Bryan Blair is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) with 33 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Wealth Partners, Inc., an independent registered investment adviser based in Newnan, GA. His prior work includes long-term tenures at Multi Financial Securities Corporation and First Newnan Insurance Group. Outside of his advisory work, Blair is notably involved in public safety, dedicating about one-third of his time to related employment. Wealth Partners, Inc. offers fee-only discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to a limited number of individual clients. The firm follows a systematic seven-step planning process and emphasizes diversified, risk-controlled active management combining strategic allocations with tactical adjustments.

Zachary Stuppy is a financial advisor at Brave Boat Capital Advisors in Boston, MA, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 designations and has worked at Brave Boat Capital since 2015, following a brief tenure at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. Brave Boat Capital Advisors provides financial planning, portfolio management, and investment consultation to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement plans. The firm integrates Modern Portfolio Theory with tactical adjustments, core-and-satellite allocations, and momentum-based overlays, offering a combination of retirement-plan advisory, investor education, and derivative strategies.

Robert Stutch is a CFP® with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Fidere in San Francisco, CA, where he has worked since 2009. He is involved in various technology projects, including a smart contract blockchain initiative called DXAnthus. Fidere primarily advises high-net-worth individuals, families, and estates, focusing on restructuring inherited estates, assisting clients during advisor transitions, and supporting technology founders anticipating liquidity events. The firm combines macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and technical investment approaches, offering comprehensive financial planning, portfolio management, and estate-management/family-office services, alongside an affiliated insurance unit.

Yanira Alam is a Series 65-credentialed advisor affiliated with Aurevia Wealth Management LLC, based in Houston, TX. She has experience with Aurevia Legacy Partners LLC and other business ventures dating back to 2014. Aurevia Wealth Management is a newly established registered advisory firm that provides discretionary asset management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and business entities. The firm employs model-based portfolio management techniques and quantitative planning tools, offering services directly or through a co-advisor arrangement with Gradient Investments, LLC.

Anthony Chen is a financial advisor at Honorable Financial Services, LLC, with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Transamerica Financial Advisors and World Financial Group. Outside of his advisory role, Chen is involved in healthcare software development as a quality assurance manager for ClearCost Health. Honorable Financial Services provides ongoing financial planning and discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients focused on retirement and major life transitions. The firm employs a top-down asset allocation strategy using passive ETFs and partners exclusively with the Betterment platform for custody, model implementation, and trade execution.

John Bishop is a financial advisor at Bishop Financial Services LLC in Naperville, IL, holding a Series 65 designation with five years of industry experience. He has been self-employed since 2008 and serves on the Tom Russell Charitable Foundation, where he has been involved for over 25 years. Bishop Financial Services LLC provides discretionary portfolio management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm combines fundamental and quantitative analysis with a focus on equities, ETFs, and non-U.S. securities, managing accounts under discretionary authority while employing a performance-based fee structure that includes a high-water mark arrangement.

Nicholas Lumpp is a financial advisor at RCN Wealth Advisors, Inc. in Stevensville, MD, holding a Series 66 designation with 13 years of industry experience. He has been with RCN Wealth Advisors since 2012. RCN Wealth Advisors is an independent firm providing fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporations, and an exchange-traded fund. The firm combines long-term, value-oriented portfolio construction with tactical, rules-based allocations and serves as sub-adviser and co-sponsor of the RCN Pareto Strategic Allocation ETF, which employs a systematic trend-following strategy across multiple asset classes including digital assets such as bitcoin.

Brent Abshire is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with 13 years of industry experience. He has served as the sole advisor at Vermilion Asset Management, LLC since 2005 in Lafayette, LA. Vermilion Asset Management provides investment management and supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, and trusts. The firm focuses on long-term, diversified portfolios using individual securities, mutual funds, and ETFs, operating primarily on a nondiscretionary basis while avoiding market timing and complex trading strategies.

William Tilghman is the sole advisor at Tilghman Wealth Management, LLC in Arnold, MD. He holds a Series 65 designation and has five years of industry experience, including four years at Markin Asset Management, LP. His prior work includes roles outside the financial industry such as at Annapolis Yacht Sales and Compass Languages. Tilghman Wealth Management serves a varied client base including pooled and institutional vehicles, individuals, families, trusts, and family-owned businesses. The firm combines fundamental, quantitative, and technical analysis to construct portfolios tailored to client objectives, employs derivatives for risk management, and offers both asset-based management and hourly financial planning services.

Alice Solomon is the principal of Solomon Investment Group, Inc. in Keansburg, NJ, with 37 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has been with Solomon Investment Group since 1997. In addition to her advisory role, she is licensed in life, health, and long-term care insurance in New Jersey. Solomon Investment Group serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, as well as pension, profit-sharing plans, and corporate clients, providing discretionary portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses a combination of charting, fundamental, and technical analysis to guide investment decisions, tailored to each client’s Investment Policy Statement.

