Timothy Wesling is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 22 years of industry experience. He is the sole advisor at Wesling Financial Planning Services Corp. in Alexandria, VA, and has worked at Morgan Stanley DW Inc. since 2003. Wesling Financial Planning Services Corp. serves individual clients, including high-net-worth individuals, offering portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, 401(k) and qualified-plan advisory services, as well as divorce-planning advice and tax preparation. The firm integrates fundamental analysis with both long-term and short-term trading strategies, providing customized Investment Policy Statements and maintaining discretionary trading authority for ongoing engagements.

Monte Hoover is the sole advisor at Rockbound Capital LLC in Washington, DC. He holds a Series 65 credential and has been with the firm since 2025. Hoover is a self-directed PhD student and research assistant at the University of Maryland, focusing on generative AI safety and efficiency. Prior to his advisory role, he worked at Microsoft and has experience in technology and research. Rockbound Capital provides discretionary portfolio management services to individuals and high net worth clients, utilizing model portfolios based on asset allocation and Modern Portfolio Theory. The firm emphasizes the use of a single qualified custodian and operates with distinctive practices, including limited custody and no participation in wrap fee programs.

Harry Gaskin is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience and the sole advisor at G, G, & M Financial Goals in Alexandria, VA. He has been operating as an independent financial advisor since 1998. G, G, & M Financial Goals provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to high-net-worth individuals and small business retirement plans. The firm focuses on non-discretionary investment management, using fundamental and technical analysis to select securities aligned with clients’ objectives.

Garo Partoyan is a financial advisor at Potomac Wealth Strategies, LLC with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with Potomac Wealth Strategies since 2009 and holds a Series 66 designation. Potomac Wealth Strategies provides investment supervisory services, financial planning, and referrals to third-party money managers for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and corporate/business clients. The firm operates on a non-discretionary basis and uses fundamental analysis alongside a combination of long- and short-term strategies to guide portfolio management.

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.

Samir Bhatt is a financial advisor at SHB Advisors in Washington, DC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 18 years of industry experience. He has been with SHB Advisors since 2013. SHB Advisors is an independent investment adviser serving a small number of qualified high-net-worth individuals, families, and trusts. The firm employs a global macro and relative-value trading approach across multiple asset classes, utilizing futures, derivatives, leverage, and margin in actively managed portfolios.

Melissa Carriles Biggham is a financial advisor at Lasting Legacy Wealth Management, LLC in Alexandria, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 designations with seven years of industry experience. Her prior roles include positions at Bay Financial Planning and Tax Services, Cambridge Investment Research, and H Beck, Inc. She is also an independent insurance agent and provides retirement benefit education through the Federal Employees Retirement and Benefits Institute. Lasting Legacy Wealth Management offers financial planning, retirement planning, and investment management primarily for individual clients, including those nearing or in retirement. The firm uses both fundamental and technical analysis to build portfolios and manages model portfolios from third-party advisers, providing discretionary and non-discretionary management along with ongoing portfolio oversight.

Eric McGinley is the sole advisor at POV Wealth LLC in Falls Church, VA, holding a Series 66 credential with 11 years of industry experience. His work history includes roles at USA Financial Securities, Securities America, and Park Avenue Securities. Outside of advising, he officiates field hockey and lacrosse games and provides college funding and student loan consultation services. POV Wealth LLC offers financial planning and discretionary asset management for individuals, families, trusts, and businesses. The firm emphasizes documented client profiles, periodic portfolio reviews, and diversified investment strategies, along with educational seminars and coordination of held-away and custodial accounts.

Paul Cocozza is a CFP® credentialed financial advisor with 26 years of experience, operating Cocozza Financial Planning, LTD. in Arlington, VA since 2000. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and focuses exclusively on independent financial planning. Cocozza Financial Planning is a solo practice providing comprehensive, written financial plans and limited-area hourly consultations to individual clients. The firm’s non-discretionary investment guidance centers on an asset-allocation framework using primarily index funds and avoids more complex trading strategies, with recommendations tailored to client-specific factors.

Ryan Lund is the principal of Lund Capital Management LLC in Washington, DC. He holds a Series 65 designation and has two years of industry experience. Prior to founding his firm in 2023, he was self-employed and has held various roles including positions with the Charlotte Symphony. Lund Capital Management LLC provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to individuals, high net worth clients, and entities. The firm focuses on developing client-specific financial profiles and investment plans, using a range of investment vehicles such as mutual funds, ETFs, bonds, options, and equities, with portfolio construction tailored to risk tolerance and time horizon.

Dixie Butler is a CFP® with 37 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at U.S. Advisors, Inc. She has been with U.S. Advisors, Inc. since 1999 and also maintains a role at Butler Financial, Inc. since 1993. U.S. Advisors, Inc. provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, comprehensive financial planning, and hourly consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, and business clients. The firm’s investment approach focuses on broad asset allocation tailored to client goals, utilizing mutual funds and ETFs, with ongoing portfolio monitoring and a preference to remain invested rather than time the market. It also offers educational seminars and workshops to various organizations as part of its services.

