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.

Callum Krach is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, Coldwell Banker, and Mutual of Omaha. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm delivers services through an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, focusing on long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates.

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.

Akram Ibrahim is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016, also maintaining roles at Brotman Financial Group and Kestra Investment Services. His responsibilities include investment advisory and operations support. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including plan design, fiduciary oversight, and employee education, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds and large institutional investors.

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®-certified financial advisor with eight years of industry experience, currently with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. since 2018. He previously worked at JP Morgan from 2012 to 2018. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of investment strategies and advisory services through fee-based wrap programs, combining discretionary and non-discretionary management with internal trading capabilities.

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®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. She currently works at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously held roles at The Colony Group, Connectus Wealth, Horan Capital Management, and Charles Schwab. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Kenneth Buckner is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Cetera, among others. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary digital portfolio solution available by invitation to employees with PNC Bank online credentials. The firm uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and delegates portfolio implementation to third-party strategists.

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 five years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and Connectus Wealth. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using both active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

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.

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.

Terese Hopper is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an online discretionary model account available by invitation to PNC Bank employees. The firm employs algorithm-driven portfolio recommendations and delegates investment implementation and proxy voting to third parties.

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.

Michele Hartman is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2015. She also owns Michele Hartman Financial Services, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and back-office support, including investment management, compliance, and practice-management services.

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.