Daniel Brown is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cypress Wealth Management, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Ameriprise Financial Services. Outside of investment advisory, he serves as an expert witness and consultant for attorneys on medical malpractice and personal injury cases. Independent Financial Partners offers investment advisory, financial planning, trust, and retirement-plan services through a nationwide network of independent representatives. The firm emphasizes a decentralized advisory model and provides specialized retirement-plan advisory and pension consulting services.

Andrew Burton is a CFP® professional with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at Valic Financial Advisors. His prior work includes roles at Agia, State Farm VP Management Corp, and Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. Outside of his advisory duties, Burton is a board member of the St. Gerard Young Men's Association and serves as a varsity baseball assistant coach at Perry Hall High School. Valic Financial Advisors is a large SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts with Envestnet’s platform and offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through an extensive network of advisors.

Kevin Lindung is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. He has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2021 and previously held positions at Bank of America and Merrill. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Karina Funk is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company since 2009. She is based in Baltimore, MD. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, including high net worth individuals, endowments, foundations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research approach to construct concentrated portfolios and offers a variety of strategies including sustainable-investment options, along with model portfolios and sub-advisory services.

Nathan Allen III is a financial advisor at HB Wealth with Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at WMS Partners, LLC, Warisan Capital Management, and A.L. Stuart Investments. Nathan serves as Committee Chair overseeing legacy private funds at WMS Partners and acts as trustee for several trusts. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser that provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, combining quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private strategies.

Aaron Welch is a financial advisor with Money Concepts Capital Corp in Towson, MD. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 22 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Money Concepts in 2004, Welch has also worked at the Internal Revenue Service since 1983. Outside of advising, he owns and operates a tax preparation and accounting business. Money Concepts Advisory Service provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, pension plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm manages approximately $4.07 billion in client assets using model-driven and asset-allocation strategies, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio programs.

Thomas Hunt is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services. He previously worked at JPMorgan Securities LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. Hunt is a board member of the Chesapeake Planned Giving Council, a nonprofit organization focused on planned giving in the greater Chesapeake region. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering asset allocation, fiduciary support, and a third-party manager selection program. The firm combines discretionary and non-discretionary approaches and employs AI tools alongside traditional research in its investment process.

Bryan Lopez is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at HB Wealth, where he has worked since 2025. Prior to that, he spent 21 years at WMS Partners LLC and serves as the chief compliance officer for WMS Partners during the wind down of legacy private funds. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser that provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm’s investment approach combines quantitative and qualitative due diligence across public and private strategies, managing accounts typically on a discretionary basis while aligning portfolios with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Daniel Martinez is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and six years of industry experience. He has been with T. Rowe Price since 2018 and has prior work experience in various roles including positions at Applebees, Muscle Maker Grill, and Baia Restaurant. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers individualized retirement planning and discretionary investment management focused on retirement goals, employing model allocations invested exclusively in proprietary T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm uses goal-based financial planning tools and delivers ongoing plan reviews primarily to households with substantial investable assets.

Andrew Harrell is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Kestra Advisory. He has worked at Kestra since 2019 and has prior experience with Kestra Investment Services and Coastal Carolina University. Harrell is a member of the FPA of Maryland Board of Directors, where he participates in initiatives supporting the development of future industry professionals. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and investment management, supporting large institutional clients and utilizing multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Joseph Mills is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Kestra Advisory. His prior experience includes working with BFG Financial Advisors and earlier roles in education at Towson University and Wallkill Valley Regional High School. Mills also holds responsibilities supporting investment operations within Kestra’s affiliated entities. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base that includes plan sponsors, institutional investors, and individuals. The firm offers comprehensive services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and advisor-managed accounts, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets with a focus on large institutional clients.

Lauren Serafini is a CFP® professional with two years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning. Her prior experience includes roles at Berman McAleer, Merrill Lynch, The Financial Gym, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Serafini Financial Services. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and utilizes a financial planning–led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various portfolio management techniques and comprehensive retirement plan services.

Thomas Thibeault is a financial advisor at William Blair with 32 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Chapin Davis, UBS Financial Services, Mount Vernon Associates Inc, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. 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, and provides access to proprietary models, third-party sub-managers, and private investment opportunities.

Phillip Korenman is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 23 years of industry experience, including 16 years at The Vanguard Group and time as an independent consultant. He serves on the Baltimore County Workplace Development Board, advising on workforce development initiatives. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households through a combination of goals-based planning, retirement income projections, and model portfolio management.

Craig Gross is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2019, following a 14-year tenure at The Vanguard Group, Inc. Gross holds a Series 63 license and is based in Owings Mills, MD. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers the Retirement Advisory Service, combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management using model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households focused on retirement goals, employing tax-aware rebalancing and interactive online planning tools.

Eric Armentrout is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and seven years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at T Rowe Price and Equitable Advisors. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and integrates its services closely with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Nathaniel Powell is a CFP® with 15 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. He previously worked at Merrill from 2011 to 2016 and at Suntrust Investment Services from 2016 to 2021. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting, utilizing third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools to support its investment approach.

Sean Potter is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price, he worked in various roles including positions in education and the food service industry. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement advisory program focused on individual investors and households, combining goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management primarily using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs tax-aware strategies and uses Monte Carlo simulations for financial planning, serving clients with approximately $250,000 or more in investable assets.

Timothy Parker is a CFA® charterholder currently with Creative Planning, LLC. He has over 25 years of industry experience, including roles at T. Rowe Price and Brightworks Wealth. Outside of financial advisory, he has a concurrent association with Matador Resources. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and long-term strategies, while also offering access to private market investments and ancillary legal and accounting services.

Francis Walsh is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price, he worked at The Elkridge Club, where he helped run the golf shop and daily golf operations. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers retirement-focused financial planning and investment management to individual investors and households, utilizing model portfolios invested solely in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, supported by online planning tools and discretionary account management.