Samia Clookie is a Series 65 licensed advisor at Wealthspire Advisors with 4 years of industry experience. She has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2016. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, foundations, and trustees, offering wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and family office support. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment process with diversified, institutional-style asset allocation.

Answan Johnson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and Bridgewater Wealth and Financial Management. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC provides wealth advisory and investment management services to individuals, families, retirement plans, institutions, and businesses. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach utilizing a combination of active and passive strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Timothy Finkelston is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at LPL Financial and Columbia Benefits Consultants, where he serves as president. Finkelston is also vice president of the nonprofit Champions Against Cancer and maintains active law licenses in Pennsylvania and Maryland, though he does not practice law. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning, utilizing a range of investment strategies and regular portfolio reviews.

Nicholas Balmer is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2018 and previously worked at TD Ameritrade and Scottrade. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement relationships. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through a fiduciary model that includes customized and model-based investment approaches.

Glen Lambinicio is a financial advisor at Brown Advisory with 27 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at IA Beaty Haynes & Patterson, Inc. since 1997. 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 approach to construct concentrated portfolios and offers a range of strategies including equity, fixed income, and sustainable-investment options.

Brian Ruther is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving at Truist Advisory Services since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at SunTrust Advisory Services, SunTrust Bank, and Wells Fargo. He also serves as an adjunct instructor at George Washington University, teaching undergraduate courses in finance and leadership development. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation, investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, and a manager-selection program, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Daniel Mules is a financial advisor with MAI Capital Management, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and 10 years of industry experience. He worked at Geier Asset Management from 2007 to 2021 before joining MAI Capital Management in 2021. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base, including high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages $72.3 billion in assets as of May 2026 and offers a broad range of portfolio strategies and financial planning services while serving in both product-sponsor and advisory roles.

Paul Cusumano is a CFA® charterholder with five years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Allworth Financial, L.P. and has previously worked at Arthur Stein Financial, Morgan Stanley, and Point72 Asset Management. Allworth Financial is a fee-based SEC-registered adviser serving individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate clients. The firm offers customized portfolio strategies, including core-satellite, pure-index, and specialized models such as Buffered Equity ETFs, and utilizes both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Jennifer Cobleigh is a CFA® charterholder with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Truist Advisory Services, where she has worked since 2019 following prior roles at GenSpring Family Offices and Suntrust Bank. 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 with non-discretionary consulting and uses AI-enabled tools alongside traditional research to support its investment approach.

Debritu Kassa is a CFP® professional with 18 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2012. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Bethesda, MD. Chevy Chase Trust Company advises high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering investment management alongside personal trust and wealth planning services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach centered on macroeconomic views and secular trends, combining trust, custody, and fund-management roles uncommon among large enterprise advisers.

Tracy Heichelbech is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with 21 years of industry experience. She holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Heichelbech has been with First Command Financial Services and its affiliated entities since 2005 and is also the owner of Tracy A Heichelbech LLC. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers.

Joshua Whaley is a financial advisor at PlanMember Securities Corporation with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at Capital One Financial and Aerotek, Inc. prior to his current roles. Outside of advisory work, he is also a licensed real estate agent. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation framework and manages unitized, risk-based mutual fund portfolios, offering education and support services including seminars and personalized retirement planning.

Edward Dobranetski III is a CFA® charterholder with 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2005. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, offering investment management, personal trust services, and wealth planning. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on macroeconomic trends and diversified portfolio construction, combining trust, custody, and fund-management roles.

Christopher Kiessling is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 14 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2015. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, foundations, and trustees, providing wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and family office support. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized approach with diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and uses both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Brian Riley is a financial advisor at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with Ameritas entities since 2003 and Acacia Financial Advisors LLC since 1993. He is also a licensed independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products, including life, disability, long-term care insurance, and fixed annuities. Ameritas Advisory Services provides fee-based investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a mix of in-house and third-party investment strategies and maintains affiliations with Ameritas affiliates to support a broad range of advisory programs.

Joshua Weszka is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Commonwealth and Vision Wealth Partners, LLC since 2016 and previously worked at MML Investors Services from 2007 to 2016. Outside of advisory services, he is involved in private insurance and consulting businesses through part ownership in related entities. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and managing roughly $212.7 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform, including managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, and custody services, enabling advisors to implement diversified investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Paula Landau is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2015. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and is based in Bethesda, MD. Chevy Chase Trust Company advises high-net-worth individuals, families, and various institutional clients, offering investment management alongside personal trust and wealth planning services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on macroeconomic views and secular trends, combining discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with trustee and custody services.

Deanna Tomasetti is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning and has previously worked at Burt Wealth Advisors and McKinley Carter Wealth Services. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $217 billion in client assets. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various portfolio management techniques and a broad range of retirement plan services.

Julia Catuara is a CFP® with 36 years of experience, currently affiliated with Eagle Strategies (NY Life). She has been involved with Eagle Strategies since 2008 and also operates Catuara & Bell, Inc., through which she brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers various advisory programs tailored to client objectives and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Marcus Odinec is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at SOL Capital Management Company for 12 years before joining Cerity Partners in 2026. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a broad range of services such as discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and access to alternative and private-market investments, with an emphasis on diversified asset allocation and customized portfolios.