Elizabeth Mara Cosden

Dean Phass is a financial advisor with Jade Financial LLC, holding a Series 66 designation and eight years of industry experience. He previously worked at Truist Advisory Services and Truist Investment Services from 2016 to 2024 before joining Jade Financial in 2024. Phass is also a licensed insurance agent, although he does not currently engage in insurance activities. Jade Financial LLC is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser that provides ongoing portfolio management and financial planning primarily for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm employs a variety of analytic approaches across multiple investment instruments, managing most client assets on a non-discretionary basis and offers both advisory and fixed-fee financial planning services.

Richard Gardner is a CFP® professional with 21 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Lionheart Financial Planning, Inc. He has been with the firm since 2004. Lionheart Financial Planning, Inc. is an independent, fee-only firm providing personalized financial planning and investment management to individuals, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm emphasizes comprehensive planning, written performance reporting, and a core-and-satellite investment approach while maintaining client custody of assets.

John Morlu II is a CFP® with five years of experience as a financial advisor at Pithom Advisors, Inc. He is also the owner and managing partner of JS Morlu, LLC, a CPA firm in Woodbridge, VA. Pithom Advisors serves individuals, families, and business owners, offering investment management and comprehensive financial planning, including retirement, estate, tax, insurance, education, and business-owner planning. The firm emphasizes a passive, risk-aware investment approach using tools like efficient-frontier analysis and Monte Carlo simulations, and it integrates tax-focused financial planning with customized Investment Policy Statements.

Brian Hoyle is a financial advisor at The Fintel Group LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has worked in various roles including Senior Instructional Designer at General Dynamics Information Technology since 2018. His prior experience includes positions at ManTech International, Cummings & Carroll, P.C., and Prince William County Schools. The Fintel Group LLC provides comprehensive and modular financial planning services to individuals, couples, and small businesses. The firm focuses on fee-only planning projects with long-term, buy-and-hold investment strategies emphasizing diversified asset allocation and low-cost mutual funds, without offering ongoing asset management or custody of client assets.

Quiltina Smith is a financial advisor with The Financial T, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 registrations and bringing 11 years of industry experience. She previously worked at First Command Advisory Services, First Command Insurance Services, and First Command Financial Planning. The Financial T serves individual clients and employer plan sponsors, focusing on non-discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial consulting. The firm employs a passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory, using index mutual funds and ETFs, and provides employee benefit plan consulting alongside regular account reviews.

Christopher Park is the sole advisor at Park Financial Planning Solutions, LLC in Stafford, VA, holding a Series 65 credential with one year of industry experience. He has concurrently worked at the Department of Justice since 2008. Park Financial Planning Solutions, LLC provides financial planning, portfolio management, consulting, and educational seminars to individuals, high-net-worth individuals, and families. The firm emphasizes client-specific investment plans using asset allocation, diversification, and strategic portfolio management, with a notable focus on non-discretionary asset management and public seminars, including sessions on the FERS retirement system for federal employees.