Kelly Mullican is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, bringing five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors in 2020, Mullican worked at Madrones American Grill from 2016 to 2020. Mullican also holds an agent position at AGIA, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and wrap programs through a large network of advisors. The firm emphasizes discretionary unified managed accounts via Envestnet’s platform and manages approximately $29.2 billion across nearly 300,000 clients.

David Frank is a CFP® with 33 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with &PARTNERS and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and private businesses, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and ERISA 3(21) consulting services. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches and uses both proprietary and third-party strategies to manage accounts on discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Nolan Mc Neill is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with three years of industry experience and a Series 66 credential. His prior roles include positions at Fis, Bank of America, GuideMark Strategic Advisors, Sandy Spring Bank, and the University of Maryland. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides the Retirement Advisory Service focused on individual investors and households with retirement goals, combining goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management primarily using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs.

William Jolly is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Valic Financial Advisors and has held a position at Agia since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is an agent for non-securities insurance products. 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 to construct client portfolios.

Kenneth Pumphrey is a financial advisor at Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at firms including LPL Financial, John Horrigan, Scott Iodice, and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as an assistant baseball coach. Integrated Wealth Concepts serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans through a network of independent financial advisors. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services, employing a long-term investment approach with customized portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Briana Lantuh is a financial advisor at William Blair with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Before joining William Blair, she held various roles across sectors including technology and education, with positions at Carahsoft Technology Corp. and The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension funds, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes active, research-driven management across multiple asset classes and provides access to proprietary models, third-party sub-managers, and private investment opportunities.

Thomas West is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 1998 and also holds a position at Agia. Outside of finance, West is an artist who creates paintings. 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, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and operating at scale with over $26 billion in discretionary assets.

Ryan Hartsock is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Pasadena, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Principal in 2025, he worked at T. Rowe Price for 12 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is an owner and operator of Black Tie Oyster LLC, a catering company specializing in raw bars for events. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Sarah Rutherford is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. She has seven years of industry experience, including roles at Merrill and Park Avenue Securities. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory solutions, combining advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and digital platforms.

Julie Babcock is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 23 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Lockton Financial Advisors, LLC, Lockton Companies, LLC, and Lockton Investment Advisors, LLC between 2007 and 2021. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in client assets using a financial planning–led investment process that includes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and supplemental approaches such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Andrew Burton is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently advising at Valic Financial Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Agia, State Farm VP Management Corp, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member for the St. Gerard YMA and is an assistant varsity baseball coach at Perry Hall High School. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors supported by centralized technology and model solutions.

Karina Funk is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company since 2009. She is based in Baltimore, MD. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including high net worth individuals, endowments, foundations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research approach to construct concentrated portfolios and offers a variety of strategies including sustainable-investment options, along with model portfolios and sub-advisory services.

Thomas Hunt is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services. His prior experience includes six years at JPMorgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, along with a role at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. He serves on the board of the Chesapeake Planned Giving Council, a nonprofit focused on planned giving in the greater Chesapeake region. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations, utilizing both discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research.

Daniel Martinez is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and six years of industry experience. He has been with T. Rowe Price since 2018 and has prior work experience in various roles including positions at Applebees, Muscle Maker Grill, and Baia Restaurant. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers individualized retirement planning and discretionary investment management focused on retirement goals, employing model allocations invested exclusively in proprietary T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm uses goal-based financial planning tools and delivers ongoing plan reviews primarily to households with substantial investable assets.

Lauren Serafini is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. Her prior experience includes roles at Berman McAleer, Merrill Lynch, The Financial Gym, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Serafini Financial Services. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and utilizes a financial planning–led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various portfolio management techniques and comprehensive retirement plan services.

Thomas Thibeault is a financial advisor at William Blair with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Chapin Davis, UBS Financial Services, Mount Vernon Associates Inc, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies, and provides access to proprietary models, third-party sub-managers, and private investment opportunities.

Eric Armentrout is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at T Rowe Price and Equitable Advisors. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrates its services closely with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Michael Chasney Jr. is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and 66 licenses and five years of industry experience. He has been with T. Rowe Price since 2017, following roles including sports medicine at Oberlin College. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers the Retirement Advisory Service to individual investors and households focused on retirement goals, combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management using model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs.

Marc Watchinski is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates a gaming server, managing its administration and payment processing. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program implemented through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Lester Wolf is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Baltimore, MD. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has 32 years of industry experience. His career includes long-standing roles at New York Life and Nylife Securities Inc. since 1993, and he is currently affiliated with Tactical Financial Group, LLC. Wolf also works as an insurance broker, providing insurance solutions outside of NYL products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations across multiple program types and manages the majority of its regulatory assets on a non-discretionary basis.