Michael Golden is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with seven years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, Court Place Advisors, and Brock FIS. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. MAI Capital Management provides investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, institutional clients, and sports professionals. The firm offers a range of portfolio strategies and integrates financial planning and tax services for its clients, managing over $72 billion in assets as of mid-2026.

John Bromhead is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. He has recent experience at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services, as well as Morgan Stanley. Prior to his advisory career, he worked in roles outside finance, including at Onelife Fitness and Crunch Fitness, and has been affiliated with American University. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers solutions such as asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, participant advice, and a third-party manager selection program, implementing strategies through a combination of discretionary manager relationships and consulting services.

Gerald Scheinman is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 65, Series 63, and Series 66 credentials and having 10 years of industry experience. His prior work includes 15 years at United States Anesthesia Partners. Outside of his advisory role, he is an investor in an Italian deli in Washington, DC. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm delivers advice through multiple program types and emphasizes tailoring recommendations to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria.

Matthew Brock is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently with EP Wealth Advisors and previously worked at Divergent Planning, LLC and H. Beck, Inc. EP Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans, offering wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services. The firm uses a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to build customized model portfolios and provides additional services such as tax preparation and estate-document facilitation for qualifying clients.

Alicia Kong is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has been with VOYA since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on several educational nonprofit boards and advisory committees focused on financial literacy and business education for students, including chairing the Howard County Public School Academy of Finance advisory board. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. provides investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of investment programs combining model portfolios and manager-driven strategies, with a significant focus on non-discretionary advisory services.

Robin Gibbons is a financial advisor with Voya Financial Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 29 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Voya in 2019, Gibbons worked at Mass Mutual Investors Services, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Metlife Securities. Outside of advisory work, Gibbons is also an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. offers investment advisory, brokerage, financial planning, and retirement plan services to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm utilizes a combination of model portfolios and manager-driven strategies, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions alongside a broker-dealer distribution model.

Sucharu Arora is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 19 years of industry experience. He has been with SunTrust Advisory Services and related affiliates since 2013. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, leveraging third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support manager selection and investment oversight.

Skyler Hutcheson is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously worked at FAI Wealth Management and Carson Group. Outside of his advisory role, Hutcheson serves as a board member of the Central Maryland Chamber of Commerce. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, and institutions. The firm employs a discretionary investment approach using model portfolios, combining fundamental and technical analysis with third-party sub-advisors and customization tools.

Frances Makino is a financial advisor at Independent Financial Group, LLC with 38 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and previously worked at Commonwealth Equity Services, Inc. for 33 years. Makino also teaches a personal finance course through Howard County Parks & Recreation. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers brokerage, portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan services through a nationwide network of Investment Adviser Representatives.

Jean Espinosa Barrientos is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in Gaithersburg, MD. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Bankers Life Advisory, she worked at Merrill and Raymond James & Associates, Inc., among other firms. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored asset allocations and manage portfolios across various securities.

Mark Ulicny is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at Prime Capital Financial. His prior roles include positions at Private Client Services, Cetera Advisor Networks, United Capital Financial Advisers, and Girard Securities. He is also involved as an insurance agent with PCRM, LLC, focusing on fixed insurance products. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans with services that include asset management, financial planning, and family office offerings. The firm utilizes a range of investment strategies and provides tax planning and consolidated reporting through its affiliated accounting subsidiary and family office practice.

Benjamin Hostetler is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Lion Street Financial, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Virtus Wealth Solutions. Hostetler is also the owner of Hostetler Financial LLC, a financial advisory firm. Integrity Alliance is a large advisor network serving individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and various program options, utilizing multiple platforms and investment approaches to support a broad client base.

Michael Hoffman is a CFP® professional with over 31 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been with Truist Advisory Services since 2016 and has prior experience at Truist Securities, Inc. spanning more than two decades. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, participant advice, and manages the AMC Advantage manager-selection program through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Craig Smith is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Bethesda, MD, holding a Series 66 license and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at several Principal entities since 2011 and serves as a bank officer at Principal Bank and Trust Company. Outside of his financial advisory role, he provides wedding officiant and pre-marital counseling services. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes access to direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and third-party money manager solutions.

Robert Crandall is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 63 designation and over 42 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Securities Inc. since 2004. Outside his advisory role, he is involved in fixed insurance activities including life, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

William Sterling III is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Columbia, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. His prior work includes 13 years at PNC Investments Inc. and three years at Cypress Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Sterling III Capital, LLC, a commercial real estate management entity. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody and clearing services.

Clinelle Jean is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Commonwealth, she worked at Potomac Wealth Advisors, Kestra Advisory Services, Grove Point Investments, and H. Beck, Inc. She serves as a trustee for the First Missionary Baptist Church, where she participates in board decisions related to building maintenance, budgeting, and event management. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser that supports a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, offering a variety of advisory programs, wealth management, and retirement plan consulting services. The firm provides operations, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction across a broad range of securities and insurance products.

Charles Beal is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Truist Advisory Services since 2016, having previously worked at SunTrust Investment Services. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary manager relationships and utilizes third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its investment approach.

Claire Weil is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 31 years of industry experience. She previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and GYL Financial Synergies, LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she manages a rental property in Scotland, handling income and expense tracking and occasional interaction with the management company. Focus Partners Wealth serves individual, high-net-worth, family office, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering a range of investment and wealth management services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach and integrates fundamental and quantitative analysis with affiliated service companies and product relationships.

Lauren Rathsack is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealthspire Advisors in 2025, she worked at Janney Montgomery Scott and InFocus Financial Advisors. She is involved with the Baltimore Estate Planning Council. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, and trustees, offering wealth management, financial planning, and trust administration services. The firm employs a customized, relationship-driven approach with institutional-style asset allocation and utilizes a variety of investment vehicles and third-party platforms to manage client portfolios.