Elliot Pepper is a CFP® professional with six years of experience currently with Northbrook Financial in Baltimore, MD. He is also a CPA and Managing Member of Northbrook Tax, LLC, a tax planning and preparation firm. In addition, he teaches financial literacy at Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School. Northbrook Financial provides investment management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm uses a tailored approach combining multiple analytical methods and modern portfolio theory, managing approximately $108.8 million in discretionary assets for around 127 clients with a two-advisor team.

H. Joseph Parnes is the president of Technomart RGA Inc. and has 4 years of industry experience as a financial advisor. He has been associated with Stern Investment Advisors, LLC since 2006. Technomart RGA Inc. is a longstanding firm based in Baltimore, MD.

Richard Gaige is a CFP® professional with 23 years of industry experience. He is currently a managing partner and Co-CEO at GLR Partners, where he oversees investments and portfolio management. Prior to joining GLR Partners, he worked for ten years at UBS Financial Services. GLR Partners provides personalized financial planning and investment advisory services to individuals, family offices, trusts, estates, and qualified retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $260.7 million in discretionary assets for around 170 clients, employing fundamental research to build long-term portfolios while allowing for shorter-term trading when appropriate.

Andrew Magdar is a Series 65-licensed advisor at White Oak Wealth Management in Columbia, MD, with less than one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles in banking and the hospitality sector, as well as being a full-time student. White Oak Wealth Management serves individuals, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations, managing approximately $124.2 million in discretionary assets. The firm employs a blend of fundamental, technical, and quantitative analyses to create tailored investment plans and utilizes discretionary management with diverse investment vehicles, including the use of leverage and derivatives where appropriate.

Gary Klaben is a ChFC® with over 32 years of industry experience. He has been with Coyle Financial Counsel, Inc. since 1988 and currently serves as its president. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in managing several business ventures including a publishing company, business-to-business services, a farm-to-consumer enterprise, and coaching entrepreneurs. Coyle serves individuals, families, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and other business entities by providing discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, wealth advisory, financial assessment, and project-based services. The firm utilizes a combination of tactical and strategic asset allocation alongside fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, offering a range of investment options including individual securities, mutual funds, ETFs, pooled vehicles, and third-party managers.

Gary Williams is a CFP® with over 31 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the founder of Williams Asset Management and has also spent significant time at Commonwealth Financial Network. Outside of his advisory work, he is the author of the book *Art of Retirement* and holds several nonprofit roles, including chairing the investment committee and serving on the executive board at the Y of Central Maryland. Williams Asset Management provides discretionary portfolio management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a multi-disciplinary investment approach combining fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis, and incorporates options strategies alongside long-term trading.

Alec Sunners is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at The Financial Consulate since 2020. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at Saucon Valley Country Club from 2016 to 2019 and was a student until 2021. The Financial Consulate provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management services to individuals, corporate retirement plans, and institutional clients. The firm employs a "Risk Opportunity Investing" approach that combines tactical asset allocation with fundamental, macroeconomic, and technical analysis, and integrates tax and accounting services alongside its advisory offerings.

Alexander Barron is a financial advisor with VSM Wealth Advisory, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has been with Van Sant and Mewshaw Securities and its related entities since 1992. VSM Wealth Advisory serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employee benefit plans by providing discretionary investment management and integrated wealth-advisory services under a fee-only, asset-based model. The firm focuses on asset allocation using index mutual funds and ETFs, incorporates tax-aware strategies, and offers coordinated planning services within its advisory relationships.

Angelo Romano is a CFP® with six years of experience in the financial services industry, currently serving as an advisor at SC&H Wealth. His prior experience includes roles at MECU, ADP, and APGFCU. In addition to his advisory work, he is a licensed insurance agent involved in the sale of insurance-related products. SC&H Wealth serves individuals, trusts, estates, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, small businesses, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a team approach combining CPAs and CFP® professionals to provide tailored financial planning, asset management, retirement consulting, and tax preparation services.

Patrick Ryan is a Certified Financial Planner® with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Cornerstone Advisory and previously worked at Equity Services, Inc. and Worthington Financial Partners. He is also a licensed independent insurance agent. Cornerstone Advisory serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a planning-first investment approach that incorporates probability-based wealth forecasting and manages most client relationships on a discretionary basis, with a focus on both traditional and alternative investments.

Joseph Colman is a CFP® with six years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Colman Knight Advisory Group, LLC since 2019. Prior to joining the firm, he worked at JP Morgan for two years and spent four years at Kenyon College. Outside of advisory work, he serves as a trustee for two non-investment related family trusts, overseeing maintenance, accounting, and tenant management. Colman Knight Advisory Group is a fee-only, SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with financial planning, consulting, and portfolio management services. The firm employs a fundamentally oriented, global buy-and-hold investment approach with individualized policy statements and offers both project-based and comprehensive planning on fixed-fee or retainer arrangements.

