Lester Wolf is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Baltimore, MD. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has 32 years of industry experience. His career includes long-standing roles at New York Life and Nylife Securities Inc. since 1993, and he is currently affiliated with Tactical Financial Group, LLC. Wolf also works as an insurance broker, providing insurance solutions outside of NYL products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations across multiple program types and manages the majority of its regulatory assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Robyn Hawkins is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 66 and Series 63 designations and 14 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including Merrill, Prudential, and Empower Retirement. Outside of her advisory role, Robyn teaches English to refugee students with Strong City Baltimore and serves as a camp leader for Baltimore County Recreation and Parks. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer‑sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Kalen Baxter is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 29 years of industry experience, including roles at LPL Financial, Joseph Klein Associates, and New England Securities. He is involved with Joseph Klein Associates, which operates as a registered investment advisory business. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and utilizes a combination of technology platforms and third-party managers to implement client strategies.

Michael Yanchoris is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Hunt Valley, MD, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 39 years of industry experience and has been with Guardian Life and its affiliated entities for 15 years. Outside of his role at Guardian, he is involved in a separate insurance-related business. Guardian Life’s Park Avenue Wealth Management provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and proprietary investment solutions.

Alexander Faber is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 designations. His previous roles include positions at Maryland Capital Management, TIAA, and Wake Forest University. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, institutions, and business entities, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services with an investment approach focused on client-specific profiles, quantitative screening, and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Sean Anderson is a Series 65-registered financial advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently with HB Wealth Management, LLC and previously worked at WMS Partners, LLC and Greenspring Advisors, LLC. Prior to his financial career, he attended Kenyon College. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm employs a discretionary investment approach that integrates quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private strategies and provides consolidated quarterly reporting aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Patricia Almony is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. and Worthington Financial Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 36 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at SunTrust Advisory Services, M&T Securities, LPL Financial, and Uvest Financial Services. Outside of advising, she is involved in running a small business selling craft items and scrapbooking supplies and is a brand partner for a skincare and wellness company. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, often using third-party managers and model portfolios, and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Brendan Mullally is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Baltimore, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a lacrosse coach. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders, using an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Joel Albert is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Timonium, MD. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he was involved with Happy Paws Inc. for eight years. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors, focusing primarily on non-discretionary asset management and tailored solutions aligned with client objectives.

Andrew Riehl is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Series 65 license with eight years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to this, he was with Maryland Capital Management from 2018 to 2022 and Croft Leominster Investment Management from 2016 to 2017. Cerity Partners advises a broad client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, private funds, and other institutional investors. The firm provides customized wealth management services using a client-specific investment framework that combines quantitative screening, manager selection, and direct security selection, with access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

Michele Peele is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 24 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Merrill. Michele is also a commissioned Notary Public for the State of Maryland, providing notary services to clients on a volunteer basis. 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, and institutional sponsors, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and multiple advisory programs.

Brian Graney is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company since 2008. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, endowments, foundations, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research process to construct concentrated portfolios and offers a range of strategies including sustainable-investment research, model portfolios, and private-fund and venture programs.

Hugh Palmer is a Series 65 credentialed advisor at HB Wealth with six years of industry experience. His prior work includes six years at WMS Partners and two years of service in the United States Army. Outside of advising, he leads a project reviewing and updating several family partnerships through FWP LLC. HB Wealth Management provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning to a wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, and institutional clients. The firm combines quantitative and qualitative due diligence across diverse public and private strategies and offers services such as outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) and institutional advisory solutions.

Bryan Kelly is a financial advisor at HB Wealth with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including WMS Partners, LLC and Stifel, and has coached boys club lacrosse with FCA Maryland since 2018. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm offers wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services, employing a disciplined investment process that combines quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private strategies.

Ian Sotir is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Lower.com D.B.A. Homeside Financial for seven years. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and investment management to individual investors and households, using model portfolios exclusively invested in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm combines nondiscretionary planning with discretionary account management and offers financial plans with Monte Carlo simulations through an interactive online tool.

Olivia Mc Dermott is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she worked in education with Baltimore County Public Schools and held various positions at the University of Maryland and McDonogh Summer Programs. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary management strategies, utilizing third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support investment decisions and manager selection.

Paul Speargas is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at HB Wealth Management since 2025 and previously spent 17 years at WMS Partners. He serves as a board member and chair of the Investment Committee for Odyssey School, which focuses on language learning differences. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser that provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, and family offices. The firm also offers institutional advisory services and combines quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a broad range of public and private investment strategies.

Alyssa Poremski is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, where she has worked since 2020. She has four years of industry experience and previously held positions at The Open Door Child Care Center and Rebounders Gymnastics, among others. 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Evaristo Gonzalez is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Guardian Life. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America throughout his career. Gonzalez also serves as an independent contractor providing outside disability insurance through Peterson International and Assurity. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management and a subsidiary of Guardian Life, offers brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm provides tailored client solutions that include discretionary management, model-based strategies, financial planning, and access to proprietary and third-party advisory programs.

Marie David is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where she has worked since 2023. Her prior experience includes roles at Maryland Capital Management and RBC Wealth Management. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base ranging from individuals and families to institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of December 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services and employs an investment framework that incorporates client-specific profiles, proprietary quantitative screening, and access to alternative and private market solutions.