Michael Hepner is a CFP® and licensed CPA with 25 years of experience in financial advising and accounting. He is the sole advisor at Hepner Financial Services, LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2007. In addition to his advisory role, he provides accounting and tax services and is a licensed insurance agent. Hepner Financial Services, LLC offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm customizes portfolios based on client profiles and employs various investment analyses, managing a diverse range of investment options including private placements and alternative vehicles.

Ernest Brittingham Jr. is a financial advisor at Bayview Investment Counsel, Inc. with over 56 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Bayview since 1991. His career also includes long-term involvement with Dockside Financial Group, INT'L Asset Management, International Money Management Group, Inc., and INT'L Money Management Corp. Bayview Investment Counsel serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses, focusing on discretionary portfolio management and investment counseling. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers both long-term and short-term trading strategies tailored to client needs.

Scott Bertozzi is a CFP® professional with 30 years of experience in the financial industry. He has been the principal of Charles Street Asset Management, Inc. since 2012. In addition to his advisory role, he has involvement in various health insurance group plans and non-variable insurance activities. Charles Street Asset Management, Inc. provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis using a range of investment strategies, including mutual funds, equities, bonds, ETFs, insurance products, and more active trading techniques.

Nathaniel Whitman is a financial advisor at The NLW Capital Group LLC in Baltimore, MD, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. He also serves as teaching faculty and Student Support Associate at Global Online Academy, where he teaches online courses to high school students. Additionally, he is the part-time Director of Finance at Greenmount School, responsible for the school's long-term financial health. The NLW Capital Group provides investment management, financial planning, and business consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and other business entities. The firm manages discretionary, tailored portfolios across various asset classes and offers specialized advisory and business consulting services to institutional clients.

Steven Hays is a financial advisor with TIAS Planners in Annapolis, MD, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. He has 40 years of industry experience, including over two decades at Royal Alliance Associates, INC. Hays is also the managing partner of Annapolis-Eastport, LLC, a real estate holding company. TIAS Planners provides investment advisory services and comprehensive financial planning to a small client base, emphasizing a passive, asset-allocation approach using index mutual funds and ETFs. The firm’s portfolios are tailored to individual client objectives, and all assets under management are non-discretionary, allowing clients to maintain trading authority while receiving ongoing advice.

Adewole Odumade is a financial advisor at Riskhedge Analytics, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at the Maryland Insurance Administration for six years. Odumade has been with Riskhedge Analytics since 2019. Riskhedge Analytics, LLC is an independent investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting to individuals, trusts, investment companies, and pension plans. The firm employs a combination of proprietary quantitative models, fundamental analysis, and a long-term buy-and-hold strategy, with the option of performance-based fees for qualifying investors.

Ganiyu Raji is the president and managing member of Equatorial Advisors, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Baltimore, MD. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 29 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Equatorial Advisors and its affiliated entities in 2003, Raji has also been associated with The Leaders Group Inc since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as chairperson of the Maryland Land Title Association board of directors and is involved in insurance product sales through Equatorial Insurance LLC. Equatorial Advisors, LLC serves individual and institutional clients, providing investment supervisory services, financial planning, and access to a hybrid robo-advisory platform. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis using a combination of analytical methods and strategies, and clients interact with an automated interface overseen by the advisor.

Hi, I'm John! I’m from Severna Park, Maryland, where I grew up surrounded by my family. My childhood taught me the value of family and instilled in me the desire to form meaningful partnerships with my clients. I aspire to be a dependable guide, a trusted thinking partner, or even just a friendly ear whenever a client wants to discuss their financial life. I try to maximize everyday by waking up before the sun rises (to the dismay of my wife, Courtney) and getting in a workout and some reading time before starting my work day. I consider myself to be an avid health enthusiast. I specialize in providing personalized financial advice and education to help clients achieve their life goals by first really getting to know them, prior to digging into the numbers! My mission is to help clients define their "why" and then work with them to align their spending with their values with a tax-conscious, intentional savings and investing plan in order to optimize their money and reduce their financial worry.

A Maryland native, Kerrie describes her work as, “a bit of a love letter to all the people and movements who made it possible to be here.” After graduating from Stanford University, Kerrie started her career in business with a focus on client management and operations at Yahoo!, ClearCompany, and MD Energy Advisors. These early positions revealed her strong mentoring abilities and interests in career development. Kerrie honed these skills in her following positions as Director of Student Entrepreneurship at Johns Hopkins University and Chief Revenue Officer at Invanti, a startup studio and fund focused on supporting pre-idea founders to develop sustainable business ventures seeking to impact kitchen table problems. In 2020, after two successive experiences of personal loss, the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the country’s short-term, non-curative responses to state-sanctioned murder of Black bodies, Kerrie had reached a critical juncture. She wanted a career that would allow her to give the best of herself to something that was truly making a difference. As Kerrie puts it, “some people learned to bake bread – no disrespect to sourdough starters – I learned financial planning.” With a Certificate in Financial Planning from Howard University, she transformed a hobby of mentoring co-workers into Equip Advisory. Kerrie’s greatest skill is her ability to listen and understand what you are trying to do and translate that into a concrete plan. She believes that impact at this individual level is what allows underserved communities to build wealth and effect change.

