Paul Pourreza Jourshari is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding a Series 65 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has been with Mutual of Omaha and its investor services division since 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he owns an online retail business focused on product design and sales management. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans through various managed account programs and third-party manager relationships. The firm operates alongside broker-dealer and insurance businesses within the Mutual of Omaha group and primarily delivers managed solutions via platforms such as Envestnet and Pershing.

Patrick Carroll is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with over 42 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 63 designations. His prior experience includes roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Triad Advisors, Inc., ACI Partners, LLC, National Planning Corporation, and Wealth Strategies Group. Carroll is also an author, having written a book titled *Tame Your Money Elephants* and is working on a second, and he serves on the board of the National Capital Trolley Museum. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion with 144 advisors serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach with customizable model portfolios and offers a range of services including asset management, financial planning, and employee financial wellness programs.

Gregory Wilkinson is a financial advisor with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Raymond James Financial Services, Deloitte Consulting, and the Air Force Cost Analysis Agency. He is also an independent contractor with Potomac Financial Group. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered firm providing wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $15.7 billion in assets and uses a primarily long-term, portfolio-driven investment approach with ETFs, mutual funds, and selected individual securities.

Jeffrey D. Smith is a financial advisor with Private Client Services, LLC in Rockville, MD, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 23 years of industry experience and has worked at Private Client Services since 2020, with previous roles at Bright Futures Wealth Management, Cetera Advisors, and Brightline Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for a girls’ competitive gymnastics team parent association and acts as an expert witness for a legal firm. Private Client Services is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plan sponsors, and businesses. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management through a network of approximately 50 advisors and employs a structured discovery and risk-profiling process to develop customized investment strategies.

Todd Wike is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial for 20 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Wike Properties, LLC, a business established to purchase an office building for branch relocation. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a primarily long-term, portfolio-driven investment approach using ETFs, mutual funds, and selected individual securities tailored to client goals, risk tolerance, and tax considerations.

Dawn Wright is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. She previously worked at CIC Wealth, LLC and Knollwood Investment Advisory. Outside of advisory work, she is involved in insurance planning through CIC Risk and manages a farming property. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, families, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm combines centrally managed investment models with locally managed office strategies, employing fundamental analysis, tactical allocations, ESG risk-based models, and tax management tools across a broad network of advisors.

Vincent Mccarron is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Triad Advisors, Inc., Obsidian Personal Planning Solutions, and National Planning Corporation. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion with 144 advisors serving individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and other institutions. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using model portfolios and modular sleeves, overseen by a central Investment Management team and Investment Committee, while allowing advisors to customize portfolios on various platforms.

Jeffrey Troll is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with CW Advisors, LLC and previously spent 16 years at Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc. He serves as a board member for Marylandreporter.com and is a partner at Waypoint Consulting Group. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining active, passive, and ESG strategies, and provides wealth management, family office services, and retirement plan advisory.

Richard Winer is a financial advisor with SteelPeak Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with SteelPeak Wealth Management since 2016 and is also an independent associate of Isagenix International, a health and nutrition product company. SteelPeak Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and family offices. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and alternative investment consulting, utilizing proprietary model portfolios and due diligence on private securities and pooled vehicles for eligible clients.

Daniel Pessagno is a financial advisor at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at CIC Wealth, LLC, Securian Financial Group, and Cadaret Grant. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in offering group benefits to business owners through a separate business activity. Apollon Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm combines centrally managed investment strategies with local portfolio oversight and employs a range of fundamental, tactical, and tax-aware approaches, while also sponsoring private funds and providing consulting services to other RIAs.

Cynthia Perini is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts in Gaithersburg, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. She has worked at Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. since 2006 and at Sovereign Bank since 2004. Outside of her advisory role, Perini serves on several nonprofit boards, including the Magnolia Foundation, MedSource Community Services, and the Barbara Ingram School for the Arts Foundation, and is active in local philanthropic and community organizations. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, trusts, foundations, and corporate clients. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with access to proprietary and third-party investment strategies, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team.

Lisa Edwards is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 65 license with five years of industry experience. She is currently an advisor at Choreo, LLC, where she has worked since 2026. Prior to joining Choreo, she was with WMS Partners, LLC for six years and spent fourteen years at Farmer Mac. 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 emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversified model portfolios, implementing client portfolios through various managed accounts and funds, with oversight by a centralized Investment Committee.

Michael Hamolia is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. He currently works at CW Advisors, LLC and previously spent 16 years at Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc. He has been with Congress Wealth Management LLC for the past five years. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, charitable organizations, pension plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach that integrates active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies through a combination of third-party money managers and internally managed portfolios.

Arthur Deluca is a financial advisor with intrua Financial, holding a Series 66 credential and 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at LPL Financial and Raymond James Financial Services, with a background including Lynch Retirement Investment Group. Intrua Financial provides investment advisory and portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, foundations, small businesses, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment approach combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management through various platforms and third-party managers.

Keith Mayhew is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Choreo, LLC since 2022. Prior to joining Choreo, he worked at RSM US Wealth Management LLC for 22 years. Choreo provides investment and advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, family offices, endowments, foundations, retirement plans, and corporate clients. The firm’s investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation and diversified model portfolios managed by a centralized team and overseen by an Investment Committee.

Norman Hostetler is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 40 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lion Street Financial, LLC and Csenge Advisory Group LLC, and he has operated his own firm, Hostetler & Church, LLC, since 1980. Outside of financial advising, he manages farming operations with family members and owns a counseling practice. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, and retirement consulting, utilizing a variety of portfolio management approaches and custodial platforms.

Krista Baumgardner is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Choreo, LLC since 2022. Prior to joining Choreo, she worked at RSM US Wealth Management LLC for five years and at The Vanguard Group, Inc. for one year. Choreo, LLC serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, family offices, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, endowments, and institutional clients. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation process combined with quantitative screening and due diligence to manage portfolios through various investment vehicles and specialized advisory services.

Glenn Arons is a financial advisor at Arax Advisory Partners with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Guardian Life for 19 years. In addition to his advisory role, he is principal of Assets, LLC, where he provides business advisory and estate structuring services to professional practice owners. Arax Advisory Partners is a multi-team wealth manager overseeing approximately $26.5 billion in assets and serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, family offices, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes a combination of internal portfolio management and third-party relationships with tailored asset-allocation strategies, and it is notable for its use of performance-based fee arrangements and carried interest structures for qualified investors and private funds.

Douglas Watts is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Baltimore Life prior to joining Mutual of Omaha in 2018. He is also licensed as an insurance agent specializing in life, health, and annuities. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, third-party money manager programs, and managed account services through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives.

Emilio Solernou is a financial advisor with First Advisors National, LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Sequent Planning, LLC and IAMS Wealth Management. Outside of advising, he serves on the board of Bridge for Hope, Inc., a nonprofit focused on assisting disabled individuals and ex-offenders with job placement and education. First Advisors National manages discretionary assets for individual and high-net-worth clients, offering investment management, third-party portfolio recommendations, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes selecting and monitoring third-party money managers and uses fundamental analysis to support individual security recommendations.