Michael Whalen is a CFP® professional with 32 years of industry experience. He is currently with BCR Financial Services, LLC and has prior experience at LPL Financial and Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation. Whalen also holds a non-variable insurance license and operates HCMC Wealth Stewardship, LLC for tax and investment purposes. BCR Financial Services, LLC provides financial planning and consulting services to individual clients, focusing on written financial plans covering tax, cash flow, investments, insurance, retirement, estate, and disability planning. The firm emphasizes analysis and planning tools without managing client assets or providing discretionary portfolio management, using fixed-fee engagements instead.

Gabriel Antoni is a CFP® with six years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Henderson Brothers Financial Partners LLC and has prior experience at Global Retirement Partners, LPL Financial, HB Retirement, and PNC Financial Services. He is also a shareholder in an independent insurance agency affiliated with his firm. Henderson Brothers Financial Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and institutional sponsors, focusing on retirement plan consulting under ERISA Sections 3(21) and 3(38). The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, participant education, plan-level services, and access to pooled employer plans, multiple employer plans, and recordkeeper solutions.

William Mc Millan is a financial advisor with Henderson Brothers Financial Partners LLC in Pittsburgh, PA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation and Newport Group. Henderson Brothers Financial Partners LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and business entities. The firm uses a variety of investment strategies and a broad product menu to implement client strategies through both direct portfolio management and third-party investment programs.

Ted Drost Jr. is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Fragasso Wealth Advisors. His work history includes roles at Private Client Services, LPL Financial, and Select Financial Group, LLC. Fragasso Wealth Advisors manages approximately $3 billion in assets and serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a diversified global asset allocation model with an in-house portfolio management team that handles discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting.

John Lynch is a financial advisor at Hunter Associates LLC in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 39 years of industry experience. He has been with Hunter Associates since 1999. Hunter Associates serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis to develop investment strategies and manages approximately $1.34 billion in discretionary assets.

Betty Rainier is a financial advisor at Summit Advisors, LLC with 42 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Summit Advisors since 2007, as well as Beaconsfield Financial Services, Inc. since 1983. Summit Advisors, LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, non-profits, and small businesses, providing discretionary portfolio management, access to third-party money managers, and limited non-securities financial advice. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, utilizing both long- and short-term equity positions and option strategies.

Edward Aufman is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. He has led Aufman Associates Inc. since 2014, overseeing a senior team of three advisors. Aufman Associates provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, fundamental investment approach that combines actively and passively managed portfolios tailored to client risk profiles, and it also offers specialized services including employee benefit program advice, family office services, and trustee-like roles.

Michael Loch is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Grant Street Asset Management Inc with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Grant Street Asset Management since 1998. Grant Street Asset Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm builds investment programs based on client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon, using a variety of securities and analytical methods, and manages approximately $669 million in client assets.

Eric Forsythe is a financial advisor at Hapanowicz Financial in Pittsburgh, PA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has recently transitioned from a 12-year tenure at LKQ Corporation to his current role. Forsythe joined Hapanowicz Wealth Management in 2025. Hapanowicz Financial provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan sponsors and participants. The firm employs a discretionary asset management approach through its SWIM program, combining strategic and tactical asset allocation to align investments with clients’ risk tolerance and financial goals.

Richard Mangieri is a financial advisor with BCR Financial Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Lincoln Financial Securities for 16 years before joining LPL Financial in 2024. BCR Financial Services, LLC provides financial planning and consulting services to individual clients, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth individuals. The firm emphasizes in-depth analysis and planning tools to generate recommendations but does not manage client assets or provide discretionary portfolio management.

Beth Andrews is a financial advisor with Networth Advisors, LLC in Canonsburg, PA. She holds CFP® and ChFC® designations and has 24 years of industry experience. Prior to her current role at Networth Advisors, she worked at AE Wealth Management from 2016 to 2021 and has operated as a sole proprietor since 2002. Additionally, Andrews is an independent insurance agent, providing fixed insurance products. Networth Advisors, LLC offers portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, overseeing approximately $185 million in discretionary assets. The firm combines fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis with modern portfolio theory and provides educational workshops and media content to support client engagement.

Jesse Root is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65-licensed advisor with six years at D.B. Root & Company, LLC and prior experience at Hedgeye Risk Management LLC. He is based in Pittsburgh, PA and has four years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Treasurer of the Yale Hockey Association, participating in decision making and fundraising. D.B. Root & Company provides financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, wealth management, and investment consulting to individuals and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $952 million in discretionary assets and employs a multi-advisor team approach, using risk- and outcomes-based asset allocation combined with fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis to tailor portfolios to client objectives.

Pieter Van De Keer is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hunter Associates LLC. His prior roles include positions at Hunter Private Capital Advisors, Commonwealth Financial Network, Great Scott Financial, Vicus Capital, Inc., and BNP Paribas Fortis. Hunter Associates is a multi-advisor investment firm managing approximately $1.2 billion and serving a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis to manage portfolios through various strategies and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with financial planning and consulting services.

Vasily Potanin is a financial advisor at Astra Prime Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 65 designation. He has been with Astra Prime since 2026 and has no prior industry experience before joining the firm. He attended Carnegie Mellon University and was a full-time student from 2016 to 2025. Astra Prime Wealth Management provides fee-based, custom investment management to a select group of primarily high-net-worth individuals and related entities. The firm employs a tactical asset-allocation strategy incorporating fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with advanced trading techniques and performance-based fee arrangements.

Jason Bolen is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Allegheny Investments in Pittsburgh, PA. He has been associated with Cunningham Powell Alexander A.C. since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Bolen is a trustee at Chestnut Ridge Church and involved with Compass Women’s Center. Allegheny Investments provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, among other clients. The firm develops tailored client strategies using mutual funds and third-party managers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Matthew Kloos is a financial advisor at Success Wealth Management LLC in Wexford, PA. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera, PNC Bank, and Mutual of Omaha Investor Services. Success Wealth Management LLC advises individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and customizes asset allocation based on client goals, conducting quarterly reviews and implementing both long- and short-term strategies.

William Nichols is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Bill Few Associates, Inc. since 2007. Bill Few Associates, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and qualitative analysis, asset allocation guided by an internal Investment Policy Committee, and periodic rebalancing, primarily using mutual funds.

Jayme Russo is a financial advisor with Valley Brook Capital Group in Venetia, PA, holding a Series 63 designation and 21 years of industry experience. She has been with Valley Brook Capital Group since 2004. Valley Brook Capital Group provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored asset-allocation models implemented through a mix of equities, mutual funds, ETFs, and fixed-income securities, along with an automated portfolio service and integrated financial planning.

Richard Alfera II is a financial advisor with Fragasso Wealth Advisors in McMurray, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Fragasso since 2007 and previously at Linsco Private Ledger Corp (now LPL Financial) from 2001 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president and managing partner of a CPA firm and is involved in community activities, including coaching soccer and serving on a local board. Fragasso Wealth Advisors manages approximately $3 billion in client assets, serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a diversified global asset-allocation model overseen by an in-house portfolio management team and offers a range of advisory services including discretionary asset management and retirement plan consulting.

Susan Faust is a Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience. She has been with Bill Few Associates, Inc. since 2015. Bill Few Associates, Inc. serves individual and high-net-worth investors, as well as charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and qualitative analysis, asset allocation guided by an internal Investment Policy Committee, and periodic rebalancing, with mutual funds as a primary investment vehicle.