Steven Dengler is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory since 2018. Prior to this, he worked at Mariner Finance LLC for one year. In addition to his advisory role, Dengler is a non-credit instructor at Cecil Community College. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services including plan design, fiduciary consulting, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a broad range of clients, including large institutional investors.

Kathleen Nolan is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 26 years of industry experience. Her previous roles include positions at LPL Financial and Planning Solutions Group, LLC. She is based in Fulton, MD. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic allocation across risk classes with both passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Deedra Carter is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Valic Financial Advisors since 2016. She also serves as a volunteer Insurance Producer with the Maryland Insurance Administration, participating in quarterly meetings on insurance continuing education and qualification matters. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed accounts using centralized technology and third-party model managers through its large network of advisors.

William Brandenburg is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with the Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and TIAA since 2005. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals connected to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as to trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm distinguishes between point-in-time financial planning and ongoing discretionary management using model or customized portfolios, and it also serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund sponsored by Charityvest.

Pierce Dahlka is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, and other organizations before joining T. Rowe Price. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers retirement-focused financial planning and investment management primarily for individual investors and households. Their approach combines nondiscretionary goals-based planning, retirement income strategies, and discretionary portfolio management using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs.

Tony Smith Jr. is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 20 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wachovia Bank, N.A. In addition to his advisory work, he maintains and manages a rental property in Laurel, Maryland. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, using a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Kenneth Watson is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services who holds a Series 66 designation and has 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Truist Advisory Services and its affiliated entities since 2018, following prior roles at BB&T Investments. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, implementing advice through a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements supported by an Equity Research team and supervisory oversight.

Todd Wickwire is a financial advisor with HB Wealth who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at WMS Partners, LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC. He is also an adjunct professor at Loyola University Maryland. HB Wealth Management provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management aligned with client objectives, incorporates a capital markets outlook, and utilizes a comprehensive investment process that includes both public and private strategies.

David Hunter is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Brown Advisory in Baltimore, MD. He has been with Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company since 2007. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research process to construct concentrated portfolios and offers a range of strategies, including sustainable investing and private-fund programs.

Thomas Rogers is a financial advisor at William Blair with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at William Blair since 2021, following four years at Brown Advisory. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs active, research-driven management across multiple asset classes and provides access to proprietary models, sub-advisory arrangements, and private investment opportunities.

Micah Hart is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. His career includes roles at Truist and its predecessor firms since 1999. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm utilizes a combination of discretionary manager relationships and consulting supported by AI-enabled research tools and offers specialized programs such as the AMC Advantage for clients seeking third-party manager appointments.

Michael Grossman is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He currently works at &PARTNERS and has previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing Services LLC, EMSAR, ICSEP, and T. Rowe Price. &PARTNERS serves a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, and institutional entities, offering investment management, financial and tax planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a variety of analytical approaches and both proprietary and third-party strategies, managing accounts through discretionary and non-discretionary services.

Deborah Kelly is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently advising at Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. for 17 years. Outside of her advisory role, she is president of D&E Kelly Services LLC, a support company unrelated to investment activities. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm offers customized wealth and investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services, employing a primarily long-term investment approach that includes ETFs, mutual funds, individual securities, and alternative investments.

Gregory James is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at various T. Rowe Price entities starting in 2019 and has experience at the National Museum of Transportation and American University. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides a retirement-focused advisory service combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households. The firm uses model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, supported by an online planning tool and financial advisor access.

Melinda Boyd is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at several affiliated firms including Wealth Enhancement Brokerage Services and LPL Financial. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in multi-level marketing through direct sales with Rodan & Fields. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach combining passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Kevin Pinto is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC and has previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Merrill, and Chevy Chase Financial Services. Pinto is also the owner of DHJ Advisors, LLC, a support company. Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC is a multi-team advisory firm serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes customized, long-term investment portfolios using ETFs, mutual funds, and other securities, supported by a network of approximately 286 advisors.

Robert Ankuma is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing, J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Edward Jones, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and PNC Bank. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused financial planning and investment management program for individual investors and households, using model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm combines nondiscretionary financial planning with discretionary account management and employs tax-aware strategies and Monte Carlo simulations in retirement planning.

Kevin Pittman is a financial advisor at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Nationwide Investment Services Corporation for 10 years and Ameriprise for 10 years in total. VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. is an enterprise-scale advisory and broker-dealer affiliate of Voya Financial that serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, unified managed account and wrap programs, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of investment adviser representatives, utilizing a combination of in-house and outside strategists alongside technology-enabled tools.

Samantha Paul Hackman is a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with nine years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC. Wealthspire Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $34.3 billion in assets for nearly 9,700 clients, including individuals, corporate plans, and nonprofits. The firm uses an institutional-style asset allocation framework and offers services such as wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting.

Kaitlyn Rothaus is a CFP® professional at Kestra Advisory with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Kestra Advisory, she worked at Mosaic Asset Partners for three years and has experience in educational institutions including Johns Hopkins University and The SEED School of Maryland. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party managed solutions.