Joseph Shortt is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Baltimore, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower, he worked at Equitable Advisors and has held various roles including positions at Lowe’s, Walmart, and James Madison University. Outside of his financial advisory work, he is involved in the hospitality industry as part of the support staff at Nepenthe Brewing Company. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, along with Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s services integrate proprietary and third-party methodologies focused on long-term portfolio returns and savings rates, delivered through Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Timothy Chesser is a CFP® professional working with LPL Financial in Baltimore, MD, with six years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Williams Asset Management, Commonwealth Financial Network, and Morgan Stanley. Outside of finance, he is a contracted pianist at the Church of the Nativity and also works as a piano instructor. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a wide range of clients, including individuals, retirement plans, banks, and charitable organizations. The firm provides various advisory programs and financial planning services supported by research and model portfolios.

Sara Bove is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Equitable Advisors in 2022, she held roles at Nepenthe Home Brew LLC and Sliders Bar and Grill, LLC, and worked with the Howard County Public School System. Outside of advising, she is involved with Nepenthe Brewing Co. as a bartender. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individual, high-net-worth, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, brokerage, insurance, and third-party asset management services. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer, leveraging multiple program sponsors and third-party managers to deliver advisory and brokerage solutions.

Anne London is a CFP® with 28 years of industry experience, currently serving at Equitable Advisors since 1999. She was previously associated with Axa Advisors, LLC for over two decades. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved as an investment committee member and honorary National Vice President of the National Council of Jewish Women and serves on the board of the Hebrew Burial and Social Services Society in Baltimore. Equitable Advisors provides financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management for individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model utilizing third-party asset managers and offers both advisory and brokerage/insurance channels to clients.

Gavin Alwine is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with a Series 66 credential and approximately one year of experience in the industry. His prior work experience includes roles at Keystone Bean LLC, PetSmart, Chick-fil-A, Crescent Industries, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. 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 LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm operates a hybrid referral and implementation model that combines advisory and brokerage channels to tailor services based on client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Carole Leitgeb is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors, Ameriprise Financial Services, and Resource 1, Inc. Her activities include involvement with Academy Financial, Inc., related to her LPL business. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing model portfolios, third-party subadvisors, and advanced technologies such as machine learning.

Steven Crosby is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with a Series 66 credential and three years of industry experience. He has worked at Wells Fargo Bank, NA since 2017 and has prior experience in the telecommunications industry with Verizon and related retailers. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting services to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory options. The firm’s IPS-driven process incorporates modern portfolio theory and includes a broader range of financial products, such as insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options, than is typical for large institutional advisers.

Joseph Browning is a Financial Advisor and Senior Portfolio Advisor at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He specializes in family wealth management strategies, legacy planning, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, sports and entertainment, and retirement income. Joseph holds a Bachelor's Degree from McDaniel College and has earned professional designations as a Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) and a Sports & Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management Advisor (SE-AWMA). He works closely with clients to develop personalized financial strategies aligned with their unique goals, emphasizing simplicity and transparency throughout the wealth planning process. Outside of work, Joseph enjoys cooking, golfing, and spending time with his family.

Terrie Kilroy is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Morgan Stanley in Baltimore, MD, with nine years of experience in the industry. She has been with Morgan Stanley since 1999. Outside of her advisory role, she operates a photography business called TK Shots and works as a cosmetics consultant for Rodan and Fields. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a wide range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning and managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets. Their financial planning process utilizes structured discovery conversations and firm-approved tools to model outcomes.

David Grabner is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Lutherville, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 39 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Grove Point Investments, Grove Point Advisors, H.P Executive Group, and H. Beck, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved with a farm business in Glen Arm, MD. LPL Financial serves individual clients, retirement plans, institutions, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives, offering a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and brokerage services with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options.

Patrick Perry is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and has worked previously at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. and Centaurus Financial Inc. Outside of advising, Perry is active as a drummer with the musical group Goodbye July and serves as COO of a logistics and consulting firm, CGMA Group, LLC. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving a broad client base that includes individuals, retirement plans, banks, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory programs supported by research and diverse investment strategies.

