Brendon Worst is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Cedar Spring Advisors, LLC. He has previously worked at Northrop Grumman and Freshly, Inc., and holds a Series 65 license. He is also involved with Halcyon Financial as an insurance agent. Cedar Spring Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm manages approximately $169 million in assets and employs a range of investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Delante Greer is a financial advisor at Opulentia, LLC with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked at American General Life Insurance, GEMC LLC, and Diamond Residential Mortgage Company. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a site coordinator for Ani Development Group. Opulentia provides wealth management, financial planning, and portfolio management services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and certain corporate and retirement plan clients. The firm utilizes customized portfolios constructed with mutual funds, ETFs, and third-party managers, emphasizing regular monitoring and client reviews.

John Bacci is a CFP® and ChFC® with 41 years of experience in financial advisory services. He has been with Foundation Financial Advisors, Inc. since 1997, where he also serves as President and Owner. Outside of his advisory role, Bacci has taught a finance-related course at Anne Arundel Community College. Foundation Financial Advisors, Inc. provides fee-for-service financial planning and consulting to individual clients, covering areas such as investment analysis, tax planning, risk management, and estate planning. The firm focuses on tailored written financial plans without discretionary asset management and offers implementation through Commonwealth Financial Network.

Genti Cici is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He is the founder of StandUP Advisors, where he has served as a fiduciary advisor since 2017. In addition to his work at StandUP Advisors, he provides financial planning and fiduciary advice to clients through an independent contractor relationship with InvestEd. StandUP Advisors is a fee-only fiduciary firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a customized, goals-based process and manages assets on a discretionary basis with a broadly diversified, ETF-style global investment approach, offering both all-ETF core strategies and core-satellite options.

Micah Patashnik is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving at Macroview Investment Management LLC. He has worked at Absolute Investment Management since 2012. Macroview Investment Management provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, corporations, non-profits, and pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm employs a top-down, macroeconomic investment approach and manages portfolios with diversified strategies that may include third-party managers.

Ricky Rubin is a CFA® charterholder with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Tufton Capital Management from 2016 to 2025 and has been with Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2025. Tufton Capital Management is a fee-only, discretionary investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a value-oriented investment approach focused on large U.S. companies and constructs portfolios across money market instruments, fixed income, and equities with low turnover.

Elliot Pepper is a CFP® professional with six years of experience currently with Northbrook Financial in Baltimore, MD. He is also a CPA and Managing Member of Northbrook Tax, LLC, a tax planning and preparation firm. In addition, he teaches financial literacy at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School. Northbrook Financial provides investment management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm uses a tailored approach combining multiple analytical methods and modern portfolio theory, managing approximately $108.8 million in discretionary assets for around 127 clients with a two-advisor team.

Richard Gaige is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as managing partner and Co-CEO at GLR Partners. His career includes roles at UBS Financial Services, Morgan Stanley, Citigroup Global Markets, Legg Mason Wood Walker, and Merrill. GLR Partners provides personalized financial planning and both discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, including high net worth clients, as well as entities such as family offices and private foundations. The firm uses fundamental research to build long-term portfolios and may incorporate a range of investment instruments tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Andrew Magdar is a Series 65-licensed advisor at White Oak Wealth Management in Columbia, MD, with less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles in banking and the hospitality sector, as well as being a full-time student. White Oak Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $124.2 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analyses to create tailored investment plans and utilizes discretionary management with diverse investment vehicles, including the use of leverage and derivatives where appropriate.

Gary Klaben is a ChFC® with over 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Coyle Financial Counsel, Inc. since 1988 and currently serves as its president. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing several business ventures including a publishing company, business-to-business services, a farm-to-consumer enterprise, and coaching entrepreneurs. Coyle serves individuals, families, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities by providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, wealth advisory, financial assessment, and project-based services. The firm utilizes a combination of tactical and strategic asset allocation alongside fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, offering a range of investment options including individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, pooled vehicles, and third-party managers.

Gary Williams is a CFP® with 32 years of experience in the financial industry. He is a founding member of Williams Asset Management and previously worked at Commonwealth Financial Network and Ameriprise. Williams is the author of the book "Art of Retirement" and holds several nonprofit board roles, including chairing the investment committee at the Y of Central Maryland and serving on the Mount St. Joseph High School Investment Committee. Williams Asset Management provides discretionary investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including fundamental and quantitative analysis, long-term trading, and options, with portfolios tailored to client risk tolerance and time horizon.

