Ashwini Aragam is the principal of Ashram Capital LLC, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding Ashram Capital, Aragam worked at Accenture and Salesforce and was retired from 2021 to 2026. Ashram Capital LLC provides discretionary investment management primarily to individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities when appropriate. The firm employs a long-term, equity-focused approach based on fundamental research and a structured suitability process, constructing portfolios across four components without using margin or leverage.

Thomas Padilla is the principal of TP Investment Advisory Services, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Wayne, PA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 24 years of experience in the financial industry. Prior to his current role, he has been associated with Wealthcare Advisory Partners, LLC since 2022 while maintaining his position at TP Investment Advisory Services since 2011. TP Investment Advisory Services provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and employer-sponsored plans. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary services, including pension consulting, and conducts client assessments to propose tailored portfolios involving ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and periodic rebalancing.

Grant Wei is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience. He is the principal advisor at Limeral Research and has previously worked at Parnassus Investments and Sanford Bernstein. Limeral Research provides discretionary portfolio management for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and other business entities. The firm employs a fundamental, research-intensive approach focused on a concentrated portfolio with a multi-year investment horizon and emphasizes alignment of interests through substantial personal investment by the managing member.

Christopher Buckley is a financial advisor at Black Diamond Advisory Partners with 9 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 license and has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, and JP Morgan Chase. Buckley is also a licensed insurance agent. Black Diamond Advisory Partners serves individual investors, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of analytical methods and asset-allocation strategies, with a focus on pension and profit-sharing plans alongside general wealth management.

Rebecca Leonard is a financial advisor at LINC Wealth Solutions with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has operated Leonard Investment Consulting, LLC since 2014. LINC Wealth Solutions is an independent, state-registered investment adviser managing approximately $9.8 million in assets for a limited client base that includes individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm emphasizes a discovery process to tailor asset allocations using mutual funds, ETFs, and separately managed accounts, employing both long-term and shorter-term strategies with ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Charles Weeks is the sole advisor at Weeks Financial Services, LLC, an independent firm based in Erdenheim, PA. He holds the CFA® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, and has 23 years of industry experience. Weeks has led his firm since its founding in 2014. He also serves as an unpaid trustee of an external foundation. Weeks Financial Services provides portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth families, and trusts and estates, focusing on fundamental analysis and direct stock selection. The firm customizes portfolios based on client-specific restrictions and risk tolerances, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary management through asset allocation and model portfolios.

Brian Lureen is the president and CEO of Heritage Advisory Services, Inc. and affiliated entities, with 39 years of industry experience. He has served in leadership roles at Heritage Fincorp, Inc., Heritage Wealth Management Services, Inc., and Heritage Financial Systems, Inc. since 2007. Lureen is registered with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and manages strategic growth and corporate initiatives across these related firms. Heritage Advisory Services manages a small book of clients including individuals, trusts, high-net-worth investors, and retirement plan participants. The firm provides non-discretionary investment supervisory services, financial planning, and manager selection, utilizing a tactical allocation strategy that combines fundamental and technical analysis applied through diversified model portfolios.

Epifania Maphosa is a financial advisor at Krown Advisory with Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. Her background includes roles at Accountora LLC, Wealth and Keys LLC, Keller Williams Real Estate, and Sofidel America Corp. She also has experience in both the corporate and real estate sectors. Krown Advisory serves individuals, families, pre-retirees, retirees, business owners, and entrepreneurs by providing personalized financial planning, retirement planning, investment advisory, and portfolio management services. The firm operates as a technology-enabled, remote-first adviser with a holistic, planning-oriented approach that includes educational seminars and public education initiatives.

Paul Sun is the sole advisor at Sunquest Wealth Management, LLC, an independent firm based in North Wales, PA. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 20 years of industry experience. Sun has led Sunquest Wealth Management since 2013. Sunquest Wealth Management serves individuals and a variety of entities, including pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary portfolio and investment management along with financial planning services, using fundamental analysis to create tailored portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, equities, debt securities, and options.

Jonathan Mcsurdy is a CFP® and ChFC® affiliated with Axiom Investment Solutions LLC, with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Archstone Financial Services LLC, PNC Wealth Management, and J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, LLC. Since 2017, he has also consulted on budgeting and cash flow planning for the Alpha Center for Divorce Mediation and serves on the board of the Doylestown Historical Society. Axiom Investment Solutions LLC is an independent, fee-only firm providing investment management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes indexed mutual funds and ETFs for broad market exposure and low expenses, operates mainly on a non-discretionary basis, and incorporates options as part of its risk-mitigation strategy.

