Melanie Hagan is a financial advisor at Berman McAleer with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the advisory board of the Cool Kids Campaign and is a member of the Board of Trustees at Maryvale Preparatory School. Berman McAleer provides holistic financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and retirement plans, managing approximately $1.82 billion on a discretionary basis. The firm’s investment process integrates fundamental and quantitative analysis and structures client portfolios into long-term equity, short-term fixed income, and intermediate alternatives segments.

Candace Clipper is a financial advisor at The Kelly Group with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Weinberg Financial Advisory for ten years. The Kelly Group serves individuals, families, trusts and estates, nonprofits, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, managing approximately $1.13 billion in assets for over 1,000 clients. The firm employs a team-based model focusing on diversified, actively managed portfolios combined with ongoing monitoring, behavioral coaching, and comprehensive financial planning services.

Matthew Kunkel is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Indivisible Partners since 2026, following 18 years at RBC Capital Markets, two years at Citigroup Global Markets, and five years at Legg Mason Wood Walker. Indivisible Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, and businesses with portfolio management, financial planning, and third-party investment manager selection. The firm uses a strategic asset allocation framework with active, passive, or blended investment approaches tailored to client risk profiles, including access to private and semi-liquid alternative investments and third-party credit and platform solutions.

Brett Holmes is a financial advisor at Berman McAleer with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and CFA® designations as well as the Series 66 license. Prior to joining Berman McAleer in 2025, he spent nine years at Kestra Advisory and thirteen years at Kestra Investment Services, LLC. Holmes serves as president of the Loyola Blakefield Alumni Association, where he leads meetings and helps coordinate fundraising efforts for scholarships and school campaigns. Berman McAleer provides holistic financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach includes a discovery-based planning process and an Investment Committee that structures portfolios across long-term equity, short-term fixed income, and intermediate alternative segments.

Nancy Boo is a financial advisor at Chapin Davis with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining Chapin Davis in 2019, she worked at Ann Taylor Loft for six years. Boo is also involved with Chapin Davis Insurance, Inc., where she serves as an insurance agent. Chapin Davis provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement accounts. The firm manages approximately $539 million in assets and employs a multi-advisor team using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across various portfolio management strategies.

Joseph Plume Jr. is a financial advisor at Oliver Wealth Management with eight years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at The L. Warner Companies, Inc., Merrill, and the University of Baltimore. Oliver Wealth Management is an SEC-registered advisory firm that manages approximately $297.6 million on a discretionary basis for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, trusts, and estates. The firm offers customized, primarily long-term portfolios using a variety of investment vehicles and actively manages held-away retirement and HSA accounts without taking custody.

John Oliver is a financial advisor with Chapin, Davis in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Chapin, Davis since 2001. Chapin Davis provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement accounts, managing approximately $539 million in assets across several hundred client relationships. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, utilizing various portfolio management strategies and serving clients through a multi-advisor team.

Michael Pirolli is a financial advisor at The Kelly Group in Bel Air, MD, holding a Series 66 designation with six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Chesapeake Financial Advisors, WMS Partners, and Merrill Lynch. Earlier in his career, he worked with the Baltimore Orioles and in various other non-financial roles. The Kelly Group serves individuals, families, trusts, nonprofits, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, managing over $1 billion in assets through a team-based approach. The firm employs diversified model allocations with a preference for active managers and offers a range of financial planning and investment management services.

Jeffrey Reynolds is a CFP® and Series 66-registered advisor with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with Financial Council, LLC, where he has worked since 2023, following prior roles with Commonwealth Financial Network and Financial Council, Inc. Financial Council, LLC provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations, using model asset allocation strategies primarily based on mutual funds. The firm emphasizes a model-based approach with quarterly market commentary and regular portfolio reviews.

Alexander Roesner is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience. He currently works at Black Diamond Financial, LLC, where he has been since 2022. Prior to that, he was with Merrill and Bank of America N.A. from 2019 to 2022. Black Diamond Financial, LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation, low-cost index-based core exposures, and tax-aware portfolio construction, while also managing private pooled investment vehicles for accredited investors.