Alexander Barron is a financial advisor with VSM Wealth Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Van Sant and Mewshaw Securities and its related entities since 1992. VSM Wealth Advisory serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employee benefit plans by providing discretionary investment management and integrated wealth-advisory services under a fee-only, asset-based model. The firm focuses on asset allocation using index mutual funds and ETFs, incorporates tax-aware strategies, and offers coordinated planning services within its advisory relationships.

Angelo Romano is a CFP® with six years of experience in the financial services industry, currently serving as an advisor at SC&H Wealth. His prior experience includes roles at MECU, ADP, and APGFCU. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of insurance-related products. SC&H Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a team approach combining CPAs and CFP® professionals to provide tailored financial planning, asset management, retirement consulting, and tax preparation services.

Patrick Ryan is a Certified Financial Planner® with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cornerstone Advisory and previously worked at Equity Services, Inc. and Worthington Financial Partners. He is also a licensed independent insurance agent. Cornerstone Advisory serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a planning-first investment approach that incorporates probability-based wealth forecasting and manages most client relationships on a discretionary basis, with a focus on both traditional and alternative investments.

Judith Brown is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 16 years of industry experience. She is a principal at SC&H Group, a parent company of SC&H Wealth, where she has worked since 2022. Prior to that, she held advisory roles at Berman McAleer and Valic Financial Advisors. Outside of her advisory duties, she serves on the Maryland Association of CPAs Personal Financial Planning Committee and holds a Treasurer/Secretary position on her local HOA board. SC&H Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.23 billion in assets for individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a team-based, planning-driven approach that incorporates tax and estate planning into portfolio construction, primarily using mutual funds and ETFs, and offers discretionary portfolio management alongside retirement plan consulting and tax preparation services.

Justin Linthicum is a CFP® at Financial Consulate with seven years at the firm and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Offit & Roth, P.A. and Katz, Abosch, Windesheim, Gershman & Freedman, P.A. Financial Consulate serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients with comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm integrates tax and accounting services with its advisory offerings and employs a proprietary “Risk Opportunity Investing” approach combining tactical asset allocation with fundamental, macroeconomic, and technical analysis.

Francis Frisch is a financial advisor with Chapin Davis in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Chapin Davis since 2009. Outside of advisory work, he acts as an independent contractor sales agent for Chapin Davis Insurance, focusing on variable and fixed insurance products. Chapin Davis provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement accounts, managing approximately $539 million in assets. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a multi-advisor team.

Christopher Blair is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Van Sant & Mewshaw, Inc. since 2014 and holds a Series 65 license. Blair is based in Hunt Valley, MD, and is part of a five-advisor team at VSM Wealth Advisory, LLC. VSM Wealth Advisory serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employee benefit plans by providing discretionary investment management combined with integrated wealth-advisory services on a fee-only, asset-based model. The firm uses an asset-allocation framework primarily with index mutual funds and ETFs and incorporates tax-aware portfolio management techniques alongside personalized indexing and unified managed account structures.

William Sweigart is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with over 31 years of industry experience. He has worked with Global Brokerage Services, Inc. since 1994 and is also a partner at Johnson & Sweigart, where he is involved in account and tax preparation for individuals and small businesses. Sweigart serves as Vice President of Universal Asset Management, Inc., overseeing affiliated companies. Global Brokerage Services (GBS) serves individual investors, retirement accounts, employee benefit plans, and trusts through advisor-led wrap-fee programs and separately managed account/UMA offerings. The firm combines broker/dealer and investment adviser registrations to provide non-discretionary advice using third-party sub-managers and model portfolios, supported by a six-advisor team.

Lindsay Dryden is a financial advisor at Black Diamond Financial, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and serves on the boards of CDS Logistics, Washington E-Sports Ventures, and Lindblad Expeditions Holdings. Her career includes roles at Mountain Top I, LLC, Nesco Holdings, and Cision Ltd. Black Diamond Financial, LLC advises individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and low-cost, tax-efficient, index-based strategies, supplemented when appropriate by institutional-quality private investments.