Thomas O'Neil Jr. is a CFA® charterholder with 35 years of industry experience. He has been with D.F. Dent and Company, Inc. since 1985. D.F. Dent and Company provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as a range of institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $8.6 billion in assets and offers growth-oriented equity strategies across market capitalizations, alongside fixed-income management, serving both traditional and less common client types such as Unified Managed Account programs and registered investment companies.

Aimee Eudy is a financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience, currently at 1919 Investment Counsel, LLC, where she has been since 2003. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. 1919 Investment Counsel provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and wealth-planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, pension plans, and public entities. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios focused on liquid mid- and large-cap equities and investment-grade fixed income, supported by proprietary and third-party research, including AI and machine-learning inputs.

Robert Ryder Jr. is a financial advisor at Kingswood Wealth Advisors, LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at HSBC Bank USA and HSBC Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he owns Renaissance Digital Investments Inc, a business related to custody services for clients. Kingswood Wealth Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and ERISA-qualified plans, nonprofits, and institutional investors. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, offering portfolio management, third-party manager oversight, and plan advisory services.

Carl Noble is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He currently works at Congress Wealth Management LLC and previously spent 20 years at Pinnacle Advisory Group. He is based in Columbia, MD. CW Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and offers wealth management, family office services, retirement plan advisory, and portfolio management.

Rakael Carr is a financial advisor at IP Financial Advisory Services LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. Prior to joining the firm, she held positions within the University of Maryland Medical System and St. Joseph Medical Center UMMS. Outside of advising, she is a pastor and trustee at Champions of Christ Global Ministries and owns a budgeting and financial literacy business. IP Financial Advisory Services LLC primarily serves individual retail clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and access to third-party managers. The firm focuses on non-high-net-worth investors and retirement plan participants, providing a range of analytical and consulting services including actuarial analysis and tax-efficient portfolio strategies.

Ryan Baldwin is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience. He currently works at Waverly Advisors, LLC and previously held positions at Grant Gross Mendelsohn, Jackson Hewitt Tax Services, Robert Morris University, and Eggcellence, LTD. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private markets allocations and offers a range of services including financial planning and multi-family office solutions.

Robert Elliott is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience, currently with RiverFront Investment Group, LLC. He has held various roles within RiverFront since 2018 and previously worked with ALPS Distributors and Lyft. RiverFront Investment Group provides discretionary portfolio management and model-based investment solutions primarily to individual investors, as well as trusts, pension, and institutional clients. The firm employs a multi-advisor platform and combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with security selection and risk management under its “Price Matters” framework.

Margaret Anderson is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and worked previously at Symphonic Financial Advisors LLC and Symphonic Securities LLC for 14 years. In addition to her advisory role, she offers insurance products as a broker through various companies, including an affiliated firm. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for about 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management programs, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing both discretionary and consultative approaches.

Byron Moore is a financial advisor with Realta Investment Advisors, Inc in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes positions at Capital One Investing, LLC from 2015 to 2018. He is also the CEO of Sovereign Wealth Management, a fee-based investment advisory and financial planning firm. Realta Investment Advisors offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes individualized advice through advisor interviews and employs diversified strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.

Paul Furton is a CFP® professional with 40 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Founders Financial Securities LLC. Since 2013, he has operated Furton Financial Services, providing investment and insurance-related services in Severna Park, Maryland. Founders Financial Securities serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and affiliated brokerage and insurance services. The firm employs various investment programs and combines advisory, broker-dealer, and insurance capabilities to deliver customized solutions.

Validmir Kats is a financial advisor with Fiduciary Financial Advisors in Baltimore, MD, holding a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Five Doors and Legacy, and he has been involved in business consulting through his private practice. Kats serves on the advisory board of Alchemy of Money and holds a Maryland real estate license. Fiduciary Financial Advisors provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and legacy position management to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable foundations. The firm combines strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments using fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, and offers services including individual professional trustee roles and access to private alternative funds.

Meredith Mowen is a financial advisor at 1919 Investment Counsel, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. She has been with 1919 Investment Counsel since 2003 and holds the Series 65 designation. 1919 Investment Counsel provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and wealth-planning services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, institutions, and public entities. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios focused on liquid mid- and large-cap equities and investment-grade fixed income, supported by proprietary research and model portfolios.

Todd Tocco is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently associated with Certified Advisory Corp and has been managing TJT Financial, LLC since 2014. His career includes over a decade at Certified Advisory Corp and continuing work at TJT Financial, LLC. Certified Advisory Corp serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement accounts, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers goal-driven, individualized investment advisory and financial planning services, combining traditional analysis techniques with digital platforms like Betterment to provide comprehensive portfolio management and plan-level consulting.

Bryan Wasserman is a financial advisor at Continuum Advisory, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including Triad Advisors and MassMutual. Outside of investment advisory, he is involved in insurance sales and benefits consulting through Kelly Risk Management and Kelly Insurance & Investments, Inc. Continuum Advisory is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans with financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services. The firm manages over $1.4 billion in assets and offers tailored investment solutions using a variety of securities and model portfolios while providing institutional retirement plan consulting.

Gregory Klingler is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. He has worked at American Global Wealth Management, Inc. since 2023 and Cape Securities Inc. since 2010. Klingler holds executive roles at the Government Employee Benefit Association, a nonprofit offering group insurance products, where he serves as COO and Vice President of Wealth Management. He is also a licensed real estate agent with Exit Community Realty. Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. provides portfolio management, financial planning, and advisory services to individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm employs a client-focused process that incorporates asset allocation plans based on risk tolerance and utilizes a combination of internal portfolio managers, sub-managers, and third-party asset managers.

James Gibbons is a financial advisor with Thurston Springer Advisors in Annapolis, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Advisors since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Gibbons is involved in organizing nonprofit tech events and programs through Chesa Tech and serves as Co-Chair of the Chesapeake Regional Chapter of the Maryland Tech Council, where he helps organize programs and events. Thurston Springer Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and charitable institutions, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies such as Tactical Momentum and Earnings Momentum and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis.

Craig Johnson is a financial advisor with Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has experience working at the Government Employees Benefits Association and Transamerica Agency Network. Prior to his advisory roles, he has a background that includes positions at enterprises such as de Lazy Lizard and Seacrets. Cape Investment Advisory, Inc. serves individuals, businesses, qualified pension and profit-sharing plans, IRAs, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party and affiliated asset managers, with an investment process that incorporates personal client discussions, risk assessment, and asset allocation informed by historical data and optimization software.

Christopher De Giacomo is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with six years of industry experience. He has worked at McAdam LLC since 2019 and previously was affiliated with Johns Hopkins Business School and Johns Hopkins University. McAdam LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and government entities, including high-net-worth households, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages client accounts primarily on a discretionary basis, employing a diversified approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, independent managers, and specialized exposures such as direct indexing and private investment funds.

Chris Holcomb is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Vicus Capital, Inc. He has held roles at Heritage Financial Advisors, LLC and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Holcomb mentors entrepreneurs through SCORE and provides guidance on a customer experience certificate program at Ashland University. Vicus Capital serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across multiple strategies and providing specialized fiduciary consulting and plan-sponsor services.

Michael Kelly II is a financial advisor with Continuum Advisory, LLC based in Annapolis, MD. He holds a Series 66 credential and has 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Continuum Advisory, he worked at Triad Advisors, Inc. and Signator Investors, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of Kelly Rick Management, a company involved in property and liability insurance. 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 uses a range of investment vehicles and offers retirement plan consulting, with an emphasis on professional integration among its advisors who may hold additional licenses or provide related services.