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 is currently with Congress Wealth Management LLC and was previously at Pinnacle Advisory Group for 20 years. He is based in Columbia, MD. CW Advisors, LLC is a multi-team firm offering investment management, comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plans, and corporations. The firm uses a Core-and-Satellite investment approach combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and is part of the larger Osaic corporate group with affiliated trust and alternative-investment platform services.

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.

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.

Ashley Helm is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Merit Financial Advisors. Her prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Obsidian Personal Planning Solutions, LLC. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion and serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and institutions. The firm utilizes a long-term, diversified investment approach through customizable model portfolios and offers specialized services such as fiduciary and ESOP trustee work alongside financial wellness programs.

Connor Flach is a financial advisor with Verus Capital Partners, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial, LLC and Securities America Inc., and was previously employed at Loyola University Maryland. Verus Capital Partners is a fee-based investment management firm serving individuals, trusts, pension plans, and estates. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with strategic asset allocation and offers customized portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Chris Holcomb is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Vicus Capital, Inc. He has held roles at Heritage Financial Advisors, LLC and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Holcomb mentors entrepreneurs through SCORE and provides guidance on a customer experience certificate program at Ashland University. Vicus Capital serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across multiple strategies and providing specialized fiduciary consulting and plan-sponsor services.

Edna Kowitz is a financial advisor at Lexaurum Advisors in Owings Mills, MD, with 26 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Her prior experience includes roles at Summit Financial Group, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management, and her own firm, Kowitz Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, she engages in fixed and traditional insurance, long-term care insurance, and fixed annuity sales. Lexaurum Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, families, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm employs a multi-advisor team approach and emphasizes diversified portfolios aligned with modern portfolio theory, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary engagements.

Winter Troxel is a financial advisor with Apollon Wealth Management, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Apollon in 2024, he spent 13 years at Monumental Financial Group, Inc. dba Bridgemark Wealth Management. He is also an Independent Insurance Agent involved in selling insurance products as needed to clients. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-team adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm combines centrally managed model strategies with locally managed portfolios and invests across mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternative vehicles, offering ESG models and Direct Indexing with tax management overlays.

Ivan Nalibotsky is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience, currently with Regal Investment Advisors LLC since 2019. He also has a long tenure at Capital Solutions Group dating back to 1993. Outside of investment advising, he is a licensed health insurance agent working with Health Markets, assisting Maryland residents with individual and small group health insurance. Regal Investment Advisors LLC, operating as LionShare, provides discretionary investment management services to independent advisers and their clients, including individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers proprietary and third-party model portfolios across various asset classes and grants discretionary authority to implement and manage these strategies.

Todd Feldman is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience currently serving as a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, OSAIC, Obsidian Personal Planning Solutions, Triad Advisors, and National Planning Corporation. Feldman serves on the board of directors for the Exit Planning Exchange DC-Metro Chapter. Merit Financial Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser with over 260 advisors managing approximately $23.9 billion in client assets across 66 offices. The firm offers coordinated wealth-management services and employs a long-term, diversified investment approach utilizing centrally managed portfolios overseen by an internal investment team.

Laura Curry is a financial advisor at Integrity Advisory Solutions with one year of experience in the industry. She holds a Series 65 credential and has a background that includes eight years at Sinclair Prosser Gasior dba Gasior Law LLC, where she worked as an attorney specializing in estate planning. Outside of advising, she is involved in managing recreational gymnastics facilities, contributing to payroll and compliance functions. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations, through a network of approximately 100 independent advisors and manages around $1.1 billion in assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and model portfolio programs, utilizing a range of investment approaches and third-party platforms.

Sean Dillon is a financial advisor with CW Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and seven years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Congress Wealth Management LLC, Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc., and Merrill. CW Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm offering investment management, comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a Core-and-Satellite investment approach using active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and is integrated within the larger Osaic corporate group, providing access to additional trust, lending, and alternative investment services.

Heather Ramlal is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Laurel, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. She has worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2016 and is also president of HLR Financial Solutions Inc., an entity created for documentation of expenses. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services with a range of proprietary and third-party investment models, supporting discretionary and non-discretionary programs.

Daniel Goldman is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with a Series 66 credential and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Truist Bank and educational services firms Revolution Prep and C2 Education. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, employing a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary solutions supported by third-party platform and manager relationships.

Kevin Chandler is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Amazon, Securitas Security Services, Howard Community College, Staples, and Abercrombie & Fitch. Outside of his advisory role, he is the CEO and part-owner of A & K Chandler LLC, a consulting business that assists small companies in acquiring federal government contracts. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households. The firm employs model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price funds and uses tax-aware rebalancing and Monte Carlo simulations to deliver tailored retirement plans.

Larry Whaley is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Elkridge, MD, bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with PlanMember since 2008 and also serves as president and owner of Paladin Advisor Group. Outside of his advisory work, Whaley leads worship music at a camp for families affected by disability and has involvement with the nonprofit organization Joni and Friends. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering education, support, and a range of risk-based mutual fund portfolios managed through a defined strategic asset allocation and rebalancing process.

Haixia Cheng is a CFP® professional with the Independent Financial Group, LLC and has over six years of industry experience, including roles at YongAn GuoFu Asset Management Co, Nanhua Fund Management Co., China Securities Co., and China Asset Management Co. She began her career in 2007 and joined Independent Financial Group in 2026. Ms. Cheng previously operated under her own name from 2023 to 2026. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs both firm- and third-party models to develop tailored client strategies across a range of risk profiles, combining passive and active investment exposures with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Max Meltzer is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2015. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations, offering wealth management, financial planning, and trust-administration services. Wealthspire employs a relationship-driven, customized investment approach with diversified, institutional-style asset allocation.