Catherine Town is a financial advisor at The Ascent Group, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Osaic Wealth, Inc., Triad Advisors, Ameritas Investment Company, LLC, and Walsh & Nicholson Financial. The Ascent Group manages approximately $4.93 billion and offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and subadvisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, and institutions. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including mutual funds, ETFs, model portfolios, and independent managers.

Kevin Piotrowicz is a CFA® charterholder with 11 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Legacy Advisors, LLC and M Holdings Securities, Inc., having worked at both firms since 2018. Prior to that, he held positions at J.P. Morgan Chase Bank NA and J.P. Morgan Securities from 2015 to 2018. Legacy Advisors serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plan sponsors. The firm provides modular financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and oversight of third-party managers, tailoring advice and portfolios to client objectives and risk tolerance using a variety of investment strategies.

Elizabeth Pagano is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. She currently works at Nations Financial Group, Inc. and has prior experience at The Vanguard Group, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and Creative Capital Wealth Management Group. Outside of her advisory role, she is also a financial planner with McCloskey Financial Group. Nations Financial Group, Inc. provides advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with a range of in-house model portfolios and allows advisors to incorporate third-party managers using various investment strategies.

Douglas Grom is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He has more than 25 years of experience in financial markets, including time on Wall Street and the Chicago Board of Trade. Douglas specializes in helping individuals and families organize their finances and develop personalized strategies to pursue their long-term financial goals. His areas of expertise include college education planning, family wealth management, legacy planning, retirement planning, portfolio management, small business strategies, special needs planning, women and wealth, tax minimization, and retirement income. Douglas holds a Bachelor's Degree from Villanova University and is a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). He joined Merrill Lynch Wealth Management because he shares the firm's commitment to ethics, customer care, and trust-based relationships. His investment philosophy emphasizes quality investments, diversification, and a long-term outlook. He aims to create customized strategies that clients can understand and rely on. Beyond his professional work, Douglas is actively involved in his community. He serves as Vice President on the Board of Directors of the Springfield Township Rotary Club and is a board member of the East Falls Development Corporation. As a single father of two teenage boys, he also understands firsthand the financial challenges related to college, retirement, long-term care, and estate planning that many of his clients face.

Robert Cawley is a financial advisor at Ethos Financial Group, LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at BCJL Management LLC, Peerless Business Advisors, and Mass Mutual. In addition to his advisory role, Cawley is involved in insurance sales, focusing on life, disability, and long-term care products. Ethos Financial Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, state and municipal entities, and charitable organizations by providing investment management, financial planning, estate planning, and insurance consulting. The firm employs a model portfolio approach emphasizing diversified, risk-conscious allocations using indexed and actively managed products.

Nellie Forst is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts in Fort Washington, PA. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 registrations and has 11 years of industry experience, including time at Lincoln Investment. Outside of her advisory role, she manages a rental property as a landlord. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, custom and model portfolios, third-party manager access, and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network of advisors and in-house investment management.

Frank Cariola is a financial advisor with ON Investment Management Company, holding the ChFC® designation and a Series 63 license, and has 42 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with The O.N. Equity Sales Company since 2010 and has concurrent roles with Ohio National Financial Services and Capital Analysts Incorporated since 2009. Outside of his advisory work, Cariola is involved with Gideons International as a membership chairman, distributing Bibles globally in schools, prisons, hospitals, and hotels. ON Investment Management Company is a SEC-registered adviser providing financial planning, portfolio management, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and ERISA plan sponsors. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary investment programs and operates under a dual-registration model combining advisory and broker-dealer services.

James Verros is a CFP® professional with 44 years of industry experience, currently advising through Capital Analysts. He has been with Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. since 1982. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a co-trustee for family trusts, offers individual tax preparation services, and is involved in land development through ownership of a property development LLC. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides portfolio management, access to third-party managers, and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network of independent advisors and in-house investment management.

Benjamin Auslander is a financial advisor with Independence Square Holdings, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, U.S. Trust, and Veritable LP, as well as consulting and a two-year tenure at Villanova University. Independence Square Holdings serves individuals—including high-net-worth clients—retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and ERISA advisory services. The firm utilizes a multi-team approach and combines customized portfolios with model portfolios and third-party solutions, incorporating a wide range of investment instruments and digital platform services.

