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® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, LLC, Connectus Wealth, and Horan Capital Management, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate and institutional clients, offering comprehensive wealth management and financial services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach utilizing enhanced open architecture and a variety of investment strategies, supported by an extensive network of affiliated service companies.

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.

Christopher Sheeler is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Timonium, MD, with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Edward Jones, New York Life, and Eagle Strategies LLC. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and invests via mutual funds and ETFs managed by PNC or third parties.

Eric Decker is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of advising, he has an interest in rental property management through a company that handles operations on his behalf. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

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 four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Prior to this role, he worked at The Colony Group, LLC, and Connectus Wealth. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach featuring enhanced open architecture, fundamental and quantitative analysis, and an extensive network of affiliated service companies offering various financial and insurance solutions.

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.

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.

Daniel Fuqua is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Abingdon, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones and Anderson of Hunt Valley LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he operates an eBay business selling personal items such as clothing, sports cards, and comics. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services emphasize long-term portfolio returns and are closely integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

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.

Ryan Flanders is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Commonwealth since 2018 and previously was affiliated with 1st Global Advisors, Inc. and 1st Global Capital Corp. Outside of his advisory role, Flanders is involved in tax preparation and accounting through his ownership of David A Flanders CPA, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and services, including discretionary model portfolios and customized investment solutions, while providing operational, trading, technology, compliance, and practice-management support to affiliated advisors.

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.

Jason Zephir is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Charles Schwab Bank SSB, Charles Schwab & Co., Ameriprise Financial Services, Merrill, and Bank of America. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily for employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, utilizing an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates while serving a large participant base relative to its advisor headcount.

Louis Defidelto is a CFP® and ChFC® with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked with Centaurus Financial, Inc. since 2011 and The Eagle Group Financial Advisors since 2004. In addition to his advisory career, he serves as a captain and flight officer for United Airlines. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management solutions, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches with various analytical methods and specialized advisory services.

John Troiano is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc. for 11 years before joining Janney Montgomery Scott. Troiano serves as an ex officio, non-voting member of the Mann House alcoholism treatment program board, where he explains financial matters. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, offering a combination of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services through various wrap programs and managed accounts.