Connor Flach is a financial advisor with Verus Capital Partners, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial, LLC and Securities America Inc., and was previously employed at Loyola University Maryland. Verus Capital Partners is a fee-based investment management firm serving individuals, trusts, pension plans, and estates. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with strategic asset allocation and offers customized portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Chris Holcomb is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving at Vicus Capital, Inc. He has held roles at Heritage Financial Advisors, LLC and Cetera Wealth Services, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, Holcomb mentors entrepreneurs through SCORE and provides guidance on a customer experience certificate program at Ashland University. Vicus Capital serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis across multiple strategies and providing specialized fiduciary consulting and plan-sponsor services.

Edna Kowitz is a financial advisor at Lexaurum Advisors in Owings Mills, MD, with 26 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Her prior experience includes roles at Summit Financial Group, Northwestern Mutual Investment Management, and her own firm, Kowitz Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, she engages in fixed and traditional insurance, long-term care insurance, and fixed annuity sales. Lexaurum Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, families, businesses, and institutional clients. The firm employs a multi-advisor team approach and emphasizes diversified portfolios aligned with modern portfolio theory, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary engagements.

Kelly Wright is a financial advisor at Verdence Capital Advisors, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 63 designations and previously worked at Congress Wealth Management LLC and Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc. He serves on the board of directors for the Financial Planning Association of Maryland. Verdence Capital Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, businesses, and trusts, and offers specialized services such as family office support and sports and entertainment advisory. The firm uses a combined fundamental, technical, and cyclical investment process and provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and sub-advisory solutions.

Fremont Knittle III is a financial advisor at Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Harbor Investment Advisory since 2015. Harbor Investment Advisory serves individual and high-net-worth clients, family offices, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and various wrap-fee advisory programs. The firm uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to tailor asset allocations and select third-party portfolio managers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Ben Johnson is a financial advisor at Verdence Capital Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 license and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Verdence, he worked at St. Mary’s College of Maryland and Baltimore County Public Schools. Verdence Capital Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, pension plans, trusts, and independent advisers. The firm employs a multi-faceted investment approach combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage portfolios across various vehicles and provides specialized services such as family office, sports and entertainment advisory, and OCIO sub-advisory solutions.

Leo Kelly IV is a financial advisor at Verdence Capital Advisors, LLC with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at T. Rowe Price for three years and has academic experience at Wake Forest University and Benson University Center. Verdence Capital Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors of varying net worth, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and independent advisers. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning through specialized teams with expertise in family office services, sports and entertainment advisory, OCIO/sub-advisory solutions, and consulting engagements.

Colin Rafferty is a financial advisor at Verdence Capital Advisors, LLC with six years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Robert Half International. Outside of finance, he works as an Uber Eats driver. Verdence Capital Advisors serves individual clients, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and independent advisers. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage portfolios across various investment vehicles and offers specialized services including family office support, sports and entertainment advisory, OCIO/sub-advisory solutions, and consulting.

Laura Curry is a financial advisor at Integrity Advisory Solutions with one year of experience in the industry. She holds a Series 65 credential and has a background that includes eight years at Sinclair Prosser Gasior dba Gasior Law LLC, where she worked as an attorney specializing in estate planning. Outside of advising, she is involved in managing recreational gymnastics facilities, contributing to payroll and compliance functions. Integrity Advisory Solutions serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, estates, and corporations, through a network of approximately 100 independent advisors and manages around $1.1 billion in assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and model portfolio programs, utilizing a range of investment approaches and third-party platforms.

Sean Dillon is a financial advisor at CW Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Congress Wealth Management LLC, Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc., and Merrill. CW Advisors, LLC is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing roughly $15 billion in assets for individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and various institutional clients. The firm employs a Core-and-Satellite investment framework that integrates active, passive, strategic, quantitative, and ESG strategies across multiple asset classes while offering a range of wealth management, financial planning, and advisory services.

Dale Foard is a financial advisor at Independence Square Holdings, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at WPG Financial, United Planners' Financial Services of America, and CFG Capital Markets. Independence Square Holdings serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and institutional clients through financial planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting. The firm operates as a multi-team adviser with around 40 advisors and offers customized portfolios, model portfolios, and access to third-party managers and advisory programs.

Cameron Leydig is a Series 65-licensed advisor at Verdence Capital Advisors, LLC with three years of industry experience. His background includes roles in diverse sectors such as sports, hospitality, and education, including positions at the Baltimore Ravens and Stevenson University. Verdence Capital Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, businesses, pension plans, and trusts, offering discretionary portfolio management and financial planning through specialized teams focused on family office services, sports and entertainment advisory, OCIO/sub‑advisory solutions, and standalone consulting. The firm combines fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to manage portfolios across various investment vehicles and provides OCIO services and research support to other registered advisers.

Fred Hill Jr. is a financial advisor at Harbor Investment Advisory, LLC with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Harbor Investment Advisory since 2014. Harbor Investment Advisory serves individual and high-net-worth clients, family offices, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities by providing portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and wrap-fee advisory programs. The firm uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis to tailor asset allocations and select third-party portfolio managers, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs.

Kevin Chandler is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. and holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses. He has three years of industry experience and previously worked at Amazon and Securitas Security Services. Chandler is also the CEO of A & K Chandler LLC, a consulting business that assists small companies in acquiring Federal Government contracts. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management for individual investors and households, utilizing proprietary mutual funds and ETFs with a goals-based approach supported by an online planning tool.

Larry Whaley is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Elkridge, MD, bringing 37 years of industry experience. He has been with PlanMember since 2008 and also serves as president and owner of Paladin Advisor Group. Outside of his advisory work, Whaley leads worship music at a camp for families affected by disability and has involvement with the nonprofit organization Joni and Friends. PlanMember provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans and offering education, support, and a range of risk-based mutual fund portfolios managed through a defined strategic asset allocation and rebalancing process.

Matthew Spratt is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. since 2014. He holds a Series 66 designation and is based in Owings Mills, MD. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households. The firm’s approach includes goals-based planning, tax-aware portfolio management using proprietary T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, and employs Monte Carlo simulations for retirement income projections.

Njuh Tata is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience. His work history includes roles outside the financial sector, such as positions at McCormick and Schmick's and the University of Maryland, before joining Valic Financial Advisors. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors, leveraging centralized technology and model solutions to manage approximately $29.2 billion for close to 300,000 clients.

Patrick Farrell is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. Farrell has been with T. Rowe Price since 2011. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory service combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management. The firm serves individual investors and households, using model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, supported by an online planning tool and financial advisor access.

Mark Maggio is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Linthicum Heights, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and over 40 years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 1998 and is also an agent with Agia, where he is involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet UMA models to construct client portfolios.

John Alberto is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at NYLIFE Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households, utilizing model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs tax-aware strategies and offers interactive planning tools alongside telephone access to advisors.