Aaron Gates is a CFP® professional with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Cookson Peirce Wealth Management since 2019 and previously held roles at Springside Partners LLC, Cetera ADVISORS LLC, and SS&G Wealth Management LLC. He is based in Pittsburgh, PA. Cookson Peirce Wealth Management is a fee-only investment adviser serving private clients, institutions, and other professional advisors. The firm employs a quantitative, rules-based approach to equity and fixed-income portfolio management and acts as sub-advisor to the Catalyst Dynamic Alpha Fund while participating in multiple wrap fee programs.

Joshua Beas is a financial advisor at Cookson Peirce Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, with 13 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Cookson Peirce since 2012. Outside of his advisory role, he is a 50% owner of 555 Group LLC, a commercial property entity. Cookson Peirce Wealth Management is a fee-only firm serving private clients, institutions, and professional advisors with wealth management, financial planning, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm uses a quantitative, rules-based approach for equities and a modified ladder structure for fixed income, and acts as a sub-advisor to a mutual fund while managing portfolios in multiple wrap fee programs.

Paul Coury is a financial advisor with The Coury Firm in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and possessing 37 years of industry experience. He has worked at several related entities, including Coury Firm Asset Management LLC and PDC Management, Inc. Outside of his advisory roles, he operates an interior design business and provides business advisory and financial analysis services through a separate consulting firm. The Coury Firm offers investment advisory and wealth planning services to high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, investment partnerships, private foundations, and retirement plans. The firm employs an open-architecture, manager-of-managers approach and combines private fund sponsorship with multi-family office and wealth-planning services.

Ahmiel Baum is a CFP® with 46 years of industry experience, currently serving at Interchange Capital Partners since 2020. He previously worked at Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments and UBS Financial Services. Baum is a committee member of the United Jewish Federation Investment Committee, chairman of the Jewish Community Foundation, and founder of Melbee, LLC, an e-commerce company. Interchange Capital Partners provides investment management, wealth planning, and business consulting to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm’s approach includes goal-focused planning, diversified low-cost asset allocations, and the use of independent managers accessed through third-party platforms.

Tyler Houston is a CFP® professional at EWA, LLC with three years of industry experience. He previously worked at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Company and Interchange Capital Partners. EWA, LLC is a registered investment adviser managing approximately $750.7 million for around 397 clients through a nine-advisor team. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management services, including portfolio management, retirement-plan analysis, tax planning via an affiliated entity, and insurance products, emphasizing long-term strategies, diversification, and tax-aware asset location.

Timothy Mc Mullen is a financial advisor at Riverside Financial Advisors LLC in Pittsburgh, PA, with seven years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and has previously worked at firms including Saxony Securities, Inc. and Florida Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of McMullen Industries, Limited, where he works as an insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance sales. Riverside Financial Advisors LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services, utilizing quantitative tools such as Modern Portfolio Theory and Monte Carlo simulations to guide portfolio construction and retirement planning for a limited client base.

Andrew Sencindiver is a financial advisor at Guyasuta Investment Advisors, Incorporated in Pittsburgh, PA. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Guyasuta in 2023, he worked at The Hillman Company from 2013 to 2023. Guyasuta Investment Advisors provides fee-only investment advisory and financial planning services to a diverse range of clients, including individuals, families, trusts, endowments, retirement plans, non-profits, corporations, foundations, and government entities. The firm uses a team-based investment approach that combines top-down macro analysis with bottom-up fundamental research, managing primarily concentrated equity portfolios alongside laddered fixed-income strategies.

Adam Scholl is a CFA® charterholder with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Henry H. Armstrong Associates, Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA since 2001. Henry H. Armstrong Associates provides investment supervisory and wealth advisory services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a fundamental, long-term investment approach focused on growth-oriented U.S. equity portfolios and uses municipal and corporate debt strategies alongside selective mutual fund and ETF holdings.

Brian Regan is a financial advisor with Investment Research Corp in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 40 years of industry experience. He has been affiliated with World Capital Brokerage, Inc. since 2008. Outside of his advisory role, Regan is licensed to sell various insurance products and annuities, a business he has been involved with since 1986. Investment Research Corporation provides investment supervisory services, portfolio management, and financial planning to individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a fundamental approach to security analysis and offers a broad range of investment products, including equities, debt securities, and mutual funds.

Christopher Duerr is a CFP®, CFA®, and holds a Series 66 license with 13 years of industry experience. He has worked at Interchange Capital Partners since 2020 and was previously with UBS Financial Services from 2013 to 2020. Interchange Capital Partners provides financial planning, investment, and wealth management services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm emphasizes goal-focused planning, tax- and fee-aware implementation, and broad diversification using low-cost ETFs, often employing third-party managers and model portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and liquidity needs.

