Nicholas Sigismondi is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for Baltimore City Public Schools for seven years. Outside of finance, he is a musician who regularly plays with his band, releasing music on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors.

Lukas Mihailovich is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and South River Mortgage in various roles. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and private businesses, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, ERISA consulting, and brokerage services through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Corey Turner is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services, SunTrust Investment Services, and Nordstrom Inc. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations, implementing advice through a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting.

Yan Zhang is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors and holds the PFS™ and Series 63 designations. Yan has seven years of industry experience, including prior work at Grant Thornton, LLP. In addition to advisory services, Yan is the founder and managing member of YMMD Tax and Wealth Planning, LLC, which provides accounting and tax services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, employer-sponsored retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm delivers services primarily through model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple advisory platforms, managing approximately $1.7 billion in assets under management.

Chase Cullison is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with five years of industry experience. He has held positions at Wells Fargo Bank, Wells Fargo Clearing, and T. Rowe Price. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s integrated model is tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates.

Lucy Gussio is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Her prior roles include positions at the Michael P. O'Brien Athletic and Recreation Center, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Central Chesapeake, and Notre Dame Preparatory School. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers the T. Rowe Price Retirement Advisory Service, which focuses on retirement planning for individual investors and households through a combination of nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income strategies, and discretionary investment management using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm’s approach includes model allocations, tax-aware rebalancing, and Monte Carlo simulations to provide ongoing portfolio management and financial planning.

Brian Kuhn is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has prior experience at LPL Financial and Triad Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Kuhn occasionally works as a background actor in television and film and is an author of several personal finance books, including a children’s book and a guide on federal employee benefits. He also speaks publicly on personal finance topics in the Maryland, DC, and Virginia area. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of financial planning, asset management, and retirement consulting services, employing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Tracy Kuddar Jr. is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has been with T. Rowe Price since 2018. Outside of advisory work, he is employed as a driver for food delivery services including Instacart and DoorDash. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households, using model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm combines telephone access to advisors with an online planning tool and employs tax-aware strategies and Monte Carlo simulations for retirement income planning.

Donna Morris is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Transamerica Retirement Advisors, Diversified Investors Securities Corp., and Transamerica Investors Securities Corp. since 2003. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by additional portfolio management techniques and a broad range of retirement plan services.

Erika Hudson is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and TD Ameritrade. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach includes integrated services utilizing proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Tatyana Bunich is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and over 32 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at CL Wealth Management LLC and Cabot Lodge Securities. She is also the owner of Financial 1 Wealth Management Group and provides tax preparation and accounting services through Financial 1 Tax Inc. Additionally, she has authored a book published under the name Financial 1 Publishing. Independent Financial Group, LLC offers investment advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and institutional plans. The firm employs a combination of strategic asset allocation and multi-manager portfolios across various risk profiles, utilizing both active and passive investment strategies.

Darcy Carroll is a financial advisor at William Blair with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at William Blair since 2019, previously spending 13 years at Brown Advisory Securities, LLC. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies, providing proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Fathima Sabeeha Wafik is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with two years of industry experience. She previously worked at the London Stock Exchange Group for three years and holds a Series 66 designation. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory program that combines nondiscretionary financial planning with discretionary investment management, primarily using T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households aiming for retirement goals and employs a structured investment approach including tax-aware rebalancing and Monte Carlo-based financial planning tools.

Jonathan Wienecke is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has worked with Wealth Enhancement firms since 2019 and previously held roles at Planning Solutions Group, LLC and Triad Advisors, Inc. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and research targeting factor premiums.

Kelly Mullican is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, bringing five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors in 2020, Mullican worked at Madrones American Grill from 2016 to 2020. Mullican also holds an agent position at AGIA, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and wrap programs through a large network of advisors. The firm emphasizes discretionary unified managed accounts via Envestnet’s platform and manages approximately $29.2 billion across nearly 300,000 clients.

Zachary Boleyn is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience currently affiliated with Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, Triad Advisors, and Keeney Financial Group. He is also an insurance agent with Beacon Pointe Insurance Services, LLC. Beacon Pointe Advisors provides wealth advisory and consulting services to a broad client base, utilizing a combination of asset-allocation modeling and third-party independent managers to deliver portfolio management and retirement-plan services.

David Asher is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with over 32 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. In addition to his advisory role, he owns Asher Financial Services, where he provides tax preparation and accounting services as a CPA and sells life, health, and long-term care insurance. Kestra Advisory Services offers investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including very large investors such as sovereign wealth funds. The firm provides services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, compliance testing, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

William Fritz is a CFA® charterholder working with TIAA-CREF in Washington, DC. He has been with TIAA since 2014 and joined TIAA-CREF in 2025. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered retirement plans. The firm separates financial planning services from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated structure.

James Griesser is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) and holds a Series 65 license with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2001. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, and trustees, offering wealth management, financial planning, and trust administration services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment process with institutional-style asset allocation and a range of portfolio guidelines tailored to client objectives.

David Frank is a CFP® with 33 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with &PARTNERS and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and private businesses, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and ERISA 3(21) consulting services. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches and uses both proprietary and third-party strategies to manage accounts on discretionary and non-discretionary bases.