Judith Brown is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 15 years of industry experience. She is a principal at SC&H Group, the parent company of SC&H Financial Advisors, and has been with SC&H Financial Advisors since 2022. Prior to that, she worked at Berman McAleer for five years. Brown volunteers as a committee member for the Maryland Association of CPAs Personal Financial Planning Committee and serves as treasurer and secretary of her local homeowners association board. SC&H Wealth is a multi-team registered investment adviser with approximately 20 advisors and $1.23 billion in assets under management. The firm serves individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, small businesses, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and tax preparation services through a planning-driven approach that integrates tax and estate considerations.

James Rossman is a financial advisor at Buttonwood Financial Advisors, Inc. in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 24 years of industry experience. He previously worked for Variphasе Financial Partners, LLC for 26 years before joining Buttonwood Financial Advisors in 2023. Buttonwood Financial Advisors provides portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm manages approximately $393 million in client assets and follows a disciplined investment process that includes fundamental analysis, mutual fund and ETF evaluation, and strategic asset allocation.

Katherine Groce is a financial advisor with Prostatis Financial Advisors Group in Hanover, MD, holding a Series 66 designation and 14 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Peak Brokerage Services LLC and Taylor Capital Management Inc. Groce manages client service operations and assists with financial planning within her firm. Prostatis Financial Advisors Group serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and various institutions with investment management and financial planning, utilizing a top-down, tactical asset-allocation strategy that includes sector rotation and oversight of third-party managers employing AI and machine-learning models.

Justin Linthicum is a CFP® at Financial Consulate with seven years at the firm and five years of industry experience. He previously worked at Offit & Roth, P.A. and Katz, Abosch, Windesheim, Gershman & Freedman, P.A. Financial Consulate serves individuals, retirement plan sponsors, and institutional clients with comprehensive financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan consulting. The firm integrates tax and accounting services with its advisory offerings and employs a proprietary “Risk Opportunity Investing” approach combining tactical asset allocation with fundamental, macroeconomic, and technical analysis.

Francis Frisch is a financial advisor with Chapin Davis in Baltimore, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 29 years of industry experience. He has been with Chapin Davis since 2009. Outside of advisory work, he acts as an independent contractor sales agent for Chapin Davis Insurance, focusing on variable and fixed insurance products. Chapin Davis provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement accounts, managing approximately $539 million in assets. The firm employs a range of investment strategies and offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management through a multi-advisor team.

Christopher Blair is a CFP® with 12 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has been with Van Sant & Mewshaw, Inc. since 2014 and holds a Series 65 license. Blair is based in Hunt Valley, MD, and is part of a five-advisor team at VSM Wealth Advisory, LLC. VSM Wealth Advisory serves individuals, families, trusts, estates, and employee benefit plans by providing discretionary investment management combined with integrated wealth-advisory services on a fee-only, asset-based model. The firm uses an asset-allocation framework primarily with index mutual funds and ETFs and incorporates tax-aware portfolio management techniques alongside personalized indexing and unified managed account structures.

William Sweigart is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with over 31 years of industry experience. He has worked with Global Brokerage Services, Inc. since 1994 and is also a partner at Johnson & Sweigart, where he is involved in account and tax preparation for individuals and small businesses. Sweigart serves as Vice President of Universal Asset Management, Inc., overseeing affiliated companies. Global Brokerage Services (GBS) serves individual investors, retirement accounts, employee benefit plans, and trusts through advisor-led wrap-fee programs and separately managed account/UMA offerings. The firm combines broker/dealer and investment adviser registrations to provide non-discretionary advice using third-party sub-managers and model portfolios, supported by a six-advisor team.

Lindsay Dryden is a financial advisor at Black Diamond Financial, LLC with 12 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and serves on the boards of CDS Logistics, Washington E-Sports Ventures, and Lindblad Expeditions Holdings. Her career includes roles at Mountain Top I, LLC, Nesco Holdings, and Cision Ltd. Black Diamond Financial, LLC advises individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities, offering portfolio management and financial planning services. The firm emphasizes asset allocation and low-cost, tax-efficient, index-based strategies, supplemented when appropriate by institutional-quality private investments.

Schuyler Engelhardt is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, with 15 years of industry experience. He is affiliated with Armstrong Dixon in Baltimore, MD, and has been associated with Ade LLC and LPL Financial LLC since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, Engelhardt engages as an educational speaker. Armstrong Dixon provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, high net worth families, charitable foundations, small business owners, and plan sponsors. The firm employs a strategic, diversified global asset-allocation approach that integrates both active and passive management, overseen by an investment committee and incorporating specialized investment exposures.