Danni Shen is a financial advisor at LPL Enterprise with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has prior experience at The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Pruco Securities LLC, BOC International (China) Co., Ltd., and Bank of China. Shen serves as treasurer and board member of the Tsinghua Alumni Association in Greater Washington DC and as treasurer for Hua Sports, both nonprofit organizations. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, model wealth portfolios, third-party asset management, and a range of brokerage and insurance products via its integrated platform.

Gregory Hills is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Ameriprise and its affiliates since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as Treasurer and Director on the Board of The Milligan-Hills Farm Company in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified firm serving individual and institutional clients. It offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and annual retirement income planning advice focused on dependable income sources and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Garrett Frye is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Potomac, MD, holding a Series 66 license and nine years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley since 2016, including time at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves individual and institutional clients with a variety of advisory programs, offering tailored financial planning and managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. Their financial planning process uses firm-approved tools and modeling techniques but typically acts in an advisory capacity without providing individual security recommendations.

Viren Chadha is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He works closely with clients to develop personalized strategies that align with their unique financial goals and life milestones. His approach emphasizes understanding each client's priorities to provide tailored advice and support. Viren's expertise includes college education planning, retirement income, portfolio management, small business strategies, socially responsible investing, and more. He holds professional designations as a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor (CRPC) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). He earned two bachelor's degrees in Financial Economics and Business Management from the University of Maryland Baltimore County. In addition to his professional work, Viren is involved in his community as a volunteer with Laurel Fire Station 10, serving as an EMT aid. His personal interests include biking, cooking, golfing, and pickleball.

Jules Klose is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2017. Prior to this, he was with Axa Advisors LLC from 2014 to 2017. He is also an agent with Thompson Financial Group, LLC, where he handles individual and group life and health insurance. Mass Mutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that offers financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm provides comprehensive planning through collaborative annual engagements using firm-approved analytical tools.

Zachary Payton is a CFP® professional with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Raymond James Financial in Clarksville, MD. His previous roles include positions at Wells Fargo Advisors and Uber. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with Merriweather Money Management as an associate. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors, Inc. serves a diverse client base, including individual investors, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, and institutional entities. The firm emphasizes non-discretionary financial planning and investment consulting, supported by extensive research and a broad affiliate network.

Andrew Sipala is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Edward Jones and held other roles prior to joining Wells Fargo in 2018. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory solutions grounded in modern portfolio theory. The firm’s services include investment policy statement preparation, investment recommendations, performance reporting, participant education, and plan benchmarking, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options in its investment menus.

John Gracyalny is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 35 years of industry experience. His prior roles include long-term positions at Financial Advantage Associates, Inc., and Securian Financial Services. He is also a partner at Financial Advantage Tax LLC, an accounting firm. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is a national SEC-registered adviser that serves individual, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services and operates a multi-manager platform featuring affiliated and third-party managers.

Robert Goldbeck Jr. is a financial professional with four years of industry experience, currently associated with Cetera. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at various firms including Portfolio Advisory Associates and First Allied Securities. His background includes roles outside finance at GEA Mechanical Equipment US, Inc., GEA Process Engineering US, Inc., and Rohde & Schwarz. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through a multi-manager platform that includes affiliated and unaffiliated money managers and varied account structures.

Jonathan Moore is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. He has been with Wells Fargo Clearing Services since 2017 and has held roles at Wells Fargo Bank NA since 2001. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and grounded in modern portfolio theory, incorporating a broad range of financial products including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

James Mellendick is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 21 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at LPL Financial since 2020. His prior experience includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a consultant for Coleman Research. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs, including discretionary and non-discretionary management, supported by research and various portfolio strategies.

Timothy Bishoff Jr. is a financial advisor with Merrill, holding a Series 66 designation and over 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Merrill since 2008 and previously worked at Bank of America, N.A. from 2023 onward. Merrill provides managed account services through the Select Portfolio Solutions program, serving a broad range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate fiduciaries. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies integrated with Bank of America’s corporate platform.

Pamela Gruver Adams is a Wealth Management Advisor and Senior Vice President at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, where she has been serving clients since 1995. She is a partner of the Gruver Adams Jenkinson Group and specializes in advising high net worth families, business owners, physicians, retirees, and female investors. Pamela's approach involves a thorough and personalized discovery process, focusing on retirement planning, tax minimization, asset preservation, growth maximization, and wealth transfer. Pamela holds several professional credentials, including the Certified Private Wealth Advisor (CPWA®) designation, Certified Plan Fiduciary Advisor (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). She is a graduate of American University and has also studied at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the London School of Economics. Her expertise encompasses areas such as divorce transition planning, liquidity management, portfolio management, small business strategies, special needs planning strategies, women and wealth, individual and corporate investment strategy, tax minimization, and retirement income. In her personal life, Pamela is active with Success in Style, an organization supporting women pursuing employment. She enjoys biking, genealogy, hiking, reading, skiing, and spending time with her family. Pamela lives in Clarksville, Maryland, with her husband, Brian Baumgardner, and their family.

James Lowry is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at PNC Investments for 11 years before joining Ameriprise in 2025. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services primarily for individuals nearing or in retirement who meet specific asset criteria, delivering written recommendation reports that cover income sources, Social Security options, and tax-smart withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research and modeling with a centralized consulting team to provide tailored, non-discretionary advice, emphasizing managed accounts and algorithmic support in its planning process.

Alan Golden is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Fsc Securities Corporation for 17 years. Outside of advising, he owns a sole proprietorship involved in insurance marketing and sales, as well as a business overseeing payroll and internal tax preparation. OSAIC serves a diverse range of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated financial advisers and multiple advisory platforms, offering integrated brokerage, investment advisory services, and access to third-party money managers. The firm employs asset-allocation tools, risk-tolerance assessments, and automated rebalancing to manage portfolios that include a variety of asset classes on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Kelli Waclawski is a financial advisor at Charles Schwab with 10 years of industry experience and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. Her prior roles include positions at BancWest Investment Services, Bank of the West, and TD Ameritrade. Charles Schwab serves a large client base primarily composed of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm offers a combination of non-discretionary advisory services and access to affiliated discretionary separately managed accounts, supported by multi-asset model portfolios and a centralized operational structure.

Charles Olson is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Potomac, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley and its Private Bank division since 2013 and 2015, respectively. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and methodologies. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and provides services that include broad retail and institutional offerings as well as relationships with investment companies and private funds.

Jeannette Jordan is a financial advisor at Mass Mutual Investors Services with 18 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked with MetLife Securities, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an usher at the John F. Kennedy Center. Mass Mutual Investors Services, a subsidiary of MassMutual, provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers, using firm-approved analytical tools to support collaborative planning engagements.

Stephanie Yoingco is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 18 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Mass Mutual Investors Services and Waterford Wealth Management. Outside of her advisory role, she is also employed as a server at HHM Hospitality. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm offers various advisory programs, financial planning, and brokerage services supported by research and diversified investment strategies.

Randall Greene is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at FSC Securities Corporation since 1997 before joining OSAIC in 2023. In addition to his advisory role, Greene operates a sole proprietorship as an insurance agent, providing life insurance quotes and managing fixed annuities and long-term care policy renewals. OSAIC serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations through a large network of affiliated advisers. The firm combines brokerage and advisory services with financial planning and access to multiple third-party money managers, utilizing advanced asset-allocation tools and automated portfolio management.