Angela Harper is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Randallstown, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 22 years of industry experience. She has worked at PFS Investments Inc. since 2004 and Primerica Financial Services since 2003. Outside of investment advisory, she is involved in sales of loan products and home security and automation services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors offers discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, which includes model-delivery strategies and selectively managed accounts for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs third-party asset managers and provides a tiered, percentage-based wrap fee structure.

Heath Chavis is a CFP® with 13 years of experience in financial advisory roles, currently with Cetera. His prior experience includes positions at Avantax Advisory Services, Triad Advisors, and H.D.Vest Advisory Services. In addition to his advisory work, he owns The IBC Group, a full-service tax and accounting firm providing services to small businesses and individuals. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is a large SEC-registered firm serving individual, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients through a nationwide network of independent advisors. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with access to affiliated and third-party investment managers and manages over $256 billion in assets.

Wei Luo is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Woodbury Financial Services and H. Beck, Inc. He is also the owner of Wayland Financial Group LLC, a marketing DBA through which he has provided financial and insurance products. OSAIC serves a diverse range of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisers, offering integrated brokerage and advisory services, financial planning, and access to multiple investment platforms and third-party money managers.

Michael Cammarata is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2017. He previously worked at MetLife Securities for 10 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a client healthcare consulting business operated jointly with his wife and coordinates age group activities related to updating game scores on a website. Mass Mutual Investors Services, a subsidiary of MassMutual, provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers, offering a collaborative approach that includes the use of firm-approved analytical tools and event-driven planning programs.

Connor Rebele is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles outside finance, such as positions at Vineyard Vines and Champion Teamwear. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing financial planning, retirement consulting, and asset management through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and third-party program sponsors.

Kwame Smith is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Laurel, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at CUNA Mutual Group, CUNA Brokerage Services, AXA Advisors, Navy Federal Financial Group, and Synovus Securities. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing various investment strategies and technology tools, alongside a broad suite of non-advisory financial products.

Alvin Hailstorks is a CFP® professional with 28 years of industry experience, currently advising at LPL Financial since 2018. He previously worked with 1 St Global Advisors, Inc. and 1 St Global Capital Corp for nine years and has operated Holmes And Associates Accounting Services, a tax preparation and accounting firm, for 17 years. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning and access to various portfolio management strategies, supported by extensive technology and a network of over 22,800 advisors.

Charles Leapley is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at FSC Securities Corporation for 12 years. Outside of his advisory role, he operates as an independent licensed insurance agent and owns a commercial real estate investment in Washington, DC. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides integrated brokerage and advisory services with a multi-platform approach that includes financial planning, managed portfolios, and access to third-party money managers.

Stefan Jakubowski is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with six years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Edward Jones in 2019, he worked at SmithBucklin for seven years and was briefly involved with Raising the Floor-International. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and investment solutions, supported by a large network of financial advisors and branch offices nationwide.

Mary Kmiecinski is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in New Market, MD, holding CFP® and Series 66 designations with six years of industry experience. Prior to Edward Jones, she worked at Metas Solutions, The Goal, Credible Behavioral Health Software, and R.E. Michel. Outside of advising, she is involved in food service businesses and serves as a recreational baseball umpire. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients with a wide range of advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, tax-efficient services, and access to affiliated mutual funds. The firm is notable for its extensive retail advisor network and affiliated capabilities beyond advisory services.

Schekeeb Sidiqi is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at TTR Sotheby's International Realty and BNI Realty. Outside of advising, he teaches German at the German International School in Washington, DC. Wells Fargo Advisors provides investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting services to individual, corporate, and institutional clients, utilizing research and analytics to support diversified investment strategies.

James Garner is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently with LPL Financial. His prior roles include positions at Janney Montgomery Scott LLC, Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C., TIAA-CREF, and Morgan Stanley. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides advisory and brokerage services through a large network of investment adviser representatives, serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms with a broad range of investment strategies.

Jeffrey Hilwig is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Gaithersburg, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 30 years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016 and previously at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2009 to 2016. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. Their advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a broad range of financial product offerings that include insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Thomas Howes is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with five years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 license and has worked at Vintage Financial Partners and Equitable Advisors. Prior to his finance career, he was employed at Potomac Pizza and taught at Winston Churchill High School. Equitable Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset management programs. The firm uses a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and third-party managers to deliver a range of advisory models and fiduciary services.

Ann Taylor is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab in Gaithersburg, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and 26 years of industry experience. Her prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. She serves as the treasurer for the local unit of United Methodist Women, a nonprofit volunteer position. Charles Schwab serves a large client base primarily composed of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers a combined advisory, brokerage, custody, and cash-sweep platform with both non-discretionary and discretionary investment management options.

Salvatore Prisco is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Stubbs LLC and Pompili DPM, as well as operating a restaurant, Trattoria del Mare da Salvatore, for six years. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and combines brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party sources.

Upinder Chandhok is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has held positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, Jpmorgan Chase Bank, Suntrust Investment Services, and PNC Investments. J.P. Morgan Securities provides investment consulting and advisory services primarily to institutional clients and retirement plan sponsors through its Institutional Consulting Services program, combining quantitative asset-allocation modeling with centralized due diligence and applying an ESG eligibility framework for investment recommendations.

Daniel Campos is a ChFC®-designated financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with OSAIC since 2024. His previous roles include positions at Securities America Advisors, RBC Capital Markets, and UBS Financial Services. Campos serves on several nonprofit boards, including De Profundis, Inc. and Child Justice, Inc., and volunteers with organizations focused on workforce diversification and professional networking. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional investors, offering integrated brokerage and advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors and multiple platforms. The firm utilizes asset-allocation tools and a variety of investment vehicles to construct portfolios managed on discretionary or non-discretionary bases.

Leo Mercer is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining Equitable Advisors, Mercer worked at AXA Advisors LLC and Vectorworks, and he also has a background at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Equitable Advisors serves a broad range of clients including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and asset-management programs. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes personalized risk assessment and the use of third-party asset managers and advisory programs.

James Hill Jr. is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 43 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors since 1983 and Primerica Financial Services since 1991. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Director of Operations and an ordained minister at Kingdom Center Ministries Inc. since 2003. Primerica Advisors manages a wrap-fee asset management program serving individual, corporate, and charitable clients through a large network of advisors. The firm utilizes model-based investment strategies and offers discretionary portfolio management with support from third-party asset managers and custodians.