Sucharu Arora is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with SunTrust Advisory Services and related affiliates since 2013. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, leveraging third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support manager selection and investment oversight.

Skyler Hutcheson is a financial advisor with Carson Wealth and holds a Series 65 credential. He has five years of industry experience, including roles at FAI Wealth Management and Gaddy Home Inspection & Hutcheson Inc. He serves as a board member for the Central Maryland Chamber of Commerce. Carson Wealth is an enterprise platform managing approximately $50.6 billion through over 650 advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services with a focus on institutional, corporate, and high-net-worth clients.

George Breeden II is a financial advisor with Osaic Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and over 26 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Arbor Point Advisors, Securities America, LPL Financial, and Ameriprise. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in multiple community organizations, serving as Vice President of the Eastern District Police Community Relations Council and as a board member for local community associations. He also leads Breeden Enterprizes, LLC and BSquared Ventures, LLC, businesses that engage in consulting, marketing, and various product lines including food and media. Osaic Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporate and charitable entities, and sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers diversified investment programs, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, utilizing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis along with platform partnerships to provide a broad range of services.

Craig Elliott is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at T. Rowe Price, Bank of America, and Merrill. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage clients. The firm delivers services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Marion Barkley is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Pasadena, MD. She has over 19 years of industry experience, including a lengthy tenure at Wells Fargo from 2005 to 2024. Barkley joined Empower Advisory Group and Empower Financial Services, Inc. in 2026. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail clients. The firm’s approach integrates proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and utilizes an integrated model tied to Empower’s administrative platforms.

William Sterling III is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Partners with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including PNC Investments, Ameriprise, Cypress Wealth Management, and Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of his advisory work, he is the owner of Sterling III Capital, LLC, an entity involved in commercial real estate management. Independent Financial Partners provides investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm supports a multi-advisor platform serving individual, charitable, corporate, and high-net-worth clients, with notable capabilities in retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting.

Charles Beal is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Truist Advisory Services since 2016, having previously worked at SunTrust Investment Services. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships and utilizes third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its investment approach.

Lauren Rathsack is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealthspire Advisors in 2025, she worked at Janney Montgomery Scott and InFocus Financial Advisors. She is involved with the Baltimore Estate Planning Council. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, and trustees, offering wealth management, financial planning, and trust administration services. The firm employs a customized, relationship-driven approach with institutional-style asset allocation and utilizes a variety of investment vehicles and third-party platforms to manage client portfolios.

James Eichelberger is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2002. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, providing wealth management, financial planning, and trustee services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment process with an emphasis on diversified, institutional-style asset allocation.

Kenneth Brown is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Truist Advisory Services. He has been with various Truist entities since 2012, including Truist Investment Services and Truist Advisory Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that incorporates discretionary and non-discretionary strategies supported by AI-enabled research tools and inter-affiliate integration.

John Olson is a CFP® with 16 years of experience in financial advising, currently affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. He has previously worked at First Command Financial Planning and Advisory Services for a decade. Olson is also a board member of Tipton Airport. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform with both discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and a variety of investment options, including mutual funds, ETFs, and personalized indexing.

Ernest Kwong is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has been with the firm since 2025 and has prior experience working in education and retail sectors, including roles at Towson University and CVS Pharmacy. Kwong also served on the Maryland Council on Economic Education in 2025. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, employing a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Joseph Cremen is a CFP® certificant with 26 years of industry experience, currently advising at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, BB&T Securities, and Banc of America Investment Services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, and fiduciary support, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships supported by AI-enabled research and inter-affiliate service integration.

Michelle Muhammed is a CFP® and ChFC® professional with 25 years of industry experience. She currently serves as a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd and has previously worked with firms including Financial Engines Advisors, Edelman Financial Service, and Fidelity. In addition to her advisory role, she provides divorce financial counseling through an unrelated business focused on helping clients understand the financial implications of divorce settlements. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutions, employing an open-architecture investment approach that integrates multiple third-party platforms and managers.

Jeffrey Wadsworth is a CFP® with 34 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with AE Wealth Management, LLC and Madison Avenue Securities, LLC. He serves as CEO and financial advisor at Wadsworth Financial Consulting, LLC, a firm he founded in 2006. Outside of his advisory roles, he is chairman of the board for EPIC International, a Christian charity. AE Wealth Management provides fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including individual households, corporations, trusts, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm emphasizes discretionary model portfolios and supports third-party RIAs through sub-advisory and model-licensing arrangements.

Jared Ford is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Elkridge, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Paladin Advisor Group and PlanMember Securities Corporation since 2017 and has prior experience at Securities USA, Key Advisors, and Manhattan Market. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary and offering participant-level investment options through its asset allocation portfolios. The firm’s investment approach centers on a top-down strategic asset allocation framework and risk-based mutual fund portfolios, supported by education and support services for plan sponsors and participants.

Jordan Vinas is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. He has six years of industry experience and has been affiliated with Bankers Life and its related entities since 2015. His career includes roles at Bankers Life Securities, Inc. and Bankers Life Advisory. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored investment strategies and manages client portfolios with periodic reviews and rebalancing.

Seythe Leffall Mc Coy is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Thrivent Financial, Thrivent Investment Management Inc, Axon, Inc., Republic Services, Booz Allen Hamilton, and the Association for American Railroads. Outside of his advisory role, Mc Coy is involved in several community and alumni organizations, including serving as Immediate Past President and 2nd Vice President in chapters of the National Hampton Alumni Association, as well as participating in personal safety instruction and disaster relief volunteering. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. The firm utilizes algorithm-driven risk assessment and implements portfolios via approved model strategies using mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolio management delegated to third parties.

Jennifer Collin is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and one year of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at the US Naval Academy and research laboratories affiliated with the US Navy. Outside of her advisory work, she is a distributor for Hotels Etc memberships. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm provides financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed centrally by an Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Lajoi Thompkins is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic, Thompkins has held roles at Agia, Century21, Redfin Corporation, Optum, and other organizations. Outside of financial advising, Thompkins is an agent for non-securities insurance products with Agia and a real estate salesperson with Century21. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves 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, utilizing centralized technology and model solutions across its large network of advisors.