Scott Vates Jr. is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at J.P. Morgan Securities, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., and The Huntington Investment Company. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a digital discretionary model account currently offered as an invitation-only employee pilot. The firm employs algorithm-driven portfolio selection and delegates investment execution to approved third-party strategists.

Jeffrey Dyer is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 63 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities, Guardian Life Insurance Company, and Cetera, including a decade at Cetera Advisor Networks LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as president of Valley Brook Country Club. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a broad retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs, financial planning, and consulting. The firm manages approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets under management and supports a range of investment strategies across discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Tara Kovach is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 65 designation and five years of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she worked at Miller McCurry LLC and spent ten years with the Pittsburgh Opera. Commonwealth Financial Network serves a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients, providing a range of advisory programs and services along with back-office support, trading, technology, and compliance. The firm offers various investment solutions including discretionary model portfolios and personalized indexing options.

Michael Spadafore is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at New York Life Insurance and is currently involved in providing baseball lessons and serves as a volunteer assistant baseball coach at Pine Richland High School. Spadafore also holds a mentorship role coordinating new members in his local BNI chapter and offers tax preparation services. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm’s advisory approach includes financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager programs under various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Andrew Sekulski is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is registered as a landlord but does not engage in active business hours related to that activity. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based investment programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio strategist service for employees. The firm primarily uses algorithm-driven model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists, employing mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Jon Veenis is a financial advisor at NewEdge Advisors with Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 47 years of industry experience. He has been with NewEdge Advisors since 2021 and previously worked at Mid Atlantic Capital Corporation and Mid Atlantic Financial Management, Inc. since 1997. He also serves as a principal of Three Rivers Equity Management, Inc., where he manages a hedge fund of funds and oversees manager selection and reporting. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisors. The firm offers a broad range of portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and access to sponsored advisory programs, utilizing multiple program structures and centralized due diligence supported by technology tools.

James Wolfinger is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 53 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2009. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a 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 wrap and advisory programs.

Nicholas Kerner is a financial advisor at Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd with a Series 66 designation and less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at LPL Financial and Grape City Beer, as well as involvement with Penn State University. Stratos Wealth Partners is an SEC-registered enterprise adviser with approximately 379 advisors and $18.6 billion in assets under management. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, nonprofits, and other institutions, offering customized portfolio management through an open-architecture platform that incorporates multiple third-party managers and specialized planning services.

Elizabeth Carlson is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF based in Pittsburgh, PA. She holds a Series 66 designation and has eight years of industry experience. Prior to joining TIAA-CREF, she worked at Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc, Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Connolly, Steele & Company, P.C. Carlson also has experience teaching at Thiel College in their Communications Department and James Pedas Communication Center. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm operates a vertically integrated advisory model that includes point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management, with notable services such as managing a donor-advised fund and employing a fiduciary standard in its RIA services.

Matthew Binstock is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses, and has 19 years of industry experience. He has worked at Park Avenue Securities since 2007 and with Guardian Life Insurance Company of America since 2006. He serves on the Board of Directors for the Military Community Support Project. Park Avenue Securities LLC, operating as Park Avenue® Wealth Management, is a dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser affiliated with Guardian Life. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, and investment advisory programs to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients.

Richard Guerrini is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, with 35 years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments since 2004 and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an employee-only pilot digital offering that uses algorithmic questionnaires to recommend investment strategies implemented via approved models using mutual funds and ETFs.

Anna Luciani is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with eight years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with PNC Investments since 2016. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including a discretionary online model account available as an invitation-only pilot for employees. The firm utilizes algorithm-driven risk assessments and manages investments via approved model strategies executed with mutual funds and ETFs.

Jon Hoover is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2023. Prior to that, he was affiliated with Globe Life and has experience with an organization called Wrestlers in Business. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing roughly $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management across multiple advisory programs.

Gerard Elijah Fernando is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, with 17 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney before joining PNC Investments in 2017. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services primarily through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital portfolio strategy for employees that utilizes algorithm-driven risk assessment and delegated investment execution.

Christina Deiboldt is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed advisor at Cerity Partners LLC with four years of industry experience. She previously worked at XPYRIA Investment Advisors, Inc. and PNC Bank. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including high-net-worth individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset-allocation and manager selection strategies supported by proprietary quantitative screens and offers services spanning portfolio management, financial planning, tax and retirement consulting, insurance placement, and access to alternative and private-market investments.

Frank Deshantz Jr. is a financial advisor at Truist Advisory Services with 16 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Cetera, First National Bank of PA, and LPL Financial. Outside of his advisory role, he coaches softball approximately 10 hours per week. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, utilizing both discretionary manager relationships and non-discretionary consulting supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Mark Ceraso is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 39 years of industry experience. He is currently affiliated with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC and has prior experience at BPU Investment Management Inc. and LPL Financial, LLC. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving a broad client base including individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach combines strategic asset allocation with both passive and active management, guided by an internal Investment Committee and incorporating quantitative and fundamental research.

John Graves is a CFP® professional with four years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently affiliated with CWM, LLC and Carson Wealth, having previously worked at Corecap Investments, Corecap Advisors, and Affinity Advisory Network. Outside of financial advising, he co-owns Graves Law Firm, where he participates in client appointments and educational seminars. CWM, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, foundations, corporations, and institutional clients through a network of over 600 advisors. The firm provides portfolio management, financial planning, sub-advisory services, and retirement plan solutions, employing model portfolios overseen by an internal Investment Committee and offering access to alternative investments and customized indexing.

Patricia Kovacic is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors who holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 17 years of industry experience. She has worked with Park Avenue Securities and Guardian Life Insurance Company since 2010. Outside of her advisory role, she is a Notary Public in Pittsburgh, PA. Park Avenue Securities LLC serves a diverse retail client base with both brokerage and advisory services, offering proprietary and third-party investment programs along with financial and business consulting. The firm manages approximately $15 billion in regulatory assets and supports a range of investment strategies and account-level services.

William Snyder is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with Edward Jones, based in Monroeville, PA. He has 14 years of industry experience and has worked at Edward Jones since 2013. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving more than four million individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a range of advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary wrap fee strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, and operates under a fiduciary standard.