Ryan Krist is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Bank of New York Mellon and Citizens Securities, Inc. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients. Its advisory program emphasizes written asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting, supported by centralized due diligence and incorporating ESG frameworks where applicable.

Joan Fiore is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 42 years of industry experience. She has worked at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC since 2009 and at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the Board and Finance Committee of Bishop Canevin High School in Pittsburgh. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer offering advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, including tailored financial planning. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and utilizes structured planning tools developed by its Global Investment Committee.

Brent Ulreich is a CFP® and Series 66–licensed financial advisor with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Robert Baird & Co., where he has worked since 2022, following five years at Hefren-Tillotson. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate clients, pensions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management, and separately managed account programs, supported by internal research and manager monitoring.

Corey Utz is a CFP® with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. since 2022. Prior to joining Baird, he worked at Hefren Tillotson, Inc. for eight years. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of services including financial planning, portfolio management through separately managed accounts, and custody and brokerage services, supported by internal research and manager monitoring.

Madysn Tusick is a financial advisor with Ameriprise in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Ameriprise, she worked at Duquesne University and has experience in roles at Bruster's Real Ice Cream and Blackhawk School District. Outside of advising, Tusick works seasonally in tax preparation and is a certified Notary Public in Pennsylvania. Ameriprise Financial Services is a large, diversified firm serving both individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a specialized Premier Retirement Income service that provides written recommendation reports and annual retirement planning advice focused on income stability and tax-aware withdrawal strategies.

Ronald Balog is a Series 66-credentialed financial advisor at OSAIC with 22 years of industry experience. His career includes roles at Royal Alliance, Insight Global Wealth Strategies, Cetera Advisor Networks, Morgan Stanley, and Merrill. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as the varsity head football coach at Freedom Area High School and is president of the Midwestern Athletic Conference Coaches Association. OSAIC Wealth serves a wide range of retail and institutional clients, offering brokerage and advisory services through a multi-advisor platform. The firm emphasizes model-based asset allocation and portfolio optimization, delivering financial planning, managed portfolios, and retirement plan consulting among its services.

Bernard Theis is a financial advisor at LPL Financial with 43 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has previously worked at Hilltop Securities Independent Network, Oppenheimer & Co. Inc, and RBC Capital Markets. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plan participants, banks, trust companies, and other institutions. The firm offers financial planning, model portfolio programs, third-party asset management, and institutional platforms, supporting advisors with a range of strategic, tactical, and alternative investment options.

Patrick Mc Cann is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Pittsburgh, PA, holding the Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His previous work includes roles at Aptus Wealth Planning/Cetera and Duquesne University, among others. Equitable Advisors serves individuals, pension plans, corporations, charitable organizations, and institutional clients with financial planning, retirement consulting, and asset-management programs delivered through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives. The firm offers a range of investment solutions, including third-party advisory programs and ERISA fiduciary services, and operates without its own wrap fee program, relying on external program sponsors for model delivery.

Lawrence Jacobson is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding a Series 63 license and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He has previously worked at Kestra Advisory and Kestra Investment Services, and operates Jacobson Associates, a business entity active since 1993. In addition to his advisory work, he is involved in providing non-variable insurance products. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, trust companies, and institutions, offering a range of advisory and brokerage services through a large network of investment adviser representatives.

Barbara Neal is a financial advisor with LPL Financial, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and bringing 15 years of industry experience. She has been involved with LPL Financial since 2000 and is also the owner and president of a family business, Slater Electric & Sons Inc., where she serves on the board. Additionally, she serves as a Notary Public for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. LPL Financial is a national broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides advisory and brokerage services to individuals, retirement plans, banks, trust companies, and institutions, offering a range of financial planning and portfolio management options supported by various institutional platforms.

