Karen Hartley is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 66 credential and 20 years of industry experience. She has worked with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2012. Outside of her advisory role, she owns KH Strategic Initiatives, LLC, a consulting business. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified firm serving individual and institutional clients, offering specialized retirement income planning through its Ameriprise Premier Retirement Income service, which provides written recommendations and ongoing advice focused on income and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Patrick Byrne Jr. is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Edward Jones since 1999. He is based in Pittsburgh, PA, and holds a Series 63 license. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million individual and institutional clients, offering a range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment strategies, as well as affiliated mutual funds and tax-efficient services. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets and operates a nationwide network of financial advisors and branches.

Anthony Capriotti is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 25 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors LLC from 2016 to 2021. Capriotti serves on the Board of Directors for the St Clair Country Club, where he leads the membership committee, and participates on the board of the Mother's Hope Foundation, a charitable organization. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering customized portfolio management and advisory programs. The firm combines in-house and third-party investment managers and provides various options for portfolio structuring, tax management, and responsible investing.

Lara Stunkel is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation. Prior to joining Baird, she was involved with PSquare Scents, LLC and volunteered with Animal Friends. The DDK Group at Robert W. Baird & Co., where Lara works, serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and investment management services, utilizing a combination of manager-traded and model-traded strategies supported by internal research and technology.

Nicholas Mitchell is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with eight years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has worked at Robert Baird & Co. since 2022 and previously at Hefren Tillotson from 2017. Robert Baird & Co.’s DDK Group serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and a variety of managed account and brokerage services. The firm uses manager-traded and model-traded strategies, tax management, and internal research, including artificial intelligence tools, in delivering its advisory services.

Frank Emmerling Jr. is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Gibsonia, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 16 years of industry experience. He has been with RBC Capital Markets since 2013. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves individual investors, institutional clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs and tailors investment strategies based on each client’s risk profile, using a combination of in-house and third-party managers.

Richard Dameron is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 37 years of industry experience. He has been with Primerica Advisors and Primerica Financial Services since 2005. Dameron is a Vietnam veteran who served in the United States Army Security Agency from 1962 to 1966 and owns Fernwood Enterprises LLC. Primerica Advisors sponsors a wrap-fee asset management program serving individual investors, including both non-high-net-worth and high-net-worth clients, as well as corporate and charitable clients. The firm offers model-driven investment strategies supported by third-party asset managers and provides advisory services through a large network of financial advisors.

Bradley Root is a financial advisor at Merrill with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at TriState Capital Bank and the Pittsburgh Field Club. Merrill, along with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies supported by internal CIO teams and third-party managers for a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Chelsea Harless is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with five years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2020. Outside of her advisory role, she is the sole proprietor of Woods & Spice LLC, a retail and online store based in West Virginia. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management serves both individual and institutional clients, offering a range of advisory programs including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and uses structured planning tools and modeling in its financial planning process.

Kevin Tatar is a financial advisor with Osaic Wealth, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 23 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors for 22 years before joining Osaic in 2025. Outside of his advisory role, he is also licensed as an insurance agent, offering and servicing fixed insurance products such as fixed and indexed annuities, SPIAs, long-term care, and traditional life insurance. Osaic Wealth serves a broad mix of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated financial advisers, providing integrated brokerage and investment advisory services, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers. The firm employs asset-allocation tools, risk-tolerance assessments, and automated rebalancing to construct diversified portfolios, with options for discretionary or non-discretionary management and reasonable client-imposed restrictions.

Angela Otero is a financial advisor at Edward Jones in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses with eight years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Bank of America (Merrill Lynch), JPMorgan Chase Bank, and Mariva Capital Markets. She has also worked in legal and academic settings earlier in her career. Edward Jones is a full-service wealth management firm serving over four million clients, including individual and institutional investors. The firm manages approximately $1.01 trillion in assets under management and offers a range of investment solutions, including discretionary and non-discretionary strategies, separately managed accounts, and affiliated mutual funds, operating under a fiduciary standard.

Christopher Scoletti is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Monroeville, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 20 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, and Citigroup Global Markets. He serves as immediate past president and board member of Catholic Charities of Pittsburgh. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs to individuals and institutions, offering tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and investment research. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and delivers services through both individual and corporate financial planning arrangements.

Arthur Hazen Jr. is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Cambridge since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member and secretary for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Pittsburgh, where he is involved in operations, fundraising, and event planning. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent professionals, employing a range of portfolio management strategies and platforms tailored to client objectives.

Christopher Hudson is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with 28 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has worked at various Raymond James entities and the Lynch Retirement Investment Group. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities, offering financial planning, non-discretionary investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary solutions.

Richard Kappel is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Ameriprise and Ameriprise Financial Services since 2006, as well as at Cornerstone since 2004. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of directors for the Tau Phi Delta Fraternity at Pennsylvania State University and leads the preschool division at Cornerstone Ministries. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services focused on clients approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide tailored, non-discretionary recommendations delivered through a centralized consulting team.

Ryan Gardner is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab, holding a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Aldi USA and MVB Bank, as well as time spent in education and various other positions. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a large client base of high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. Schwab offers a combination of non-discretionary advisory services and access to discretionary separately managed accounts, utilizing multi-asset model portfolios and a centralized, integrated operational structure.

Douglas Clark is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Wexford, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 12 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Strategic Pension and Financial Partners, LLC, Princor Financial Services Corp, and Principal Life Insurance Company. Outside of advisory work, Clark serves as an Allegheny County elections poll worker. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers financial planning, advisory programs, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, utilizing both discretionary and non-discretionary management with model portfolios and research from multiple sources.

Megan Spear is a financial advisor with Ameriprise, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and 27 years of industry experience. She has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate since 1998. In addition to her advisory role, she owns and operates MTMS Group, a financial advisory business based in Pittsburgh, PA. Ameriprise is a large institutional firm that offers a retirement-income planning service targeted at individuals nearing or in retirement with significant investable assets. The firm combines research, modeling, and tax-efficiency analysis to provide tailored, non-discretionary recommendations delivered through a centralized consulting team.

Steven Selip is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has 16 years of industry experience. He has been with Cambridge since 2013 and also has a longstanding career in medical practice. Outside of his advisory role, Selip serves on the board of a political action committee affiliated with the Pennsylvania Medical Society, holds leadership positions with local medical societies and civil service commissions, and practices as a physician treating patients with opioid use disorder. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent professionals, utilizing both proprietary and third-party investment strategies tailored to client objectives.

Jacob Dukman is a CFP® and Series 66 credentialed financial advisor with three years of industry experience. He is currently with Charles Schwab, having previously worked at Morgan Stanley and Hefren-Tillotson. Dukman also has experience in academic and public sectors, including roles at Allegheny College and the Laurel Highlands School District. Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. serves a large client base of primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its Schwab Wealth Advisory wrap fee program and affiliated managed-account and financial planning services. The firm combines non-discretionary advisory relationships with access to discretionary separately managed accounts, offering multi-asset model portfolios and a centralized operational structure.