Amanda Burdick is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 11 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2019, following prior roles at The Huntington Investment Company and Huntington National Bank. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse clientele including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Lesley Baker is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Edward Jones and Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm utilizes an open-architecture model combining third-party and affiliate investment strategies, offering multiple wrap-fee programs on the Envestnet MAS platform.

James Hankins is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Seven Fields, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Edward Jones, Modern Woodmen of America, and Pruco Securities LLC. He is also an agent authorized to sell non-securities insurance products for Agia. 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, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and operating at a large scale with over 1,200 advisors.

Michael Spadafore is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at New York Life Insurance and is currently involved in providing baseball lessons and serves as a volunteer assistant baseball coach at Pine Richland High School. Spadafore also holds a mentorship role coordinating new members in his local BNI chapter and offers tax preparation services. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory approach includes financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Nicholas Kerner is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been in the industry since 2025. Prior to his current role, he worked at LPL Financial and was involved with Grape City Beer. He is also affiliated with Penn State University. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an enterprise wealth management firm serving over 24,000 clients with approximately $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm offers a variety of portfolios and financial planning services through an open-architecture platform that integrates multiple external tools and investment strategies.

Michael Labos is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® with over 21 years of industry experience. He is currently with Kestra Advisory and has held roles at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, Vicus Capital, Inc., and Pennsylvania Financial Group. Labos serves as a board member for Vincentian Collaborative Systems, contributing to governance and operational oversight. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, employee education, and pooled plan solutions, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds.

Jon Hoover is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2023. Prior to that, he was affiliated with Globe Life and has experience with an organization called Wrestlers in Business. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing roughly $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management across multiple advisory programs.

Timothy Schroyer is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Allentown, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 1999 and has also been involved with Agia since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for a charitable organization that raises funds for cancer research and participates as a silent partner in a horse racing partnership. 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, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and maintaining a large client base across its 1,239 advisors.

Christine Laffey is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Seven Fields, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. She has been with PNC Investments since 2004. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering that uses algorithmic risk assessment and approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists. The firm focuses on mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing and delegates portfolio implementation and proxy voting to third parties.

Brian Fuchs is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Sewickley, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has worked with Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016, following a one-year tenure at WELLS FARGO Advisors, LLC. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its investment menu.

Patrick Tobin is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 38 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has been with RBC Capital Markets since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, Tobin serves as president of the Father Regis M. Farmer Scholarship Fund, a nonprofit organization, and is a member of the board of directors for the Kearns Spirituality Center. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, institutions, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory programs tailored to clients’ risk profiles and employs both in-house and third-party managers to implement investment strategies.

Ian Fremer is a financial advisor with Merrill in Sewickley, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill since 2000. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering model-based and discretionary investment strategies to a broad client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries.

Matthew Christ is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with UBS since 2013. Matthew is based in Sewickley, PA. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory offerings, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management services, utilizing proprietary research and model-based asset allocations to tailor client plans.

Nicole Kordenbrock is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. with Series 66 credentials and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Baird in 2023, she held positions at Raintree Systems, Automatic Data Processing, and DoorDash. Outside of finance, she has experience in the hospitality industry, having been involved with Over the Bar Bicycle Cafe from 2017 to 2021. The DDK Group, part of Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management strategies and emphasizes ongoing manager selection and internal research, including the use of artificial intelligence, in delivering advisory services.

Brett White is a financial advisor with Robert Baird & Co. holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at Robert Baird since 2022 and concurrently serves as a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Realty Services. Robert Baird & Co. is a firm within the Private Wealth Management department that serves individuals, business clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing both manager-traded and model-traded strategies, along with internal research tools including artificial intelligence.

Jennifer Lawrence is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. She worked at Allegheny Financial Group, Ltd from 2005 to 2022 before joining Wells Fargo Clearing. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions, utilizing research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party sources to guide investment decisions.

James Meyers is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley in various capacities since 2009, including roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association. Meyers serves as a board member of UPMC East Hospital in Monroeville, Pennsylvania. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs to individual and institutional clients, focusing on structured financial planning and tailored investment strategies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers services through its Financial Advisors and Estate Planning Strategies Group.

Rebecca Dehainaut is a financial advisor with Merrill in Sewickley, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. She previously worked at John Hancock Distributors LLC for eight years before joining Merrill in 2024. Merrill provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, offering a range of model-based, discretionary, and tax-aware investment strategies to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries. The firm’s integration with Bank of America allows access to a broad set of products and services beyond typical managed account offerings.

Tevin Gibson is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has two years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at various financial and non-financial firms such as McFaddens, PFS Investments Inc., and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of advising, Gibson creates content as a YouTuber and is involved in brand marketing staffing, senior health insurance, and operates an Amazon storefront. Primerica Advisors is a large-scale asset management firm serving individual, corporate, and charitable clients primarily through a wrap-fee program that employs model-delivery strategies managed by unaffiliated asset managers. The firm’s offerings include strategic, tactical, tax-managed, and income distribution investment models with custodial and trade execution support from Pershing and BNY Mellon Advisors.

Jason Reber is a financial advisor at Fidelity with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Fidelity, he worked at Northwestern Mutual and was employed with the Murrysville Golf Club for several years. He is affiliated with Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company that provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a blend of proprietary fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios, including fund advisory and model portfolio delivery.