David Mckee is a CFP® professional with 32 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Accordant Advisory Group, Inc. since 2001 and previously worked at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. and Mckee Holding Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a trustee for a family trust and holds an officer position at a private business. Accordant Advisory Group provides investment advice and planning to individuals, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm manages portfolios using a combination of fundamental and technical analysis, employing both long- and short-term strategies tailored to client objectives.

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.

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.

Frederick Cassilly is a financial advisor with Cassilly Financial in Severna Park, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 17 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual in various roles from 2007 through 2019. Cassilly Financial serves individual clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services, primarily using firm-developed model portfolios and third-party money managers.

Micah Patashnik is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Absolute Investment Management since 2012. Micah is affiliated with MacroView Investment Management LLC, a firm that provides discretionary personal wealth management, financial planning, and fee-based retirement plan consulting to individual investors, corporations, non-profits, and pension plans. MacroView employs a predominantly top-down, macroeconomic investment approach, combining internal portfolio management with third-party managers, and offers a notable sub-advisory business alongside ERISA retirement plan services.

Lillie Hughes is a financial advisor at Foundry Wealth Advisors, LLC in Baltimore, MD, holding a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Foundry Wealth Advisors in 2021, she held roles at United Way of Central Maryland and Rutland Beard Floral Group, and she also spent several years affiliated with the College of William & Mary. Foundry Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients with ongoing portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning, utilizing model portfolios tailored to client risk profiles and specific financial needs. The firm manages approximately $163 million for about 66 clients through a team of four advisors.

Donald Mattran Jr. is a financial advisor with Foundry Wealth Advisors, LLC in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Foundry Wealth Advisors and its predecessor entity since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is co-owner of Matador Holdings, LLC, which provides advertising services for Foundry Wealth Advisors at PCA driving events. Foundry Wealth Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, offering portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses model portfolios tailored to client risk profiles and specific needs, managing assets primarily on a discretionary basis through a four-advisor team.

Jaron Beach is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Pointer Financial Advisors LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Canter Wealth, Cetera Financial, Northwestern Mutual, and LPL Financial. Pointer Financial Advisors serves individual clients across various wealth levels as well as trusts, estates, family businesses, charitable organizations, and plan assets, providing discretionary investment management and integrated wealth and financial planning services. The firm focuses on customized strategic asset allocation and fundamental analysis to achieve global diversification across multiple asset classes.

Richard Gaige is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently a managing partner and Co-CEO at GLR Partners, where he oversees investments and portfolio management. Prior to joining GLR Partners, he worked for ten years at UBS Financial Services. GLR Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and qualified retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $260.7 million in discretionary assets for around 170 clients, employing fundamental research to build long-term portfolios while allowing for shorter-term trading when appropriate.

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.

David Cunningham is a financial advisor with Westbourne Investment Advisors Inc. in Annapolis, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 28 years of industry experience, including roles at Westbourne Investment Advisors since 2007 and Cunningham Capital Management, LLC since 2012. Westbourne Investment Advisors provides discretionary portfolio management and financial advisory services to individual and high-net-worth clients, IRAs, trusts, corporate accounts, pension plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm manages approximately $449 million and emphasizes fundamental analysis with multi-year holding periods, maintaining equity exposures between 60–90% and typically low portfolio turnover.

Gary Williams is a CFP® with over 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the founder of Williams Asset Management and has also spent significant time at Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of his advisory work, he is the author of the book *Art of Retirement* and holds several nonprofit roles, including chairing the investment committee and serving on the executive board at the Y of Central Maryland. Williams Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment approach combining fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and incorporates options strategies alongside long-term trading.

Katherine Groce is a financial advisor with Prostatis Financial Advisors Group in Hanover, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Peak Brokerage Services LLC and Taylor Capital Management Inc. Groce manages client service operations and assists with financial planning within her firm. Prostatis Financial Advisors Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutions with investment management and financial planning, utilizing a top-down, tactical asset-allocation strategy that includes sector rotation and oversight of third-party managers employing AI and machine-learning models.

Samantha Harris is a CFP® with 10 years of experience in the financial industry. She is affiliated with Scarborough Capital Management and has worked there since 2015, also holding a position at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2018. Scarborough Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.4 billion for over 2,000 clients through a team of 13 advisors. The firm utilizes an asset-allocation framework and model portfolios to construct discretionary accounts, serving a mix of institutional and individual clients with portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services.

Ryan Ansted is a financial advisor with Scarborough Capital Management in Annapolis, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Financial Group, LLC since 2018 and has been with Scarborough Advisors, LLC dba Scarborough Capital Management since 2013. Scarborough Capital Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $1.4 billion for over 2,000 clients through a team of 13 advisors. The firm primarily employs an asset-allocation framework and model portfolios to construct discretionary accounts, serving a diverse client base that includes institutional investors and individuals.

Thomas Arnold is a financial advisor with Sentinel Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and New York Life Insurance Company. Sentinel Asset Management, LLC is a fee-based advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a mosaic investment approach, combining fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis, and provides ongoing account monitoring alongside due diligence of third-party managers.

Ryan Donahue is a CFP® professional with Curio Wealth, LLC in Washington, DC. He joined Curio Wealth in 2024 and has previous experience at Regscan, Inc and MainStreet Financial Planning. Curio Wealth provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily to individuals, trusts, estates, and small businesses. The firm offers various advisory formats and constructs portfolios tailored to clients’ objectives, tax situations, and risk tolerances, using no-load mutual funds, ETFs, equities, and fixed income.

Michael Canet is a financial advisor with Prostatis Financial Advisors Group in Hanover, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Peak Brokerage Services LLC and TCM Securities, Inc., alongside operating his own law practice since 1997. He serves on the board of a nonprofit organization. Prostatis Financial Advisors Group manages approximately $509 million in client assets through a team of about 18 advisors, serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutions. The firm employs a top-down, macro-environmental approach to tactical asset allocation, utilizing both customized and model portfolios, and offers a range of investment and financial planning services.

Tanya Rapacz is a CFP® with 17 years of experience in the financial industry. She has worked at The Advisory Group of San Francisco, LLC since 2023 and previously held roles at Arthur Stein Financial, LLC and Zeiders Enterprises. Outside of financial advising, she owns and operates The Partnership Resource, where she provides consulting on mergers, conflict resolution, and succession, and speaks and writes on these topics. The Advisory Group of San Francisco, LLC is a fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, foundations, endowments, and retirement plans. The six-advisor team manages approximately $810 million, employing a blend of modern portfolio theory, fundamental and quantitative analysis, active and passive mutual funds, and periodic portfolio rebalancing.