Paul Mianulli is a CFP® with 17 years of experience in financial advisory. He is the sole advisor at Total Return Capital and has worked with HD Vest Insurance Agency, HD Vest Advisory Services, and HD Vest Financial Services since 2014. In addition to his advisory work, he owns and operates Linthicum Tax Service, a tax preparation and accounting business. Total Return Capital provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning for individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including fundamental and technical analysis, and manages all assets internally while offering tailored financial plans and quarterly account reviews.

Nicholas Rumke is a financial advisor with WPG Financial Group, LLC in Baltimore, MD, holding a Series 65 designation and four years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Kessler Investments and Founders Financial, before joining WPG Financial Group in 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an independent insurance agent. WPG Financial Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pension plans, business entities, and trusts. The firm employs a range of investment strategies across various asset classes and offers fiduciary services, ongoing account reviews, and reporting.

Marianne Mattran is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Foundry Wealth Advisors, LLC since 2019. Her prior roles include positions at Ms Howells & Co, Jemma Financial Services (doing business as Foundry Wealth Advisors), Realta Investment Advisors, Inc., and Truist Investment Services, Inc. Outside of advisory work, she holds a life insurance producer license and owns Matador Holdings, LLC, an advertising business. Foundry Wealth Advisors is an SEC-registered firm that serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning services. The firm utilizes model portfolios tailored to client risk profiles and specific needs, managing approximately $163 million across a four-advisor team.

Collin Toal is a financial advisor at RCS Financial Planning, LLC in Annapolis, MD, holding a Series 65 designation. He began his career at RCS Financial Planning in 2026 and has prior experience in the fitness industry. RCS Financial Planning offers portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, ongoing subscription planning, and pension consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm applies modern portfolio theory with evidence-based mutual funds and maintains individualized Investment Policy Statements to guide discretionary portfolio management.

Kenneth Hockycko is a financial advisor at Dauntless Advisory, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and served in the U.S. Navy for 24 years before transitioning to financial advisory and consulting. Outside of financial services, he operates Hockycko Consulting, LLC, which advises firms on military operations, government relations, and leadership. Dauntless Advisory, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations, tailoring strategies based on client goals and risk tolerance. The firm employs a combination of cyclical and fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative tools, and offers access to specialized investment strategies through subadvisers.

Daniel Cohen is a financial advisor at Macroview Investment Management LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Absolute Investment Management, LLC since 2010. Macroview Investment Management serves individuals, corporations, non-profits, and pension and profit-sharing plans with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a top-down, macroeconomic investment approach combined with fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis to manage diversified portfolios, often incorporating third-party managers when appropriate.

William Schwarz is a financial advisor at Dauntless Advisory, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and previously worked at Citi Global Markets for 11 years before operating as a self-employed advisor. Dauntless Advisory provides discretionary portfolio management and integrated financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a combination of cyclical and fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative tools, and offers access to strategies involving leverage and short selling through a subadviser.

Jeremy Reed is a CFP® professional with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving at GLR Partners in Columbia, MD. His background includes roles at UBS Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, and Black Ink Wealth Management. Outside of advisory work, he is an owner of a real estate business, PRRV Development LLC. GLR Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals and entities such as family offices and qualified retirement plans. The firm employs a client-specific investment process focused on fundamental research and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Nicole Mulea is a Series 65-credentialed advisor with CovingtonAlsina, bringing three years of industry experience. She has been with the firm since 2021. Outside of advisory work, she is an independent licensed insurance agent. CovingtonAlsina serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension or profit-sharing plans by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm uses fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to inform investment decisions and offers services including tax preparation through an in-house CPA and customized financial planning.

David Bauer is a CFP® certificant at Cassilly Financial with two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and has been with Cassilly Financial since 2021. Cassilly Financial serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm primarily manages accounts through model portfolios and third-party money managers, utilizing fundamental, cyclical, and modern portfolio theory in its investment approach.

Justin Garritt is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with six years of industry experience at Garritt Financial Solutions LLC in Baltimore, MD. Prior to founding his firm, he worked for 11 years with Baltimore City Public Schools. He frequently speaks at associations, schools, and non-profits. Garritt Financial Solutions provides financial planning and investment management primarily to individual clients and employer retirement plans, using a passive investment approach centered on low-cost index funds and ETFs. The firm serves a modestly sized client base and offers a range of planning services, including retirement, tax, estate, travel, and student loan analysis.