Umar Farooq Ali

Micah Reish is the sole advisor at Crestone Financial Advisors, LLC, an independent firm based in Broadway, VA. He holds a Series 66 designation and has 15 years of industry experience, including 14 years with Crestone Financial Advisors. Outside of his advisory role, he is the owner of Mercy Enterprises, an automotive repair business. Crestone Financial Advisors is a fee-only firm serving individuals and small businesses with personalized financial planning and investment management. The firm employs a combination of fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis and offers both discretionary portfolio management and non-discretionary consulting for areas such as tax, insurance, retirement, and estate planning.

Michael Ilagan is a financial advisor with BPD Wealth Management LLC in Harrisonburg, VA, holding a Series 65 designation and 18 years of industry experience. He is also employed as an emergency physician and partner at Harrisonburg Emergency Physicians since 2004. BPD Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management primarily for individual clients, with a multi-disciplinary investment approach that includes fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis. The firm manages approximately $4.56 million in discretionary assets and serves a range of client types, employing both long- and short-term trading strategies.

Lawrence Yoder is the principal of Halieus Investment Advisors and holds a Series 65 designation with nine years of experience in financial advisory services. He also owns and manages Horizon Accountants, an accounting firm specializing in tax practice. Halieus Investment Advisors is an independent advisory firm serving individuals, trusts, corporations, pension plans, and charitable organizations with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm focuses on customized portfolios using individual equities and bonds to enhance tax efficiency and limit fees, combining fundamental, technical, and macroeconomic analysis with asset allocation disciplines.

Jonas Rohde is the sole advisor at Rohde Wealth Management and holds a Series 65 designation. He has one year of experience in the financial advisory industry. Outside of advisory work, he manages a retail jewelry business specializing in colored gemstones, fashion jewelry, and engagement/wedding jewelry. Rohde Wealth Management is a small independent advisory firm serving individuals and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses a variety of analytical methods and strategies, including options and private placements, and manages accounts primarily on a discretionary basis.

John Gira III is a financial advisor at GIRA & GIRA Investment Advisors LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2013 and holds a Series 66 designation. GIRA & GIRA Investment Advisors provides personalized investment management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, foundations, endowments, and corporations. The firm employs a macroeconomic approach combined with fundamental and technical analysis for portfolio construction and manages assets primarily on a discretionary basis.

Andrew Lam is a CFP® and CFA® with eight years of industry experience. He has worked at Strategent Financial, LLC since 2022 and previously spent five years at Dimensional Fund Advisors. Lam also has a background in academia from his time at the University of Virginia. Strategent Financial, LLC serves individual and family clients, as well as retirement plans, trusts, estates, and corporations. The firm focuses on strategic asset allocation and modern portfolio theory, using institutional no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and select individual securities or private funds in discretionary portfolio management and financial planning.