Sherif Othman is a financial advisor at Poise Investment Advisors, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 credential and previously operated SO Financial Consultants from 2018 to 2021. Before his advisory career, he worked at Green Company For Export, Import and Trading Agencies. Poise Investment Advisors is an investment manager that provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, financial planning, consulting, and educational workshops. The firm employs an asset-allocation strategy based on macroeconomic analysis and utilizes tools such as derivatives and tactical timing in portfolio management.

Matthew Klein is a CFP® and CFA® with 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Merrill and Bank of America before joining Lee, Kelleher & Klein Wealth Management in 2026. Lee, Kelleher & Klein Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, estates, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm applies fundamental security analysis alongside modern portfolio theory to manage accounts with a combination of long-term, short-term, income, and hedging strategies.

Blake Luehlfing is a financial advisor at Intentional Wealth Strategies with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked in self-employed roles prior to joining Intentional Wealth Strategies. Intentional Wealth Strategies provides integrated wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs an evidence-based investment approach with global diversification and tailor-made allocations based on client risk tolerance and objectives.

Joshua Malnik is a financial advisor at Malnik Wealth Management, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, TD Ameritrade, and The Retirement Group LLC. In addition to advisory work, he is also licensed to sell fixed and traditional insurance products. Malnik Wealth Management, LLC provides personalized asset management primarily to individual clients and their families, focusing on retirement preparation and ongoing portfolio management. The firm employs fundamental analysis and proprietary allocation models to build portfolios using individual equities and income-oriented ETFs, combining active and passive strategies according to client goals.

Hossameldin Abdelkarim is a financial advisor at Poise Investment Advisors with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at Poise Investment Advisors since 2021. Prior to this, he was employed at HSBC Egypt from 2014 to 2017 and currently operates Hossameldin Abdelkarim PLLC, providing legal services as an attorney. Poise Investment Advisors offers discretionary investment management and wealth-management services, focusing on an asset-allocation approach driven by macroeconomic analysis. The firm provides financial planning, consulting, and educational workshops, utilizing tools such as options and derivatives, and emphasizes in-house research and public client education.

William Berger is a financial advisor with White Oak Wealth Management in Columbia, MD, holding a Series 65 designation and 13 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Oakmont Wealth Advisory, LLC from 2019 to present and Great Lakes & Atlantic Wealth Management from 2016 to 2018. Berger is also the owner of White Oak Wealth Management, LLC, an entity with partial ownership of Oakmont Wealth Advisory, LLC. White Oak Wealth Management serves individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary portfolio management, integrated financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multifaceted investment approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, quantitative, charting, and cyclical analysis and uses borrowing, leverage, derivatives, and alternative investments within separately managed accounts when appropriate.

Bradley Clough is a financial advisor at American Financial Management, Ltd. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at a variety of firms including Janney Montgomery Scott, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, and The Marshall Financial Group. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent licensed insurance agent. American Financial Management provides discretionary investment management and financial planning services to individual clients, including both high-net-worth and non-high-net-worth households, as well as retirement plans and plan sponsors. The firm employs an individualized investment process combining multiple analytical methods and manages accounts on a discretionary basis with regular reviews and rebalancing.

Joseph Kilner is a financial advisor with Kilner Capital Advisors, LLC in Gaithersburg, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at American General Securities Incorporated and has been with Kilner Capital Advisors since 2014. From 2026, he joined Apella Wealth. Kilner Capital Advisors manages approximately $336.7 million for around 230 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth households, qualified retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive wealth-planning services, using a buy-and-hold, asset-allocation approach grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, with an emphasis on passive mutual funds and ETFs. The firm also provides integrated tax consulting and accounting services alongside investment advisory.

Edward Wuenschell is a financial advisor at World Capital Advisors, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with World Capital Advisors since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he is the owner of FW Benefit Professionals, LLC, a firm specializing in employee benefits and retirement plan advisory services. World Capital Advisors provides investment advice, asset management, and fee-based financial planning to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporate clients. The firm uses a combination of third-party managers and proprietary analysis to implement client strategies and offers a range of planning services including estate, retirement, and business succession planning.

