Hunter Anderson is a financial advisor at Equitable Advisors with two years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Equitable Advisors since 2024. Prior to his current role, he held various positions including roles at Aldi USA, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, and Pennsylvania State University. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement-plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm uses a hybrid referral and implementation model, combining advisory and brokerage channels to tailor services based on client goals, risk tolerance, and time horizons.

Dylan Dluhos is a financial advisor with Equitable Advisors in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 15 years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at AXA Advisors, Key Investment Services, KeyBank, and PNC Bank. Equitable Advisors serves a diverse client base including individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and institutions, providing financial planning, broker-dealer services, insurance distribution, and access to third-party asset management programs. The firm works extensively through LPL-sponsored programs and third-party managers to deliver advisory and brokerage solutions.

Michael Flickinger is a CFA® charterholder with two years of industry experience. He currently works at Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and has prior experience at BNY Mellon Wealth Management and BNY Mellon. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a broad range of clients, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and trusts, providing financial planning, investment management, retirement plan advisory, and financial-wellness services through a network of independent Financial Professionals. The firm offers various investment implementation options and maintains both proprietary and unaffiliated model strategies.

Douglas Richey is a CFP® professional with 29 years of experience in the financial services industry. He has worked at LPL Financial since 2020 and previously spent 12 years at Lincoln Financial Securities Corporation. Outside of his primary advisory role, he is involved with RD Marketing Group, a non-variable insurance business. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, credit unions, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting, utilizing model portfolios and research from both internal and third-party sources.

Stephen Lucas is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors in Mars, PA, holding a Series 63 designation and 34 years of industry experience. He has been with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors and its affiliated entities since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he operates an independent insurance agency serving various insurance companies. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm that serves a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and trusts. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services through a network of independent professionals, providing a range of portfolio management and model-based solutions tailored to client objectives.

Stephen Dristas is a financial advisor with Primerica Advisors in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 65 and Series 63 licenses and having 10 years of industry experience. His background includes roles at Energy Harbor, Wectec Staffing Services, and Rolls-Royce. Outside of advising, he is a partner and lead engineer at Seed Aquaponics, LLC, and works as a driver for Uber. Primerica Advisors manages a wrap-fee asset management program serving primarily individual investors, corporate, and charitable clients. The firm utilizes model-driven strategies managed by third-party asset managers and supports trade execution and custody through BNY Mellon Advisors and Pershing.

Timothy O’Brien is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding a Series 66 credential and 14 years of industry experience. His prior firms include Stratos Wealth Advisors, TD Ameritrade, and Federated Investors. Outside of advising, he serves as secretary of the Rotary International Cranberry Sunrise chapter and as treasurer for Pittsburgh Hires Veterans. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors is a large SEC-registered firm serving a diverse client base including individuals, pension plans, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent professionals, utilizing a range of discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio strategies across multiple platforms.

Melinda Roman is a Series 66-licensed financial advisor with 16 years of industry experience. She has worked at Morgan Stanley since 2024, following six years at Merrill and nine years at UBS Financial Services. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management provides a range of advisory programs to individuals and institutional clients, offering tailored financial planning supported by firm-approved tools and a structured discovery process. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and integrates various investment and planning resources as part of its services.

Belynda Slaugenhaupt is a CFP® with 31 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Robert Baird & Co. since 2022. Prior to joining Baird, she worked at Hefren Tillotson, Inc. for 26 years. She is part of The DDK Group within Robert W. Baird & Co.’s Private Wealth Management department, which provides financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and other wealth management services to individuals, corporate clients, pensions, profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a range of investment strategies including separately managed accounts, tax management, and model-traded SMAs, supported by internal research and artificial intelligence tools.

Timothy Seabolt is a financial advisor at Morgan Stanley with 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Morgan Stanley since 2012, including roles at Morgan Stanley Private Bank, N.A. since 2015. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients. The firm offers a wide range of advisory programs and tailored financial planning services, managing approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets.

Scott Elliott is a financial advisor with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, holding a Series 65 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Cambridge since 2013. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as the treasurer for a private scholarship fund and owns a pet services business called Pup o'clock. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and retirement-plan sponsors. The firm offers financial planning, investment management, and retirement plan advisory services delivered through a large network of independent Financial Professionals using various portfolio management and model-based strategies.

