Todd Garliss Jr. is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously spent 13 years with Corbyn Investment Management. He serves as a board member for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes in Hunt Valley, MD. 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 diverse client base, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Christina Snyder is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Carson Wealth. She has held roles at Jacob William Advisory, CWM, LLC, Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance. Outside of her advisory work, Christina is involved in several community and professional organizations, including serving as Co-President of Women in Insurance & Financial Services and as a board member of the Hearing & Speech Agency of Baltimore. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser operating an enterprise platform with over 650 advisors and approximately $50.6 billion in assets under management. The firm provides services such as discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, supported by a dedicated investment committee and a range of tailored portfolio solutions.

Matthew Barrett is a financial advisor at William Blair with 25 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Brown Advisory Securities, LLC for 13 years before joining William Blair in 2019. Barrett holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in Baltimore, MD. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm emphasizes active, research-driven management across multiple asset classes and provides proprietary models and access to private funds through its integrated platform.

Andrew Kelen is a CFP® and CFA® with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Services, Inc. since 2012 and is also affiliated with National Life. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an agent licensed to sell life and health insurance through Worthington Financial Partners and holds director positions focused on insurance services at Sortino Financial Group and Sortino Financial LLC. Equity Services, Inc., doing business as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently employs third-party asset managers, and combines long-term investment strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Allen Garber, Jr. is a financial advisor at William Blair with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at William Blair since 2019, following prior roles at Brown Advisory from 2016 to 2019. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across various asset classes and provides access to proprietary models, sub-advisory arrangements, and private investment opportunities.

Rebecca Hartnett is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 26 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at UBS Financial Services and Morgan Stanley. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves diverse clients including sovereign wealth funds.

Nicholas Sigismondi is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he worked for Baltimore City Public Schools for seven years. Outside of finance, he is a musician who regularly plays with his band, releasing music on platforms like Spotify and Bandcamp. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors.

Lukas Mihailovich is a financial advisor at &PARTNERS with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. He previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and South River Mortgage in various roles. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and private businesses, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, ERISA consulting, and brokerage services through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Corey Turner is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at UBS Financial Services, SunTrust Investment Services, and Nordstrom Inc. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations, implementing advice through a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting.

Brandon Fanelle is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Janney in various capacities since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an adjunct professor at Towson University, teaching a course in the College of Business & Economics. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large enterprise firm managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. It serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Chase Cullison is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with five years of industry experience. He has held positions at Wells Fargo Bank, Wells Fargo Clearing, and T. Rowe Price. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management services primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s integrated model is tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates.

Lucy Gussio is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. Her prior roles include positions at the Michael P. O'Brien Athletic and Recreation Center, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Central Chesapeake, and Notre Dame Preparatory School. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers the T. Rowe Price Retirement Advisory Service, which focuses on retirement planning for individual investors and households through a combination of nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income strategies, and discretionary investment management using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm’s approach includes model allocations, tax-aware rebalancing, and Monte Carlo simulations to provide ongoing portfolio management and financial planning.

Tracy Kuddar Jr. is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has been with T. Rowe Price since 2018. Outside of advisory work, he is employed as a driver for food delivery services including Instacart and DoorDash. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households, using model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm combines telephone access to advisors with an online planning tool and employs tax-aware strategies and Monte Carlo simulations for retirement income planning.

Erika Hudson is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked previously at Charles Schwab Bank, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and TD Ameritrade. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach includes integrated services utilizing proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing.

Eric Borsoni is a financial advisor with Schwab Wealth Advisory holding Series 66 and Series 65 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, Ameriprise Financial Services, and New York Life, along with 30 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps. He serves on the advisory board of Harlem Lacrosse of Baltimore, is a board member of the Maryland Lacrosse League, and works as an assistant varsity lacrosse coach for Howard County Public Schools. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations to clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients, using internal research tools and standard asset-allocation models to guide investment decisions.

Kevin Belshaw is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at United Planners Financial Services of America since 2019 and also operates Tribel Consulting Firm, a consulting services business based in Columbia, MD. Additionally, he has been involved with the Maritime Institute of Technology and Graduate Studies since 2018. United Planners Financial Services is a national wealth-management enterprise serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a mix of custodians, third-party money managers, and platform programs, with a significant portion of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Aeric Alexander is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at National Life Group, InvestorPlace LLC, and T. Rowe Price. Alexander is also involved in insurance-related activities, assisting teachers with their benefits and working as an insurance agent. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm combines long-term investment strategies with multiple advisory platforms and frequently uses third-party asset managers and model portfolios.

Darcy Carroll is a financial advisor at William Blair with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at William Blair since 2019, previously spending 13 years at Brown Advisory Securities, LLC. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies, providing proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Fathima Sabeeha Wafik is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with two years of industry experience. She previously worked at the London Stock Exchange Group for three years and holds a Series 66 designation. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory program that combines nondiscretionary financial planning with discretionary investment management, primarily using T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households aiming for retirement goals and employs a structured investment approach including tax-aware rebalancing and Monte Carlo-based financial planning tools.

Kelly Mullican is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, bringing five years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors in 2020, Mullican worked at Madrones American Grill from 2016 to 2020. Mullican also holds an agent position at AGIA, focusing on non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and wrap programs through a large network of advisors. The firm emphasizes discretionary unified managed accounts via Envestnet’s platform and manages approximately $29.2 billion across nearly 300,000 clients.