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 at Kilner Capital Advisors, LLC with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at his current firm since 2014, following a prior role at American General Securities Incorporated. Kilner Capital Advisors, LLC manages approximately $336.7 million for around 230 clients, including individuals, high-net-worth households, retirement plans, trusts, and small businesses. The firm employs a buy-and-hold asset allocation strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory, primarily using passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, and offers comprehensive wealth-planning services along with tax consulting and accounting support.

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.

David Reidy is a financial advisor at First Growth Capital LLC with 13 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. His work history includes roles at ISGAM US LLC, The Parkridge Companies, LLC, and The Parkridge Group, LLC. First Growth Capital LLC provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, separately managed accounts, and other advisory firms. The firm employs a combined top-down market and cash-flow analysis with proprietary security selection to construct diversified portfolios that include equities, fixed income, hard assets, alternatives, and derivatives, offering ongoing monitoring and rebalancing tailored to client-specific restrictions.

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.

John Bacci is a CFP® and ChFC® with 41 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has been with Foundation Financial Advisors, Inc. since 1997, where he also serves as President and Owner. Outside of his advisory role, Bacci has taught a finance-related course at Anne Arundel Community College. Foundation Financial Advisors, Inc. provides fee-for-service financial planning and consulting to individual clients, covering areas such as investment analysis, tax planning, risk management, and estate planning. The firm focuses on tailored written financial plans without discretionary asset management and offers implementation through Commonwealth Financial Network.

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.

Gary Klaben is a ChFC® with over 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Coyle Financial Counsel, Inc. since 1988 and currently serves as its president. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing several business ventures including a publishing company, business-to-business services, a farm-to-consumer enterprise, and coaching entrepreneurs. Coyle serves individuals, families, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities by providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, wealth advisory, financial assessment, and project-based services. The firm utilizes a combination of tactical and strategic asset allocation alongside fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, offering a range of investment options including individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, pooled vehicles, and third-party managers.

Gary Williams is a CFP® with 32 years of experience in the financial industry. He is a founding member of Williams Asset Management and previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Ameriprise. Williams is the author of the book "Art of Retirement" and holds several nonprofit board roles, including chairing the investment committee at the Y of Central Maryland and serving on the Mount St. Joseph High School Investment Committee. Williams Asset Management provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including fundamental and quantitative analysis, long-term trading, and options, with portfolios tailored to client risk tolerance and time horizon.

Katherine Groce is a financial advisor with Prostatis Financial Advisors Group in Hanover, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Peak Brokerage Services LLC and Taylor Capital Management Inc. Groce manages client service operations and assists with financial planning within her firm. Prostatis Financial Advisors Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutions with investment management and financial planning, utilizing a top-down, tactical asset-allocation strategy that includes sector rotation and oversight of third-party managers employing AI and machine-learning models.

Thomas Arnold is a financial advisor at Sentinel Asset Management, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Sentinel in 2025, he worked at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and New York Life Insurance Company, where he gained extensive experience over a period spanning 2013 to 2025. Sentinel Asset Management, LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm manages approximately $63.2 million across about 495 client households, employing a mosaic investment approach that incorporates fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, along with regular account monitoring and due diligence of third-party managers.

Michael Canet is a financial advisor with Prostatis Financial Advisors Group in Hanover, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Peak Brokerage Services LLC and TCM Securities, Inc., alongside operating his own law practice since 1997. He serves on the board of a nonprofit organization. Prostatis Financial Advisors Group manages approximately $509 million in client assets through a team of about 18 advisors, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutions. The firm employs a top-down, macro-environmental approach to tactical asset allocation, utilizing both customized and model portfolios, and offers a range of investment and financial planning services.

Sandeep Saini is a CFP® professional with one year of experience at PlanVest Financial, Inc. Prior to joining PlanVest, he worked for 22 years with the US Public Health Services and FDA and was involved with SSI Education DBA The Goddard School. PlanVest Financial, Inc. primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing wealth planning, financial planning, and investment management through a team of six advisors managing approximately $176 million. The firm customizes portfolios using a mix of analytical approaches and offers multiple engagement models, including a unique wrap fee program and a dedicated federal-employee planning service.