Andrew White is a financial advisor at Latham Financial LLC in Ivyland, PA, with one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he served for 21 years at the United States Department of Defense. He holds the Series 65 designation. Latham Financial LLC provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, estates, churches, and businesses. The firm focuses on long-term, research-based asset allocation and tax-aware strategies, including consulting on technology-related investments such as Bitcoin-related securities.

Hans Sharma is the founder and president of Sharma Associates, Inc., an independent registered investment advisory firm based in Conshohocken, PA. He holds the CFP® designation and Series 63 license and has 37 years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at Kovack Securities Inc., MerCap Securities, LLC, and Innovation Partners LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is the founder and a volunteer director of the Himalayan Hope Charitable Foundation, a public charity supporting education. Sharma Associates provides comprehensive financial life and retirement planning along with portfolio management for individual clients. The firm utilizes exchange-traded funds and individual stocks to build diversified portfolios with an emphasis on long-term, tax-conscious investing and retirement income solutions.

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.

Warren Hyams is the sole advisor at Hyams Investments, Inc., an independent registered investment adviser based in Strafford, PA. He holds 32 years of industry experience and has managed his firm since 1993. Hyams Investments provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for high-net-worth individuals, pension and retirement plans, trusts, and corporate clients. The firm focuses on identifying undervalued equity securities through fundamental and technical analysis and employs active trading strategies, including margin, options, and short sales, often under discretionary authority. Its use of performance-based fee arrangements and management of substantial retirement assets through its principal’s trustee role are notable features.

Richard Byrne is the sole advisor at Divi-Vest Advisors with 44 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has led Divi-Vest Advisors since 1991. Outside of his advisory role, Byrne serves as managing partner of Colorfield Partners, an artist’s estate management firm. Divi-Vest Advisors is an independent, fee-only investment adviser serving high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm focuses on dividend-yield and dividend-growth equity selection, primarily using stocks from major indices, and manages assets on a discretionary basis.

Ronald Saul II is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He is the principal at Omaris Financial, LLC, where he has worked since 2021, with prior experience at Collective Wealth Partners and Vanguard. In addition to advisory work, he is involved in financial education and literacy through creating content, hosting webinars, and one-on-one coaching as part of his role at Omaris Financial. Omaris Financial, LLC is an independent registered investment adviser that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm combines passive and active investment strategies, offers both project-based and ongoing financial planning, and uses outside managers and model portfolios with a focus on personalized portfolio management and third-party manager selection.

Joshua Fennimore is the sole advisor at Benchmark Financial, an independent advisory firm located in Schwenksville, PA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 19 years of industry experience, with 18 years at his own firm, Fennimore Advisory, LLC dba Benchmark Financial. Benchmark Financial serves individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm customizes portfolios using mutual funds, ETFs, individual stocks and bonds, and provides ongoing reviews and communication while integrating third-party platforms for consolidated reporting and planning.

Dean Vetsikas is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience currently affiliated with Golden Ratio Wealth Management LLC. His prior career includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory work, he is a part-owner in companies involved with medical packaging products. Golden Ratio Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and pension and profit-sharing plans with customized wealth and investment management, financial planning, and third-party asset manager selection. The firm employs a long-term strategy combining active and passive investments and offers discretionary portfolio management with third-party delegation and a bundled wrap fee program.

My name is Rob Stromberg. I’m a CFP® and the founder of Mountain River Financial. I provide fiduciary and fee-only advice, investment management, and financial planning to six-figure earners in their 30s and 40s. I focus on helping clients make wise and purposeful decisions with their money so they can live a rewarding life today while building wealth for a successful tomorrow. With insight gained from my time working at an institutional wealth management firm in Connecticut where I consulted with other independent advisory firms to help them build better portfolios for their clients and more efficient overall advisory practices, I got my CFP® certification and founded Mountain River Financial so that I could begin working directly with my core client market of high-income earners under 50. I’m an active member of NAPFA and the XY planning network and am a frequent contributor to publications including The Wall Street Journal, US News & World Report, The Washington Post, Investment News, CNN Business, Nerdwallet and Yahoo! Finance, among others. Above all else, I’m committed to being the best husband and dad I can be. When I’m not manning the helm at Mountain River, you’ll find me enjoying quality time with my wife Kara, son Noah, daughter Addison, and our dog Autumn. We love spending time at the shore, generally enjoying the outdoors, and hanging together with our large extended family around the mid Atlantic.

Timothy Duckett is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Bright Forge Capital, LLC, where he has worked since 2017. His prior experience includes roles at PNC Wealth Management, Wells Fargo Clearing, Merrill, and a period as a self-employed advisor. Bright Forge Capital provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual, high-net-worth, charitable, and corporate clients. The firm employs a core-satellite investment approach combining passive index exposure with active satellite positions, using fundamental and technical analysis to manage discretionary accounts.