Steven La Porte is a financial advisor with Commonwealth Financial Network, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations and 27 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at High Point Financial, Legacy Planning Partners, Securian Financial Services, and Minnesota Life Insurance. He also spends part of his time involved in fixed insurance sales conducted at his branch location. Commonwealth Financial Network is a registered investment adviser serving a national network of approximately 2,950 advisors and their clients. The firm provides a comprehensive platform of advisory programs, technology, and operational support, enabling advisors to offer customized portfolio solutions and access discretionary model portfolios developed by its Investment Management and Research team.

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.

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 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 with Osaic Institutions, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and bringing 33 years of industry experience. He previously held positions at JPMorgan Chase Bank and J.P. Morgan Securities from 2015 to 2024. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as an officer involved in management activities for real estate-related entities. Osaic Institutions, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment adviser serving individuals, ERISA retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporate clients through a network of investment adviser representatives. The firm offers customized advisory services, financial planning, ERISA plan services, and access to alternative investments and lending solutions, operating with a hybrid adviser/broker-dealer structure and a model that emphasizes firm supervision alongside adviser-led account management.

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 11 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2012, with additional experience 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 both advisory and broker-dealer services, providing custody, execution, and brokerage capabilities 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. Her prior work experience includes roles at Ascend Analytics, Ball Corporation, Jefferson Health and Thomas Jefferson University, Market Resource Partners, and Helzberg Diamonds. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, as well as to certain individual retirement account holders and retail brokerage clients. The firm offers integrated services linked to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms, emphasizing long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates.

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 worked previously at Wells Fargo Clearing and Wells Fargo Advisors. 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 diverse client base including individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporate and retirement plan sponsors, charitable organizations, and municipal clients, offering brokerage services, financial planning, consulting, and multiple advisory programs.

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.

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.

Amicka Hall is a financial advisor at Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC with two years of industry experience. She holds Series 66 and Series 63 licenses and previously worked at LPL Financial LLC, State Farm Investment Management Corp, and DXC Technology. Hornor, Townsend & Kent serves individuals, trusts, businesses, charitable organizations, and retirement plans through a network of advisers, offering advisory programs, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm operates both advisory and broker-dealer services, providing custody, execution, and brokerage capabilities alongside investment advice.

Nancy Guynn is a financial advisor with Hornor, Townsend & Kent, LLC, holding a Series 66 license and 22 years of industry experience. She has been with Hornor, Townsend & Kent since 2015. Outside of her advisory role, she serves on the finance committee of St. Genevieve School, where she reviews the school budget to assist with tuition planning. 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 FINRA-member broker-dealer, providing custody, execution, brokerage services, and a range of advisory platform options.