John Orem is a CFP® professional with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC. He has previously worked with Potomac Wealth Advisors, Commonwealth Financial Network, Grove Point Investments, Grove Point Advisors, and H.Beck, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in fixed insurance sales on a limited basis. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered firm that provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and consulting services to individuals, families, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm combines centralized and local portfolio management, employing fundamental analysis and tactical allocations, and offers specialized services including ESG models and sub-advisory roles through a broad network of investment advisor representatives.

James Frangenberg is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in the financial services industry, currently with Founders Financial Securities LLC. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, LPL Financial, M&T Securities, M&T Bank, and PNC Investments. He serves on the advisory council for Adventist Shady Grove Hospital Center and is a Leadership Council Member for Make-A-Wish Mid Atlantic. Founders Financial Securities provides investment advisory services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, and corporate clients, managing approximately $4.1 billion in client assets. The firm offers diverse advisory platforms and delegates investment decisions to its representatives, supporting a broad range of services including managed portfolios, financial planning, and 1031 exchange consulting.

Mark Timmick is a financial advisor at Founders Financial Securities LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has operated Timmick Financial Group, LLC since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a music DJ with Black Tie Entertainment and owns an investment newsletter called A Need to Know. Founders Financial Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and combines advisory, broker-dealer, and insurance services through various investment programs and third-party partnerships.

Richard Sebastian is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC. His prior roles include positions at CIC Wealth, LLC, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Inc., Commonwealth Financial Network, and Mcadam, LLC. In addition to advisory work, he provides fixed insurance sales and recommendations to clients. Apollon Wealth Management serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm combines centrally managed strategies with local portfolio decision-making and employs both fundamental and tactical investment approaches, integrating tax-aware tools and engaging independent sub-managers when appropriate.

Jennifer Antosh is a CFA® charterholder based in Potomac, MD, with two years of industry experience. She is currently with Merit Financial Advisors and previously worked at TritonPoint Wealth, Goldman Sachs PFM, Mercer Consulting, and BNY Mellon. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with 264 advisors serving over 20,000 clients across 66 offices, managing approximately $23.9 billion in assets. The firm focuses on long-term, diversified portfolios using centrally managed sleeves and model allocations, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary authority supported by fundamental analysis and supplemental investment tools.

Levene Le Blanc Mc Lean is a financial advisor at Lifeworks Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC, Morgan Stanley, and Stone Street Capital. Outside of his advisory role, he was involved with Polish Your Business, LLC, indicating entrepreneurial experience. Lifeworks Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, and institutions, offering wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm combines a planning-based tranche framework with a risk-based investment approach and integrates tax and accounting capabilities alongside proprietary technology and a national multi-advisor platform.

David Kauffman is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently with CW Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc. for 14 years and Congress Wealth Management LLC for 5 years. He is also a partner at Waypoint Consulting Group, a non-investment-related business. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and provides services such as wealth management, family office support, and retirement plan advisory.

Samuel Woo is a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC with a Series 65 designation. He has been in the industry since 2023, with prior experience at SPC Financial, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. before joining AlphaCore Capital. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and entity clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing alternative investment strategies alongside traditional equity and fixed-income exposures.

Eric Holmes is a financial advisor at Signature Equity Partners, LLC with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has prior experience with VALIC Financial Advisors and AGIA. Holmes is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products. Signature Equity Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a network of independent advisory affiliates, utilizing model-based investment solutions and both discretionary and non-discretionary account structures.

Marc Magas is a financial advisor at Tucker Asset Management LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Magas Advisory Group and held roles at LGO Hospitality and Aerotek. Marc is also involved with Magas Advisory Group, dedicating time monthly to this investment-related activity. Tucker Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as foundations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm utilizes a top-down, macroeconomic asset-allocation approach, integrating a variety of growth, fixed-income, and alternative investment strategies.

Scott Welch is a financial advisor at Certuity, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He has held positions at firms including WisdomTree Asset Management, Dynasty Wealth Management, and Foreside Fund Services. Welch holds a Series 63 designation. Certuity serves high- and ultra-high-net-worth families, private foundations, endowments, family offices, and pooled investment vehicles, providing investment advisory, family office, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm emphasizes asset allocation, diversification, and a long-term buy-and-hold strategy, combining fundamental and quantitative analysis, and offers access to private markets through its private fund series.

Christopher Patterson is a financial advisor at Spire Wealth Management, LLC in Potomac, MD, holding the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 17 years of industry experience and has been with Spire Investment Partners, LLC since 2008. Spire Wealth Management provides investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, offering a range of strategies including passive, active, and hybrid tax-aware allocations. The firm also provides financial planning, manager-of-managers programs, and access to separately managed portfolios and wrap programs.

Tristine Altamirano is a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining AlphaCore, she held roles at SPC Financial, Inc., Grossberg Company LLP, and Liptz, Roberts, Marquez, Merkle, Singh & Zipor Chtd. Outside of financial advising, she is an instructor at Pure Barre Rockville, where she teaches for 6-8 hours per month. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and entity clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth planning and investment management with an emphasis on both traditional and alternative investment strategies.

Christopher Imbach is a financial advisor with Founders Financial Securities LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, and has 35 years of industry experience. He has been with Founders Financial Securities since 2006 and has a longstanding association with Noble Financial since 1999. Outside of his advisory work, Imbach serves as a volunteer firefighter and bingo operations treasurer at the Pikesville Volunteer Fire Department. Founders Financial Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement consulting through various programs that integrate mutual funds, ETFs, model allocations, and sub-advised strategies.

Carl Noble is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He currently works at Congress Wealth Management LLC and previously spent 20 years at Pinnacle Advisory Group. He is based in Columbia, MD. CW Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and offers wealth management, family office services, retirement plan advisory, and portfolio management.

Eric Meushaw is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Integrated Advisors Network LLC. He has been affiliated with Integrated Advisors Network and DFPG Investments, Inc. since 2015 and has led Financial Foundations, Inc. since 1998. In addition to his advisory roles, he owns and manages a consulting firm, H&M Strategic Consulting, LLC. Integrated Advisors Network is an SEC-registered multi-team adviser providing portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and frequently utilizes third-party sub-advisers while overseeing portfolio management and rebalancing.

Byron Moore is a financial advisor with Realta Investment Advisors, Inc in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes positions at Capital One Investing, LLC from 2015 to 2018. He is also the CEO of Sovereign Wealth Management, a fee-based investment advisory and financial planning firm. Realta Investment Advisors offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning for individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes individualized advice through advisor interviews and employs diversified strategies including mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.

Stephen Sikes is a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at SPC Financial, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., and ATEL Securities Corporation. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and entity clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth planning and investment management with a focus on both traditional and alternative investment strategies, employing discretionary management, qualitative analysis, and third-party sub-advisers.

Anthony Spano is a Certified Financial Planner® with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Choreo, LLC since 2022 and previously worked at McGladrey Wealth Management LLC for 19 years. 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’s investment process focuses on strategic asset allocation and diversified model portfolios managed by a centralized team and overseen by an Investment Committee.

Philip Mantua Jr. is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at AlphaCore Capital LLC since 2025 and previously spent eight years at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. He is also a producing agent for AlphaCore Insurance Services, an insurance agency affiliated with his firm. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm that serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing alternative investing alongside traditional equity and fixed-income strategies.