Deanna Tomasetti is a CFP® professional with 13 years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning and has previously worked at Burt Wealth Advisors and McKinley Carter Wealth Services. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $217 billion in client assets. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various portfolio management techniques and a broad range of retirement plan services.

Julia Catuara is a CFP® with 36 years of experience, currently affiliated with Eagle Strategies (NY Life). She has been involved with Eagle Strategies since 2008 and also operates Catuara & Bell, Inc., through which she brokers non-registered insurance products. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers various advisory programs tailored to client objectives and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Andrew Karr is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Truist Advisory Services, Truist Investment Services, and Bb&T Securities. Outside of his advisory work, Karr serves on the investment committee for the United Jewish Endowment Fund and chairs the investment committee at Woodmont Country Club. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm combines portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting with broker-dealer services and offers a consolidated investment platform delivering discretionary and non-discretionary solutions across multiple asset classes.

Bobbi Young is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes ten years at Wells Fargo Clearing and seven years at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Outside of advising, she works as a mystery shopper and teaches yoga. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets and serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified investment approach combining passive and active managers, supported by an internal Investment Committee overseeing portfolio construction and rebalancing.

Natalie Jairath is a financial advisor with Integrity Alliance, LLC and holds a Series 65 designation. She has several years of industry experience, having worked at firms including Lion Street Advisors, Kestra Advisory Services LLC, Facet Wealth, StratWealth, & wealth, Snowden Lane Partners, and Cambridge Investment Research Inc. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an account manager at Risk Strategies, a consulting and insurance solutions company. Integrity Alliance is a large advisory network with over 300 independent investment adviser representatives managing approximately $5.4 billion in client assets. The firm serves individual investors, corporations, and qualified retirement plans, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and varied advisory services through a combination of discretionary accounts, model portfolios, and third-party sub-advisers.

James Whelihan is a financial advisor at William Blair with 49 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked for Brown Advisory Securities, LLC for 19 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the finance committee of the Tudor Place Foundation and chairs the investment committee at St. David's Parish in Washington, DC. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension plans, and corporate clients, employing an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes.

Jianmin You is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at People Builders Financial, Inc., Kaiser Permanente, and International Medical Group. He also provides health insurance options through several affiliations, including Donahoe & Associates LLC and IMG. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base with investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services. The firm employs a model portfolio approach combined with third-party managers and digital programs, managing approximately $1.7 billion in assets.

Leonardo Toledo is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Truist Investment Services and Deloitte Tax, LLP. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering asset allocation, investment policy analysis, and fiduciary support. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and utilizes AI-enabled tools alongside traditional research in its investment process.

Tyler Kuhn is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Equitable Advisors and Axa Advisors LLC. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders, using an integrated model connected to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

John Nocita is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Bethesda, MD. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at NYLIFE Securities LLC, Strategic Financial Associates, New York Life Insurance Co, and Ast Investor Services LLC. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a network of affiliated advisors. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and manages a substantial asset base primarily on a non-discretionary basis, working with a variety of plan sponsors and clients.

Buna Cumbie II is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Columbia, MD, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 56 years of industry experience, including over 27 years with Primerica Advisors and an ongoing association with Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America since 1987. Outside of his primary roles, he occasionally sells insurance policies with companies other than Guardian. Primerica Advisors is part of Park Avenue Securities LLC, which serves a diverse retail client base including individual, high-net-worth, charitable, and corporate clients. The firm offers both brokerage and advisory services, utilizing a combination of proprietary and third-party investment strategies, and supports a range of account-level services such as lending solutions and donor-advised funds.

Justin Liberti is a financial advisor at ASB Capital Management LLC with 21 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2014. ASB Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $32.9 billion through pooled investment vehicles and institutional separate accounts. The firm offers discretionary investment management across equities, fixed income, and real estate, serving primarily institutional clients and employing both active and passive strategies.

Ryan Wendler is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has been with PNC Investments since 2015. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through various model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio offering for employees. The firm uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and executes portfolios with mutual funds and ETFs, relying on approved model strategies managed by PNC or third parties.

Jillian Olson is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has 11 years of industry experience. Prior to joining her current firm, she worked at RBC Capital Markets. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement advisory program focused on individual investors and households, combining goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management using proprietary T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs model allocations and tax-aware strategies and provides financial plans with Monte Carlo simulations through an online tool.

Skerdi Kostreci is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 20 years of industry experience, currently with Eagle Strategies (NY Life). His career includes long-term roles at Eagle Strategies and NYLIFE Securities LLC, along with experience at multiple financial advisory firms. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors and institutional sponsors, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Joshua Mauer is a financial advisor with Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and bringing 34 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Raymond James Financial Services. Outside of his advisory work, he manages communications related to home care and reparations for his elderly mother, a Holocaust survivor. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets and serving a national advisor base. The firm provides investment advisory, financial planning, pension consulting, and managed account programs to individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management solutions.

Sinwai Lee is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 14 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at Aligned Benefits Group Inc and International Medical Group. Outside of advising, he serves as president of Better Tomorrow and More Corporation, a nonprofit focused on education in nutrition, health, and technology, and teaches Qi Gong classes weekly. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a broad client base, offering advisory and broker-dealer services with a mix of proprietary and third-party model portfolios. The firm manages both discretionary and non-discretionary assets and supports a range of individual and institutional clients.

Bobby Watson is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation in Elkridge, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. He has been with PlanMember since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent and volunteers as a youth soccer and basketball coach. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, acting as an ERISA Section 3(38) fiduciary for many plans. The firm offers education, support services, and uses a top-down strategic asset allocation framework to manage risk-based mutual-fund portfolios.

Elvis Langha is a financial advisor at Transamerica Financial Advisors with a PFS™ designation and recent experience in the industry. He also serves as CFO of Pristine Medical Equipment and Accessories Inc and is principal at LGE Advisory Services LLC, where he provides accounting, tax, and business consulting services. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers a mix of advisory and broker-dealer services, employing proprietary and third-party model portfolios to deliver both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.

Kailey Fretwell is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic, she was briefly employed at Morgan Stanley and has worked as an agent selling non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed models to construct client portfolios.