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.

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.

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.

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.

Keleigh Sopher is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently with Janney Montgomery Scott. Her career includes prior roles at Federated Global Investment Management Corp and related entities. Outside of her advisory work, she serves as a Daisy Troop Leader for the Western PA council of Girl Scouts of America and as an assistant instructor for a children’s martial arts program. 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 broad range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional sponsors, offering investment advice through both in-house and third-party portfolio management across multiple programs.

Mark Ganung is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 39 years of industry experience. He has worked at Infinex Investments, Inc. since 2015 and serves as Senior Vice President of First Commonwealth Bank since 2011. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services and combines an adviser/broker-dealer structure with access to alternative investments and lending solutions.

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 with Key Investment Services LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and nine years of industry experience. She has worked at Key Investment Services and KeyBank throughout her career since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, Byrne assists with the Family Readiness Group associated with a National Guard Unit, helping to communicate events to families. Key Investment Services LLC serves individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and corporate clients through various advisory programs, model portfolios, and managed accounts. The firm emphasizes client direction in model selection and provides access to third-party discretionary managers while maintaining oversight through due diligence and supervisory reviews.

Mark Kelly is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Private Advisor Group since 2012 and also maintains a longstanding affiliation with LPL Financial, LLC. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved in diversity training through Innovative Business Products & Services, LLC. Private Advisor Group is an SEC-registered advisory firm managing over $41 billion across more than 135,000 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate and retirement plan clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to various third-party asset management programs.

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.

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.

Kenneth Price is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Eagle Strategies since 2013 and has worked with Nylife Securities, LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of the Highmark Caring Foundation Purse Gala, helping organize an annual charitable event. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers multiple program types, including fee-based advice and retirement plan consulting, with an emphasis on tailoring recommendations to client objectives and plan sponsor criteria.

Janet McConnell is a financial advisor with Centaurus Financial, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 30 years of industry experience. She has been with Centaurus Financial since 2013. Additionally, she serves as a continuing education instructor at the Community College of Beaver County. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, retirement-plan consulting, and specialized advisory services, utilizing a combination of fundamental and technical analysis through the CLASSIC Plus platform.

Andrew Neft is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has worked at Citizens Securities since 2017 and previously spent four years with PNC Investments. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs as well as brokerage and insurance services. The firm features a digital advisory program that uses proprietary algorithms to recommend ETF-based portfolios and manages discretionary accounts with optional tax-loss harvesting, alongside its commission-based brokerage activities.

Cassandra Beres is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. She has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2019 and previously worked at The Clubhouse Gibsonia. Outside of her advisory role, Beres serves as treasurer for the Saxonburg Area Baseball Association and as secretary for the Knoch Football Boosters in Renfrew, PA. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and a range of advisory programs.