David Reidy is a financial advisor at First Growth Capital LLC with 13 years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. His work history includes roles at ISGAM US LLC, The Parkridge Companies, LLC, and The Parkridge Group, LLC. First Growth Capital LLC provides financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, foundations, separately managed accounts, and other advisory firms. The firm employs a combined top-down market and cash-flow analysis with proprietary security selection to construct diversified portfolios that include equities, fixed income, hard assets, alternatives, and derivatives, offering ongoing monitoring and rebalancing tailored to client-specific restrictions.

Irina Gabidullina is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor at Donalies Financial Planning, LLC with six years of industry experience. She previously worked at Gallant Financial Planning and Lighthouse Financial Planning, LLC. Donalies Financial Planning, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary portfolio management to individuals, business entities, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, with a focus on dual-income families and those preparing for or in retirement. The firm’s investment approach combines Modern Portfolio Theory with a passive core and active satellite positions, using tax-aware strategies and third-party planning tools.

Vijay Bhaskar Prasad Duddumpudi is a financial advisor at BORA Capital, LLC with a Series 65 credential and no prior industry experience. Before joining BORA Capital, he held roles at Neurocrine Biosciences, Biogen, Novartis, and ZS Associates, with his current outside employment as a Senior Manager in Commercial Analytics at Biogen, focusing on data and commercial strategy analytics. BORA Capital provides portfolio management services to individual and high-net-worth clients, emphasizing fundamental equity analysis and long-term investment strategies. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary account management, utilizes tailored model allocations, and conducts regular portfolio reviews.

Paul Glashofer is a financial advisor at Glashofer Financial Advisors with 18 years at the firm and 13 years of industry experience. He is also a licensed insurance broker offering life, disability, and health insurance as a supplemental service. Glashofer Financial Advisors serves high-net-worth individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and various organizations, managing approximately $281 million in client assets. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach focused on companies with strong financial metrics and generally holds investments for at least a year to limit turnover.

Melinda Wiedel is a financial advisor at Kilner Capital Advisors, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 credential and has been with Kilner Capital Advisors since 2014. Kilner Capital Advisors provides discretionary investment management, retirement-plan advisory, and financial consulting to individuals, qualified retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and small businesses. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory and a buy-and-hold strategy, emphasizing broadly diversified, passively managed mutual funds and conservative fixed-income securities.

De Huang is a financial advisor at The J.O. Johnson Group Inc. with seven years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at TD Ameritrade Investment Management, Scottrade, Merrill, and Bank of America. Outside of his advisory role, De Huang works as a quality assurance analyst for a proprietary trading firm that funds futures traders. The J.O. Johnson Group Inc. provides advisory services primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients as well as pension and profit-sharing plans. The firm combines technical and fundamental analysis with modern portfolio theory to manage discretionary portfolios across a range of asset classes, including equities, fixed income, ETFs, and options strategies.

Benjamin Brown is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He has been with Entelechy LLC since 2017 and previously worked at Focus Wealth Management, Ltd. from 2014 to 2017. Entelechy serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, providing comprehensive financial planning, investment management, tax preparation, and educational seminars. The firm employs a primarily passive investment strategy using diversified portfolios of index funds and ETFs, managing approximately $250 million in discretionary assets for around 80 clients within a single-advisor practice.

Heather Mcgolerick is a financial advisor at Meritis Wealth Management, Inc. with 29 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors and Wells Fargo Clearing for a combined 17 years. Meritis Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and businesses with customized wealth management that integrates investment management, financial planning, and insurance consulting. The firm uses a tailored, generally discretionary investment approach with ongoing monitoring, drawing on a combination of third-party research, fundamental and technical analysis, and may include sub-advisors as part of client strategies.

Valeria Suaza Salamanca is a financial advisor at Ortman Financial Planning with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at LifeGuide Financial Advisors, Wolford Companies, Inc, and Messiah University. Ortman Financial Planning serves individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm uses a passive, asset-class investment approach complemented by fundamental and cyclical analysis, and offers educational seminars at no cost to attendees.

