Kathleen McQuade is a Certified Financial Planner® with three years of industry experience, operating as the sole advisor at her independent firm in Laurel, MD. She has been managing her practice since 2010 and holds a Series 65 license. Her firm provides fee-only financial planning and consulting services to individual clients, focusing on investment, retirement, insurance, education, and estate planning. The practice employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach, primarily recommending no-load, low-cost, tax-efficient mutual funds with asset allocation as the key factor in portfolio returns.

David Hoshour is a financial advisor with Cornerstone Investment Services, Inc. in Indian Trail, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Cornerstone Investment Services since 1995. Cornerstone Investment Services provides ongoing investment supervisory services and basic financial planning to individuals, trusts, and nonqualified retirement accounts, as well as advising retirement plan sponsors and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary, fee-only portfolio management with a focus on medium- to long-term holdings and emphasizes fiduciary services and customized solutions for retirement plans.

Ryan Demartini is the sole advisor at JC Financial Services, an independent firm based in Loomis, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 10 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, Demartini provides bookkeeping and tax preparation services through his separate business, JC Bookkeeping. JC Financial Services serves individual investors and small businesses with financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan services. The firm focuses on passive portfolio construction using index mutual funds and ETFs, incorporates third-party managers when appropriate, and offers ongoing planning with periodic reviews. Its affiliation with an in-house bookkeeping and tax practice supports integrated client services and employer retirement plan education.

John Baughman is a financial advisor with Baughman Financial Group in Novato, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at First Allied Securities, Inc. from 2008 to 2018 and has been with Baughman Wealth Advisors Inc. and Baughman Financial Group since 2008 and 1999, respectively. Baughman Wealth Advisors, operating as Baughman Financial Group, provides portfolio management, financial planning, retirement and estate planning, and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, charitable organizations, and various institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, modern portfolio theory, technical, and cyclical analysis to create customized portfolios and offers discretionary management, insurance product sales, and educational seminars.

Kartik Patel is a financial advisor at Simplify Investments with eight years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. He is also the president of Data Express Inc., an information technology consulting firm where he provides IT consulting and business strategy analysis, including work with a client in the financial sector. Simplify Investments offers portfolio management services to private individuals, families, and small businesses, focusing on fundamental, value-oriented analysis using a concentrated portfolio of stocks, ETFs, and bonds. The firm serves a notable number of non-U.S. clients and emphasizes addressing currency risk and overseas investment considerations.

M Wertz is a CFP® and holds a Series 63 license with 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Johnson Investment Counsel, Inc. for 27 years before joining YourValues Wealth Counsel, LLC in 2026. YourValues Wealth Counsel, LLC offers financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses, focusing on written financial plans and ad-hoc consultations. The firm operates as a fiduciary and emphasizes planning over asset management, relying on fundamental analysis and third-party research to inform its recommendations.

Roger Collins is a financial advisor at Eversight Wealth LLC in Jackson, MS, holding a Series 65 designation with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Eversight Wealth since 2015. Eversight Wealth provides investment management and financial planning primarily to individual clients, as well as trusts and private companies, serving mostly remote clients across the United States. The firm’s approach focuses on low-cost, globally diversified portfolios with inflation protection and employs strategies such as tax-loss harvesting, rebalancing, and tailored asset allocation, including the use of call options and other derivatives for some clients.

Michael Mullett III is a CFP® professional with over 41 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal of Mullett Financial LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Austin, TX. Prior to founding Mullett Financial in 2023, he held various roles at Charles Schwab and Schwab Wealth Advisory for more than two decades. He also maintains an insurance license to assist clients in identifying insurance products as part of his financial planning services. Mullett Financial LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, foundations, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $27 million in client assets and employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside Modern Portfolio Theory and value investing frameworks to create customized investment strategies tailored to each client’s objectives and risk tolerance.

Daniel Boston is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with The Butterfield Group LLC, bringing four years of industry experience. Prior to founding The Butterfield Group in 2021, he worked at Rexnord for twelve years. He is also the owner of Paragon Engineering Group, an engineering services business based in Simi Valley, where he manages general operations and business development. The Butterfield Group provides customized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an asset-allocation-driven investment approach, incorporating macroeconomic analysis and written Investment Policy Statements, with a client base that includes a broader mix of small businesses and charitable organizations alongside individual and trust clients.

Barry Denny is the sole advisor at Denny, Barry T., an independent firm based in Lake Mills, WI. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 17 years of experience as a self-employed registered investment adviser. Prior to founding his firm, he had a long background as a senior trust officer. Denny, Barry T. provides discretionary portfolio management for individual investors, retirement accounts, trustees of personal and charitable trusts, and charitable foundations. The firm manages approximately $10.3 million across about 30 client accounts, using a conservative, fundamentals-based investment approach focused on individual stocks and investment-grade bonds while excluding futures, options, shorting, market timing, commodities, and day trading.

