Barbara Rishel is a financial advisor with Tufton Capital Management, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. She has 24 years of industry experience, including a recent transition to Mercer Global Advisors Inc. in 2025 following its acquisition of Tufton Capital Management. Tufton Capital Management is a fee-only, discretionary investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach based on proprietary fundamental research, constructing portfolios across money market instruments, fixed income, and equities with low turnover.

Robert Gill is a financial advisor at Cornerstone Advisory with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Cornerstone Advisory since 2013. Cornerstone Advisory serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and a private pooled investment vehicle. The firm employs a planning-first investment process with a broad investable universe that includes traditional and alternative assets, and it manages most client relationships on a discretionary basis.

Kimberly Silvestri is a financial advisor at Berman McAleer with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services, LLC. Berman McAleer provides holistic financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, businesses, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm employs a discovery-based planning process and manages portfolios across long-term equity, short-term fixed income, and intermediate alternative segments, combining fundamental and quantitative research techniques.

Kyle Levickas is a financial advisor with The Marshall Financial Group LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. His prior work includes a seven-year tenure at Merrill along with roles in various other companies and educational institutions. The Marshall Financial Group serves individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations by providing portfolio management, investment analysis, and planning services. The firm offers customized portfolios based on clients’ risk tolerance and objectives, utilizes third-party software for asset allocation, and supplements its fee-based management with held-away asset monitoring and educational seminars.

Agostino Pugliese is a financial advisor at The Marshall Financial Group LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, SSN Advisory, Inc., and Securities Service Network, Inc. Pugliese occasionally provides advice related to fixed insurance as part of his professional activities. The Marshall Financial Group LLC is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages roughly $593 million in advisory assets and offers services including fee-based asset management, retirement and estate planning, and education planning, using individualized portfolios based on client risk tolerance and objectives.

Jessica Davis is a Series 66 licensed advisor at Global Brokerage Services, Inc. in Hunt Valley, MD, with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, she was a homemaker for ten years. Global Brokerage Services serves individual investors, retirement accounts, employee benefit plans, and trusts through advisor-led wrap-fee programs and separately managed account offerings. The firm operates as both a FINRA-registered broker/dealer and an SEC-registered investment adviser, administering portfolios via the Envestnet platform with a focus on non-discretionary advice and a combination of third-party sub-managers and model portfolios.

Hope Fribush is a financial advisor at SC&H Wealth with a Series 65 credential and five years of industry experience. Prior to joining SC&H Financial Advisors in 2018, she worked for Baltimore County Public Schools from 2014 to 2018. SC&H Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, small businesses, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, asset management, retirement plan consulting, and tax return preparation through a team-based approach that includes CPAs and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professionals.

Richard Spivey is a ChFC® with 43 years of industry experience, currently serving at The L. Warner Companies, Inc. since 2016. He has held roles at M Holdings Securities, Inc. for the same duration. Outside of his advisory work, Spivey is a board member and participates on the finance committee at Timonium Methodist Church. The L. Warner Companies provides discretionary investment management and financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals, related trusts, estates, and pension plans, while also offering consulting and administrative services to corporations, non-profits, and other business entities. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, broadly diversified investment process and integrates third-party platforms and strategies alongside its institutional plan fiduciary and administrative services.

Caitlin Garner is a financial advisor at SC&H Wealth with 21 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with SC&H Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2014. Prior to that, she worked at Triad Advisors, Inc. from 2014 to 2017. SC&H Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a team approach combining CPAs and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professionals to provide tailored asset allocation and long-term growth strategies, managing client accounts primarily with mutual funds and ETFs.

Edwin Killinger is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 66 license with over 31 years of industry experience. He has been with The L. Warner Companies, Inc. since 1994 and also has a longstanding affiliation with M Holdings Securities, Inc. since 2006. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as chairman of the investment committee for the Barnett-Searing National Cancer Foundation and is a member of the boards for Trinity School and the Carson Scholar's Fund, where he helps develop investment policies for charitable endowments. The L. Warner Companies serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, corporations, non-profits, and other business entities. The firm manages diversified portfolios with a focus on fundamental research and typically employs multi-year investment horizons, incorporating a range of asset classes and hedging strategies.

