Thomas Clark Jr. is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at Lockton Companies in various capacities from 2006 to 2021. Outside of his advisory role, he consults on software through a separate business, Benetic. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, supplemented by direct indexing, tax-loss harvesting, and selective private market exposure.

Andrew Caples is a CFP® and holds the Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2026. Prior to that, he was employed at United Capital Financial Advisors, LLC and Goldman Sachs. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset-allocation, manager selection, and periodic rebalancing, utilizing proprietary quantitative screens alongside third-party managers and individual securities.

Michael Hoff is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Raymond James Financial Services. Hoff is also the owner of SMH Capital Group, a support company unrelated to investment activities. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account services.

Mike Fafaul Jr. is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to his current role at T. Rowe Price, he worked at Morgan Stanley and also has experience at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Outside of finance, he has involvement with professional and collegiate sports organizations. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households, using model allocations invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm combines technology-driven planning tools with access to financial advisors and employs tax-aware strategies and Monte Carlo simulations for retirement income projections.

Christopher Ozazewski is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Prior to joining Janney in 2019, he worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. He also serves as a FINRA arbitrator in Washington, DC, dedicating time to resolving investment-related cases. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large 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, and institutional clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services supported by both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Matthew Rodgville is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential. His prior work includes roles at Jacob William Advisory, Assured Partners, and Gorfine, Schiller & Gardyn. He also worked with the Tulane University Athletic Department. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutions through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm employs discretionary management using model portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Committee, combining fundamental and technical analysis with third-party sub-advisors and customization tools.

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.

Michael Steinhardt is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Baltimore, MD, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 38 years of industry experience and has been with Kestra Advisory since 2011. Steinhardt is also the owner and president of Clear Path Advisory and has authored a book. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm serves large institutional investors and provides access to multiple management platforms and third-party managed solutions.

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.

Jay Schuman is a CFP® with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. 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 serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, corporations, and institutions, offering services such as investment management, financial counseling, family office support, and retirement plan fiduciary services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using enhanced open architecture and manages a broad range of investment vehicles and strategies.

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.