Lesley Baker is a financial advisor at The Huntington Investment Company with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Edward Jones and Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC. The Huntington Investment Company, operating as Huntington Financial Advisors, provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm utilizes an open-architecture model combining third-party and affiliate investment strategies, offering multiple wrap-fee programs on the Envestnet MAS platform.

Deborah Kahn is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked within the PNC organization since 2016, including roles at PNC Bank, NA and PNC Investments. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only, employee pilot digital investment platform that uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and discretionary model accounts managed with mutual funds and ETFs.

James Hankins is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Seven Fields, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Edward Jones, Modern Woodmen of America, and Pruco Securities LLC. He is also an agent authorized to sell non-securities insurance products for Agia. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and operating at a large scale with over 1,200 advisors.

Anthony Caruso is a Series 66-credentialed advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at PNC Investments, LLC since 2017 and previously at WesBanco Securities, Inc. from 2015 to 2017. Based in Pittsburgh, PA, Caruso focuses on advisory services within an enterprise firm setting. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithmic risk assessment and delegates portfolio management to approved strategists and third parties.

Scott Vates Jr. is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with two years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at J.P. Morgan Securities, JP Morgan Chase Bank, The Huntington Investment Company, and Huntington National Bank. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital offering for employees that uses algorithm-driven portfolio strategies implemented with mutual funds and ETFs.

Jeffrey Dyer is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 63 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Cetera, including a decade at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Valley Brook Country Club. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs, financial planning, and consulting. The firm manages approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management and supports a range of investment strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Tara Kovach is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she worked at Miller McCurry LLC and spent ten years with the Pittsburgh Opera. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services along with back-office support, trading, technology, and compliance. The firm offers various investment solutions including discretionary model portfolios and personalized indexing options.

Michael Spadafore is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at New York Life Insurance and is currently involved in providing baseball lessons and serves as a volunteer assistant baseball coach at Pine Richland High School. Spadafore also holds a mentorship role coordinating new members in his local BNI chapter and offers tax preparation services. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory approach includes financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Andrew Sekulski is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is registered as a landlord but does not engage in active business hours related to that activity. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based investment programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio strategist service for employees. The firm primarily uses algorithm-driven model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists, employing mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Jon Veenis is a financial advisor with NewEdge Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 46 years of industry experience. He has worked at NewEdge Advisors since 2021 and was previously with Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation and Mid Atlantic Financial Management, Inc. since 1997. He is also a principal at Three Rivers Equity Management, Inc., where he manages a hedge fund of funds and is involved in manager selection and client communications. NewEdge Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a wrap fee program that integrates asset management with financial planning, employing asset allocation across mutual funds, ETFs, and individual securities with regular portfolio reviews.

James Wolfinger is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 53 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2009. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple wrap and advisory programs.

Nicholas Kerner is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been in the industry since 2025. Prior to his current role, he worked at LPL Financial and was involved with Grape City Beer. He is also affiliated with Penn State University. Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd. is an enterprise wealth management firm serving over 24,000 clients with approximately $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm offers a variety of portfolios and financial planning services through an open-architecture platform that integrates multiple external tools and investment strategies.

Elizabeth Carlson is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF based in Pittsburgh, PA. She holds a Series 66 designation and has eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF, she worked at Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Connolly, Steele & Company, P.C. Carlson also has experience teaching at Thiel College in their Communications Department and James Pedas Communication Center. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm operates a vertically integrated advisory model that includes point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, with notable services such as managing a donor-advised fund and employing a fiduciary standard in its RIA services.

Matthew Binstock is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, and has 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2007 and with Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 2006. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Military Community Support Project. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser affiliated with Guardian Life. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.

Richard Guerrini is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 34 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2004 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including the Portfolio Solutions Strategist Digital Offering, an invitation-only discretionary model account for PNC Bank employees. The firm uses algorithm-driven risk assessments and approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists, with portfolio execution delegated to an investment delegate.

Anna Luciani is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with PNC Investments since 2016. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary online model account available as an invitation-only pilot for employees. The firm utilizes algorithm-driven risk assessments and manages investments via approved model strategies executed with mutual funds and ETFs.

Jon Hoover is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2023. Prior to that, he was affiliated with Globe Life and has experience with an organization called Wrestlers in Business. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing roughly $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management across multiple advisory programs.

Gerard Elijah Fernando is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney before joining PNC Investments in 2017. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services primarily through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio strategy for employees that utilizes algorithm-driven risk assessment and delegated investment execution.

Timothy Schroyer is a financial advisor with Valic Financial Advisors in Allentown, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and with 27 years of industry experience. He has been with Valic Financial Advisors since 1999 and has also been involved with Agia since 2022. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for a charitable organization that raises funds for cancer research and participates as a silent partner in a horse racing partnership. Valic Financial Advisors primarily serves U.S.-domiciled individual investors, including high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and retirement-plan participants. The firm offers discretionary managed-account programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, utilizing Envestnet-developed UMA models and maintaining a large client base across its 1,239 advisors.

Christina Salpietro is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Cerity Partners LLC since 2024. Prior to this, she worked at XPYRIA Investment Advisors, Inc. from 2021 to 2024 and held roles at PNC Bank. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets, serving a diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm offers a range of services such as investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and retirement plan services, emphasizing diversified asset allocation and access to alternative and private-market investments.