Patrick Sweeney II is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience. He is currently with Prospera Financial Services, Inc. and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Prospera Financial Services, Inc. is a multi-team firm serving individuals, corporate and charitable entities, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $12.4 billion through about 207 advisors and offers a range of investment advisory and financial planning services across multiple platforms and delivery vehicles.

Kyle Smith is a financial advisor at New Edge Wealth with 34 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at NewEdge Advisors LLC, New Edge Wealth, NewEdge Securities, Inc., and Mid Atlantic Financial Management, Inc. Smith serves as a financial executive for an investment-related business focused on ultra-high-net-worth individuals. New Edge Wealth primarily serves ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, foundations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and investor behavior, offering a range of advisory services including wealth strategy, portfolio management, and institutional consulting, while integrating advanced technology and multiple investment platforms.

Michael Samuels is a financial advisor at BFC Planning, Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 43 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cambridge Investment Research Advisor, Inc. and Berthel Fisher & Company Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Samuels serves as Treasurer for the Graham Place Community Association and holds several nonprofit board and committee roles focused on scholarship distribution and services for disabled individuals. BFC Planning, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and trusts through a network of approximately 200 investment adviser representatives. The firm provides financial planning, portfolio management, and referrals to external managers, employing a range of investment strategies across stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and ETFs.

Gregg Daily is a financial advisor at Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Fragasso Financial Advisors and PNC Bank NA. Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors serves individuals, trustees, pension plans, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering services such as fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines manager research and risk-tolerance reviews to construct diversified portfolios and manages approximately $2.9 billion in assets across 21 advisors.

Eric Matsko is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Allegheny Financial Group since 2016. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Pittsburgh, PA. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the house manager for the Fort Macintosh Club, a private social club. Allegheny Financial Group advises a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm offers investment management and financial planning services, employing an in-house research team and investment committee to guide portfolio construction using mutual funds, ETFs, and other pooled products.

James Scanlon is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Mutual Advisors, LLC since 2025. Prior to this, he worked for nine years at Spire Investment Partners, LLC. Mutual Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered adviser managing approximately $6.75 billion across a network of 123 advisors, serving individuals, institutional investors, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, combining passive and active management with various analytical approaches tailored to client objectives.

Sean Gibbon is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. He has been with JFS Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2016. JFS Wealth Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser that provides wealth management, investment advisory, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts and estates, businesses, retirement plans, and municipal government entities. The firm uses a written Financial Goal Plan and an internal Investment Committee that applies Modern Portfolio Theory to guide investment decisions, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Steven Bertolo is a financial advisor at Citizens Private Wealth with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. His prior roles include positions at BPU Investment Management and Questar Asset Management. Citizens Private Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals, families, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on long-term asset allocation within an open-architecture investment framework and offers discretionary portfolio management supported by quantitative and qualitative research.

Brady Petersen is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 16 years of experience in the financial industry. He is affiliated with Larson Financial Group, LLC and has held roles at Petersen Financial LLC since 2019 and Larson Financial Securities since 2011. Larson Financial Group, LLC provides financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan consulting primarily for doctors and related businesses, serving individuals, trusts, corporations, nonprofits, and pension plans. The firm uses a combination of model portfolios and customized discretionary programs with strategic and tactical approaches, including option overlays and separately managed accounts, while incorporating AI-assisted tools alongside human review.

Kevion Latham is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience currently advising at Northwest Asset Management. His prior roles include positions at The Colony Group, LLC, Kailasa Capital Management LLC, and Raymond James Financial Services. In addition to financial advising, he owns and oversees GreenRose Tax & Accounting, providing accounting services and client coordination. Northwest Asset Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on customized investment management based on strategic asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering a range of services including retirement planning, tax preparation, and sub-advisory support.

William Stotz is a financial advisor at Staley Capital Advisers Inc with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Staley Capital Advisers since 1998. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member of Virtech Bio, Inc., a company developing an oxygenating solution for trauma treatment and organ preservation. Staley Capital Advisers provides discretionary portfolio management to high-net-worth individuals, families, endowments, charitable organizations, corporations, and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a long-term, value-driven investment approach while tactically addressing short-term market dislocations, managing both private accounts and a concentrated long/short limited partnership.

Morgan Lee is a CFP® with seven years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Confluence Financial Partners, where he has worked since 2019, following a prior role at Raymond James Financial Services. Morgan is also a licensed insurance agent. Confluence Financial Partners serves individuals, professionals, business owners, corporate executives, and retirement plan sponsors with wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a blend of active and passive investment strategies tailored through separately managed accounts and model portfolios, and it includes assets held directly with product sponsors in client reporting.

Nicklaus Proud is a financial advisor with Confluence Financial Partners in McMurray, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raymond James Financial and Coast 2 Coast Companies. Confluence Financial Partners serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, business owners, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management and financial planning, combining discretionary and non-discretionary investment management with a fiduciary, goals-based process that emphasizes long-term asset allocation and periodic portfolio reviews.

George Epitropoulos is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Confluence Financial Partners since 2024 and previously spent eight years at BNY Mellon. Confluence Financial Partners offers wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, professionals, business owners, corporate executives, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm manages assets through separately managed accounts and model portfolios, combining active and passive investment strategies with a long-term, objectives-based approach.

Jonathan Jordan is a financial advisor at Confluence Financial Partners with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services and Pike Run Country Club. Confluence Financial Partners serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and retirement plan sponsors, offering comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a fiduciary, goals-based approach that combines active and passive strategies with proprietary and third-party investment management.

Lindsay Wilcox is a CFP®, ChFC®, and holds a Series 66 license with six years of industry experience. She has worked at Waldron Private Wealth since 2021 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and UBS Financial Services. Outside of her advisory work, Wilcox has experience in fitness instruction, having worked with Pure Barre Peters Township for eight years. Waldron Private Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and wealth advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and private funds. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes strategic asset allocation across a variety of asset classes using mutual funds, ETFs, interval funds, and third-party managers, and offers an extensive suite of family-office services.

Michael Bucci is a financial advisor at Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors since 2009. Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors serves individuals, trustees, pension plans, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, offering fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a process driven by manager research and individualized portfolio construction, managing approximately $2.9 billion in assets across 21 advisors.

Timothy Cashdollar is a financial advisor at Confluence Financial Partners with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC and operated CashDollar & Associates, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed annuities and life products. Confluence Financial Partners serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals, professionals, business owners, corporate executives, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing a fiduciary, goals-based approach with both active and passive investment strategies.

Alexander Papson is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP since 2019 and previously held roles at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, D.B. Root & Company, LLC, and Cantor Fitzgerald Wealth Partners. He is based in Pittsburgh, PA. Schneider Downs Wealth Management Advisors, LP serves individuals, trustees, pension plans, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing a process that includes manager research, risk-tolerance review, and diversified portfolio construction.

Nicholas Koury is a CFP® credentialed advisor with five years of industry experience, currently with Waldron Private Wealth. He has been with Waldron since 2018, with prior work experience at Gander Mountain and Campbell University. Waldron Private Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and wealth advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation across multiple asset classes and offers a broad range of family-office services alongside portfolio management and consulting.