Mario Riccadonna is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. He is currently with Carson Wealth and CWM, LLC and has previously worked at Note Advisors, LLC, Mariner Wealth Advisors, and Edward Jones. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $50.6 billion through a network of over 650 advisors. The firm offers services including discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, supported by a centralized Investment Committee and a range of tailored portfolio solutions.

Joseph Knittel Jr. is a financial advisor at Guardian Life with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Guardian Life since 1991. In addition to his advisory role, he has been self-employed as a Certified Public Accountant since 1986. Guardian Life, through its Park Avenue® Wealth Management division, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and investment solutions tailored to client needs.

Evan Rauh is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Pruco Securities LLC and PNC Investments. In addition to his advisory work, he was a rideshare driver with Uber for several years. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of portfolio management options using model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities, supported by multiple program platforms and third-party technology partners.

Meyer Grinberg is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations. He has 21 years of industry experience and has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2005 and Guardian Insurance Company since 2004. Outside of his advisory roles, he is involved with the Jewish Assistance Fund, which provides emergency grants to members of the Pittsburgh Jewish community facing financial crises. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, offers brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and provides access to proprietary wrap programs, third-party advisory solutions, and integrated lending options.

Rich Grivas is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Private Advisor Group, he worked at Fidelity Investments in various roles from 2006 to 2025. He operates under the business name Spartan Lake Wealth for providing investment advice and is also licensed to sell insurance products on a commission basis, separate from his advisory services. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and other advisory services. The firm employs a fiduciary-based model utilizing various investment strategies and technology platforms and provides access to proprietary and third-party managed account solutions.

Katherine Loheyde is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 13 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo Clearing Services, and PNC Investments. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as Swim Team Chairperson for the Murrysville Swim Club, organizing and coordinating summer swim meets and practices. 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, and institutional clients, and provides services through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management across multiple advisory programs.

Chad Nason is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He has worked with Ameritas entities and affiliated firms since 2014, including roles at Ameritas Investment Corp and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales and works with registered representatives on insurance-related business opportunities. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a variety of investment strategies, including model portfolios and individual securities, and offers multiple program platforms supported by third-party technology and asset managers.

Kevin Mcdonough is a Series 66-registered financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, where he has worked since 2014. He has 11 years of industry experience and is based in Mars, Pennsylvania. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various adviser and promoter arrangements.

Christopher Cutshall is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. His prior work includes 18 years at Tooling Dynamics LLC before joining Valic Financial Advisors in 2017. Outside of investment advisory, he is also an agent for non-securities insurance products. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed account solutions through a large network of advisors. The firm uses a technology-driven, model-based approach and manages approximately $29.2 billion across nearly 300,000 clients.

James Conrad is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding CFP® and ChFC® designations and over 31 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Pinnacle Financial Strategies and Commonwealth Financial Network since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, Conrad serves as an instructor for continuing education courses for CPAs and attorneys and provides expert witness testimony in family and divorce court proceedings. He is also involved in local sports as a high school soccer game announcer. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and support services, including discretionary model portfolios and personalized investment options, while providing operational, compliance, and practice-management resources to affiliated advisors.

Nathan Presutti is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Fisher Investments for 10 years and Fidelity Brokerage Services for 4 years. Outside of advising, he manages rental properties. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, retirement-plan consulting, and referrals to separate managed account managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in assets and employs a diversified investment approach blending passive and active managers, with portfolio oversight by an internal Investment Committee.

Hayden Adams is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and beginning his industry career in 2026. His prior work experience includes roles at Wealth Management Partners, Equitable, Salas O’Brien, and the Pennsylvania Department of the Auditor General. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser supporting a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing about $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a range of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, combining internally managed and outsourced portfolio solutions.

Jonathan Liebegott is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 66 license and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at PNC Investments and PNC Bank dating back to 2013. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio offering that uses algorithmic questionnaires to recommend investment models managed by PNC or third-party strategists and executed via mutual funds and ETFs.

Alexis Gayhart is a CFP® professional with 17 years of experience in the financial industry. She has worked at Corient and Corient Services LLC since 2024 and previously spent 12 years at Socius Family Office, LLC. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that combines in-house strategies with third-party managers and employs risk management and portfolio monitoring tools to align investments with client objectives.

Joshua Wencil is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc., having joined in 2025, and has prior experience at Fidelity Investments, PNC, ParenteBeard Wealth Management, BMC Financial Advisors, and Merrill. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice and financial planning services to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, relying on Charles Schwab & Co.’s standard asset-allocation models and internal research tools to tailor recommendations based on clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

Christopher Burton is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His career includes positions at firms such as JPMorgan Securities LLC and First Commonwealth Bank. Truist Advisory Services offers investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing a blend of discretionary manager relationships and third-party platforms to manage client portfolios.

Joseph Salpietro is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to joining Cerity Partners in 2024, he worked for 18 years at XPYRIA Investment Advisors, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Salpietro serves as president of The Manor Home Owners Association in Allison Park, Pennsylvania. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, institutions, and business entities, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of December 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services using a client-specific investment framework that integrates proprietary quantitative screening with both third-party and direct security selection, and provides access to alternative and private market solutions.

Matthew Buggey is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He works at Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities in Pittsburgh, PA. He serves as a board member of the Baptist Homes Foundation. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers advisor-led discretionary management alongside model-based strategies and access to proprietary and third-party advisory solutions.

John Balestreire is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked with PNC Investments since 2018 and previously spent seven years at E*Trade Securities LLC. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary online model account piloted for employees that utilizes algorithmic risk assessment and invests via approved mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Monica Leister is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer since 2019. Her prior experience includes roles at Quasar Distributors, LLC and Muhlenkamp & Co., Inc. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of programs and advisory services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, employing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.