Micah Larson is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with seven years of industry experience, currently with Equitable Advisors since 2018. His prior roles include positions at Axa Advisors and community-focused work with the Penn Hills and Baierl Family YMCAs. Larson serves as Treasurer on the Advisory Board of the Trade Institute of Pittsburgh and works as a life coach and consultant. Equitable Advisors provides financial planning, retirement plan support, and access to asset management services for individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model, leveraging third-party asset managers and LPL programs to tailor advisory solutions.

Scott Maidman is a Wealth Management Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He provides clients with financial planning and portfolio management services, helping them pursue their objectives through both traditional guidance and discretionary management of personalized or defined investment strategies. Scott has been with Merrill since 2007 and holds the CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® designation awarded by the Certified Planner Board of Standards, Inc., as well as the Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designation. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Kent State University and a Master of Business Administration in Corporate Finance from Robert Morris University. Outside of work, Scott enjoys participating in adventure sports, football, golfing, ice hockey, and skiing. When not in the office or meeting with clients, he is often attending youth sporting events for his children.

Gopalsamy Manoharan is a financial advisor at Stifel with 39 years of industry experience and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has been with Stifel since 2007. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the investment committee for the Sri Venkateswara Temple trust fund, overseeing the selection and monitoring of outside money managers. Stifel serves a diverse clientele, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, providing brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm’s investment approach is based on a proprietary methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group, which uses forward-looking capital market assumptions and probabilistic modeling to guide asset allocation and financial planning.

Eric Fetterman is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and 20 years of industry experience. He has worked with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009 and has been with Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and employs a structured planning process using firm-approved tools and modeling techniques.

Christopher Clackson is a financial advisor at RBC Capital Markets with 12 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in coaching youth and high school hockey teams in the Pittsburgh area. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs that provide portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services tailored to clients’ risk profiles and investment preferences.

James Finch is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Before joining Equitable Advisors in 2025, he worked at Amazon, Matthews International, Seikel & Company, Inc, JLG Industries, and was employed at Washington & Jefferson College and the University of Mount Union. He also has involvement with Blackhawk Golf Course. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charities, and institutions, offering financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, utilizing LPL-sponsored programs and endorsed third-party managers to provide advisory and brokerage solutions.

Zachary Schwartz is a Financial Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He joined his family's practice in 2021 after nearly a decade of managing political campaigns for candidates at various levels of government and working in the US Energy Industry. His professional background in politics has shaped his approach to client service, emphasizing effective communication and personalized attention. He holds a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Muhlenberg College and is a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA). Zachary's areas of focus include employee benefits planning, executive compensation, family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, and socially responsible and values-based investing. Outside of his professional role, Zachary is involved in community service through organizations such as Pittsburgh Action Against Rape and Tree of Life Congregation. He is also active in Pittsburgh's Jewish Community and volunteers with the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh. His personal interests include adventure sports, boating, cooking, dancing, reading, running, spending time with family, and writing.

Cole Chiappialle is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with eight years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Edward Jones and Telhio Credit Union. Outside of his advisory role, he is also engaged as an author. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning, advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services with a range of discretionary and non-discretionary management options supported by model portfolios and research.

Taylor Dunkin is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Clearing in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has three years of industry experience and has been with Wells Fargo Clearing for ten years. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm offering investment advisory services, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individual, corporate, and institutional clients. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and provides a range of brokerage and advisory solutions supported by research from Wells Fargo Investment Institute and third-party sources.

Craig Peterson is a financial advisor with OSAIC in Canonsburg, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and five years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Eagle Strategies LLC, Transparent Financial Solutions, LLC, NYLIFE Securities LLC, and New York Life Insurance Company. OSAIC serves a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering integrated brokerage and advisory services. The firm utilizes asset-allocation tools, efficient-frontier analysis, and automated rebalancing to manage portfolios that include stocks, bonds, options, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Katherine Minor is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with a Series 66 designation and no prior industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Optum, Carnegie Mellon University, and XL Catlin. Wells Fargo Advisors is a national securities firm serving individual, corporate, and institutional clients with investment advisory services, financial planning, wrap-fee programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $671 billion in assets and offers both brokerage and advisory solutions.

Dimitrios Dickos is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Pittsburgh, PA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Equitable Advisors since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at the University of Cincinnati Center for Entrepreneurship and various recreational and camp organizations. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through third-party programs. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model, offering both advisory and brokerage channels to deliver tailored financial solutions.

Nice Nshuti is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Equitable Advisors, he has held roles at Uber and Resources for Human Development, where he continues to be involved outside the financial sector. Equitable Advisors serves a broad range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, brokerage services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, utilizing programs sponsored by LPL and other third-party managers.

Brooke Marzullo is a Series 66-registered advisor with Thrivent Investment Management, based in Pittsburgh, PA, with seven years of industry experience. She has worked at Thrivent Financial and its affiliated entities since 2018. Prior to her financial advisory career, she held roles in education with Loudoun County Public Schools and Franklin Regional School District. Thrivent Investment Management provides Dedicated Planning Services to individuals, families, businesses, and nonprofit clients through a network of financial advisors, focusing on goal-based planning across various financial topics without discretionary trading authority.

John Schaefer is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at firms including The Huntington National Bank, PNC Investments, and J.P. Morgan Chase Bank. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to corporations, foundations, and defined contribution plan sponsors, offering asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm combines large institutional advisory operations with broker-dealer and investment adviser registrations, delivering recommendations on a non-discretionary basis while clients retain final decision-making authority.

Brandon Spayd is a financial advisor at Cetera with two years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked with Cetera and affiliated entities since 2023. Prior to his advisory roles, he was associated with the Naval Academy Athletic Association and the University of Alabama Birmingham. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in the sale of fixed insurance products. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC serves a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with a variety of investment strategies, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and access to third-party money managers.

Wendy Lukitsch is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 23 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 63 designation and has been with Morgan Stanley since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients with a wide range of advisory programs, including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and uses structured planning tools and outcome modeling as part of its financial planning process.

John Kozar is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and over 33 years of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Financial in 2020, he worked with Michael Sullivan, The Cypher Group, and Waddell & Reed, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he is employed as a caregiver with BIG HEART HEALTH CARE LLC. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting, with a focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary management supported by research, model portfolios, and technology-driven solutions.

Brian Friday is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, where he has worked since 2015. Prior to that, he was employed at City National Bank from 2019 to 2023. Outside of his advisory work, he volunteers on the Advisory Communications Committee at the Spencer Family YMCA in Bethel Park, PA. RBC Wealth Management serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs that provide portfolio management, financial planning, custody, and brokerage services, tailoring investment strategies to clients' risk profiles through both in-house and third-party managers.

Omar Chatha is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley Private Bank since 2015 and was previously with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney starting in 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in real estate development through co-managing RRK, LLC and holds a minority interest in Pluto Holdings, which focuses on residential real estate development and rental. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients with comprehensive financial planning and advisory services. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and offers a variety of tailored investment programs supported by structured planning tools and firm-approved methodologies.