Ryan Betts is the sole advisor at Betts LLC in Phoenix, AZ, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Larry B. Betts, CPA and operated Ryan Betts PC, accumulating over 15 years in related fields. Betts LLC provides advisory services primarily through referrals to third-party money managers such as Rockefeller Capital Management. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities, focusing on long-term investment strategies aligned with client objectives and risk tolerance while not directly managing client assets.

Jb Bryan is the principal of J. B. Bryan Financial Group, Inc., an independent advisory firm based in Richmond, VA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 23 years of industry experience. Bryan has led his firm since 1995 and is also a licensed insurance agent for life, health, and property and casualty insurance. J. B. Bryan Financial Group serves a limited client roster that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, consulting, portfolio management, and insurance products, delivering non-discretionary advisory services combined with written plans and tailored recommendations.

Lawrence Hatheway is a financial advisor at HarborAdvisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at GAM Investments for four years and co-founded Jackson Hole Economics, a nonprofit research forum focused on economics, politics, and policy. Hatheway also serves as an adjunct professor of economics at Fairfield University and the University of Wyoming. HarborAdvisors, LLC provides macroeconomic and market consulting and model-provision services primarily to institutional and non-U.S. clients, using fundamental, technical, and cyclical economic analysis tailored through individually negotiated agreements. The firm focuses on multi-asset portfolio analysis under varying economic and policy scenarios and offers performance-based fee arrangements without holding custody of client assets.

Mark Scott is a CFA® charterholder and Series 63 licensee with 10 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Trinvest Advisors, LLC, an independent firm he has worked with since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, Scott serves as a business development consultant for a Caribbean-based financial services firm. Trinvest Advisors provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporations and business entities. The firm serves both U.S. and non-U.S. clients, employing a range of investment strategies that include fundamental and technical analysis, long- and short-term trading, and allocations to various asset classes such as mutual funds, ETFs, hedge funds, and private equity.

Andrew Ferraro is a CFP® certificant with 17 years of industry experience. He founded Ferraro Wealth Management, LLC in 2020 after six years at Strategic Wealth Partners, Ltd. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent, focusing on life, long-term care, and annuities. Ferraro Wealth Management offers discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, business clients, and charitable organizations. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with Modern Portfolio Theory to tailor investment programs and provides ERISA-focused services for qualified retirement plans, alongside public seminars and workshops.

Sean Whelan is a financial advisor at Brandon Hill Wealth Management, LLC with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and previously worked at Societe Generale and SG Americas Securities, LLC. Brandon Hill Wealth Management provides wealth and investment management services to individuals, high net worth individuals, and families. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and technical analysis, asset allocation, and third-party research to develop client-specific investment policies, managing portfolios that include stocks, bonds, ETFs, mutual funds, MLPs, and limited options usage.

Hi, I'm Chris - Founder and Financial Planner at Southshore Financial Planning. I enjoy partnering with individuals and families to guide them to and through retirement so they can live life to the fullest. This is accomplished by first taking a deep dive into where clients are now financially and where they want to be. Then ideas are weaved together in the areas of cash flow, investments, taxes, insurance, debt and estate planning into one financial roadmap. Professionally, I am a CFP® Practitioner and have two finance-related degrees from the University of North Florida. My entire 19 year career has been dedicated to serving individuals and families in the financial services industry. Before founding Southshore Financial Planning, I spent 11 years at one of the largest financial institutions in the country where I was directly responsible for a $700 million client practice. On a personal note, my wife Heather and I are parents to three wonderful boys. In our free time we enjoy spending time with family, traveling, fishing, and watching the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Binjie Li is a CFA charterholder and holds a Series 63 license, with six years of industry experience. He is currently with XFO Capital and GT Securities, Inc., having previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and MSQ Ventures among other firms. XFO Capital provides investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a broad mix of investment types using both active and passive strategies, offering discretionary management with a long-term orientation as well as specialized services such as direct indexing and laddered bond strategies.

Cary Cates is a CFP® and Series 66-registered financial advisor with over 11 years of industry experience. He leads Cates FP and Cates Tax Advisory in Gainesville, TX, where he focuses on both financial planning and tax advisory services. He also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of North Texas. Cates FP provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $48 million in discretionary assets. The firm emphasizes a passive investment approach with diversified portfolios and integrates credentialed tax services, including tax return preparation and IRS representation, within its advisory offerings.

Chad Brown is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Wooster, OH, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Regal Investment Advisors, The O.N. Equity Sales, Ohio National Financial Services, and AllState Insurance Company. He also provides financial planning and consulting services through Compass Planning, LLC, an independent registered investment advisor. LPL Financial offers advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, institutions, charities, and high-net-worth households. The firm supports its advisors with in-house research and a range of investment delivery options, combining large-scale advisory operations with insurance and annuity product offerings.