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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.

Alexander Levy is a CFA® charterholder and financial advisor at Noordzee Capital LLC with one year of industry experience. He manages operations and content for Jetway Intel LLC, a news media and market intelligence firm focused on the airline and aerospace industries, and leads Noordzee Consulting LLC, providing research and consulting services. Noordzee Capital serves institutional clients, employer retirement plans, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals, including a significant non-U.S. client base. The firm offers portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and advisory services using fundamental analysis supported by economic and technical tools.

Christopher Rhim is a CFP® with 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He is the principal of Green View Advisors LLC, where he has worked since 2008. The firm provides discretionary asset management, ongoing financial planning, and specialized divorce financial analysis for individual and trust clients. Green View Advisors manages approximately $25.2 million for a small roster of clients, using active management across multiple asset classes tailored through model portfolios and client risk assessments. The firm offers a formal divorce financial analysis service and focuses on individualized client service through a deliberately small client base.

Oliver Fratzscher is the principal of EM Leaders, LLC, an independent advisory firm based in Bethesda, MD. He holds a Series 65 designation and has 13 years of industry experience. Since founding EM Leaders in 2012, he has focused on providing investment advisory services related to emerging markets. EM Leaders serves institutional investors seeking exposure to emerging markets by selecting and monitoring local investment managers across multiple jurisdictions. The firm offers multi-manager and fund-of-fund supervisory services, emphasizing thorough local due diligence and customized investment policy implementation.

Sloan Hatfield is a CFA® charterholder with six years of industry experience. He has been with SVA Capital Management LLC since 2019 and previously worked at Goldman Sachs from 2014 to 2019. SVA Capital Management LLC is an independent registered investment adviser that provides discretionary portfolio management to individual and high-net-worth clients, focusing on publicly traded equities and exchange-traded funds. The firm employs fundamental analysis with a long-term investment horizon and offers a performance-based fee option for qualified clients.

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.