Charles Stout is a financial advisor at D.B. Root & Company, LLC in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with D.B. Root since 2015. Stout holds board positions with the Eden Hall Foundation, Camp Crestfield, Greater Pittsburgh Habitat for Humanity, and Advancing Investments in Malawi. D.B. Root & Company provides financial planning, wealth management, retirement plan services, and institutional advisory to individuals, plan sponsors, foundations, endowments, and other institutions. The firm manages client portfolios primarily on a discretionary basis, utilizing a combination of firm-managed models, third-party managers, and a platform for reviewing and rebalancing held-away accounts, serving approximately 747 client relationships.

Nicholas Redshaw is a financial advisor at Fragasso Wealth Advisors with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Hefren-Tillotson for nine years. Fragasso Financial Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, foundations, and other institutions through discretionary asset management and various advisory services. The firm employs diversified, global asset-allocation models tailored to client objectives and incorporates fundamental analysis, with an emphasis on integrating financial advice with accounting expertise.

Stacey Brady is a financial advisor at Diversified, LLC with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Integrity Wealth Consulting and Geneos Wealth Management. In addition to her advisory role, Brady is an independent insurance agent licensed in Pennsylvania, specializing in life and fixed annuities, long-term care, accident, and health insurance. Diversified, LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm offers a comprehensive planning process combined with discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, utilizing both third-party managers and proprietary platforms.

Sean Stevenson is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience. He currently works at Peak Financial Planning, where he has been since 2025. Prior to that, he held roles at Confluence Financial Partners and Deloitte. Peak Financial Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as businesses, offering discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm utilizes a Modern Portfolio Theory–based investment approach with strategic asset allocation and tactical adjustments, delivering personalized portfolios and ongoing planning through a fixed-fee subscription model.

Eric Smith is a financial advisor with Invicta Advisors LLC in Oakmont, PA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 designations and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Invicta Advisors since 2018 and also operates 1682 Wealth Management, LLC, where he provides ancillary and business operating services. Invicta Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis, offering both discretionary management programs and consultative financial planning tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Zachary Zimmer is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Trebuchet Consulting, LLC in Pittsburgh, PA. He has been with Trebuchet Consulting since 2016. Trebuchet Consulting provides financial planning and wealth management services to high-net-worth individuals, related trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement accounts. The firm delivers non-discretionary advice focused on asset allocation and integrates considerations of income tax and estate planning while managing approximately $1.08 billion in regulatory assets under management.

Nicole White is a financial advisor with Cookson Peirce Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and 13 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at The Coury Firm, Citizens Securities, TIAA-CREF, and Merrill. Cookson Peirce & Co., Inc. provides wealth management and financial planning services to private clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and foundations, as well as asset management solutions to institutional clients. The firm employs a quantitative, rules-based investment process and serves as both a sub-advisor to the Catalyst Dynamic Alpha Fund and a portfolio manager in various wrap fee programs.

Andrew Scibetta is a financial advisor at Cross Border Wealth, LLC in Pittsburgh, PA, with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Tiaa from 2015 to 2022 before joining Cross Border Wealth in 2022. Cross Border Wealth, LLC serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities, specializing in expatriates, Americans living abroad, and foreign nationals. The firm offers non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting focused on cross-border retirement and pension issues.

Frank Neiderhiser is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at McKinley Carter Wealth Services, Inc. since 2020. His prior work includes nearly two decades at Scottrade and roles at TD Ameritrade Investment Management. Outside of his advisory role, he is president of the AK Football Official Chapter and officiates high school football and basketball. McKinley Carter Wealth Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, institutions, and nonprofits with financial planning, investment management, retirement plan consulting, and philanthropic endowment services, employing a disciplined investment process that combines fundamental and technical analysis with tailored portfolio construction.

Dante Sienko is a financial advisor at Hapanowicz Financial with four years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. His previous roles include positions at LPL Financial LLC, MDT Advisers, and Federated investment firms. Hapanowicz Financial offers fee-based financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm combines strategic and tactical asset allocation using mutual funds, ETFs, and equities, and employs AI-enabled tools alongside traditional research to support its investment and planning processes.