Matthew Pustover Jr. is a CFP® professional with over 32 years of industry experience, currently with Cambridge Investment Research Advisors since 2021. He previously worked at H. Beck, Inc. for 19 years. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as chairman of the West Allegheny Athletic Hall of Fame. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, and charitable organizations, offering financial planning, investment management, and retirement advisory services through a network of independent Financial Professionals. The firm provides a range of investment solutions, including proprietary models and access to third-party managers, tailored to client objectives across multiple platform arrangements.

Brian Sava is a financial advisor with Morgan Stanley in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He has been with Morgan Stanley Private Bank and Morgan Stanley Smith Barney since 2009. Morgan Stanley Wealth Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individual and institutional clients with a range of advisory programs and financial planning services. The firm manages approximately $2.74 trillion in client assets and utilizes structured planning tools and investment committee insights to support its advisory process.

Tara Barker is a financial advisor at Merrill with 14 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at Merrill since 2017. Previously, she was with PNC Investments from 2011 to 2017 and has also been affiliated with Bank of America since 2022. Merrill, together with its affiliate Managed Account Advisors LLC, provides managed account services to Bank of America fiduciary clients through the Select Portfolio Solutions Program. The firm offers model-based and discretionary investment strategies for individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, and charitable organizations.

Timothy Buggy is a CFP® professional with 39 years of experience in financial advising. He has worked at Equitable Advisors since 1999 and was also affiliated with Axa Advisors, LLC during that time. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner at First Choice Advisors, LLC and serves as an independent agent for fixed insurance appointments. Equitable Advisors serves individual investors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning, retirement plan support, and access to asset management through LPL programs and third-party asset managers. The firm employs a hybrid referral and implementation model, offering both advisory and brokerage/insurance channels to implement client recommendations.

Robert Macwhinnie is a financial advisor with Mass Mutual Investors Services in Pittsburgh, PA, holding the ChFC® designation along with Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. He has 44 years of industry experience, including 22 years at MassMutual Life Insurance Company and Mass Mutual Investors Services. Outside of his advisory role, he is also an agent involved in life insurance, health, group life, and group health insurance. MassMutual Investors Services, LLC is a broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser that provides financial planning and asset management services to individuals, business owners, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and employers. The firm offers a range of programs including wrap accounts, money-manager programs, and educational seminars.

Christopher Graham is a financial advisor with RBC Capital Markets in Pittsburgh, PA, holding a Series 66 designation and bringing seven years of industry experience. He has worked at RBC Capital Markets since 2017 and previously held roles at PNC Bank from 2014 to 2017. RBC Wealth Management, a division of RBC Capital Markets, serves a wide range of clients including individual investors, institutions, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm offers various advisory programs that provide tailored portfolio management, financial planning, and custody services, utilizing a combination of in-house and third-party investment managers.

Melanie Arner is a financial advisor with LPL Financial in Pittsburgh, PA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and 12 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Nationwide Securities LLC and Nationwide Insurance from 2013 to 2018, and at Donner-Farber & Associates, Inc. from 2013 to 2020. LPL Financial is an SEC-registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, retirement plans, banks, corporations, and charitable organizations through a national network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers a range of advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement consulting, with both discretionary and non-discretionary management options and access to research and model portfolios.

Russell Werme is a financial advisor at Raymond James & Associates with 13 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has been with Raymond James since 2016. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Lucid Services, LLC, a business that bids on VA contracts. Raymond James & Associates is a large, dually registered broker-dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a broad client base including individuals, institutions, and charitable organizations. The firm offers financial planning, investment consulting, and institutional fiduciary services with a variety of portfolio management styles and research resources.

Joshua Nieman is a financial advisor at Wells Fargo Advisors with three years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing and in the coffee business through La Prima Espresso Company and Beans and Brews. Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network serves individuals, trusts, and institutional clients by providing investment and fee-based financial planning services. The firm offers a broad range of planning options, including specialized services such as business-owner transition and special-needs planning, utilizing proprietary research and tools to develop tailored recommendations for clients.