Jonathan Holljes is a financial advisor at Brookwood Investment Group with over 40 years of industry experience. He holds the ChFC® designation and securities licenses Series 63 and Series 65. His prior experience includes roles at Redwood Private Wealth LLC, LPL Financial, and Colonial River Investments, among others. He is also the managing director of Redwood Tax Specialists and has been an independent licensed insurance producer since 1982. Brookwood Investment Group serves individual investors, businesses, and employer-sponsored retirement plans by providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan advisory services. The firm uses a range of investment strategies tailored to client objectives and maintains multiple affiliated businesses along with platform relationships to support its service offerings.

Marvin Morse is a CFA® charterholder with 29 years of industry experience. He is currently a financial advisor at Blueprint Financial Advisors and has also been involved with Morse Capital Partners, LLC since 2008. Blueprint Financial Advisors is a multi-advisor firm offering discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, comprehensive financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension and ERISA plans, and nonprofit entities. The firm manages approximately $1.4 billion in assets and employs a proprietary strategic-and-tactical investment approach that incorporates diversified asset classes and trend-following rules to guide portfolio adjustments.

Edwin Martin III is a financial advisor at Waverly Advisors, LLC with 29 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors. Waverly Advisors is a multi-team registered investment adviser managing portfolios for individuals, retirement plans, and pooled investment vehicles. The firm combines traditional equity and fixed-income strategies with alternative and private-markets allocations and offers a range of investment management and financial planning services.

Elizabeth King is a CFP® with 22 years of experience in the financial industry. She joined Cary Street Partners in 2026 after a decade at Stony Point Wealth Management Inc. King serves as the finance committee chair for the Richmond SPCA and is co-manager of Hopechest LLC, a family investment-related entity. Cary Street Partners serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, corporations, trusts, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and access to proprietary and third-party investment strategies supported by AI tools and affiliated businesses.

Cody Hughes is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners in Richmond, VA, holding a Series 65 designation. He has one year of experience at Cary Street Partners and previously worked in healthcare and technology sectors. Cary Street Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, and retirement plans, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and access to proprietary and third-party investment strategies. The firm integrates AI tools with human oversight to assist in portfolio modeling and research.

David Nystrom is a financial advisor at Thurston Springer Advisors with 26 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked previously at Burgess Partners, LLC and Wells Fargo Advisors Financial Network LLC. Nystrom serves as treasurer of the Longwood University Trust and is a board member of the Brookfield Foundation. Thurston Springer Advisors provides financial planning, portfolio management, and fiduciary services to individuals, corporations, retirement plans, and trusts. The firm employs a range of investment strategies, including discretionary and non-discretionary programs, blending buy-and-hold, asset allocation, and more active technical and fundamental approaches.

Roderick Smyth is a financial advisor with RiverFront Investment Group, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 29 years of industry experience. He has worked extensively at RiverFront and ALPS Distributors, Inc., and serves as an advisory board member for the Virginia Retirement Systems Advisory Committee. Smyth is also involved in community service through his role on the finance committee of Goochland Cares, a local charity and food bank. RiverFront Investment Group provides investment management services to individual investors, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm combines its Price Matters® valuation framework with tactical asset allocation and security selection across global fixed income and equities, implementing strategies through various model delivery platforms and customized portfolio solutions.

Robert Walters is a CFP®-certified financial advisor with 33 years of industry experience, currently serving at Cary Street Partners since 2009. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses. Outside of his advisory role, Walters is actively involved in his community through leadership positions at the Barter Theatre Foundation, where he serves as President, and as a trustee for the VA Highlands Community College Educational Foundation, as well as participating on the financial committee of Johnston Memorial Hospital. Cary Street Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, and retirement plans. The firm employs a comprehensive investment approach that integrates traditional and alternative strategies, utilizing both third-party managers and proprietary resources.

Adam Simpson is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners with a Series 66 designation and three years of industry experience. His previous roles include positions at Ameriprise Financial Services, Wells Fargo Advisors, and First Clearing. Cary Street Partners serves a diverse client base including individuals, corporations, trusts, retirement plans, and institutional clients, offering portfolio management, financial planning, and other investment services. The firm utilizes proprietary strategies, sub-advisers, and AI tools to support portfolio construction and monitoring.

Wendy Kerns is a financial advisor at RiverFront Investment Group, LLC with 28 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and has worked in notable firms including Wells Fargo Clearing and ALPS Distributors. Kerns has also served as Technology Program Manager at RiverFront Investment Group. RiverFront Investment Group provides investment management services to individual investors, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and corporations. The firm employs a Price Matters® valuation framework combined with tactical asset allocation and risk management, offering customized portfolio solutions through various delivery platforms.

