James Sweet is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Court Place Advisors, LLC, TD Ameritrade, Inc., and T. Rowe Price. MAI Capital Management provides investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers customized portfolio management across various strategies and integrates financial planning and tax services into many client relationships.

Joming Chiang is a CFA® charterholder currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2026. He has two years of industry experience, with prior roles at SOL Capital Management Company, Universal Investment, DWS, and BlackRock. Outside of finance, he spent time engaged in extended travel between 2016 and 2017. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation and manager selection, combining proprietary quantitative screens with third-party managers and individual securities, while also offering specialized private-market investments and affiliated services such as pension consulting and insurance solutions.

Frank Bartolini is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with pre-existing relationships through employer retirement plans. The firm operates a fiduciary advisory model and offers multiple managed account options, including customized portfolios and model-driven strategies.

Diana Roble is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and five years of industry experience. Her background includes roles at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Wells Fargo, and Brightwheel, as well as co-owning Vivi Luxe LLC, a bakery business. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, using an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm’s approach emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and client savings rates.

Ya Meng is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She has worked with organizations including United Health Care and Kaiser Permanente and is co-owner of Octisys LLC, a company focused on software development and IT consulting. Meng also serves as a college consultant with the Heartland Institute of Financial Education. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, utilizing a network of advisors and multiple program platforms that emphasize model portfolios and third-party managers. The firm supports individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses.

Oleksa Gerlak is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with RBC Rochdale, LLC and has previously worked at ProShares and CNR Securities, LLC. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an active, multi-strategy investment approach that integrates quantitative screening, fundamental analysis, and proprietary tools to create tailored portfolios across various asset classes.

Michelle Barry is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience, currently with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Her career includes roles at Grove Point Investments, H. Beck, and Hornor Townsend and Kent. At Transamerica, she may also perform home office functions supporting other business units. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Jennine Lacroix is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Wealthspire Advisors in Annapolis, MD since 2002. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers customized wealth management, financial planning, and trustee services, using an institutional-style asset allocation approach and a mix of investment vehicles.

Kelly Nowottnick is a financial advisor at HB Wealth with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at WMS Partners and PNC Bank. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser that provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative due diligence across various public and private investment strategies and offers services including outsourced chief investment officer and institutional advisory solutions.

Rosani Hernandez Madrid is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bethesda, MD. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has eight years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at OneMain Financial and NYLIFE Securities LLC. Outside of her advisory work, she owns and manages a residential rental property. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers a range of program types and emphasizes tailored recommendations to meet client and Plan Sponsor objectives within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Joshua Martin is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Clearing. He is also an agent for Agia, where he is involved in non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm manages investment portfolios and financial plans through a large network of advisors, utilizing discretionary unified managed accounts and offering tax-aware and impact overlays.

Karly Holland is a CFP® professional at EP Wealth Advisors with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining EP Wealth Advisors in 2026, she worked at Divergent Planning, LLC and Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, LLC. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation, utilizing customized model portfolios and a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Alex Dansberger is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has worked at several firms including LPL Financial and Planning Solutions Group. Outside of advisory work, he dedicates time as a financial advisor involved in fixed insurance activities. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets and serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes diversified, risk-class-based allocations that combine passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and a range of implementation tools.

Andrea Dykes is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with TLG Advisors, Inc. and has been a Managing Partner and agent at Howard Insurance since 2014. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in the sale of fixed insurance products and acts as a referral source for health insurance and employee benefits. TLG Advisors, Inc. provides investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes manager selection and ongoing monitoring through fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, and offers both sub-advised accounts and a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Ittai Dvir is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Independent Financial Group, LLC. He has worked at Independent Financial Group since 2011 and at Plotkin Financial Advisors since 2009. Dvir is an officer and director of several business entities including Monarch Global Partners, LLC, which offers institutional marketing and referrals, and he provides consulting services to a fund through ID Financial Advisors, Inc. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management utilizing both firm- and third-party models with a combination of passive and active investment exposures.

Dwayne Grady is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC, Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, and Girard Securities, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches scuba diving as a dive instructor. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services including asset management, financial planning, retirement plan services, family office offerings, and employs various investment strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Jay Schiff is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer since 2006. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a wide range of programs encompassing asset management, consulting, and retirement services, with both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory approaches.

Kimberly Magaha is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2004. Magaha serves on the Board of Trustees for two retirement plans sponsored by Wicomico County and related local entities. Wealthspire Advisors serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, and trustees, offering customized wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement-plan services. The firm employs a relationship-driven process and institutional-style asset allocation across a diversified range of investments.

Pranali Fortini is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning and has previously worked at firms including Burt Wealth Advisors, Brighton Jones, and Financial Engines Advisors. Fortini serves on the board of Rock Spring Children's Center, a nonprofit childcare organization. Creative Planning provides wealth management and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, employing a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure. The firm manages approximately $295.6 billion in assets across more than 1,100 advisors and offers a range of institutional and private investment solutions.

Jackson Traxler is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with seven years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Truist Advisory Services. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families and family offices, as well as institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, along with broker-dealer services, variable insurance products, and investment banking through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.