Michael Shipley is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with Raymond James Financial in Columbia, MD, bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Raymond James since 2009 and is also associated with Wagener-Lee LLC, where he provides financial and tax planning services. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting supported by firm research and a broad affiliate network, emphasizing advisory services with client-directed decision-making.

Raymond Hobson is a CFP® with over 31 years of industry experience. He is currently with HF Advisory Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at the Institute For Wealth Management LLC, Institute for Wealth Advisors, and Broker Dealer Financial Services Corp. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in independent insurance sales. HF Advisory Group provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm utilizes modern portfolio theory and combines long- and short-term trading strategies, serving roughly 402 client relationships with approximately $250 million in discretionary assets under management.

Justin Roudiez is a CFP® and ChFC® with 16 years of industry experience. He is currently with White Oak Wealth Management, operating under Oakmont Wealth Advisory, where he has worked since 2019. His prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and affiliated entities from 2008 to 2017. Oakmont Wealth Advisory, doing business as White Oak Wealth Management, provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of investment vehicles and strategies, including borrowing and derivatives within separately managed accounts, and integrates financial planning with portfolio management.

Endrit Lloshi is a financial advisor with Wealthy & Wise Family Office in Columbia, MD, holding Series 65 and Series 63 designations and eight years of industry experience. Prior to his advisory career, he worked for five years at Aldo's Restaurant. Wealthy & Wise Family Office provides fee-only wealth management and investment advisory services to individuals, small business owners, professionals, and various institutions, using a discretionary approach focused on long-term wealth preservation, steady growth, and global diversification. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, family office consulting, and educational seminars.

Timothy Mudd is a financial advisor at Pointer Financial Advisors LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Chesapeake Financial Advisors for 24 years before joining Pointer Financial Advisors. Pointer Financial Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, family businesses, and plan sponsors by providing discretionary investment management and bundled wealth management, including financial planning. The firm customizes portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerances, uses fundamental analysis for security selection, and conducts ongoing account reviews considering factors such as time horizon and tax situation.

Stephen James is a CFP® professional with 39 years of industry experience. He is currently with Severn Financial Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2009, and has prior experience at Commonwealth Financial Network and Cambridge Investment Research Advisors. Severn Financial Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and estates, focusing on tailored written or verbal plans developed through a detailed fact-finding process using third-party planning tools. The firm offers fixed-fee and hourly planning engagements and does not provide discretionary asset management or custody of client assets.

John Holtzman is a CFP® with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Foundation Financial Advisors, Inc. since 1997. He is also associated with Commonwealth Financial Network over the same period. Foundation Financial Advisors provides financial planning and consulting primarily to individual clients, focusing on comprehensive planning and portfolio analysis without discretionary investment management. The firm offers a range of services including investment analysis, income tax planning, risk management, and estate and retirement planning, and uses fixed or hourly fees rather than percentage-based asset management charges.

David Sheiman is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has been with The Ellerson Group Inc in Annapolis, MD since 2014. The Ellerson Group provides investment supervisory services and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation with a core-and-satellite approach and global diversification, utilizing a variety of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and options.

Taiyoung Lee is a financial advisor at Wealthy & Wise Family Office with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at PTC International Portfolio Management, Inc. since 2000 and at PTC International Inc. since 1981. Outside of his advisory role, he consults for small and mid-size companies in South Korea, focusing on business development. Wealthy & Wise Family Office provides investment advisory and wealth management services to small business owners, professionals, and a variety of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a customized investment process with discretionary portfolio management and offers comprehensive financial and family-office planning services.

Samuel Mc Kee is a financial advisor at Accordant Advisory Group, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he has worked in various service and educational positions, including part-time bartender at City Tap House. Accordant Advisory Group serves individual clients—including high-net-worth individuals—as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, written financial planning, and ERISA retirement-plan consulting, managing approximately $278 million in client assets through the Raymond James Ambassador Investment Account program.

