Caroline Hess is a financial advisor at Alpha Financial Advisors, LLC with a Series 65 designation and two years of industry experience. Prior to joining Alpha Financial Advisors, she worked at Optomi and held roles at East Carolina University and The Golf Club at Lansdowne. Alpha Financial Advisors serves individual and high-net-worth clients, including a pension/profit-sharing plan, typically working with households meeting a $500,000 investable assets guideline. The firm offers comprehensive, life-centered financial planning and discretionary portfolio management, combining modern portfolio theory with a range of analytical approaches to tailor strategies to clients’ goals and risk tolerance.

David Greene is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with CJM Wealth Advisers, Ltd. for 20 years, specializing in financial planning and investment advisory services. CJM Wealth Advisers, Ltd. serves both individual and institutional clients, including high net worth individuals and charitable organizations. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management through its wrap-fee program, utilizing a range of asset types and applying both fundamental and technical analysis.

Matthew Mc Nally is a financial advisor with Glassman Wealth Services, LLC, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of industry experience, including prior work at WealthCrossing and several years in education before entering the financial services industry. Glassman Wealth Services serves individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations with discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a diversified investment approach that includes mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and private investment funds, with an emphasis on client authorization for cryptocurrency transactions and formal AI governance in advisory practices.

David Miller is a CFP® professional with 24 years of industry experience. He is currently part of Brown | Miller Wealth Management, LLC in McLean, VA, where he has worked since 2020, following 12 years at Wells Fargo Clearing. Brown | Miller Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser serving individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm offers customized, tax-aware asset allocations using a combination of active and passive strategies and provides both discretionary portfolio management and consulting services.

Jamshid Sharifi is a financial advisor at Legacy Wealth Management Inc. with 12 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 65 designation and has been involved with Legacy Associates Inc. since 2004, where he serves as president and owner with a focus on insurance. Sharifi is also a silent partner in a retail business based in Wilkes Barre, PA. Legacy Wealth Management is a team of five advisors managing approximately $314 million across more than 700 client relationships. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, and businesses, offering discretionary and non-discretionary asset management, financial planning, unified managed accounts, and public educational seminars at no charge. Their investment strategies are customized through documented Investment Policy Statements and include ongoing portfolio monitoring with quarterly reviews.

Fatima Iqbal is a CFP® and Series 65-registered financial advisor with 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Azzad Asset Management, Inc. since 2008. Azzad Asset Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, trusts, small businesses, and other institutions. The firm focuses on socially responsible Islamic investing using proprietary screening tools and manages approximately $1.82 billion in discretionary assets.

Kishore Shah is a financial advisor with Lynx Investment Advisory, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, with 43 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at The Patriot Financial Group, Verus Capital Partners, Indus Financial Group, and Securities America, Inc. Outside of advisory work, he is involved in insurance sales. Lynx Investment Advisory serves individual and institutional clients by providing investment consulting, policy development, manager research, and portfolio monitoring. The firm specializes in customized client allocations implemented primarily through third-party managers selected via detailed due diligence and offers both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management.

Ayman Khalil is a financial advisor at Azzad Asset Management, Inc. in Falls Church, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses with 20 years of industry experience. He has been with Azzad Asset Management since 2005. Azzad Asset Management provides investment management and financial planning services to individuals, retirement plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, registered mutual funds, trusts, small businesses, and other institutions. The firm specializes in socially responsible Islamic investing, using proprietary screening tools to exclude certain industries, and manages approximately $1.82 billion in discretionary assets.

David Quinn is a CFP® with eight years of industry experience, currently serving as the sole advisor at Pine Harbor Wealth Management LLC in Fairfax, VA. He has held roles at several financial firms including Dimensional Fund Advisors and United Income, Inc. Outside of his advisory work, Quinn is the CEO of AdviceCloud Financial Technology, Inc., a software provider. Pine Harbor Wealth Management provides discretionary portfolio management and financial planning to individual and corporate clients, emphasizing tailored portfolio construction through fundamental analysis, modern portfolio theory, and long-term strategies. The firm manages approximately $444.8 million in assets under management and integrates ESG considerations within its investment approach.

James Patterson is a CFP® with 19 years of industry experience currently serving at KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC. He has worked at Arete Wealth Management and Spire Securities, LLC prior to his current role. In addition to his advisory work, he holds a license as an insurance agent. KFA Private Wealth Group advises individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, providing financial planning, retirement consulting, investment management, and in-house tax and accounting services. The firm employs goal-based strategic asset allocation with broad diversification, combining passive and active management, and operates a wrap fee program to reduce transaction costs for clients.

Victoria Henry is a CFP® with 13 years of industry experience and holds the Series 66 designation. She has been with West Financial Services, Inc. since 2016, where she currently serves as part of a 22-advisor team. West Financial Services, Inc. is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $2.8 billion for individuals, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a client-specific, diversified investment approach with a core-and-satellite equity strategy, laddered fixed-income allocations, and tactical adjustments based on quantitative and qualitative research.