Kristin Carleton is a financial advisor at Sound Income Strategies, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at firms including Raymond James Financial Services and James River Wealth Advisors. Outside of her advisory role, she is involved in special needs planning as a part owner and CEO of All Needs Planning LLC and serves on several nonprofit boards related to disability and education, including GRASP and Carillon Academy. She is also an author and occasionally engages as a paid speaker. Sound Income Strategies is a fee-based investment adviser serving a broad client base that includes individuals, corporations, pension plans, and other advisors. The firm focuses on fixed-income and income-oriented strategies, actively managing portfolios through fundamental and technical analysis while offering specialized services such as tailored family-office and special-needs planning.

Charles Coreth is a CFP® with 46 years of experience in the financial advisory industry. He is currently with CG Advisory Services and has previously worked at Capital Asset Advisory Services, AIG Retirement Advisors, and COREDO, LLC. Outside of his advisory work, he serves on the board of directors and as program director for The Rotary Club of Richmond and provides financial guidance to the Finance Committee of the Church of the Good Shepherd. CG Advisory Services is an SEC-registered firm managing approximately $4.02 billion for a diverse client base, including individuals, pension plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm utilizes proprietary discretionary model portfolios and a variety of customized investment strategies supported by an Investment Committee and technology platforms.

Kyla Ward is a financial advisor at Beacon Capital Management, Inc. with five years of industry experience. She holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at firms including Sammons Financial Network, Midland National Life Insurance Company, National Life Group, and LPL Financial. Beacon Capital Management provides third-party model portfolio management and direct discretionary portfolio management to advisory platforms and retail advisors. The firm serves a diverse client base that includes individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations, charitable organizations, trusts, and other institutional clients, using primarily mechanical, data-driven tactical allocation strategies.

Christopher Philipoom is a financial advisor with Wealthcare Capital Management LLC in Richmond, VA, holding a Series 65 designation and 17 years of industry experience. He has been involved with Financeware, Inc. since 2001. Wealthcare Capital Management LLC is a multi-team advisor managing approximately $3.03 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and other entities. The firm utilizes evidence-based investment strategies, including model portfolios with mutual funds, ETFs, alternative investments, and specialty platforms, overseen by an Investment Policy Committee.

Margaret Snead is a financial advisor at Cary Street Partners with 25 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with Cary Street Partners since 2010. Cary Street Partners provides discretionary and non-discretionary wealth management and advisory services to a diverse client base, including individuals, charitable organizations, corporations, retirement plans, and other institutions. The firm employs a comprehensive investment approach that combines third-party and in-house resources across a range of strategies, including traditional equity and fixed income, alternative investments, and proprietary products.

Ronald Mentzer is a financial advisor at MissionSquare Retirement with 31 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63, Series 65, and Series 66 designations. His prior work includes roles at Icma Rc, Capitol Securities Management, and The Distribution Consulting Group. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a volunteer on the Supervisory Committee for The United Methodist Credit Union, where he oversees internal audit procedures. MissionSquare Retirement administers deferred compensation and qualified retirement plans for state and local government employers, their employees, and certain non-profit entities. The firm offers plan administration, recordkeeping, education, and Guided Pathways Advisory Services, with investment advice and model portfolios developed by Morningstar Investment Management.

Carter Whisnand is an advisor at Silvercrest Asset Management Group LLC with 23 years of experience at the firm. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses. Silvercrest provides investment management, family office, and institutional advisory services primarily to high-net-worth families and select institutions. The firm emphasizes bottom-up, value-oriented equity strategies and active fixed-income management, combining proprietary valuation tools with quantitative risk analytics in its portfolio construction and advisory roles.

Gordon Caldwell is a Series 65-licensed advisor with Wealthcare Capital Management LLC in Richmond, VA, and has 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Wealthcare Capital Management since 2001. Wealthcare Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered multi-team firm managing approximately $3.03 billion for individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and other entities. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and access to alternative and precious-metal investments, using model portfolios supplemented by alternative managers and specialty platforms.

Robert Freeman Jr. is a financial advisor at Blueprint Financial Advisors with 24 years of industry experience. He holds the CFP® and ChFC® designations and has worked at Morse Capital Partners since 2011. Blueprint Financial Advisors is an SEC-registered, multi-advisor firm that manages approximately $1.4 billion in client assets, providing portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals, trusts, pension and ERISA plans, and nonprofit entities. The firm uses a proprietary strategic-and-tactical investment framework to build globally diversified portfolios across various asset classes.

John Davenport is a financial advisor with Aptus Capital Advisors, LLC in Richmond, VA, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 22 years of industry experience. He previously worked at Invesco and related firms for over a decade. Outside of finance, he is involved in a craft distillery business, serving as head distiller at Three Crosses Distilling Company, which he co-owns. Aptus Capital Advisors manages approximately $14.47 billion and provides advisory services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, retirement plans, and registered investment companies. The firm employs a model-driven investment approach primarily using ETFs, including its own suite of actively managed funds, and offers a range of services such as portfolio management, financial planning, and options overlay strategies.