Nadira Deery is a Certified Financial Planner® (CFP®) with 24 years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning, where she has worked since 2017. Her prior roles include positions at Goldman Sachs Wealth Services, Truist Investment Services, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm uses a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure.

Kimberly Magaha is a CFP® professional with 19 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Wealthspire Advisors since 2004. Magaha serves on the Board of Trustees for two retirement plans sponsored by Wicomico County and related local entities. Wealthspire Advisors serves individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, and trustees, offering customized wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement-plan services. The firm employs a relationship-driven process and institutional-style asset allocation across a diversified range of investments.

Pranali Fortini is a CFP®-credentialed financial advisor with nine years of industry experience. She is currently with Creative Planning and has previously worked at firms including Burt Wealth Advisors, Brighton Jones, and Financial Engines Advisors. Fortini serves on the board of Rock Spring Children's Center, a nonprofit childcare organization. Creative Planning provides wealth management and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, employing a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure. The firm manages approximately $295.6 billion in assets across more than 1,100 advisors and offers a range of institutional and private investment solutions.

Jackson Traxler is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with seven years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Truist Advisory Services. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families and family offices, as well as institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting, along with broker-dealer services, variable insurance products, and investment banking through a Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

John Henien is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at HSBC Bank USA N.A. since 2016 and HSBC Securities since 2011. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing residential real estate rental activities through multiple entities and rents a swimming pool via a mobile platform. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm uses a range of model risk profiles and combines strategic and tactical asset allocation with fund due diligence, offering both client-directed and fully discretionary investment solutions.

David Avila is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Vienna, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at George Mason University and multiple financial services firms such as Charles Schwab and MassMutual. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional sponsors, and retirement plans. The firm provides a range of advisory services including financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting, with an emphasis on tailored recommendations and a primarily non-discretionary asset management approach.

Christopher Buckley is a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations. His career includes roles at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC prior to joining Schwab in 2024. Schwab Wealth Advisory serves clients in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, providing non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice, financial planning, and wealth management consultations. The firm utilizes Charles Schwab & Co.'s asset-allocation models and internal research tools to deliver tailored recommendations without exercising discretionary trading authority.

Kenneth Clarke is a financial advisor with Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ameritas Advisory Services since 2016 and also has experience with Peake Financial and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. Clarke is involved with Peake Financial Group LLC as a financial representative focused on insurance and investments. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides advisory and planning services to individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm offers a range of investment management and financial planning solutions, utilizing model portfolios, mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities across multiple program platforms.

Leah Jones is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Hightower Advisors since 2015. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and is based in Bethesda, MD. Outside of her advisory role, she owns a small rental property in Chicago. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and retirement plans. The firm’s approach includes multi-manager solutions and discretionary portfolio management, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers across various investment vehicles.

Christopher Johnson is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC and Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management, LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporate, and institutional clients with wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach using a blend of active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

William Saunders is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual and Meridian Bank. Outside of advising, he serves as Director of IT at Union Bethel AMEC, where he manages audio/visual setup and live streaming for church services. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans with financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm uses diversified, risk-class based portfolios that combine passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee overseeing portfolio construction and rebalancing.

Sarah Kyle is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with four years of industry experience. She holds the Series 65 designation and has previously worked at The Colony Group, LLC, AvalonBay, and Ernst & Young. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm combines active and passive investment strategies within an enhanced open architecture framework, emphasizing long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive portfolio construction.

Joshua Stromberg is a CFP® professional with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at EP Wealth Advisors. His prior roles include positions at Divergent Planning, Wealthway Financial Advisors, and Ameriprise Financial. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser that serves individuals, corporate and business clients, and retirement plans. The firm offers wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, and financial planning services, using customized model portfolios and a variety of investment strategies including fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Bryan Lennon is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and previously worked at Atomic Invest, LLC and Personal Capital Advisors Corporation. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting with an investment approach that combines passive and active managers guided by quantitative and fundamental research.

Robert Hewitt is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has previously worked with firms including LPL Financial LLC, Triad Advisors, and Heritage Financial Consultants. Hewitt is also involved in providing non-variable insurance services in addition to his advisory role. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets and serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a diversified, risk-class based investment approach that combines passive and active management with quantitative, momentum, and fundamental analysis, supported by an internal Investment Committee.

Gary Desjardins is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealthspire Advisors since 2002. He holds the Series 63 license and is based in Salisbury, MD. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, nonprofits, and trustees, offering wealth management, investment advisory, financial planning, and retirement-plan services. The firm employs a relationship-driven, customized investment approach that emphasizes diversified, institutional-style asset allocation and ongoing portfolio review.

Karin Schultz is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with 14 years of industry experience. She spent 21 years at SOL Capital Management Company before joining Cerity Partners in 2026. Cerity Partners advises a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors, managing approximately $166.2 billion in client assets. The firm offers customized wealth management services that integrate proprietary investment frameworks with access to alternative and private market solutions.

Frances Arias is a Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC®) affiliated with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and has 14 years of industry experience. She has been associated with New York Life Insurance Company and Nylife Securities LLC since 2012 and joined Eagle Strategies in 2022. Outside of her advisory role, Arias works as an independent contractor at St. Francis of Assisi Church and performs as a paid wedding musician. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, defined contribution and benefit plans, as well as charitable and corporate clients. The firm provides tailored financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services, emphasizing mostly non-discretionary asset management within an integrated New York Life affiliate structure.

Andrew Fentress is a CFP® with 14 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. His prior experience includes over a decade at Raymond James Financial Services and The Lynch Retirement Investment Group. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a strategic investment approach combining passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and quantitative and fundamental research.

Taylor Seiling is a CFP® professional with 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Creative Planning since 2021 and previously spent 15 years at SBSB Financial Advisors. Based in McLean, VA, he is part of a large advisory firm serving a diverse client base. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and supplemental approaches such as direct indexing and tax-loss harvesting.