Brendon Worst is a CFP® with four years of industry experience, currently serving at Cedar Spring Advisors, LLC. He has previously worked at Northrop Grumman and Freshly, Inc., and holds a Series 65 license. He is also involved with Halcyon Financial as an insurance agent. Cedar Spring Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable organizations, providing discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management alongside financial planning and consulting. The firm manages approximately $169 million in assets and employs a range of investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk tolerance.

Bradley Sherman is a financial advisor at Sherman Wealth Management LLC with 14 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Sherman Wealth Management since 2013. Sherman Wealth Management serves individuals, high-net-worth individuals, trusts, estates, businesses, and retirement plans by providing discretionary investment management, comprehensive wealth management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and cash-management services. The firm employs an open-architecture, long-term asset allocation approach with customized portfolios that emphasize buy-and-hold strategies and may include mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and third-party managers.

Genti Cici is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. He is the founder of StandUP Advisors, where he has served as a fiduciary advisor since 2017. In addition to his work at StandUP Advisors, he provides financial planning and fiduciary advice to clients through an independent contractor relationship with InvestEd. StandUP Advisors is a fee-only fiduciary firm serving individuals, families, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm uses a customized, goals-based process and manages assets on a discretionary basis with a broadly diversified, ETF-style global investment approach, offering both all-ETF core strategies and core-satellite options.

Kartik Pawar is a financial advisor at One Oak with a Series 65 credential and experience working at firms including HarbourVest, Dyson Capital Advisors, Cambridge Associates, and Investure LLC. He has been with One Oak since 2025. One Oak provides outsourced chief investment officer and customized investment advisory services primarily to institutional clients such as endowments, foundations, and family offices. The firm focuses on integrated investment management, including policy development, manager selection, risk management, and performance reporting, serving a select client base with high account minimums.

Micah Patashnik is a CFP® and Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 12 years of industry experience. He has worked at Absolute Investment Management since 2012. Micah is affiliated with MacroView Investment Management LLC, a firm that provides discretionary personal wealth management, financial planning, and fee-based retirement plan consulting to individual investors, corporations, non-profits, and pension plans. MacroView employs a predominantly top-down, macroeconomic investment approach, combining internal portfolio management with third-party managers, and offers a notable sub-advisory business alongside ERISA retirement plan services.

Jaron Beach is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Pointer Financial Advisors LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Canter Wealth, Cetera Financial, Northwestern Mutual, and LPL Financial. Pointer Financial Advisors serves individual clients across various wealth levels as well as trusts, estates, family businesses, charitable organizations, and plan assets, providing discretionary investment management and integrated wealth and financial planning services. The firm focuses on customized strategic asset allocation and fundamental analysis to achieve global diversification across multiple asset classes.

Christopher Brown is a CFP® professional with 23 years of experience in financial advising. He has been with Ivy League Financial Advisors LLC, formerly Commonwealth Advisory, since 1999. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. Ivy League Financial Advisors provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, emphasizing documented client objectives and ongoing portfolio monitoring and rebalancing.

William Powell is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with Ferguson-Johnson Wealth Management, Inc. since 2013. Ferguson-Johnson Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser providing investment management and financial planning to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and nonprofit entities. The firm employs a research-based passive investment approach emphasizing broad diversification through ETFs, no-load index funds, and engineered-index funds, managing roughly $316 million across about 190 client relationships.

Richard Gaige is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently a managing partner and Co-CEO at GLR Partners, where he oversees investments and portfolio management. Prior to joining GLR Partners, he worked for ten years at UBS Financial Services. GLR Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and qualified retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $260.7 million in discretionary assets for around 170 clients, employing fundamental research to build long-term portfolios while allowing for shorter-term trading when appropriate.

Andrew Magdar is a Series 65-licensed advisor at White Oak Wealth Management in Columbia, MD, with less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles in banking and the hospitality sector, as well as being a full-time student. White Oak Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $124.2 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analyses to create tailored investment plans and utilizes discretionary management with diverse investment vehicles, including the use of leverage and derivatives where appropriate.

Gary Williams is a CFP® with over 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the founder of Williams Asset Management and has also spent significant time at Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of his advisory work, he is the author of the book *Art of Retirement* and holds several nonprofit roles, including chairing the investment committee and serving on the executive board at the Y of Central Maryland. Williams Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment approach combining fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and incorporates options strategies alongside long-term trading.