Ryan Saxe is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Truist Advisory Services since 2016 and has worked at Truist Investment Services, Inc. since 2011. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate and business clients, retirement plan sponsors and participants, and charitable organizations. The firm offers asset allocation and investment policy analysis, fiduciary support, participant advice, and a manager-selection program, utilizing a combination of discretionary and non-discretionary approaches supported by third-party platforms and AI-enabled research tools.

Taylor Harroun is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience. He has worked at Creative Planning since 2017 and was previously with T. Rowe Price Investment Services, Inc. from 2009 to 2017. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning-led investment process that emphasizes low-cost indexing alongside supplemental strategies, supported by a broad range of affiliated non-investment businesses such as an affiliated law firm and trust company.

Mark Dydzuhn is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms including Raymond James Financial, Fisher Investments, and Regions Bank. Dydzuhn holds the Series 63, Series 66, and Series 65 designations. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as Empower Premier IRA and retail brokerage clients. The firm’s approach includes integrated services tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, offering point-in-time financial plans and optional managed account solutions.

Lawrence Schalles is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and 28 years of industry experience. He has worked with Principal Life Insurance Company and Princor Financial Services Corporation since 2015. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Schalles & Associates CPA, providing accounting and tax services. Principal Securities offers brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and military personnel. The firm emphasizes direct advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Bert Ritter is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 44 years of industry experience. He has been with Lincoln Investment since 2017 and previously spent 14 years at Legend Equities Corporation. Ritter is also the owner of Teachers Sharing Answers, a life and fixed annuity and tax/accounting marketing business he has operated for over four decades. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm provides financial planning, advisor-led consulting, and portfolio management through model portfolios and third-party managers, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team.

Brandi Starr is a CFP® professional with 19 years of industry experience. She is currently with Empower Advisory Group and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley and E*TRADE. Outside of her advisory role, she volunteers as a group leader for a financial freedom class at Grace Family Church, focusing on budgeting, saving, and spending goals. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as certain retail brokerage clients. The firm offers integrated services tied to Empower’s administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing through proprietary and third-party planning methodologies.

Jonathan Abbuehl is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF who holds a Series 66 designation and has 12 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2017, and previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Private Bank from 2015 to 2017. TIAA‑CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning, discretionary managed account programs, and broker-dealer services primarily to individuals with connections to TIAA-administered retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, and small retirement plans. The firm offers both point-in-time planning and ongoing discretionary management using model or customized portfolios through a vertically integrated advisory structure.

Charles Waddell Jr. is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with 30 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked for firms including Legend Equities Corporation, F & S Asset Management Group, Cincinnati Analysts, Transamerica Financial Advisors, and Wells Fargo Clearing. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC serves a diverse client base that includes individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans such as 403(b) and 457(b) programs. The firm offers financial planning, advisor-led consulting, and portfolio management using both advisor-managed and firm-managed model portfolios, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team and a network of third-party managers.

Michael Wu is a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and has held positions at Morgan Stanley, Raymond James, and USAA Financial Advisors. Wu is based in Land O Lakes, FL. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an SEC-registered, enterprise-scale RIA managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets and supporting a national advisor network. The firm serves individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering a range of advisory and portfolio management solutions.

William Ferguson III is a financial advisor at Lincoln Investment with a Series 66 designation. He has one year of industry experience and previously worked at Bank of America, N.A., BentoBox, Stir It Up Ventures, Urban Brewers, and Ariete. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved with Oak & Ola. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer that serves a broad client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, portfolio management, access to third-party managers, and both wrap and non-wrap platform options, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team that creates strategic model portfolios and adaptive strategies.

Ryan Dixon is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. He has worked at Ballast Wealth Partners and Harwood Advisory Group prior to his current roles. In addition to advisory work, he is involved in fixed insurance sales conducted at his branch location. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a range of advisory programs and services, along with operational, compliance, and practice-management support, while allowing advisors discretion in portfolio construction and access to model portfolios managed by its Investment Management and Research team.

