Marylou Rodgers is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities since 2014 and has been involved with Lifetime Financial Growth since 2005. Rodgers serves as General Agent of Guardian through Lifetime Financial Growth Company of Kentucky. Primerica Advisors serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, retirement-plan consulting, and business consulting, utilizing a range of proprietary and third-party investment programs.

Scott Tobe is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 25 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Kestra Advisory and affiliated firms since 2005 and serves as CEO of Signature Financial Planning. Outside of advisory work, he participates in private equity and angel investing through multiple ventures and serves on the board of Entrepreneurs Organization, a business networking group. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves a broad client base that includes large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Natasha Jativa is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services and Citizens Bank and its affiliated entities. Outside of her advisory work, she owns Opulent Occasions, a party decorating and balloon design business. The Huntington Investment Company serves individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities with advisory and brokerage services, offering multiple wrap-fee programs through an open-architecture model that integrates third-party managers alongside proprietary Private Bank portfolios.

Susan Poller Newman is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She has been with PNC Wealth Management since 2011. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering that utilizes online, discretionary model accounts for select employees. The firm’s approach relies on algorithm-driven risk assessments and delegated portfolio implementation using mutual funds and ETFs.

Marc Tannenbaum is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and securities licenses including Series 63 and Series 65. He has worked at Signature Select Wealth, LLC and Signature Financial Planning and has engaged in angel investing and high-performance driving instruction as personal pursuits. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients, including plan sponsors. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions, serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds and large institutional investors.

John Lusi is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is a musician active in two local bands, occasionally performing for minor compensation. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an employee-only digital discretionary model account that uses approved investment strategies and annual rebalancing with mutual funds and ETFs.

Kimberly Krapp is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 25 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2005. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services through in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Lester Botkin is a CFA® charterholder with 18 years of industry experience currently with Private Advisor Group, LLC since 2015. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Citigroup Global Markets. He is also associated with Botkin Family Wealth Management and engages in a separate entity, Halo Holdings, LLC, for tax and investment purposes. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model that integrates technology platforms and offers access to third-party managers and proprietary managed account solutions.

Colin Rafferty is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with five years of industry experience and a Series 66 designation. He previously worked at Key Investment Services LLC and AXA Advisors, LLC. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary online portfolio solution available by invitation to PNC Bank employees, which uses approved model strategies and an algorithmic risk assessment.

Brian Mcfarland is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He worked at Mercer Allied Company, L.P. for 20 years before joining Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC in 2021. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services offers financial planning, investment management, and advisory support to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, corporate participants, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes centralized investment resources and a range of discretionary and non-discretionary managers to deliver tailored wealth solutions.

Zachary Bainbridge is a financial advisor at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has prior work experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and Lincoln Investment. Outside of his advisory role, he is the CEO and founder of The Bainbridge Financial Company, which focuses on real estate investing. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm employs strategic and tactical allocation models and offers a range of fee arrangements, integrating capabilities from across the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

Hope Kiefner is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently with PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA. Her prior roles include positions at Milestone Asset Management, West Advisory Group, Rapier Solutions, and The Advisors Group of Pittsburgh. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and outsourced portfolio implementation.

Mark Ganung is a financial advisor at OSAIC Institutions, Inc. with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Infinex Investments, Inc., FIRST Commonwealth Bank, Uvest Financial Services Group, Inc., and GA Financial Strategies LLC. Ganung also serves as Senior Vice President at FIRST Commonwealth Bank. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan support, and access to alternative investments, operating under a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure with a range of service and distribution arrangements.

Michael Halloran is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott in Pittsburgh since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, Halloran serves as an adjunct finance and quantitative methods professor in the MBA program at Point Park University. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large enterprise firm managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. It serves individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plans, and municipal clients through a combination of brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs that incorporate both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Michael Savisky is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 63 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Avantax Investment Services and Avantax Advisory Services for over 20 years before joining Commonwealth and Geisler & Company Financial Planning in 2024. In addition to his advisory role, Savisky is co-owner of an accounting firm, AF McGervey & Co, LLC, where he is involved in tax preparation and accounting services. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 advisors and managing approximately $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad support platform including managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, and custody services, allowing advisors to implement customized portfolios using both internal models and outsourced solutions.

Brittany Byrne is a financial advisor at Key Investment Services LLC with nine years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked within the KeyCorp group since 2016 in various roles at KeyBank and Key Investment Services. Outside of her advisory work, she participates as a group helper for a Family Readiness Group associated with a National Guard unit. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through a variety of advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client-directed investment profile completion and model selection, providing non-binding recommendations and ongoing monitoring while coordinating with third-party discretionary managers.

Charles Wurdack is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera, BAR Financial, Key Investment Services, Ameriprise Financial Services, and PNC Investments. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a diverse range of portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools to support advisor and client needs.

Andrew Fahner is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at PNC Bank, First Commonwealth Bank, and Infinex Investments. He is based in Pittsburgh, PA. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm uses a fiduciary approach within a vertically integrated group and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Aaron Crist is a CFP® licensed financial advisor with five years of industry experience, currently with Janney Montgomery Scott. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs for four years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a mentor for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Pittsburgh. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs through in-house portfolio management and third-party managers.

Matthew Fontana is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 21 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is the sole owner and president of Two Seven, LLC, a real estate investment company. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio solution for employees that utilizes algorithm-driven risk assessment and approved model strategies implemented with mutual funds and ETFs.