Craig Fischer is a financial advisor at Wealthcare Capital Partners, LLC with 43 years of industry experience. He has held positions at multiple related firms, including a long tenure at Atlantic Financial Services, Inc. and Atlantic Securities Associates, Inc. Fischer also holds a Series 63 designation and maintains an insurance license. Wealthcare Capital Partners provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $407 million in client assets and employs a goals-based, evidence-based investment process that integrates behavioral economics and quantitative metrics to align strategies with client preferences.

Elisabeth Hayes is a financial advisor at Chapin Davis with 37 years of industry experience. She has been with Chapin Davis since 1991. Outside of her advisory role, she is an owner and treasurer of a family farm, Uphill Farm LLC, and serves as a personal representative for two estates. Chapin Davis provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement accounts. The firm manages approximately $539 million in assets and employs a range of investment strategies through a multi-advisor team.

Marc Hertzberg is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensed advisor with 27 years of experience, currently serving at WBH Advisory, Inc. He has worked with Wagner Bowman Management Corp since 1999. Hertzberg is also a licensed attorney and certified public accountant, roles he maintains outside of his investment advisory duties. WBH Advisory is a multi-advisor wealth management firm managing approximately $1.74 billion for individual, trust, retirement-plan, nonprofit, and corporate clients. The firm employs fundamental equity analysis to construct individualized portfolios combining stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs, emphasizing longer-term strategies with periodic rebalancing.

Katie Brown is a financial advisor at Armstrong Dixon with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Armstrong Dixon since 2015, also maintaining an affiliation with LPL Financial since 2013. Outside of her advisory role, she is a notary and works as a property manager on a part-time basis. Armstrong Dixon provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and estate-related consulting for individuals, high net worth families, charitable foundations, small business owners, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a strategic, diversified global asset-allocation approach that combines active and passive management and incorporates specialized exposures such as merger arbitrage and private equity.

Jordan Fisher is a CFA® with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Black Diamond Financial, LLC, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to that, he spent two years at Axia Wealth Management Inc, two years at TheSpreadSite.com, and eleven years at DRW Securities, LLC. Black Diamond Financial, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to individuals, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other entities. The firm manages approximately $1.37 billion in client assets and employs a multi-advisor team approach focused on strategic asset allocation, low-cost index-based core exposures, tax-aware portfolio construction, and selective use of institutional-quality private investments.

Robert Dimarino Jr. is a financial advisor with Red Oak Financial Group in Towson, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has been associated with LPL Financial and Red Oak Financial Group since 2015. Red Oak Financial Group provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a model-based, long-term approach combining fundamental and technical analysis to build diversified portfolios, with additional focus on retirement plan advisory services.

Andrew Rutherford is a financial advisor at United Capital Financial Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Raymond James & Associates and Morgan Stanley. United Capital Financial Advisors provides national financial planning and discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm supports customized investment strategies and offers a range of ancillary services through its broad affiliate network and technology platform, FinLife Partners.

Jeffery Akers is a CFP® and Series 66 licensed advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Arkadios Wealth Advisors since 2022 and spent 16 years at Kalos Capital, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a director of the Akers Financial Educational Foundation, hosts a weekly radio show called Winning in Retirement, and holds a leadership position as an elder at Crossroads Community Church. Arkadios Wealth Advisors provides investment and wealth management services to individuals, trusts, businesses, and retirement plans through a combination of advisor-managed accounts, third-party money managers, and financial planning, supported by an internal portfolio team that delivers investment models and trade execution across various asset classes.

Michael Mcandrew is a CFA® charterholder with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at 1919 Investment Counsel, LLC in Baltimore, MD. He has been with the firm since 2014 across various roles. 1919 Investment Counsel provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and wealth-planning services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, pension plans, and public entities. The firm emphasizes customized portfolios focused on liquid mid- and large-cap equities and investment-grade fixed income, supported by proprietary and third-party research and a range of complementary strategies.

Charles Wetzel is a CFP® with 36 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Arkadios Wealth Advisors and has previously worked at Kestra Advisory Services, Kestra Investment Services, Midatlantic Retirement Planning Specialists, and Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc. Wetzel also maintains Wetzel & Associates, LLC, through which he provides consulting, insurance, and tax/accounting services. Arkadios Wealth Advisors is a multi-team SEC-registered firm serving individuals, trusts, businesses, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized investment plans implemented through various managed account platforms and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment analysis methods.