Mark Leiden is a financial advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Thrivent and its affiliates since 2016, following a 17-year tenure at Graham Packaging. Thrivent Investment Management offers Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients, providing goal-based financial analyses and written recommendations across a range of planning topics. The firm separates its planning and managed-account services while allowing clients to combine them under a consolidated billing option called “WealthPlan.”

Joanne Laessig is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience, currently with LPL Financial. Her prior experience includes roles at MassMutual Life Insurance Co, HighTower Securities LLC, UBS Financial Services Inc., Merrill Lynch, and Morgan Stanley, among others. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser providing advisory and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management solutions, utilizing both model portfolios and customized strategies, and supports its advisors with advanced operational and research tools.

Cody Eppley is a financial advisor with Edward Jones, holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He joined Edward Jones in 2021 after working at Northwestern Mutual and has also spent time with several independent baseball teams, including the Lancaster Barnstormers and Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with a variety of investment strategies and operates a nationwide network of over 23,000 financial advisors.

Thomas Schreck is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank since 2015, Morgan Stanley since 2010, and Janney Montgomery Scott from 2006 to 2010. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and uses structured planning tools and proprietary investment committee estimates in its financial planning process.

Matthew Arnold is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Bank of America and Merrill. Arnold has been with J.P. Morgan Securities since 2020. J.P. Morgan Securities LLC provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting through a select group of Wealth Advisors. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with brokerage, distribution, and investment management capabilities.

Bert Cramer is the sole advisor at Bert Riddell Cramer, Investment Adviser, with 32 years of industry experience. He also maintains a part-time law practice focused on estate, elder law, and tax preparation and serves as an individual co-trustee of a testamentary charitable remainder annuity trust. The firm serves individual clients by providing portfolio and investment management services, operating as an independent, single-advisor practice managing approximately $11.5 million across 16 client relationships. It emphasizes confidentiality, regulatory compliance, and employs specific cybersecurity measures to protect client information.