James Brandau is a financial advisor at William Blair with 10 years of industry experience and holds a Series 66 designation. He has worked at William Blair since 2022 and spent the prior seven years at Brown Brothers Harriman. William Blair’s Private Wealth Management division offers discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and wealth services to individuals, foundations, pension, and corporate clients. The firm employs an active, research-driven investment approach across multiple asset classes and provides access to proprietary models and private investment opportunities.

William Wahl III is a financial advisor with Private Advisor Group, LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and 19 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Hornor Townsend & Kent Inc for nine years before joining Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial LLC in 2018. Private Advisor Group serves a diverse client base, including individuals, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting through a broad network of investment adviser representatives. The firm provides access to third-party asset managers, turnkey asset management platforms, and a proprietary separately managed account program, employing various analytical approaches and trading strategies.

John Guidotti is a financial advisor with Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 28 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at LPL Financial, Hoover Financial Advisors, Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments, Capital Investment Services, and Royal Alliance Associates. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a large network of advisors. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized retirement consulting, employing a strategic investment approach that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

Jason Freedman is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in State College, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and six years of industry experience. Prior to joining Citizens Securities in 2020, he worked at First Commonwealth Bank, Edward Jones, and First National Bank. Outside of his advisory role, Freedman teaches Sunday school at Temple Beth Israel. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services. The firm provides both digital and managed account programs and operates as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

Andrew Alcarese is a CFP®-designated financial advisor with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Janney Montgomery Scott since 2013. 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 diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients through a combination of in-house portfolio management and third-party managers.

Bruce Hotaling is a CFA® charterholder with 19 years of industry experience, currently serving at Focus Partners Wealth, LLC since 2024. He previously worked at GYL Financial Synergies, LLC and led Hotaling Investment Management, LLC for over a decade. Hotaling is a board member of The Merchant Fund, a non-investment organization based in Philadelphia. Focus Partners Wealth serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth families, family offices, corporations, retirement plans, and institutions, offering a range of wealth management and advisory services. The firm utilizes a long-term, tax- and fee-sensitive investment approach incorporating fundamental and quantitative analysis, as well as a broad network of affiliated service companies and product relationships.

Autumn Katzenmoyer is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Principal Financial Services with 12 years of industry experience. She has worked with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2013. Katzenmoyer serves as President of the Rotary Club of Thorndale-Downingtown. Principal Securities provides brokerage and registered investment advisory services to a diverse client base, including individual investors, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm offers direct advisory programs, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party money manager solutions.

Jeffrey Leber is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 18 years of industry experience. He is currently with MAI Capital Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2024. His prior roles include positions at Hyperion Partners, LLC, Bridgers Schill Wealth Management Group, and Rubicon Wealth Management. 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 integrates financial planning and tax services into many client relationships.

Elizabeth Cook is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with 15 years of industry experience. She held a prior role at Twinbridge Financial from 2016 to 2025. Outside of her advisory work, she is also involved in life insurance sales through a separate DBA. GWN Securities provides investment advisory and related services to individual and corporate clients via managed account programs, financial planning, and introductions to third-party managers. The firm employs a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers and utilizes both model-based allocations and trading/tactical strategies based on market timing and momentum.

Timothy Knapp Jr. is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Merrill and Bank of America, N.A. from 2016 to 2025. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and retirement plans. The firm offers investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services, including a digital advisory platform managed in partnership with SigFig and a Managed Account program.

Brendan Yospa is a CFP® affiliated with Cerity Partners LLC, where he has worked since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Permit Capital Advisors, Newday USA, and Morgan Stanley, as well as a decade working with Family Pharmacy of Hampstead. Cerity Partners provides customized wealth management and related services to a diverse national client base, including individuals, families, trusts, business entities, and institutional investors. The firm employs tailored asset allocation, manager selection, and rebalancing strategies, incorporating both proprietary quantitative screens and third-party managers.

Gabrielle Bruno is a financial advisor at Integrity Alliance, LLC with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. She is also the sole proprietor of Angel Army Associates, LLC, a law firm, and works as a caregiver with Samaritans At Last, LLC. Prior to her current roles, she held positions at Jauregui Law Firm, Robertson Center for Constitutional Law, and Regent University School of Law. Integrity Alliance serves a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans through a network of 164 independent adviser representatives. The firm offers continuous asset management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and access to third-party manager programs, employing a range of investment approaches and custodial platforms.

Kevin Martin is a financial advisor with Guardian Life and Park Avenue Securities, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes over a decade at Eagle Strategies (NY Life) and New York Life Insurance Company. Outside of his advisory role, he owns residential rental property. Park Avenue Securities LLC, a subsidiary of The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporate clients through brokerage services, financial planning, and a range of investment advisory programs.

Arthur Taxin is a financial advisor at Brookstone Capital Management LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He has been with Brookstone since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in a legal services business unrelated to investments. Brookstone Capital Management is an SEC-registered adviser that provides fee-based asset management and financial planning through a turnkey asset management platform and wrap-fee program. The firm serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporations, charitable organizations, sovereign wealth funds, and banking institutions, and supports a large advisor network with back-office and managed account services.

Marshall Shigon is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding a Series 63 designation and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has worked at several firms, including Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company and MassMutual. In addition to his advisory role, Shigon is involved in life insurance brokerage through his positions with 1847Financial and 1847 Private Client Group. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, providing advisory services via third-party asset manager platforms, financial planning, and consulting. The firm emphasizes client-directed implementation and oversight, managing the majority of client assets on a non-discretionary basis.

Andrew Nehrbas is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Bryn Mawr, PA. He holds a Series 63 designation and has 50 years of industry experience, including over 16 years with Janney. He serves as a board member of the Crescent Homeowners Association in Wilson, WY, where he assists in maintaining common area trails and streams. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large enterprise firm managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a diverse client base with a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services, utilizing both in-house and third-party portfolio management across multiple wrap programs and model portfolios.

Kathleen Fisher is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 36 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 63 designation and has previously worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated. 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 diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, and institutional sponsors, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services supported by both in-house and third-party portfolio management.

Brian Ferko is a financial advisor with Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has worked at Orion Portfolio Solutions and Brinker Capital in various capacities since 2010. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as the head baseball coach at Lansdale Catholic High School. Orion Portfolio Solutions primarily supports independent investment advisory firms, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and institutional sponsors through model-driven and managed-account solutions. The firm manages approximately $64.8 billion in assets with 198 advisors and offers a range of services including separately managed accounts, wealth advisory for high-net-worth clients, and technology-enabled custom indexing.

Geoffrey Franklin is a CFP® with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. He has held roles at Mercer since 2019 and previously worked at firms including J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Mercer Global Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a diverse client base, including individuals, high-net-worth families, small business owners, and nonprofit organizations. The firm employs a globally diversified investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing low-cost index vehicles, multi-factor tilts, and tax management strategies.

Joseph Battaglini is a CFP® with 26 years of industry experience, currently serving at Kestra Advisory since 2023. He previously worked at Private Advisor Group and LPL Financial for 11 years and has been CEO of Battaglini & Company, a tax and accounting firm, since 1989. Outside of his advisory roles, he manages a team of tax and investment professionals at his CPA firm. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to a diverse range of institutional and individual clients, offering services including fiduciary consulting, plan-level investment advice, and access to multiple management platforms. The firm serves large institutional investors and maintains extensive affiliate and third-party relationships to support its broad offering.