James Fawcett is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Coraopolis, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and four years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at PFS Investments Inc. and Knights of Columbus. In addition to advisory services, he is involved in the sale of loan products and home security and automation referrals through affiliated companies. Primerica Advisors manages a wrap-fee asset management program serving primarily individual investors along with corporate and charitable clients. The firm employs model-delivery strategies created by unaffiliated asset managers and utilizes third-party custodial and execution services.

Brian Koble is a CFA® charterholder with 23 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates since 2026. He previously worked at Robert Baird & Co. and Hefren-Tillotson, Inc. Outside of his advisory role, Koble serves on multiple boards including Sacred Heart Parish finance committee, Aquinas Academy, Pittsburgh CLO, and Parents for Excellence in Catholic Education, with involvement in finance and investment committees. Raymond James & Associates is a large dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $501 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning and consulting with a range of portfolio management styles supported by firm research and affiliated sub-advisers.

Dominick Eisaman is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Equitable Advisors, he worked at Bank of New York Mellon and has held various roles in multiple organizations. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, retirement consulting, and asset management through a network of Investment Adviser Representatives and third-party sponsors.

John Bentley is a financial advisor at Cetera with 14 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Cetera and affiliated entities since 2021, following six years at Voya Financial Advisers. Outside of advising, he is involved in coaching soccer and participates in event planning through Bentley Events LLC. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is a large SEC-registered firm serving a broad client base including individuals, retirement plans, corporate, charitable, and institutional clients. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with various portfolio management programs and access to third-party managers, overseeing more than $256 billion in assets across a nationwide network of over 10,000 advisors.

Beth Boyce is a financial advisor at J.P. Morgan Securities with three years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at KeyCorp and The Coury Firm LLC. J.P. Morgan Securities provides institutional consulting services to plan sponsors, corporations, endowments, and other institutional clients, focusing on written asset allocation advice, investment manager searches, and customized performance reporting. The firm employs a centralized due diligence process that integrates quantitative and qualitative research, and its advisory program includes broader derivatives and commodities capabilities.

Kristen Davis is a financial advisor at Merrill with 21 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Merrill since 2010, also working with Bank of America since 2015. Merrill, in partnership with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program, offering both model-based and discretionary investment strategies for a range of clients including individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutional investors.

Stephen Bender is a financial advisor with Stifel in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 27 years of industry experience. He has worked at Stifel Nicolaus & Co Inc since 2017 and previously held roles at Wells Fargo Clearing and Prudential Equity Group, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he manages rental properties in Nags Head, North Carolina. Stifel serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, institutional clients, and charitable organizations, offering brokerage and investment advisory services. The firm utilizes a proprietary investment methodology developed by its Investment Strategy Group to provide asset allocation and planning analyses designed to support client decision-making.

John Nelson Jr. is a financial advisor at Cetera with 48 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and Series 63 license. Nelson has held roles at several firms including Securian Financial Services Inc. and Greater Allegheny Financial Group, where he serves as president. He is also involved as an agent/broker with Greater Allegheny Insurance Agency. Cetera Investment Advisers LLC is an SEC-registered adviser that serves a broad client base, including individuals, retirement plans, corporate and charitable clients, and institutional accounts. The firm offers a multi-manager platform with various portfolio management options and serves over 800,000 clients nationwide.

William Mancino is a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. with 18 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and previously worked at Hefren Tillotson, Inc. for 14 years before joining Robert Baird & Co. in 2022. He is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which serves individuals, corporate and business clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers a range of financial planning and portfolio management services, utilizing manager-traded and model-traded SMA strategies alongside tax management and direct-indexing capabilities.

Robert Kovalchik is a financial advisor at Ameriprise with 41 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Ameriprise and its affiliate since 1984. Ameriprise offers a retirement-income planning service designed for individuals approaching or in retirement with significant investable assets, providing tailored Recommendation Reports that address income sources, Social Security options, and tax-efficient withdrawal strategies. The firm combines research, modeling, and automated tools overseen by a dedicated team to deliver these recommendations, primarily focusing on assets managed within Ameriprise accounts.