David Schaen is a financial advisor with Northwest Asset Management, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America and Merrill, as well as a long tenure at Marvin & Palmer Associates, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Vice President of the Greenville Country Club board, a volunteer role focused on guiding club policy. Northwest Asset Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.6 billion for nearly 3,000 clients, including individuals, pension plans, charities, and corporations. The firm employs a fiduciary approach centered on Modern Portfolio Theory, strategic asset allocation, and diversified portfolio construction, while also providing a range of financial planning and consulting services.

Thomas Shultz is a financial advisor with Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. in Wilmington, DE, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Realta Equities, Titan Securities, Coastal Investment Advisors, and ProEquities. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in multiple entrepreneurial ventures, including managing partner roles at Lyfebeast, LLC and AZMedicare101, where he hosts educational workshops on Medicare. Realta Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes individualized advice and implements diversified strategies across various asset classes, utilizing in-house and third-party management platforms.

Eric Lanshe is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently with CW Advisors, LLC and has held previous roles at firms including APW Capital, Inc., CMS Wealth Management, and Merrill. CW Advisors, LLC is a multi-team firm offering investment management, comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to a wide range of clients including individuals, trusts, estates, and various business entities. The firm employs a Core-and-Satellite investment approach, combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and operates within a larger corporate group providing additional trust and alternative investment services.

Michael D'avella is a financial advisor at Tucker Asset Management LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been with Tucker Asset Management since 2015. Tucker Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary investment management, model-portfolio solutions, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and consulting services. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic asset-allocation process and integrates a range of strategies including growth, fixed income, direct indexing, and alternative investments.

Stephen Bach is a CFP® professional with 25 years of experience in financial advising, currently affiliated with Capital Analysts. He has been with Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. since 2001. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer and a board member on the finance committee of Grace Bible Fellowship Church in Wallingford, PA. Capital Analysts provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through proprietary investment models and third-party managers, supported by institutional relationships and a nationwide network of independent advisors.

Charles Sobel is a financial advisor at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. in Wilmington, Delaware, holding a Series 66 credential with 16 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Realta Equities, Inc. and Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, Sobel serves as a Sunday school teacher at Beth Emeth. Realta Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a personalized approach to portfolio management and retirement consulting, utilizing a broad range of investment vehicles and third-party manager programs.

Aileen De Froda is a financial advisor at Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC, with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc., Realta Equities, Inc., and Capital One Investing LLC. Ashton Thomas Securities is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of investment management and retirement plan consulting services through multiple program structures and integrated broker-dealer functions.

James Pelletier is a financial advisor at Wedmont Private Capital with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Wedmont since 2019, with prior experience at UBS Financial Services and Credit Suisse Securities. Wedmont Private Capital provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and employee benefit plans. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach based on modern portfolio theory, using diversified, low-cost index funds, outside managers for tailored mandates, and selective long/short direct indexing strategies for qualified clients.

Susan Gillespie is a financial advisor at Mariner Independent with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has held positions at firms including Bank of America, Merrill, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Gillespie is also involved with Pax Financial Advisors, offering investment services through Mariner Platform Solutions. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, access to model portfolios and third-party managers, and retirement plan services with integrated institutional resources.

Britney Merrill is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Sound Income Strategies, LLC, bringing two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Forbes Family Trust, Glenmede Trust Company, and Wilmington Trust. Merrill is also involved as a client service advisor with Poole Locke Associates. Sound Income Strategies, LLC manages approximately $4.0 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm focuses on customized portfolio management with an emphasis on fixed-income analysis and equity review, utilizing a scalable advisor network and offering specialized family-office style services.

Kelly Wilson is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at AlphaCore Capital LLC. Prior to joining AlphaCore in 2026, Wilson worked for eight years at Dravo Bay LLC dba Blue Rock Financial Group and has experience with the American Heart Association and University of Delaware. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, entity, and institutional clients. The firm provides comprehensive wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing both traditional and alternative investment strategies to achieve diversified portfolio resilience.

Michelle Siano is a financial advisor at Founders Financial Securities LLC with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Ellis Investment Partners, LLC for nine years. In addition to her role at Founders Financial Securities, she is involved with Guided Wealth Management LLC, focusing on investment advisory and the sales and service of investment and insurance products. Founders Financial Securities serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and utilizes various investment programs including the Independence Advisory platform and Freedom Capital Management Strategies.

