $670 million in assets.

Charles Feldman is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with ValMark Advisers, Inc., bringing 56 years of industry experience. He has been with ValMark Advisers since 2001 and has operated his own advisory business since 1967. Feldman serves as co-trustee and co-director of family foundations and trusts and manages investment partnerships involving his immediate family. 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 investment advisory representatives. The firm utilizes diversified, goal-based model portfolios emphasizing multi-asset allocation, employing mutual funds, ETFs, and approved third-party managers, and offers a range of proprietary and third-party investment platforms and solutions.

Paul Watson is a financial advisor with Snowden Capital Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Snowden Lane Partners since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of HWA Inc., a business that facilitates introductions to voluntary benefits companies. Snowden Capital Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and other institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, financial and estate planning, and utilizes a multi-team approach with access to unaffiliated sub-advisers and third-party managers.

Erin Stoecker is a financial advisor at Snowden Capital Advisors LLC with 19 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Snowden Lane Partners since 2014. Snowden Capital Advisors serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, and endowments. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and financial and estate planning, utilizing customized model portfolios and a range of investment tools across multiple asset classes.

Jennifer Sweeney is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She previously worked for Grant/GrossMendelsohn, LLC for 10 years before joining Waverly Advisors in 2025. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm integrates traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-markets allocations and offers a range of services including financial planning, retirement consulting, and multi-family office solutions.

Joshua Mazer is a CFP® with 39 years of industry experience, currently advising at Thurston Springer Advisors. His prior roles include 13 years at Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC and previous positions at Morgan Stanley Dw Inc., Truist Securities, and A. G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a registered lobbyist educating state legislators on HPV vaccination and holds a senior policy advisor role at the Department of Health and Human Services. Thurston Springer Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations, foundations, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including both buy-and-hold and active models, and integrates services across affiliated broker-dealer and insurance entities.

Ian Cully is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Ritholtz Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to joining Ritholtz, he spent seven years at Aspire Wealth Architects and three years at Wealthcare Capital Management. Ritholtz Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and college financial planning. The firm manages approximately $9.4 billion in assets and emphasizes a goal-based investment approach that incorporates behavioral finance principles and diversified, low-cost ETFs alongside tactical overlays and alternative investments.

Noelle Savage is a CFA® charterholder with six years of experience at D.F. Dent and Company, Inc. and five years at Skipjack Global Capital Management, totaling 11 years in the financial industry. She is based in Baltimore, MD. D.F. Dent and Company provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as various institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $8.6 billion in assets and offers a range of equity-focused strategies alongside fixed-income management, serving unique client types such as Unified Managed Account programs, pooled vehicles, and registered investment companies.

Mark Mahaney is a financial advisor at Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials with 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealthcare Advisory Partners and affiliated with LPL Financial since 2016. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goals-based financial advising process that combines proprietary Wealthcare software, behavioral economics, and evidence-based quantitative metrics to guide portfolio management and planning strategies.

Ian Harris is a CFP® professional with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently affiliated with Cape Investment Advisory, Inc., and has previously worked at firms including Edward Jones and Charles Schwab. Outside of his advisory role, his spouse holds a limited partner interest in a mattress manufacturing business. Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. serves individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary and nondiscretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party and affiliated asset managers, implementing asset allocation plans based on clients’ financial goals and risk tolerance.