Leon Malnik is a financial advisor with Malnik Wealth Management, LLC in Clarksville, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and over 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and The Retirement Group, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in selling fixed insurance and annuity products and owns an insurance agency. Malnik Wealth Management provides personalized asset management primarily focused on retirement preparation and ongoing portfolio oversight for individuals and families. The firm manages approximately $79 million for around 150 clients, employing a mix of active and passive strategies across equities, ETFs, and fixed income, with services including management of held-away retirement accounts.

Melissa Frawley is a financial advisor with Annapolitan Investment Group, Inc. in Annapolis, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has worked with Raymond James Financial since 2009 and has been involved with Annapolitan Investment Group since 2005. Outside of her advisory roles, she is president of Annapolitan Investment Group LLC, an independent contractor support company. Annapolitan Investment Group provides customized financial and retirement planning for individuals and families, focusing on tax, estate, business, education, and cash-flow planning. The firm emphasizes planning over discretionary portfolio management and delivers advice through in-person meetings and educational seminars.

Amanda Hopkins Clouser is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. She has been with RCS Financial Planning, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at TIAA for nine years. RCS Financial Planning provides portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, ongoing subscription planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes evidence-based investing and long-term portfolio management, serving clients without account minimums and offering ongoing financial planning for qualifying asset levels.

Jason Dallacqua is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Crest Wealth Advisors LLC since 2020. Prior to this, he worked at Investment Planning Associates, Inc. for eight years. Crest Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer plan sponsors, offering portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and employee benefit plan advisory services. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach informed by fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, combining active and passive strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Richard Wagener is a CFP® and ChFC® with 51 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Raymond James Financial since 2009 and also serves as President of Financial First Advisors, a firm he has been involved with since 1986. He occasionally acts as an insurance agent for life, fixed annuity, disability income, and long-term care products not typically available through Raymond James. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual investors, high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and governmental entities. The firm offers financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting, utilizing asset allocation, modeling tools, and firm research to develop tailored recommendations.

John Grant is a financial advisor at CovingtonAlsina with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Worthington Financial Partners and Great Valley Advisor Group, as well as work in education at Towson University, Virginia Tech, and Parkside High School. He serves as Treasurer and Board Member for The Summit School, an institution supporting children with dyslexia and other learning differences. CovingtonAlsina manages approximately $189 million for around 470 clients, including high-net-worth individuals and pension plans. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, employing fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and a mix of direct and third-party management across a broad range of securities and alternative investments.

Martha Crocker is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 37 years of industry experience. She has worked at Foundation Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2012 and is also affiliated with Commonwealth Financial Network. Foundation Financial Advisors, Inc. provides fee-for-service financial planning and consulting to individual clients, focusing on tailored written plans rather than discretionary portfolio management. The firm offers a broad range of planning services and investment vehicle guidance, operating with an explicit avoidance of percentage-of-AUM advisory fees.

Christopher Thomas is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Macroview Investment Management LLC since 2018. His prior experience includes roles at Planning Solutions Group, LLC and Triad Advisors, Inc. He serves as treasurer and board member of the National Capital Chapter of the Society of Financial Service Professionals. MacroView Investment Management serves individuals, corporations, non-profits, and retirement plans with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and sub-advisory services. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic investment approach using diversified strategies and partners with Zoe Financial to support administrative functions and smaller accounts.

Wayne Lavallee is a CFP® and ChFC® with 29 years of industry experience. He is currently with GLR Partners in Columbia, MD, where he serves as Managing Partner and Director of tax estate planning and co-head of wealth management. Prior to joining GLR Partners, he worked at UBS Financial Services for 10 years. GLR Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as entities such as family offices, trusts, and private foundations. The firm’s investment approach is based on client-specific financial analysis and fundamental research, offering a broad range of investment instruments and detailed performance reporting.

James Ellerson is a financial advisor with The Ellerson Group Inc in Annapolis, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 3 years of industry experience and has been affiliated with The Ellerson Group since 1995. He also serves as a trustee of family trusts. The Ellerson Group provides personalized, fee-only financial planning and investment management to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm manages a substantial asset base with a small advisory team, using a core-and-satellite investment approach focused on global diversification and typically employing no-load or low-cost mutual funds and ETFs.