Steven Lim is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Founders Financial Securities LLC and Lim Financial Group. He holds the roles of Vice President and Director of Planning at Lim Financial Group and has been involved with Interstate Health Underwriters since 2015. Outside of finance, Lim is a 50% owner, administrator, and senior instructor at a traditional martial arts school, where he teaches classes and manages events. Founders Financial Securities LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, and corporate clients, managing approximately $4.1 billion in assets through a network of 118 advisors. The firm offers a range of advisory platforms and personalized investment approaches, including discretionary portfolio management and specialized services such as 1031 exchange consulting.

James Morgan is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Choreo, LLC and has previously worked at BDO Wealth Advisors and Hefren Tillotson. Choreo provides investment and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, family offices, endowments, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach with diversified model portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee, offering a range of services from portfolio management to specialized consulting such as 1031 exchange and Deferred Sales Trust™ advice.

Benjamin Offit is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at Offit Advisors and Clear Path Advisory. Offit is also involved in insurance planning and risk management as an insurance agent and serves as a principal at a tax and accounting firm. Composition Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term investment approach focused on low-cost, diversified funds, with additional strategies such as options and private investments, and manages approximately $9.47 billion in discretionary assets across a multi-advisor platform.

Jose Jimenez is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OneAscent Financial Services LLC since 2024. He previously worked at Parsonex Advisory Services, Inc. and Parsonex Securities, and concurrently serves as a Battalion Chaplain in the US Navy, providing religious support to soldiers. OneAscent Financial Services LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, broker/dealers’ customers, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of services including discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and unified managed account solutions, utilizing both advisor-managed and model-based investment approaches.

Spencer Reece is a financial advisor at Snowden Capital Advisors LLC in Baltimore, MD, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill and Snowden Lane Partners. Snowden Capital Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and other institutional clients, offering customized portfolio management, investment consulting, and financial planning. The firm combines multi-team scale with institutional capabilities, utilizing a range of investment tools and third-party managers while maintaining overall client oversight.

Jay Wilen is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at several firms, including Guardian Life and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, Wilen serves as an assistant leader for a Boy Scout troop in the Millersville, MD area. Merit Financial Group is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual investors, employer-sponsored retirement plans, ESOPs, and other institutional clients. The firm employs a long-term, diversified asset allocation approach managed by an internal investment team, and provides a variety of services including asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and employee financial-wellness programs.

Brendan Walsh is a financial advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC in Columbia, MD, holding a Series 65 designation. He has experience in the industry beginning in 2025, with prior roles at Kendall Capital Management, MV Financial, Pathstone Family Office LLC, Chickasaw Nation Industries, and Cambridge Associates LLC. Composition Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach focused on low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, complemented by individual securities and independent manager oversight.

Wayne Green is a financial advisor at KCD Financial, Inc. with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including Securities America, Verus Capital Partners, and The Patriot Financial Group. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Associates Marketing LLC, where he works as an insurance, estate planning, and precious metals consultant. KCD Financial, Inc. is a multi-team registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporate pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored investment strategies using third-party platforms and managers, combining advisory and broker-dealer services with licensed insurance agency capabilities.

Laura Sendldorfer is a financial advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation and has previously worked with Kestra Investment Services, Kestra Advisory Services, and Offit Financial. Outside of her advisory role, she is a partner in two e-commerce ventures and serves as president and board member of the Financial Planning Association of Maryland. Composition Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using low-cost, diversified funds supplemented by individual securities and conducts regular portfolio reviews and tax-sensitive rebalancing.

Christopher Oxenham is a financial advisor with Verus Capital Partners, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license, and has 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Verus Capital Partners since 2011 and has prior experience with LPL Financial and Securities America, Inc. Verus Capital Partners is a fee-based investment advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, pension plans, and estates. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis to create customized portfolios, incorporates tactical adjustments and selective hedging, and tailors allocations based on clients’ time horizons, risk tolerances, and tax considerations.

