Caroline Michaels is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Financial Growth Partners and Brewbike. Outside of finance, she is involved with Sharon's Shaved Ice, a small business. Guardian Life’s subsidiary, Park Avenue Securities, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors, offering a range of financial planning and investment solutions including discretionary and model-based management programs.

Emelia Sarbeng is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is an author of works titled *Resilience in the Fire* and *The Poverty Vaccine*. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Parker Bell is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price, he worked at Prosperity Capital Partners and Fay Servicing. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services 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 primarily using T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs.

Shantel Floyd is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 21 years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she worked at ICMA Retirement Corporation and T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. In addition to her advisory work, she is involved in real estate investing, owning and operating Affordable Luxury Realty LLC and Affordable Luxury Corp. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of advisors and implements model-based investment strategies using Envestnet’s platform.

Andrew Krafft is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides the T. Rowe Price Retirement Advisory Service, offering retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households. The firm uses model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, employing tax-aware rebalancing and Monte Carlo simulations for retirement income projections.

Brian Whalen is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has 21 years of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price in 2018, he worked at Bank of America from 2016 to 2018. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a lacrosse official with the Southern Lacrosse Officials Association. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and investment management to individual investors and households. The firm offers a goals-based approach using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs, combining discretionary portfolio management with online planning tools and telephone access to advisors.

Bansari Patel is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Conrad Siegel Investment Advisors, Equitable Advisors, and LPL Financial. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory service that combines goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management primarily using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households, employing tax-aware rebalancing and Monte Carlo simulation-based financial plans.

Brendan Mcpeake is a financial advisor at Equity Services, Inc. with Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He has been with Equity Services since 2025 and previously worked at Worthington Financial Partners. His background includes experience with Baltimore County Parks and Recreation and Ursinus College. 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 offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently utilizing third-party asset managers and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Monte Woodfin is a CFP® professional with 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with VALIC Financial Advisors since 2004 and also holds an agent position with Agia, where he is involved in non-securities insurance products. VALIC Financial Advisors serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Mark Dawson is a financial advisor at &Partners with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 credential and has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Global Markets, and Deutsche Bank Securities. &Partners serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers investment management and financial planning services using a combination of proprietary and third-party strategies, supported by the Envestnet portfolio platform and NFS brokerage infrastructure.

Anthony Nhe is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at T. Rowe Price since 2019, with prior experience at Bank of America and Merrill. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory service for individual investors and households, combining nondiscretionary goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management through a model portfolio approach invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs.

Shawn Sacchetti is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He has been with T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. since 2010 and previously worked at MSI Financial Services, Inc. from 2007 to 2009. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households, employing model portfolios and tax-aware strategies implemented with an online planning tool and financial advisor support.

Melaney Fingles is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. She previously worked at Passive Capital Management LLC and Harbor Investment Advisory LLC. Outside of her financial advisory role, Melaney teaches fitness classes at The Mine. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households. The firm uses proprietary mutual funds and ETFs, employing model allocations, tax-aware rebalancing, and online planning tools to support its clients’ retirement goals.

O’mario Lynch is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at FiscalNote, FedEx, Servtech, Planet Fitness, UPS, Ross, and Baltimore City College. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers the Retirement Advisory Service, combining goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management for individual investors and households, using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs with a focus on tax-aware strategies and Monte Carlo simulation–based planning.

Cesar Silva Medina is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and StayNtouch Inc. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory program combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management primarily through T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households, using a model allocation approach with tax-aware strategies and interactive online planning tools.

Logan Levin is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. since 2019. Prior to this, he worked at The Vanguard Group, Inc. from 2015 to 2019. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides a retirement-focused advisory service that combines nondiscretionary financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households with at least $250,000 in investable assets, employing tax-aware strategies and Monte Carlo simulations to support retirement income planning.

Raylonte Roach is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Eagle Strategies, New York Life Insurance Company, and R2 VISION, the latter of which he owned and operated. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households, utilizing portfolios composed exclusively of T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs.

Kiauna Tilley is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 11 years of industry experience. She has been with T. Rowe Price since 2013. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused financial planning service that combines nondiscretionary goals-based planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management. The firm serves individual investors and households through a model portfolio approach exclusively using proprietary T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs.

Christopher Wasson is a CFP® professional with 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Kestra Advisory Services since 2016 and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, Wasson serves on the board of LifeBridge Health/Sinai Hospital and is involved in real estate ownership. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including institutional investors and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets.

Dylan Menefee is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations and previously worked at Liberty Mutual Insurance. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers the Retirement Advisory Service to individual investors and households focused on retirement goals, combining nondiscretionary financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily using T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs tax-aware strategies and delivers financial plans and retirement income projections through an interactive online tool.