Lester Wolf is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Baltimore, MD. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has 32 years of industry experience. His career includes long-standing roles at New York Life and Nylife Securities Inc. since 1993, and he is currently affiliated with Tactical Financial Group, LLC. Wolf also works as an insurance broker, providing insurance solutions outside of NYL products. Eagle Strategies serves individual and institutional clients by offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of advisers. The firm emphasizes tailored recommendations across multiple program types and manages the majority of its regulatory assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Thomas Ervin Jr. is a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He holds a Series 66 credential and began his advisory career in 2025. Prior to joining T. Rowe Price, his experience includes roles outside of the financial industry and part-time work in education. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily for individual investors and households. The firm utilizes proprietary mutual funds and ETFs with a goals-based approach supported by an online planning tool and telephone access to advisors.

Robyn Hawkins is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and 14 years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Merrill, Wells Fargo Advisors, and Prudential. Outside of her advisory work, she teaches English to refugee students as an instructor for Strong City Baltimore and serves as an after-school camp leader for Baltimore County Recreation and Parks. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, alongside services for Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its planning approach and integrates closely with affiliated Empower entities for recordkeeping and brokerage execution.

Dylan Vasbinder is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Edward Jones and Morgan Stanley. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides a retirement-focused advisory program that combines nondiscretionary financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management using T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The service offers financial plans and ongoing reviews supported by an interactive online tool and telephone access to advisors.

Kalen Baxter is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC and holds the CFP® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 29 years of industry experience, including roles at LPL Financial, Joseph Klein Associates, and New England Securities. He is involved with Joseph Klein Associates, which operates as a registered investment advisory business. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to various advisory programs. The firm employs a fiduciary-based advisory model and utilizes a combination of technology platforms and third-party managers to implement client strategies.

David Cosimano is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. He has one year of industry experience and has held previous positions at T. Rowe Price, FIS Global, Caruso, Smith, Picini, and Wells Fargo Advisors. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers retirement-focused financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual investors and households, using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs with a goals-based approach supported by online tools and telephone access to advisors.

Michael Yanchoris is a financial advisor with Guardian Life in Hunt Valley, MD, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 39 years of industry experience and has been with Guardian Life and its affiliated entities for 15 years. Outside of his role at Guardian, he is involved in a separate insurance-related business. Guardian Life’s Park Avenue Wealth Management provides brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm combines advisor-led discretionary management with model-based strategies and offers a range of financial planning, consulting, and proprietary investment solutions.

Alexander Faber is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, CFA®, and Series 66 designations. His previous roles include positions at Maryland Capital Management, TIAA, and Wake Forest University. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, institutions, and business entities, managing approximately $166.2 billion in assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services with an investment approach focused on client-specific profiles, quantitative screening, and access to alternative and private market solutions.

Sean Anderson is a Series 65-registered financial advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently with HB Wealth Management, LLC and previously worked at WMS Partners, LLC and Greenspring Advisors, LLC. Prior to his financial career, he attended Kenyon College. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm employs a discretionary investment approach that integrates quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private strategies and provides consolidated quarterly reporting aligned with clients’ objectives and risk tolerance.

Rachel Sarecky is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 credential. She has one year of industry experience and previously worked at firms including Hospitality Asset Management Services, Leidos, and The Health Management Academy. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory service combining goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management primarily using T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households with investable assets generally starting around $250,000 and employs strategies such as tax-aware rebalancing and Monte Carlo simulations for financial planning.

Patricia Almony is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. and Worthington Financial Partners, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 36 years of industry experience. Her career includes roles at SunTrust Advisory Services, M&T Securities, LPL Financial, and Uvest Financial Services. Outside of advising, she is involved in running a small business selling craft items and scrapbooking supplies and is a brand partner for a skincare and wellness company. Equity Services, Inc., operating as ESI Financial Advisors, provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, often using third-party managers and model portfolios, and combines long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading and specialized instruments.

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 holds a Series 65 license with eight years of industry experience. He is currently an advisor at Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to this, he was with Maryland Capital Management from 2018 to 2022 and Croft Leominster Investment Management from 2016 to 2017. Cerity Partners advises a broad client base that includes individuals, families, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, private funds, and other institutional investors. The firm provides customized wealth management services using a client-specific investment framework that combines quantitative screening, manager selection, and direct security selection, with access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

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 at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with T. Rowe Price since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, Grayson serves as a swimming official with the Maryland Officials Club. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory program that combines goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management, primarily using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households, employing tax-aware strategies and Monte Carlo simulations to support retirement planning.

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 a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including WMS Partners, LLC and Stifel, and has coached boys club lacrosse with FCA Maryland since 2018. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, institutional clients, and investment companies. The firm offers wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services, employing a disciplined investment process that combines quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private strategies.