Joseph Wehr is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 66 license with six years of industry experience. He has worked at Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc. since 2024 and previously held roles at Dimensional Fund Advisors, PayPal, and the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Maryland Capital Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, families, retirement plans, corporations, and trusts. The firm employs an investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and factor research, favoring passive funds and ETFs to construct diversified global, multi-asset portfolios.

John Holtzman is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network and Foundation Financial Advisors since 1997. He is based in Linthicum Heights, MD. Outside of his advisory role, he is a co-owner of Kenwood Property, LLC, a residential real estate management entity. Commonwealth Financial Network supports a national network of nearly 3,000 advisors by providing technology, operations, investment management, and compliance services. The firm offers a variety of advisory programs and discretionary model portfolios while allowing advisors flexibility in constructing client portfolios.

David Sheiman is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has been with The Ellerson Group Inc in Annapolis, MD since 2014. The Ellerson Group provides investment supervisory services and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation with a core-and-satellite approach and global diversification, utilizing a variety of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and options.

Samuel Mc Kee is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Accordant Advisory Group, Inc. in Annapolis, MD, with one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he has worked in various non-financial roles including as a part-time bartender at City Tap House. Accordant Advisory Group provides investment advice and planning services to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental and technical analysis with customized long- and short-term strategies, managing portfolios consisting of individual stocks, ETFs, mutual funds, fixed income securities, and fee-based index annuities.

Melissa Frawley is a financial advisor with Annapolitan Investment Group, Inc. in Annapolis, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has worked with Raymond James Financial since 2009 and has been involved with Annapolitan Investment Group since 2005. Outside of her advisory roles, she is president of Annapolitan Investment Group LLC, an independent contractor support company. Annapolitan Investment Group provides customized financial and retirement planning for individuals and families, focusing on tax, estate, business, education, and cash-flow planning. The firm emphasizes planning over discretionary portfolio management and delivers advice through in-person meetings and educational seminars.

Amanda Hopkins Clouser is a CFA® charterholder with seven years of industry experience. She has been with RCS Financial Planning, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at TIAA from 2008 to 2017. RCS Financial Planning serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach focused on modern portfolio theory and offers comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and pension consulting services.

Jason Dallacqua is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Crest Wealth Advisors LLC since 2020. Prior to this, he worked at Investment Planning Associates, Inc. for eight years. Crest Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer plan sponsors, offering portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and employee benefit plan advisory services. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach informed by fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, combining active and passive strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

John Grant is a financial advisor at CovingtonAlsina with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Worthington Financial Partners and Great Valley Advisor Group, as well as work in education at Towson University, Virginia Tech, and Parkside High School. He serves as Treasurer and Board Member for The Summit School, an institution supporting children with dyslexia and other learning differences. CovingtonAlsina manages approximately $189 million for around 470 clients, including high-net-worth individuals and pension plans. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, employing fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and a mix of direct and third-party management across a broad range of securities and alternative investments.

Martha Crocker is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 37 years of industry experience. She has worked at Foundation Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2012 and is also affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. Foundation Financial Advisors, Inc. provides fee-for-service financial planning and consulting to individual clients, focusing on tailored written plans rather than discretionary portfolio management. The firm offers a broad range of planning services and investment vehicle guidance, operating with an explicit avoidance of percentage-of-AUM advisory fees.

James Ellerson is a financial advisor with The Ellerson Group Inc in Annapolis, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 3 years of industry experience and has been affiliated with The Ellerson Group since 1995. He also serves as a trustee of family trusts. The Ellerson Group provides personalized, fee-only financial planning and investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages a substantial asset base with a small advisory team, using a core-and-satellite investment approach focused on global diversification and typically employing no-load or low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.

Carly James is a financial advisor at Severn Financial Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Independent Financial Partners. Outside of financial advising, Carly is a certified yoga teacher affiliated with Yoga Factory, LLC. Severn Financial Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm uses a fact-finding process and third-party tools to develop tailored plans on retirement, tax, estate, and cash-flow topics, offering fixed-fee and hourly planning engagements rather than asset-based fees.

Lindsey Lloyd is a financial advisor at Crest Wealth Advisors LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Cetera Advisors LLC and InFocus Financial Advisors. Crest Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer plan sponsors, offering portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and employee benefit plan advisory services. The firm combines active and passive investment strategies based on client goals and risk tolerance, managing accounts continuously to maintain policy targets.

Robert Shaker is a financial advisor at Shaker Financial Services with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Shaker Financial Services since 2004. Shaker Financial Services provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individuals, families, trusts, IRAs, and small-business retirement accounts, as well as institutional clients including other investment advisers and municipal and sovereign entities. The firm specializes in globally diversified portfolios composed mainly of closed-end funds, employing a quantitative “discount capture” approach to trading.

Connor Chapman is a financial advisor at Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2022. Prior to this, he worked at Harmonic International and studied at Salisbury University. Maryland Capital Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, families, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with a preference for passively managed funds and ETFs, managing substantial assets through a referral-only model and a compact advisory team.

Paul Evans is a financial advisor at Annapolitan Investment Group, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations. In addition to his advisory role, he is the owner of Black Island Capital, LLC and has been involved with the US Naval Academy Athletic Association since 2014. Annapolitan Investment Group provides customized financial and retirement planning to individuals and families, focusing on non-discretionary advice regarding mutual funds, CDs, municipal bonds, annuities, and ETFs. The firm offers written financial plans through in-person consultations and educational seminars, combining broker-dealer registration with a primary emphasis on planning services.

James Roland II is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Foundation Financial Advisors, Inc. and has previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Sanders Morris Harris Inc. Outside of advising, he spends a portion of his time selling fixed insurance products. Foundation Financial Advisors provides financial planning and consulting primarily to individual clients, focusing on comprehensive planning and portfolio analysis rather than discretionary investment management. The firm offers services including investment analysis, tax planning, risk management, and estate and retirement planning, and is notable for using fixed or hourly fees instead of percentage-based asset management fees.

Jonathan Mc Mahon is a financial advisor at Dauntless Advisory, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Amobee, Inc. and Videology, Inc. prior to joining Dauntless Advisory. Dauntless Advisory provides portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a documented investment approach that combines cyclical, fundamental, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative analysis, tailoring strategies to client risk tolerances and goals.

Heather Anthony is a CFP® with CovingtonAlsina in Annapolis, MD, bringing experience from roles at The Colony Group LLC and Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management. She joined CovingtonAlsina in 2025 and has been with the firm since then. CovingtonAlsina provides advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension or profit-sharing plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm customizes Investment Policy Statements and employs fundamental analysis alongside modern portfolio theory to manage client portfolios.

Matthew O'Keefe is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Back Bay Financial Planning & Investments since 2026. He previously worked for Equitable Advisors and AXA Advisors, LLC from 2010 to 2026. Outside of his primary role, he is involved with TFG Private Wealth Management, providing investment advisory services and serving on its investment committee. Back Bay Financial Planning & Investments serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and project-based financial planning on a fee-only basis. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside Modern Portfolio Theory to construct portfolios using both passive and active strategies, including socially responsible options when requested.

Thaddeus Toal Jr. is a Certified Financial Planner® with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at RCS Financial Planning, LLC since 2017 and previously spent 10 years at Rockwood Wealth Management, LLC. RCS Financial Planning serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm provides portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and pension consulting, following an evidence-based investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory.