William Fritz is a CFA® charterholder working with TIAA-CREF in Washington, DC. He has been with TIAA since 2014 and joined TIAA-CREF in 2025. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered retirement plans. The firm separates financial planning services from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated structure.

Kelly Somorin is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 21 years of industry experience. She has been with T. Rowe Price since 2014. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households. The firm uses model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, supported by an online planning tool and telephone access to advisors.

James Griesser is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) and holds a Series 65 license with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2001. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, and trustees, offering wealth management, financial planning, and trust administration services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment process with institutional-style asset allocation and a range of portfolio guidelines tailored to client objectives.

David Frank is a CFP® with 33 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with &PARTNERS and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Morgan Stanley, and Citigroup Global Markets. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and private businesses, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and ERISA 3(21) consulting services. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches and uses both proprietary and third-party strategies to manage accounts on discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Nicholas Wasielewski is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and having 28 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a non-compensated board member of the Angie Houtz Memorial Scholarship, a nonprofit that awards scholarships to students attending Maryland public colleges and universities. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, and small retirement plans. The firm separates point-in-time planning from ongoing discretionary management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund while operating within a vertically integrated group that uses affiliated funds.

Tiffany Eley is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and bringing two years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at the Automobile Club of Southern California and Bank of America. Outside of finance, she works as an independent contractor providing grocery shopping and delivery services through Instacart. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement advisory program focused on individual investors and households, combining nondiscretionary financial planning with discretionary investment management using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs model portfolios, tax-aware rebalancing, and interactive Monte Carlo simulations to support retirement goals.

Christopher Lashley is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and three years of industry experience. He has worked at T. Rowe Price since 2019 and has prior experience in education and other fields, including roles at Perry Hall Christian School, Harford Community College, and Towson University. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory program that combines nondiscretionary financial planning and discretionary investment management using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households and employs model portfolios with tax-aware strategies, providing online tools and telephone access to advisors.

Samuel Hulett is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price, he worked at United Rentals for three years and has held various roles including at Latitude Inc and the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households using proprietary T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. Their program combines telephone access to advisors, online planning tools, and model portfolio allocations designed to support retirement goals.

Carol Hess is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 30 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Janney since 2009. Hess serves as a member of the board for the Hebrew Burial Society in Towson, MD. 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 wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional sponsors, offering a variety of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

William Robert Carter is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations. He previously served 18 years in the U.S. Navy before beginning his advisory career in 2026. Carter also has experience with multiple First Command entities since 2025. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and various wrap-fee asset management programs managed through a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Shannon Hogan is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. Hogan has worked with Truist Advisory Services since 2016 and with its affiliated firm, Truist Investment Services, Inc., since 2015. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, utilizing third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its manager selection and oversight processes.

Hyungwook Lee is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He has held previous roles at PNC, ENI, AXI Remodeling Inc., and Keller Williams. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory service combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households, typically requiring about $250,000 in investable assets to enroll.

Robert Skaare II is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and possessing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with T. Rowe Price since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he works as a contractor and referee for the Southeastern Hockey Officials Association across MD, VA, PA, and DC. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households, employing a model portfolio approach invested exclusively in proprietary T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, supported by an interactive online planning tool.

William Jolly is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently with Valic Financial Advisors and has held a position at Agia since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he is an agent for non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily 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 to construct client portfolios.

Hong Chiu is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and 66 licenses and has worked at several firms including Sunnylending LLC, Transamerica Financial Advisors, Inc., and World Financial Group, Inc. prior to joining T. Rowe Price. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households, using model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm combines goals-based planning with an online interactive tool and telephone access to advisors.

Steven Baden is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding the Series 66 credential and six years of industry experience. He has worked at T. Rowe Price since 2021, with prior roles at The Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities LLC. Baden also spent five years at WoodWorks, part of the American Forest & Paper Association. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory service combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management. The firm serves individual investors and households using model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, employing tax-aware strategies and interactive online tools.

Brent Andersen is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with T. Rowe Price Investment Services since 2010. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides a retirement-focused advisory program that combines nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management using selected proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households, emphasizing model portfolio allocations, tax-aware rebalancing, and online planning tools.

S. Paulina Nemec is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Woodstock, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 29 years of industry experience. She has worked with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities Inc. since 2002. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers at Gilchrist Hospice Care, participating in fundraising events and facility support. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional plans, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services. The firm offers multiple program types tailored to client and plan sponsor objectives, with most regulatory assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.

Gustav Jakowitsch III is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with T. Rowe Price since 2013. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. 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 using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs asset-location strategies, tax-aware rebalancing, and uses an interactive online planning tool with Monte Carlo simulations for retirement projections.

Thomas West is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 1998 and also holds a position at Agia. Outside of finance, West is an artist who creates paintings. Valic Financial Advisors primarily 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, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and operating at scale with over $26 billion in discretionary assets.