Jon Walheim is a financial advisor with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC, holding a Series 63 license and 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Vice President of The Walheim Group, providing accounting and tax preparation services. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC manages approximately $6 billion in client assets through over 150 advisors, serving individuals, trusts, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines goals-based planning supported by proprietary software with an evidence-based investment approach that includes access to alternative investments and third-party managers.

Peter Kokolus is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He currently serves as a financial advisor at Mason Investment Advisory Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2026. Prior to joining Mason, he spent 22 years at The Vanguard Group, Inc. Mason Investment Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $15.67 billion across about 1,063 clients. The firm offers fee-based financial planning, separately managed accounts, and institutional services including outsourced chief investment officer engagements, with an investment approach centered on strategic, long-term asset allocation and manager selection.

Reiner Westby is a CFA® charterholder with Dakota Wealth, LLC in Philadelphia, where he has worked since 2020. Prior to joining Dakota Wealth, he spent four years at Drexel University. He has six years of industry experience. Dakota Wealth, LLC provides wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, foundations, and other entities. The firm employs a long-term, customized investment approach utilizing diversified portfolios across various asset classes and maintains active roles in managing pooled and private fund structures.

Kelly Regan is a CFP® professional with 11 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Girard Advisory Services, LLC since 2014. Kelly holds a Series 65 license and is based in King of Prussia, PA. Girard Advisory Services, LLC is a fee-only registered investment adviser offering wealth management, portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and related services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities. The firm serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as plan sponsors and participants, utilizing a proprietary research process and a mix of domestic and international investments along with specialized strategies and ongoing suitability reviews.

William Beard is a financial advisor at Wedbush Securities Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He previously worked at B. Riley Wealth Advisors, B. Riley Wealth Management, and Stifel Nicolaus & Co. Beard operates MJB Wealth Management Group as a marketing name for his Wedbush Securities business. Wedbush Securities provides investment advisory and broker-dealer services to individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of services including wealth management, fixed income, commodities, and capital markets, with customized portfolio management strategies tailored to client objectives and risk tolerances.

Charles Barrett is a financial advisor at Copeland Capital Management, LLC with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at Copeland since 2010. Prior to that, he was with Northern Lights Distributors, LLC and Vigilant Distributors, LLC. Copeland Capital Management offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, model delivery, and sub-advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs a conservative, dividend-growth oriented investment approach that integrates fundamental, quantitative, macroeconomic, and technical analysis across various market-cap strategies.

Joseph Gairo is a financial advisor at Wealthcare Capital Management LLC with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Wealthcare Capital Management in 2022, he worked at SEI Investments Company for six years. Wealthcare Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team advisor managing approximately $3.03 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to alternative and precious-metal investments, utilizing model portfolios supplemented by alternative investments and specialty platforms.

Mark Giovanniello is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience. He is a financial advisor at Copeland Capital Management, LLC and previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and Rorer Asset Management, LLC. Copeland Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a conservative, disciplined dividend-growth investment philosophy and manages both discretionary portfolios and non-discretionary model advice across a range of domestic and international strategies.

Robert Riegen is a CFP® with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Roffman Miller Associates Inc. He previously worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. Outside of financial services, he has a long history with Unos Chicago Grill. Roffman Miller Associates provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $2.9 billion across about 1,560 client relationships, employing a committee-based investment process focused on long-term objectives, diversification, and fundamental research.

Todd Wartman is a financial advisor at Capital Analysts with 30 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 licenses. His prior roles include positions at Lincoln Investment and FIFTH THIRD SECURITIES, Inc. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, custom and model portfolios, access to third-party managers, and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network of independent advisors and firm-managed programs.

Christina Mc Cullough is a financial advisor at Modera Wealth Management, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Independence Advisors, LLC for 11 years before joining Modera in 2021. Modera Wealth Management, LLC provides fiduciary, fee-only advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and offers a range of services including wealth management, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, financial planning, tax services, and trust-related services.