Katarina Stein is a Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, where she has been serving clients since 2021. In her role, she focuses on helping clients develop written financial plans that define their goals and outline strategies to pursue them effectively. Katarina emphasizes the importance of being proactive and creating plans from a position of strength to better navigate stressful financial situations. Prior to joining Fidelity, Katarina worked as a Financial Solutions Advisor at Merrill Lynch, Fenner, Pierce & Smith Inc. from 2020 to 2021. She holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ designation, reflecting her commitment to professional standards and client service. Outside of her professional work, Katarina enjoys fitness, sailing, yoga, traveling, and spending time with her pets.

Patrick Rosko is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He has worked with PFS Investments Inc. since 2008 and with Primerica Financial Services since 2006. Outside of advising, he serves as co-trustee for the Thomas Family Trust and may receive compensation for referrals related to home security and mortgage products through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors offers discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, providing model-delivery strategies and a limited number of separately managed account options primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses third-party asset managers overseen by an independent consultant and employs a tiered wrap-fee structure.

Matthew Agee is a financial advisor at Cetera with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked with firms including Summit Financial Group and Cetera Wealth Services. Outside of advisory work, Agee has a small side activity involving multi-family real estate ownership. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers.

Yair Natanov is a financial advisor with LPL Enterprise who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 16 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Prudential Insurance Company of America and Pruco Securities, LLC. Natanov serves as CEO of NIV Advisors, a business related to his LPL activities. LPL Enterprise provides investment advisory and brokerage services to individual and high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, banks, and corporate and charitable entities through a large network of investment adviser representatives. The firm’s investment approach is typically model-driven, utilizing portfolios developed by LPL’s Research Department, third-party strategists, or TAMP sponsors.

Daniel Snyder is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Annapolis, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has worked with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015 and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory and financial planning services to individuals and institutional clients, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. The firm’s approach includes structured financial planning supported by proprietary planning tools and advisory programs tailored to client needs.

Sean Reedy is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Annapolis, MD, holding a Series 66 designation with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Edward Jones, he worked for eight years at Supreme Orthopedic Systems and one year at The Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Center of Luminous Health. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and offers a broad range of advisory strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee programs, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Colin Steele is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets in Annapolis, MD. He holds the Series 66 designation and began his financial services career in 2024. Prior to joining RBC, he worked in various roles including hospitality and logistics. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers multiple advisory programs with tailored portfolio management strategies utilizing both in-house and third-party investment managers.

Blake Morris is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch with over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry. He holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP) certification along with designations as a CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Accredited Financial Advisor (RAFA). Blake earned his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Maryland. Blake combines his extensive business knowledge with personal insight gained from growing up in a family with three generations of doctors. This unique perspective enables him to serve medical professionals by addressing their distinct and often complex financial needs. His work focuses on building enduring relationships with individuals, families, and businesses, aiming to create a comprehensive resource for medical professionals to support them as they grow their practices and attend to their patients. His areas of expertise include college education planning, divorce transition planning, employee benefits planning, family wealth management strategies, investment consulting for defined contribution plans, socially responsible and ESG investing, special needs planning, individual and corporate investment strategy, tax minimization, and retirement income. Blake is also engaged in various personal interests such as baseball, boating, cooking, fishing, football, golfing, ice hockey, swimming, and spending time with his family.

