Lawrence Raigrodski is a financial advisor with Cetera, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 26 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at Avantax, spanning from 1999 to 2025, before joining Cetera in 2025. He is also a CPA and operates a tax preparation and accounting business. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered firm serving individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients through a nationwide network of over 10,000 advisors. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with a variety of portfolio management options, financial planning services, and access to third-party managers.

Erin Schmidinger is a Wealth Management Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a role she has held since 2020. She has been with Fidelity Investments since 2014, progressing through positions including Relationship Manager and Senior Relationship Manager. Prior to joining Fidelity, Erin worked at Bank of America, Merrill Lynch from 2011 to 2014 in various capacities such as Wealth Management Client Services, Financial Solutions Advisor, and Investment Associate. Throughout her career in financial services, Erin focuses on understanding her clients, their families, and their priorities. She works to align Fidelity's resources to meet her clients' financial planning needs and is dedicated to advocating for them by addressing their financial and life goals.

Hayley Glantz is a financial advisor with Raymond James & Associates in Chevy Chase, MD, holding a Series 66 credential and four years of industry experience. Her work history includes roles at Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., Agency One, and The Capital Grille. 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, institutional investors, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, non-discretionary investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary services.

Irene Tata is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Rockville, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations and 18 years of industry experience. She has been with Ameriprise and its affiliated entities since 2011. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as an agent named in health care directives and as a standby trustee and executor. Ameriprise offers retirement-income planning services focused on individuals approaching or in retirement with substantial investable assets, combining research, modeling, and tax-efficient strategies. The firm provides a broad range of advisory, brokerage, and insurance solutions through its large institutional platform.

Louis Foran is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 42 years of industry experience. He has worked at RBC Capital Markets since 2009 and concurrently with City National Bank since 2017. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs with tailored strategies implemented through a combination of in-house and third-party investment managers.

Denis Mc Groddy is a financial advisor with Charles Schwab, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 32 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Charles Schwab Bank, TD Ameritrade, Inc., and Scottsdale Securities. Charles Schwab serves primarily high- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals through its 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 and utilizes multi-asset model portfolios supported by centralized custody and operational infrastructure.

So Myong Kim is a financial advisor at Merrill with six years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Bank of America, HSBC Securities, HSBC Bank USA, and MB Financial Bank. His current role is based in Bethesda, MD. Merrill, together 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 for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

John Oettinger is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with LPL Financial, based in Rockville, MD, with 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2007 and previously spent five years with Stratos Wealth Partners, Ltd (doing business as Vintage Financial Partners). Outside of his advisory role, he is a part-owner of Vintage Insurance Partners and participates in an online book referral business as an Amazon Associate. LPL Financial serves individuals, retirement plans, financial institutions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a nationwide network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and brokerage services, providing both discretionary and non-discretionary management with access to model portfolios, third-party research, and various specialized strategies.

Eugene Mc Vey is a financial advisor with LPL Financial holding a Series 66 designation and four years of industry experience. His prior employment includes roles at Merrill, TD Bank, MassMutual, and TIAA-CREF. He is based in Kensington, MD. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual clients, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and brokerage services, incorporating both discretionary and non-discretionary management alongside research and model portfolios.

Herbert Ortega is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 19 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009 and Morgan Stanley Private Bank, National Association since 2015. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a wide range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and research. The firm offers services both directly and through Corporate Financial Planning agreements with employers, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Michel Allen is a Financial Consultant at Fidelity Investments, a position he has held since 2022. Prior to this role, he served as a Planning Consultant at Fidelity Investments from 2021 to 2022. Michel has over a decade of experience in financial services, having worked in various roles including Senior Financial Consultant at TD Ameritrade, Investment Consultant at Scottrade, and Personal Banker at Citibank and First Niagara Bank. Throughout his career, Michel has focused on collaborating with individuals and families to create tailored financial plans that align with their unique goals and needs. He leverages resources, tools, and strategies supported by Fidelity to work toward clients' financial success. Outside of his professional work, Michel's personal interests include beach activities, cars, family activities, fitness, movies, and outdoor adventures.

Patrick Haney is a financial advisor with LPL Financial who holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 32 years of industry experience, including roles at MML Investors Services and Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company prior to joining LPL Financial in 2019. He is also involved in The Haney Company, an insurance agency he has operated since 1990. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs and financial planning services supported by model portfolios, third-party subadvisors, and research resources.

Patrick Dunn is a financial advisor with OSAIC in Silver Spring, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 18 years of industry experience. He worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors for 11 years before joining OSAIC in 2025. Dunn is also a trustee member of the Board at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in Buffalo, NY, serving in an unpaid, volunteer capacity. OSAIC serves a broad range of retail and institutional clients through a large network of affiliated advisers, offering integrated brokerage and investment advisory services, financial planning, and access to third-party money managers and unified managed accounts. The firm employs asset-allocation tools and automated rebalancing, managing portfolios that include stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments on both discretionary and non-discretionary bases.

Frank Scicchitano is a financial advisor with Wells Fargo Advisors in Bethesda, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has worked at UBS Financial Services Inc since 2013. Outside of his primary role, he has ownership interests in FPS Wealth Management LLC and Scicchitano GP, LLC. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network is a large broker-dealer and registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm offers a broad range of investment and financial planning services tailored to clients meeting certain net-worth thresholds, utilizing proprietary research and planning tools.

George Enone is a CFP® with 25 years of industry experience, currently serving at OSAIC since 2024. He previously worked at Woodbury Financial Services, Inc. for eight years and Capital One Investing, LLC for three years. Osaic Wealth, Inc. serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm provides integrated brokerage and advisory services, utilizing firm-provided tools and third-party managers to construct diversified portfolios with a range of investment options.

Paul Andrews is a Series 66 licensed financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Raymond James & Associates since 2020, following an 11-year tenure at UBS Financial Services Inc. Andrews is a partner and owner of Andrews Capital LLC, which he uses to hold private investments. He is also a partner in THE BOOM LLC, an entity established with a family member to purchase a condominium in Florida for personal use. Raymond James & Associates is a large dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, and municipal entities. The firm offers financial planning, non-discretionary investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary solutions, utilizing a variety of portfolio management styles supported by in-house research and affiliated sub-advisers.

Michael Moriarty is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Fidelity since 2021, previously working at Ameriprise and Bronfman E.L. Rothschild. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. He is affiliated with Strategic Advisers LLC, a Fidelity Investments company that provides investment management and advisory services to retail and institutional clients. The firm utilizes a combination of fundamental research, quantitative analysis, and algorithmic portfolio construction to manage portfolios including mutual funds, ETFs, and ETPs.

Beatriz Casado is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Clearing with 19 years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Merrill and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. Wells Fargo Clearing provides retirement plan consulting to qualified ERISA plans and non-qualified deferred compensation plans, offering both non-discretionary and discretionary services. The firm’s advisory process is IPS-driven and incorporates modern portfolio theory, with a notably broad range of financial products including insurance-related vehicles and bank deposit sweep options.

Sally Kirkpatrick is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Chevy Chase, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. She has worked at RBC Capital Markets since 2008 and City National Bank since 2017. Kirkpatrick served on the Board of Directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Greater Metropolitan Washington from 2006 to 2009. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a diverse client base including individual investors, institutional clients, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of advisory programs with tailored portfolio management and integrates both in-house and third-party investment resources.

Matthew Hodgson is a financial advisor at Merrill with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Bank of America, N.A. and Merrill Lynch since 2016. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering model-based and discretionary strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutional investors.