Edmund John Jr. is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 24 years of industry experience and has worked at Bankers Life and related entities since 2009. Outside of advisory work, he operates an LLC to manage his 1099 business activities related to insurance and securities. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach.

Douglas Kish is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds the Series 66 designation and has 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lincoln Financial Advisors and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and maintains a rental property in Corolla, North Carolina. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Catherine Gormley is a financial advisor with MAI Capital Management, LLC and holds a Series 65 credential. She has worked in the financial services industry since 2021, including four years at UBS Financial Services prior to joining MAI. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, and institutional clients. The firm manages over $72 billion in assets and offers customized portfolio strategies through both in-house and third-party management, alongside financial planning, tax, and trust administrative services.

Frank Moschella is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 20 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a notary public. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm provides tailored solutions across various program types, emphasizing non-discretionary management and fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors.

Mark Greim is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and is also the Director of Wealth Management at Premier Planning Group, Inc., where he has been involved in financial guidance and advisory services since 2016. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans, offering fee-based asset management and fiduciary retirement plan consulting through a combination of model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies.

James Boylan is a financial advisor with Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Foreside Financial Services, LLC, Sei Investment Management Co., and Sei Investments. Boylan also serves as a Regional Director at Focus Partners Advisor Solutions, LLC, focusing on relationship management and new business development. Focus Advisor Solutions provides turnkey asset management and back-office services primarily to independent registered investment advisors and their clients, offering model portfolios, operational support, fixed-income sub-advisory, and 3(38) retirement plan management. The firm emphasizes diversified, systematically invested mutual fund and ETF portfolios while combining enterprise scale with a high client and asset load per advisor.

Shaina Blasek is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group who holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. She previously worked at The Vanguard Group for seven years and has been self-employed in content creation focused on advice for mothers on theology, philosophy, and child-rearing. She is also contracted as a DoorDash driver. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its financial planning approach.

Sarah Smith is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Smith serves as Vice President of Programming for the Cornell Club of Philadelphia, an alumni organization. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a broad client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Vatsal Assar is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth and MPACT Financial Group since 2016 and previously worked at WFG Investments, Inc. from 2012 to 2016. Assar is a co-owner of Assay Wealth Partners, LLC, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services. The firm offers operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, enabling advisors to construct client portfolios with access to various securities and insurance products.

Brian Jacobs is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Corient and its affiliated entities where he has worked since 2016, including Radnor Financial Advisors and CIPW Service Company. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies, third-party managers, and customized asset allocation, supported by continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Charles Pires is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in Berwyn, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 31 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at One Digital LLC, Trinity Benefit Advisors, and Benefit Development Financial Group. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in selling compliant products on Amazon through Avalon Automation. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

William Schindler is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding a Series 63 designation and 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Semus Wealth Partners, MML Investors Services, and Mass Mutual. He is also involved as managing partner in Capital Legacy Partners, LLC, and leads Schindler Financial Associates, LLC, a non-investment-related entity. United Planners serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm operates an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers, offering a mix of non-discretionary and discretionary asset management and both fee-based and commission-based options.

Joseph Frederick is a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has worked at firms including Zeke Capital Advisors, Tiedemann, and The Vanguard Group. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of in-house model portfolios, custom accounts, and third-party manager selection, supported by an Investment Policy Committee and extensive research resources.

John Grego is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner since 2023 and previously spent 13 years with THE Vanguard Group, Inc. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm combines discretionary, customized portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee with integrated tax and accounting capabilities, including administrative CFO services and a Financial Wellness Platform for employer clients.

Peter Blok is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2014. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and operates a marketing DBA, Blok Financial, to provide securities, advisory, and insurance services. Additionally, he is a partial owner of a fintech business entity, Barnhill Stratagies Ltd. 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 a range of advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers, with services implemented across multiple portfolio management options on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Mark Malcein is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. since 2008. He offers insurance products to his clients and delegates underwriting management to his assistant to focus on advisory responsibilities. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning offerings. The firm utilizes a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers, model portfolios, and tactical strategies including market-timing and momentum-based approaches.

Haley Langan is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Corient. Her prior roles include positions at Radnor Financial Advisors, SEI Investments, and CIPW Service Company. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm employs a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and uses risk management tools and continuous portfolio monitoring to align investments with client objectives.

Christian Thompson is a financial advisor at TD Private Client Wealth LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at The Vanguard Group, Inc., and Saint Joseph's University. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients. The firm offers portfolio management, access to mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts, combining strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Jacelyn Gofus is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. She has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 1999. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services.

Karl Hanson is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. in King of Prussia, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has worked with Bankers Life Advisory Services since 2019 and has been affiliated with Bankers Life Securities Inc. and Bankers Life & Casualty since 2017 and 2004, respectively. In addition to his advisory role, Hanson is an insurance agent for Bankers Life and Casualty, licensed to write Medicare Supplement, annuity, life, health, and long-term care insurance products. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. primarily serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan services. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analyses to develop tailored asset allocations and ongoing portfolio management that align with clients' goals, risk tolerances, and time horizons.