Lauren Peck is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. She has been with PNC Investments since 2014. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account for employees that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists.

Bradley Jurik is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience, currently associated with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC. His prior roles include positions at Waldron Private Wealth, Charles Schwab, Merrill, and PNC Wealth Management. He is also licensed as an independent insurance agent involved with insurance, annuity, and retirement plan sales. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and variable universal life subaccounts, supported by a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and multiple custodial and execution platforms.

Ikechukwu Pius Nwagwu is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2017. Nwagwu also has experience with Heartland Payment Systems and serves as an agent for non-securities insurance products through AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services. The firm operates at scale with over 1,200 advisors managing roughly $29.2 billion and utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts and overlay services through advanced technology platforms.

Britton Beachy is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Mars, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and two years of industry experience. His professional background includes roles at PNC Investments LLC and Northwestern Mutual, as well as several positions at Lancaster Bible College. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available by invitation to employees with existing PNC Bank online-banking credentials. The firm uses algorithmic risk assessments to recommend portfolios managed by PNC or third-party strategists, with implementation handled by investment delegates.

Robert Standish is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial, LLC and Bpu Investment Group, Inc. In addition to advisory work, he is involved in tax preparation and accounting through a personal CPA practice. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and research incorporating quantitative and fundamental analysis.

Andrew White is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Primerica Advisors and has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian since 2012. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers brokerage and advisory services along with financial planning and consulting, utilizing a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies.

William Barth is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2005. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple wrap and advisory programs.

Emily Franco is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC for nine years, Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC for two years, and currently at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with comprehensive wealth management, advisory, and consulting services. The firm’s investment approach combines active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, utilizing fundamental and quantitative analysis alongside specialized portfolio tools.

Scott Slattery is a financial advisor with The Huntington Investment Company, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at The Huntington National Bank, Citizens Securities, and Citizens Bank. Outside of financial services, he operates Scott Slattery Photography, a business active for ten years. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and other business entities. The firm offers multiple wrap-fee programs using an open-architecture model that incorporates third-party sub-managers and proprietary Private Bank portfolios.

Edward Blacka is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 39 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Centaurus Financial since 2020, following an eight-year tenure at Trustmont Financial Group, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner and senior partner of Blacka Financial Consulting, which focuses on insurance consulting, and he is a silent minority owner of a family golf course in Pennsylvania. Centaurus Financial, Inc. provides advisory and brokerage services to a diverse client base, including individuals, families, small businesses, and institutions. The firm employs a range of investment strategies through its CLASSIC Plus platform and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management arrangements.

Justin Porco is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. He has held roles at several firms, including LPL Financial LLC, The O.N. Equity Sales Company, Global Retirement Partners LLC, Bank of America, Merrill, Huntington National Bank, and E-SAFE Technologies. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with J&N Construction LLC, a business entity he manages for tax and investment purposes. Stratos Wealth Partners serves a broad client base, including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm provides financial planning, advisor-managed programs, model portfolios, third-party manager solutions, and retirement plan consulting through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Logan Everett is a financial advisor with OSAIC Institutions, Inc. holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at First Commonwealth Bank, Infinex Investments, Inc., and Oxford Global Resources. Outside of finance, he has experience working at Romeo's Pizzeria & Mediterranean Kitchen and the Indiana Country Club. OSAIC Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services alongside financial planning, ERISA plan services, access to alternative investments, and lending solutions, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure.

Theodore Bovard is a financial advisor with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Kovitz Investment Group Partners, LLC and Fort Pitt Capital Group LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services emphasizing long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction through a blend of active, passive, and alternative investment strategies.

Jonathon Pennline is a CFP® with one year of experience, currently advising at Mariner Wealth Advisors. He previously spent 12 years at Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Mariner serves a diverse range of clients including high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and private funds. The firm provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and coordinated tax and family office services, employing customized portfolio strategies supported by both internal and third-party managers.

Doran Young is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as an industry arbitrator for FINRA. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services.

Troy Nunes is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at Corient with 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Socius Family Office, LLC and Capital Investment Group. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach combining in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions and employs risk management tools and stress testing to align investment exposures with client objectives.

Janet Gubanic is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. Her career includes multiple roles within PNC Investments since 2006, as well as positions at WesBanco Securities Inc and Key Investment Services, LLC. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary portfolio strategy available to select employees. The firm utilizes algorithm-driven risk assessments and delegates portfolio execution to approved third-party strategists.

Donald Sestrich is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 2005. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing a mix of proprietary model portfolios, third-party managers, and digital advice solutions.

Matthew Stehle is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 66 designation with nine years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Northwestern Mutual and Principal. Outside of his advisory work, he teaches ballroom and Latin dance to youth at Synergy Performing Arts Academy. Citizens Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program and Managed Account program, operating as part of a larger banking and financial services enterprise.

David Beltz is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license, with 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and operates Beltz Financial Group, where he is involved in selling and soliciting fixed insurance products including life, disability, and long-term care insurance, as well as fixed and indexed annuities. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers a variety of managed account programs and fee-based management of variable annuity and universal life subaccounts, supported by an investment committee and third-party partners.