Derek Lemke is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Ellis Investment Partners, LLC. He has worked at Ellis since 2015 and has also been a pilot for American Airlines and Piedmont Airlines. In addition to his advisory role, he is a licensed agent selling life, health, disability, long-term care, and annuity insurance products. Ellis Investment Partners serves individuals, trusts, small businesses, and institutional clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes dynamic asset allocation, diversification, and tax-aware management, offering a range of investment options and specialized ERISA retirement plan services.

Aaron Marks is a financial advisor at Amplius Wealth Advisors with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Bank of America and Merrill for ten years. Marks is also an independent licensed insurance agent. Amplius Wealth Advisors serves individuals, small businesses, charities, and retirement plans by offering discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and access to fee-based insurance and third-party money managers. The firm utilizes model portfolios, independent sub-advisers, and operational platforms to deliver customized investment advice and coordinate tailored solutions for its clients.

Richard Clairmont is a financial advisor with CPC Financial Planning, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 11 years of experience in the industry. His work history includes roles at LPL Financial and Royal Alliance Associates, as well as a long-standing association with Clairmont, Paciello & Co. P.C., a tax preparation and accounting firm. CPC Financial Planning, Inc. provides written financial planning, annual plan monitoring, and hourly advice to individuals and business entities, focusing on coordinated recommendations across investments, tax planning, retirement, insurance, and estate matters. The firm operates on a non-discretionary, fee-for-service model and is closely integrated with a CPA practice to support tax and accounting coordination within the planning process.

Richard Durso is a CFP® with 17 years of experience at RTD Financial Advisors Inc in Philadelphia, PA, where he has worked since 2009. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his financial advisory role, he has served as the head coach of the Drexel University women's ice hockey team since 2001. RTD Financial Advisors serves individuals, families, and institutional clients including pension and ERISA-covered retirement plans. The firm offers life-centered financial planning, personalized investment management, and fiduciary consulting, emphasizing individualized investment policies and asset allocation with ongoing monitoring and tax-aware management.

Michelle Czarnecki is a financial advisor at Amplius Wealth Advisors with 13 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill, Wells Fargo Clearing, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. Amplius Wealth Advisors serves individuals, small businesses, charities, and retirement plans by providing discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to fee-based insurance and third-party money managers. The firm utilizes model portfolios, independent managers, and sub-advisers to deliver customized discretionary advice and leverages third-party platforms and operational tools to implement and monitor client strategies.

Michael De Quevedo is a financial advisor at Almanack Investment Partners with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at BFC PLANNING, Inc. for five years. Outside of his advisory work, he is an investor in a privately held fiber optic internet company through Toz LLC. Almanack Investment Partners provides investment management and financial planning services to a range of individual and institutional clients. The firm utilizes model asset allocation portfolios emphasizing diversified, risk-conscious investments and manages various pooled vehicles and affiliated private funds.

Joshua Grimes Avery is a financial advisor at Northstar Financial Companies, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at BlackRock and Blackrock Investments, LLC from 2018 to the present. Prior to his finance career, he was employed at Barnes & Noble for five years. Northstar Financial Companies serves individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary and non-discretionary investment management across taxable and retirement accounts. The firm employs a goals-based, fundamentally driven investment process utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income to align with client objectives and risk tolerances.

Ryan Babeuf is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with six years of industry experience. He has been with Edge Wealth Management, LLC since 2007, where he is part of a team of six advisors based in Havertown, PA. Edge Wealth Management serves individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations by providing discretionary investment management alongside limited financial planning and consulting services. The firm employs a fundamental analysis approach to portfolio construction, incorporating various equity and fixed-income instruments tailored to client objectives.

Daniel Mccusker Jr. is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Meridian Wealth Partners, LLC since 2017. His prior roles include positions at Hj Wealth Management, Elko Financial Advisors, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Cincinnati Analysts, Inc. He also works as an insurance consultant outside of his advisory practice. Meridian Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $1.37 billion for about 707 clients through a ten-advisor team. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management using a long-term, evidence-based investment approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Market Hypothesis.

Ryan Vermillion is a financial advisor at Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Vermillion & White since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a part-time middle school football coach in the Owen J. Roberts School District. Vermillion & White Wealth Management Group provides portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services to individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes aligning portfolios with clients’ risk tolerance and objectives through asset allocation, diversification, and ongoing monitoring, managing approximately $231 million across several hundred accounts.

