James Bergmaier is a CFP® professional with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC since 2015. He also holds a role at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and is involved in multiple community and nonprofit activities, including serving on the advisory board for the American College Center for Special Needs and as a board member of the Ardent Community Trust of Pennsylvania. Additionally, he holds leadership positions such as treasurer for the Penn Mutual National Advisory Council Executive Committee and partner in life insurance brokerage ventures. Hornor, Townsend & Kent provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, focusing on client-directed implementation and oversight through third-party asset manager platforms. The firm manages a significant portion of client assets on a non-discretionary basis and offers services including financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan engagements.

Michael Santifort Jr. is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. in Conshohocken, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Citizens Securities since 2009. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency under full ownership of Citizens Bank, N.A.

Edmund John Jr. is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 66 licenses. He has 24 years of industry experience and has worked at Bankers Life and related entities since 2009. Outside of advisory work, he operates an LLC to manage his 1099 business activities related to insurance and securities. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. provides discretionary portfolio management and investment consulting primarily to mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals. The firm emphasizes customized asset allocation, tax efficiency, and a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis in its investment approach.

Douglas Kish is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds the Series 66 designation and has 15 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Lincoln Financial Advisors and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory work, he owns and maintains a rental property in Corolla, North Carolina. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base, including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms and third-party solutions.

Thomas Schubert is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Truist Investment Services, SunTrust Advisory Services, BB&T Securities, and Janney Montgomery Scott. Schubert serves as a trustee for family property and grandchildren’s trusts. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and utilizes third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools in its investment process.

Catherine Gormley is a financial advisor with MAI Capital Management, LLC and holds a Series 65 credential. She has worked in the financial services industry since 2021, including four years at UBS Financial Services prior to joining MAI. MAI Capital Management provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base that includes high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, and institutional clients. The firm manages over $72 billion in assets and offers customized portfolio strategies through both in-house and third-party management, alongside financial planning, tax, and trust administrative services.

Patrick Hynes is an investment advisory representative at CWM, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and has worked with firms including Cetera Wealth Services and Voya Financial Advisors. Outside of advisory services, he is also an insurance agent involved in the sales of fixed insurance products. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, endowments, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and retirement-plan solutions, typically managing accounts on a discretionary basis using model portfolios and a combination of fundamental and technical analysis.

Cassandra Mcnulty is a CFP® with 11 years of industry experience, currently advising clients at Creative Planning since 2022. Her prior experience includes roles at Wipfli Financial Advisors and Hewins Financial Advisors. Outside of financial advising, she has been a figure skating instructor for over 18 years. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies for long-term goals, while also offering access to private market investments and a range of retirement plan services.

Frank Moschella is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. He has 20 years of industry experience, including prior roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a notary public. Eagle Strategies serves a broad mix of individual and institutional clients, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services through a large network of affiliated advisors. The firm provides tailored solutions across various program types, emphasizing non-discretionary management and fiduciary responsibilities to retirement investors.

Mark Greim is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2021 and is also the Director of Wealth Management at Premier Planning Group, Inc., where he has been involved in financial guidance and advisory services since 2016. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans, offering fee-based asset management and fiduciary retirement plan consulting through a combination of model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies.

Justin De Lisi is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Ironview Capital Management LLC. 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, and operates as a registered broker-dealer providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, and placement and investment banking services.

Jean Schneider is a financial advisor at William Blair with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at Raymond James & Associates for eight years before joining William Blair in 2024. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and provides access to proprietary models, private funds, and co-investment opportunities.

Lucas Dittenhofer is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Bank of America, Merrill, and 721 Logistics. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs as well as brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, operating as both a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Kimberly Wenger is a ChFC® with 13 years of experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC since 2012. She also holds positions in life and multi-line insurance brokerage with firms including Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Outside of her advisory work, she is involved in lacrosse as a high school head coach and serves as a board member for the Pennsylvania Girls' Lacrosse Association. Hornor, Townsend & Kent provides advisory services to individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, utilizing third-party asset manager platforms and a client-directed, non-discretionary investment approach.

Brian Manchester is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management and holds a Series 66 designation. He has three years of industry experience, including roles at Merrill and PNC Investments LLC. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only, algorithm-driven Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering that uses mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing and limited individual security trading options.

Alan Schapire is a CFP® and PFS™ with 15 years of industry experience. He has worked at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2024, following roles at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC and Convergent Financial Strategies LLC. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, corporate, retirement plan, and institutional clients, offering a wide range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach combining fundamental and quantitative analysis with third-party management and integrates a broad network of affiliated service companies beyond typical custody or manager platforms.

Evan Bigler is a CFP® with 15 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Schwab Wealth Advisory and Charles Schwab, having previously worked at The Vanguard Group and Fidelity Investments. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations through Schwab’s proprietary research tools and asset allocation models. The firm operates within the Schwab ecosystem and does not directly charge clients, distinguishing its advisory approach from many enterprise wealth managers.

Joseph Cucinotta Jr. is a financial advisor at Centaurus Financial, Inc. with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has worked previously at Woodbury Financial Services and Questar Capital Corporation. He operates a tax preparation business serving individuals and small businesses. Centaurus Financial, Inc. serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, families, small businesses, corporations, trusts, and foundations. The firm offers financial planning and portfolio management through its CLASSIC Plus platform, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary arrangements with various analytical approaches.

James Boylan is a financial advisor with Focus Advisor Solutions, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 19 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Foreside Financial Services, LLC, Sei Investment Management Co., and Sei Investments. Boylan also serves as a Regional Director at Focus Partners Advisor Solutions, LLC, focusing on relationship management and new business development. Focus Advisor Solutions provides turnkey asset management and back-office services primarily to independent registered investment advisors and their clients, offering model portfolios, operational support, fixed-income sub-advisory, and 3(38) retirement plan management. The firm emphasizes diversified, systematically invested mutual fund and ETF portfolios while combining enterprise scale with a high client and asset load per advisor.

Shaina Blasek is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group who holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has nine years of industry experience. She previously worked at The Vanguard Group for seven years and has been self-employed in content creation focused on advice for mothers on theology, philosophy, and child-rearing. She is also contracted as a DoorDash driver. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm integrates its services with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms and emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing in its financial planning approach.