Frederick Ridgway Jr. is a financial advisor with Stifel, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Inc since 2009. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional investors, charitable organizations, and municipalities, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach relies on a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, which uses forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling for asset allocation and planning analyses.

Terrence Taylor is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 26 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lincoln Financial Securities, Eagle Strategies (NY Life), and New York Life Insurance Company, as well as operating Taylor Financial Associates since 2009. In addition to his advisory work, he is an independent insurance agent. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services through a network of independent professionals, utilizing a variety of portfolio management strategies and platform arrangements tailored to client objectives.

Tj Atkinson is a financial advisor at Merrill with 42 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has been with Merrill since 1988, also working at Bank of America since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates an equestrian business and agricultural real estate ventures in Maryland. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services primarily to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies supported by internal and third-party managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Nicholas Cascarino is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with seven years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2019, he worked in various roles including at Longhorn Steakhouse and Candoris, and had teaching engagements at Shippensburg University. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million clients, including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment strategies, supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Naj Altaf is a financial advisor with OSAIC, holding a Series 66 designation and 29 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Woodbury Financial Services, Capital One Sharebuilder, and Chevy Chase Financial Services. He is a partner at Capital Harvest Wealth Partners, an investment advisory LLC. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, pension, corporate, and charitable clients through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services with a broad array of investment options and utilizes various asset-allocation and portfolio management tools.

David Goldberg is a financial advisor at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Cambridge-related firms since 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as interim CEO and board member at Individualized Medicine, Inc. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services through independent Financial Professionals, utilizing proprietary and third-party strategies across multiple platform arrangements.

Carl Vail III is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Frederick, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2009. Vail also has involvement with investment-related 529 plans in Maryland. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning supported by structured discovery processes and firm-approved tools. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers services through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group.

Andrew Pantoja is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Frederick, MD, holding a Series 66 designation with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 2024, he worked at Bank of America and Merrill from 2021 to 2024. His background also includes roles outside finance, such as working at Jinya Ramen Bar and IPIC Theaters LLC. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services to individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets through structured planning processes and various investment strategies.

Nathan Harris is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Raymond James Financial, based in Frederick, MD, and has 18 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill before joining Raymond James in 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CEO of Covenant Capital LLC, a support company. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. provides financial planning, investment consulting, and advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers tailored non-discretionary planning and consulting services, utilizing risk profiling and modeling tools, and supports municipal and public-finance work through its affiliation with a municipal advisor.

David Hedrick is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Eldersburg, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at PFS Investments Inc. since 2017 and prior experience at Smith Bus Service. Outside of advising, he is involved in the sale of non-investment related products such as home security and automation services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors manages a wrap-fee asset management program primarily serving individual investors, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and charitable clients. The firm uses model-driven strategies developed by unaffiliated asset managers and supports accounts with BNY Mellon Advisors and Pershing, focusing on advisory services delivered at scale through its network of financial advisors.

David Morders is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Frederick, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and over 25 years of industry experience. He has been with LPL Financial since 2009. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations nationwide. The firm provides a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and brokerage services supported by proprietary and third-party research, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management solutions.

Sean Murphy is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at RBC Capital Markets since 2009, previously spending seven years at City National Bank. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs with customized portfolio management and financial planning, utilizing both in-house and third-party investment managers.

Gabriella Damiano is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Edward Jones in Frederick, MD, with 10 years of industry experience. She has been with Edward Jones since 2015. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a range of investment strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Randolf Scritchfield is a CFP® professional with 42 years of industry experience, currently serving at OSAIC since 2024. He previously worked at Securities America Advisors and Securities America Inc from 2015 to 2024 and has been involved with Montgomery Financial Group since 1990, where he also holds the position of president. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as chair emeritus and board member of the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce and sits on the board of the Mid Atlantic Federal Credit Union. OSAIC Wealth, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and charitable investors through a large network of affiliated advisers and advisory platforms. The firm offers integrated brokerage and advisory services, employing asset-allocation tools and multiple third-party solutions to construct customized portfolios across various asset classes.

Benjamin Matthews is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Frederick, MD. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been working in financial services since 2020, with prior experience at AECOM and CSX Transportation. Primerica Advisors sponsors and manages a wrap-fee asset management program serving individual, corporate, and charitable clients. The firm operates at scale with thousands of advisors and offices, offering model-driven investment strategies supported by third-party asset managers and custodians.

Hunter Romanoff is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with six years of industry experience. He has been with Edward Jones since 2019, following prior roles at Kenneally & Company and Towson University. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients with a wide range of investment strategies and advisory programs, operating under a fiduciary standard.

James Arey III is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Eldersburg, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has worked with Primerica Advisors and Primerica Financial Services since 2005 and concurrently with Northrop Grumman Corporation since 2004. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Game On, Inc. and serves as a field manager for the Kickball League of Baltimore. Primerica Advisors offers discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, providing model-based strategies and limited discretionary separately managed accounts to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a tiered wrap-fee structure and curates third-party asset managers, using BNY Mellon Advisors for model implementation and Pershing and Primerica Brokerage Services for custody and trade execution.

Mariah Lightfoot is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with eight years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at LPL Financial since 2019. Prior to that, she was with Mass Mutual Investors Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company from 2017 to 2019. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by proprietary and third-party research.

Robert Pfeifer is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Olney, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with Linsco/Private Ledger Corp., now part of LPL Financial, since 2005. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services, including discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research and model portfolios.

Carla Britton Ramsey is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Edward Jones. Her prior positions include roles at Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, T Rowe Price Investment Services, and The Vanguard Marketing Corporation. She also operated Carla Ramsey Financial Coaching LLC. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and investment solutions supported by a nationwide network of more than 23,000 financial advisors.