Derek Charles Mohar

Daniel Egan is a financial advisor at LPL Enterprise with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining LPL Enterprise, he has been professionally involved as a musician, performing as a trumpet player with several orchestras including the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and the Houston Symphony. He also teaches music at the National Music Festival. LPL Enterprise serves a diverse client base including individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, corporations, and institutional clients through advisory and brokerage channels. The firm offers financial planning, access to model wealth portfolios, third-party asset management, and a range of brokerage and insurance products.

Jb Bryan is the principal of J. B. Bryan Financial Group, Inc., an independent advisory firm based in Richmond, VA. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 23 years of industry experience. Bryan has led his firm since 1995 and is also a licensed insurance agent for life, health, and property and casualty insurance. J. B. Bryan Financial Group serves a limited client roster that includes individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm offers comprehensive financial planning, consulting, portfolio management, and insurance products, delivering non-discretionary advisory services combined with written plans and tailored recommendations.

Charan Manektala is the principal advisor at Manektala Investment Advisory Services Inc. based in Powhatan, VA, with nine years of industry experience. His background includes roles with Prudential Financial Planning Services and The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Outside of financial advising, he serves as president of two companies providing technology consulting and educational services in math and science. Manektala Investment Advisory Services is an independent registered investment adviser that serves high-net-worth individuals, business entities, and qualified retirement plans. The firm offers tailored asset management and financial planning, incorporating various analytical methods and strategies, and provides ERISA 3(21) pension consulting and monitoring for plan sponsors.

James Duby is a financial advisor at Purpose Capital LLC in Goochland, VA, holding a Series 65 designation. He has over a decade of industry experience, including thirteen years at Markel Group Inc. and time as an independent advisor before founding Purpose Capital. Purpose Capital LLC offers fee-based fiduciary financial guidance primarily to self-directed investors, including individuals, high-net-worth individuals, couples, and families. The firm focuses on strategic financial planning and education, employing a passive, long-term investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and the Efficient Market Hypothesis.

Too often, people are given more complexity, more products, and more jargon when what they really need is someone who will listen carefully, explain things plainly, and help them make wise decisions about the life they are building. FirstFruits was created around a simple idea: money is a tool, not the goal. The real questions are bigger than investment returns: When can I retire? How can I care for my family? Can I give more generously? What is all this money actually for? I wanted to build a firm where those questions could be answered thoughtfully, without sales pressure or one-size-fits-all advice. That is why FirstFruits is intentionally small, independent, fee-only, and built around long-term relationships. I work with a limited number of families so I can fully know your story, understand what matters to you, and give you straight answers without unnecessary jargon. My office is in Richmond, Virginia, where I live with my wife and two boys (with a baby girl on the way), but I work remotely with clients across the country.

Kyle Mills is the principal advisor at Harvest Financial Group, LLC in Richmond, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 28 years of industry experience. He has led Harvest Financial Group since 2009. Outside of his advisory role, he is also a licensed insurance agent and performs live music occasionally. Harvest Financial Group is an independent registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management across three main strategies, sub-advisory services, and participant account management, employing a combination of proprietary principles, quantitative allocation, and technical analysis to manage risk and volatility.