Ronald Wall is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with 34 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, J.P. Morgan Securities, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of advisory duties, he is licensed as an insurance agent focusing on fixed insurance products and life insurance sales and service. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd is an SEC-registered enterprise advisor with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and institutional clients through a model that emphasizes independent adviser representatives offering customized portfolio management and an open-architecture investment approach integrating multiple third-party platforms and sub-advisors.

Christina Tajc is a financial advisor at Valic Financial Advisors with 27 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at American Portfolios Financial Services, Inc., OSAIC, and Hart Agency. Additionally, she is appointed as an agent to sell non-securities insurance products for Agia and serves as a notary public. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-based 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, and brokerage services, using Envestnet UMA models and providing optional tax and ESG overlay services.

Giana D'alessandro is a financial advisor at Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Equitable Advisors and AXA Advisors. Prior to her advisory career, she was employed at Monmouth University for five years. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through a range of advice programs that focus on asset allocation, contribution rates, and retirement age guidance. The firm utilizes Morningstar Investment Management’s proprietary software and models to provide personalized portfolio construction and ongoing oversight.

Anthony Midili Jr. is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 34 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2016. 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 offers a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Albert Digiacomo is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia, PA, holding the CFA® charter and Series 66 license with nine years of industry experience. He has spent his entire advisory career at Janney Montgomery Scott, joining the firm in 2015. 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 plans, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and multiple advisory programs through both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

William Curran is a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Permit Capital Advisors, LLC and Hirtle Callaghan & Co. Mr. Curran is a managing member or authorized principal of several unregistered investment funds and maintains profit interests in these entities. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets as of December 31, 2025. The firm offers customized wealth management services, combining quantitative screening, manager selection, and direct security selection, alongside access to alternative and private market solutions for qualified clients.

Matt Heintz is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with PNC Investments since 2014. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only discretionary model account for employees that uses algorithmic risk assessment and invests in mutual funds and ETFs through approved model strategies.

Brandon Adamson is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with four years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Fidelity Investments, The Vanguard Group, and the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau. Outside of finance, he has worked as a bar back at Shenanigans. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program and certain Charles Schwab & Co.-referred clients, providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations. The firm’s guidance is based on Charles Schwab’s asset-allocation models and internal research tools, with client authorization required for trades.

Kenneth Mintz is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott who holds a Series 63 designation and has 42 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Wells Fargo Clearing for 10 years before joining Janney in 2026. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee for a trust-related entity in Broomall, Pennsylvania. 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, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs that combine in-house portfolio management with third-party managers.

Jocelyn Nedumcheril is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia, PA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses with 11 years of industry experience. Her career includes positions at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2019, as well as roles at Resource Securities, Inc., McAdam LLC, and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. 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 broad client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Katherine Hickey is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. Her prior roles include positions at JPMorgan Chase & Co. and its affiliates. She has been with Beacon Pointe Advisors and its predecessor entities since 2018. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, and retirement-plan services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers across both active and passive strategies and offers customized reporting and plan-level analytics.

Michael Pomerantz is a financial advisor with United Planners' Financial Services of America and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 29 years of industry experience and has been a partner at Backal Pomerantz Wealth Management since 1997. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients. The firm operates an open-architecture platform with both fee-based and commission-based options, and its network of 477 advisors provides financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions.

Lisa Breslin is a financial advisor at &Partners with 31 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Prior to joining &Partners in 2023, she worked at Wells Fargo Clearing from 2016 to 2023 and at CoreStates Capital Advisors, LLC in 2006. &Partners serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, providing investment management, financial and tax planning, ERISA consulting, retirement-plan services, and brokerage under dual registration as both a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer. The firm employs a range of analytical approaches and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management through proprietary and third-party strategies.

Kevin Paul is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at Creative Planning since 2022. He is also a partner at Wipfli LLP, where he provides tax compliance, consulting, and planning services. Additionally, he serves as treasurer for the Domestic Abuse Project of Delaware County. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm employs a financial planning-led investment process focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supported by a broad range of supplemental investment options and integrated retirement plan services.

Matthew Lempa Jr. is a ChFC® credentialed financial advisor with 37 years of industry experience, currently associated with Equity Services, Inc. since 2000. He is also licensed as an insurance agent, selling life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance through his involvement with Evolution Financial Group and AZenith Financial Group. Equity Services, Inc. operates as a dual-registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser, providing financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm utilizes multiple advisory platforms and third-party asset managers, combining long-term strategies with options for shorter-term trading.

Viet Nguyen is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 13 years of industry experience. He has held roles at TIAA-CREF since 2017 and previously worked at Citizens Securities, Inc. and RBS Citizens Financial Group. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm offers a range of advisory services, including customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policy statements, and operates within a vertically integrated group that serves as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Parth Patel is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Goldman Sachs & Co LLC and FS Investments, among other roles. 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 discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, operating as a registered broker-dealer that also provides placement and investment banking services.

Bret Michael Destefano is a financial professional at GWN Securities Inc. with four years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has previously been associated with Kades-Margolis. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning solutions. The firm employs a blend of discretionary portfolio management, model portfolios, and a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers, utilizing both strategic asset allocation and tactical, momentum-based strategies.

Martin Schamis is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 designation with 25 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia, PA, where he has worked since 2015. 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 clientele including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory services.

William O Rielly III is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously with Truist Investment Services, BB&T Securities, and SunTrust Advisory Services. He serves as an independent investment advisory board member for the Salvation Army’s Southern Territory, reviewing its global multi-asset class portfolios. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion across a diverse client base, including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plans, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning, brokerage services, and multiple advisory programs, combining in-house portfolio management with third-party managers.