Felita Knight is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 19 years of industry experience. Her prior work includes eight years at Bank of America and Merrill, as well as roles at Lyft and Uber. She has also been associated with FAK and Associates. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, alongside services for Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm uses an integrated approach tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and savings rates in its financial plans.

Knalidi Davies is a financial advisor at First Command Advisory Services with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and one year of industry experience. Prior to entering the financial services sector, Davies worked in construction and manufacturing roles and has served in the New Jersey Air National Guard since 2008. First Command Advisory Services is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients with a focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and various wrap-fee asset management programs, managing portfolios through a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers who select approved managers and model portfolios.

Miguel Castaneda is a financial advisor at TLG Advisors, Inc. with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. His prior work includes roles at The Leaders Group Inc, CORNERSTONE INVESTMENTS, Arrival Point Financial, CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP, and TIAA-CREF. Outside of his advisory work, he provides life insurance policy solutions through Arrival Point Financial. TLG Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.0 billion in discretionary client assets. The firm serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and institutional investors, offering services including portfolio management, comprehensive financial and estate planning, ERISA fiduciary services, and a direct-to-consumer program called Starlight Portfolios.

David Defazio is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 38 years of industry experience. He has been with Lincoln Investment Planning since 2013. He serves as a board member for the Erie County Redevelopment Authority, where he participates in voting on low-interest loan recommendations for businesses and nonprofits. Lincoln Investment provides financial planning and retirement plan advice to individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a particular focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm employs a mix of strategic and tactical investment approaches overseen by an Investment Management & Research team and manages approximately $22.9 billion in advisory assets.

Steve Kach is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Fort Washington, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and possessing 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Lincoln Investment since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member and Corporate Secretary/Treasurer for A Church of Living Hope, where he participates in board meetings, chairs the finance committee, and manages financial oversight responsibilities. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers financial planning, ERISA retirement plan advice, and a range of investment programs overseen by an Investment Management & Research team that utilizes both strategic and tactical approaches.

Raymond Schmalz is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Lincoln Investment since 2017. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers financial planning, ERISA retirement plan advice, and a range of managed portfolio programs, utilizing both strategic and dynamic investment approaches.

Caroline Bennett is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with seven years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2018. Prior to her financial services career, she worked in the food service industry with roles at Jake's Seafood and The Pink Crab. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC specializes in financial planning and discretionary managed account programs for individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing TIAA-administered employer retirement relationships. The firm operates within a vertically integrated model that includes advisory services, trust services, and donor-advised funds.

Frank Midili is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2016. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, 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, and advisory programs.

Janet Riser is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 45 years of industry experience. She has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2009 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a broad client base, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs.

Marissa Wood is a financial advisor with Brookstone Capital Management LLC, holding a Series 65 credential and six years of industry experience. She has worked at Brookstone since 2019 and also serves as a bookkeeper for the Law Offices of John Dooley. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser providing fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, offering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis through various model portfolios and managed accounts.

Mark Ciarelli is a CFP® with 43 years of industry experience, currently serving at Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC since 2021. He has held positions at Ameritas Investment Corp., Financial Capital Group LLC, and Ameritas Life Insurance Corp., with a career spanning over five decades. In addition to his advisory work, he is a founding member of Financial Capital Group, LLC, where he provides financial planning and is licensed to sell fixed insurance products and offer life settlements. Ameritas Advisory Services, LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, charitable and corporate entities, and retirement plans. The firm offers fee-based asset management, retirement-plan advisory, and employs a mix of model portfolios, third-party sub-advisers, and custom strategies, with a focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary advice.

Michael Rothfuss is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior experience includes roles at Tucker-Haskins & Associates, Equity Services Inc, National Life Group, and Chartered Advisory Group, Inc. Rothfuss is also the owner of Bell Retirement Strategies, LLC, a private entity involved in securities, advisory, and insurance business. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides advisory programs, wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and operational support, enabling advisors to deliver customized investment solutions under Commonwealth’s supervision.

Thomas Meyer is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with a Series 65 credential and nine years of industry experience. He previously founded and led Meyer Capital Group from 2015 to 2023 before joining Hightower Advisors. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a wide range of individual and institutional clients. The firm’s approach emphasizes multi-manager solutions and manager selection, utilizing affiliated and third-party managers, proprietary research, and a variety of investment vehicles including mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Oliver Evan is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Philadelphia, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 13 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, PNC Investments LLC, and TD Bank N.A. TD Private Client Wealth LLC offers discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients and high-net-worth private clients, utilizing a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation through both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Martin Franks is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 21 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2007. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, 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 advisory programs.

Jody Tolomeo is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Lincoln Investment Planning, Inc. since 1998. Outside of advising, he owns an office building that he leases to other Lincoln advisors. Lincoln Investment serves individuals, charitable organizations, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans, with a particular focus on educators and 403(b)/457(b) participants. The firm offers a range of financial planning and advisory services using a combination of strategic and tactical investment approaches overseen by its Investment Management & Research team.

Jason Weisz is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with 13 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 license and has worked at Hornor Townsend & Kent since 2014 in various capacities. In addition to his advisory role, he operates Weisz Accounting Services, providing CPA, accounting, and tax preparation services. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisers, offering financial planning, advisory programs, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both as an SEC-registered investment adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, managing a multi-billion-dollar advisory platform with various third-party asset manager relationships.

Jason Lawrence is a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at LPL Financial, Levy Wealth Management Group, PST Advisors, and Axa Advisors. He also serves as a vice president and financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Group in a fixed insurance capacity. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm that serves individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of hundreds of advisors. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, employing a strategic allocation approach that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Leslie Thoms is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Philadelphia, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Empower Advisory Group in 2024, Thoms worked at Morgan Stanley and E*TRADE in various roles between 2015 and 2024. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain IRA and retail brokerage clients, operating through an integrated service model aligned with Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Samantha Redding is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with seven years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Janney since 2022, following prior roles at GWFS Equities, Great-West Financial, and Agility Logistics. Janney Montgomery Scott is a large 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and multiple advisory programs.