John Milchling is a financial advisor at 1 North Wealth Services, LLC in Annapolis, MD, holding a Series 65 credential with six years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at 1 North Wealth Services, Towson University, and Sandbek Outdoors. 1 North Wealth Services provides discretionary investment management and financial planning to individuals, businesses, retirement plans, estates, trusts, and charitable foundations. The firm uses an active, discretionary approach with multiple strategies, including a Sustainable Investing (ESG) option, and manages over $320 million in discretionary assets.

Carl Sera is a financial advisor at Sera Capital Management, LLC with 19 years at the firm and a total of 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation. Outside of his advisory role, Carl is an independent insurance agent who occasionally sells life insurance policies. Sera Capital Management serves individuals and families, including high-net-worth clients, through discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management and targeted investment consulting. The firm combines fundamental and technical analysis with a buy-and-hold approach and actively uses illiquid investment strategies, focusing on investment management and specialized consulting rather than standalone financial planning.

Elizabeth Gillette is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with 11 years of industry experience. She is currently with Curio Wealth, LLC and has held prior roles at Annapolis Financial Services, MainStreet Financial Planning, and Lifetime Wealth Planning and Management. Curio Wealth provides personalized financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and retirement plans. The firm incorporates investments such as no-load mutual funds, ETFs, individual equities, and fixed income, and offers additional services including standalone financial plans and tax preparation.

Arden Widmann is a CFP® with 37 years of experience and has been with Widmann Financial Services since 1989. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Prince George's Community College, teaching estate planning courses. Widmann Financial Services provides discretionary asset management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, families, businesses, charitable organizations, trusts, and estates. The firm uses a hybrid, research-driven investment approach combining quantitative and qualitative analysis and offers financial education seminars with outside professionals.

Victor Simon is a financial advisor at Founders Financial Securities LLC with 34 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses. Prior to joining Founders Financial Securities in 2020, he worked at First Allied Advisory Services and First Allied Securities. Outside of his advisory role, Simon is involved in estate settlement consulting and mentoring small business owners through his family office practice. Founders Financial Securities serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth investors, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement consulting, and a range of brokerage and insurance services, utilizing both traditional and non-traditional delivery methods.

William Warner is an investment advisor with Gradient Advisors, LLC and holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 26 years of industry experience, including a long tenure at Main Street Financial Group where he provides retirement and financial planning as well as life insurance and annuity services. Warner has been with Gradient Advisors since 2021. Gradient Advisors, LLC offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm operates primarily through a network of Investment Advisor Representatives and third-party money managers, emphasizing a non-discretionary approach tailored to client objectives and risk tolerance.

Kyle Dixon is a financial advisor with Mariner Independent, holding a Series 66 designation and 12 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Valic Financial Advisors and Agia. He is currently associated with Connect Wealth and Mariner Platform Solutions. Mariner Independent provides investment advisory, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers portfolio management, model portfolios, third-party managers, and retirement plan services, supported by institutional resources and affiliated investment entities.

Vanessa Patterson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor at Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC with three years of industry experience. She has previously worked with Appraisal Connections and New Perspective Financial Services and maintains a concurrent role in real estate sales with Berkshire Hathaway Home Services. Outside of financial advising, she holds a 10% ownership stake in the Southern Maryland Seahawks basketball team, where she is involved in recruiting, marketing, and ticket sales. Impact Partnership Wealth provides investment management, model-portfolio implementation, financial planning, and ERISA retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and business entities. The firm combines third-party strategists, adviser-managed models, and direct indexing with tactical overlays and generally operates with discretionary trading authority subject to client restrictions.

Gary Stringer is a CFA® charterholder with 27 years of industry experience. He is currently with Shelton Capital Management and has held prior roles at Morgan Keegan & Company, LLC and Legg Mason Wood Walker, Incorporated. Stringer also served as President and Chief Investment Officer at Stringer Asset Management, LLC. Shelton Capital Management provides investment management services to mutual funds, institutional investors, retirement plans, governmental entities, nonprofits, and individual investors through a variety of account types and advisory programs. The firm employs an active, discipline-specific approach incorporating fundamental, technical, and quantitative analysis, with strategies that include options and derivatives, ESG screening, and data-science tools.

Corey Truss is a financial advisor at Navy Federal Investment Services, LLC with eight years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at LPL Financial and Tower Federal Credit Union. Navy Federal Investment Services serves members of Navy Federal Credit Union as well as individual, trust, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, retirement-plan fiduciary services, and automated investment options. The firm primarily uses managed advisory programs with third-party portfolio managers and provides layered investment solutions and digital automated portfolios.

