Shawna Bieda is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at XML Financial Group and XML Securities LLC since 2022. She previously worked at Bank of America N.A. and Merrill, where she spent eight and eighteen years respectively. XML Financial Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to a diverse retail client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm operates through a multi-advisor team model and employs a blended investment approach using fundamental and technical analysis alongside third-party managers and an internal Investment Committee.

David Kauffman is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently with CW Advisors, LLC. He previously worked at Pinnacle Advisory Group, Inc. for 14 years and Congress Wealth Management LLC for 5 years. He is also a partner at Waypoint Consulting Group, a non-investment-related business. CW Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and provides services such as wealth management, family office support, and retirement plan advisory.

Beth Levine is a financial advisor at XML Financial Group with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with XML Financial and its affiliated entities since 2009. Outside of her advisory role, she is the sole owner of Coyote Sun LLC, a holding company for rental properties. XML Financial Group provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and wrap fee programs to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm operates through a multi-advisor team model and uses a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, along with third-party managers and an internal Investment Committee, to tailor portfolios to client needs.

Manuel Moral is a CFP® professional with 18 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with United Brokerage Services, Inc. since 2018, following prior roles at Cetera Investment Services LLC and First National Bank of PA. United Brokerage Services, Inc. provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach includes strategic and tactical asset allocation, use of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, third-party research, model portfolios, rebalancing, and tax-aware overlays, typically advising on a non-discretionary basis.

Meredith Wade is a financial advisor at XML Financial Group with 21 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and SunTrust Advisory Services. XML Financial Group serves a broad retail client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm uses a multi-advisor team model to provide discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, combining fundamental and technical analysis with access to alternative investments and affiliated managers.

Samuel Woo is a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC with a Series 65 designation. He has been in the industry since 2023, with prior experience at SPC Financial, Inc. and Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. before joining AlphaCore Capital. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and entity clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth planning and investment management, emphasizing alternative investment strategies alongside traditional equity and fixed-income exposures.

Bilal Qaiser is a financial advisor with United Brokerage Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at TD Bank, Bank of America, Merrill, and JPMorgan Chase. United Brokerage Services, Inc. provides investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic and tactical asset allocation approach and offers wrap and unified managed account programs through its clearing relationship with Wells Fargo Clearing Services.

Gary Diegert II is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Rossby Financial, LLC since 2024. His prior experience includes roles at RiversEdge Advisors, LLC and myCIO Wealth Partners. Rossby Financial serves individuals, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and other business entities with investment advisory and financial planning services. The firm employs diversified strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances, utilizing fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, technical analysis, and cyclical analysis, and manages approximately $565 million in discretionary assets.

Robert Roark is a financial advisor with Capitol Securities Management, Inc. in Washington, DC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Capitol Securities Management since 1996. Capitol Securities Management serves individual, corporate, charitable, trustee, and plan sponsor clients by offering brokerage and investment advisory services, comprehensive financial planning, pension consulting, insurance products, and educational seminars. The firm manages assets through separately managed accounts and wrap fee programs, utilizing a network of investment adviser representatives who develop client-specific investment policies and manage accounts with a variety of investment instruments.

Biswojit Rebeiro is a financial advisor at WesBanco Securities, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at firms including LPL Financial, Edward Jones, Bank of America, Merrill, Chase, Wells Fargo Bank, M&T Bank, and Educational Systems Federal Credit Union. WesBanco Securities, Inc. provides investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes tailored investment strategies using fundamental, technical, and charting analysis, delivering customized financial planning and portfolio management through non-discretionary advisor-managed wrap accounts and other managed programs.

Amy Lillis Konopacki is a financial advisor at MissionSquare Retirement with 22 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked with firms including Nationwide Investment Advisors and Lincoln Financial Advisors. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and certain nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans, providing plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services. The firm offers personalized investment advice developed by Morningstar Investment Management and supports over 40,000 participants through a multi-team advisory structure.

