Mark Rau is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2013. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm’s advisory model separates one-time planning services from ongoing discretionary management and includes management of a donor-advised fund.

Donald Adam is a CFA® charterholder affiliated with TIAA-CREF in Baltimore, MD. He has been with TIAA since 2011 and with TIAA-CREF since 2025, holding a Series 63 license. Adam serves on the investment committee of Archbishop Curley High School, acting as a liaison between the school board and the endowment’s investment manager. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals with existing relationships through TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management through model and customized portfolios.

Grant Palmer III is a financial advisor at Mariner with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Mariner since 2026. Prior to this, he spent 15 years at Waypoint Wealth Management and has been a partner and shareholder at Callan & Palmer LLP, an accounting firm, since 1988, where he devotes part of his time to CPA practice. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and coordinated tax services. The firm employs customized discretionary portfolios supported by in-house research and third-party managers, with notable integration of tax and accounting capabilities uncommon for a firm of its size.

Lane Jerdal is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving at Valic Financial Advisors since 2017. He previously worked at Keel Point and Keel Point Capital, LLC from 2008 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an agent for non-securities insurance products with Agia. 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 through its broker-dealer operations.

Andrew Jerdal is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Linthicum Heights, MD. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2000 and also has a role as an agent with Agia. Outside of his advisory work, he holds a minority ownership interest in a restaurant partnership. 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, wrap programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services through its broker-dealer operations.

Jay Schuman is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience. He is currently with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, Connectus Wealth, and Horan Capital Management, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach within an enhanced open architecture framework that combines active and passive strategies, separate account managers, private funds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Michael Crumley III is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience. He is currently with Private Advisor Group, LLC and has previously worked at LPL Financial, LLC, SFG Wealth Management, LLC, Synergy Financial Group, and Towson University. Private Advisor Group, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through various programs and third-party asset managers.

Jeffrey Hill is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at HB Wealth Management, LLC since 2025 and was previously with Wms Partners LLC for 11 years. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser providing wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, combining quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private investment strategies.

James Ryan is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with SunTrust entities since 2014, including SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Investment Services. Ryan serves on the board of the Ulman Foundation, where he organizes events and volunteers to support young cancer patients and their families. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, fiduciary support, and manager selection programs, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary strategies supported by inter-affiliate resources and AI-enabled research.

Stephen Norris Jr. is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Primerica Advisors in Edgewater, MD. His prior work includes roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company dating back to 2011. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Towson Chamber of Commerce. Primerica Advisors serves a broad retail client base, offering brokerage and advisory services along with financial and business consulting. The firm employs a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies and supports a range of account-level services including lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Aaron Ellison is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with four years of industry experience. He currently works at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. and has previously been employed by Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Charles Schwab Bank, The Oxford Club, Heritage Financial Consultants, and Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and tailored investment recommendations. The firm operates within the Schwab ecosystem using standard asset allocation models and research tools, with final trading decisions made by clients.

Chad Norfolk is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at HB Wealth Management, LLC. He previously worked for 11 years at WMS Partners, LLC. Norfolk holds the Series 66 license and is based in Towson, MD. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser offering wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm employs a combined quantitative and qualitative investment process across a range of public and private strategies and provides outsourced chief investment officer and institutional advisory services.

Geoffrey Carey is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company since 2001. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse range of clients, including high net worth individuals, endowments, foundations, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research approach to construct concentrated portfolios and offers a variety of strategies, including sustainable-investment integration and access to private funds and venture programs.

Emilio Egea is a financial advisor with HB Wealth who holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience. He previously worked at HB Wealth (formerly WMS Partners, LLC) for four years and spent five years at Loyola University. HB Wealth Management provides wealth and investment management, as well as financial planning, to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, incorporates both quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private investment strategies, and provides outsourced chief investment officer and institutional advisory services.

Daniel Mento is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He is currently with HB Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2025, following roles at WMS Partners and Pinnacle Advisory Group. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis using a combination of quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a broad range of public and private investment strategies.

Brian Rosenbaum is a CFP® professional with 26 years of experience in financial advising. He currently serves as a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory and is President and CEO of Vero Advisory, where he oversees business operations and financial planning. Prior to joining Kestra in 2021, Rosenbaum spent 19 years at Hornor Townsend and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse group of institutional and individual clients, including very large investors such as sovereign wealth funds. The firm offers fiduciary services, plan design and compliance support, and a wide range of investment management solutions through multiple platforms and third-party relationships.

Michael Thompson is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at various Truist-related entities since 2011, including BB&T Bank and BB&T Investments. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Jeffrey Smith is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 35 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott in various capacities since 2016. 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable and municipal organizations, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Christopher Knox is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services and holds Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials. He has 16 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Wells Fargo and its affiliates from 2014 to 2021. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a wrestling coach for Calvert Hall College High School. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by AI-enabled research tools and integrated inter-affiliate services.

Sean Kelly is a ChFC® with 40 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Integrity Alliance, LLC. He has worked at Integrity Alliance since 2025 and previously held roles at Lion Street Advisors, Lion Street Financial, and Kestra Financial Services. Kelly serves as a board member of the Baltimore Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America and is President-Elect of the Baltimore Estate Planning Council for 2025-2026. Integrity Alliance is a large advisory network with over 300 independent advisors managing approximately $5.4 billion in client assets. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and third-party manager referrals to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans.