David Asher is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds a PFS™ designation and has 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory since 2016 and has owned Asher Financial Services since 2005, where he also operates a CPA and tax preparation business. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in life, long-term care, and health insurance sales through his firm. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm serves large institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and supports complex investment solutions within a comprehensive supervisory framework.

William Fritz is a CFA® charterholder working with TIAA-CREF in Washington, DC. He has been with TIAA since 2014 and joined TIAA-CREF in 2025. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered retirement plans. The firm separates financial planning services from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated structure.

Kelly Somorin is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She has been with T. Rowe Price since 2014. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households. The firm uses model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, supported by an online planning tool and telephone access to advisors.

James Griesser is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) and holds a Series 65 license with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2001. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, and trustees, offering wealth management, financial planning, and trust administration services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment process with institutional-style asset allocation and a range of portfolio guidelines tailored to client objectives.

Nicholas Wasielewski is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 28 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a non-compensated board member of the Angie Houtz Memorial Scholarship, a nonprofit that awards scholarships to students attending Maryland public colleges and universities. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm separates point-in-time planning from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while operating within a vertically integrated group that uses affiliated funds.

Tiffany Eley is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has two years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at the Automobile Club of Southern California and Bank of America. Outside of her advisory work, she also works as an independent contractor providing grocery shopping and delivery services through Instacart. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory program that combines nondiscretionary financial planning with discretionary investment management, primarily using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households, delivering financial plans and ongoing portfolio management through a model-based approach.

Christopher Lashley is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. He has worked at T. Rowe Price since 2019 and has prior experience in education and other fields, including roles at Perry Hall Christian School, Harford Community College, and Towson University. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory program that combines nondiscretionary financial planning and discretionary investment management using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households and employs model portfolios with tax-aware strategies, providing online tools and telephone access to advisors.

Samuel Hulett is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price, he worked at United Rentals for three years and has held various roles including at Latitude Inc and the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households using proprietary T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. Their program combines telephone access to advisors, online planning tools, and model portfolio allocations designed to support retirement goals.

Shannon Hogan is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. Hogan has worked with Truist Advisory Services since 2016 and with its affiliated firm, Truist Investment Services, Inc., since 2015. 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 combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, utilizing third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its manager selection and oversight processes.

Hyungwook Lee is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He has held previous roles at PNC, ENI, AXI Remodeling Inc., and Keller Williams. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory service combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households, typically requiring about $250,000 in investable assets to enroll.

Robert Skaare II is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and possessing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with T. Rowe Price since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a contractor and referee for the Southeastern Hockey Officials Association across MD, VA, PA, and DC. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households, employing a model portfolio approach invested exclusively in proprietary T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, supported by an interactive online planning tool.

Hong Chiu is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Sunnylending LLC, Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc., and World Financial Group, Inc. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory program that combines goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households, employing a model-driven approach with online tools and telephone access to advisors.

Steven Baden is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding the Series 66 credential and six years of industry experience. He has worked at T. Rowe Price since 2021, with prior roles at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities LLC. Baden also spent five years at WoodWorks, part of the American Forest & Paper Association. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory service combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management. The firm serves individual investors and households using model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, employing tax-aware strategies and interactive online tools.

Brent Andersen is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with T. Rowe Price Investment Services since 2010. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides a retirement-focused advisory program that combines nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management using selected proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households, emphasizing model portfolio allocations, tax-aware rebalancing, and online planning tools.

S. Paulina Nemec is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Woodstock, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 29 years of industry experience. She has worked with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities Inc. since 2002. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers at Gilchrist Hospice Care, participating in fundraising events and facility support. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client and plan sponsor objectives, with most regulatory assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Gustav Jakowitsch III is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with T. Rowe Price since 2013. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers the Retirement Advisory Service to individual investors and households focused on retirement goals, combining goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs asset-location strategies, tax-aware rebalancing, and uses an interactive online planning tool with Monte Carlo simulations for retirement projections.

John Rogers is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America in Rockville, MD. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 36 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at R&G Insurance Associates Inc and multiple Nationwide entities, where he worked from 1988 to 2019. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm delivers advisory and brokerage services through independent representatives, using various custodians and third-party managers, and emphasizes non-discretionary account management alongside formalized advisor transition support.

Bradley Williams is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked for 11 years at Lowe Wealth Advisors, LLC before joining MAI Capital Management in 2025. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages $72.3 billion in assets and offers customized portfolio strategies across a range of asset classes, integrating financial planning, tax, and bill-pay services into many client relationships.

Dana Mazzarella is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and seven years of industry experience. She has worked with Kestra Advisory and related entities since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an administrative assistant at Asher Financial Services, supporting tax and accounting operations. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and employee education, managing approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serving large institutional investors such as sovereign wealth funds.

I Shiuan Lee is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors in Gaithersburg, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Lee has 11 years of industry experience, having worked at Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2015 and with World Financial Group since 2013. Lee is involved in the sale of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers both advisory and broker-dealer services, providing proprietary and third-party model portfolios and programs with discretionary and non-discretionary options.