Andrew Douglas is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 12 years of industry experience. He currently works at Founders Financial Securities LLC and has previously been employed at Citizens Securities, Ameriprise Financial Services, Bank of America, and Merrill. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved as an insurance agent with Bishop Associates, focusing on Medicare coverage reviews. Founders Financial Securities serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers a range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and brokerage and insurance services, utilizing multiple delivery methods and third-party sub-advisors to implement customized investment strategies.

Donna Cunningham is a financial advisor with Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors, LLC, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses and 24 years of industry experience. She previously worked at WSFS Wealth Investments and Commonwealth Financial Network from 2016 to 2023, and has been with Bryn Mawr Capital Management since 2023. Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and a wholly owned subsidiary of WSFS Financial Corporation, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan fiduciary services to individuals, trusts, foundations, corporations, qualified plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a proprietary multi-asset solution approach, combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with a mix of active and passive managers and third-party platforms, and operates distinctively as a bank-affiliated adviser with a co-advisory tri-party arrangement involving WSFS Bank.

Colton Steele is a financial advisor at Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at WSFS Bank and Merger Partners Incorporated. He also studied at La Salle University for four years prior to his advisory roles. Bryn Mawr Trust Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and a subsidiary of WSFS Financial Corporation, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and participant account management to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm employs a Proprietary Multi-Asset Solutions approach and combines strategic asset allocation with tactical adjustments, using a mix of active and passive managers along with selected independent managers.

Dominic is the co-founder of Wedmont Private Capital. After graduation from the United States Naval Academy, Dominic joined the Marine Corps and was designated a Ground Intelligence Officer. As a lieutenant, Dominic commanded a Scout Sniper platoon and deployed his unit twice, including a combat deployment to Al Anbar Province, Iraq, in 2007. After his promotion to captain, Dominic led an officer recruiting station and was responsible for developing Marine officer candidates in eastern Pennsylvania. Dominic received his MBA (with a concentration in finance) from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He worked at Credit Suisse as an ultra-high-net-worth (UHNW) financial advisor and also spent time at Vanguard, where he served as the Chief of Staff of the Financial Advisor Services division. Outside of work, Dominic enjoys trail running, functional fitness, and playing golf, often quite badly. He is passionate about helping veterans transition successfully to civilian life and understands how daunting it can be for vets to find the right career outside the military. Dominic lives with his wife and three sons outside Philadelphia.

Francis Lojewski Jr. is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with over 33 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. and has held roles at Madison & Main Advisors LLC and Atlas Advisory Group, LLC. Additionally, he is a partner and financial planner at Madison & Main Advisors, focusing on fixed income annuities and single premium whole life insurance. M HOLDINGS SECURITIES, Inc. serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations through a nationwide network of independent firms and professionals. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, combining investment management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, and insurance advisory with ongoing client monitoring and third-party sub-advisory support.

Daniel White is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience, currently practicing at Corecap Advisors. He has led Daniel A White & Associates since 2000, focusing on insurance and annuity sales. Corecap Advisors serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, self-directed retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering discretionary investment management and financial planning. The firm emphasizes a relationship-oriented, long-term investment approach utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, equities, bonds, and selected use of options or short sales, alongside oversight of sub-advisors and tax-efficient strategies.

Richard Mowrer is a financial advisor with Brookwood Investment Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing five years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Fidelity Investments, MassMutual Life Insurance, MML Investors Services, Prudential Insurance, Bluestone Capital Management, OceanSquare Asset Management, and BlackRock. Brookwood Investment Group serves individual investors, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm customizes portfolios using a mix of passive, active, tactical, and blended strategies, and provides ongoing monitoring and due diligence, with access to a variety of investment instruments and affiliated services.

James Locke Jr. is a financial advisor at Sound Income Strategies, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously with Retirement Income Source Mid-Atlantic, BFC Planning, Inc., Poole Locke Associates, and Compass Institutional Marketing. Outside of his advisory work, he holds a minority ownership interest in a company that installs removable pool fences. Sound Income Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporate and pension clients, registered advisors, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fixed-income and income-oriented strategies, employing active portfolio management and allocation to third-party managers, while also providing insurance planning and educational workshops through affiliated entities.