Catherine Jackson is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. She has been with Marks Wealth Management since 2020 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2016 to 2020. Marks Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm provides comprehensive wealth management services, combining financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management with a focus on actively managed, globally allocated portfolios primarily using ETFs.

Daniel Pereira is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Hwa Financial Group. His prior experience includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, WMS Partners, and Royal Alliance Associates. Hwa Financial Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth households, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, investment consulting, and retirement plan services. The firm employs a diverse investment approach utilizing individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, and independent managers, with portfolios typically managed on a discretionary basis.

Melinda Wiedel is a financial advisor at Kilner Capital Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Kilner Capital Advisors for 12 years before joining Apella Wealth in 2026. Kilner Capital Advisors, LLC manages approximately $337 million for around 230 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm uses a buy-and-hold asset allocation strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily utilizing passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, and offers integrated wealth planning alongside tax consulting and accounting services.

De Huang is a financial advisor at The J.O. Johnson Group Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at TD Ameritrade Investment Management, Scottrade, Merrill, and TEKsystems. In addition to his advisory role, he works as a quality assurance analyst for Apex Funder Trading, a proprietary trading firm that funds futures traders. The J.O. Johnson Group provides advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a combined approach of technical charting, fundamental and quantitative analysis, and modern portfolio theory, managing portfolios across a range of asset classes and utilizing options strategies on a discretionary basis.

Brendon Worst is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Cedar Spring Advisors, LLC. He has previously worked at Northrop Grumman and Freshly, Inc., and holds a Series 65 license. He is also involved with Halcyon Financial as an insurance agent. Cedar Spring Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm manages approximately $169 million in assets and employs a range of investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Bradford Yeakle is a financial advisor at MY Wealth Management, Inc. with eight years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation as well as Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Prior to joining MY Wealth Management in 2024, he worked at T. Rowe Price from 2018 to 2024 and also has experience at West Virginia University. MY Wealth Management, Inc. provides asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension plans, and business entities. The firm manages client portfolios using a variety of securities and employs a mix of fundamental, technical, quantitative, and qualitative analysis tailored to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Bradley Sherman is a financial advisor at Sherman Wealth Management LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Sherman Wealth Management since 2013, previously spending four years at Osaic FS, Inc. Outside of advising, Sherman is a co-owner of real estate rental properties, where he is involved in property maintenance and rent collection. Sherman Wealth Management provides advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans. The firm employs a customized, open-architecture investment approach focused on long-term investing, strategic asset allocation, and fundamental analysis, utilizing low-cost mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Genti Cici is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He is the founder of StandUP Advisors, where he has served as a fiduciary advisor since 2017. In addition to his work at StandUP Advisors, he provides financial planning and fiduciary advice to clients through an independent contractor relationship with InvestEd. StandUP Advisors is a fee-only fiduciary firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a customized, goals-based process and manages assets on a discretionary basis with a broadly diversified, ETF-style global investment approach, offering both all-ETF core strategies and core-satellite options.

Micah Patashnik is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Macroview Investment Management LLC. He has worked at Absolute Investment Management since 2012. Macroview Investment Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, non-profits, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic investment approach and manages portfolios with diversified strategies that may include third-party managers.

Richard Gaige is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as managing partner and Co-CEO at GLR Partners. His career includes roles at UBS Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Global Markets, Legg Mason Wood Walker, and Merrill. GLR Partners provides personalized financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as entities such as family offices and private foundations. The firm uses fundamental research to build long-term portfolios and may incorporate a range of investment instruments tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Andrew Magdar is a Series 65-licensed advisor at White Oak Wealth Management in Columbia, MD, with less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles in banking and the hospitality sector, as well as being a full-time student. White Oak Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $124.2 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analyses to create tailored investment plans and utilizes discretionary management with diverse investment vehicles, including the use of leverage and derivatives where appropriate.