Kirtland Sippola is a financial advisor at Riverside Financial Advisors LLC in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience, previously working at McMullen Industries, Limited. Riverside Financial Advisors LLC provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services, using quantitative methods such as Modern Portfolio Theory and Monte Carlo simulations to guide portfolio construction and retirement planning. The firm manages accounts on a discretionary basis with custody through major custodians and offers tailored financial solutions for a limited client base.

Edward Beighey is a financial advisor at Cookson Peirce Wealth Management in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience, having joined Cookson Peirce in 2025 following a 16-year tenure with PNC Bank. Cookson Peirce Wealth Management is a fee-only adviser serving private clients, institutions, and professional advisors with wealth management, financial planning, and discretionary portfolio management. The firm employs a quantitative, rules-based approach to equities and uses investment-grade bonds in fixed-income portfolios, while acting as sub-advisor to the Catalyst Dynamic Alpha Fund and managing assets within multiple wrap fee programs.

Benjamin Ruttenberg is a CFP® professional with seven years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at EWA, LLC since 2022. His prior experience includes roles at Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC and Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales and service. EWA, LLC is a fiduciary registered investment adviser managing approximately $750.7 million for nearly 400 clients through a nine-advisor team. The firm offers comprehensive wealth management and financial planning services, utilizing long-term strategic asset allocation, diversification, and tax-aware asset location, supplemented by both low-cost diversified funds and customized investment options.

Bruce Miller is a CFA® charterholder with 28 years of industry experience. He has been with Cookson, Peirce & Co., Inc. in Pittsburgh, PA, since 1999. Cookson Peirce Wealth Management is a fee-only investment adviser serving private clients, institutional clients, and professional advisors. The firm employs a quantitative, rules-based approach to equity and fixed-income portfolio management and acts as a sub-advisor to a mutual fund while managing accounts within multiple wrap fee programs.

Craig Yochum is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience. He has worked at Henderson Brothers Financial Partners LLC since 2025 and previously spent eight years with Global Retirement Partners, LLC. He is also affiliated with an insurance agency outside of his advisory role. Henderson Brothers Financial Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, including high-net-worth clients, and institutional sponsors. The firm focuses on retirement plan consulting under ERISA Sections 3(21) and 3(38) and offers a range of asset management solutions along with participant education and plan-level services.

Benjamin Sims is a financial advisor at The Coury Firm with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and previously worked at Ayco/Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. The Coury Firm provides investment advisory and wealth planning services to high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, investment partnerships, private foundations, and retirement plans. The firm employs an open-architecture, manager-of-managers investment approach and combines private fund sponsorship with multi-family office and wealth-planning services.

Andrew Pellegrino is a CFP® with 17 years of experience in the financial industry. He is currently with Plum Street Advisors, LLC in Pittsburgh, PA, where he has worked since 2023. Prior to that, he held roles at Amg Distributors, Inc. and First Quadrant, each for six years, and worked as an independent business development consultant. He also serves as a business development consultant and advisor for SAVVY Labs Inc., introducing institutional contacts to its platform. Plum Street Advisors is a boutique wealth management firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as retirement plan sponsors and trustees. The firm offers financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, emphasizing strategic asset allocation, cost control, active rebalancing, and tax-aware implementation, while utilizing both in-house portfolios and third-party separately managed account platforms.

David Fallgren is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of experience in the investment industry. He has worked at Venator Management LLC since 2020 and previously spent seven years at Rockshelter Capital Management LLC. Based in Pittsburgh, PA, he is one of two advisors at Venator Management. Venator Management LLC serves accredited investors through a private pooled vehicle and manages separately managed accounts for individuals, pension plans, trusts, foundations, and endowments. The firm employs an opportunistic, value-oriented investment approach with a margin-of-safety philosophy, managing both multi-cap value portfolios and a private hedge fund with long and short positions, options, and credit securities.

Cristian Rodriguez is a financial advisor at The Coury Firm with Series 65 credentials and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining The Coury Firm, he held positions at Family Dollar, Allegent Federal Credit Union, General Dynamics Electric Boat, Ayco Goldman Sachs, East Side Management, and D'angelo Grilled Sandwiches. The Coury Firm provides investment advisory and wealth planning services primarily to high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, trusts, and other institutional clients. The firm employs an open-architecture, manager-of-managers approach and offers multi-family office services alongside private fund sponsorship and alternative investment strategies.

Douglas Finley is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience and has been with Hunter Associates LLC since 2016. He is based in Pittsburgh, PA, and also performs as a musician at various local venues outside of his advisory role. Hunter Associates is a multi-advisor investment firm managing approximately $1.2 billion for individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs fundamental, quantitative, and qualitative analysis to manage portfolios through long- and short-term equity strategies, option writing, and a manager-of-managers program tailored to each client’s investment policy.