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.

Anthony Mario is a Series 66-registered advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Cherry Hill, NJ, and has three years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Janney Montgomery Scott and TD Bank. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that relies on algorithmic risk assessments and uses mutual funds and ETFs with annual rebalancing.

Nate Collette is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 17 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC since 2021 and previously spent six years at The AYCO Company, L.P./Mercer Allied. Based in Philadelphia, PA, he is currently affiliated with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, including individual investors, executives, plan sponsors, and institutional clients. The firm offers tailored strategies supported by specialized teams and proprietary research within the broader Goldman Sachs ecosystem.

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 at Citizens Securities, Inc. with five years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and joined Citizens Securities in 2026 after five years at Equitable Advisors, LLC. Prior to his financial services career, he was employed at Applebees and attended Seton Hall University. Citizens Securities serves a broad retail client base, including individual and high-net-worth investors and individual retirement plans. The firm offers investment advisory programs, brokerage, and insurance services, including a digital advisory platform utilizing ETF-based portfolios and proprietary algorithms.

Justin Smith is a financial advisor with Goldman Sachs Wealth Services in Philadelphia, holding a Series 66 designation. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2026 and previously worked at UBS Financial Services Inc. from 2025 to 2026. Goldman Sachs Wealth Services provides financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse clientele, including individual investors, corporate participants, executives, and institutional clients. The firm uses strategic allocation models and manager selections through specialized advisory teams and offers a range of services including Private Family Office, Executive Wealth programs, and access to Alternative Investments.

Terraine Johnson is a financial advisor with TD Private Client Wealth LLC in Philadelphia, PA, holding a Series 66 license and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining TD Private Client Wealth LLC, Johnson worked at TD Bank N.A., Bank of America, Merrill, Citizens Securities, Inc., and PNC Bank. TD Private Client Wealth LLC provides discretionary wrap-fee managed account programs and brokerage services to institutional clients, high-net-worth private clients, and retail clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning support, and custody services through a range of proprietary and third-party investment 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.

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.

Kelly Connors Ferrante is a financial advisor at Empower Advisory Group with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and has worked at firms including Ascend Analytics and Ball Corporation. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to Empower Premier IRA and certain retail brokerage account holders. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns and annual rebalancing through integrated services linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms.

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 previously worked at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Bank NA. He joined Janney Montgomery Scott in 2026. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC 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.

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.

Brian Monroe is a financial advisor with Janney Montgomery Scott in Philadelphia, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Capital One Advisors, LLC, Capital One Investing, LLC, and the University of Delaware. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $110 billion in client assets. The firm serves a wide range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, and charitable and municipal entities, offering brokerage, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

Hannah Sodicoff is a financial advisor at Janney Montgomery Scott with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Janney, she worked at Merrill and has held roles outside finance, including positions at the Middle East Media Research Institute and Urban Outfitters. 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 broad client base including individuals, families, trusts, and institutional clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, and advisory programs through a combination of in-house and third-party portfolio management.

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.