James Vanderwaal is a CFP® professional with 44 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Kovack Advisors, Inc. since 2015 and has prior experience at Kovack Securities Inc. and Lyons Insurance Agency, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with HOPE IN A BOTTLE, a health and wellness venture. Kovack Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered enterprise investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, pension plans, and banking institutions. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, and third-party manager recommendations, employing a diversified investment approach primarily through mutual funds and ETFs.

David Schaen is a financial advisor with Northwest Asset Management, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America and Merrill, as well as a long tenure at Marvin & Palmer Associates, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Vice President of the Greenville Country Club board, a volunteer role focused on guiding club policy. Northwest Asset Management is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $3.6 billion for nearly 3,000 clients, including individuals, pension plans, charities, and corporations. The firm employs a fiduciary approach centered on Modern Portfolio Theory, strategic asset allocation, and diversified portfolio construction, while also providing a range of financial planning and consulting services.

Thomas Shultz is a financial advisor with Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. in Wilmington, DE, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 12 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Realta Equities, Titan Securities, Coastal Investment Advisors, and ProEquities. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in multiple entrepreneurial ventures, including managing partner roles at Lyfebeast, LLC and AZMedicare101, where he hosts educational workshops on Medicare. Realta Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm emphasizes individualized advice and implements diversified strategies across various asset classes, utilizing in-house and third-party management platforms.

John Hilmer is a financial advisor with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 16 years of industry experience. His prior affiliations include LPL Financial, Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co, Mass Mutual Investors Services, and Metlife Securities. Great Valley Advisor Group is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers individualized portfolio construction and ongoing oversight, utilizing a combination of in-house strategies and third-party managers across various platforms including LPL, Fidelity, and Schwab.

Charles Sobel is a financial advisor at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been associated with Realta Equities, Inc. and Realta Investment Advisors, Inc. since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, Sobel teaches Sunday school at Beth Emeth. Realta Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs an individualized approach to portfolio management and offers a range of strategies including asset allocation across various investment types, retirement-plan consulting, and estate planning.

Aileen De Froda is a financial advisor at Ashton Thomas Securities, LLC, with 19 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Realta Investment Advisors, Inc., Realta Equities, Inc., and Capital One Investing LLC. Ashton Thomas Securities is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer that serves individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a variety of investment management and retirement plan consulting services through multiple program structures and integrated broker-dealer functions.

Justin Obrien is a financial advisor at Root Financial Partners with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Fidelity Investments and First Command Brokerage Services. Prior to his financial career, he served four years in the U.S. Army. Root Financial Partners provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan clients. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive portfolios tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance, and offers additional specialized strategies and financial education programs.

H Paul Friedman is a financial advisor with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and having 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Maryland Financial Group, LPL Financial, Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. He also serves as a nonprofit board member. Great Valley Advisor Group is a multi-team SEC-registered investment adviser that serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting, emphasizing individualized portfolio construction and ongoing oversight through a mix of in-house strategies and third-party managers.

Christopher Hardy is a Series 66-credentialed advisor at First Advisors National, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He has been with First Advisors National since 2019, following prior roles at Royal Alliance Associates, Inc. and Signator Investors, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Hardy serves as an assistant basketball coach for the Maryland Hoopmasters AAU team. First Advisors National provides investment management and retirement plan consulting primarily to individual clients, including ERISA plan participants. The firm employs tactical and strategic asset allocation, largely managing accounts on a discretionary basis through third-party money managers and supplements portfolios with advice on individual equities, ETFs, and mutual funds.

David Iobst is a CFP® and ChFC® with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Lifemark Securities Corp. since 2017 and held positions at State Farm VP Management Corp. and State Farm insurance from 2015 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in his community as a Little League Manager and Coach for Canal Little League. Lifemark Securities Corp. provides fee-based investment advisory services and financial planning primarily to individual investors and sponsors of participant-directed retirement plans. The firm offers a range of managed account programs and emphasizes suitability-driven advice tailored through risk assessments.

Brian Ward is a CFA® charterholder with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC and has held positions at Eagle Global Advisors, Carillon Fund Distributors, Inc., and Chartwell Investment Partners, among others. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm uses a goals-based financial advising discipline supported by proprietary software and quantitative metrics, combining passive and active investment strategies with dynamic rebalancing when appropriate.

Paul Jervey is a financial advisor with Great Valley Advisor Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Jervey Genesis Solutions, Genesis Wealth Management Solutions, Diamond State Financial Group, Minnesota Life, and Securian Financial Services Inc. Paul is based in Wilmington, Delaware. Great Valley Advisor Group is an SEC-registered, multi-team investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, trusts, and other entities. The firm emphasizes individualized portfolio construction and ongoing oversight, utilizing both in-house strategies and third-party managers across various platforms.

Wayman Randolph is a financial advisor with Realta Investment Advisors, Inc., holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials. He has been with Realta since 2026 and has over 26 years of experience at XGroup Retirement. Realta Investment Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and institutional clients. The firm utilizes individualized advice and a range of asset allocation strategies across mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and alternative investments.

Elvis Phillips is a financial advisor at Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, and Citizens Bank. Voya Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual and institutional clients such as retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, corporations, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting through various program structures, with a significant focus on non-discretionary, recommendation-based advisory services.

Denise Devine is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to her current role, she worked for the City of Dover for nine years. 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 wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional sponsors, offering brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services through in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Mikayla Lewis is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with a Series 66 designation and over four years of professional experience across healthcare, corporate services, and financial sectors. She has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2024. 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, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs.

Christopher Ianni is a financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Financial Advisors of Delaware Valley, Principal Securities Inc, and Principal Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he provides tax preparation services to a select group of clients and writes life, disability, annuities, group, individual, and long-term care insurance products. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel abroad. The firm’s advisory services include direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Katie Mc Glinn is a financial advisor at Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. She holds a Series 66 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she worked for over a decade at Buckley's Tavern. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis methods to tailor asset allocations and portfolio management according to client goals and risk tolerance.

Laura Day is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) in Newark, DE, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has operated Laura Day & Associates since 2006 and has been affiliated with New York Life Insurance Company throughout her career. In addition to her advisory work, she serves as Secretary on the board of the Mockingbird Homeowner's Association. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse range of individual and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a broad network of affiliated representatives. The firm delivers tailored advisory solutions, primarily on a non-discretionary basis, and works extensively with insurance and annuity products within the New York Life affiliate structure.

Christy Rivera is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Wilmington, DE, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. She has been with PNC Financial Services Group since 1999 and PNC Investments since 2005. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an invitation-only Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering that uses algorithmic risk assessment to recommend investment models managed by PNC or third-party strategists.