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Kevin Lozer is a CFP® with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Oakton Financial, LLC. He previously worked for ten years at CLEARLOGIC FINANCIAL, INC., formerly known as Ticknor Atherton & Associates. Oakton Financial serves high-net-worth individuals and small businesses with comprehensive financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm emphasizes a strategic asset-allocation approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, tax-aware investments, and a boutique, limited-client model without charging percentage-of-assets-under-management fees.

Kartik Patel is a financial advisor at Simplify Investments with eight years of industry experience and holds a Series 65 designation. He also serves as president of Data Express Inc., an information technology consulting firm where he provides business analysis and strategic advice to clients, including those in the financial sector. Prior to founding Data Express, he worked at Tech Karma Inc. for six years. Simplify Investments is an independent, fee-only registered investment adviser serving private individuals, families, and small businesses. The firm employs a fundamentally driven, value-oriented investment approach focused on U.S.-traded stocks, ETFs, and bonds, maintaining a concentrated portfolio and making limited quarterly changes.

David Hainsworth is the sole advisor at David N. Hainsworth, C.P.A., P.C. in Fairfax, VA, with 9 years of industry experience and credentials including CFP® and Series 63. He has been operating his firm since 1989, which functions as both a CPA practice and an independent advisory firm. The firm provides portfolio management and financial planning services to individuals, corporations, and pension or profit-sharing plans, employing modern portfolio theory and a long-term trading approach. It combines CPA services with investment advice and works with third-party managers while offering non-discretionary advice and documented investment policies.

Justin Zakia is a financial advisor at Solution Factory, LLC with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. He has held positions at OrthoVirginia, Inc. and The GW Medical Faculty Associates before founding Solution Factory in 2022. Outside of financial advising, Zakia serves as Chief Executive Officer of Fairfax Radiology, LLC, a medical screening and diagnostic testing company. Solution Factory provides customized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, estates, and small businesses, emphasizing an asset-allocation approach informed by economic analysis and client-specific factors. The firm typically manages portfolios on a discretionary basis and offers periodic portfolio reviews and educational workshops for clients.

Robert Krueger is a financial advisor at Alexander Randolph Advisory Inc with 20 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been with Alexander Randolph since 2000. In addition to his advisory role, he is involved with Alexander Randolph, Inc., a related firm providing tax and accounting services. Alexander Randolph Advisory, Inc. offers investment management, wealth management, and financial planning to individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and charitable organizations. The firm manages approximately $364 million in client assets, focusing on personalized portfolios guided by signed investment policy statements and employing fundamental analysis with an emphasis on low-cost mutual funds and ETFs. The firm's integration with a related tax and accounting practice provides clients optional access to additional financial services.

Bryan Thomas is the sole advisor at Financial Solutions, LLC in Oak Hill, VA, holding a Series 65 designation with seven years of industry experience. He has worked at Financial Solutions since 2018 and concurrently serves as Vice President at Jones Lang LaSalle, Inc., specializing in commercial real estate services. Financial Solutions provides comprehensive financial planning to individuals and families, covering areas such as cash flow, retirement, education funding, estate and tax considerations, and risk management. The firm emphasizes a long-term, passive investment approach with fundamental analysis, offering written financial plans and educational workshops while clients retain full discretion over implementation.