Thomas Mooney is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor at Creative Planning with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Creative Planning since 2017 and previously at TIAA-CREF from 2014 to 2017. Mooney serves as Secretary and on the Investment Committee for the Cerebral Palsy Association of Chester County, a nonprofit organization. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and foundations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies complemented by selective private market exposure and institutional services.

David Grahn is a Series 63 licensed financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 42 years of industry experience. He joined Janney Montgomery Scott in 2021, following five years at Wells Fargo Clearing. 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, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional sponsors, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and multiple advisory programs supported by in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Matthew Stanton is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has been with Citigroup Global Markets since 2013. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with specialized market roles, including in-house research and derivatives services.

Beth Mcdowell is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 37 years of industry experience. She has been with Commonwealth Financial Network since 2006. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform that includes managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Christopher Deyoung is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, where he has held roles since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the Widener University Business School Tax and Finance Board. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management under Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a variety of advisory solutions, combining advisor‑led discretionary management with model‑based strategies and access to insurance products and alternative investments.

Jeffrey Scharf is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC from 2002 to 2006 before joining Janney Montgomery Scott, where he has been since 2006 in various roles. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Alan Pollack is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ and Series 63 designations and has worked with Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and Hornor, Townsend & Kent for 28 years. In addition to his advisory role, he operates a CPA practice providing accounting, tax planning, payroll processing, and consulting services. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines advisory and broker-dealer services with a platform that includes third-party asset managers, tailoring investment strategies to client needs.

Jerard Gray is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Gwfs Equities, Inc., Prudential Investment Management Services LLC, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and T. Rowe Price. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in real estate sales with Keller Williams Legacy. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain individual investors. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Daniel Herman is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2016, following prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Ameriprise. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and managed account programs.

Kathleen Vasko is a CFP® and ChFC® with eight years of experience, currently advising at Janney Montgomery Scott. She has worked exclusively at Janney Montgomery Scott throughout her financial career and previously spent time at Wirx Pharmacy and Family Support Line. Kathleen serves as a trained advocate for CASA Youth Advocates of Delaware and Chester County and participates on the College and Career Planning Committee for Unionville Chadds Ford School District. 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 individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, providing brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and wrap/advisory programs with a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Jerry Wacura is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Philadelphia, PA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including GWFS Equities, Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of America, Merrill, and TD Bank. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as to IRA and retail brokerage clients, delivering services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and client savings rates in its planning, serving a large participant base with a high client-to-advisor ratio.

Matthew Fleming is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. Fleming is also an owner of a rental property in Philadelphia. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm offers a range of investment solutions including model portfolios and customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policy statements.

Jonathan Susser is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Huntington Securities, Janney Montgomery Scott, Valley National Investments, Credit Agricole, Glenmede Investment Management, and Blackrock. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of advisory programs including asset management, consulting, and retirement services, with a focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Ethan Collins is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Hightower Advisors and its affiliated broker-dealer, Hightower Securities, LLC, since 2014. The firm provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. Hightower's advisory approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Ashesh Shah is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments LLC since 2022 and has also worked at PNC Bank since 2000. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account for employees, which uses algorithmic risk assessments and invests in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Christine Curtiss is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Prior to joining Citigroup in 2025, she worked at BNY Mellon and BNY Mellon Securities Corporation from 2015 to 2025. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across workplace, high-net-worth, and ultra-high-net-worth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs and execution services. The firm utilizes multi-asset, multi-manager strategies and combines large institutional scale with unique market roles, including operating as a swap dealer and futures commission merchant.

Eric Feder is a financial advisor with Hightower Advisors, holding a Series 65 license and 15 years of industry experience. He previously spent 14 years at Wealth Cmt before joining Hightower in 2023. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles and strategies.

Ian Mc Laughlin is a CFP® with 14 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Janney Montgomery Scott and previously held positions at Lincoln Investment, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and SII-Acorn Financial Services. 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 including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and various advisory programs.

Alia Mendez Taylor is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with eight years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 credential and has previously worked at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, LPL Financial, and M Financial Planning Services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base, including individual investors, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides both advisory and broker-dealer services, offering proprietary and third-party model portfolios with discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Kimberly Beil is a CFP® professional with over 22 years of experience in the financial services industry. She has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2002. 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 diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plans, and charitable and municipal organizations, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs.