Thomas Raynor is a CFP® professional with seven years of experience in financial advisory services. He has worked at Congress Wealth Management LLC since 2021 and previously spent thirteen years at Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc. He is currently affiliated with CW Advisors, LLC in Columbia, MD. CW Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm offering investment management, comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, and family office services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a Core-and-Satellite investment approach combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and operates within the larger Osaic corporate group, providing access to trust, lending, and alternative-investment platform services.

Pamela Mudd is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience. She has worked at SPC Financial, INC. and Sella & Martinic, LLC from 2002 to 2024 before joining AlphaCore Capital LLC in 2025. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, institutional clients, and entities. The firm offers comprehensive wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing a mix of traditional and alternative investment strategies designed for multi-asset diversification and resilience.

Gulielma Fager is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor with Rossby Financial, LLC, bringing five years of industry experience. She previously worked at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and Michael Bombardier PhD LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as a board member for the Friends School of Baltimore and is active as an author and speaker through Toler Financial Group LLC. Rossby Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities. The firm employs diversified investment strategies tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances, managing approximately $565 million in discretionary assets.

Travis Drown is an investment advisor at Vicus Capital, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Cetera Wealth Services and operated his own firm, Drown Financial Services, since 2012. He has also served as treasurer on the board of Mosaic Christian Church since 2025. Vicus Capital provides investment management and financial planning to individuals, businesses, trusts, and employee benefit plan sponsors. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, offering a range of model and separately managed strategies, and places emphasis on retirement-plan consulting and fiduciary services.

Erick Mejia is a financial advisor with Bolton Securities Corporation, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has worked with Bolton Global Asset Management and Bolton Global Capital since 2021, and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Erick is also the owner and manager of Mejia Capital, LLC, which operates securities and investment advisory businesses. Bolton Global Asset Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary asset management and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and banks. The firm employs an independent adviser representative model, offering tailored portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed-income securities, with a long-term investment approach that allows for tactical adjustments.

James Waller is a financial advisor at Choreo, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at BDO USA, P.A., BDO Wealth Advisors, LLC, and Biegel & Waller LLP. Choreo provides investment and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, family offices, endowments, foundations, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes strategic asset allocation and diversified model portfolios, supported by a centralized portfolio management team and an Investment Committee.

Christopher Vanderkolk is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with HUB Investment Partners, LLC, having joined in 2023, and previously worked at AFS Financial Group, Commonwealth Financial Network, Pi Analytics, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing a short-term rental property jointly owned with his wife. HUB Investment Partners serves a diverse client base including institutional and individual investors, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside retirement and financial planning services. The firm employs a combination of active and passive investment strategies and maintains specialized service lines for banking and municipal clients.

Kenneth Long is a CFA® and CIC-designated financial advisor with over 30 years of experience at Heritage Investors Management Corporation, where he has worked since 1995. He holds a Series 65 license and is based in Bethesda, MD. Heritage Investors Management Corporation is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving primarily high-net-worth clients with personalized investment management. The firm employs a long-term, buy-and-hold strategy across diversified portfolios and manages a broad range of complex account types while maintaining formal trading oversight and custody safeguards.

Steven Collins is a financial advisor at XML Financial Group, holding Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with XML Financial, LLC since 2019 and with XML Securities, LLC since 2016. XML Financial Group is a multi-advisor wealth management firm overseeing approximately $3.3 billion in client assets. The firm serves around 2,890 clients with tailored portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to alternative investments through various platforms and affiliated managers.

Laura Mcaree is a financial advisor at Heritage Investors Management Corporation with 14 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Goldman Sachs Personal Financial Management/United Capital and West Financial Services, Inc. since 2020, she has been with Heritage Investors Management Corporation, a firm founded in 1974 that provides personalized investment management primarily to high-net-worth clients. The firm manages approximately $4.18 billion across various client relationships, focusing on tailored portfolios with a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach.

