Richard Byrne is the sole advisor at Divi-Vest Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 45 years of industry experience. He has led Divi-Vest Advisors since 1991. Outside of his financial advisory role, Byrne serves as managing partner and artist's estate manager at Colorfield Partners. Divi-Vest Advisors is an independent, fee-only investment management firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, municipalities, and banks. The firm focuses on dividend-yield and dividend-growth equity analysis, primarily selecting stocks from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and similar indices.

Neil Werberig is the owner and sole advisor at Maximum Asset Strategies with 43 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 63 designation and has worked at Maximum Asset Strategies since 1987, with prior experience at Madison Avenue Securities. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Tree of Life Ministries, a nonprofit organization, and volunteers in an advisory capacity on the Upper Makefield Township Pension Committee. Maximum Asset Strategies is an independent, sole-practitioner firm that provides financial planning and consulting services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and entities such as trusts and estates. The firm refers investment assets to third-party money managers and focuses on non-discretionary advice, offering written financial plans and educational seminars rather than direct portfolio management.

Ronald Saul II is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Omaris Financial, LLC. His work history includes roles at Vanguard and Collective Wealth Partners, among others. In addition to his advisory duties, he engages in financial education and literacy initiatives through Omaris Financial, producing content, hosting webinars, and providing one-on-one coaching. Omaris Financial, LLC provides financial planning and investment management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses. The firm employs a blend of passive and active investment strategies, offers project-based and ongoing planning, and incorporates third-party managers in its investment process.

My name is Rob Stromberg. I’m a CFP® and the founder of Mountain River Financial. I provide fiduciary and fee-only advice, investment management, and financial planning to six-figure earners in their 30s and 40s. I focus on helping clients make wise and purposeful decisions with their money so they can live a rewarding life today while building wealth for a successful tomorrow. With insight gained from my time working at an institutional wealth management firm in Connecticut where I consulted with other independent advisory firms to help them build better portfolios for their clients and more efficient overall advisory practices, I got my CFP® certification and founded Mountain River Financial so that I could begin working directly with my core client market of high-income earners under 50. I’m an active member of NAPFA and the XY planning network and am a frequent contributor to publications including The Wall Street Journal, US News & World Report, The Washington Post, Investment News, CNN Business, Nerdwallet and Yahoo! Finance, among others. Above all else, I’m committed to being the best husband and dad I can be. When I’m not manning the helm at Mountain River, you’ll find me enjoying quality time with my wife Kara, son Noah, daughter Addison, and our dog Autumn. We love spending time at the shore, generally enjoying the outdoors, and hanging together with our large extended family around the mid Atlantic.

Timothy Duckett is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He is the principal of Bright Forge Capital, LLC, where he has worked since 2017. His prior experience includes roles at PNC Wealth Management, Wells Fargo Clearing, Merrill, and a period as a self-employed advisor. Bright Forge Capital provides investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individual, high-net-worth, charitable, and corporate clients. The firm employs a core-satellite investment approach combining passive index exposure with active satellite positions, using fundamental and technical analysis to manage discretionary accounts.

George Antonak is a financial advisor at Thrift Financial, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at ClearBridge Investments, Legg Mason Investor Services LLC, Harding Loevner Funds, and Quasar Distributors, LLC prior to joining Thrift Financial in 2021. Thrift Financial provides investment management and consulting services to individual and institutional clients, including endowments, foundations, trusts, estates, and businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory with varied allocation strategies, and is notable for its active work with institutional clients and pension consulting for government, public, and private plans.

Stephen Kovach is a financial advisor with Global Advisers, LLC in Philadelphia, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and possessing 17 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Wall Street Global Advisers, LLC since 2015. Kovach serves on the Boards of Directors for The International Business Development Institute and The Boston Graduate School of Business, both nonprofit educational organizations. Global Advisers advises a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, businesses, and plan sponsors. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory within a top-down analytical framework to create customized investment policies and manages portfolios using a range of instruments, while also providing financial planning and managed philanthropy services.

William McKenna is a financial advisor at McKenna & Sullivan Inc with 45 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license and has been with McKenna & Sullivan since 1999. The firm provides estate and financial planning, personal money management, small business consulting, and investment management services to individuals, estates, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. Their investment approach emphasizes non-discretionary asset management, utilizing SEI institutional model portfolios and mutual funds, with client approval required for all trades and rebalancing.

Steven Clott is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with 40 years of industry experience. He is the managing member of Dedicated Investment Advisers LLC, a firm he has been with since 2003, and has also worked as a broker at Leonard B Halpern since 2010. Outside of investment advisory, he is involved as a managing member of an insurance agency and maintains a CPA practice during tax season. Dedicated Investment Advisers LLC provides fee-based investment management and financial planning services to individuals, small businesses, and retirement accounts. The firm employs a strategic asset allocation approach combining low-cost index and ETF core holdings with selectively chosen active managers, and offers additional tax preparation and insurance services through affiliated entities.

Ben Engel is a financial advisor at Modesto Capital with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. He has held roles at WideQ Financial and Meged Funding Group, where he performs accounting and finance tasks alongside his advisory work. Modesto Capital serves individual investors, high-net-worth individuals, and businesses, offering discretionary asset management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm combines public seminars and workshops with pension consulting and manages a concentrated client base with a focus on strategic asset allocation and ongoing portfolio monitoring.

