Brian Dougherty is a financial advisor with PLC Investment Solutions, LLC in Philadelphia, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC, Elite Investment Team LLC, and Thrive Capital Management, among others. He is also vice president and treasurer for several nonprofit organizations. PLC Investment Solutions provides discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services primarily to individuals and high-net-worth clients, often directing them to third-party professional money managers. The firm uses quantitative analysis, portfolio modeling, and Monte Carlo simulations in its investment process and offers educational webinars on financial topics.

William March III is a financial advisor at Spring City Partners, LLC in Philadelphia, PA, with nine years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and worked at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC from 2015 to 2018 before joining Spring City Partners, where he has been since 2018. Spring City Partners provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a long-term, value-oriented investment approach using fundamental analysis and proprietary alternative data, with portfolios often concentrated and designed for absolute return, sometimes incorporating margin, options, and special-situation holdings.

Daniel Vass is the principal advisor at VASS Financial Strategies in Lafayette Hill, PA, holding a Series 66 designation with 12 years of industry experience. He founded VASS Financial Strategies in 2015 and is licensed to sell life and health insurance, dedicating approximately 15% of his time to insurance sales. VASS Financial Strategies offers investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individual households, high-net-worth clients, and retirement/pension plans. The firm uses a blend of active and passive investment techniques, manages accounts on a discretionary basis with quarterly reviews, and provides retirement plan consulting and fiduciary services to employer plan sponsors.

Stephen Kovach is a financial advisor with Global Advisers, LLC in Philadelphia, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing 17 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Wall Street Global Advisers, LLC since 2015. Kovach serves on the Boards of Directors for The International Business Development Institute and The Boston Graduate School of Business, both nonprofit educational organizations. Global Advisers advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and plan sponsors. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory within a top-down analytical framework to create customized investment policies and manages portfolios using a range of instruments, while also providing financial planning and managed philanthropy services.

Ben Engel is a financial advisor at Modesto Capital with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has held roles at WideQ Financial and Meged Funding Group, where he performs accounting and finance tasks alongside his advisory work. Modesto Capital serves individual investors, high-net-worth individuals, and businesses, offering discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm combines public seminars and workshops with pension consulting and manages a concentrated client base with a focus on strategic asset allocation and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Glen Frost is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professional with 26 years of industry experience. He currently leads Frost Financial Advisory Group LLC and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Advisors. Frost Financial Advisory Group LLC provides discretionary asset management and investment advice to individuals, high net worth clients, trusts, small businesses, and estates. The firm uses a portfolio management approach based on modern portfolio theory and asset allocation, with discretionary trading authority and regular account reviews to align investments with client goals and risk tolerance.

Matthew Plaugher is a financial advisor at North Manor Capital in Philadelphia, PA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has five years of industry experience, including roles at Sei and Phasex Corporation. He began his advisory role at North Manor Capital in 2026. North Manor Capital is a newly formed, state-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals and small businesses. The firm also offers accounting and bookkeeping services alongside advisory offerings and employs a multi-tiered investment approach tailored to client goals.

Joseph Defazio is a CFP® and ChFC® with 12 years of experience in financial advisory, currently serving as the sole advisor at 10th Street Capital since 2022. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual for nine years. He is also licensed to sell insurance products and provides fee-based financial planning and consultation. 10th Street Capital offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to families, small business owners, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach across diversified model portfolios using ETFs and incorporates insurance products as part of its recommendations.

Dean Spear is a financial advisor with The Benchmark Group RIA Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 license and more than 24 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with The Benchmark Group since 1998 and has worked with various firms including Union Central Life Insurance and Ameritas Life Insurance. Outside his advisory role, Spear is involved in entrepreneurial ventures such as owning and managing commercial real estate properties and holding an ownership interest in a solar investment company. The Benchmark Group RIA Services, LLC provides comprehensive financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals and closely held, family-owned businesses, as well as pension and employee benefit plan consulting. The firm focuses on planning without managing client investment portfolios, serving instead as a pension consultant and referrer to unaffiliated investment advisers.

Donald Bird is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Bird Financial Group LLC. Prior to founding his independent firm in 2024, he worked at PFM Asset Management LLC and Hirtle & Co., LLC. In addition to his advisory work, he is the founder and CEO of Bird Brand Enterprises LLC and Be Legendary Media Group LLC, where he leads coaching, speaking engagements, and media content production focused on leadership, financial education, and personal development. Bird Financial Group LLC is a Pennsylvania-registered investment adviser providing financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering model portfolios that are regularly reviewed and tailored to client objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Lawrence Portnoff is the sole advisor at AI Advisor, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Integrated Financial Resources, Inc. since 1989. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved part-time with a digital-marketing company and provides occasional consulting on due diligence for early-stage businesses. AI Advisor, Inc. is an independent firm offering fee-only investment management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses fundamental analysis and a long-term investment perspective, providing discretionary portfolio management, modular consultation, and tailored financial planning.

