Thomas Lawson is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with ten years of industry experience. He currently works at Creative Planning and previously held positions at PNC Investments and The Vanguard Group. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a broad client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Kristin Huber is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Towson, MD. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has experience at Financial Council, LLC and Advance Business Systems. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm offers a broad adviser-support platform, including discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, access to third-party asset managers, retirement and plan consulting, and custody/clearing services.

Cindy Pepple is a financial advisor at William Blair with 27 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at William Blair since 2021, following a 19-year tenure at Brown Advisory Securities, LLC. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across equities, fixed income, and alternative strategies, providing proprietary models and access to private funds and co-investment opportunities.

Kyle Cotoia is a financial advisor at HB Wealth with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has previously worked at WMS Partners, Retirement and Investment Group, and LPL Financial. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm offers wealth management, investment management, financial planning, outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO), and institutional advisory services, utilizing a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis across public and private investment strategies.

Robert Garonzik is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Lutherville (Greenspring), MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 48 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2009. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base, providing brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and various advisory programs with a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Rahul Bhatti is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked in various roles within the Truist organizations since 2021, including Truist Investment Services and SunTrust Bank prior to that. Outside of his advisory work, he has an ownership stake in a Bruster’s ice cream franchise in Odenton, Maryland. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools, with an emphasis on integrated inter-affiliate service arrangements.

Jay Logwood is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Linthicum Heights, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 2014 and is also associated with Agia, where he works as an agent for non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, offering discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services. The firm utilizes Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction and manages approximately $26.4 billion in discretionary assets across 1,239 advisors.

John Finigan III is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. He is currently with HB Wealth and has previously worked at WMS Partners, Wells Fargo Clearing, and JPMorgan Securities. His background also includes time at the University of Delaware and Diamond State Financial Group. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm offers wealth management, investment management, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services, utilizing a disciplined investment process across public and private strategies.

Aaron Sauro is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with T. Rowe Price since 2011. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides a retirement-focused advisory program for individual investors and households, combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management primarily using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm emphasizes model portfolios, tax-aware strategies, and uses an interactive online planning tool for financial plans and income projections.

Matthew Parks is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) in Timonium, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with seven years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at National Life Group, LPL Enterprise, The Prudential Insurance Company of America, and New York Life. Outside of his advisory practice, Parks serves as an assistant men's lacrosse coach at Goucher College and assists teachers with their pension benefits. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms incorporating third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Brooke Navin is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 10 years of industry experience. She has been with T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. since 2016. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides a retirement-focused advisory service to individual investors and households, combining nondiscretionary goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management using proprietary T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm utilizes model portfolios, tax-aware rebalancing, and Monte Carlo simulations to deliver point-in-time financial plans and ongoing reviews.

Levent Durmus is a CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66-registered financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to joining Cerity, he was with Cresset Asset Management, LLC and Charles Schwab. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers customized portfolio management, financial planning, and access to alternative and private-market investments, managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2024.

Eric Handelsman is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Baltimore, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF and TIAA since 2014. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides a combination of planning services and ongoing portfolio management with a fiduciary standard applied to its RIA services.

Richard Keetley is a CFP® with 32 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2009. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs.

Andres Pineiro is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price in 2022, he worked at Mattress Firm and The Wireless Experience. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides the Retirement Advisory Service to individual investors and households with a focus on retirement goals, combining goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management supported by an online planning tool and telephone access to advisors. The service employs model allocations invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs and delivers point-in-time financial plans and annual reviews for enrolled households.

Joseph Geier is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Prior to joining MAI Capital Management in 2021, he led Geier Asset Management for 21 years and Geier Financial Management for over 30 years. MAI Capital Management provides investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages $72.3 billion in assets and offers customized portfolio strategies through a combination of in-house management and third-party advisers, integrating financial planning and tax services into many client relationships.

Brandon Twigg is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds the Series 66 designation and has three years of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price, he worked in hospitality and club management roles at Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Capital City Club, Southern Valet, Piedmont College, and Omni Grove Park Inn. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program combining goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households with investable assets typically above $250,000, utilizing model portfolios and an interactive online planning tool alongside telephone access to advisors.

Frederick Allner III is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Maryland Capital Management, LLC for 18 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer and head of the finance committee for the Eudowood Foundation. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with a focus on customized, diversified portfolios.

Ryan King is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 18 years of industry experience. He has worked at Truist Advisory Services since 2021 and previously held roles at BB&T Securities and Bbtis. Outside of finance, he owns a Sports Clips Haircuts franchise in Westminster, Maryland, where he dedicates time monthly to business strategy and operations. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to a broad range of clients, including individuals, corporate entities, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches, utilizing third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support manager selection and oversight.

Jack Cross is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and beginning his career in 2025. Prior to joining Valic, he worked at Landmark Properties and Target Corporation. Valic Financial Advisors, Inc. serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and multiple wrap programs. The firm manages approximately $29.2 billion and supports nearly 300,000 clients through a network of over 1,200 advisors using a technology-driven approach and discretionary unified managed accounts.