William Kim is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with six years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities and T. Rowe Price Investment Services. He is also appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for AGIA. Equitable Advisors serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients by providing financial planning, retirement consulting, and asset management programs through its network of Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm utilizes a combination of proprietary and third-party advisory models and offers a range of investment options including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Robert Hallet is a Senior Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, leading a team dedicated to delivering comprehensive financial advisory services. Since joining Merrill in 2000, he has leveraged over twenty years of experience in the financial services industry to assist clients with personalized wealth planning and banking solutions through Bank of America. His expertise encompasses corporate benefit programs, including equity compensation, defined benefit, defined contribution, and nonqualified deferred compensation plans, with a focus on integrating these benefits into long-term financial strategies for corporate executives. Robert and his team specialize in serving successful individuals and families, business owners, and high-ranking corporate executives. They design customized, tax-efficient strategies and detailed financial and retirement income plans tailored to clients' unique circumstances and goals. Their approach emphasizes risk management, tax minimization, fee control, responsible investment management, personalized banking, and trust services, aiming to grow, preserve, and distribute wealth effectively. The team’s services are supported by the resources and intellectual capital of Merrill and Bank of America Private Bank. Robert holds a Bachelor's Degree from Towson University and carries professional designations including CERTIFIED PLAN FIDUCIARY ADVISOR (CPFA), Personal Investment Advisor (PIA), and Retirement Benefits Consultant (RBC). He participates in community activities as an American Legion Baseball Coach and is involved with GB Charities. His personal interests include baseball, basketball, boating, cooking, fishing, football, golfing, music, spending time with family, and traveling.

Charles Ransom is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently affiliated with MassMutual Investors Services. He has worked at MassMutual Investors Services since 2021 and also has experience with ClearView Wealth Advisors and NY Life Securities. Outside of finance, he is a part owner of Website Whales LLC, a website design business. MassMutual Investors Services is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that offers financial planning, asset management, and educational seminars to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm emphasizes collaborative, goal-based planning using firm-approved analytical tools and provides a variety of event-driven planning services.

Pratt Rexford is a financial advisor at OSAIC with four years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He previously worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation for four years. Rexford’s background also includes roles outside of financial advising at companies such as Whitely Steel and Sawgrass Country Club. OSAIC serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients, offering integrated brokerage and investment advisory services, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers. The firm uses a range of asset-allocation tools and supports both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Sean Duffy is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 26 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Ameriprise since 2016 and previously worked at A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. from 2001 to 2016. Duffy holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified advisory firm serving individual and institutional clients, notable for its Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and ongoing retirement planning advice focused on income reliability and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Stephen Rafter is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Linthicum, MD. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has 16 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Merrill, Charles Schwab, Edward Jones, and PNC Wealth Management. Outside of his advisory work, he is employed as a server and bartender with Atlas Restaurant Group. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and institutions. The firm offers a range of advisory and brokerage services, including financial planning, model portfolios, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms.

O Emmanuel Adepoju Grace is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked for Citizens Securities, Inc. for eight years. Outside of his advisory role, he is the author of the book *The Roadmap of the Gospel of Jesus*. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers a range of brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research and analytics.

Christopher Norkus is a financial advisor at Merrill with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill since 2018. His prior experience includes roles at the University of Maryland, Bonefish Grill, and Chesapeake Oral Surgery Associates. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Grant Boone is a Senior Financial Advisor and partner with The Boone Group at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management in Annapolis, Maryland. He works with successful individuals to develop personalized, goals-based financial strategies that align with their most important objectives. His approach involves connecting all aspects of clients' financial lives to recommend tailored wealth management solutions. Grant's expertise includes college education planning, divorce transition planning, employee benefits planning, family wealth management strategies, services for endowments, foundations, and non-profits, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, portfolio management services, tax minimization, and retirement income. He holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER (CFP) and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designations. He earned a Bachelor's Degree from Pennsylvania State University System. Outside of his professional role, Grant prioritizes his family and enjoys outdoor activities such as hunting, fishing, and hiking. He also follows sports including football, hockey, and lacrosse.

Kevin Gilligan is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing since 2016. Prior to this, he worked at Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2014 to 2016. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and based on modern portfolio theory, with a notable inclusion of insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options among its investment offerings.

Tomolyn Harris is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 38 years of industry experience. She has worked with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and its affiliates since 1999 and was associated with Financial Directions LLP for 24 years. In addition to her advisory role, Harris operates as an independent insurance agent and owns a tax services business. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent professionals, utilizing a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies and proprietary as well as third-party model portfolios.

Nicole Deangelo is a financial advisor at Edward Jones with one year of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Edward Jones since 2024. Outside of her advisory role, she owns an inspirational website and designs and sells t-shirts online. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and operates a large nationwide network of financial advisors and branch offices.