Susan Reid is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Lansdale, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. She has been with PNC Investments LLC since 2014. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an invitation-only online discretionary model account that uses algorithmic risk assessment and implements investments with mutual funds and ETFs.

Melanie Brassell is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 21 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked previously at GWFS Equities, Inc. and Prudential Investment Management Services. Outside of her advisory role, she has served as a substitute teacher in Pennsylvania. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients, using an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Kenneth Liddy is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2017, following a year at Wells Fargo Clearing. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, pooled investment vehicles, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad set of programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, using strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection and periodic portfolio reviews.

Francis Giamboy Jr. is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Citizens Securities since 2017. Prior to that, he spent five years with Waddell & Reed Inc. and various insurance carriers through W&R Insurance Agencies. Outside of his advisory role, he hosts a weekly radio talk show, WDEL Saturday HOTSPOT. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, providing investment advisory, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm offers digital and managed account advisory programs and operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Joseph Romano Jr. is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience, currently serving at Commonwealth Financial Network since 2003. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. His other business activities include conducting fixed insurance investment-related services at his branch office. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and back-office services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment solutions, while enabling advisors to manage client portfolios using a broad array of securities and insurance products.

Laura Wassell is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds a Series 66 designation and has 25 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra in 2021, she spent ten years with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. In addition to her advisory role, she works as an accounting clerk and office manager at Automation Distribution Inc. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts, serving clients ranging from large institutional investors to sovereign wealth funds.

Nicholas Pileggi is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. He previously worked at Marshall Financial Group and The Fairman Group, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he is a part owner of Pileggi Property Group, LLC, which involves managing tenant correspondence for rental properties. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure.

Shawn Burger is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and KeyBank prior to joining Truist. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program that uses a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary solutions supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Donald Connors is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 25 years of industry experience and has worked with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2011. Connors owns LifePoint Financial LLC, an entity set up to receive residual commissions on life and disability insurance. 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 and third-party platforms, along with access to insurance and alternative investment products.

Carline Gondre is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Yardley, PA. She holds the Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, Quaint Oak Bank, Republic Bank, and TD Bank. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only, algorithm-driven digital offering that invests in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing and limited direct client interaction.

Brian Donofry Jr. is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds a Series 66 designation and has nine years of industry experience. He has been associated with Kestra Advisory since 2017 and also works with Renaissance Benefit Advisors as an executive benefits design and consulting specialist, focusing on nonqualified deferred compensation, SERPs, bonus plans, and life insurance. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services such as plan design, fiduciary consulting, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts, serving approximately $79.8 billion in assets under management.

Caitlin Strunk is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving with Private Advisor Group, LLC since 2018. Her career includes roles at LPL Financial and National Planning Corporation. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved with Comprehensive Financial Holdings, LLC. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that incorporates a range of investment strategies and technology platforms, often utilizing third-party managers and wrap advisory programs.

Andrew Hoff is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth since 2003 and also operates the Andrew Hoff Agency, which he founded in 1989. Outside of advising, he is involved in tax preparation and serves as a trustee for his agency’s retirement and cash balance plans. Commonwealth Financial Network is a national registered investment adviser supporting approximately 2,950 advisors with a range of advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction.

Scott Wetherbee is a financial advisor with Carson Wealth and holds a Series 63 designation, bringing 27 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Independent Financial Group and Dejesus & Wetherbee LLC. Outside of advising, he serves as treasurer for Facing Addiction Ministries, a nonprofit organization, and owns an RV rental business, SSW Coach LLC. CWM, LLC operates an enterprise investment advisory platform managing approximately $50.6 billion across more than 650 advisors. The firm serves corporate, institutional, and high-net-worth clients, employing an Investment Committee to manage model portfolios and offering tailored solutions such as custom indexing and alternative investments.

John Marotta is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with five years of industry experience. Before joining Empower Advisory Group in 2026, he worked at Summit Investment Advisory Group LLC and Summit Financial Group, Inc. for five years and was employed at Amazon for one year. Marotta is also registered as an insurance agent, selling insurance products part-time. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, using an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates while serving a large client base with a relatively high client-to-advisor ratio.

Robert Fink III is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Lansdale, PA, holding CFP® and Series 63 credentials and possessing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with several firms, including LPL Financial, Comprehensive Advisors, LLC, and MSI Financial Services, Inc. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs and managed account solutions. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that incorporates a range of investment strategies and technology platforms.

Megan Wursta is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Private Advisor Group, LLC. She has previously worked with LPL Financial, LLC and founded the Wursta Corporation. Outside of advising, she owned and operated Willy Joe's Restaurant for eight years. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model utilizing proprietary and third-party investment solutions to tailor strategies according to client goals and risk tolerances.

Ronald Talley is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Santander Securities, LLC, and Santander Bank, NA. Talley has been with Truist since 2014, including his current role at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and an integrated inter-affiliate platform.

Michael Kutsaya is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. He previously spent 21 years with Brinker Capital Securities before joining Steward Partners in 2023. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account services through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Jason Allen is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group, he worked for De Lage Landen for ten years. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services are integrated with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasize long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.