Matthew Tae is the principal advisor at Diversified Human Solutions in Philadelphia, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 14 years of industry experience. He has been leading Diversified Human Solutions, including its subsidiary Fellow Travelers, since 2009 and also serves as president overseeing insurance and employee benefits operations. Diversified Human Solutions advises retirement plan sponsors, participating employers, business owners, and individuals, providing retirement plan investment management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm manages plan-level investment menus focused on broadly diversified, low-cost funds with periodic rebalancing, and offers financial planning on fixed-fee or hourly arrangements, distinguishing itself through an integrated approach with affiliated payroll, recordkeeping, and accounting services.

Eric Thompson is a financial advisor at Thompson Capital Management, LLC in West Chester, PA, holding a Series 65 credential with 12 years of industry experience. He has led his independent advisory firm since 2013 and concurrently works as a senior validation engineer in the engineering and construction industry, where he serves on corporate committees focused on strategy and quality control. Thompson Capital Management provides portfolio management primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, using a diversified approach that includes publicly traded equities, ETFs, REITs, fixed income, and international securities. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis alongside various trading strategies, managing accounts on a discretionary basis according to customized investment policies.

Adil Masani is a CFP® and ChFC® with 18 years of industry experience. He is the managing member of Masani Wealth Management, LLC, an independent advisory firm he has led since 2010. In addition to his advisory role, Masani is an independent insurance agent, spending approximately 10% of his time in insurance sales and services. Masani Wealth Management provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, business owners, and charitable organizations. The firm combines portfolio management with comprehensive planning services and employs a range of analytical techniques, including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, to support client objectives.

Benjamin Conteh is a financial advisor at Bargeld Financial with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Edward Jones and is involved in tax advising and notarial services through his role at Triage, LLC. Bargeld Financial is a fee-only independent investment adviser serving individuals, families, small businesses, non-profits, and retirement plans. The firm employs a bottom-up fundamental research approach combined with Modern Portfolio Theory, integrating both active and passive equity and fixed-income strategies, and incorporates ESG criteria upon request.

Alev Cieslinski is a financial advisor at Great Valley Tax & Financial Services in Paoli, PA, holding a Series 65 designation. Alev has professional experience at firms including Vanguard and Ascensus, and holds a doctoral degree in economics. Outside of advisory work, Alev is an enrolled agent providing tax preparation, tax planning, and IRS representation. Great Valley Tax & Financial Services offers advice-only financial planning and tax services to individuals, families, and clients of other advisers, including high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a long-term, passive investment approach focused on strategic asset allocation and integrates tax practice capabilities with its advisory services.

Charles Manning Jr. is the principal of Charles Manning & Associates, Inc., an independent advisory firm where he has worked since 1998. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 30 years of industry experience. Outside of his advisory work, he manages a developmental energy business, U.S. Power & Light, Inc., devoting a small portion of his time to this activity. Charles Manning & Associates provides discretionary and consultative investment supervisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, and institutional clients. The firm focuses on domestic large-cap stocks and tax-free municipal bonds, managing portfolios on an account-by-account basis with a combination of top-down and bottom-up research.

Jonathan Tang is a financial advisor at Green Trails Wealth LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, First Republic Bank, and JP Morgan Chase. Green Trails Wealth LLC is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving a small number of clients, including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides comprehensive financial planning without discretionary portfolio management, using a mix of passive and active fund analysis based on Modern Portfolio Theory, and also offers educational seminars and speaking engagements on personal finance.

Jonathan Liggett is a CFA® charterholder and the sole advisor at Orbital Management, with five years of experience managing his own firm and additional industry experience dating back to 2011. Prior to founding Orbital Management, he held roles at i360 LLC, CAST Environmental LLC, Six Lambda LLC, and JL Squared Group, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Head of Data Partnerships at i360 LLC, focusing on building external client partnerships for data products. Orbital Management provides discretionary investment advisory services to high-net-worth individuals, foundations, trusts, endowments, family offices, and corporate institutions. The firm uses detailed investor profiling and investment simulations to develop strategic asset allocations, blending passive ETFs with selected active managers, and offers management on discretionary, non-discretionary, or hybrid bases.

Timothy Gardiner is the principal of Gardiner Investment Group, Inc. in West Chester, PA, with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC for 15 years. Outside of advisory services, he is a licensed insurance agent offering life, health, and disability insurance products and operates a tax preparation service through an affiliated entity. Gardiner Investment Group, Inc. advises individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates, providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm employs a primarily long-term investment approach using diversified mutual funds, ETFs, and occasionally individual securities, managing approximately $43.1 million in client assets as of the end of 2024.

Carter Lee is a CFA® charterholder and founder of Lenape Investments, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in West Chester, PA. He has 13 years of industry experience and has led Lenape Investments since 2015. Outside of his advisory work, Lee serves as chairman of the Tatnall School Investment Committee and is a member of the Mount Cuba Center Investment Committee, both of which oversee endowment investment management. Lenape Investments provides discretionary equity portfolios primarily for high-net-worth individuals and families, managing approximately $36.4 million across 15 client relationships. The firm employs a fundamental, bottom-up investment approach focused on concentrated U.S. large-cap stocks and maintains a separate-account only policy to create bespoke portfolios.

