Mark Greim is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and is also the Director of Wealth Management at Premier Planning Group, Inc., where he has been involved in financial guidance and advisory services since 2016. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans, offering fee-based asset management and fiduciary retirement plan consulting through a combination of model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies.

Brian Manchester is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management and holds a Series 66 designation. He has three years of industry experience, including roles at Merrill and PNC Investments LLC. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only, algorithm-driven Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering that uses mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing and limited individual security trading options.

Alan Schapire is a CFP® and PFS™ with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2024, following roles at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC and Convergent Financial Strategies LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering a wide range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis with third-party management and integrates a broad network of affiliated service companies beyond typical custody or manager platforms.

Joseph Cucinotta Jr. is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked previously at Woodbury Financial Services and Questar Capital Corporation. He operates a tax preparation business serving individuals and small businesses. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements with various analytical approaches.

James Boylan is a financial advisor with Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Foreside Financial Services, LLC, Sei Investment Management Co., and Sei Investments. Boylan also serves as a Regional Director at Focus Partners Advisor Solutions, LLC, focusing on relationship management and new business development. Focus Advisor Solutions provides turnkey asset management and back-office services primarily to independent registered investment advisors and their clients, offering model portfolios, operational support, fixed-income sub-advisory, and 3(38) retirement plan management. The firm emphasizes diversified, systematically invested mutual fund and ETF portfolios while combining enterprise scale with a high client and asset load per advisor.

Steven Manley is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member at Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown, PA, contributing to the school's strategic vision. 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 sponsors, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Shaina Blasek is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group who holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. She previously worked at The Vanguard Group for seven years and has been self-employed in content creation focused on advice for mothers on theology, philosophy, and child-rearing. She is also contracted as a DoorDash driver. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its financial planning approach.

Sarah Smith is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 12 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank. Smith serves as Vice President of Programming for the Cornell Club of Philadelphia, an alumni organization. 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 broad client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Thomas Furey Jr. is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 33 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at LPL Financial, Park Avenue Securities, and Guardian Life Insurance Company. Furey is also involved with Summit Partners, Inc., a business entity for tax and investment purposes. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm provides access to third-party asset managers and turnkey asset management platforms, with advisory solutions delivered through a network of investment adviser representatives.

Brendan Kelly is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Triad Advisors, Alera Investment Advisors, and LPL Financial. Independent Financial Partners is an enterprise firm serving tens of thousands of clients nationwide through a network of approximately 261 independent Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers a decentralized advisory model with a range of investment strategies, retirement-plan consulting services, and trustee capabilities.

Vatsal Assar is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Commonwealth and MPACT Financial Group since 2016 and previously worked at WFG Investments, Inc. from 2012 to 2016. Assar is a co-owner of Assay Wealth Partners, LLC, a private entity facilitating securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their retail and institutional clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services. The firm offers operational, trading, technology, investment management, compliance, and practice-management support, enabling advisors to construct client portfolios with access to various securities and insurance products.

Brian Jacobs is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 20 years of industry experience. He is currently with Corient and its affiliated entities where he has worked since 2016, including Radnor Financial Advisors and CIPW Service Company. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies, third-party managers, and customized asset allocation, supported by continuous portfolio monitoring and risk management tools.

Jon Bartholomew is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities since 2020 and also operates J.M. Bartholomew & Co., a CPA firm providing accounting and tax services to small businesses and individuals. Jon’s background includes multiple roles at Avantax and other financial service firms. GWN Securities offers investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning options. The firm utilizes a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and model-based allocations, with a notable use of market-timing and momentum-based strategies in certain legacy programs.

Charles Pires is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services based in Berwyn, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 31 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at One Digital LLC, Trinity Benefit Advisors, and Benefit Development Financial Group. Outside of financial advising, he is involved in selling compliant products on Amazon through Avalon Automation. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a wide range of clients, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

William Schindler is a financial advisor with United Planners Financial Services of America, holding a Series 63 designation and 32 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Semus Wealth Partners, MML Investors Services, and Mass Mutual. He is also involved as managing partner in Capital Legacy Partners, LLC, and leads Schindler Financial Associates, LLC, a non-investment-related entity. United Planners serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm operates an open-architecture platform with multiple custodians and third-party money managers, offering a mix of non-discretionary and discretionary asset management and both fee-based and commission-based options.

Joseph Frederick is a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has worked at firms including Zeke Capital Advisors, Tiedemann, and The Vanguard Group. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of in-house model portfolios, custom accounts, and third-party manager selection, supported by an Investment Policy Committee and extensive research resources.

John Grego is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mariner since 2023 and previously spent 13 years with THE Vanguard Group, Inc. Mariner serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and tax services. The firm combines discretionary, customized portfolios overseen by an Investment Committee with integrated tax and accounting capabilities, including administrative CFO services and a Financial Wellness Platform for employer clients.

Patrick Devlin is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc., bringing four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citizens Securities in 2022, he worked at MyCIO Wealth Partners and held several positions associated with Temple University and financial services firms. Citizens Securities serves a diverse retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm employs both digital and managed account strategies, with a proprietary Bank Deposit Sweep Program as part of its service offerings.

Peter Blok is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2014. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and operates a marketing DBA, Blok Financial, to provide securities, advisory, and insurance services. Additionally, he is a partial owner of a fintech business entity, Barnhill Stratagies Ltd. Independent Financial Group, LLC is a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and plan sponsors. The firm offers a range of advisory programs through its AccessPoint platform and third-party asset managers, with services implemented across multiple portfolio management options on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Mark Malcein is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. since 2008. He offers insurance products to his clients and delegates underwriting management to his assistant to focus on advisory responsibilities. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning offerings. The firm utilizes a combination of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers, model portfolios, and tactical strategies including market-timing and momentum-based approaches.