Raymond Harrison is a financial advisor at Lombard Advisers Incorporated with 37 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Lombard Securities since 2003 and Painewebber Incorporated since 1987. Outside of advising, he is involved in outside insurance sales. Lombard Advisers provides personalized investment management services to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and uses a variety of analytical methods to construct and monitor portfolios, with a majority of assets managed on a non-discretionary basis allowing clients to retain final trading authority.

Brian Davis is a financial advisor at Apollon Wealth Management, LLC with 10 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked previously at CIC Wealth, LLC and Commonwealth Financial Network. He is also involved with Clearview Consulting, Inc., where he has been active for 15 years. Apollon Wealth Management is an SEC-registered multi-team adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, families, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans. The firm combines centrally managed investment strategies with locally managed portfolios and offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and advisory roles for private and pooled investment vehicles.

Chelsea English is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently with Root Financial Partners. Prior to joining Root, she worked at Lee, Sipe and Associates and Serving Those Who Serve, among other roles. Outside of advising, she occasionally provides pet-sitting services. Root Financial Partners offers investment management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, small businesses, and select retirement-plan clients. The firm emphasizes broadly diversified, passive investment strategies tailored to client goals and risk profiles, and provides educational programming alongside its advisory services.

Anna Wisniewski is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently with Facet since 2021. She previously worked at Murphy O'Brien Inc. for ten years. Facet Wealth provides subscription-based financial planning and discretionary investment management to individual clients, serving a range of households through phone, video, and a proprietary web platform. The firm offers model-based asset allocations using ETFs and employs technology-driven processes, including machine-learning algorithms, to support tax-optimized portfolio implementation and regular account reviews.

Donald Moore II is a financial advisor with Capital Analysts in Greenbelt, MD, holding the Series 66 designation and 11 years of industry experience. He has been with Lincoln Investment since 2015. In addition to his advisory role, Moore serves as a sales representative for Columbus Life and The State Life Insurance Company/One America, focusing on life and long-term care insurance. Capital Analysts serves a diverse client base including individual and high-net-worth investors, trusts, foundations, businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm offers portfolio management, advisor-managed custom and model portfolios, and retirement-plan advice through a nationwide network of independent advisors and in-house investment management.

William Hufnell is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience, currently serving at Modera Wealth Management, LLC since 2024. Prior to this, he worked for Annapolis Financial Services, LLC/Bay Point Wealth from 2011 to 2024. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Programs Chair for the Anne Arundel Estate Planning Council and Treasurer for the Neighborhood Association of Ridgely's Delight. Modera Wealth Management, LLC provides fiduciary, fee-only advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs an allocation-driven investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, utilizing diversified portfolios of mutual funds, ETFs, individual securities, and selective strategies such as ESG integration and private placements.

Alan Johnson is a financial advisor at Financial & Tax Architects, LLC with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with The Professional Group, Inc. since 2011. In addition to his advisory role, he works full-time as an independent insurance agent. Financial & Tax Architects provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on those nearing or in retirement. The firm employs proprietary “Private Wealth Strategies” using exchange-traded funds, individual securities, and trend-aware rebalancing, with most client relationships managed on a discretionary basis.

Todd Hall is a financial advisor with Principal Advised Services, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 25 years of industry experience. He has been with Principal Advised Services since 2022 and has also worked with Principal Securities Inc. and Principal Life Insurance Company since 2006. Principal Advised Services offers investment advice and related services primarily to retirement plan participants and retail IRA clients, combining third-party tools like Morningstar with proprietary models and discretionary investment management. The firm operates as part of the Principal Financial Group, leveraging affiliated entities for a comprehensive suite of financial products and services.

Erin Villamizar is a CFP® professional with one year of experience at Modera Wealth Management, LLC. She previously worked for eight years at Red Oak Financial Group and two years with Baltimore County Public Schools. Outside of finance, she volunteers as a musician with various local jazz bands and community music groups in the Towson, MD area. Modera Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, corporations, and plan sponsors with a range of services including wealth management, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and financial planning. The firm uses a diversified asset allocation strategy based on Modern Portfolio Theory and combines investment management with in-house accounting, tax services, and business coaching.

Rick Hoskins Jr. is a financial advisor at Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC with 11 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Edward Jones, Sorrento Pacific Financial, and New Perspective Financial Solutions. Impact Partnership Wealth, LLC provides investment advisory services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, managing approximately $2.96 billion through a network of about 91 advisors. The firm offers a range of portfolio management and financial planning solutions and operates within a broad affiliated-entity ecosystem that supports diverse investment strategies and advisor flexibility.