James Ciarmella is a CFP® and ChFC® with 22 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Creative Planning since 2014. He holds the Series 66 designation and is based in Glen Mills, PA. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as Treasurer for the Friends of Mackenzie Smith campaign in Malvern, PA. Creative Planning provides investment advisory and financial planning services to a broad client base, including individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $217 billion in assets and employs a financial planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and buy-and-hold strategies, supplemented by various active management techniques and integrated retirement plan services.

Michael Toner is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 35 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked at Janney since 2017, following seven years at Merrill. Janney Montgomery Scott 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, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations, offering a range of brokerage, financial planning, and advisory services.

Aidan O Connor is a financial advisor with J. W. Cole Advisors, Inc., holding a Series 66 designation and beginning his industry career in 2026. His prior experience includes roles at J.W. Cole Financial, Inc., Commonwealth Financial Network, Benjamin & Company, LLC, and Marcks, LLC. He also spent thirteen years in full-time education before entering the financial industry. J. W. Cole Advisors operates a large network of independent investment adviser representatives and offers fee-based portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan services, and digital advice to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional accounts. The firm employs a mix of discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches, utilizing fundamental and technical analysis, model and manager-based strategies, and multiple custodial platforms.

Gary Bickham is a financial advisor at Citizens Securities, Inc. with 32 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has previously worked at firms including The Vanguard Group Inc and Primerica. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans, offering investment advisory programs alongside brokerage and insurance services. The firm features a digital advisory program that recommends ETF-based portfolios using proprietary algorithms, though this represents a small portion of its overall advisory activity.

Justin Maritato is a financial advisor with Citizens Securities, Inc. in Conshohocken, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Equitable Advisors, LLC for five years and has a background that includes completing his education at Seton Hall University. Citizens Securities serves a wide range of retail clients, including individual and high-net-worth investors as well as individual retirement plans, offering both investment advisory programs and brokerage and insurance services. The firm provides a digital advisory program featuring ETF-based portfolios and a Managed Account program while operating as a broker-dealer and insurance agency.

William Starnes IV is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He has worked at Mercer Global Advisors Inc. since 2022 and previously spent 20 years with Mallard Advisors, LLC. Mercer Global Advisors serves individuals, families, small business owners, plan sponsors, foundations, non-profits, and endowments, offering investment advisory services alongside financial, tax, retirement, estate planning, and family office services. The firm’s investment approach is based on Modern Portfolio Theory, focusing on globally diversified, risk-appropriate portfolios with multi-factor tilts, implemented through low-cost ETFs, index funds, separate account managers, and other strategies.

Bryan Marvin is a financial advisor with Equity Services, Inc. (ESI Financial Advisors) in Media, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He has been with Equity Services since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is a licensed insurance agent selling life, health, disability, and long-term care insurance under the DBA Evolution Financial Group and serves as a board member of a local country club. Equity Services, Inc. provides financial planning, consulting, and asset management to individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employer retirement plans. The firm offers multiple advisory platforms, often using third-party asset managers and model portfolios, combining long-term and shorter-term investment strategies.

David Wilson Jr. is a financial advisor at Osaic Institutions, Inc. with 33 years of industry experience. His prior roles include nearly a decade at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities, six years at Morgan Stanley, and two years at Lehman Brothers. Outside of his advisory work, he is an officer at Feige Associates Inc. and Proudfoot Capital Advisors Inc., both involved in real estate investment management. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, and access to alternative investments, operating under a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure that integrates a lending marketplace and third-party manager arrangements.

Ashlyn Smith is a financial advisor at MAI Capital Management, LLC based in West Chester, PA, with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Liberty Private Client, JP Morgan and Chase, The Vanguard Group, and Evolve IP. 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- and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, sports professionals, trusts, and institutional clients. The firm manages multiple asset strategies and offers services through affiliated entities such as MAI Trust Company, LLC and MAI Insurance.

Aaron Bowling is a financial advisor with TIAA-CREF in Philadelphia, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and Edward Jones. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC’s Advice & Planning Services division offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans, frequently serving clients connected through TIAA-administered employer retirement plans. The firm operates a fiduciary advisory model with both point-in-time planning and ongoing management, and also acts as adviser to a donor-advised fund.

Joseph Nicholson is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2012, with additional involvement at Penn Mutual Life Insurance Company. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered adviser and a FINRA-member broker-dealer, providing custody, execution, and brokerage services alongside investment advice.

Raymond Baraldi is a CFP® certificant with 12 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at Hightower Advisors. He has been with HighTower Securities, LLC since 2016. Raymond holds the Series 63 license and is based in Wayne, PA. Hightower Advisors provides investment advisory and planning services to a broad range of individual and institutional clients, offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s advisory model emphasizes manager selection and multi-manager solutions, utilizing both affiliated and third-party managers alongside proprietary research and diverse investment vehicles.

Connor Smith is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 15 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC, where he has worked since 2021. Prior to that, he was with Hoover Financial Advisors and Scottrade. Outside of advising, Smith has a part-time role as a production assistant at an industrial manufacturing company. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC is an SEC-registered enterprise firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, asset management, and specialized consulting, using a strategic investment process that combines passive and active management guided by an internal Investment Committee.

James Flaherty is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with 14 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. Janney Montgomery Scott 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, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Timothy Hewitt is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services, LLC since 2019. His prior experience includes three years with Wiley Group. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in real estate through multiple managing member positions and volunteers preparing tax returns for low-income families. He also serves on the board of the Philadelphia Tri-State chapter of the Financial Planning Association and participates on a committee for the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services provides financial planning, asset management, and retirement-plan consulting for individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages over $122 billion in regulatory assets and employs a diversified investment approach combining passive and active management with oversight by an internal Investment Committee.

Scott Keehn is a financial advisor at PNC Wealth Management with 25 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing, Wells Fargo Advisors LLC, and Wachovia Bank. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an online discretionary model account currently available as an invitation-only pilot for employees. The firm utilizes approved model strategies managed by PNC or third-party strategists and emphasizes algorithm-driven portfolio allocation and risk assessment.

Lauren Mc Grath is a financial advisor at Private Advisor Group, LLC with six years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has previously worked at Lidl US. Mc Grath is also associated with Financial Planning Associates, LLC and LPL Financial LLC. Private Advisor Group serves individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, businesses, and retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm offers both discretionary and non-discretionary advisory services and utilizes a fiduciary-based model with access to proprietary and third-party investment strategies and technology platforms.

George Marinelli is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked with various firms including Fisher Investments, KeyBank NA, and Wells Fargo Bank. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, delivering services through an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing within defined plan lineups.

Colin Shannon is a financial advisor at GWN Securities Inc. with one year of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at MML Investors Services, MassMutual Life Insurance, and Equitable Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an assistant wrestling coach at Central Bucks East High School. GWN Securities provides investment advisory services to individual and corporate clients through various managed account programs and financial planning options, employing both discretionary portfolio management and model-based allocations. The firm utilizes market-timing and momentum-based strategies alongside a mix of affiliated and unaffiliated sub-advisers.

Nancy Guynn is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding a Series 66 license and 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the finance committee of St. Genevieve School, where she reviews the school budget to assist with tuition planning. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates as both an SEC-registered adviser and FINRA-member broker-dealer, providing custody, execution, brokerage services, and a range of advisory platform options.