Benjamin Ludwig is a financial advisor at RBC Rochdale, LLC with 25 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Rim Securities LLC since 2014. RBC Rochdale serves a diverse client base including high net worth individuals, corporations, charitable organizations, and governmental entities. The firm employs a multi-strategy investment approach that integrates quantitative screening, fundamental analysis, and proprietary tools to tailor portfolios across various asset classes, often collaborating with third-party sub-advisors and independent financial advisors.

Alexander Snyman is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Capital Analysts, Barilotti Wealth Strategies, Eagle Strategies LLC, and New York Life. He is also appointed as an insurance agent, brokering fixed insurance with outside carriers. 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 manages a mix of proprietary and third-party investment strategies using both strategic and tactical approaches.

Kimberly Crowley is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Cerity Partners LLC since 2022. Prior to this, she worked for Permit Capital Advisors for eleven years. She is a trustee for a charitable remainder unit trust and holds managing member or authorized principal roles in multiple unregistered funds, maintaining profit interests in these entities. Cerity Partners is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $126.9 billion in client assets, serving individuals, families, corporations, charitable institutions, and other investors. The firm offers a range of services including investment management, financial planning, tax and insurance support, and retirement plan services, with a focus on diversified asset allocation and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Marc Menickella is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor with one year of industry experience. He currently works at Kestra Advisory and previously held roles at LPL Financial and Beacon Financial Services. His background also includes marketing and advisor assistant responsibilities in the financial services sector. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a wide range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving large institutional investors including sovereign wealth funds.

Gianna Kennedy is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2004. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in collecting, selling, and consigning vintage designer bags. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, providing clients with custody, execution, and brokerage capabilities alongside investment advice.

Hayden Silverman is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Conshohocken, PA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Citizens Securities, he worked at Trinity Wealth Securities, LLC and Florida Financial Advisors DBA Tristate Financial Advisors. Outside of finance, he has worked as a dog walker for Rover. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering both investment advisory programs and brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides a digital advisory program featuring ETF-based portfolios managed through proprietary algorithms alongside commission-based brokerage and other non-discretionary services.

Anthony Coiro is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at First Republic Investment Management, Inc. and FIRST REPUBLIC Securities Company, LLC. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Citizens Securities serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as individual retirement plans, offering a range of investment advisory programs along with brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory offerings include a digital advisory program managed with SigFig and a Managed Account program, operating as both a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Stephen Conk is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services in Wayne, PA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 credentials and 19 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Securities Inc. since 2013 and previously worked at Principal Life Insurance Company from 2013 to 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in health, life, and supplemental insurance brokerage. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and active-duty U.S. military personnel stationed abroad. 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.

Jason Vaglio is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Conshohocken, PA, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 credentials and bringing 22 years of industry experience. His prior roles include tenures at Sterling National Bank/Webster Bank, LPL Financial, and Capital One Financial Advisors. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans. The firm offers investment advisory programs and brokerage and insurance services, including a digital advisory program managed in partnership with SigFig and a Managed Account program.

Knitwanza Drayton is a CFP® professional with 22 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Citizens Securities, Inc. She has held positions at several firms including Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and New York Life Insurance Company. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides a digital advisory program managed with proprietary algorithms as well as a separate Managed Account program.

Jason Korff is a Series 66-registered advisor with PNC Wealth Management, where he has worked since 2004. He has 24 years of industry experience and is based in Berwyn, PA. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account offered on an invitation-only basis to employees. The firm uses algorithm-driven portfolio strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists and executed via mutual funds and ETFs.

Stephen Koons is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with three years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has prior experience with Equitable Advisors LLC, Ameriprise, and The Vanguard Group, Inc. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors as well as individual retirement plans. The firm offers both investment advisory programs and brokerage and insurance services, including a proprietary digital advisory program that uses algorithm-driven, ETF-based portfolios.

David Hallam is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Creative Planning since 2022. His prior roles include positions at Wipfli Financial Advisors and The Vanguard Group. Outside of finance, he works as a bartender at Kennett Brewing Company in Pennsylvania. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that emphasizes low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, supported by an array of advisory and fiduciary services.

Qazi Halim is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and previously worked at JP Morgan Chase Bank and JP Morgan Securities, LLC. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm features a digital advisory program that uses proprietary algorithms to recommend ETF-based portfolios and also conducts commission-based brokerage and non-discretionary business.

James Fernberger is a financial advisor at William Blair with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 46 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Raymond James & Associates from 2016 to 2024. Fernberger serves as an advisory board member for Legacy Youth Tennis and Education and the Philadelphia Sports Congress, and he is an ambassador on the advisory board for The Barnes Foundation. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division serves high-net-worth individuals, foundations, pensions, and corporate clients with active, research-driven investment management and financial planning. The firm offers proprietary model portfolios, access to private funds, and co-investment opportunities through various platform and sub-advisory arrangements.

Thomas Minger Jr. is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services and Putnam Retail Management. In addition to his advisory role, he owns a transport and hauling business and operates insurance brokerages under 1847 Financial and Tusk Wealth Management. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines advisory and broker-dealer services and works with third-party asset managers to provide both discretionary and non-discretionary investment solutions.

Corinne Vanderipe is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. She previously worked at Zeke Capital and spent twelve years at Tiedemann Advisors. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, family offices, and institutional clients. The firm employs a combination of in-house model portfolios, custom accounts, and third-party manager selection, supported by ongoing research and oversight from an Investment Policy Committee.

Christopher Scarlata is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Conshohocken, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Vanguard Group, Prudential Insurance Company of America, and TIAA. Citizens Securities serves individual and high-net-worth investors as well as individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm’s advisory approach includes a digital advisory program that uses proprietary algorithms for ETF-based portfolios and a Managed Account program.

Alisa Garnek is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC. She previously worked at Janney Montgomery Scott and has been associated with various Beacon Pointe entities since 2018. In addition to her advisory role, she is a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of life and health insurance products. Beacon Pointe Advisors, LLC provides wealth advisory, consulting, financial planning, retirement-plan services, and outsourced chief investment officer solutions to individuals, corporations, and institutional clients. The firm combines asset-allocation modeling with third-party independent managers, employing both active and passive strategies across public and private assets.

Michael Mazzarella is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and holds a Series 66 designation. He has nine years of industry experience, including roles at Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life since 2016. He is also involved with Physicians Consulting Group, where he sells disability and life insurance. Park Avenue Securities, a subsidiary of Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients with brokerage services, financial planning, and a range of investment advisory programs.