James Messner III is a CFA® charterholder with over one year of industry experience. He currently works at Kennedy Investment Group, where he has been since 2024. Prior to this, he spent 11 years at Glenmede Investment Management, LP. Kennedy Investment Group provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high net worth clients, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $545 million on a discretionary basis and employs a fundamentally driven, generally long-term investment approach using diversified portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, options, and alternative investments.

Zachary Merring is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with two years of industry experience. He is currently with RTD Financial Advisors Inc in Philadelphia, PA, where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Lincoln Financial Advisors, OmniGrowth Wealth Professionals, and William Paterson University. RTD Financial Advisors is a multi-team, SEC-registered firm serving individuals, families, and institutional clients such as pension plans and non-profits. The firm focuses on life-centered financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing individualized investment programs, tax-aware management, and comprehensive retirement-plan support.

Christopher Vassallo is a CFP® professional with 13 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with RTD Financial Advisors Inc since 2010. RTD Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, and a variety of institutional clients including pension and ERISA-covered retirement plans, pooled employer plans, trusts, non-profits, and corporations. The firm focuses on life-centered financial planning, personalized investment management, and fiduciary consulting, utilizing an asset-allocation driven approach with ongoing monitoring and tax-aware management.

Jeffrey Walker is a financial advisor at Thrive Capital Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Thrive Capital Management, Thrive Insurance Group, and Thrive Financial Services since 2019. Prior to that, he was employed at Bryn Mawr Trust and Citizens Securities, Inc. Thrive Capital Management advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, seminars, and access to private placement opportunities. The firm employs diversified model portfolios and fundamental analysis, working with third-party sub-advisors and unaffiliated managers to tailor investment strategies.

Richard Malesich is a financial advisor with PTS Brokerage, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has managed his own practice, R.C. Malesich & Associates, LLC, since 1998 and has been affiliated with PTS Brokerage and RCM Capital Management for over 19 years. Outside of investment advisory, he is involved in managing his practice and also conducts life, health, and disability insurance sales. PTS Brokerage, LLC provides investment supervisory and money management services to individuals, estates, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs an active, tactical investment approach using both fundamental and technical analysis, managing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios while offering a range of strategies including options and trailing stop losses.

Jordan Goldstein is a financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience, currently associated with 1st Financial Investment, Inc. He holds credentials as a CPA and IT Auditor Manager and serves as a board member of 1st Financial Investments, Inc. Goldstein's prior work includes roles at Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Delaware River Port Authority, and Clarivate, Inc., among others. He also operates JGold Consulting, LLC. 1st Financial Investment, Inc. provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic core-and-satellite asset-allocation approach combining passive index funds and ETFs with active managers, offering advice on a non-discretionary basis while monitoring outside money managers.

Patrick Mc Crindle is a financial advisor with Laurel Oak Wealth Management, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Ameriprise, Private Advisor Group, LPL Financial, SGI Wealth Management, as well as teaching appointments at Rutgers School of Business and Camden County College. Laurel Oak Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement/ERISA plan advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, and institutions. The firm combines active and passive strategies with tactical asset allocation and alternative investments within a scaled, predominantly discretionary service model.

Guilian Dileonardo is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with nine years of industry experience. He is currently part of Liberty One Wealth Advisors in Philadelphia, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to this, he held positions at Bank of America and Merrill from 2017 to 2021. Dileonardo is also the Managing Director of Liberty One Private Risk, an insurance agency. Liberty One Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement accounts and some charitable and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach focuses on goals-driven asset allocation using exchange-traded funds, periodic rebalancing, and ongoing portfolio oversight tailored to client risk tolerance and cash flow needs.

Stephen Topley is a financial advisor at Lansing Street Advisors with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He is also the owner of ST Accounting LLC, where he provides bookkeeping and accounting services as an independent contractor. Prior to joining Lansing Street Advisors, he worked at Centri Business Consulting, AmerisourceBergen, and Ernst & Young. Lansing Street Advisors is a team of six advisors that offers discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management, portfolio management, and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm primarily uses exchange-traded funds in portfolio construction and employs a long-term investment approach based on fundamental analysis, integrating financial planning and occasionally recommending third-party managers and pooled investment vehicles.

Christopher Bak is a financial advisor at Thrive Capital Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked in various roles within the Thrive group of companies since 2020, as well as prior experience with Liberty Partners Financial Services, Efficient Advisors, and Boenning & Scattergood. Outside the financial sector, he was affiliated with Nicks Roast Beef from 2014 to 2018. Thrive Capital Management advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, businesses, and charitable organizations by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, seminars, and access to private placement opportunities. The firm utilizes diversified model portfolios, fundamental analysis, and third-party sub-advisors to tailor client strategies and conducts formal quarterly reviews and rebalancing.

Branden Hess is a financial advisor at Wealth Management Associates, Inc. in Cherry Hill, NJ, with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Securities America Inc and ARI Fleet. Wealth Management Associates, Inc. serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, estates, and institutions by providing financial planning, asset management, retirement plan consulting, and educational seminars. The firm employs fundamental analysis and strategic asset allocation with a long-term focus, utilizing model portfolios, third-party sub-advisors, and in-house management.

Fan Feng is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience and currently serves at Liberty One Wealth Advisors in Philadelphia. Before joining Liberty One Wealth Advisors in 2021, Feng held roles at Bank of America, Merrill, Citizens Securities, Citizens Bank, Chubb Insurance, and Gilbane Building Company. Feng is also a board member of the Drexel University Alumni Board of Governance. Liberty One Wealth Advisors provides comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement accounts, and some charitable and institutional clients. The firm employs a goals-driven asset allocation approach using exchange-traded funds, periodic rebalancing, and ongoing portfolio oversight tailored to client risk tolerance and cash-flow needs.

Michael Young Jr. is a financial advisor at Almanack Investment Partners with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Redwood Wealth Management Group, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, New York Life Insurance, and LPL Financial, among others. Almanack Investment Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model asset allocation portfolios focused on diversified, risk-conscious strategies and manages adviser-led pooled vehicles and private funds.

Peter Toscani is a CFP® and CFA® with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Mitchell Sinkler & Starr since 2019 and previously at Chartwell Investment Partners from 2016 to 2019. He is based in Philadelphia, PA. Mitchell Sinkler & Starr serves high-net-worth individuals, families, estates, trusts, endowments, and foundations, employing a long-term, goal-based investment approach that combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up fundamental research. The firm manages approximately $1.79 billion and focuses primarily on non-discretionary advisory relationships.

Timothy Miller is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with nine years of experience in the financial industry. He has worked at Quaker Wealth Management since 2020 and previously held roles at Bank of America and Merrill. He is also the founder of 24Eight Media, a company assisting athletic trainers and athletes with personal brand development. Quaker Wealth Management serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, providing discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and a Family CFO service for households with at least $5 million in investable assets. The firm employs a collaborative, disciplined investment approach focused on asset allocation, frequently using ETFs and mutual funds, and integrates tax and estate professionals into its advisory process.

Christopher Heiser is a financial advisor with Laurel Oak Wealth Management, LLC, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and a Series 63 license. He has 33 years of industry experience, including 20 years with Ameriprise and currently works at Laurel Oak and PKS Investments. He assists a family member with managing a rental real estate firm in Knoxville, TN. Laurel Oak Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement/ERISA plan advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, and institutions. The firm manages approximately $1.399 billion in assets and combines active and passive strategies, tactical asset allocation, and alternative investments within a wrap fee program and independent manager platforms.

Lillia Smith is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. She is currently with RTD Financial Advisors Inc and previously worked at Corient and Radnor Financial Advisors, among other firms. RTD Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, and institutional clients including pension and ERISA-covered retirement plans. The firm focuses on life-centered financial planning, personalized investment management, and fiduciary consulting, utilizing an asset-allocation driven approach with ongoing monitoring and tax-aware management.

James Whalen is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He currently works at Cypress Financial Planning, joining the firm in 2025 after seven years with Dravo Bay, LLC dba Blue Rock Dravo Bay and one year at Blue Rock Financial Group. Cypress Financial Planning is a fee-only, SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, families, businesses, and institutional plan sponsors. The seven-advisor team manages approximately $490 million in assets, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting through a tailored, holistic process that includes advanced trading strategies and a fiduciary fee-only model.

Jason Snipe is a financial advisor at Odyssey Capital Advisors Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Kestra Financial Services, Inc. and Saxony Securities, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Co-Vice Chairman of La Salle Academy, a college-preparatory high school in New York City, and contributes to CNBC as an independent contractor discussing investment analysis. Odyssey Capital Advisors provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, and employee benefit plans. The firm uses fundamental analysis and a variety of investment strategies, tailoring programs to client goals and risk tolerances while offering ongoing portfolio monitoring and coordination with third-party managers.

Tricia Prehle is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, currently affiliated with Equita Financial Network, Inc. She has one year of experience in financial advisory roles, including prior positions at Kaleidoscope Financial Planning, LLC, Stevens Capital Partners, and Guiding Wealth Management, LLC. Before entering the advisory field, she worked at Computershare for over two decades. Equita Financial Network, Inc. is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and ongoing consulting. The firm emphasizes market efficiency and strategic asset allocation, operating through a network model that supports independent advisers while providing paraplanning and a community membership program.