Travis Drown is an investment advisor at Vicus Capital, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cetera Wealth Services and operated his own firm, Drown Financial Services, since 2012. He has also served as treasurer on the board of Mosaic Christian Church since 2025. Vicus Capital provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, businesses, trusts, and employee benefit plan sponsors. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, offering a range of model and separately managed strategies, and places emphasis on retirement-plan consulting and fiduciary services.

James Waller is a financial advisor at Choreo, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at BDO USA, P.A., BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC, and Biegel & Waller LLP. Choreo provides investment and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, family offices, endowments, foundations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversified model portfolios, supported by a centralized portfolio management team and an Investment Committee.

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.

Alphonso Houston is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 39 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at UBS Financial Services, Riggs Securities Inc., LPL Financial, and AHW Advisors. He also works as an independent insurance agent focusing on life, health, and annuities. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans, offering various managed account programs and tailored, suitability-driven advice.

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.

Jeffrey Troll is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He currently works at CW Advisors, LLC and previously spent 16 years at Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc. He serves as a partner at Waypoint Consulting Group and is a board member of Marylandreporter.com. CW Advisors, LLC is a multi-team firm that offers investment management, comprehensive wealth management, and family office services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a Core-and-Satellite investment approach with a blend of active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and provides solutions for other registered investment advisers and private funds.

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.

Lisa Edwards is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Choreo, LLC, where she has worked since 2026. Prior to joining Choreo, she was with WMS Partners, LLC for six years and spent fourteen years at Farmer Mac. Choreo provides investment and advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, family offices, endowments, foundations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversified model portfolios, implementing client portfolios through various managed accounts and funds, with oversight by a centralized Investment Committee.

Michael Hamolia is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience. He currently works at CW Advisors, LLC and previously spent 16 years at Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc. and five years at Congress Wealth Management LLC. CW Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a Core-and-Satellite investment approach utilizing active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies and offers services including investment management, comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office solutions.

Douglas Coe is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Mariner Independent and previously worked at Valic Financial Advisors for 15 years. Outside of his advisory role, Coe holds ownership interests in an oil and gas investment LLC and a conservation easement investment group. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, model portfolios, third-party manager access, and retirement plan services through an integrated platform supported by institutional and sub-advisory resources.

Arthur Deluca is a financial advisor with intrua Financial, holding a Series 66 credential and 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial and Raymond James Financial Services, with a background including Lynch Retirement Investment Group. Intrua Financial provides investment advisory and portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, small businesses, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment approach combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management through various platforms and third-party managers.

Mark Youngs is a financial advisor at Ethos Financial Group, LLC with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Ethos Financial Group in 2026, he worked at Alden Investment Advisors LLC, J. Alden Associates, Inc., Realta Investment Advisors, Inc., Realta Equities, Inc., RBC Capital Markets, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the treasurer for Boy Scout Troop 1204 in Davidsonville, MD. Ethos Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, state and municipal entities, and charitable organizations with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, estate planning, and related consulting. The firm employs a model portfolio approach emphasizing diversified, risk-conscious allocations through various investment vehicles and supplements its process with third-party research and tax-overlay management.

Kevin Peterson is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mariner Independent. His prior roles include positions at Connect Wealth, Mutual Advisors, LLC, and Valic Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches the golf team at Broadneck High School in Annapolis, MD. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, access to model portfolios and third-party managers, and specialized retirement plan services through a platform that integrates institutional and retirement resources.

Lancer Cuddy is a financial advisor at Continuum Advisory, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He has held positions at firms including Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Citigroup Global Markets. Cuddy serves as power of attorney for his father, managing securities to cover medical expenses. Continuum Advisory provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and institutional clients such as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm offers a range of investment options and retirement plan consulting while maintaining a high level of professional integration among its advisors.

Paul Burns is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 14 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Corebridge Financial and Valic Financial Advisors from 2012 to 2024 and currently serves with Mariner Platform Solutions and Connect Wealth. Mariner Independent serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a broad range of investment services using firm-built models and customized portfolios, supported by affiliated entities such as a state-chartered trust company and institutional pension consulting affiliate.

John Ebinger is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 65 license with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Modera Wealth Management, LLC, having joined in 2024, and previously worked at Annapolis Financial Services, Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation, Sherman Wealth Management, and Symmetry Partners. Modera Wealth Management, LLC provides fiduciary, fee-only advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach is allocation-driven and based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified portfolios supplemented by independent managers, selective funds, private placements, and optional ESG integration.

Jan Lee is a financial advisor with Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc., holding CFP® and CFA® designations and with 29 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Packerland in 2024, Lee worked at Spire Investment Partners and has been affiliated with Baycraft Asset Management since 2002. Lee also operates Baycraft Asset Management, providing tax, financial planning, consulting, and insurance services separate from investment management. Packerland Brokerage Services, Inc. serves individual and institutional clients through a network of 176 advisors and offers a range of advisory services including financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm utilizes a multi-manager platform and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

William Hufnell is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. He currently works at Modera Wealth Management, LLC and previously spent 29 years at Annapolis Financial Services, LLC/Bay Point Wealth. Modera Wealth Management, LLC provides fiduciary, fee-only advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using diversified portfolios supplemented by independent managers, private placements, and optional ESG integration.

Robert Wooden is a financial advisor with StoneX Advisors Inc. based in Glen Burnie, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His professional background includes roles at StoneX Securities Inc., Wrp Investments, Inc., and Guardian Life. Outside of his advisory work, Wooden serves as president of Wooden Financial Group, Inc., focusing on insurance sales and service, and holds leadership and volunteer roles in local sports and community organizations, including serving as head coach and president of the Baltimore Baseball Club and as a board member of the Anne Arundel County Sports Hall of Fame. StoneX Advisors Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, ERISA plan consulting, and related services to individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a range of advisor-managed portfolios, proprietary models, and third-party managers across multiple platforms, offering clients customizable investment solutions with periodic reviews and due diligence.