Glen Frost is a CFP® professional with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Frost Financial Advisory Group LLC. His previous roles include extensive tenure at Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo Advisors. Frost Financial Advisory Group LLC provides discretionary asset management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, small businesses, and estates. The firm focuses on asset allocation and modern portfolio theory to build diversified portfolios tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerances, with regular account reviews and ongoing monitoring.

Matthew Plaugher is a financial advisor at North Manor Capital in Philadelphia, PA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has five years of industry experience, including roles at Sei and Phasex Corporation. He began his advisory role at North Manor Capital in 2026. North Manor Capital is a newly formed, state-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals and small businesses. The firm also offers accounting and bookkeeping services alongside advisory offerings and employs a multi-tiered investment approach tailored to client goals.

Robert Goldberg is a CFP® professional at Blue Coast Financial Planning with two years of industry experience. Prior to founding Blue Coast, he worked for Accenture from 2011 to 2023. Blue Coast Financial Planning offers fee-only financial planning and consulting to individuals and high-net-worth clients, focusing on long-term planning with a simplified, broadly diversified investment approach. The firm emphasizes educational seminars and hourly, project-based planning engagements, with clients responsible for implementing recommendations through their chosen custodians.

Joseph Defazio is a CFP® and ChFC® with 12 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Northwestern Mutual for nine years and has been with 10th Street Capital since 2022. Defazio is also licensed to sell insurance products and provides fee-based financial planning and consultation services. 10th Street Capital offers discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily to families, small business owners, and high-net-worth individuals. The firm uses a passive investment approach with model portfolios based on ETFs across multiple asset classes, complemented by insurance products and precious-metal ETFs to diversify client portfolios.

Reid Miller is a financial advisor at Monte Capital Group LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked with ENGIN Partners LLC since 2014 and Millergroup Investments, LLC since 2011. Miller is also an adjunct professor at Villanova University, where he teaches corporate finance, quantitative investing, and financial engineering to graduate students. Monte Capital Group provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, corporations, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm employs an active, multi-instrument trading approach combining quantitative and fundamental analysis across various asset classes and offers both portfolio implementation and non-discretionary advice.

Dean Spear is a financial advisor with The Benchmark Group RIA Services, LLC, holding a Series 63 license and more than 24 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with The Benchmark Group since 1998 and has worked with various firms including Union Central Life Insurance and Ameritas Life Insurance. Outside his advisory role, Spear is involved in entrepreneurial ventures such as owning and managing commercial real estate properties and holding an ownership interest in a solar investment company. The Benchmark Group RIA Services, LLC provides comprehensive financial planning primarily to high-net-worth individuals and closely held, family-owned businesses, as well as pension and employee benefit plan consulting. The firm focuses on planning without managing client investment portfolios, serving instead as a pension consultant and referrer to unaffiliated investment advisers.

Bryan Moylan is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Traverse Private Wealth. His prior roles include positions at NWAM, LLC dba Northwest Asset Management, Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC, Walden Capital Advisors, and Veritat Advisors. Moylan holds Series 63 and Series 65 registrations. Traverse Private Wealth is an independent investment adviser providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and estates. The firm also offers retirement plan consulting and ERISA-related services, constructing client-specific portfolios using tactical, strategic, and buy-and-hold approaches informed by fundamental, technical, cyclical, and quantitative analysis.

Donald Bird is a CFP® with 12 years of industry experience and is the principal advisor at Bird Financial Group LLC, an independent firm based in Philadelphia, PA. Prior to founding Bird Financial Group in 2024, he worked at PFM Asset Management LLC and Hirtle & Co., LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Donald Bird is actively engaged in coaching and speaking on leadership, financial education, and personal growth through Bird Brand Enterprises LLC, and he produces financial planning and personal development content via Be Legendary Media Group LLC. Bird Financial Group LLC provides financial planning and portfolio management services to individuals, families, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and cyclical analysis, offering model portfolios tailored to client objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon, supported by regular reviews and integrated financial planning tools.

Nisiar Smith is a financial advisor with Courtside Wealth Partners LLC in Blue Bell, PA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of experience in the industry. Prior to founding Courtside Wealth Partners, Mr. Smith held roles at PNC, J.P. Morgan Securities, JPMorgan Chase Bank, and Police and Fire Federal Credit Union. He also serves as a Financial Wellbeing Coach at On The Goga, where he provides financial education programming on topics such as credit, budgeting, and mindset to corporate clients. Courtside Wealth Partners LLC offers investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a fee-only, discretionary portfolio management approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, combines fundamental analysis with passive fund strategies, and integrates tax planning through an affiliated accounting firm.

Lawrence Portnoff is the sole advisor at AI Advisor, Inc. with 31 years of industry experience. He has worked at Integrated Financial Resources, Inc. since 1989. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved part-time with a digital-marketing company and provides occasional consulting on due diligence for early-stage businesses. AI Advisor, Inc. is an independent firm offering fee-only investment management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm uses fundamental analysis and a long-term investment perspective, providing discretionary portfolio management, modular consultation, and tailored financial planning.