Jeff Mitchell is the principal of JRM Capital Management Inc., an independent advisory firm based in Mitchellville, MD. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has 27 years of industry experience. Prior to founding JRM Capital Management in 2003, he has been associated with Lifemark Securities Corp. since 2009. JRM Capital Management provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individual and institutional clients, including pension plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs both fundamental and quantitative analysis to manage portfolios across various asset classes and offers specialized pension consulting services alongside unique engagement models such as performance-based fees and subscription publications.

Gerardo Martinez Y Carriles is a CFA® charterholder currently with BLU Capital, where he has worked since 2026. His prior experience includes roles at Berlin Wealth Group Advisors and International Fintech Intelligence. BLU Capital serves a diverse client base including institutional investors, foundations, pension plans, and small businesses. The firm employs a combination of fundamental research, quantitative modeling, and ESG screening in its investment process and offers portfolio management, financial planning, and pension consulting services.

Michael Braswell is the principal of Braswell Capital, LLC in Arlington, VA, with two years of experience as a financial advisor. He holds a Series 65 credential and has a background that includes roles at the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency, as well as legal experience at Latham & Watkins LLP. He maintains an inactive sole practitioner law firm, Erwin Osborne Law, PLLC. Braswell Capital provides financial planning and investment advisory services primarily to individuals and small businesses in disadvantaged communities. The firm offers hourly, low-cost financial planning focused on cash flow, retirement, and debt counseling, emphasizing a fiduciary standard and fundamental investment analysis without charging asset-based fees or taking custody of client assets.

Claire Emory is a CFP® and CFA® with 13 years of experience in financial planning. She is the sole advisor at Clarity Financial Planning, an independent firm she has led since 2010 in Arlington, VA. Clarity Financial Planning serves middle- and upper-middle-income individuals and families with integrated, planning-first services that include retirement, tax, estate, insurance, cash-flow, and business planning. The firm delivers non-discretionary investment advice based on individualized analysis and typically recommends no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and government or cash-equivalent instruments.

Keanon Swan is a financial advisor at Tennext LLC with a Series 65 designation. He has been with Tennext since 2025 and has prior experience in data analysis and risk reporting as Director of Analytics at the Samuel U. Rodgers Health Center, a nonprofit community health center. Tennext LLC is an investment manager focusing on discretionary portfolio management for pooled and institutional assets, utilizing a multi-disciplinary investment approach that integrates evidence-based and quantitative methods with technical, fundamental, and behavioral finance analysis. The firm operates virtually and employs tax-aware strategies across a diverse range of investment vehicles.

Dennis Brown is a financial advisor at Investment Initiatives, LLC with 15 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with his current firm since 2014. Investment Initiatives, LLC is an independent, single-advisor registered investment adviser serving individuals, including high-net-worth clients, as well as banks, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm provides portfolio management, pension consulting, and financial planning using a range of securities and employs a combination of charting, fundamental, technical, and cyclical analysis with both discretionary and non-discretionary management approaches.

Jeffrey Stouffer is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Mercantile Advisors, LLC since 2013. He previously worked at Kingsview Financial and Kingsview Asset Management. Mercantile Advisors provides personalized financial planning and investment management services to individuals, other advisors, and small businesses. The firm offers a broad range of products and services including retirement, tax, estate, and cash-flow planning, fixed insurance and annuity products, and managed commodity futures advisory services, operating with a unique combination of registrations as an RIA, insurance agency, and Commodity Trading Advisor.

Diron Insley is a financial advisor at White Oak Wealth LLC in Arlington, VA, holding a Series 66 designation with 13 years of industry experience. He is the managing member of Wealthnova Nexus LLC and also works as an independent insurance agent, brokering life insurance products. White Oak Wealth LLC serves individuals and business entities by providing written financial planning and retirement plan services, including education, benchmarking, and ERISA-related support. The firm does not directly manage client assets but recommends and monitors third-party investment advisers, focusing on individualized asset-allocation planning and conducting semi-annual client reviews.

Aba Tyus is the principal of Tyus Financial Group LLC and holds Series 65 and Series 66 credentials with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Defense Acquisition Support Services, Goldman Sachs, and Northwestern Mutual. He serves as president of The Columbia Business School Alumni Club of D.C., where he oversees executive committee activities and club operations. Tyus Financial Group LLC provides discretionary portfolio management and advisory services primarily to institutional and high-net-worth clients, utilizing a wide range of instruments and multiple methods of analysis. The firm emphasizes tailored investment strategies with continuous monitoring and employs various approaches including alternative investments and third-party sub-advisors.