Nathan Hopkins is a financial advisor with Iron Link Capital LLC in Pittsburgh, PA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 17 years of industry experience, including six years at Morgan Stanley prior to founding Iron Link Capital in 2022. Hopkins also works as a licensed insurance agent, dedicating a portion of his time to insurance-related activities. Iron Link Capital provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, business entities, and qualified retirement plans. The firm combines retail asset management with retirement-plan advisory work, utilizing tools such as Monte Carlo analysis and employing sub-advisors where appropriate, with an investment approach that includes ongoing monitoring and portfolio adjustments based on client circumstances and market conditions.

Bo Zhang is a financial advisor at Finease Consulting in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 65 license with two years of industry experience. Prior to entering the financial advisory field, he worked at Google LLC for four years and has additional experience with IQ Inc and PNC Bank NA. Bo Zhang also has an academic background, including a doctoral degree. Finease Consulting provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, families, and high-net-worth households, primarily through fixed-fee engagements. The firm does not manage client assets but conducts due diligence and ongoing monitoring of third-party investment advisers, integrating fundamental and technical analysis as well as public research in its assessments.

Kelly Reddy Heffner is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. She is the owner of Steel City Wealth Collaborative, which provides financial coaching, mediation, and divorce planning. She has worked at 80 West Asset Management since 2024 and has prior experience with Steel City Wealth Collaborative and Your Financial Pharmacist. 80 West Asset Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individual and business clients, including corporations. The firm builds client portfolios based on an Investment Policy Statement, combining fundamental analysis with passive, low-cost fund implementation and a buy-and-hold strategy tailored to client needs.

Nezamkhon Khodjaev is a financial advisor at Mons Olympus LLC with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. His prior work history includes roles at Keystone Imperial LLC and Morty, Inc. Outside of advising, he is involved as a mortgage loan originator for an online mortgage company and manages back-office operations at a trucking firm. Mons Olympus LLC offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and financial advice primarily through mutual funds and exchange-traded funds, serving individuals, households, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses with a focus on Modern Portfolio Theory and fundamental analysis.

Ryan O'Brien is a Vice President and Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments. In this role, he works with clients to clarify their financial goals, identify potential risks, and develop plans to help them work toward achieving those goals. He has been with Fidelity Investments since 2006, bringing 19 years of experience to his work with clients.

Eric Carlson is a financial advisor at Sewickley Financial LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Sewickley Financial since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a volunteer board member and treasurer of the finance and endowment committee at the Sewickley Library. Sewickley Financial LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, cyclical, and quantitative analysis alongside modern portfolio theory, focusing mainly on U.S. equities within a long-term trading framework.

Dominic Necciai is a financial advisor at Prosper Wisely, LLC in Pittsburgh, PA, with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and previously worked at PNC for eight years before founding Prosper Wisely in 2021. He is also a licensed insurance agent in Pennsylvania. Prosper Wisely provides investment planning and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and other business entities. The firm focuses on tailored planning engagements that include cash flow analysis, tax and legacy planning, asset allocation, and risk management without managing client assets or sponsoring wrap-fee programs.

David Schleis is the principal of DS Wealth Advisors, Inc., an independent advisory firm based in Pittsburgh, PA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience. Schleis is also an accountant and licensed insurance agent with ownership interests in related businesses, including DS Financial Advisors, Inc. and D.W. Schleis, LLC, and he is a partner in DS Tax Advisors, LP. DS Wealth Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes long-term trading and diversified allocations using mutual funds and ETFs, employing various analysis methods alongside modern portfolio theory, with client portfolios reviewed at least quarterly.

George Bernard Jr. is a financial advisor with Bennington Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 49 years of industry experience. His career includes long tenures at Healthview Asset Management and Advisory Group Equity Services. Outside of advising, he serves as an independent medical consultant and outside board member for WorldCare North America and is involved in independent marketing services as managing director at Bennington Asset Management. Bennington Asset Management LLC provides fee-based discretionary investment management services to individuals and institutional clients, offering customized portfolio options and healthcare-focused financial solutions. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis in a primarily long-only investment approach with both discretionary and client-directed service models.

Dennis Poland is a financial advisor at DPCM in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 65 credential with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Decade Perspective Capital Management, LLC since 2009. DPCM provides separately managed accounts and investment advice primarily to individual investors with a multi-year horizon. The firm follows an investment approach that replicates the advisor’s long-term personal portfolio across client accounts, focusing on conservatively financed, profitable, and competitively dominant common stocks for multi-year ownership.