Michael D'Antonio is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 10 years of industry experience. He currently serves at DT Investment Partners, LLC and previously worked for The Vanguard Group, Inc. and Vanguard Marketing Corporation for a decade. DT Investment Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an active management approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis to tactically adjust asset allocations across multiple asset classes.

Sean Gallagher is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He has worked at Thrive Wealth Management since 2023 and previously held roles at Mass Mutual Greater Philadelphia and Temple University. Prior to entering the financial industry, he spent over a decade in primary and secondary education. Thrive Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plan sponsors by providing investment management, financial planning, and retirement consulting services. The firm employs client-specific strategies using a variety of model portfolios and investment vehicles, with an emphasis on tax-aware management and regular portfolio reviews.

Lin Fei is a financial advisor with Sun Global LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. Lin has extensive work history including 24 years at Colgate and has been involved with Stillwell Investment LLC and Fax Realty LLC for over a decade. Lin is currently retired. Sun Global LLC provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to high-net-worth individuals, using a risk questionnaire and Investment Policy Statements to guide investment decisions. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis with long-term investing, short-term trading, and options strategies.

Gregory Dob is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving at Kitching Partners, LLC. Prior to this, he was with GKFO, LLC for 14 years. Kitching Partners advises individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, charitable organizations, and corporations, offering fee-only investment management alongside family enterprise services such as family governance, estate planning, philanthropic advising, and strategic business consulting. The firm uses asset-allocation frameworks that combine fundamental research with quantitative methods, integrating both active and passive strategies, and considers cross-border and tax-related factors in its management approach.

Bret Elam is a financial advisor with Thrive Capital Management, LLC in Fort Washington, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. He has been associated with Thrive Insurance Group, Thrive Capital Management, and Thrive Financial Services since 2011. Outside of his advisory work, Mr. Elam serves as Vice President of Colony Pools Service of PA, a swimming pool maintenance and servicing company. Thrive Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individuals, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a fundamental-analysis approach with diversified model portfolios and offers access to third-party managers, managing approximately $398 million for nearly 600 clients.

Gary Gallagher is a financial advisor with Certior Financial Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with Mutual Securities, Inc. and Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. before joining Certior Financial Group, where he has been since 2016. Outside of financial advising, Gallagher is involved with Trinity Christian UCC as a member of its finance, property, and community committees, and he is a partner in an organic composting business. Certior Financial Group provides personalized financial planning, discretionary asset management, and retirement plan consulting to a broad client base, including individuals, trusts, and business entities. The firm combines hands-on financial planning with discretionary portfolio management, using both active and passive investment vehicles, third-party sub-advisers, and conducts regular client reviews to adjust strategies based on market conditions and client needs.

Yousef Almbaid is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with three years of experience, currently with TGS Financial Advisors. Prior to joining TGS, he spent time at Haverford College and Ramallah Friends School. TGS Financial Advisors serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plan participants through discretionary investment management and financial planning, utilizing mutual funds, ETFs, sub-advisors, and various strategies while offering both discretionary and non-discretionary engagements.

Heath Goldstein is a financial advisor with 1st Financial Investment, Inc. in Philadelphia, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Vestech Securities Inc. and engagement with multiple financial and insurance businesses. Outside of advising, he is active in volunteer emergency services and serves in leadership roles with the Chinchilla Hose Company, amateur radio and pilot clubs, and holds elected office as a judge of elections. 1st Financial Investment, Inc. provides personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm employs a strategic core-and-satellite asset allocation approach using passive index funds and ETFs complemented by active management where appropriate, with advisory services delivered on a non-discretionary basis.

Robert Young II is a financial advisor with Sentinel Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera Advisors LLC and First Allied Advisory Services. Sentinel Asset Management, LLC is a fee-based advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a mosaic investment approach combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and provides ongoing portfolio monitoring with formal quarterly reviews.

Gavin Maurer is a CFP® at RTD Financial Advisors Inc with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Bent Creek Country Club from 2018 to 2022 before joining RTD Financial Advisors. RTD Financial Advisors is a SEC-registered, multi-team firm serving individuals, families, and institutional clients including pension plans, trusts, non-profits, and corporations. The firm focuses on life-centered financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services, utilizing individualized investment programs and a structured retirement-plan practice with fiduciary investment management and pooled employer plan services.