Diana Roble is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 designations. Prior to joining Empower, she worked at JPMorgan Chase Bank, J.P. Morgan Securities, Wells Fargo, and AT&T Mobility. Outside of financial services, she has experience in entrepreneurial ventures including operating a bakery business, Vivi Cakes. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm offers point-in-time financial plans and managed account solutions integrated with Empower’s administrative platforms.

Ya Meng is a financial advisor with Transamerica Financial Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 20 years of industry experience. She has worked with organizations including United Health Care and Kaiser Permanente and is co-owner of Octisys LLC, a company focused on software development and IT consulting. Meng also serves as a college consultant with the Heartland Institute of Financial Education. Transamerica Financial Advisors provides investment advisory, brokerage, and retirement-plan services to a diverse client base, utilizing a network of advisors and multiple program platforms that emphasize model portfolios and third-party managers. The firm supports individual investors, employer-sponsored plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and businesses.

Oleksa Gerlak is a CFA® charterholder with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently with RBC Rochdale, LLC and has previously worked at ProShares and CNR Securities, LLC. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an active, multi-strategy investment approach that integrates quantitative screening, fundamental analysis, and proprietary tools to create tailored portfolios across various asset classes.

Catherine Aglipay is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC and holds a Series 66 designation. She has 17 years of industry experience and has worked at several major firms, including Wells Fargo Clearing Services, JPMorgan Chase Bank, Merrill Lynch, and Capital One Advisors. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients, utilizing a combination of strategic and tactical asset allocation with investments from both affiliated and third-party sub-managers.

Michelle Barry is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 29 years of industry experience, currently with Transamerica Financial Advisors. Her career includes roles at Grove Point Investments, H. Beck, and Hornor Townsend and Kent. At Transamerica, she may also perform home office functions supporting other business units. Transamerica Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers a combination of advisory and broker-dealer services through proprietary and third-party investment models, supporting both discretionary and non-discretionary program options.

Jennine Lacroix is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Wealthspire Advisors in Annapolis, MD since 2002. Wealthspire Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and nonprofit organizations. The firm offers customized wealth management, financial planning, and trustee services, using an institutional-style asset allocation approach and a mix of investment vehicles.

Kelly Nowottnick is a financial advisor at HB Wealth with five years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at WMS Partners and PNC Bank. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser that provides wealth management, investment management, and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of quantitative and qualitative due diligence across various public and private investment strategies and offers services including outsourced chief investment officer and institutional advisory solutions.

Rosani Hernandez Madrid is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life), holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and bringing eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Eagle Strategies and affiliated New York Life entities since 2017 and previously worked at Onemain Financial. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individuals and institutions, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm provides tailored advice through multiple program options and manages a majority of its assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Tyree Chapman is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Fidelity Investments and McLean Asset Management Corporation. Chapman is based in Washington, DC. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through various managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm’s approach utilizes proprietary software and model portfolios from Morningstar Investment Management to provide personalized asset allocation and retirement guidance.

Karly Holland is a CFP® professional at EP Wealth Advisors with six years of industry experience. Prior to joining EP Wealth Advisors in 2026, she worked at Divergent Planning, LLC and Moisand Fitzgerald Tamayo, LLC. EP Wealth Advisors is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate clients, and retirement plans. The firm provides wealth management, discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and ancillary services such as tax preparation and estate-document preparation, utilizing customized model portfolios and a mix of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis.

Alex Dansberger is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC. He has worked at several firms including LPL Financial and Planning Solutions Group. Outside of advisory work, he dedicates time as a financial advisor involved in fixed insurance activities. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services manages over $122 billion in assets and serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm emphasizes diversified, risk-class-based allocations that combine passive and active management, supported by an internal Investment Committee and a range of implementation tools.

Andrea Dykes is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 21 years of industry experience. She is currently affiliated with TLG Advisors, Inc. and has been a Managing Partner and agent at Howard Insurance since 2014. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in the sale of fixed insurance products and acts as a referral source for health insurance and employee benefits. TLG Advisors, Inc. provides investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and comprehensive financial planning to a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional investors. The firm emphasizes manager selection and ongoing monitoring through fundamental analysis and Modern Portfolio Theory, and offers both sub-advised accounts and a direct-to-consumer digital program called Starlight Portfolios.

Ittai Dvir is a financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC, holding the CFP® designation and Series 66 license, with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Independent Financial Group since 2011 and at Plotkin Financial Advisors since 2009. Dvir is a 50% owner of Monarch Global Partners, LLC, a firm offering institutional marketing and referrals, and is involved in consulting services to an Israel-based Bridge Equity fund through ID Financial Advisors, Inc. Independent Financial Group is a large integrated advisory and brokerage firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, business owners, and plan sponsors. The firm offers investment advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement services through various platforms, combining in-house and third-party manager models, and operates with a mix of advisory and brokerage roles.

Dwayne Grady is a financial advisor at Prime Capital Financial with 33 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at firms including United Capital Financial Advisers, LLC, Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, and Girard Securities, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, he teaches scuba diving as a dive instructor. Prime Capital Financial is an SEC-registered advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers a range of services including asset management, financial planning, retirement plan services, family office offerings, and employs various investment strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Jay Schiff is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 26 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation along with Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer since 2006. Oppenheimer serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides a broad range of advisory and brokerage services, employing strategic and tactical asset allocation along with various investment vehicles to meet client objectives documented in investment policy statements.

Nadira Deery is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience, currently advising at Creative Planning since 2017. She previously worked at The Ayco Company, L.P./Mercer Allied from 2014 to 2016. Creative Planning serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, and retirement plans, providing investment advisory and financial planning services supported by a large advisory team and centralized investment infrastructure. The firm employs a financial planning–led investment approach focused on low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by tax-loss harvesting and other portfolio management techniques.

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® and holds a Series 66 license, with eight years of industry experience. She is currently with Burt Wealth Advisors and previously worked at Creative Planning, Brighton Jones, Financial Engines Advisors, Edelman Financial Services, and Citigroup Global Markets. Fortini serves on the board of Rock Spring Children's Center, a nonprofit childcare organization. Burt Wealth Advisors is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individuals and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a mix of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis across various time horizons and primarily allocates assets among mutual funds and ETFs.

Jackson Traxler is a financial advisor at Rockefeller Financial LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Morgan Stanley and Truist Advisory Services. Prior to his advisory career, he was employed at the Catholic University of America for five years. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services and operates as a registered broker-dealer, providing access to securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services through a consolidated investment platform.

John Henien is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with HSBC Securities since 2011, concurrently serving as a bank officer at HSBC Bank USA N.A. Outside of his advisory role, Henien is involved in managing several residential real estate ventures, including property rentals and a swimming pool rental business. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. provides managed account programs to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers both client-directed and discretionary investment programs supported by strategic and tactical asset allocation and fund due diligence conducted with affiliated providers.