Barry Fasenmyer is a financial advisor with Securities Brokerage Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 29 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Cetera, MetLife Securities, and Legacy Consulting Group. Securities Brokerage Services is a state-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, nonprofit organizations, and business entities. The firm provides non-discretionary, fee-based investment advisory and consulting services tailored to client objectives, with all accounts custodied through Pershing via Cetera.

Stephen Blahovec is a financial advisor at North River Wealth Advisors with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at BNY Mellon for nine years before joining North River Wealth Advisors. North River Wealth Advisors provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach combining passive and active management with strategic asset allocation, integrating risk management and tax-aware planning across various financial areas.

Herman Kahn is a CFP® with 38 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with WMS Wealth Planners and has previously worked at Kestra Financial Services, Inc. and Wealth Management Strategies, Inc., where he is also the owner of the firm’s DBA entity. WMS Wealth Planners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individuals and a variety of institutional clients. The firm employs a total portfolio approach with a proprietary investment model that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Elizabeth Mac Dougall is a financial advisor at MacDougall Financial Counseling in Delmont, PA, holding a Series 65 designation with six years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Aldrich Capital Partners, Extended Travel, XO Group, and Whitewater Adventures. MacDougall Financial Counseling provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual clients, trusts, charities, and occasional organizations. The firm focuses on diversified portfolios implemented mostly through no-load mutual funds and ETFs, serving both non‑high-net-worth and high-net-worth households.

Rebekah Kiger is a financial advisor at Retire Pittsburgh Management LLC with 16 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including PNC Investments and LPL Financial. Outside of her advisory roles, Kiger is a Certified High Performance Coach and a brand ambassador for Xendurance, promoting health products through direct sales. Retire Pittsburgh Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW households. The firm uses a mix of fundamental and technical analysis to manage diversified portfolios and employs Charles Schwab as its custodian.

Samuel Abraham is a CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 65-licensed advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Qualified Planning since 2016 and previously worked at OnPointe Advisory and Financial Services, LLC. In addition to his advisory role, he owns and operates an insurance agency, Abraham Financial Planning, where he is an insurance agent. Qualified Planning provides investment advisory services primarily to individual clients, as well as pension/profit-sharing plans and corporations. The firm emphasizes passive, asset-allocation-driven portfolios using exchange-traded funds and mutual funds, and offers discretionary model portfolio management alongside a manager-of-managers program.

Richard Lerach is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at Atmos Advisory, LLC. His prior work includes roles at UBS/The LRM Group, M Holdings Securities, and Gateway Financial Group. He is involved in several community organizations, including serving as chair of the investment committee for the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh and Mt. Lebanon Community Foundation, and volunteering as a ski patroller. Atmos Advisory serves a diverse client base that includes individual investors across wealth tiers, pension plans, trusts, and estates. The firm employs ETF-focused, modern portfolio theory–based strategies with a discretionary approach, emphasizing tax awareness, low turnover, and periodic rebalancing, while managing a concentrated client roster through a small advisory team.

Stuart Strasner II is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Defiant Capital Group and has previously worked at Five Nations Capital LLC and PNC Financial Services. Defiant Capital Group provides wealth management, financial planning, and family-office style services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, foundations, and institutions. The firm employs an open-architecture investment approach that combines external managers and individual securities, conducts formal due diligence on third-party managers, and offers tailored investment strategies and monitoring.

Michael Dudkowski is a financial advisor at VAM Group, LLC with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and has previously worked at Hightree Advisors and Willis Towers Watson. He serves as a volunteer board member for Achieva Family Trust, a nonprofit supporting individuals with disabilities. VAM Group, LLC provides portfolio management services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The firm employs a variety of investment methods and conducts monthly account reviews, serving a relatively small client base with discretionary assets under management.

Matthew Arndt is a CFP® and CFA® with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Gallatin Investments, LLC since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a CPA and provides tax return services through a separate accounting practice. Gallatin Financial Advisors serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a disciplined investment approach based on asset allocation and security analysis, providing clients with discretionary account management and tiered subscription planning options.

