Ethan Layne is a financial advisor at Layne Financial Group in Huntington, WV, holding a Series 65 designation with one year of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm, he worked at several entities including Maynard & Mease CPAs and Consumers Gas Utility Company. Outside of advising, he serves as president of Layne Tax Solutions, a tax and accounting firm. Layne Financial Group provides discretionary investment management, wealth planning, and financial planning to individual and high-net-worth clients, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm emphasizes institutional-style asset allocation and a factor-based investment approach, incorporating model portfolios, external consultants, and sub-advisory relationships.

Garo Partoyan is the sole advisor at Potomac Wealth Strategies, LLC in Alexandria, VA, holding a Series 66 designation with 24 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley, A. G. Edwards & Sons, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Since 2009, he has led Potomac Wealth Strategies, an independent firm. Potomac Wealth Strategies provides portfolio management, investment planning, and third-party manager selection to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm operates primarily on a non-discretionary basis, emphasizing fundamental analysis and utilizing both long- and short-term strategies.

Jacob Levine is a financial advisor with Trout Capital Management, LLC in Jupiter, FL. He holds a Series 65 designation and has three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Merrill, Bank of America, Merit Financial Group, Camden Capital, and Trillium Management. Trout Capital Management is an independent, state-registered investment adviser providing portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and small businesses. The firm employs tailored investment strategies focused on asset allocation, fundamental and risk/return analysis, and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account arrangements.

Logan Murray is a CFP® and Series 65 licensed advisor with nine years of industry experience. He is the principal and sole advisor at Pocket Project, where he has worked since 2020. Prior to that, he was with Brighton Jones and myCIO Wealth Partners, LLC. Pocket Project serves individual and high-net-worth clients by providing discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, hourly planning, and tax return preparation. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment process centered on passive vehicles, strategic asset allocation, and periodic tactical adjustments, and it distinguishes itself through a subscription-style pricing model and a broad range of services within a single-advisor practice.

William Pitney is a CFP® with 22 years of industry experience and is the sole advisor at FocusYou in Redwood City, CA. He has been with FocusYou since 2010 and also operates as an independent insurance agent, providing clients with life, disability, long-term care, business overhead expense insurance, and annuities when appropriate. FocusYou offers ongoing portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs an asset-allocation centered approach primarily through third-party managers and passive, buy-and-hold strategies, with a focus on non-discretionary portfolio supervision and routine client education.

Collin Wolf is the principal of WOLF Financial Management, an independent firm based in Torrance, CA. He holds a Series 65 credential and has three years of industry experience, including prior roles at Trilogy Financial. WOLF Financial Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser that provides wealth management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing a combination of passive and active strategies across various securities, with tailored plans based on client goals and risk tolerance.

John Agoglia is the sole advisor at Advanced Portfolio Services LLC in Saint James, NY, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at E D & F Man Capital Markets Inc since 2013 and operates JDA Trading LLC, a personal investment vehicle focused on trading and analyzing investment opportunities. Advanced Portfolio Services LLC is a state-registered investment adviser offering discretionary portfolio management and consultation services to a diverse client base, including individuals, family offices, and corporations. The firm employs a global macro investment approach combining technical and qualitative analysis, with portfolios that may include index exposure, selective hedging, and options or margin strategies.

Michael Greer is a financial advisor at Rise Wealth Partners LLC with 19 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Modern Capital Advisors, LLC, and Edward Jones, as well as operating Greer Financial Group, LLC. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in managing American Family Bio-Clean LLC and its franchise operations. Rise Wealth Partners LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs model portfolios from third-party sub-advisers and offers asset-allocation review for held-away retirement plan assets, with investment advice tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Adam Hark is the president of Wellesley Hills Capital in Newton, MA, with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with firms including PCF Capital Markets LLC and Preston Todd Advisors, Inc. He also maintains roles in related Wellesley Hills entities. Wellesley Hills Capital provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm’s investment approach incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, emphasizing low-cost exchange-traded funds alongside individual stocks, bonds, and options, with services offered both on a discretionary basis and through hourly consulting engagements.

Sloan Hatfield is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He has been with SVA Capital Management LLC since 2019 and previously worked at Goldman Sachs from 2014 to 2019. SVA Capital Management LLC is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on publicly traded equities and exchange-traded funds. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a long-term investment horizon and offers a performance-based fee option for qualified clients.

Brent Foster is a financial advisor at Northbound Wealth with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities and JPMorgan Chase. Outside of advisory work, he is the Founder and CEO of Foster & Friends LLC, which offers a podcast and marketing consulting, and the Owner and author at Northbound Stories, LLC, a children’s book publishing venture. Northbound Wealth serves individual clients, employer plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and other institutional clients. The firm employs a predominantly passive, Modern Portfolio Theory-based investment approach using low-cost index funds and ETFs, complemented by fundamental and technical analysis when appropriate, and maintains an active client-education program including seminars, speaking engagements, and media content.

