David Sheiman is a CFA® charterholder with four years of industry experience. He has been with The Ellerson Group Inc in Annapolis, MD since 2014. The Ellerson Group provides investment supervisory services and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation with a core-and-satellite approach and global diversification, utilizing a variety of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and options.

Joseph Geld is a financial advisor at Hwa Financial Group with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Hwa Financial Group in 2017, he worked at PNC Investments and PNC Bank from 2015 to 2017. Hwa Financial Group is a small advisory firm managing approximately $295 million for around 167 clients, primarily individual and high-net-worth households. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, investment consulting, and ERISA Section 3(21) retirement plan services, utilizing a mix of asset allocation strategies across various securities and employing both long-term and trading approaches.

Patricia Eddy is a financial advisor at Oxford Planning Group, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and practices in Woodstock, Maryland. Oxford Planning Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, employing an analytic approach that combines fundamental and technical analysis while customizing portfolios across various securities and independent managers.

Kyle Fishler is a financial advisor at Foundry Wealth Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He has held roles at Foundry Wealth Advisors since 2017 and previously worked at Penn Mutual Life Insurance. Additionally, he is a Maryland-licensed producer of fixed life, health, and long-term care insurance. Foundry Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $163 million for about 66 clients, using model portfolios tailored to client risk profiles and specific financial situations.

Kirsten Calambro is a CFP® professional with Oxford Planning Group, LLC in Woodstock, MD, where she has worked since 2019. She has four years of industry experience and attended James Madison University. Oxford Planning Group provides investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a tailored investment approach combining fundamental analysis with technical techniques and offers services including participant education and plan menu selection for retirement plans.

Taiyoung Lee is a financial advisor at Wealthy & Wise Family Office with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at PTC International Portfolio Management, Inc. since 2000 and at PTC International Inc. since 1981. Outside of his advisory role, he consults for small and mid-size companies in South Korea, focusing on business development. Wealthy & Wise Family Office provides investment advisory and wealth management services to small business owners, professionals, and a variety of individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a customized investment process with discretionary portfolio management and offers comprehensive financial and family-office planning services.

Richard Gloekler is a financial advisor at Marks Wealth Management in Ellicott City, MD. He holds a Series 65 designation and has recently started his career in financial advising, with prior experience at the University of Maryland. Marks Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management services including financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management, with an investment approach focused on globally allocated portfolios and active management.

Samuel Mc Kee is a financial advisor at Accordant Advisory Group, Inc. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he has worked in various service and educational positions, including part-time bartender at City Tap House. Accordant Advisory Group serves individual clients—including high-net-worth individuals—as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers portfolio management, written financial planning, and ERISA retirement-plan consulting, managing approximately $278 million in client assets through the Raymond James Ambassador Investment Account program.

Melissa Frawley is a financial advisor with Annapolitan Investment Group, Inc. in Annapolis, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. She has worked with Raymond James Financial since 2009 and has been involved with Annapolitan Investment Group since 2005. Outside of her advisory roles, she is president of Annapolitan Investment Group LLC, an independent contractor support company. Annapolitan Investment Group provides customized financial and retirement planning for individuals and families, focusing on tax, estate, business, education, and cash-flow planning. The firm emphasizes planning over discretionary portfolio management and delivers advice through in-person meetings and educational seminars.

Jeffrey Venables is a financial advisor at Garritt Financial Solutions LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Venables Financial Solutions, LLC since 2024 and has worked as a teacher at Rock Hill Schools since 1995. Garritt Financial Solutions provides financial planning and investment management primarily to individual clients and employer retirement plans. The firm uses a passive investment approach focused on low-cost index funds and ETFs, offering a range of planning services including retirement, tax, and estate strategies.

Lauren Gretchen is a financial advisor at Invested Advisors with 23 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has previously worked at Abundance Wealth Counselors and Triad Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved with Swayze LLC, a compliance consulting business. Invested Advisors provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm focuses on goal-driven portfolio construction tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, often utilizing third-party managers and specialist strategies.

Amanda Hopkins Clouser is a CFA® charterholder with eight years of industry experience. She has been with RCS Financial Planning, LLC since 2018 and previously worked at TIAA for nine years. RCS Financial Planning provides portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, ongoing subscription planning, and pension consulting to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes evidence-based investing and long-term portfolio management, serving clients without account minimums and offering ongoing financial planning for qualifying asset levels.

Jason Dallacqua is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Crest Wealth Advisors LLC since 2020. Prior to this, he worked at Investment Planning Associates, Inc. for eight years. Crest Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as employer plan sponsors, offering portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and employee benefit plan advisory services. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach informed by fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory, combining active and passive strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

John Voight is a financial advisor at CJC Wealth Management with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at First Financial Group. In addition to his advisory role, Voight is a licensed insurance agent. CJC Wealth Management provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $122 million across four advisors. The firm uses fundamental and quantitative analysis coupled with modern portfolio theory to create diversified portfolios aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

James Lee is a financial advisor at Lee-Kelleher Wealth Management with 27 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch. Lee serves as an advisory board member for Adoptions Together, a nonprofit organization that helps people find adopting families. Lee-Kelleher Wealth Management serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans, estates, trusts, foundations, and other business entities. The firm uses fundamental analysis and modern portfolio theory to construct diversified portfolios and provides discretionary portfolio management alongside financial and retirement plan consulting services.

Jordan Wilson is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Blueprint Wealth Management Inc. in Ellicott City, MD, and has held registered representative roles at Steven M. Molesky and Associates and Kalos Capital since 2013. Blueprint Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients with integrated financial planning and discretionary investment management, emphasizing long-term, broadly diversified allocations implemented primarily through indexed mutual funds and ETFs.

Richard Wagener is a CFP® and ChFC® with 51 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Raymond James Financial since 2009 and also serves as President of Financial First Advisors, a firm he has been involved with since 1986. He occasionally acts as an insurance agent for life, fixed annuity, disability income, and long-term care products not typically available through Raymond James. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual investors, high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and governmental entities. The firm offers financial planning and non-discretionary investment consulting, utilizing asset allocation, modeling tools, and firm research to develop tailored recommendations.

James Lee is a financial advisor with Lee Financial Associates, Inc. in Ellicott City, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and having 21 years of industry experience. He has worked at OSAIC and Lee Financial Associates, LLC since 2004 and 2005 respectively. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as president of Lee Financial Associates, Inc., where he also acts as an insurance agent. Lee Financial Associates serves individuals, families, pension and profit-sharing plans, and business entities through a two-advisor team supporting about 39 client relationships. The firm emphasizes written financial planning and arranges investment management by selecting and monitoring third-party money managers, primarily using SEI model portfolios while clients retain custody with those third parties.

John Grant is a financial advisor at CovingtonAlsina with a Series 65 credential and two years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Worthington Financial Partners and Great Valley Advisor Group, as well as work in education at Towson University, Virginia Tech, and Parkside High School. He serves as Treasurer and Board Member for The Summit School, an institution supporting children with dyslexia and other learning differences. CovingtonAlsina manages approximately $189 million for around 470 clients, including high-net-worth individuals and pension plans. The firm provides discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting, employing fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and a mix of direct and third-party management across a broad range of securities and alternative investments.

William Kelleher is a financial advisor at Lee, Kelleher & Klein Wealth Management with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Bank of America, Merrill, OpenText, Foothold Technology, and Yelp Inc. since beginning his advisory career in 2024. Lee, Kelleher & Klein Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, pension plans, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of fundamental security analysis and modern portfolio theory, managing accounts on a discretionary basis with ongoing monitoring and periodic reviews.