Bryan Gebhart is the sole advisor at Sirius Trading Partners LLC in Gahanna, Ohio. He holds a Series 65 designation and has extensive self-employment experience since 1999, including one year at Sirius Trading Partners. Sirius Trading Partners provides discretionary investment management for individual and high-net-worth clients through quantitative, model-driven, ETF-based managed accounts. The firm offers systematic strategies that use proprietary models based on price momentum and volatility, with portfolios that may include leveraged and inverse ETFs and involve active trading.

Veska Kita is a financial advisor with ACI Group in Chevy Chase, MD, holding a Series 66 credential and 24 years of industry experience. She has worked at firms including Arete Wealth Management, AFC Asset Management Services, Truist Investment Services, and Ameriprise. Outside of advising, she serves as treasurer for the nonprofit City Wildlife and is a shareholder and board member of Accustrata, Inc., a company specializing in thin film technology. ACI Group provides investment advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm offers discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial and business planning, and retirement-plan advisory with participant education, employing a mix of fundamental and technical analysis alongside diverse investment strategies.

Renee Collins is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Retire Ready Inc. She has a background that includes roles at the IRS and FGMK, and she is the founder and president of RKC Tax and Financial Services Inc., an accounting firm providing services to a nonprofit organization. Retire Ready Inc. offers comprehensive financial planning to individuals, families, business owners, and clients undergoing divorce, with a focus on cash flow, retirement, tax, estate, risk management, and investment planning. The firm emphasizes a passive investment approach using diversified, low-cost index funds and ETFs, combined with client-specific risk assessment, and provides services through modular planning packages and ongoing management under a fiduciary standard.

Stephen Parkin is the sole advisor at S.P. Parkin & Co, an independent firm based in Chesterfield, MO. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 23 years of industry experience. His career includes long-term roles at Guardian Life Insurance Co. of America, Integrated Asset Management, Inc., and his own firms dating back to 1981. In addition to advisory services, Mr. Parkin is licensed to sell insurance through his firm, primarily to benefit clients. S.P. Parkin & Co. serves individual investors, corporations, churches, and endowments by providing investment supervisory services, portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm manages assets on a discretionary basis using four model portfolios with tactical sector rotation and employs multiple forms of analysis to adjust allocations. It also publishes a quarterly newsletter and operates an affiliated insurance agency, features that are uncommon among solo independent advisers.

Judd Axelson is the principal of Paratus Wealth Management, LLC, an independent registered investment adviser based in Long Lake, MN. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 18 years of industry experience. Axelson also owns Axelson & Associates LLC, a consulting and recruiting business unrelated to investment management. Paratus Wealth Management serves individuals and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $72 million across 44 accounts. The firm emphasizes tailored investment plans based on asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory, offering discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and periodic reviews.

Gregory Mall is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor at LionSoul Global Advisors with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining LionSoul Global, he worked at AMINA Bank for five years and Credit Suisse for four years. LionSoul Global Advisors provides discretionary investment advisory services primarily focused on digital asset strategies, serving high net worth individuals, trusts, estates, and other entities. The firm emphasizes portfolio management in cryptocurrencies and blockchain-based assets through a proprietary platform that integrates fundamental and technical analysis.

Kamal Ramani is a CFP® professional with one year of experience in financial advisory services. He is the principal of REA Investments, LLC, where he has worked since 2023. In addition to his advisory role, Ramani is a CPA who operates Blue Lotus Services, providing tax preparation, and serves as CFO of Raw Brands Inc., an apparel wholesaler. REA Investments, LLC is a discretionary investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm constructs customized portfolios based on client goals and risk tolerance, utilizing a range of analytical techniques and conservative cash management strategies.

Lior Rusinek is the sole advisor at 147th Group LLC in Boca Raton, FL, holding Series 63, 65, and 66 licenses with 38 years of industry experience. He has led 147th Group since 2016 and previously worked with MSH Capital Advisors, LLC, and M.S. Howells & Co. from 2016 to 2020. 147th Group provides discretionary portfolio management and investment oversight to individuals, high-net-worth clients, and retirement accounts. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, quantitative, technical, and charting analysis focused on long-term trading, with portfolio strategies aligned to each client’s goals and risk tolerance.

Robert Foster Jr. is the principal of Plain Talk Financial Planning, LLC in Amesbury, MA, holding a Series 65 license with one year of industry experience. He has worked at Nokia since 1984 as a Technical Support Engineer. Foster dedicates a significant portion of his time to this role outside of his advisory work. Plain Talk Financial Planning offers investment management and comprehensive financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs asset allocation strategies grounded in modern portfolio theory, incorporating both passive and active management, and provides tailored solutions including socially conscious options and cryptocurrency-related exposure when requested.

William Maxwell is a CFA® charterholder with 32 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Maxwell Family Office, LLC, an independent firm based in Rock Hall, MD, where he has worked since 2015 under the related entity names. Maxwell Family Office is a fee-only investment advisor serving primarily individuals, family-related clients, and select charitable organizations. The firm manages balanced portfolios using fundamental analysis focused on economic and sector trends, tailoring investments across mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, alternatives, and structured products to client risk tolerances and objectives.