Eiber Medina Gutierrez is a financial advisor with Merrill who holds a Series 66 designation and has six years of industry experience. He has worked at Bank of America and Merrill since 2018 and was previously employed by Capital One Bank. Outside of his advisory role, he owns a remodeling and subcontracting business in Montgomery Village, Maryland. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions, supported by internal and third-party managers.

James Cholet is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 43 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2009, including a role at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. His prior experience includes positions at Citigroup Global Markets and Wells Fargo Clearing. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutional clients with a broad range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured planning process supported by firm-approved tools.

Jeffrey White is a financial advisor at Thrivent Investment Management with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Joseph Greenwald and Laake. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of Financial Advisors. The firm offers holistic, goal-based analyses across various planning topics, delivered as one-time or ongoing engagements, without discretionary trading authority or institutional portfolio management.

Raymond Patsy is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 42 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with LPL Financial since 2025. He previously worked at Grove Point Investments, LLC and Grove Point Advisors, LLC for four years and spent 22 years at H. Beck, Inc. He is also involved as a volunteer with the nonprofit D.A.R.&E. in Arlington, VA. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a broad range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolios, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms.

Melinda Wise is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 11 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at RBC Capital Markets since 2020, following a five-year tenure at Bank of America. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, serves individual investors, institutional clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and tailors investment strategies based on each client’s risk profile, utilizing both in-house and third-party investment managers.

John Murphy Jr. is a financial advisor at Stifel with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America. Stifel serves a broad range of clients including individuals, institutional investors, and charitable organizations, offering both brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm employs a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, providing analysis and asset allocation guidance designed to support client decision-making.

Kelly Kreis is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing nine years of industry experience. She has worked with Thrivent Financial and Wells Fargo in various capacities since 2013. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, offering comprehensive goal-based financial analyses and planning without discretionary trading authority. The firm integrates planning with managed-account programs through its WealthPlan option while maintaining separate services.

Biodun Ayo Durojaiye is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Frederick, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 2015 and has worked with Primerica Financial Services since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of the AWE Descendants Union of North in Damascus, MD. Primerica Advisors provides discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, offering model-delivery strategies and limited separately managed account options to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses an independent due-diligence process to select asset managers and employs a tiered wrap-fee structure rather than fixed fees.

Kimberly Friedman is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked for Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 14 years. Kimberly is also a licensed notary. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions through a broad range of advisory and brokerage services.

Pamela Willison is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with six years of experience at Thrivent Investment Management. Prior to joining Thrivent, she was a manager in business consulting, focusing on project management and human resources software implementation. She also has experience teaching in the Baltimore County Public Schools. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors. The firm offers holistic, goal-based planning on a range of topics and allows clients to combine planning with managed-account services under a consolidated billing approach called “WealthPlan.”

David Baker is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Edward Jones with eight years of industry experience. He worked for a decade at Gaithersburg Garage Door before joining Edward Jones in 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he hosts a podcast called Investment Biker, where he interviews individuals about their business or personality related to the motorcycle world. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, access to separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Thomas Lane is a financial advisor with Stifel who holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2012. Stifel serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, charitable organizations, and municipal entities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach relies on proprietary capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling developed by its Investment Strategy Group, supporting client decisions through financial planning and asset allocation guidance.

Richard Nisson Jr. is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Edward Jones since 2019. His prior work includes a position at Solar Energy Services and experience in the hospitality sector. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth households and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Regina Clayton is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 32 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc. for 21 years. Clayton also provides fee-based advisory services through American Portfolios Advisors, dedicating approximately 10 hours per month to this activity. OSAIC serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering integrated brokerage and advisory services across multiple platforms. The firm utilizes asset-allocation tools, risk-tolerance assessments, and third-party manager access to construct diversified portfolios managed on discretionary or non-discretionary bases.

Alexander Villegas is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2017 and previously held roles at Hood College and Carroll County Agricultural Center. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms, supported by a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Michael Larkin is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Frederick, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and over 20 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2020, with prior roles at Avantax Investment Services, Dominion Wealth Management, 1st Global Advisors, and RBC Capital Markets. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals and institutions with a wide range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and analysis from its Global Investment Committee.

Adama Diallo is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Merrill since 2019 and previously spent six years with Bank of America. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC (MAA), provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Stephanie Summers is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 20 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at FSC Securities Corp and Kramer Financial. Outside of her advisory role, she teaches financial education sessions for the Communication Service for the Deaf, working with materials from the SIFMA Foundation and assisting with the development of an ASL interpreter financial training program. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension plans, and charitable organizations through a broad network of advisers. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services with a range of investment options and portfolio management tools.

Rockline Noyer Ngu is a financial advisor at Primerica Advisors with three years of industry experience. Ngu holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Thomson Reuters, Volkswagen, and United Expert Holdings LLC. Outside of advisory activities, Ngu is involved in sales of loan products and home security and automation referrals through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors sponsors a wrap-fee asset management program primarily serving individual investors, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and charitable clients. The firm offers model-driven investment strategies supported by third-party asset managers and provides custody and trade execution through Pershing.

Susan Edmiston is a financial advisor with Edward Jones in Frederick, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and with 25 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2000. Edmiston serves as Vice President of the board for Care Wear in Frederick, MD. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment solutions supported by a large national network of financial advisors and branch offices.