Alexander Fernberger is a financial advisor at William Blair with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Raymond James and Associates for eight years before joining William Blair in 2024. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven approach across multiple asset classes and provides proprietary models, access to private funds, and co-investment opportunities.

Vincent Crognale is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 30 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2014. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as treasurer for Trident Investment Partners and is a partner involved in financial reviews. 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 clientele including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services through multiple portfolio management programs.

Stuart Ettingoff is a financial advisor with J.W. Cole Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC. He operates Ettingoff Wealth Management, LLC as an additional business activity. 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 investment adviser representatives. The firm provides portfolio management, fee-based financial planning, access to third-party managers, and multiple managed account solutions.

Gilbert Crews is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2012. Based in Philadelphia, PA, his career includes over a decade at his current firm. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm separates one-time planning services from ongoing portfolio management and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, operating within a vertically integrated structure that includes affiliated funds.

Guglielmo Tullio is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Clarfeld, Citizens Securities, Inc., and Wells Fargo Clearing. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers 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 provides tailored portfolio management under a fiduciary standard and acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund, utilizing a vertically integrated approach with affiliated funds.

Patrick Mullen is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 22 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses. His prior work includes roles at Cetera Investment Services, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, PNC Investments, Key Investment Services, and Santander Securities. 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 as well as brokerage and insurance services, including a digital advisory program that utilizes proprietary algorithms to recommend ETF-based portfolios.

Kasseim Everett is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Janney Montgomery Scott since 2018, with prior experience at Bank of America and Merrill. 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Bruce Lord Jr. is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Private Bank. He serves as an elected School Board Director for the Springfield School District in Pennsylvania. 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, and institutional clients, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Julie Aranowitz is a financial advisor with GWN Securities Inc. in Wayne, PA, holding CFP®, Series 63, and Series 65 credentials and having 11 years of industry experience. She has worked at GWN Securities since 2015 and at Kades-Margolis Corporation since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she is licensed as an insurance agent specializing in life and long-term care insurance. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning, utilizing both affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers. The firm incorporates market-timing and momentum-based strategies alongside model-based allocations in its portfolio management approach.

Bryan Quinn is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 23 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has been with Citigroup since 2010. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies with both discretionary and non-discretionary options, supported by in-house research and specialized market roles.

Benjamin White is a financial advisor at J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc. with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at firms including Commonwealth Financial Network and AXA Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved in financial education through his role as co-owner of Benco Education, LLC. J. W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent advisers, providing fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary management and employs a variety of investment strategies including fundamental and technical analysis.

Ashley Mc Neely is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with five years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked previously at Ameriprise, Charles Schwab, Cetera Advisors LLC, and Thrivent Financial, among others. Outside of her advisory role, she manages an advisory business through Certainty of the Uncertainty, LLC. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans by offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm combines advisory and broker-dealer services and utilizes third-party asset manager relationships to provide both discretionary and non-discretionary account options.

Ashley Nimon is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with four years of industry experience. She has worked at Corient since 2022 and previously held roles at Radnor Financial Advisors, MassMutual Greater Philadelphia, and Northwestern Mutual. Outside of financial services, she was involved with the Smokehouse Tavern and has experience connected to Temple University. Corient provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporate entities. The firm uses a goals-based, team investment approach that integrates in-house strategies with third-party manager solutions, employing risk management tools and alternative investment options tailored to client objectives.

William Zittle V is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Trinity Wealth Securities, LLC, Florida Financial Advisors DBA Tristate Financial Advisors, and Enterprise Mobility. He has business experience outside finance, including a role at Wickleins Native Plants. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, offering investment advisory programs as well as brokerage and insurance services. The firm operates both digital and managed account advisory platforms and is fully owned by Citizens Bank, N.A.

Leif Vanhala is a financial advisor with First Command Advisory Services in Philadelphia, PA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and four years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at First Command Brokerage Services, Fidelity Investments, SunPro, the Sustainable Resource Center, and the Center for Energy and Environment. First Command Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, corporate, and charitable clients, with a particular focus on active-duty service members and their families. The firm offers financial planning and multiple wrap-fee asset management programs managed by a centralized Investment Management Team and Wealth Portfolio Managers using Envestnet’s platform and Pershing for custody and execution.

J Corle is a CFP® with 30 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Kestra Advisory and has been associated with Kestra Investment Services, LLC, Tycor Asset Management, Inc., and Tycor Benefit Administrators, Inc. since the early 1990s. Corle holds ownership in Tycor Financial Group and serves in senior roles within affiliated firms. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and advisor-managed accounts. The firm manages approximately $79.8 billion in assets and serves a diverse client base that includes large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.

Bryan Benner is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with 28 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations, along with a Series 66 license. Prior to joining Commonwealth in 2017, he worked at firms including American General Life, Tegler Machenry, Legancy Planning Partners, Securian Financial Services, and Vanguard Advisers. Benner is also the sole owner of an operating company that manages his marketing and entertainment business expenses. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,900 affiliated advisors and hundreds of thousands of clients. The firm manages roughly $212.7 billion in assets and offers a range of managed-account programs, third-party asset manager access, retirement consulting, and custody services.

Daniel Flamma is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) in Media, PA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and bringing 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Equity Services since 2017 and previously held roles at National Life Group and Wells Fargo Advisors. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as treasurer for the Shadowbrook Home Owners Association and is a board member and boys' field coordinator for a local lacrosse league. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management services to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, frequently employs third-party asset managers and model portfolios, and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary accounts.

Ronald Parker Jr. is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Janney, he worked at JPMorgan Chase and Orth & Kowalick, P.A., and spent five years employed by Chick-fil-A. 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Patrick Brough is a financial advisor with Eagle Strategies (NY Life) based in Havertown, PA, holding the ChFC® and Series 63 credentials and bringing 36 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with Nylife Securities Inc. since 1989. Outside of his advisory role, Brough is involved in insurance brokering and serves as a wholesale general agent of employee benefits. Eagle Strategies serves a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, and institutional clients, providing financial planning, investment management, and retirement-plan advisory services. The firm offers multiple advisory programs and emphasizes tailored recommendations, with the majority of its assets managed on a non-discretionary basis.