Ryan Wyatt is a financial advisor at Wyze Wealth Advisors, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at True Wealth Design, LLC, Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and The Vanguard Group, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is also a licensed insurance agent. Wyze Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and organizational or business entities, offering comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and business- and employee-benefit consulting. The firm uses an evidence-based, diversified investment approach that includes traditional and alternative investments, with many accounts managed on a discretionary basis.

Benjamin Pearce is a financial advisor with Guardian Capital, LLC in Wexford, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining Guardian Capital in 2025, he worked at PNC Investments for seven years and had roles at Edward Jones Investments and Quicken Loans Inc. Guardian Capital, LLC is a fee-based investment adviser managing approximately $128 million for around 240 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and limited-scope ERISA 3(21) retirement-plan advisory services.

Ryan Suess is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Kapusta Financial Group in Pittsburgh, PA. His previous roles include positions at Alight Financial Solutions and Scottrade Inc. He has been with Kapusta Financial Group since 2021. Kapusta Financial Group provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers non-discretionary advice tailored to client goals and risk tolerance, employing Modern Portfolio Theory and a diverse mix of investment vehicles.

Ronald Wyatt is a CFP® and ChFC® with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wyze Wealth Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at True Wealth Design, LLC and United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC. Wyze Wealth Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and organizational or business entity clients with comprehensive financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and business- and employee-benefit consulting. The firm employs an evidence-based "All-Season" investment approach focused on broad diversification, factor exposures, cost and tax awareness, and disciplined rebalancing, offering a range of strategies from globally diversified ETFs to private and alternative investments.

Devin Faddoul is a CFP® certificant with four years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Atmos Advisory, LLC. His career includes roles at EWA, LLC, Origin Financial, Adda Financial, and PNC Financial Services. He is the owner and author of the newsletter "Paid in Full" and hosts a podcast by the same name, featuring interviews with entrepreneurs and creators on topics related to financial markets and life experiences. Atmos Advisory serves individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and estates by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs ETF-focused, modern portfolio theory–based asset allocation with an emphasis on low turnover, tax awareness, and periodic rebalancing.

Ean Livingood is a Series 65 credentialed advisor with MFG Private Wealth, bringing less than one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked in logistics and retail, including over a decade at U-Haul Company of Pennsylvania. He also has involvement with Livingood's Services LLC. MFG Private Wealth offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a modern portfolio theory approach and long-term investment strategies guided by formal Investment Policy Statements.

Kathleen Skowronek is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience. She is currently with Integrated Planning & Wealth Management, LLC and has previously worked at CrossPoint Wealth Partners, Capital Asset Management Group, Duraloy Technologies, Virginia Tech, and Southwest Regional Tax Bureau. Integrated Planning & Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and small businesses, with a focus on optometric practice owners. The firm offers discretionary investment management, financial planning, and business consulting, using diversified, risk-based portfolios and a combination of fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory.

Nathan Thompson is a financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience, currently practicing at 4th River Financial Group, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. In addition to his advisory role, he is an Independent Insurance Agent with Financial Independence Group in Cornelius, NC. 4th River Financial Group provides investment supervisory services and financial planning to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—and business entities. The firm manages approximately $66.6 million in assets across 301 client relationships, operating primarily on a non-discretionary basis with a blend of technical and fundamental investment analyses.

Aaron Kahn is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 13 years of industry experience. He is currently with WMS Wealth Planners in Pittsburgh, PA, and has held advisory roles at Wealth Management Strategies, Inc. and Kestra Financial Services, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Kahn is the founder and editor-in-chief of Weathered Wallet, a financial media outlet featuring interviews about personal money experiences, and serves on the board of Trail Pittsburgh, where he contributes to web content and community trail maintenance. WMS Wealth Planners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals and institutional clients, including retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a total portfolio approach that blends active and passive strategies, using a proprietary model combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and offers ESG variants and charitable endowment strategies.

William Knight is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Legend Financial Advisors Inc. He previously worked with Inpax Academy LLC and was self-employed before joining Legend Financial Advisors. Legend Financial Advisors provides investment management, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and general financial consulting to individuals, retirement plans, non-profits, and corporate clients. The firm manages portfolios with tailored strategies emphasizing strategic asset allocation and active adjustments, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities as appropriate.