Howard Jay Barnett

Scott Vallar is the principal advisor at Guard Hill Advisors LLC in Charlottesville, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with 10 years of industry experience. He has led Guard Hill Advisors since its founding in 2016. Guard Hill Advisors provides discretionary investment management to individuals, high-net-worth clients, corporations, charitable organizations, and trusts, focusing on tax-efficient, low-turnover portfolios constructed through fundamental analysis. The firm applies a credit-focused approach to fixed income selection, leveraging the principal’s background in leveraged finance, and manages concentrated portfolios with explicit position size limits.

David Lewis is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with over four years of industry experience. He has worked at firms including Kuleana Capital Management LLC and 910 Fund LLC and previously spent 12 years at S&P Global. Lewis has been leading High Top Growth Partners since 2015. High Top Growth Partners serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and institutions by providing financial planning, investment advisory, and real estate consulting. The firm focuses on long-term, diversified allocations across multiple asset classes and works as a disclosed solicitor for third-party managers, recommending strategies while managing proprietary capital alongside clients.

Thomas Sheehan is the founder of Round Oak Capital LLC in Charlottesville, VA, where he has provided investment advisory services since 2010. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 13 years of industry experience. His work history is solely with Round Oak Capital. Round Oak Capital is a small independent investment office offering discretionary portfolio management and wealth management services to individuals, families, trusts, and businesses. The firm provides customized portfolios using fundamental analysis across various asset classes and offers family-office style services, real estate advisory, and introductions to alternative investments.

Stephen Aust is a Series 65-registered financial advisor with MarketCycle Wealth Management, LLC, where he has worked since 2010. He has 15 years of industry experience and operates as the sole advisor at his independent firm based in Free Union, VA. MarketCycle Wealth Management provides ongoing investment supervisory and portfolio management services to individual and corporate clients. The firm employs a broad investment approach, including mutual funds, equities, bonds, ETFs, real estate, hedge funds, private placements, and insurance products, utilizing a mix of charting, technical, fundamental, and cyclical analysis.

David Van Roijen is a CFA® charterholder with 13 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Split Creek LLC, doing business as Split Creek Capital LLC, where he has worked since 2022. Prior to founding Split Creek, he spent ten years at Goldman Sachs. Split Creek Capital provides portfolio management and financial planning primarily to individual and high-net-worth clients, managing approximately $108.7 million. The firm emphasizes tailored portfolios based on client objectives and risk tolerance, employing a combination of modern portfolio theory, fundamental and quantitative analysis, and a range of investment strategies including options and private placements.

Our process will clarify your financial picture and help you understand what’s possible. We’ll provide expert advice and ongoing support for aligning your time and money with your values. We believe in taking a simple, disciplined approach that minimizes fees, taxes, emotional biases, and conflicts of interest. What sets Oakleigh apart? -We take a holistic approach to your well-being. What does it matter if you have climbed the ladder, saved money on taxes, and made better investment decisions if you haven't answered the deeper questions of "why" and "for what purpose?" - We are retirement income specialists. Navigating the transition to retirement requires a different set of skills than what got you here. - We are tax planning experts. While you were working, you likely had very little control over the taxes you owed, but this changes in retirement when you have multiple sources of income and more control over the timing and amount of taxes you pay. - We are fiduciaries. We are held to a higher standard than many advisors or financial salespeople affiliated with banks, brokerages, or insurance companies. As an independent investment advisor, we only answer to our clients. - We are flat-fee-only. "Fee-only" means that we're paid directly by our clients with no hidden commissions or kickbacks for selling certain products. We also charge a flat fee, not a percentage of your assets under management. Managing a $3 million portfolio is no more difficult for us than one that's $1 million. So why should you pay three times as much? - We know Social Security and healthcare. We'll help you decide when to take Social Security and can help you navigate Medicare and how to plan for health and long-term care. Contact us for a free consultation. Whether or not we are the right advisor for you, I would love to learn about your situation and help you find a skilled advisor who is committed to the same values of integrity, transparency, and expertise.