Nicholas Hood is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Equity Services, he held roles at National Life Group, Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, and MassMutual, among others. Outside of finance, he owns and operates Nick Hood Photography and has been involved with Towson University’s Stephens Hall Theatre for nearly two decades. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, combining long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments, and operates both as a broker-dealer and an SEC-registered investment adviser.

Dimitrios Prassos is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) in Timonium, MD, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Services and Worthington Financial Partners since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Prassos is involved in part-time writing and accounting consulting for startups, as well as freelance food service management. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to a broad client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm operates as both a broker-dealer and an SEC-registered investment adviser, offering multiple advisory platforms that combine long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and third-party management.

Michael Dipaula is a financial advisor at AE Wealth Management, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at AE Wealth Management since 2017, following prior roles at Everest Investment Advisors and Everest Wealth Management. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales through Flora & Dipaula Wealth Partners. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a platform-centered investment approach combining model portfolios managed by AEWM, third-party strategists, and advisor-managed models to provide tailored advisory solutions.

Scott Levin is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Equity Services, Inc. and National Life of Vermont since 1994. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Levin provides college planning seminars and assists parents with preparing for college expenses. Equity Services, Inc., dba ESI Financial Advisors, offers financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm combines long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading and utilizes multiple advisory platforms, including third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Paul Ullmann is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Truist Advisory Services since 2016 and at Truist Investment Services since 2015. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering solutions such as asset allocation, fiduciary support, and manager selection through its AMC Advantage program. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, leveraging third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools for manager oversight.

Jordan Perry is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Hunt Valley, MD. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has six years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at BB&T Securities, T. Rowe Price, Cowan Systems, and spent time at the University of Maryland College Park. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized asset allocation, investment policy analysis, and fiduciary support, combining discretionary manager relationships with third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Jordan Higgins is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Janney in 2024, Higgins worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity from 2014 to 2024. He serves as a notary public and is a board member of the Erin Levitas Foundation in Baltimore. 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 individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Danielle Schwandtner is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience, having previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through more than 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of services including advisory programs, financial planning, retirement and investment management consulting, brokerage services, insurance products, and M&A advisory, with investment solutions combining proprietary strategies and third-party models.

Sharon Mason is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Hunt Valley, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Her previous roles include positions at Truist Investment Services, Truist Bank, and PNC Bank. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and uses third-party platforms and manager arrangements, supported by AI-enabled research tools and a dedicated Investment Advisory Group.

Devin Velnoskey is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience, currently with Janney Montgomery Scott. He previously spent a decade at Janus Management Holdings Corp and Janus Distributors LLC before joining Janney. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large enterprise firm managing approximately $110 billion in client assets, serving individuals, families, trusts, corporate sponsors, and municipal clients through a variety of advisory, brokerage, and asset management services.

Beth Nori is a CFP® professional with nine years of experience in financial advisory services. She currently works at Kestra Advisory Services, LLC and Kestra Investment Services, LLC, having previously held roles at Red Oak Financial Group, LPL Financial LLC, and Brotman Financial. Her experience includes assisting lead advisors with client financial planning. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to 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, serving clients that include large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Scott Patterson is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates for 15 years. Outside of finance, he performs live music at events such as weddings. Janney Montgomery Scott manages approximately $110 billion in client assets and serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Sarah Flora is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at AE Wealth Management, LLC since 2017 and previously spent four years at Everest Wealth Management and Everest Investment Advisors, Inc. Flora is also an officer at Flora & DiPaula Wealth Partners, where she is involved in insurance sales. AE Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers model portfolio solutions, discretionary asset management, financial planning, and plan services through a platform that combines AEWM-managed, third-party, and advisor-managed models.

Michael Medinger is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He has worked at Truist Advisory Services since 2021 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank. Medinger is based in Hunt Valley, MD. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Annie Morrison is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. She has 27 years of industry experience and is also the owner of Zuma Financial Advisors, a firm she established in 2013 to facilitate securities, advisory, and insurance services. Her prior work includes positions at LPL Financial and TIAA-CREF. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custodial services.

David Frank is a Wealth Management Advisor and Managing Director at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry, having previously worked at Legg Mason, Deutsche Bank, and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney before joining Merrill in 2013. His responsibilities include portfolio management, wealth planning, and client development. David's expertise encompasses areas such as divorce transition planning, family wealth management strategies, services for endowments, foundations, and non-profits, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, philanthropic planning, and portfolio management services. He holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification awarded by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc., as well as the Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA) designation from the National Association of Plan Advisors. Additionally, he has earned the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC) designations. David graduated in 1997 from Mount Saint Mary's University with a bachelor's degree and earned his MBA from Loyola University in 2001. He currently resides in Ruxton with his wife Emmie, their son Connor, daughter Abby, and dog Gus. He serves on the board of the Greater Ruxton Area Foundation. His personal interests include cooking, golfing, skiing, and spending time with his family.

Kevin Botsford is a financial advisor with Merrill in Hunt Valley, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 49 years of industry experience. His work history includes tenures at UBS Financial Services and Bank of America, along with over 20 years at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers a range of model-based and discretionary investment strategies supported by internal and third-party managers, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Jonathan Wheeler is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Hunt Valley, MD, holding a Series 66 designation with 11 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and multiple positions within Morgan Stanley and its related entities. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery processes and firm-approved planning tools.

Zachary Garber is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates, where he has worked for 10 years and has 13 years of industry experience overall. He is also the CEO of Charm City Dreamers LLC, a podcast focused on interviewing individuals in Baltimore about how they have actualized their dreams. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad client base including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm provides tailored financial planning and consulting services, utilizing a variety of portfolio management styles and affiliated research, while also offering municipal advisory and employer plan consulting services.

Patrick Hurdle is a financial advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services with credentials including Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Mass Mutual Investors Services, he worked at JP Morgan and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of advisory work, he is also engaged in outside insurance sales as an insurance broker. Mass Mutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides ongoing financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars, using firm-approved analytical tools to support annual, collaborative client engagements.