John Gourley is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 10 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at First Command Insurance Services, First Command Financial Planning, and Nationwide Securities LLC. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team.

Tana Hessom is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Sarver, PA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has been with PNC Investments and its affiliates since 2012. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, which uses algorithmic questionnaires to guide investment strategies implemented via mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Michael Fitzgerald is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 35 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes six years at Riversource Distributors before joining PNC Investments in 2020. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio offering that uses algorithmic risk assessment and managed mutual fund and ETF strategies.

Gretchen Troiano is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 32 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Oppenheimer since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she owns and competes with an Arabian horse in training and show events. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals—including high net worth clients—corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of discretionary and non-discretionary programs across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with manager selection and ongoing portfolio reviews.

Thomas Siegfried is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Diehl Toyota of Butler. Outside of his advisory role, he is affiliated with AGIA, where he acts as an agent for non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed accounts using third-party models and technology, managing approximately $29.2 billion across more than 1,200 advisors.

August Consiglio Jr. is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has 40 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and previously worked at Kestra Investment Services, LLC and Connecticut General Life Insurance Co. Consiglio is also president of Consiglio Financial Group, LLC, where he manages and oversees investment advisory and insurance services. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm provides fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and access to multiple management platforms, serving large institutional clients such as sovereign wealth funds.

Daniel Thompson is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with firms including Union Bridge Capital, Cantilever Wealth Management, and Monti, Thompson & Getty. In addition to his advisory roles, Thompson is also an attorney providing legal services related to family advocacy. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors through a combination of independent advisors, sub-advisors, and platform affiliates, employing a research approach based on fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory.

Jeffrey Hofmann is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2010 and also holds an agent position at Agia, where he is involved in non-securities insurance products. 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, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models to construct client portfolios.

Jeffrey Pifer is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. for 10 years. He is also involved with Pifer Financial Group in Sarver, PA, where he works as an insurance agent. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering services that include portfolio management, financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.

Michael Moschetta is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ascensus Broker Dealer Services, CUNA Brokerage Services, CUNA Mutual Group, and Neuberger Berman. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households, utilizing proprietary mutual funds and ETFs supported by an online planning tool and telephone access to advisors.

Pearl Graham is a financial advisor with VALIC Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and with 25 years of industry experience. She has been with VALIC Financial Advisors since 2001 and is also involved as the Supervisory Committee Chairperson of her local credit union, where she assists with annual audits and compliance testing. 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, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Meghan Clark is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management and Merrill Lynch Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. She is based in Pittsburgh, PA. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm operates within a vertically integrated group, providing both model-based and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Jennifer Zimmel is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 17 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with PNC Investments since 2009. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only discretionary model account for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and primarily invests in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

James Wood is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA and its related entities since 2017 and previously worked at TD Ameritrade for one year. Outside of finance, he has a long-term role as a sales associate at Sterling Jewelers Inc. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC serves individual clients, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often working with those connected to employer retirement plans. The firm provides financial planning and managed account programs using both model and customized portfolio management under a fiduciary standard.

Chad Firmstone is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF based in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with TIAA-CREF since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he also works as a contract delivery driver for a web-based food delivery service. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time financial planning and ongoing portfolio management under a fiduciary standard, with a range of service models including customized portfolio management.

Jacob Forschein is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has six years of industry experience. He previously worked at Intervest International Equities Corp and Westinghouse Electric Company. Forschein serves as Board President of Steel City Shakespeare, a nonprofit theater organization focused on community education and productions. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients, including large plan sponsors and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers fiduciary services, plan design, and employee education, utilizing multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Steven Schaefer is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at PNC Investments, PNC Wealth Management, and Natcity Investments. Schaefer is based in Pittsburgh, PA. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of programs and advisory services using both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios.

Eric Cownie is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 21 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Kestra Advisory Services LLC and Kestra Investment Services LLC since 2022, and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors for six years. He holds a Series 66 designation. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors as well as institutional and individual clients. The firm offers fiduciary services, plan-level investment advice, and access to multiple management platforms, serving a range of clients including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Joseph Lucchino is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Natrona Heights, PA. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license and has 43 years of industry experience. Lucchino has been affiliated with Eagle Strategies since 2004 and operates the Lucchino Insurance & Financial Group since 2015. He is also involved in brokering non-registered insurance products and has over 20 years of experience selling health insurance through Fortis Insurance Company. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and offers multiple program types, including fee-based hourly advice and co-advisory relationships, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Robert Wilson is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at First Command Advisory Services since 2015 and has been employed as an on-air meteorologist with Hearst Communications Inc. since 2018. Additionally, he is a co-owner of Cinnaholic Pittsburgh, a business managed by his wife. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and wrap-fee asset management programs utilizing model portfolios and third-party managers, with investment decisions made by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.