Courtney Hyatte is a financial advisor with Merrill in Columbia, MD, holding the Series 66 designation and beginning their career in 2025. Prior to joining Merrill, Hyatte spent 27 years at Bank of America and also worked at Certainty Home Lending. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering both model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Richard Zink is a financial advisor at Robert W. Baird & Co. in Towson, MD, with 45 years of industry experience. He has been with Robert W. Baird since 2009 and holds a Series 63 designation. He is part of The DDK Group, a team within Baird’s Private Wealth Management department that serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, separately managed accounts, and brokerage services, utilizing internal research and a combination of manager-traded and model-traded strategies.

Angela Harper is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Randallstown, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and with 22 years of industry experience. She has worked at PFS Investments Inc. since 2004 and Primerica Financial Services since 2003. Outside of investment advisory, she is involved in sales of loan products and home security and automation services through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors offers discretionary asset management through its Lifetime Investment Program, which includes model-delivery strategies and selectively managed accounts for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs third-party asset managers and provides a tiered, percentage-based wrap fee structure.

Nicholas Moon is a Financial Advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management. He is dedicated to helping individuals, families, and business owners navigate important financial decisions with confidence. Nicholas focuses on building long-term relationships founded on trust, communication, and personalized advice. His expertise includes education planning, family wealth management strategies, liquidity management, managing new wealth, personal retirement planning, and retirement income. Before joining Merrill Lynch, Nicholas began his career as a Financial Auditor at Baker Tilly and later worked as a Corporate Finance Consultant at Deloitte. These experiences provided him with a strong foundation in financial analysis, strategic planning, and complex problem-solving. As a Merrill Financial Advisor, he works one-on-one with clients to define goals and develop portfolio strategies tailored to their needs, providing ongoing advice and adapting plans as situations change. Nicholas earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with concentrations in Finance and Accounting from Elon University. He holds the Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor™ (CRPC™), Accredited Wealth Management Advisor™ (AWMA™), and Personal Investment Advisor (PIA) designations. He speaks English and Korean and enjoys baseball, basketball, football, golfing, hiking, music, running marathons, spending time with family, tennis, and traveling.

Michael Cammarata is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Mass Mutual Investors Services since 2017. He previously worked at MetLife Securities for 10 years. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a client healthcare consulting business operated jointly with his wife and coordinates age group activities related to updating game scores on a website. Mass Mutual Investors Services, a subsidiary of MassMutual, provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers, offering a collaborative approach that includes the use of firm-approved analytical tools and event-driven planning programs.

Connor Rebele is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Vineyard Vines and Champion Teamwear, and he attended Loyola University Maryland. Equitable Advisors serves individual, high-net-worth, retirement plan, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients by offering financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs. The firm operates as a dual-registered SEC investment adviser and broker-dealer, utilizing LPL-sponsored programs and third-party managers to provide a range of advisory and brokerage solutions.

Alena Baranova is a financial advisor at UBS Financial Services with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at T. Rowe Price from 2015 to 2023 before joining UBS in 2023. UBS Financial Services serves individual, corporate, and institutional clients through brokerage and investment advisory services, including fee-based financial planning and portfolio management. The firm combines institutional trading capabilities with wealth management, offering a broad range of capital markets and research-driven solutions.

Leigh Ritchey is a financial advisor at OSAIC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Valic Financial Advisors and Agia. He serves as Director of Young Professionals for the Baltimore Chapter Society of Financial Service Professionals. OSAIC serves a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth investors, pension plans, corporations, and nonprofits, offering integrated brokerage and advisory services with a variety of investment and portfolio management solutions.

Joseph Bouffard Jr. is a financial advisor with Fidelity, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 21 years of industry experience. He has worked with various divisions within Fidelity since 2007, including Fidelity Brokerage Services, Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors, and Fidelity Investments. Fidelity’s Strategic Advisers LLC provides a range of investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients, utilizing a blend of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction. The firm also serves registered investment companies and delivers model portfolios to intermediary platforms.