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 36 years of industry experience. He has held positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC before joining Oppenheimer in 2017. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. Oppenheimer serves a broad client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with a variety of investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

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 Services LLC, holding a Series 66 license and 24 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney from 2011 to 2021. Outside of her advisory role, Wassell also assists with accounting and office administration at Automation Distribution Inc. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a wide range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and advisor-managed accounts.

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 Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Guardian Life since 2011 and Park Avenue Securities since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, Connors is the owner of LifePoint Financial LLC, which manages residual commissions for life and disability insurance. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services with a blend of proprietary and third-party investment models.

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 experience in financial advisory, currently with Private Advisor Group, LLC since 2018. She previously worked at LPL Financial and NATIONAL PLANNING CORPORATION, and is also involved with Comprehensive Financial Professionals, Inc. outside of her primary advisory roles. Private Advisor Group, LLC is an SEC-registered firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plan clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party asset management 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 CWM, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and 27 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Carson Wealth, Independent Financial Group, and Dejesus & Wetherbee LLC. Outside of advisory work, he serves as treasurer for the nonprofit Facing Addiction Ministries and is involved in several business ventures, including a bookkeeping and accounting firm and an RV rental company. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm manages portfolios on a discretionary basis using model portfolios overseen by an in-house Investment Committee and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory, and retirement-plan services.

John Marotta is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Summit Investment Advisory Group LLC and Summit Financial Group, Inc. He also held a position at Amazon prior to his advisory career. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain IRA and retail brokerage account holders. The firm’s services integrate with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasize long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Robert Fink III is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 32 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Private Advisor Group, LLC and has worked with several firms including LPL Financial, Comprehensive Advisors, LLC, and Comprehensive Financial Professionals, Inc. He operates primarily out of Lansdale, PA. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory programs. The firm leverages various third-party asset managers, turnkey asset management platforms, and its own WealthSuite separately managed account program.

Megan Wursta is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC. Her prior work includes roles at LPL Financial, Wursta Corporation, and Willy Joe's Restaurant. Private Advisor Group, LLC manages over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and supports multiple custodians and third-party asset management programs.

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 at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 registrations. Prior to joining Steward Partners in 2023, he spent 21 years at Brinker Capital Securities. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account programs.

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.

Joseph Fenstermacher is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Centaurus since 2021, with prior roles at Woodbury Financial Services and Questar Capital Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in health insurance sales and management through ownership and partnership roles in Health Insurance Worx, LLC and TW Cooper Benefits, LLC. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, businesses, and institutions. The firm offers a range of services such as financial planning, portfolio management via the CLASSIC Plus platform, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized management of annuity and variable life sub-accounts.