Gary Mitchell is a financial advisor with Sage Financial Group Inc. in Baltimore, MD, holding three years of industry experience. He previously worked for D.F. Dent and Company, Inc. for 20 years before joining Sage Financial Group. Sage Financial Group serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, business entities, trusts, and private fund investors with discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes fundamental analysis and a long-term purchase orientation, complemented by family office services and a distinctive role advising affiliated private pooled real-estate funds.

Tilysha Gleason is a financial advisor at Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with Navy Federal entities since 2019, as well as previously with The Huntington Investment Company and Huntington National Bank. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union along with individual, trust, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services. The firm primarily delivers advice through managed advisory programs featuring third-party portfolio managers and provides digital automated ETF portfolios for clients preferring automated solutions.

David Woolford is a financial advisor with Snowden Capital Advisors LLC in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 37 years of industry experience. He has worked at Snowden Lane Partners since 2016. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and other institutional clients, offering portfolio management, investment consulting, and financial planning services. The firm utilizes customized model portfolios and third-party manager selection, supporting a diverse range of investment tools and institutional capabilities.

Peter Jenkins is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Choreo, LLC since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC and Biegel & Waller LLC. 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 managed by a centralized team and overseen by an Investment Committee.

Ayodele Adefila is a financial advisor at Archer Investment Corporation holding a Series 65 designation. Although new to the advisory industry, Ayodele has prior experience in accounting and tax-related roles, including positions at Your Legacy CPA and Tax Well/Tax ACT. He also has a background working at PriceWaterhouseCoopers and ASRC Federal. Outside of advisory work, Ayodele is involved with PG Community College. Archer Investment Corporation provides investment management primarily to individual clients across various wealth levels through separately managed accounts and proprietary mutual funds. The firm supports a multi-branch model that includes accountants and CPAs as advisory representatives and manages approximately $1.01 billion in discretionary assets.

Tyrin Tyson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Fiduciary Financial Advisors with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he held nursing positions including Vascular Access Nurse at Advanced PICC Specialist and Emergency Medical Transport nurse with Procare Ambulance Services. Fiduciary Financial Advisors provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable foundations. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments and uses a variety of analytical approaches, offering services that include individual professional trustee roles and access to private alternative funds.

Allen Bruce is a financial advisor with ON Investment Management Company who holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 53 years of industry experience, including roles at The O.N. Equity Sales Company, Ohio National Financial Services, and A.R. Bruce & Company Inc., where he also serves as president. Bruce is a guest lecturer at Howard University School of Business, delivering annual sessions on financial planning topics. He is also the treasurer of the Headley Carter Cares Foundation, a nonprofit organization. ON Investment Management Company is a SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services through comprehensive and modular plans, access to third-party investment programs, and both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Brian Turner is a financial advisor at Procyon with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, and UBS Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, Turner is a 50% owner of Quorum Recycling, LLC, a company facilitating partnerships between U.S. and international recycling businesses. Procyon offers investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan advisory, and institutional consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, businesses, retirement plans, and government entities. The firm manages approximately $9.2 billion in assets, delivering both discretionary and predominantly non-discretionary portfolio management using a range of fundamental analysis-based investment vehicles.

Andre Somerset Alexander is a financial advisor with Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, Citigroup, and Money One Federal Credit Union. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union along with individual, trust, and institutional clients, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services. The firm utilizes managed advisory programs with third-party portfolio managers and offers solutions ranging from unified managed accounts to automated ETF portfolios.

Sean Mccomber is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with Signal Advisors Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at firms including Personal Capital Advisors Corporation, Empower Advisory Group, and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation. Signal Advisors Wealth provides investment management and financial planning services to retail clients and independent registered investment advisers through its Signal Platform. The firm employs a top-down, macro-environmental investment approach that incorporates tactical asset allocation, sector rotation, and a blend of fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis.