Russell Weiss is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently advising at Creative Planning since 2025. He previously worked for The Marshall Financial Group, Inc. from 2004 to 2025. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of SniffSpot, a service that allows users to bring their pets to his property as a dog park. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach incorporating low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in assets.

Timothy Mack is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, and has five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America and Wells Fargo, covering both clearing and banking services. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches along with AI-enabled research tools.

Matthew Tuley is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at LPL Financial and Fox Hollow Golf Club. In addition to his advisory role, he provides financial planning and consulting services through Capital Planning Wealth Management, an independent registered investment advisory firm. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and managed account solutions. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model, utilizing technology platforms and third-party managers to implement various investment strategies.

Peter Stratton is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2012. Outside of his advisory work, he is a drummer and percussionist in the Hypnotic Eye band. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes its planning services from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Pouran Esrafily is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with four years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at Ethan Allen. In addition to her advisory role, she is also an insurance agent specializing in Medicare supplements, nursing home care coverage, life insurance, and fixed annuities. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, focusing on customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis. The firm emphasizes individual client service and integrates investment advisory with affiliated broker-dealer and insurance entities.

R. Nicholas Volpe is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently with PNC Wealth Management. He has held previous roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank NA, and Ameriprise. Outside of his advisory work, he has experience as a dance teacher and serves as a co-trustee of an irrevocable trust. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithmic risk assessment and invests primarily in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Kevin Neiley is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. He has eight years of industry experience, including roles at Foundations Financial Partners and Securain Financial Services Inc. Outside of advisory work, he has been involved in fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custodial services.

Michael Edwards is a financial advisor with Carson Wealth holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera, LPL Financial, and Merrill. He also holds a role as an insurance agent focusing on life, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance. Carson Wealth is an SEC-registered enterprise platform managing approximately $50.6 billion across more than 650 advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing an Investment Committee to develop and monitor model portfolios and providing tailored investment solutions and ongoing portfolio oversight.

Dylan Mills is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has prior work experience at Prudential and Foundations Financial Partners. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in fixed insurance sales. 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 over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and retirement consulting, with portfolio implementation available through internal models or external subadvisers.

Christopher Held is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at both Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2014. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a combination of advisor-led discretionary management and model-based strategies through proprietary programs and third-party platforms, with services tailored to client needs including financial planning, consulting, and access to insurance and alternative investment products.

Michael Calafati is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) in Harleysville, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked with Eagle Strategies since 2008 and operates Calafati Financial Group, which sells New York Life products and brokers non-registered insurance products. He is also a passive investor in BLOCS Scholarship LLC. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base, including individuals and institutional investors, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a network of affiliated representatives. The firm emphasizes tailored advice and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis, working within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Scott Shaw is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Doylestown, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with J.W. Cole Advisors since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Shaw serves as chairperson of the Financial Advisory Council at Calvary Chapel Central Bucks Church, where he provides guidance on charitable giving strategies. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services, utilizing various investment approaches including discretionary and non-discretionary management, model portfolios, and digital advice platforms.

Joseph Sivel is a financial advisor at Mariner with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously managed Sivel Capital Management for 21 years before joining Mariner in 2021. Mariner serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm employs customized discretionary portfolios supported by an internal investment committee and integrates tax and accounting services uncommon among large advisory firms.

Michael Rothrock is a Certified Financial Planner® with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC since 2014 and also works with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Rothrock operates a life insurance brokerage under the name Rock Capital Group, offering insurance sales and financial planning services. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisers, providing advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines advisory and broker-dealer services with substantial assets under management and maintains various third-party asset manager relationships.

Shirley Antonini is a financial advisor with Key Investment Services LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. She has 17 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Wells Fargo and KeyBank. Outside of her advisory work, she has a long-standing association with the Schuylkill Racquet Club. Key Investment Services LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser and wrap-fee program sponsor serving individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and institutional clients through a network of financial professionals. The firm offers multiple wrap programs and leverages a multi-provider model combining internal and third-party portfolio management, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Brett Hyman is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has previous work experience at Merrill Lynch and several hospitality companies. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of a music content business that distributes streaming content on platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory programs and consulting services with a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management. The firm also maintains custody of client assets and operates both advisory and broker-dealer businesses.

James Cuorato III is a financial advisor with Carson Wealth holding a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Stonecrop Wealth Advisors, LaSalle St Investment Advisors, and as a Retirement Planning Specialist. He is based in Doylestown, PA. Carson Wealth is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $50.6 billion through more than 650 advisors across a network of partner offices. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing an Investment Committee to construct and monitor model portfolios and providing access to customized investment solutions and third-party sub-advisors.

Sarah Rodriguez is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wachovia Bank, N.A. She is also a licensed agent for Bankers Life and Casualty Company, selling Medicare Supplement, annuities, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored investment strategies and offers both wrap and non-wrap programs using Pershing as custodian and Bankers Life Securities, Inc. as the introducing broker-dealer.

Garrett Dollard is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morningstar Investment Management LLC and Sports Made Personal. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches youth lacrosse programs for both boys and girls. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Matthew Shaw is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. since 2014. He is also involved with Veritas Strategies, where he has worked since 2010. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm provides portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party managers, and multiple managed account solutions, implementing investment decisions through various approaches including discretionary and non-discretionary management.