Sheryl Parks is a CFP® with 29 years of industry experience and is currently with The Marshall Financial Group LLC. She has held positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and SSN Advisory, Inc. among others. In addition to her financial advisory work, she has served as an associate professor at the Community College of Baltimore County since 1987 and volunteers at monthly educational workshops on divorce-related financial topics. The Marshall Financial Group LLC is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, businesses, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers services including fee-based asset management, retirement and estate planning, and education planning, employing asset-allocation models and a mix of mutual funds, ETFs, and managed stock portfolios tailored to client risk tolerance and objectives.

Michael Meily is a financial advisor at Harvest Investment Consultants LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. Prior to joining Verdence Capital Advisors, LLC in 2026, he was with Harvest Investment Consultants for 18 years. He is also appointed with various outside insurance carriers for brokering non-registered insurance products. Harvest Investment Consultants provides fee-based portfolio management and consulting services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as institutional sponsors such as defined benefit plans, 401(k) plans, endowments, and charitable organizations. The firm focuses on risk management and absolute-return strategies, tailoring portfolios across a range of conservative to market-neutral approaches using a variety of securities and internal fixed-income credit analysis.

Blake Walter is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with three years of industry experience. He has worked at SC&H Financial Advisors since 2022 and has prior experience with firms including State Farm VP Management Corp., Northwestern Mutual, and Rich Group LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of insurance-related products. SC&H Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a team approach combining CPAs and CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professionals to provide tailored financial planning and asset management, primarily using mutual funds and ETFs.

Andrew Cook is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving at Berman McAleer since 2025. He previously worked at Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services, LLC from 2004 to 2025. Outside his advisory role, he is a partner in BMC Holdings LLC, where he helps determine suitable investments for the firm’s owners. Berman McAleer provides holistic financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm employs a discovery-based planning process and an Investment Committee that structures portfolios across equity, fixed income, and alternative segments, managing approximately $1.82 billion on a discretionary basis.

Bryan Thaler is a Series 65–licensed financial advisor with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Van Sant & Mewshaw, Inc. for 28 years. He is part of VSM Wealth Advisory, a team of five advisors that serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employee benefit plans with discretionary investment management and integrated wealth-advisory services. The firm uses an asset-allocation approach emphasizing index mutual funds, ETFs, and tax-aware portfolio strategies.

Jackson Courtney is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at The Financial Consulate. His prior work includes roles at DoorDash and Instacart, as well as academic positions at Towson University and Marriotts Ridge High School. The Financial Consulate provides comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm combines active tactical asset allocation with fundamental, macroeconomic, and technical analysis, and integrates tax and accounting services alongside its advisory offerings.

Nicholas Mangione is a CFP® professional at Perspective Wealth Management with five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Hayfields Country Club for three years before joining The Junk Investment Group, now operating as Perspective Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is an insurance agent and a member of family investment and real estate LLCs. Perspective Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning and portfolio management, using an objective-based approach that emphasizes equity mutual funds and ETFs tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and goals. The firm manages over $525 million in client assets and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services.

Charles Meyer is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc., having joined after the acquisition of Tufton Capital Management, where he worked for nine years. Tufton Capital Management is a fee-only, discretionary investment adviser managing approximately $810 million in assets, serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach focused on large U.S. companies, constructing portfolios across money market instruments, fixed income, and equities with low turnover.

Andrew Bruns is a CFP® professional at Berman McAleer with five years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to joining Berman McAleer in 2021, he worked at Academy Financial and Planning Solutions Group. He also has experience in education, having taught at Towson University and Loyola Blakefield. Berman McAleer provides holistic financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and retirement plans. The firm uses a discovery-based planning process and manages portfolios across equity, fixed income, and alternative segments through an investment committee.

Robert Mewshaw is a financial advisor at VSM Wealth Advisory, LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Van Sant and Mewshaw, Inc. and Van Sant and Mewshaw Securities, Inc. since 1992 and 1993, respectively. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. VSM Wealth Advisory serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employee benefit plans by providing discretionary investment management and integrated wealth advisory services. The firm employs an asset-allocation framework primarily using index mutual funds and ETFs, with emphasis on tax-aware portfolio management and personalized indexing strategies.