John Cavanaugh is a financial advisor at Brown Advisory with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company since 2011. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research process to construct concentrated portfolios and offers a range of strategies including sustainable-investment options, model portfolios, and sub-advisory services.

Victoria Lepore is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 36 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has worked at Janney since 2017. Prior to that, she was with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Raymond James & Associates. Outside of her advisory role, she is a part-owner of Shore Fun LLC, which manages a condominium in Ocean City, Maryland for rental and family use. 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, and institutional clients, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Jordan Perry is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Hunt Valley, MD. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has six years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, he worked at BB&T Securities, T. Rowe Price, Cowan Systems, and spent time at the University of Maryland College Park. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers customized asset allocation, investment policy analysis, and fiduciary support, combining discretionary manager relationships with third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Ryan Stellmann is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with four years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney since 2021. Prior to joining Janney, he held roles at SIA Solutions, Rockywold Deephaven Camps, Natural Concerns, the University of Maryland, and Boys' Latin School of Maryland. 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 municipalities, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Jonathan Charles Paez is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has been with T. Rowe Price since 2018 and previously worked at Allied Universal Security Services and Anne Arundel Medical Center. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory service combining goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management for individual investors and households. The firm uses model portfolios invested exclusively in T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs and provides plans and ongoing reviews through an interactive online tool.

Jordan Higgins is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining Janney in 2024, Higgins worked at Fidelity Personal and Workplace Advisors and Fidelity from 2014 to 2024. He serves as a notary public and is a board member of the Erin Levitas Foundation in Baltimore. 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 individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Gloria Makino is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with Independent Financial Group, LLC and has two years of industry experience. Prior to her financial services career, she spent nearly three decades as a performing artist, working as a singer, actress, dancer, pianist, and teacher. She also operates Makino Financial, a DBA used for marketing purposes. Independent Financial Group, LLC provides investment advisory and brokerage services to a wide range of clients, including individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, and corporate and pension plans. The firm offers various portfolio management solutions and financial planning services, utilizing both firm- and third-party models tailored to client risk profiles.

Burton Daniel is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 16 years of industry experience. He has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2017 and was previously with Wells Fargo Clearing. Daniel serves as a board member on the finance committee of There Goes My Hero, a nonprofit supporting blood cancer patients and their families. He also consults on a baby clothing subscription business owned by his wife. 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 individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional clients through a range of advisory programs, combining in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Andrew Michaels is a financial advisor at HB Wealth with a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC and WMS Partners, LLC. HB Wealth Management is a registered investment adviser serving individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, corporate entities, foundations, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm offers wealth and investment management, financial planning, and outsourced chief investment officer services, utilizing both quantitative and qualitative due diligence across a range of public and private investment strategies.

Danielle Schwandtner is a financial advisor with Benjamin F. Edwards & Company, Inc. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience, having previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company is an integrated broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through more than 500 advisors. The firm offers a range of services including advisory programs, financial planning, retirement and investment management consulting, brokerage services, insurance products, and M&A advisory, with investment solutions combining proprietary strategies and third-party models.

Michael Valencia is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at J.W. Cole Advisors since 2017 and previously spent four years with Cambridge Investment Research. Outside of his advisory role, Valencia is involved in real estate activities, including property leasing and managing a realty LLC. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, and retirement plans through a national network of over 400 independent representatives. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, access to third-party managers, and various managed account solutions, with investment decisions implemented on discretionary or non-discretionary bases.

Carrie Jarmer is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Towson, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and with 19 years of industry experience. She has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2004. 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 with brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs, offering investment advice through a combination of in-house portfolio management and third-party managers.

Zachary Reichenbach is a CFA® charterholder with experience at Kestra Advisory Services LLC since 2025. His prior roles include positions at Paradigm Forensics, LLC, Vallit Advisors, LLC, and Ellin & Tucker. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a broad mix of institutional and individual clients, offering services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, and employee education. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base that includes sovereign wealth funds.

Matthew Diehl is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and having 15 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he owns two rental properties. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily to individuals connected with TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing portfolio management through various programs, including customized portfolio options managed under client-approved investment policies.

Michael Rouzer is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and six years of industry experience. He has worked at T. Rowe Price since 2019 and has prior experience with UPS and Artful Gourmet Bistro. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program for individual investors and households that combines financial planning, retirement income strategies, and discretionary investment management using T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs a model-based, tax-aware approach and provides clients with interactive online tools and annual plan reviews.

Jane Korhonen is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of experience in the financial industry. She has been with Brown Investment Advisory & Trust Company since 1998. Brown Advisory provides investment management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including high net worth individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a bottom-up, fundamental research process to construct concentrated portfolios across various strategies and also offers private-fund and venture programs alongside model portfolios and sub-advisory services.

Sharon Mason is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services in Hunt Valley, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and seven years of industry experience. Her previous roles include positions at Truist Investment Services, Truist Bank, and PNC Bank. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, businesses, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm combines discretionary manager relationships with non-discretionary consulting and uses third-party platforms and manager arrangements, supported by AI-enabled research tools and a dedicated Investment Advisory Group.

Charles Pizzillo is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He is currently with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2023. His prior experience includes roles at Lincoln Financial Advisors Corporation, Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance, and Morgan Stanley. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services offers a retirement-focused advisory program combining nondiscretionary goals-based financial planning, retirement income planning, and discretionary investment management. The firm serves individual investors and households, implementing portfolios using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs with a focus on tax-aware strategies and regularly updated financial plans.

Jeremy Flagg is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. in Owings Mills, MD. He has been with T. Rowe Price since 2010. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. provides the Retirement Advisory Service to individual investors and households, focusing on retirement goals through a combination of nondiscretionary financial planning and discretionary investment management primarily using T. Rowe Price mutual funds and ETFs. The firm employs tax-aware portfolio management and delivers financial plans with annual reviews supported by an online planning tool and direct advisor access.

Peter Keating is a CFP® and ChFC® with 28 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is affiliated with United Planners' Financial Services of America as a Limited Partner and currently manages Chesapeake Capital Associates, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Zenith Marketing Group Inc and Howard County Junior Striders. United Planners Financial Services serves a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan services, and brokerage solutions through a network of 477 independent advisors. The firm operates an open-architecture platform utilizing multiple custodians and third-party money managers, with a notable focus on largely non-discretionary asset management.