Michael Trauman is a financial advisor at Reliance Financial Advisors with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Commonwealth Financial Network, Deloitte, and the Ohio Society of CPAs. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in tax preparation through a CPA practice. Reliance Financial Advisors is a small firm providing tailored financial planning services to individuals, trusts, non-profits, and businesses. The firm offers a broad scope of planning services and generally delivers non-discretionary advice through hourly or fixed-fee engagements, with implementation services directed through affiliated broker-dealer platforms.

Jillian Gisoni is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Kapusta Financial Group. She has previously worked at Santori & Peters, Fortune Financial Services, and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC, among others. Kapusta Financial Group provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $200 million in client assets using a non-discretionary approach that incorporates Modern Portfolio Theory and a range of investment vehicles, supported by quarterly reviews and research from sources such as Morningstar and Standard & Poor’s.

Theodore Staats III is a financial advisor with Securities Brokerage Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Cetera Wealth Services, LPL Financial, and Cetera Advisor Networks. He also holds a license as a fixed insurance agent, selling life insurance. Securities Brokerage Services is a state-registered investment adviser serving individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, nonprofits, and business entities. The firm offers non-discretionary, fee-based advisory services, institutional consulting, and tailored financial planning, managing client accounts through a dual brokerage and advisory model.

Thomas Boris is a financial advisor with Guardian Capital, LLC, where he has worked for 14 years. He holds legal credentials and has also practiced law at the Elder Law Offices of Shields & Boris for over 22 years. Outside of his financial advisory role, he maintains an active legal practice specializing in elder law and insurance services. Guardian Capital, LLC manages approximately $128 million for about 240 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services using a variety of investment strategies and third-party model services.

Catherine Kapusta is a financial advisor at Kapusta Financial Group in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 65 designation with eight years of industry experience. She has been with Kapusta Financial Group since 2014. Kapusta Financial Group provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $200 million in client assets, offering comprehensive planning and non-discretionary portfolio management based on client-specific profiles and asset-allocation models.

David Martin is a financial advisor at Financial Advisors Consortium, Inc. with 43 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved in mortgage brokerage through Independence Lending LLC and real estate brokerage with Right Direction Real Estate, LLC. Financial Advisors Consortium, Inc. serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and private businesses. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary investment management using a combination of technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis alongside modern portfolio theory.

Alan Popa is a financial advisor at Popa Financial Services, Inc. with 23 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has been leading Popa Financial Services since its founding in 2001. In addition to his advisory role, he is president of Popa & Associates, PC, a full-service accounting firm providing tax, estate planning, auditing, and business advice to individuals and businesses. Popa Financial Services, Inc. is an independent registered investment adviser offering personalized financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, plans, trusts, estates, non-profits, and businesses. The firm employs a core-and-satellite investment approach using passive index funds and ETFs complemented by actively managed funds, along with options-based defined outcome strategies and tailored written investment policies.

Allan Macdougall III is a financial advisor with MacDougall Financial Counseling in Delmont, PA, holding a Series 65 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Schofield Financial Counseling since 2006. MacDougall Financial Counseling provides comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management primarily for individual clients, trusts, charities, and occasional organizations, serving both non‑high-net-worth and high-net-worth households. The firm focuses on no-load mutual funds and exchange-traded funds with an equity bias, operates largely with discretionary authority, and manages approximately $425 million in client assets.

Caitlin Cully is a financial advisor at Aspire Wealth Architects with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Aspire since 2018, following eight years at Wealthcare Capital Management LLC. Aspire Wealth Architects provides fee-only investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a goals-based investment process using Monte Carlo simulation to guide portfolio equity exposure, emphasizing broadly diversified, low-cost, tax-efficient indexed ETFs and offering services such as direct indexing and management of held-away assets.

Kenneth Sullivan is an investment adviser representative at Retire Pittsburgh Management LLC with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked with several firms including LPL Financial and Blackridge Asset Management. He is also involved with Retirement Guys Formula and Retire Pittsburgh, where he holds ownership and insurance agent roles. Retire Pittsburgh Management LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and investment advisory services primarily to individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW households. The firm employs a mix of analytical approaches and uses model portfolios to align with client goals while exercising discretionary trading authority to monitor and rebalance accounts.