Christopher Brian is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Finalis Securities LLC, Maverick Capital LLC, NewEdge Wealth, and UBS Financial Services Inc. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that uses algorithmic risk assessment to recommend investment strategies implemented via mutual funds and ETFs.

Yichuan Li is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including East West Bank, TD Bank N.A., and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a broad range of investment advisory programs and broker-dealer services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary programs, combining large institutional scale with unique market roles and arrangements.

Sean Jupitz is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He has worked with various entities affiliated with Bankers Life since 2012. Outside of advising, he is involved in insurance services as an agent. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves primarily mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals through discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Maria Camp is a financial advisor with Cerity Partners LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. She has 20 years of industry experience, including a 23-year tenure at SOL Capital Management Company prior to joining Cerity Partners in 2026. Outside of her advisory work, she is the owner of ANGIEMPAINTS LLC, where she creates and sells artwork. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of the end of 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services with an investment approach centered on client-specific profiles and asset allocation, combining quantitative screening, manager selection, and both third-party and direct security strategies.

Lakhi Narang is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Rockville, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. Prior to joining PNC Investments LLC in 2023, Narang worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank from 2020 to 2023, and held various roles at PNC Bank and PNC Investments between 2014 and 2020. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary portfolio service for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and manages investments via approved model strategies and mutual funds or ETFs.

Amanda Maggio Ramig is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she coaches middle and high school girls in lacrosse through various organizations, including the Washington Inner City Lacrosse Foundation and Montgomery County Public Schools. 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 with optional tax and impact overlay services.

Zhiyuan Zhang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and has also been involved with UGCF, Inc. since 2016 and World Financial Group since 2003. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of UGCF, Inc., a flow-through entity for tax purposes. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individuals, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple platforms such as Transamerica ONE and TFA365, with regulatory assets under management of approximately $1.7 billion.

Nyshea Holloday is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Linthicum Heights, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors in 2026, she worked at Edward Jones, SS&C Technologies, Swiss Post Solutions, Ricoh USA, and Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Outside of her advisory role, she owns Jemini Kitchen, a catering business serving family and friends. Valic Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts with centralized technology and model-driven solutions.

Kathleen Nolan is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. Her previous roles include positions at LPL Financial and Planning Solutions Group, LLC. She is based in Fulton, MD. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic allocation across risk classes with both passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Maria Cornelius is a CFP® with over 33 years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning, where she has worked since 2025, following a long tenure at Burt Associates, Inc. from 1992 to 2025. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, supplemented by strategies such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.

Deedra Carter is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Valic Financial Advisors since 2016. She also serves as a volunteer Insurance Producer with the Maryland Insurance Administration, participating in quarterly meetings on insurance continuing education and qualification matters. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed accounts using centralized technology and third-party model managers through its large network of advisors.

William Brandenburg is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with the Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and TIAA since 2005. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management using model or customized portfolios, and it also serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Kathleen Hinman is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at H. Beck, Inc. for 10 years before joining Kestra in 2020. Outside of her advisory role, she is also a real estate agent, providing administrative support for a real estate business. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and provides services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and third-party managed solutions.

Justin Terrell is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 20 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Co. since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as a bank officer at Principal Bank and Principal Trust Company, supporting the management of retirement plan account relationships across the firm’s offerings. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Micah Hart is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. His career includes roles at Truist and its predecessor firms since 1999. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary manager relationships and consulting supported by AI-enabled research tools and offers specialized programs such as the AMC Advantage for clients seeking third-party manager appointments.

Michael Grossman is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He currently works at &PARTNERS and has previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC, EMSAR, ICSEP, and T. Rowe Price. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and institutional entities, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches and both proprietary and third-party strategies, managing accounts through discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Deborah Kelly is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently advising at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. for 17 years. Outside of her advisory role, she is president of D&E Kelly Services LLC, a support company unrelated to investment activities. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach that includes ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Melinda Boyd is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at several affiliated firms including Wealth Enhancement Brokerage Services and LPL Financial. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in multi-level marketing through direct sales with Rodan & Fields. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach combining passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Kevin Pinto is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Merrill, and Chevy Chase Financial Services. Pinto is also the owner of DHJ Advisors, LLC, a support company. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, long-term investment portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other securities, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Kevin Pittman is a financial advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation for 10 years and Ameriprise for 10 years in total. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed account and wrap programs, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of investment adviser representatives, utilizing a combination of in-house and outside strategists alongside technology-enabled tools.