Christopher Costello is a financial advisor with Transamerica Retirement Advisors, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having two years of industry experience. He has been with Transamerica Investors Securities Corporation since 2024 and has worked with Transamerica Retirement Solutions since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he has occasionally worked as a rideshare driver for Uber and Lyft. Transamerica Retirement Advisors serves participants in employer-sponsored retirement plans and IRA owners through managed advice programs and investment education services. The firm relies on Morningstar Investment Management for portfolio construction and oversight, providing both managed and non-discretionary recommendations to a broad client base.

Jesus Lopez is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with Lincoln Investment, where he has worked since 2024. He has experience with National Life Group and has a background working in educational and religious organizations, including St Luke Catholic School and the Fellowship of Catholic University Students. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise advisory and broker-dealer serving a diverse client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans. The firm utilizes model portfolios and third-party managers driven by an in-house Investment Management & Research team, while many client relationships remain advisor-led and tailored through Lincoln’s platform tools.

Jack Sardegna is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 31 years of industry experience. He has been with GWN Securities Inc. since 2018, following a 19-year tenure at AXA Advisors, LLC. Sardegna also provides clients with life, health, annuity, disability, and long-term care insurance products. GWN Securities is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and business clients through discretionary managed accounts, financial planning, and access to third-party sub-advisers and model portfolios. The firm supports a large network of about 423 advisors and manages approximately $3.65 billion across more than 37,000 client accounts, offering a range of managed-account programs that include both traditional and legacy market-timing and momentum-based strategies.

Keith Willett is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services who holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has 30 years of industry experience. He has been associated with Principal Life Insurance Co and Princor Financial Services since 2006 and is a partner at One Source Advisory LLC, a marketing entity. Willett is also involved in Intrust Business Partners, LLC, an entity formed to manage group benefits commissions among business partners. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and active-duty military personnel. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers through various advisory and promoter arrangements.

Nelson Saladino is a financial advisor with Principal Financial Services, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. He has worked at Monarch Wealth Management Group since 2020 and has additional experience with Principal Securities Inc and Principal Life Insurance Company beginning in 2019. Outside of his advisory role, Saladino is licensed as an insurance agent offering fixed life, annuity, disability income, health, long-term care, Medicare supplements, and group products. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions through various adviser and promoter arrangements.

Joshua Ferguson is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at firms including Suncoast Credit Union, LPL Financial, City National Bank, and RBC Capital Markets. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online discretionary model account available by invitation to employees. The firm employs algorithm-driven risk assessments to recommend investment strategies implemented via mutual funds and ETFs, with portfolio management delegated to third parties.

Thomas Kelly is a financial advisor with T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and 31 years of industry experience. He has been with T. Rowe Price since 2007. T. Rowe Price Advisory Services, Inc. offers a retirement-focused advisory service combining goals-based financial planning, retirement income strategies, and discretionary investment management primarily using proprietary mutual funds and ETFs. The firm serves individual investors and households with a minimum asset requirement and emphasizes model portfolios, tax-aware rebalancing, and online planning tools.

Fawn Lane is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment, holding the CFP® designation and securities licenses Series 65 and Series 63. She has 20 years of industry experience and has previously worked with IHT Wealth Management, Independent Financial Partners, LPL Financial, and Valic Financial Advisors. Lane owns Bay Area Wealth Management, Inc., a firm involved in insurance sales and service, operating as a DBA for her Lincoln business. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is a large enterprise investment advisory and broker-dealer serving individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and corporate and ERISA retirement plans, with a notable history of working with educators and 403(b) and 457(b) program participants. The firm’s investment approach includes advisor-led consulting, model portfolio management, and access to third-party managers, supported by an in-house Investment Management & Research team.

Kimberly Cox is a financial advisor with Lincoln Investment in Lutz, FL, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 22 years of industry experience. She has worked at Lincoln Investment for multiple periods since 2014 and has prior experience with United Planners Financial Services, West Coast Financial, Invest Financial Corporation, and Waddell & Reed. Lincoln Investment Planning, LLC is an enterprise investment advisory and broker-dealer serving individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, charities, and retirement plans, including a long history with educator accounts. The firm offers financial planning, advisor-led consulting, and portfolio management through both advisor- and firm-managed model portfolios, supported by an internal Investment Management & Research team.