Gregory Hart is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ with 10 years of industry experience. He has been the sole advisor at Haddon Wealth Management, LLC since 2015. Haddon Wealth Management, LLC is a fee-only, independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, business entities, and charitable institutions. The firm offers financial planning and discretionary investment management, incorporating tax-aware portfolio construction and a focus on charitable giving strategies.

Sustainable Financial Planning is a fee-only financial planning firm that provides affordable and straightforward financial planning and investment management for everyone. Frank founded SFP in 2020 to help people overcome their individual financial challenges, and he has worked with a wide range of clients that seek to build wealth, provide for their families, and retire with dignity. After twenty-five years working for large Wall Street banks and insurers, Frank left the corporate world and founded Sustainable Financial Planning. Using institutional financial planning and risk management skills honed throughout his career, Frank is now dedicated to helping people succeed in their financial lives and meet their life goals. He has always enjoyed helping people and working with numbers, and now he feels fortunate to do both simultaneously. Frank’s previous experience includes five years as Investment Senior Vice President at Prudential where he led the company’s enterprise stress testing program and liquidity risk management. Prior to Prudential, Frank spent twenty years at BNY Mellon in various roles including Managing Director and global leader of Asset Liability Management, Liquidity, Interest Rate Risk, Capital Planning, as well as risk management roles for Market Risk, Credit Risk, and Operational Risk. Frank earned an undergraduate degree in both Economics & Business and History from Lafayette College and an MBA from NYU’s Stern School of Business in Finance and International Business. Frank has earned the Certified Financial Planner (“CFP®“), Chartered Financial Analyst® designation (“CFA”), Chartered Financial Consultant® (“ChFC®”) designation and completed the Bank of New York Credit Training Program. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees for the Ranney School. He is an avid runner – having completed nine marathons in the last ten years. Frank and his wife Assunta live in Philadelphia and Lake Hopatcong, NJ.

George Toth is a CFP® with 44 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the owner of Chestnut Investment Advisory, where he has worked since 1988, and previously spent 25 years with Triad Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is an author and writer. Chestnut Investment Advisory serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and project-based advisory services. The firm focuses on non-discretionary, client-approved portfolio recommendations and employs fundamental investment analysis with both long- and short-term strategies.

Michael Galantino is the managing member of Philadelphia Partners Capital Management, LLC with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including Boenning & Scattergood Inc and Chapin Davis, Inc. Galantino is also involved in insurance sales through Chapin Davis Insurance, Inc., focusing on variable and fixed insurance products. Philadelphia Partners Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to individuals, pension plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and institutions. The firm emphasizes fundamental analysis with a focus on large-cap growth equities while incorporating small- and mid-cap selections, mutual funds, and ETFs, managing accounts under discretionary authority.

Matthew Kulpa is a financial advisor at CWM, LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at CWM since 2021. Prior to that, he has been involved with Main Street Investment Advisors and is a principal at Roman & Kulpa, an accounting firm where he prepares individual, corporate, and fiduciary tax returns. Kulpa also serves as Treasurer on the Board of Trustees for the Roman Catholic High School Alumni Association. CWM, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporations, endowments, and institutional sponsors. The firm offers asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and sub-advisory services, utilizing a combination of in-house models, third-party sub-advisors, and technology partners to implement discretionary portfolio management.

Terence Brogan is a financial advisor at Brogan Asset Management, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and previously worked at Wellington Shields & Co., LLC and Brogan Group Equity Research. Brogan Asset Management provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual clients, focusing on services such as cash-flow and tax planning, retirement and education funding, estate planning, and ongoing portfolio supervision. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to construct and monitor portfolios, conducting regular reviews and offering financial planning on an hourly or fixed-fee basis.

Neal Keitz is the sole advisor at Keitz Investment Management Ltd. in Jenkintown, PA, with 31 years of industry experience. The firm has a background in accounting, reflecting Keitz’s prior ownership of an accounting practice and experience as a Certified Public Accountant. Keitz Investment Management Ltd. provides discretionary investment management and standalone advisory services to individual investors, trusts, non-profits, and corporate clients. The firm follows a value-investing philosophy through its internally developed K.I.M. System, focusing on long-term equity ownership, active security selection, diversification, and tax-aware portfolio management.

John Fischer Jr. is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Magnolia Private Wealth, LLC, based in Philadelphia, PA, bringing 12 years of industry experience. He previously spent 21 years at Andalusian Wealth Management, LLC. Magnolia Private Wealth is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm provides customized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, using both fundamental and technical analysis, and offers access to private fund investments for qualified investors.

Howard Trauger is a financial advisor with Philadelphia Partners Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2026. He holds 33 years of industry experience, including nine years at Carnegie Investment Counsel. Philadelphia Partners Capital Management provides discretionary investment management to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm’s investment approach focuses on fundamental analysis with an emphasis on large-cap growth equities and incorporates the use of mutual funds, ETFs, and tax considerations in portfolio construction.