Peter Ryan is a financial advisor at Alikos Wealth Management, LLC with nine years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with Alikos since 2015. Ryan also has over 30 years of experience at Ryan & Wetmore P.C. Outside of his advisory work, he is involved as a member in several real estate investment partnerships. Alikos Wealth Management serves individuals, retirement plans, trusts, charitable organizations, and small businesses by providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm emphasizes long-term, broadly diversified portfolios primarily implemented with passively managed mutual funds and ETFs, and offers customized solutions including ESG, tax-sensitive, and fixed-income accounts.

Tiffany Blackburn is a financial advisor at Arkagos Advisors & Asset Management, Inc., holding a Series 65 designation. She has been with Arkagos since 2024 and has experience working in related roles, including at Vector Wealth Strategies and Henmead Enterprises, Inc. Blackburn is also affiliated with George Mason University for the years 2023 to 2025. Arkagos Advisors and Asset Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients by offering portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and access to private investments. The firm uses model-based allocations combining technical, fundamental, and modern portfolio theory techniques tailored to clients’ objectives and risk tolerance, with a notable focus on private placement investments alongside traditional advisory services.

Policarpio Sanchez is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He is a principal at Sanchez & Zures, LLC, where he has worked since 2006. Prior to that, he spent nine years with UFC Gym. Sanchez & Zures, LLC provides investment management and financial planning services to individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm follows a long-term, passive investment approach emphasizing asset allocation and primarily uses exchange-traded funds, offering portfolio construction, ongoing rebalancing, and written financial plans.

Frederick Hubach is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience. He is currently with Generational Private Wealth, where he has worked since 2025. His prior experience includes roles at Belgrade Wealth Management LLC, Hemington Wealth Management, and Andersen. Generational Private Wealth serves high-net-worth individuals, trusts, retirement plans, and nonprofit entities, offering discretionary investment management and advanced financial planning. The firm emphasizes strategic asset allocation, diversification, and fundamental analysis, managing approximately $263 million across 49 client relationships.

Saqib Rashid is a financial advisor at One Oak with 11 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 63 designations and has worked at firms including Inverness Capital Advisors, Blue Sand Securities LLC, and Abraaj North America. Outside of his advisory role, he is a partner at OneOak Holdings, LLC, which provides outsourced CIO and investment guidance services to charitable foundations, and he also consults with several private equity and venture capital firms on marketing and institutional investor relations. One Oak offers outsourced chief investment officer and customized investment advisory services primarily to institutional clients such as endowments, foundations, and family offices. The firm focuses on a low client-to-advisor ratio with a high account threshold and employs an integrated OCIO model that includes manager selection, risk management, and access to alternative investments.

Gillian Curran is a CFP® professional with 21 years of experience in financial advising. She has been with Prospect Financial Group LLC since 2004. Outside of her advisory work, she is an owner of a rental real estate business in Ocean City, New Jersey. Prospect Financial Group LLC provides fee-only financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, personal trusts and estates, and small-business retirement plans. The firm operates as a fiduciary, employing a strategic asset allocation approach primarily using mutual funds and ETFs, and also offers retirement-plan consulting services alongside individual wealth management.

Daniel Serra is a CFP® professional with 16 years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at SageVest Wealth Management since 2021. Prior to joining SageVest, he worked for seven years at Chevy Chase Trust Company. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member in higher education at Southern New Hampshire University. SageVest Wealth Management is an independent, fee-only firm that provides discretionary investment management and coordinated financial planning services to individuals, families, trusts, charitable accounts, and small businesses. The firm manages diversified, multi-asset class portfolios using no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and individual bonds, combining fundamental analysis with research-driven tactical adjustments without market timing.

Jennifer Myers is a CFP® and Series 65 credentialed advisor with 29 years of industry experience. She has been with Sage Financial Management Group, Inc., now known as SageVest Wealth Management, since 2007. SageVest Wealth Management is an independent, fee-only advisory firm serving individuals, families, trusts, charitable accounts, and small businesses. The firm manages approximately $423 million in discretionary assets with a team of four advisors and employs diversified, multi-asset class portfolios that combine fundamental analysis with limited technical analysis, supported by an independent consulting firm.

Audrey Jones is a financial advisor at Poder Wealth Advisors with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Carson Wealth, CWM, LLC, and the Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC. Outside of her advisory role, she is the CEO and founder of SkateFit, LLC, a fitness business. Poder Wealth Advisors serves individual clients, business owners, and nonprofit entities, focusing on discretionary portfolio management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm employs a primarily passive investment approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and provides tailored planning tracks for diverse client needs.

Edward Giese is a Series 65-registered financial advisor with 14 years of industry experience. He is currently with Promethium Advisors, LLC, where he has worked since 2024. Prior to joining Promethium, he was with Sargent Investment Group LLC and United Capital Financial Advisors. Promethium Advisors, LLC provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to both individual and institutional clients. The firm employs a diversified investment approach, combining passive and active strategies, alternatives, and tactical asset allocation, and manages a wrap fee program that encompasses the majority of its assets.

