Lauren Serafini is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. Her prior experience includes roles at Berman McAleer, Merrill Lynch, The Financial Gym, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Serafini Financial Services. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and utilizes a financial planning–led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various portfolio management techniques and comprehensive retirement plan services.

Thomas Thibeault is a financial advisor with Chapin Davis in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Chapin Davis since 2009. Chapin Davis provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement accounts. The firm manages approximately $539 million in assets and serves several hundred client relationships through a multi-advisor team that employs a variety of investment strategies and portfolio management approaches.

Eric Armentrout is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at T Rowe Price and Equitable Advisors. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, utilizing an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates in its financial planning approach.

Timothy Parker is a CFA® charterholder currently with Creative Planning, LLC. He has over 25 years of industry experience, including roles at T. Rowe Price and Brightworks Wealth. Outside of financial advisory, he has a concurrent association with Matador Resources. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and long-term strategies, while also offering access to private market investments and ancillary legal and accounting services.

Michael Chasney Jr. is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing four years of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price in 2017, he worked in sports medicine at Oberlin College and was involved with The L'Hirondelle Club. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management with online tools and advisor support. The service uses model portfolios exclusively invested in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, employing tax-aware strategies and Monte Carlo simulations for retirement planning.

Marc Watchinski is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Outside of his advisory role, he owns and operates a gaming server, managing its administration and payment processing. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, plan sponsor fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program implemented through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

Katherine Lee is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2013 and 2015, respectively. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily serving individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management through model and customized portfolios, operating within a vertically integrated group that includes affiliated funds.

William Chlan Jr. is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 65 license. Prior to joining MAI, he worked 17 years at Court Place Advisors, LLC and has operated his own legal and accounting practice as an attorney and CPA since 1992. His practice provides non-investment-related legal and accounting services and occasionally introduces clients to MAI Capital Management without obligation or referral fees. MAI Capital Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, institutional clients, and sports professionals. The firm manages $72.3 billion in assets and provides customized portfolio strategies using in-house managers, third-party sub-advisers, and various account models, along with trust and insurance administration services.

Lester Wolf is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Baltimore, MD. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has 32 years of industry experience. His career includes long-standing roles at New York Life and Nylife Securities Inc. since 1993, and he is currently affiliated with Tactical Financial Group, LLC. Wolf also works as an insurance broker, providing insurance solutions outside of NYL products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations across multiple program types and manages the majority of its regulatory assets on a non-discretionary basis.

John Nauss III is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Silver Spring, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2013. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through employer retirement plans. The firm offers customized portfolio management alongside model portfolio options and serves as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

David McMillan is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 24 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Netlaw Group, WealthWave, and the Heartland Institute of Financial Education, where he serves as a certified financial educator. He is also involved in health insurance enrollment activities under the Affordable Care Act and provides supplemental insurance solutions through affiliated companies. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and businesses, delivering advisory services primarily through model portfolios and third-party managers across multiple platforms such as Transamerica ONE and TFA365.

Nancy Briguglio is a financial advisor with Creative Planning, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and the Series 66 license. She has 42 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Ms. Briguglio serves on the advisory board of Allen & Shariff. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that combines low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies with selective private market exposure and offers a range of advisory and non-investment services.

Harold Lowe is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2025. Prior to joining MAI, he led Lowe Wealth Advisors, LLC for 14 years. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages $72.3 billion in assets and offers a range of customized portfolio strategies alongside integrated financial planning and advisory services.

Heather Follis is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Ellicott City, MD. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 23 years of industry experience, including 19 years with PNC Investments. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available as an invitation-only pilot for employees. The firm’s investment approach uses approved model strategies with mutual funds and ETFs, annual rebalancing, and algorithm-driven risk assessment.

Brendan Mullally is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Baltimore, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a lacrosse coach. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders, using an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Jonathan Giordani is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has held roles at firms including LPL Financial and Planning Solutions Group. Outside of advisory services, he is involved as a senior vice president in a fixed insurance capacity. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving a wide range of clients including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and utilizing both proprietary and third-party resources.

Brian Graney is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company since 2008. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, endowments, foundations, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research process to construct concentrated portfolios and offers a range of strategies including sustainable-investment research, model portfolios, and private-fund and venture programs.

Ian Sotir is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Lower.com D.B.A. Homeside Financial for seven years. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and investment management to individual investors and households, using model portfolios exclusively invested in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm combines nondiscretionary planning with discretionary account management and offers financial plans with Monte Carlo simulations through an interactive online tool.

Amanda Burke is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. She holds a Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining the advisory team, she worked in various roles within Bankers Life and Bankers Life Securities since 2018. Outside of her advisory work, Burke operates an Etsy shop where she sells self-made art projects. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored asset allocations and ongoing portfolio management aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Samia Clookie is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with 4 years of industry experience. She has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2016. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, foundations, and trustees, offering wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and family office support. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment process with diversified, institutional-style asset allocation.