John Lyttle III is the sole advisor at The Lyttle Company, LLC, an independent firm based in Chadds Ford, PA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has seven years of industry experience, including prior roles at Health Monitor Network and Vornado Realty Trust. The Lyttle Company provides portfolio management and retirement fund consultation to individual investors, primarily focusing on IRAs and self-directed 401(k) accounts. The firm employs a research-intensive, long-term investment approach centered on corporate fundamentals and direct security selection, typically constructing diversified portfolios of 25–30 positions while using various instruments to manage risk.

Sasha Coviello is a financial advisor with Auctus Wealth Management Inc. in Philadelphia, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 20 years of industry experience. Prior to founding Auctus Wealth Management in 2012, Sasha worked at Nationals Securities Corporation and Triad Advisors. Outside of advisory work, Sasha serves on the Board of Directors for the Camphill Soltane Foundation in Glenmoore, PA. Auctus Wealth Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers non-discretionary portfolio management, written financial plans, and access to third-party advisory programs, employing a research-driven approach that includes external manager analysis and a range of investment types.

Daniel Parker is a financial advisor at Cuthbert Capital Management LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Merrill Lynch and Nest Investments BD LLC. Outside of advisory work, he operates an independent insurance agency focused on fixed insurance products. Cuthbert Capital Management LLC provides discretionary asset management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, offering customized portfolio construction and ongoing monitoring. The firm employs a client-specific investment process combining fundamental and technical analysis, serving a small, concentrated client base with a $1,000,000 account minimum.

Jocelyn Wright is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at Ascension Legacy Partners, Inc. Based in Philadelphia, PA, she has held roles at a variety of firms including PF Wealth Management and the CFP Board Center for Financial Planning. In addition to financial advising, she maintains an active insurance license. Ascension Legacy Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth households, nonprofit organizations, and employer plan sponsors by offering investment management, comprehensive financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and insurance solutions. The firm integrates technology-enabled estate planning and coordinates with outside specialists to provide a comprehensive approach to wealth management and retirement services.

Brendan Magee is the sole advisor at Breakthrough Investing, LLC in Newtown Square, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with two years of industry experience. He has been associated with Inevitable Wealth Consulting since 2001. Magee is licensed to sell life insurance and occasionally engages in commissionable insurance and fixed annuity sales. Breakthrough Investing provides investment advisory referrals, written financial planning, and educational offerings to individual and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes due diligence on third-party managers and fundamental investment analysis, offering workshops and investor briefings without discretionary management or direct custody of client assets.

David Sung is a CFA® charterholder and the principal advisor at MVO Private Wealth, LLC. He has seven years of prior industry experience, including roles at DeNovo Capital Group, Tide Capital Management, and Wealth Enhancement Group. Sung has been with MVO Private Wealth since 2026. MVO Private Wealth serves a selective clientele of high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, and closely held business entities. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, held-away account guidance, and comprehensive financial planning, employing a bespoke, tax-aware investment approach that combines strategic asset allocation, fundamental analysis, and probabilistic planning with selective use of options and derivatives.

Oliver Kell is the sole advisor at Kell Capital, LLC in Penn Valley, PA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at ICS, Inc., Merrill, and Natixis Global Asset Management. Outside of advising, he founded an education company offering an ebook and course on trading strategies. Kell Capital, LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, managing a small number of accounts with a concentrated investment strategy. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis and operates a pooled investment vehicle with performance-based fee arrangements for qualified clients.

Glenn Surowiec is the sole advisor at GDS Investments, LLC, an independent firm based in West Chester, PA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 24 years of industry experience, including 14 years with GDS Investments. Prior to founding the firm, he held institutional portfolio management and research roles at the principal level. GDS Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to individuals, trusts, and estates, managing approximately $19.7 million across 40 client relationships. The firm employs a value-oriented, research-driven approach focused on business strength, management quality, conservative valuation, and event-driven catalysts, with portfolios customized to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Lawrence Hirsch is the sole advisor at Deerfront LLC in Philadelphia, PA, holding a Series 65 credential with five years of industry experience. He has operated Deerfront LLC since 2012 and has taught topics related to Judaism since 2006. Hirsch also owns RapidlyRetire, through which he delivers educational seminars and webinars on options trading strategies. Deerfront LLC provides fee-based investment advisory services to individual investors using a custom, non-discretionary approach focused on active options trading, with trades implemented only upon client approval. The firm’s methodology emphasizes options analytics and risk management, tailoring services to client objectives.

Sharon Binstok is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience and has been with The SEB Group, Inc. since 2007, where she serves as president and sole owner. Prior to and during her time at The SEB Group, she was also affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network from 2007 to 2021. Outside of her advisory role, she is active as a musical performer. The SEB Group is a small advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm focuses on written financial planning and consulting, along with tax preparation and related accounting support, using fundamental analysis and asset-allocation recommendations without discretionary portfolio management.