Amy M Stone

As a military spouse, Lauren has pursued her interest in personal finance around the globe. Lauren joined Illuminate Wealth Management in 2021 and works primarily with clients through the firm's Retirement Readiness and Financial Foundations planning projects. She enjoys getting to know each client's unique situation and helping them think through important financial decisions. For clients approaching retirement, Lauren helps evaluate retirement income needs, Social Security claiming options, Required Minimum Distributions (RMDs), Roth conversion opportunities, and withdrawal strategies. Through the Financial Foundations projects, she works with individuals and families who want to build strong financial habits, organize their finances, and create a plan for future goals. In her free time, Lauren wrangles her three wild children (four if you include her husband) and is in constant pursuit of the perfect breakfast taco outside of Texas, which has yet to be found…

Lars Lassen is a CFP® with 15 years of experience and is the sole advisor at Magnolia Lane Capital, LLC, an independent firm he has led since 2015. He serves as a trustee of the Lassen Irrevocable Family Trust and is involved in community activities as a board member of the Hampton Roads Academy Alumni Council and a volunteer mentor with the Oyster Point Rotary Club. Magnolia Lane Capital provides discretionary investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a value-oriented, fundamental stock-picking approach focused on selecting securities trading below intrinsic value, with portfolios tailored to clients’ risk tolerance and income needs.

Jonathan West is a financial advisor at Montgomery Capital Management, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Montgomery Capital Management since 2003. West is also the director of College Funding Group, LLC, where he provides advice on college funding, financial aid opportunities, and scholarship sources. Montgomery Capital Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients, as well as pension plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management combined with college-funding consulting, employing an actively managed, top-down investment approach that adjusts portfolios based on a range of economic and market factors.

Robert Meadows is a Series 65 registered advisor with Capitol Landing Wealth Management in Williamsburg, VA, where he has worked since 2024. He has over a year of industry experience and previously worked at Fitzwilliams Financial and Atlantic Appraisal Group. Outside of his advisory role, Meadows is President of Meadows Appraisal Group, a real estate appraisal firm, and Meadows Tax Advisory, a tax preparation business. Capitol Landing Wealth Management offers investment management and comprehensive financial planning services through the AssetMark platform, serving a diverse client base that includes individuals, institutions, and governmental entities. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach with discretionary account management and provides access to fee-only annuity solutions and standalone planning engagements.

Michael Coirin is a CFP® professional with 16 years of experience, operating as the sole advisor at Foundations Financial Planning, LLC in Williamsburg, VA. Foundations Financial Planning offers personalized, confidential financial planning and investment advice to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a strategic asset-allocation, core-and-satellite investment approach that favors low-cost, no-load mutual funds and ETFs, providing recommendations through written reports and periodic reviews without discretionary trading authority or custody of client assets.

Michael Harris is a CFP® with 17 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the sole advisor at Blue Rock Financial Services, Inc., an independent firm based in Williamsburg, VA, where he has worked since 2006. Blue Rock Financial Services primarily serves individual investors through discretionary investment management and financial planning, utilizing diversified, multi-asset portfolios tailored to client objectives. The firm also manages assets for a private foundation and offers both one-time and ongoing planning engagements.