Samantha Buchanan is a financial advisor at Allegiance Financial Group with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to her current role, she held positions at Compass Wealth Management and Bloomin' Brands, among others. Allegiance Financial Group Advisory Services LLC provides investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, estates, business entities, charitable organizations, and employer-sponsored retirement plans. The firm’s investment approach focuses on strategic asset allocation grounded in Modern Portfolio Theory, with client accounts typically monitored quarterly.

Tanya Carson is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with West Financial Services, Inc. in McLean, VA, bringing nine years of industry experience. She has spent her entire professional career at West Financial Services, working in various roles since 2016. West Financial Services, Inc. is a fee-only, SEC-registered investment adviser that provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, consulting, and retirement plan services. The firm serves individuals, retirement and profit sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations, managing approximately $2.8 billion with an investment approach focused on diversified, client-specific asset allocation and a core-and-satellite equity strategy.

David O'Neill is a CFP® professional at Heritage Financial LLC in Gainesville, VA, with eight years of industry experience. He joined Heritage Financial in 2018 after a year at Spire Investment Partners LLC. Outside of advisory work, he manages personal investment activities through SLOPESIDE LLC. Heritage Financial advises individuals, families, trusts, charitable organizations, small businesses, and corporations, providing both investment management and financial planning through a seven-advisor team managing approximately $408 million in assets. The firm uses a LifeMap Discovery process to tailor core-and-satellite portfolios that often incorporate third-party model portfolios, and it discloses its third-party relationships and potential conflicts with a level of transparency uncommon among peer advisory teams.

Tricia Lepofsky is a Series 65-licensed advisor at KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC with six years of industry experience. She has been with KFA Private Wealth Group since 2016. Outside of her advisory role, she serves as the president of the Washington DC chapter of the Austin Peay University National Alumni Association. KFA Private Wealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities, offering financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and wealth management. The firm employs a goal-based investment approach combining passive and active management, with ongoing manager due diligence and client engagement.

Jason Rizkallah is a financial advisor at McLean Asset Management Corporation with 19 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP®, ChFC®, and Series 66 designations. Prior to joining McLean Asset Management in 2019, he worked at Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. from 2012 to 2019. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a board member of the Montgomery Countryside Alliance, where he provides education on general investing and financial topics. McLean Asset Management Corporation offers investment management, financial planning, and consulting services to a diverse client base, including individuals, retirement plans, trusts, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a portfolio approach based on Modern Portfolio Theory and broad asset allocation principles, using no-load mutual funds, ETFs, and approved managers, and provides specialized strategies such as tax-managed equity and ESG screening.

Jennifer Denner is a Series 65 licensed financial advisor with Professional Financial Solutions, LLC in Fairfax, VA. She has five years of industry experience, including seven years at the Door and Hardware Institute prior to joining her current firm in 2019. Professional Financial Solutions, LLC primarily serves individual clients, including those with living or irrevocable trusts, as well as small business owners on retirement plans and charitable gifting of client securities. The firm offers financial planning, consulting, and investment management with a focus on diversified mutual funds and ETFs using a buy-and-hold, passive approach.

Frank Zecca Jr. is a CFP® certified financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience. He is currently with Activ8 Family Office LLC and previously worked at Octagon Financial Services and CETERA Financial Specialists LLC. Outside of his advisory role, he serves on the board of the Eat Learn Play Foundation, a children’s nonprofit, and is an advisory board member for Uncharted Power. Activ8 Family Office primarily serves professional athletes and their families, offering a Holistic Client Management Program that integrates financial planning, investment management, cash management, and tax services. The firm utilizes outsourced CIO and TAMP solutions with customized portfolios, including access to private fund investments, tailored to clients’ objectives.

Brian Henderson is a CFA® charterholder serving as an advisor at Signature Resources Capital Management, LLC with one year of industry experience. He is also the founder and sole member of Henderson Financial Consulting LLC, where he conducts investment research and provides expert witness consulting. Additionally, he is an associate professor of finance at The George Washington University. Signature Resources Capital Management advises individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, and retirement plan sponsors offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement-plan consulting. The firm employs a Global Target Risk strategy focused on diversification and customization, managing approximately $304 million in discretionary assets.

Nicholas Jones is an advisor at Wellington Consulting Services Inc with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. His prior work includes roles at Everington Consulting, Research Data Group, Radford University, and Fairfax County Public Schools. Wellington Consulting Services provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management and retirement-plan consulting to individuals, plan participants, and company-sponsored retirement plans. The firm uses a model portfolio approach emphasizing low-cost investments such as index funds and ETFs, serving a large client base through a participant-oriented service model.