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Daryan Lenz is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Lenz Integrity Financial, an independent firm he has been associated with since 2016, and previously worked at Lincoln Financial Advisors from 2013 to 2016. Lenz Integrity Financial serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as charitable organizations, offering discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning. The firm’s investment approach combines modern portfolio theory with technical analysis, model allocations, and selective option strategies, and it typically uses exchange-traded funds and firm model portfolios.

Stanley Liu is the principal of DocEmpowered, LLC, a fee-only financial advisory firm based in Baltimore, MD. He holds a Series 65 designation and has one year of industry experience. Prior to founding DocEmpowered in 2023, he worked for eight years at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. In addition to his advisory role, Mr. Liu practices part-time as a non-invasive cardiologist. DocEmpowered, LLC provides comprehensive financial planning and consulting primarily for physicians and their adult household family members. The firm emphasizes long-term, passive investment strategies based on Modern Portfolio Theory and behavioral finance, offering project-based and ongoing services without discretionary management or custody of assets.

James Funck is the sole advisor at Baltimore Avenue Investments, LLC in Towson, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses with 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at Investors Security Co Inc since 2002 and founded Baltimore Avenue Investments in 2012. Baltimore Avenue Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with both long- and short-term strategies, including short sales, margin transactions, and options writing.

Diepriye Briggs is a financial advisor at Gramel Capital Management LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Gramel Capital Management since 2008, with prior experience at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. and OGR Investment & Trust Co Ltd. Briggs also serves as a director of a Nigerian investment adviser. Gramel Capital Management serves individual investors, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations by providing financial planning and discretionary portfolio management. The firm’s approach focuses on fundamental security analysis and a generally conservative strategy tailored to each client’s financial situation, risk tolerance, and time horizon.

Gabriel Trasatti is a financial advisor at Trasatti Wealth Planning, LLC in Baltimore, MD, with 15 years of industry experience. He holds the PFS™ and Series 66 designations and has led his independent firm since 2004. His background includes advanced financial planning and accounting credentials. Trasatti Wealth Planning provides comprehensive financial planning and investment management to individuals, families, charitable institutions, foundations, and corporate pension or profit-sharing plans. The firm offers customized investment strategies with continuous monitoring and formal quarterly reviews, integrating holistic planning across retirement, tax, estate, and cash-flow matters.

Thomas Reilly is a financial advisor at Pine Tree Financial Services, Inc. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has three years of industry experience. He has been associated with Pine Tree Financial Services, Inc. since 1982. Pine Tree Financial Services, Inc. is an independent registered investment adviser that manages balanced equity and fixed-income portfolios for individuals and small businesses. The firm emphasizes investing in companies with durable revenue streams and growing profitability, manages all accounts on a non-discretionary basis, and serves a client base that includes significant non-U.S. exposure.