Isaiah Carter is a financial advisor at MissionSquare Retirement with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and securities licenses Series 65 and Series 66. Since 2014, he has been associated with ICMA-RC Services, LLC and ICMA Retirement Corporation. MissionSquare Retirement serves state and local government employers, their employees, and select nonprofit entities by administering deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services, with investment advice and model portfolios developed by Morningstar Investment Management.

Tristine Altamirano is a financial advisor at AlphaCore Capital LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining AlphaCore, she held roles at SPC Financial, Inc., Grossberg Company LLP, and Liptz, Roberts, Marquez, Merkle, Singh & Zipor Chtd. Outside of financial advising, she is an instructor at Pure Barre Rockville, where she teaches for 6-8 hours per month. AlphaCore Capital LLC is an independent wealth advisory firm serving individual, high-net-worth, institutional, and entity clients. The firm offers comprehensive wealth planning and investment management with an emphasis on both traditional and alternative investment strategies.

Elise Hoffmann is a financial advisor at Marshfield Associates with 29 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Marshfield Associates since 1997. Hoffmann also has concurrent roles at Bushido Capital Partners LLC and Yogi Advisors, LLC, where she has been active since 2008 and 2007, respectively. Marshfield Associates serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, pension plans, foundations, and governmental entities. The firm employs a long-only, value-oriented investment approach focused on a concentrated Core Value Equity Strategy and manages approximately $7.5 billion across 13 advisors.

James Musgrave is a financial advisor with Regal Investment Advisors LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials. He has 27 years of industry experience, including ten years at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and concurrent roles since 2022 at Regal Investment Advisors and Regulus Financial Group. Outside of advisory work, he is a financial seminar presenter for the nonprofit Society for Financial Awareness. Regal Investment Advisors, operating under the name LionShare, provides model portfolio implementation and discretionary investment management to unaffiliated advisers and their clients, focusing on proprietary and third-party strategies through a sub-advisory platform managing approximately $2.88 billion in assets.

Carl Noble is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He currently works at Congress Wealth Management LLC and previously spent 20 years at Pinnacle Advisory Group. He is based in Columbia, MD. CW Advisors, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, trusts, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach combining active, passive, quantitative, and ESG strategies, and offers wealth management, family office services, retirement plan advisory, and portfolio management.

Rakael Carr is a financial advisor at IP Financial Advisory Services LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. Prior to joining the firm, she held positions within the University of Maryland Medical System and St. Joseph Medical Center UMMS. Outside of advising, she is a pastor and trustee at Champions of Christ Global Ministries and owns a budgeting and financial literacy business. IP Financial Advisory Services LLC primarily serves individual retail clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, consulting, and access to third-party managers. The firm focuses on non-high-net-worth investors and retirement plan participants, providing a range of analytical and consulting services including actuarial analysis and tax-efficient portfolio strategies.

Margaret Anderson is a financial advisor at Summit Financial, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and worked previously at Symphonic Financial Advisors LLC and Symphonic Securities LLC for 14 years. In addition to her advisory role, she offers insurance products as a broker through various companies, including an affiliated firm. Summit Financial, LLC is a multi-team SEC-registered advisory firm managing approximately $26.35 billion in assets for about 17,800 clients. The firm offers a range of investment advisory and portfolio management programs, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, utilizing both discretionary and consultative approaches.

Nicholas Masih is a financial advisor at United Brokerage Services, Inc. with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at United Brokerage Services and HSBC entities since 2015. United Brokerage Services, Inc. offers investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and trust clients. The firm primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis and provides a range of programs including unified managed accounts and separately managed options, with affiliations to United Bank and Wells Fargo.

Jason Klopman is a CFP® certificant with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at XML Financial Group since 2016. He holds a Series 66 license and is an equity member of BR Financial Associates Management Company, LLC, which manages XML Financial and XML Securities. XML Financial Group is a multi-advisor wealth management firm overseeing approximately $3.3 billion in client assets. The firm serves nearly 2,900 clients with services including discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to alternative investments.