Ryan Hannegan is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 13 years of industry experience. He has worked with SunTrust Advisory Services, Sun Trust Investment Services, and Sun Trust Bank since 2015. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platform and manager partnerships, to deliver its services.

Mark Ring is a financial advisor with CWM, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with Jacob William Advisory and Jacob William, Inc. from 2006 through 2025 and has been with CWM, LLC since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the boards of the Baltimore chapter of the Boy Scouts of America and the Maryland Council of Economic Education. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and combines fundamental and technical analysis along with third-party sub-advisors, offering a range of planning and retirement services.

Evaristo Gonzalez is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 18 years of industry experience, including extensive tenure at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in the sale of personal disability and health insurance products through Assurity and URL Financial. Park Avenue Securities serves a diverse retail client base with brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs alongside financial and retirement planning. The firm manages approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management and supports a range of investment strategies and account-level solutions.

Brian Shea is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. He has 14 years of industry experience and has been associated with Eagle Strategies since 2021, as well as Tactical Financial Group and New York Life since 2011. Shea is involved in community activities, serving as a volunteer donations coordinator for a Blue Lives Matter memorial event supporting fallen Harford County deputies. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, institutional sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes tailored advice delivered mainly through non-discretionary asset management and integrates services within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Akram Ibrahim is a Series 66–registered advisor with Kestra Advisory in Timonium, MD, and has 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Kestra Advisory since 2016 and Brotman Financial Group since 2013. His roles include investment advisory and operations, as well as involvement in estate document drafting services through affiliated entities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves a broad client base, including large institutional investors, and supports complex investment strategies within a supervisory framework.

Ryan Behnken is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at M&T Securities and M&T Bank for 10 years. Outside of his advisory role, Behnken serves on multiple nonprofit boards, including as vice chair and board chair of YMCA organizations, and works as a police officer. 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 offers multiple advisory platforms that include third-party asset managers and combines long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Zachary Weiner is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. He has been with Benjamin F. Edwards since 2018 and previously worked at JP Morgan from 2012 to 2018. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer with approximately 436 advisors and $15.7 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, offering a range of advisory programs and investment strategies with oversight from an Investment Strategy Committee.

Joseph Harsel is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 15 years of experience, currently with Valic Financial Advisors since 2011. He also serves as Managing Director of Social Impact Partners, LLC, where he consults on personal and corporate social engagement strategies. Additionally, he is involved in seasonal rental property management in Florida and Delaware. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Christina Garland is a CFP® with 10 years of experience in financial advising. She is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Connectus Wealth, and Horan Capital Management, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves a wide range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate, and institutional clients, offering investment management, financial counseling, family office services, and retirement plan fiduciary services. The firm utilizes a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis with third-party managers and offers a broad platform of affiliated service companies and product relationships.

Christopher Sheeler is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Timonium, MD, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Edward Jones, New York Life, and Eagle Strategies LLC. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and invests via mutual funds and ETFs managed by PNC or third parties.

William Morrison is a CFP® and ChFC® with 22 years of experience in financial advisory services. He is currently with CWM, LLC, where he has worked for 10 years, and has held roles at Jacob William Advisory and Jacob William, Inc. Morrison serves as an adjunct professor at Towson University and is a board member for both the University of Baltimore Foundation and the Pro Bono Counseling Project. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of more than 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and employs a discretionary management approach using model portfolios governed by an in-house Investment Committee.

Louis Foxwell is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Prior to this role, he worked at The Colony Group, LLC, and Connectus Wealth. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach featuring enhanced open architecture, fundamental and quantitative analysis, and an extensive network of affiliated service companies offering various financial and insurance solutions.

William Crossan III is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 16 years of industry experience, including roles at New York Life Insurance Company and Eagle Strategies before joining Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Campfire Culture, a life coaching business. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers brokerage, financial planning, retirement consulting, and advisory programs, utilizing both proprietary and third-party models.

Steven Dengler is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at Mariner Finance LLC for one year. In addition to his advisory role, Dengler is a non-credit instructor at Cecil Community College. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services including plan design, fiduciary consulting, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a broad range of clients, including large institutional investors.

Coleen Beal is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. She has worked with Janney Montgomery Scott and its affiliates since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, Beal serves on the boards of the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, the Marriage and Relationship Education Center, and the Carroll Community College Foundation, and is part owner of a hauling and moving services business. 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 wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipalities, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Kenneth Watson is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services who holds a Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Truist Advisory Services and its affiliated entities since 2018, following prior roles at BB&T Investments. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, implementing advice through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements supported by an Equity Research team and supervisory oversight.

Christopher Maas is a financial advisor with Creative Planning in Parkton, MD, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Empower Advisory Group, Empower Financial Services, and Prudential Investment Management Services. Creative Planning offers wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in client assets.

Kali Lambert is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Janney, she worked at Raymond James & Associates and Morgan Stanley. Outside of her advisory career, she is involved with Rev Cycle Studio and FS8 Pilates. 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, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate sponsors, and municipal clients, offering services such as brokerage, financial planning, and advisory programs supported by both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Kaitlyn Rothaus is a CFP® professional at Kestra Advisory with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra Advisory, she worked at Mosaic Asset Partners for three years and has experience in educational institutions including Johns Hopkins University and The SEED School of Maryland. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party managed solutions.

Jason Zephir is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank SSB, Charles Schwab & Co., Ameriprise Financial Services, Merrill, and Bank of America. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, utilizing an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates while serving a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.