Mitchell Caplan is a financial advisor at Composition Wealth, LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously led Caplan Financial Group, LLC for 23 years. He is also a licensed insurance agent involved in insurance sales and implementations unrelated to investment advisory. Composition Wealth provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and businesses. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using low-cost, diversified mutual funds and ETFs, supplemented by individual securities and other strategies, and manages approximately $9.47 billion in discretionary assets across multiple advisors.

Paul Pourreza Jourshari is a financial advisor with Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc., holding a Series 65 designation and seven years of industry experience. He has worked with Mutual of Omaha and its investor services division since 2019. In addition to his advisory role, he owns an online retail business called Paul Pourreza and is also licensed as an insurance agent specializing in life, health, and accident insurance. Mutual of Omaha Investor Services, Inc. provides advisory services to individuals, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering financial planning, managed account programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm works primarily through platforms like Envestnet and emphasizes model portfolios and third-party manager relationships.

Jeffrey D. Smith is a financial advisor with Private Client Services, LLC in Rockville, MD, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 23 years of industry experience and has worked at Private Client Services since 2020, with previous roles at Bright Futures Wealth Management, Cetera Advisors, and Brightline Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for a girls’ competitive gymnastics team parent association and acts as an expert witness for a legal firm. Private Client Services is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension plan sponsors, and businesses. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management through a network of approximately 50 advisors and employs a structured discovery and risk-profiling process to develop customized investment strategies.

Alphonso Houston is a financial advisor with Lifemark Securities Corp. holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 39 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at UBS Financial Services, Riggs Securities Inc., LPL Financial, and AHW Advisors. He also works as an independent insurance agent focusing on life, health, and annuities. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services primarily to individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans, offering various managed account programs and tailored, suitability-driven advice.

Dawn Wright is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC. She previously worked at CIC Wealth, LLC and Knollwood Investment Advisory. Outside of her advisory role, Wright is involved in insurance planning and manages a farming property. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-team adviser serving a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm combines centrally managed investment strategies with locally managed portfolios and offers a broad range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and sub-advisory roles with a focus on tailored client solutions across various asset classes.

Vincent Mccarron is a financial advisor at Merit Financial Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has previously worked at firms including Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Triad Advisors, Inc., Obsidian Personal Planning Solutions, and National Planning Corporation. Merit Financial Group, LLC is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $10.6 billion with 144 advisors serving individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and other institutions. The firm employs a long-term, diversified investment approach using model portfolios and modular sleeves, overseen by a central Investment Management team and Investment Committee, while allowing advisors to customize portfolios on various platforms.

Jeffrey Troll is a CFP® and CFA® with 21 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He currently works at CW Advisors, LLC and previously spent 16 years at Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc. He serves as a partner at Waypoint Consulting Group and is a board member of Marylandreporter.com. CW Advisors, LLC is a multi-team firm that offers investment management, comprehensive wealth management, and family office services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a Core-and-Satellite investment approach with a blend of active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and provides solutions for other registered investment advisers and private funds.

Richard Winer is a financial advisor with SteelPeak Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 22 years of industry experience. He has been with SteelPeak Wealth Management since 2016 and is also an independent associate of Isagenix International, a health and nutrition product company. SteelPeak Wealth serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and family offices. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and alternative investment consulting, utilizing proprietary model portfolios and due diligence on private securities and pooled vehicles for eligible clients.

Hazel Toler is a financial advisor at Rossby Financial, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Outside of advising, she has been involved with Joes Seafood Stonecrab and Prime Steak since 2015. Rossby Financial provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable organizations, pension plans, corporations, and other business entities, managing approximately $565 million in discretionary assets. The firm uses a variety of analytical approaches to tailor diversified portfolios across multiple asset classes and offers services including wrap-fee programs and retirement-plan advice under the DOL fiduciary framework.

William Mayo is a financial advisor with Snowden Capital Advisors LLC based in Bethesda, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 43 years of industry experience. He has worked at Snowden Lane Partners since 2015 and previously spent 20 years at Merrill. Snowden Capital Advisors LLC serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, family offices, foundations, pension plans, endowments, and other institutions. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and third-party manager selection, employing customized model portfolios and a range of investment tools while maintaining institutional capabilities and multi-team scale.