Casimir Seweryn is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 24 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 credentials. His prior work includes roles at Vanguard and eMoney Advisor before returning to TIAA in 2020. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients with existing relationships through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm provides customized portfolio management alongside model portfolio options and acts as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

David Skelly is a CFP® professional with 24 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is currently with Commonwealth Financial Network and Vala Wealth Management, having previously worked at OSAIC and Woodbury Financial Services. He is also the owner of Skelly Financial Planning Group, LLC. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides back-office support, technology, investment management, and compliance services, offering various advisory programs including discretionary model portfolios and personalized indexing options.

Kathleen Vasko is a CFP® and ChFC® with eight years of experience, currently advising at Janney Montgomery Scott. She has worked exclusively at Janney Montgomery Scott throughout her financial career and previously spent time at Wirx Pharmacy and Family Support Line. Kathleen serves as a trained advocate for CASA Youth Advocates of Delaware and Chester County and participates on the College and Career Planning Committee for Unionville Chadds Ford School District. 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 individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, providing brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and wrap/advisory programs with a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Jerry Wacura is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Philadelphia, PA, holding Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and seven years of industry experience. He has worked previously at GWFS Equities, Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Bank, Bank of America, Merrill, and TD Bank. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders, delivering services through an integrated model linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

Vaughn Schill is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC. His previous roles include positions at Hyperion Partners, LLC; Bridgers Schill Wealth Management Group, LLC; and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments. MAI Capital Management, LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, integrated wealth management, retirement plan consulting, and family-office services to a diverse client base including high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages a broad range of investment strategies and offers services that include trust administration and insurance through its affiliates.

Nicole Kianka is a CFP® certificant with four years of experience in the financial industry. She is currently with Rockefeller Financial LLC and has previous experience at Wells Fargo Clearing Services, Wells Fargo Bank, and Wescott Financial Advisory Firm. Outside of finance, she holds a law license in Pennsylvania and works part-time as a bartender. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning services and operates as a registered broker-dealer, providing securities transactions, variable insurance products, and investment banking services through a private advisor model and a consolidated investment platform.

Matthew Fleming is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 22 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA-CREF since 2014. Fleming is also an owner of a rental property in Philadelphia. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm offers a range of investment solutions including model portfolios and customized portfolios managed under client-approved investment policy statements.

Christopher Schuch is a CFP® with 16 years of experience in financial advising. He is currently with Mariner, where he has worked since 2021, and previously spent nine years at CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC. Outside of his advisory role, Schuch serves as a board member for the Avon Grove Wildcats Girls Lacrosse club and coaches a youth lacrosse team through True Lacrosse, LLC. Mariner serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations, providing investment management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and coordinated tax services. The firm offers customized discretionary portfolios supported by an internal investment committee and integrates tax, accounting, and family office services alongside its portfolio management capabilities.

Andrew Johnson is a CFP® with five years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Schwab Wealth Advisory in Radnor, PA. His prior roles include positions at Charles Schwab, Charles Schwab Bank, Infosys, and The Vanguard Group. Schwab Wealth Advisory provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, focusing on annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations using Schwab’s proprietary research tools and asset allocation models. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and does not directly charge clients fees, distinguishing its approach from many enterprise wealth managers.

Carl Nadwodny Jr. is a CFP® and CFA® credentialed financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Buckingham Strategic Wealth, LLC and Convergent Financial Strategies LLC. Focus Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients, offering a broad range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that combines active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds within an enhanced open architecture framework.

Ian Mac Kinnon is a financial advisor at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at WealthBridge Financial and Edmund Optics, Inc. In addition to his advisory role, he owns AtTrainable Real Estate IQ, LLC, a real estate business focused on buying, renovating, and selling or leasing investment properties. Focus Partners Wealth, LLC serves individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, and institutional clients with a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm employs a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach that blends active and passive strategies, third-party managers, and private funds under an enhanced open architecture framework.

David Kovach is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 35 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® and Series 63 designations and has worked at firms including APW Capital, Inc. and Kistler Tiffany Advisors. He serves as president of the KTA Funding Hope Foundation, a charitable organization based in Berwyn, PA. 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 client assets and employs a financial planning–led investment process emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various tactical approaches and comprehensive retirement plan services.

Jonathan Susser is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with three years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Huntington Securities, Janney Montgomery Scott, Valley National Investments, Credit Agricole, Glenmede Investment Management, and Blackrock. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a broad range of advisory programs including asset management, consulting, and retirement services, with a focus on both discretionary and non-discretionary account management.

Ethan Collins is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Hightower Advisors and its affiliated broker-dealer, Hightower Securities, LLC, since 2014. The firm provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, institutions, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. Hightower's advisory approach emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing proprietary research and a range of investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, and alternative investments.

Ashesh Shah is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. He has been with PNC Investments LLC since 2022 and has also worked at PNC Bank since 2000. PNC Wealth Management provides retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account for employees, which uses algorithmic risk assessments and invests in mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Christine Curtiss is a financial advisor at Citigroup Global Markets with 23 years of industry experience. She holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has worked at BNY Mellon Securities Corporation and BNY Mellon prior to joining Citigroup. Citigroup Global Markets serves individual and institutional clients across various wealth segments, offering a range of investment advisory programs alongside broker-dealer execution and custody services. The firm employs multi-asset, multi-manager strategies through discretionary and non-discretionary programs and features in-house research and unique market roles such as swap dealing and futures commission merchant activities.

Jason Forsythe is a CFP® professional with 27 years of industry experience, currently serving at Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. Prior to joining Schwab, he spent 21 years with Lincoln Financial Distributors. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Schwab Wealth Advisory, Inc. provides non-discretionary fiduciary investment advice to clients enrolled in the Schwab Wealth Advisory program, offering services such as annual financial reviews, retirement planning, and investment recommendations using Charles Schwab’s asset allocation models and research tools. The firm operates as an internal advisory unit within the Schwab ecosystem and does not exercise discretionary trading authority.

John Casale is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 33 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Janney since 2018 and previously worked at Wells Fargo Advisors from 2015 to 2018. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC manages approximately $110 billion in client assets and serves a diverse range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and municipal entities. The firm provides brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs through a combination of in-house portfolio management and third-party managers.

Timothy Landmesser is a financial advisor at Sequoia Financial Group, L.L.C. with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Sei and JPMorgan. Timothy’s background also includes four years at Pennsylvania State University and five years at Germantown Academy. Sequoia Financial Advisors, LLC provides wealth planning, investment management, and retirement-plan and business-consulting services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, trusts, family offices, and other institutional clients. The firm employs a mix of in-house models, custom portfolios, and third-party manager selection, supported by an Investment Policy Committee and extensive research resources.

Ian Mc Laughlin is a CFP® with 14 years of experience in the financial services industry. He currently works at Janney Montgomery Scott and previously held positions at Lincoln Investment, Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., and SII-Acorn Financial Services. 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 wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and various advisory programs.