Jacob Deschenes is the sole advisor at ERA Capital Management LLC in Kennewick, WA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has 14 years of industry experience. He has been with ERA Capital Management since its founding in 2013. ERA Capital Management provides discretionary investment management and portfolio construction for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, foundations, and business entities. The firm uses a model-based process that combines proprietary technical, mathematical, and statistical analysis across multiple portfolio strategies, including individual-stock growth and fixed-income approaches.

James Wangerin is the sole advisor at James C Wangerin, CPA/PFS with 1 year of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ and Series 63 designations and has been involved in the accounting and tax preparation field through Wangerin CPA & Wangerin EA since 2017. He is also a licensed insurance agent, though he does not sell insurance. The firm provides portfolio management services primarily to individual clients, along with small businesses and non-profits, managing about $5.15 million in assets across roughly 61 client relationships. It offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management options using stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, and options, and integrates accounting and insurance services through affiliated entities.

Mark Paganelli is the principal of Mark Andrew Paganelli, an independent advisory firm based in Pittsford, NY. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has 43 years of industry experience. His prior work includes long tenures at HORNOR, TOWNSEND & KENT, Inc. and Commonwealth Financial Network. Paganelli is also co-owner of RFG Associates, LLC. His firm provides comprehensive financial planning and consulting services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporations, focusing on retirement, estate, tax, cash-flow, investment, and insurance planning. The firm emphasizes written financial plans based on fundamental, technical, and qualitative analysis, and does not take custody of client assets or manage portfolios on a discretionary basis.

Amr El Moselhy is the sole advisor at AM Wealth Solutions, LLC in Irvine, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with experience beginning in 2025. His prior roles include positions at Liberty Mutual Investments and the Boston Consulting Group. He is also the founder and CEO of AM Advisory, LLC, a strategy consulting firm serving both for-profit and nonprofit organizations, which he currently operates on a limited basis outside regular hours. AM Wealth Solutions, LLC is a fee-only investment advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and nonprofit institutions. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management with a focus on equities, ETFs, and fixed income, utilizing tactical asset allocation and risk management techniques, and also offers separate financial planning and consulting services.

John O'Reilly is the sole advisor at O'Reilly Wealth Advisors in Carlsbad, CA, holding a Series 65 designation with 19 years of industry experience. He has been the principal of O'Reilly Financial Services, LLC since 2006. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. O'Reilly is a licensed insurance agent affiliated with various companies. O'Reilly Wealth Advisors serves individuals, corporations, and pension/profit-sharing plans, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement advisory, and insurance services. The firm employs a risk-tolerance questionnaire to construct diversified model portfolios primarily using low-expense mutual funds and reviews accounts quarterly.

Kathleen McQuade is a Certified Financial Planner® with three years of industry experience, operating as the sole advisor at her independent firm in Laurel, MD. She has been managing her practice since 2010 and holds a Series 65 license. Her firm provides fee-only financial planning and consulting services to individual clients, focusing on investment, retirement, insurance, education, and estate planning. The practice employs a long-term, buy-and-hold investment approach, primarily recommending no-load, low-cost, tax-efficient mutual funds with asset allocation as the key factor in portfolio returns.

David Hoshour is a financial advisor with Cornerstone Investment Services, Inc. in Indian Trail, NC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 15 years of industry experience. He has been with Cornerstone Investment Services since 1995. Cornerstone Investment Services provides ongoing investment supervisory services and basic financial planning to individuals, trusts, and nonqualified retirement accounts, as well as advising retirement plan sponsors and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary, fee-only portfolio management with a focus on medium- to long-term holdings and emphasizes fiduciary services and customized solutions for retirement plans.

Ryan Demartini is the sole advisor at JC Financial Services, an independent firm based in Loomis, CA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 10 years of industry experience. In addition to his advisory role, Demartini provides bookkeeping and tax preparation services through his separate business, JC Bookkeeping. JC Financial Services serves individual investors and small businesses with financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan services. The firm focuses on passive portfolio construction using index mutual funds and ETFs, incorporates third-party managers when appropriate, and offers ongoing planning with periodic reviews. Its affiliation with an in-house bookkeeping and tax practice supports integrated client services and employer retirement plan education.

John Baughman is a financial advisor with Baughman Financial Group in Novato, CA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at First Allied Securities, Inc. from 2008 to 2018 and has been with Baughman Wealth Advisors Inc. and Baughman Financial Group since 2008 and 1999, respectively. Baughman Wealth Advisors, operating as Baughman Financial Group, provides portfolio management, financial planning, retirement and estate planning, and consulting services to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, charitable organizations, and various institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, modern portfolio theory, technical, and cyclical analysis to create customized portfolios and offers discretionary management, insurance product sales, and educational seminars.