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.

Carly James is a financial advisor at Severn Financial Advisors, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Independent Financial Partners. Outside of financial advising, Carly is a certified yoga teacher affiliated with Yoga Factory, LLC. Severn Financial Advisors, LLC provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, families, businesses, trusts, and estates. The firm uses a fact-finding process and third-party tools to develop tailored plans on retirement, tax, estate, and cash-flow topics, offering fixed-fee and hourly planning engagements rather than asset-based fees.

Lindsey Lloyd is a financial advisor at Crest Wealth Advisors LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Cetera Advisors LLC and InFocus Financial Advisors. 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 combines active and passive investment strategies based on client goals and risk tolerance, managing accounts continuously to maintain policy targets.

Robert Shaker is a financial advisor at Shaker Financial Services with 20 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Shaker Financial Services since 2004. Shaker Financial Services provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individuals, families, trusts, IRAs, and small-business retirement accounts, as well as institutional clients including other investment advisers and municipal and sovereign entities. The firm specializes in globally diversified portfolios composed mainly of closed-end funds, employing a quantitative “discount capture” approach to trading.

Connor Chapman is a financial advisor at Maryland Capital Advisors, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2022. Prior to this, he worked at Harmonic International and studied at Salisbury University. Maryland Capital Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and investment advice to individuals, families, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with a preference for passively managed funds and ETFs, managing substantial assets through a referral-only model and a compact advisory team.

Paul Evans is a financial advisor at Annapolitan Investment Group, Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations. In addition to his advisory role, he is the owner of Black Island Capital, LLC and has been involved with the US Naval Academy Athletic Association since 2014. Annapolitan Investment Group provides customized financial and retirement planning to individuals and families, focusing on non-discretionary advice regarding mutual funds, CDs, municipal bonds, annuities, and ETFs. The firm offers written financial plans through in-person consultations and educational seminars, combining broker-dealer registration with a primary emphasis on planning services.

Blake Luehlfing is a financial advisor at Intentional Wealth Strategies with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work history includes self-employment periods from 2023 to 2025. Intentional Wealth Strategies serves individual clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans, providing wealth management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm uses an evidence-based, disciplined investment process focused on global diversification, fundamental analysis, and factor exposures to construct and rebalance portfolios.

James Roland II is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Foundation Financial Advisors, Inc. and has previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Sanders Morris Harris Inc. Outside of advising, he spends a portion of his time selling fixed insurance products. Foundation Financial Advisors provides financial planning and consulting primarily to individual clients, focusing on comprehensive planning and portfolio analysis rather than discretionary investment management. The firm offers services including investment analysis, tax planning, risk management, and estate and retirement planning, and is notable for using fixed or hourly fees instead of percentage-based asset management fees.

William Berger is a financial advisor with White Oak Wealth Management in Columbia, MD, holding a Series 65 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Oakmont Wealth Advisory, LLC from 2019 to present and Great Lakes & Atlantic Wealth Management from 2016 to 2018. Berger is also the owner of White Oak Wealth Management, LLC, an entity with partial ownership of Oakmont Wealth Advisory, LLC. White Oak Wealth Management serves individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary portfolio management, integrated financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, quantitative, charting, and cyclical analysis and uses borrowing, leverage, derivatives, and alternative investments within separately managed accounts when appropriate.

Jonathan Mc Mahon is a financial advisor at Dauntless Advisory, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Amobee, Inc. and Videology, Inc. prior to joining Dauntless Advisory. Dauntless Advisory provides portfolio management and investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a documented investment approach that combines cyclical, fundamental, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative analysis, tailoring strategies to client risk tolerances and goals.

Heather Anthony is a CFP® with CovingtonAlsina in Annapolis, MD, bringing experience from roles at The Colony Group LLC and Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management. She joined CovingtonAlsina in 2025 and has been with the firm since then. CovingtonAlsina provides advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and pension or profit-sharing plans, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting. The firm customizes Investment Policy Statements and employs fundamental analysis alongside modern portfolio theory to manage client portfolios.

Matthew O'Keefe is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving at Back Bay Financial Planning & Investments since 2026. He previously worked for Equitable Advisors and AXA Advisors, LLC from 2010 to 2026. Outside of his primary role, he is involved with TFG Private Wealth Management, providing investment advisory services and serving on its investment committee. Back Bay Financial Planning & Investments serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and project-based financial planning on a fee-only basis. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis alongside Modern Portfolio Theory to construct portfolios using both passive and active strategies, including socially responsible options when requested.

Thaddeus Toal Jr. is a Certified Financial Planner® with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at RCS Financial Planning, LLC since 2017 and previously spent 10 years at Rockwood Wealth Management, LLC. RCS Financial Planning serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm provides portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and pension consulting, following an evidence-based investment approach grounded in modern portfolio theory.

David Mckee is a CFP® professional with 32 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Accordant Advisory Group, Inc. since 2001 and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and Mckee Holding Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a trustee for a family trust and holds an officer position at a private business. Accordant Advisory Group provides investment advice and planning to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages portfolios using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, employing both long- and short-term strategies tailored to client objectives.

John Bacci is a CFP® and ChFC® with 41 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has been with Foundation Financial Advisors, Inc. since 1997, where he also serves as President and Owner. Outside of his advisory role, Bacci has taught a finance-related course at Anne Arundel Community College. Foundation Financial Advisors, Inc. provides fee-for-service financial planning and consulting to individual clients, covering areas such as investment analysis, tax planning, risk management, and estate planning. The firm focuses on tailored written financial plans without discretionary asset management and offers implementation through Commonwealth Financial Network.

Frederick Cassilly is a financial advisor with Cassilly Financial in Severna Park, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual in various roles from 2007 through 2019. Cassilly Financial serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services, primarily using firm-developed model portfolios and third-party money managers.

Micah Patashnik is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Macroview Investment Management LLC. He has worked at Absolute Investment Management since 2012. Macroview Investment Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, non-profits, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic investment approach and manages portfolios with diversified strategies that may include third-party managers.

Richard Gaige is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently a managing partner and Co-CEO at GLR Partners, where he oversees investments and portfolio management. Prior to joining GLR Partners, he worked for ten years at UBS Financial Services. GLR Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and qualified retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $260.7 million in discretionary assets for around 170 clients, employing fundamental research to build long-term portfolios while allowing for shorter-term trading when appropriate.

Andrew Magdar is a Series 65-licensed advisor at White Oak Wealth Management in Columbia, MD, with less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles in banking and the hospitality sector, as well as being a full-time student. White Oak Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $124.2 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analyses to create tailored investment plans and utilizes discretionary management with diverse investment vehicles, including the use of leverage and derivatives where appropriate.

David Cunningham is a financial advisor with Westbourne Investment Advisors Inc. in Annapolis, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 28 years of industry experience, including roles at Westbourne Investment Advisors since 2007 and Cunningham Capital Management, LLC since 2012. Westbourne Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, IRAs, trusts, corporate accounts, pension plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm manages approximately $449 million and emphasizes fundamental analysis with multi-year holding periods, maintaining equity exposures between 60–90% and typically low portfolio turnover.