Michael Zinn is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with T. Rowe Price since 2014. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory service that combines nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management primarily using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households through a model-based, goals-driven approach supported by an online planning tool and ongoing reviews.

Keith Prather is a financial advisor with PlanMember Securities Corporation, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and over 39 years of industry experience. He has worked with Paladin Advisor Group and MetLife Group, and has been self-employed since 1983, specializing in insurance sales and services. PlanMember Securities Corporation provides retirement-plan advisory services to employers and plan participants, offering fiduciary management under ERISA Section 3(38) and participant investment options through asset allocation portfolios. The firm employs a top-down strategic asset allocation approach and manages risk-based mutual fund portfolios, supported by education and support services for plan sponsors and participants.

Keith Burgess is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 66, and Series 65 designations and has been affiliated with Nfp Securities Inc. since 2010. Outside of his advisory work, Burgess coaches his daughter’s 10-year-old soccer team. Kestra Advisory provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting services to plan sponsors as well as institutional and individual clients, offering a range of solutions including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts.

Lance Davison is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66, Series 65, and Series 63 designations. His prior work includes roles at Foreside Fund Services, LLC, AdvisorShares Investments, LLC, and the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services through a large network of advisors and utilizes discretionary unified managed accounts with a focus on technology and centralized model solutions.

John Koutras is an investment advisor representative with NewEdge Advisors, LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at LPL Financial, Towson, and Sunoco. He provides advisory services through the Columbia Advisory Group, a DBA for NewEdge Advisors, and also offers insurance products including life, health, and accident coverage. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and employing centralized due diligence alongside technology tools to support advisors and clients.

James Mc Neill is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and eight years of industry experience. He has worked at T. Rowe Price since 2018. Outside of his advisory role, Mc Neill serves as a compensated referee for men's and boys' lacrosse games with the Western Maryland Lacrosse Officials Association. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households, using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm combines goals-based planning with a model portfolio approach and employs tax-aware strategies within a service that requires a minimum of $250,000 in investable assets.

Henry Romeyn is a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Goldman Sachs and as a self-employed advisor. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients by providing investment management, personal trust services, family wealth planning, and trustee/administrative services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on macroeconomic trends and diversification, offering a combination of trust, custody, and fund-management roles.

Kaylie Jerdal is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Valic Financial Advisors, she worked in various roles including at Bluemercury and held positions at Westmont College. She is also an appointed agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and unified managed account services supported by a large network of advisors and centralized technology.

Nianke Ma is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. She has worked with Transamerica Financial Advisors since 2012 and Northstar Financial Education Group since 2015, where she serves as president. Her other business activities include sales of insurance and non-insurance products affiliated with Transamerica. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm delivers services through a large advisor network using model portfolios and third-party managers, supported by multiple program platforms such as Transamerica ONE and the TFA365 Advisory Program.

Brian Woods is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC with 35 years of industry experience. He worked at Geier Financial Management, Inc. for 18 years before joining MAI Capital Management in 2021. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages $72.3 billion in assets and offers customized portfolio management across a broad range of strategies while integrating financial planning and tax services into many client relationships.

Myrle Simone is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning, LLC and previously spent 18 years at Burt Wealth Advisors. Burt Wealth Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis across various time horizons and primarily allocates assets among mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.

Whitney Turner is a CFP® professional affiliated with Focus Partners Wealth, LLC, with several years of experience in wealth management and related fields. Prior to joining Focus Partners, Whitney worked at The Meakem Group and Kastle Systems, among other firms. Focus Partners Wealth serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm uses a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies along with third-party managers and private funds.

Brian Gross is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Fidelity Investments in various roles from 2013 to 2024, as well as at BSG Consulting, LLC and BSG Ventures, LLC. Valic Financial Advisors serves primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, and discretionary unified managed accounts through a large network of investment advisor representatives, leveraging centralized technology and model solutions.

Leland Slack is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Prior to his current role, he has worked in various service and delivery positions, including as a delivery driver for Uber Eats and an agent selling non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Valic Financial Advisors is a large SEC-registered investment adviser serving primarily U.S. individuals, including high net worth clients and employer-sponsored retirement participants. The firm emphasizes centralized technology and model solutions, managing approximately $29.2 billion across more than 1,200 advisors.

Charles Cooley III is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Valic Financial Advisors since 2019 and has additional experience with Agia and Firehouse Subs. Outside of his advisory role, he manages a short-term rental property on Airbnb. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

James Lambert is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and bringing 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 1997 and has also worked at Agia since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, Lambert manages an LLC involved in rental property management and serves as trustee of a revocable living trust. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, wrap programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models for portfolio construction.

Christopher Persak is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 21 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2004. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and active-duty military personnel abroad. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager asset allocation and separately managed account solutions.

Michael Orleans is an investment advisor representative at Kestra Advisory with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked with Kestra Investment Services since 2010 and Kestra Advisory since 2016. Orleans serves as director of Special Needs Special Planning at The Meltzer Companies and has held leadership roles, including past president of Shared Horizons, where he participated on the finance committee. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a broad range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including plan design, fiduciary consulting, vendor searches, and employee education, and manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets for clients such as sovereign wealth funds and large institutional investors.

David Sotsky is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Bank of America and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith Incorporated. He has been with Rockefeller Financial since 2022. 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 offers portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services while also operating as a registered broker-dealer with capabilities in securities transactions, insurance products, and investment banking.

Sonya Coleman is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. She has worked with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Bankers Life Securities, and Bankers Life & Casualty, as well as Fidelity Investments and PNC Bank. Outside of her advisory roles, she operated Swag Shoppe LLC for eight years. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals with discretionary portfolio management, investment consulting, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored asset allocations and ongoing portfolio management aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.