Patricia Almony is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. and Worthington Financial Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 35 years of industry experience. She has prior experience with SunTrust Advisory Services and SunTrust Investment Services. Outside of advisory work, she is involved in crafting and scrapbooking and serves as a brand partner for a skincare, vitamins, and weight loss company. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to a broad range of clients, including individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms that combine long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

Nancy Briguglio is a financial advisor with Creative Planning, holding the CFP® and ChFC® designations and the Series 66 license. She has 42 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Private Advisor Group, LLC and LPL Financial, LLC. Ms. Briguglio serves on the advisory board of Allen & Shariff. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that combines low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies with selective private market exposure and offers a range of advisory and non-investment services.

Harold Lowe is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving at MAI Capital Management, LLC since 2025. Prior to joining MAI, he led Lowe Wealth Advisors, LLC for 14 years. MAI Capital Management, LLC 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 a range of customized portfolio strategies alongside integrated financial planning and advisory services.

Heather Follis is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Ellicott City, MD. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 designations and has 23 years of industry experience, including 19 years with PNC Investments. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account available as an invitation-only pilot for employees. The firm’s investment approach uses approved model strategies with mutual funds and ETFs, annual rebalancing, and algorithm-driven risk assessment.

Brendan Mullally is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Baltimore, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Bank of America, Merrill, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a lacrosse coach. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders, using an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Joel Albert is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Timonium, MD. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 14 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he was involved with Happy Paws Inc. for eight years. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors, focusing primarily on non-discretionary asset management and tailored solutions aligned with client objectives.

Andrew Riehl is a CFA® charterholder and Series 65 licensed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience. He is currently with Cerity Partners LLC and previously worked at Maryland Capital Management and Croft Leominster Investment Management. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm utilizes tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and proprietary quantitative screens to build client programs and offers a range of services including portfolio management, financial planning, tax and retirement consulting, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Michele Peele is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 23 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 designation and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2022, following six years at Wells Fargo Clearing and three years at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. Michele serves as a Notary Public for the State of Maryland, providing notary services to clients on a volunteer basis. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Brian Graney is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company since 2008. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, endowments, foundations, pension plans, and corporations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research process to construct concentrated portfolios and offers a range of strategies including sustainable-investment research, model portfolios, and private-fund and venture programs.

Matthew Grayson is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 10 years of industry experience. He has been with T. Rowe Price since 2015 in various roles. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a swimming official with the Maryland Officials Club. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides a retirement-focused advisory program combining nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management primarily using proprietary T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households with a focus on retirement goals, employing a model-based investment approach with features such as tax-aware rebalancing and Monte Carlo-based retirement projections.

Hugh Palmer is a Series 65 credentialed advisor at HB Wealth with six years of industry experience. His prior work includes six years at WMS Partners and two years of service in the United States Army. Outside of advising, he leads a project reviewing and updating several family partnerships through FWP LLC. HB Wealth Management provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning to a wide range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, and institutional clients. The firm combines quantitative and qualitative due diligence across diverse public and private strategies and offers services such as outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) and institutional advisory solutions.

Bryan Kelly is a financial advisor at HB Wealth with one year of industry experience and holds a Series 65 credential. His prior roles include positions at WMS Partners, Kelly Benefits, Georgetown University, and Stifel. Outside of his advisory work, he coaches lacrosse for the FCA Maryland boys club team. HB Wealth Management provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combined quantitative and qualitative investment approach across public and private strategies and offers services including discretionary portfolio management and outsourced chief investment officer (OCIO) advisory.

Ian Sotir is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Lower.com D.B.A. Homeside Financial for seven years. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and investment management to individual investors and households, using model portfolios exclusively invested in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm combines nondiscretionary planning with discretionary account management and offers financial plans with Monte Carlo simulations through an interactive online tool.

John Fazzini Jr. is a CFP® certificant with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2017. Prior to his advisory role, he spent four years at the University of Alabama. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and manages gardening design operations through Commander in Leaf LLC. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households. The firm employs model portfolios invested exclusively in proprietary T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, utilizing tax-aware strategies and online planning tools to support clients' retirement goals.

Paul Speargas is a CFA® charterholder with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at HB Wealth Management since 2025 and previously spent 17 years at WMS Partners. He serves as a board member and chair of the Investment Committee for Odyssey School, which focuses on language learning differences. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser that provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, and family offices. The firm also offers institutional advisory services and combines quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a broad range of public and private investment strategies.

Alyssa Poremski is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, where she has worked since 2020. She has four years of industry experience and previously held positions at The Open Door Child Care Center and Rebounders Gymnastics, among others. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Amanda Burke is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. She holds a Series 66 designation and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining the advisory team, she worked in various roles within Bankers Life and Bankers Life Securities since 2018. Outside of her advisory work, Burke operates an Etsy shop where she sells self-made art projects. 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 uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to create tailored asset allocations and ongoing portfolio management aligned with clients’ goals and risk tolerances.

Mitchel Penn is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Oppenheimer since 2021. Prior to joining Oppenheimer, he worked at Janney Montgomery Scott for nine years. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering advisory and brokerage services such as investment management, consulting, and retirement services. The firm utilizes strategic and tactical asset allocation along with manager selection and various investment strategies to construct client solutions.

Bryant Mayes III is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations and has worked previously at GWFS Equities, Inc. and Nationwide Investment Services Corp. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a real estate agent with Coldwell Banker Realty in Baltimore, MD. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households, utilizing model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm emphasizes a goals-based approach with annual reviews and employs tax-aware rebalancing and Monte Carlo simulations to support retirement income planning.

Patrick Wheeler is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with two years of industry experience. He is currently with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. and has prior experience at Thrivent Financial and Thrivent Investment Management Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he has worked as a bartender at BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households. The firm employs model portfolios using proprietary T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs, with financial plans developed through Monte Carlo simulations and accounts managed on a discretionary basis.