Maxwell Schalm is a financial advisor at Dew Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 65 designation with approximately one year of experience at the firm. His prior experience includes roles at Heritage Wealth Advisors, Marion Wealth Management, and Gallina Development Company. Dew Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations with family-office style programs, financial planning, retirement consulting, and investment management. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and coordinates with clients’ other professionals as part of its Virtual Family Office and Wealth Accelerator services.

Sam Dalesandro is a financial advisor with DWD Portfolio Solutions, Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Fortune Financial Services, Inc. and Prime Solution Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he operates a sole proprietorship focused on life insurance and broker-dealer sales. DWD Portfolio Solutions provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, employee benefit plans, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes tailored asset allocation and ongoing monitoring, employing a variety of investment approaches and offering model portfolios and access to sub-advisers.

Andy Schink is a financial advisor with BCR Financial Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Lincoln Financial Securities Corp for 14 years before joining LPL Financial in 2024. Outside of his advisory work, Schink is a business owner of 828 Brewing. BCR Financial Services, LLC provides financial planning and consulting services to individual clients, focusing on written financial plans rather than ongoing portfolio management. The firm emphasizes analysis and planning tools to generate recommendations and uses fixed-fee engagements without managing client assets.

Henry Kincaid is a financial advisor at Guyasuta Investment Advisors, Incorporated with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked for the U.S. government for seven years before joining Guyasuta in 2022. Guyasuta Investment Advisors provides fee-only investment advisory and financial planning services to a wide range of clients including individuals, families, institutional mandates, and government entities. The firm employs a team-based model and an investment process that combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up fundamental research.

Craig Montanye is a financial advisor at The Coury Firm with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with The Coury Firm and its related entities since 2014. The Coury Firm provides investment advisory and wealth planning services to high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, and other private investment entities. The firm employs an open-architecture, manager-of-managers approach, combining third-party managers, ETFs, mutual funds, and private investment vehicles tailored to each client’s investment policy.

Timothy Johns is a financial advisor with Cookson Peirce Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 65 designation and seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at Symons Capital Management, Inc. for five years and FNB Corporation for two years. Cookson Peirce & Co., Inc. provides wealth management and financial planning services to private clients, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, and institutions, utilizing a quantitative, rules-based investment process. The firm serves both individual and institutional clients and holds roles as sub-advisor to the Catalyst Dynamic Alpha Fund while participating in several wrap fee programs.

William Belko is a CFP® and CFA® with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Roble, Belko and Company, Inc. since 2002 and is based in Sewickley, PA. Roble, Belko and Company is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing discretionary portfolios for individuals, trusts, pension/profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a tailored, multi-step investment process focused on strategic asset allocation and utilizes a core/satellite approach with both passive and active strategies, including selective use of derivatives for hedging, tax management, and income enhancement.

James Danko is a financial advisor at Fragasso Wealth Advisors with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Fragasso Financial Advisors since 2012 and LPL Financial LLC from 2000 to 2018. Outside of his advisory work, Danko serves as a wrestling official for various high schools in Western Pennsylvania. Fragasso Financial Advisors provides discretionary asset management and advisory services to individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, trusts, foundations, and other institutions. The firm offers diversified, global asset-allocation portfolios tailored to client objectives and integrates financial advice with accounting expertise through licensed CPAs on staff.

Cory Krebs is a financial advisor at Cookson Peirce Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Cookson, Peirce, and Co. since 2003 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Cookson Peirce & Co., Inc. provides wealth management and financial planning services to private clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, endowments, pensions, and foundations, as well as asset management services to professional advisors. The firm uses a quantitative, rules-based investment process and serves both as a sub-advisor to the Catalyst Dynamic Alpha Fund and as a portfolio manager in several wrap fee programs.

Siegfried Saftner is a financial advisor at Cookson Peirce Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 65 credential with two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at CADmore LLC and ZVerse Inc, as well as periods of full-time study. Cookson Peirce & Co., Inc. provides wealth management and financial planning services to private clients such as individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and foundations, along with asset management to institutional professional advisors. The firm employs a quantitative, rules-based investment approach that includes technical analysis for equities, macroeconomic evaluation of ETFs, and fixed-income portfolio management using staggered maturities, as well as the use of third-party independent managers and option overlay strategies.