Nicolas Abrams is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Opulentia, LLC since 2022. Prior to joining Opulentia, he worked at Ameritas Advisory Services for 13 years and has been associated with AJW Financial Partners, LLC for 17 years. Outside of his advisory roles, he is a real estate partner at Trocellus Enterprise, LLC. Opulentia, LLC provides wealth management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and select corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm delivers discretionary investment management with customized portfolios that utilize mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, supported by independent strategist models and regular portfolio reviews.

Ryan Brady is a financial advisor at Grigg Financial, LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at the Securities and Exchange Commission. Brady has also been affiliated with Anne Arundel Community College and the United States Naval Academy since 2015. Grigg Financial provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm uses model portfolios and sub-advisers for trading and support, with a focus on a broad range of investable instruments including derivatives and complex structured products.

Scott Hoskins is a financial advisor with Nazelrod & Associates Financial Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 22 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at LaSalle St Securities, Bank of America, and Merrill Lynch. Nazelrod & Associates provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual clients and trusts, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW households. The firm offers a single wrap-fee program that integrates portfolio management with tax, estate, and insurance planning, using a top-down asset allocation approach implemented mainly through mutual funds and packaged products.

Vladislav Zagranichny is a financial advisor at Legacy Financial Advisors with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at firms including Avantax Advisory Services and Cetera. In addition to his advisory role, he serves as president of Zag Consulting Group, a CPA practice providing accounting and tax services. Legacy Financial Advisors offers financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and business consulting to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plan sponsors, and business entities. The firm employs a disciplined, goals-based investment approach with strategic asset allocation, diversification, and regular portfolio reviews, serving a select client base that includes a focus on retirement plan fiduciary services.

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.

Mike focuses his energy into helping clients navigate all of their financial needs. His experience includes a stint on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, a career focused on investments at Brown Advisory and insurance at Securian Financial. During these experiences, he learned that a balanced approach and strategic financial planning is what can help clients achieve their goals. When not talking to clients or researching the next great opportunity for them, Mike & his wife enjoy quiet city living and relaxing whenever their new daughter allows. He loves playing soccer, lacrosse, golf, basketball… and really any sport. When he’s not meeting friends or family at the movies or the local watering hole, you can normally find him reading something very nerdy, like science fiction or financial science.

William Riley is a financial advisor at Cristata Investment Management with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Cristata Wealth Solutions since 2009. Riley holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Cristata Wealth Solutions, LLC provides personalized portfolio management and asset-review services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm employs individualized asset-allocation strategies and combines a long-term investment orientation with short-term trading techniques.

Jon Snyder is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hergenroeder Financial Advisors, Inc. since 2021. His prior experience includes roles at LPL Financial LLC, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated. Hergenroeder Financial Advisors serves individuals, business entities, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm employs a blend of active and passive investment strategies with tactical risk management tools, managing approximately $305 million in client assets.

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.

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.

Brian Grigg is a CFP® and ChFC® with 10 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Grigg Financial, LLC in Timonium, MD, and previously worked with Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC. Outside of advising, he is an independent insurance agent offering fixed annuities, life insurance, and long-term care products. Grigg Financial provides financial planning, consulting, and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm uses model portfolios and sub-advisers for trading and back-office support while maintaining supervisory and client-facing duties, and it employs a range of investment instruments including derivatives and structured products.

Ellwood Derricks is a financial advisor at Partnership Wealth Management with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and 65 licenses. Prior to joining Partnership Wealth Management in 2016, he worked at LPL Financial for 11 years and briefly at Financial Advocates Investment Management. Derricks is the president of the board for Paws for a Cause, Inc., a nonprofit he founded to support local animal charities, and he serves as volunteer treasurer for FreeState, a nonprofit providing education and legal services for the LGBT community. Partnership Wealth Management provides fee-based investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, serving both high-net-worth and non-HNW clients. The firm manages portfolios on a customized, discretionary basis using various analytical methods and offers tailored financial planning with assets held by qualified custodians.

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.

Christopher Benson is a PFS™ credentialed advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with L. K. Benson & Company, P.C. since 2009. L. K. Benson & Company, P.C. serves individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, tax planning, and accounting services. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and diversification using mutual funds and ETFs, and integrates tax and accounting work through a formal affiliation with an accounting practice.

Joseph Johnson is a financial advisor at The J.O. Johnson Group Inc. with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at TD Ameritrade Investment Management, LLC and Scottrade/TD Ameritrade. 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 combines technical and fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory to manage portfolios across a range of asset classes and employs active options strategies, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis.

Jason Nazelrod is a CFP® professional with 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Nazelrod & Associates Financial Services, Inc. since 2000 and also maintains affiliations with LaSalle St. Securities, LLC and Nazelrod & Associates Tax & Consulting, LLC. His background includes tax and accounting services through a related firm. Nazelrod & Associates Financial Services, Inc. provides investment advisory and financial planning primarily to individual clients and trusts, including both high-net-worth and non-HNW households. The firm offers a wrap-fee program that integrates portfolio management with tax, estate, and insurance planning, employing a top-down asset allocation approach across multiple asset classes.

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 Shaughness is a financial advisor at Legacy Financial Advisors with 27 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and previously worked at T. Rowe Price Investment Services for 29 years before joining Legacy Financial Advisors. Legacy Financial Advisors provides financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and business consulting to individuals, families, trusts, and business entities. The firm uses a disciplined, goals-based investment process that includes strategic asset allocation, diversification, periodic rebalancing, and both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements.

Peter Dixon is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in the financial industry. He is the sole advisor at Waypoint Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2016. His prior experience includes roles at Commonwealth Financial Network, FSC Securities Corporation, Financial Council, LLC, and Advantage Capital Corporation. Waypoint Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, qualified retirement plans, and businesses. The firm’s investment approach emphasizes long-term, diversified buy-and-hold strategies primarily using passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, supported by written investment policy statements and regular account monitoring.

Charles Meyer is a CFA® charterholder with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Mercer Global Advisors Inc., having joined after the acquisition of Tufton Capital Management, where he worked for nine years. Tufton Capital Management is a fee-only, discretionary investment adviser managing approximately $810 million in assets, serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach focused on large U.S. companies, constructing portfolios across money market instruments, fixed income, and equities with low turnover.