Timothy Dwyer is a CFP® with 41 years of experience at Principal Financial Services, where he has worked since 1984 through affiliated entities Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Co. He serves as Vice President of the Our Mother of Consolation Alumni Association in Philadelphia. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Lingpeng Xiao is a CFP® and CFA® registered with Rockefeller Financial LLC, with four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Rockefeller, Xiao worked at UBS Financial Services Inc and Global Time Investment Inc. 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 combines portfolio management, financial planning, and broker-dealer services within an integrated Private Advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

Michael Germano IV is a CFP® and ChFC® with 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC since 2017 and previously held roles at Citigroup Global Markets and Raymond James Financial Services. Germano serves as a board member for Accountable Equity, a hospitality business, and is an advisor on the RocketHub Advisory Committee. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale SEC-registered RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in regulatory assets. The firm serves individual and institutional clients, offering investment advisory, financial planning, and managed account programs through both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management with a range of proprietary and third-party solutions.

Dawei Yan is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Merrill for six years and has experience running a business providing international education consulting services. Yan also operates Creative Yan Studios, a photography and cinematography business specializing in wedding and portrait services outside of work hours. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both discretionary managed accounts and a digital advisory program that uses proprietary algorithms to recommend ETF-based portfolios.

Alexandre Quantin is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has 11 years of industry experience and has worked at Guardian Life and its affiliate, Park Avenue Securities, since 2012. Quantin serves on the board of the French International School of Philadelphia and operates two consulting and service businesses outside the investment industry. Park Avenue Securities LLC, part of Guardian Life, provides brokerage and advisory services to individuals, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm offers tailored client relationships with discretionary and non-discretionary management, a range of advisory solutions, and access to insurance and alternative investment products.

Evan Potash is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 17 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at TIAA-CREF since 2017. Prior to that, he was employed at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank NA from 2013 to 2017. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing employer retirement plan relationships. The firm distinguishes between point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management, offering both model and customized portfolio options within a vertically integrated advisory model.

Nicolas Grant is a financial advisor at Kestra Advisory with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Kestra Advisory since 2018, having also worked at Kestra Investment Services, LLC since 2007. Outside of his advisory work, he is active in his community as a youth leader and deacon at Germantown Christian Assembly. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse client base including institutional and individual investors. The firm offers services such as fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and manages over $79 billion in assets, serving clients that include sovereign wealth funds and large institutional investors.

Kyle Plotkin is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has worked at Brookstone since 2014 and at Franklin Retirement Solutions since 2012. Outside of his advisory work, he referees hockey games on a fee-per-game basis. 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, other RIAs, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, offering investment management primarily on a discretionary basis through model portfolios, managed accounts, and various specialized strategies.

Andrew Vitek Jr. is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He joined Janney Montgomery Scott in 2017 after a brief tenure at Wells Fargo Clearing. Outside of his advisory role, Vitek is involved in several automotive-related entrepreneurial ventures, including ownership of an online car sales platform and a related YouTube car show, and he serves on the board of the World Optometry Foundation and the advancement committee of Liguori Academy. 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, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and advisory programs supported by in-house and third-party portfolio management.

John Myers is a financial advisor at J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® designation as well as Series 63 and 65 licenses. His career includes roles at Woodwell Asset Management and J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc., where he has worked since 2005. Outside of his advisory work, he is president and owner of Advisor Audit, LLC, an insurance sales business. J.W. Cole Advisors is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, charities, corporations, retirement plans, and other entities through a national network of more than 400 independent investment adviser representatives. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, access to third-party managers, and various managed account solutions.

Daniel Hogan is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Janney Montgomery Scott in 2025, he worked at Equitable Advisors for two years. Outside of his advisory role, he has been involved with Soccer Shots and the USSF Soccer Federation. 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, estates, corporations, retirement plans, charities, and municipalities, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and various advisory programs.

Zane Michalski is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Conshohocken, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Citizens Securities since 2009. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides both a digital advisory program and a Managed Account program, operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency, and is wholly owned by Citizens Bank, N.A.

E Steinberg is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Oppenheimer since 1994 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations. Outside of his advisory role, he participates in a non-investment professional networking group that meets regularly in the Philadelphia area. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of programs and advisory services that include equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios, using strategic and tactical asset allocation, manager selection, and tailored consulting engagements.

Michael Weckenman is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2006. He participates as a member of the Investment Advisory Committee for the Sisters of St. Basil the Great, assisting with their investment decisions. 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, and institutions, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services supported by both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Paul Szkotak is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (New York Life) based in Horsham, PA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has four years of industry experience. Prior to joining Eagle Strategies, he worked at Integrated Wealth Strategies and has been associated with various New York Life entities since 2020. Outside of advising, he serves as Vice Chair of Onboarding, Retention & Reactivation on the board of NAIFA. Eagle Strategies provides financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services to individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of program types, focusing on tailoring recommendations to client objectives, and primarily manages assets on a non-discretionary basis.

George Schwartz Jr. is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 40 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Oppenheimer since 2013, following over two decades at Citigroup Global Markets. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a range of investment and consulting services across equity, balanced, and fixed-income portfolios using both discretionary and non-discretionary approaches.

R. Nicholas Volpe is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently with PNC Wealth Management. He has held previous roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank NA, and Ameriprise. Outside of his advisory work, he has experience as a dance teacher and serves as a co-trustee of an irrevocable trust. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithmic risk assessment and invests primarily in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Kevin Neiley is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 66 license. He has eight years of industry experience, including roles at Foundations Financial Partners and Securain Financial Services Inc. Outside of advisory work, he has been involved in fixed insurance sales. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,900 advisors and manages over $212 billion in client assets. The firm provides a broad adviser-support platform with discretionary and nondiscretionary managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custodial services.

Kurt Hayn is a financial advisor with Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 27 years of industry experience. He has worked with Bankers Life and its affiliated entities since 2005 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing, Prudential Equity Group, LLC, and Merrill. In addition to advising, he supervises and trains insurance agents in life and health insurance sales. Bankers Life Advisory Services, Inc. serves mass-affluent and high-net-worth individuals, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management along with retirement plan consulting. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis to tailor asset allocations and manage portfolios across various securities, operating within the broader CNO Financial Group network.

Michael Edwards is a financial advisor with Carson Wealth holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Cetera, LPL Financial, and Merrill. He also holds a role as an insurance agent focusing on life, disability, annuities, and long-term care insurance. Carson Wealth is an SEC-registered enterprise platform managing approximately $50.6 billion across more than 650 advisors. The firm offers discretionary asset management, financial planning, and retirement plan services, utilizing an Investment Committee to develop and monitor model portfolios and providing tailored investment solutions and ongoing portfolio oversight.