Kevin Mcloughlin is a CFP® professional with six years of industry experience, currently advising at Trio Wealth Management, LLC. His prior experience includes roles at Chain Bridge Bank, United Capital Financial Advisers, Arista Wealth Advisors, and Capital Financial Services. Trio Wealth Management is a fee-only, SEC-registered advisory firm serving individual and high-net-worth clients with discretionary investment management and comprehensive financial planning. The firm combines strategic asset allocation and a mix of passive and active investment vehicles with options to delegate management to independent third-party managers while maintaining supervisory oversight.

Alon Zieve is a financial advisor at Aption Advisors LLC with one year of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has previously worked at Aperios Solutions Ltd, Bringg Delivery Technologies, and Seeking Alpha. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as CEO of Apeiros Inc and its subsidiary Apeiros Solutions Ltd, and is the sole owner and CEO of Eximia Ltd, a consulting firm. Aption Advisors provides investment advice to individuals with large, concentrated positions in venture-backed private companies, focusing on share forward transaction contracts to help clients reduce concentration risk. The firm uses proprietary technology to monitor private holdings and does not exercise investment discretion or recommend other securities.

John Coleman is a financial advisor at Piedmont Wealth Management with 10 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. In addition to his role in financial advising, Coleman owns Commonwealth Business Services, a CPA and tax preparation firm. Piedmont Wealth Management is a fee-only financial planning and investment management firm serving trusts, foundations, pension plans, and corporate/household accounts. The firm offers personalized financial planning, discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, and consulting, with a focus on institutional and trust/corporate relationships and coordinated services through affiliated financial and accounting entities.

Dzhemma Menkeeva is a financial advisor at Foxman Asset Advisors Inc. with one year of industry experience. Prior to joining Foxman Asset Advisors in 2025, she worked at PJSC Rosbank for 11 years and at Suffolk University for one year. She is also an insurance agent involved in client solicitation for insurance products. Foxman Asset Advisors provides advisory services to individual investors, corporations, trusts, and foundations, offering discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting. The firm generally pursues long-term trading strategies based on fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and quantitative techniques.

Michael Schwartz is a financial advisor with MZ Capital, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and over 23 years of industry experience. He has worked at MZ Capital Management since 2018 and previously held roles at Securities America Advisors, Inc., Securities America, Inc., and Master's Financial Associates. Outside of advising, he owns Home Instead Senior Care and serves as a regional leadership council member for Messiah College. MZ Capital Management provides discretionary asset management and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a passive, asset-class allocation strategy using institutional funds with a buy-hold-rebalance approach and offers ongoing portfolio supervision, written planning reports, newsletters, and client seminars.

Ross Anderson is a CFP® with 18 years of industry experience and is currently with Craftwork Capital LLC, where he has worked since 2020. Prior to that, he spent six years at Motley Fool Wealth Management. Outside of financial services, he is the owner of Anderson Entertainment, a DJ services business he has operated since 2001. Craftwork Capital primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm offers financial planning, discretionary portfolio management, and access to third-party digital platforms, utilizing model portfolios, separately managed accounts, and AI tools to support portfolio construction and ongoing management.

Lisa Pendley is a CFP® professional with 17 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at 8th Street Investments, LLC since 2008. She works out of Alexandria, VA, and is part of a two-advisor team at the firm. 8th Street Investments provides discretionary portfolio management and standalone financial planning to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations, and charitable organizations. The firm employs fundamental analysis and tailored asset-allocation strategies, combining long-term holdings with active trading and derivative instruments within discretionary mandates.

Charles Harris is a financial advisor with First Georgetown Securities, Inc. in Alexandria, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and possessing 44 years of industry experience with the same firm since 1982. Outside of his advisory role, he produced and stars in a YouTube TV pilot titled "Becoming Van Vlack," a non-investment related project started in late 2022. First Georgetown Securities provides discretionary portfolio management primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth households, using growth, growth-and-income, and income strategies. The firm employs a tactical allocation approach integrating fundamental and technical analysis and manages approximately $101.7 million in discretionary assets as of mid-2025.

Ryan Beckwith is a financial advisor at Bluestone® Financial Advisors, LLC in Baltimore, MD, holding a Series 65 designation with three years of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at GP Strategies Corporation and Waddell & Reed. Bluestone Financial Advisors primarily serves entrepreneurs, business owners, high-net-worth individuals, corporations, and charitable organizations, providing personal CFO services through financial planning, consulting, and investment management. The firm emphasizes long-term financial strategy and capital allocation, using fundamental research to guide investment decisions and operates with a fixed-fee pricing model.

Mikayla Rodarte is a financial advisor at Capitol Financial Consultants, Inc. with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and has prior work experience at George Mason University and Westfield High School. Outside of her advisory role, she is the lead instructor and general manager at Kore Defense Industries, where she teaches martial arts and manages youth and women’s programs. Capitol Financial Consultants provides financial planning and investment supervisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and small businesses. The firm employs a buy-and-hold investment approach with adjustments based on market conditions and offers ancillary services including tax preparation and business planning.