Jonathan Browning is a financial advisor with Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 31 years of industry experience. He has been with Acorn since 2017 and has prior experience at VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc. and Great Point Capital, LLC. Acorn Financial Advisory Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered, fee-only investment adviser managing approximately $1.4 billion in assets. The firm offers personalized financial planning and portfolio management to a diverse client base, utilizing globally diversified portfolios and a variety of investment strategies, including subadvisory services and tactical tools.

Michael Ausherman Jr. is a financial advisor with Milestone Asset Management, LLC, holding the ChFC® designation and Series 63 and 65 licenses, and has 18 years of industry experience. He has held roles at Alphastar Capital Management, Brookstone Capital Management, Legacy Capital Planners, and Ausherman Financial Group, which he owns and operates as a separate insurance sales business. He is also involved in financial planning and income tax preparation through Legacy Capital Planners. Milestone Asset Management provides discretionary asset management and modular financial planning primarily to individual clients, including high-net-worth households, as well as trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a blend of tactical and strategic investment approaches using firm-developed and third-party model portfolios, sub-advisers, and derivative-based strategies.

Daniel Trosch is a CFA® charterholder with 25 years of industry experience. He is currently with West Financial Services, Inc., where he has worked since 2018, including prior experience at Untied Brokerage Services from 2016 to 2018. West Financial Services, Inc. is a fee-only investment adviser managing approximately $2.8 billion for individual, retirement plan, charitable, and corporate clients. The firm employs a diversified, client-specific asset allocation strategy with a focus on long-term investment, utilizing a core-and-satellite equity approach alongside laddered fixed-income allocations and tactical adjustments informed by quantitative and qualitative research.

Nicole Davis is a financial advisor with Northwest Financial Advisors LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and bringing 17 years of industry experience. She has been with Northwest Financial Advisors LLC, Northwest Financial Group LLC, and LPL Financial for over a decade in various roles. Northwest Financial Advisors LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs a long-term, asset-allocation-driven investment approach, tailoring portfolios based on client time horizons, risk tolerance, and objectives, while utilizing LPL Financial custodial programs and an Outsourced Chief Investment Officer program to support portfolio oversight and manager due diligence.

John Lienert is a CFP® at OLIO Financial Planning in McLean, VA, with approximately one year of industry experience. Prior to joining OLIO, he spent three years at SignatureFD and has held positions in diverse fields including healthcare and education. OLIO Financial Planning serves individual clients across a broad range of wealth levels, as well as retirement plans, nonprofits, and corporations, managing about $600 million. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, charting, and cyclical analysis to implement a primarily buy-and-hold investment approach and offers comprehensive financial planning and portfolio management with a distinctive fee structure that includes project-based and hourly fees rather than traditional asset-based fees.

Newton Pendleton III is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license, with 24 years of industry experience. He has been with Rembert Pendleton Jackson since 1990, including six years at SSB Wealth Management, Inc. D/B/A Rembert Pendleton Jackson. Rembert Pendleton Jackson provides investment management, financial planning, retirement plan consulting, and business consulting to individual and institutional clients. The firm uses a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach, offering both discretionary and non-discretionary programs and managing assets across various account types.

David Ocasio is a ChFC® credentialed advisor at Horter Investment Management, LLC with four years of industry experience. He previously worked at Patriot Advisory Group and has been involved with Highland Capital Brokerage since 2005. Ocasio is also the owner and sole proprietor of Ocasio Financial Services, where he operates as an annuity wholesaler. Horter Investment Management provides portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base including individuals, trusts, pension plans, and corporations. The firm utilizes a combination of model and multi-manager portfolios, third-party money managers, and alternative investments as part of its investment oversight.

Nicholas Studebaker is a financial advisor at McLean Asset Management Corporation with a Series 65 credential and one year of industry experience. He previously worked at Studebaker & Brackett, PLLC for eight years and at the University of Virginia for two years. McLean Asset Management Corporation provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment management, financial planning, and consulting to individuals, retirement plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, and business entities. The firm employs Modern Portfolio Theory and broad asset-allocation principles to develop individualized portfolios and offers tax-managed equity strategies, ESG screening models, and ERISA advisory and investment-manager services.

Daniel Jackson is a CFP® professional with 11 years of industry experience. He has worked at Rembert Pendleton Jackson and its predecessor firms since 2017, and previously held roles at NYlife Securities LLC and New York Life Insurance Company. Daniel holds Series 65 and Series 63 licenses. Rembert Pendleton Jackson serves individual and institutional clients, including high-net-worth individuals and charitable organizations, offering investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a Modern Portfolio Theory-based approach with diversified asset allocations and manages both discretionary and non-discretionary portfolios.

Max Kortegast is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He is currently with Hopwood Financial Services, Inc. and previously worked at WealthSpire Advisors, Bank of America, N.A., and Merrill. Outside of financial advising, he owns and supervises operations for MK Heavy, LLC, a business involved in 18-wheeler sleeper truck rentals. Hopwood Financial Services primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and related entities, offering discretionary, fee-only investment management alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting. The firm manages approximately $666.6 million for about 273 client households with a six-advisor team and employs a disciplined investment process overseen by an Investment Committee.

Angela Bender is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving at AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC in Leesburg, VA. She has been with AMJ Financial since 2007 and also works with OSAIC since 2014. Outside of her advisory role, she is president of the Loudoun Estate Planning Council. AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to a range of clients including individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions. The firm combines macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and quantitative research to manage client portfolios and offers specialized services such as retirement-plan advisory and small-business consulting.

Patrick Moore is a financial advisor at Hughes Financial Services, LLC with seven years of industry experience. He holds the Series 65 designation and has been with the firm since 2016. Moore also worked at George Mason University from 2016 to 2018. Hughes Financial Services is a team-based registered investment adviser with seven advisors managing approximately $760 million for individual and high-net-worth clients. The firm provides discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, integrated financial planning, and an all-inclusive wrap-fee program that includes investment management, trading, and custodial services.

David Chandik is a financial advisor at Pactolus Private Wealth Management with five years of industry experience. He holds the CFA® designation and Series 63 license. Prior to joining Pactolus, he worked at the South Carolina Office of the State Treasurer and L&L Management, Inc. Pactolus provides fee-based family office and wealth management services to high-net-worth families, trusts, charitable entities, corporations, and other business entities, offering investment advisory, portfolio management, financial and estate planning, tax-aware advice, and related services. The firm typically manages accounts on a discretionary basis, uses quantitative and third-party research, and sponsors proprietary private funds alongside bundled wrap-fee programs.

Jennifer Mascarenas is a CFP® with three years of industry experience, currently serving as a financial advisor at Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors. Her prior experience includes roles at Bogart Wealth, Northern Trust, and Mariner Wealth Advisors. Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch provides discretionary investment advisory services and financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages portfolios tailored to client objectives across various asset classes and employs both long- and short-term strategies while monitoring accounts on an ongoing basis.

Panagiotis Plevritis is a financial advisor at Brown | Miller Wealth Management, LLC with a Series 65 designation and three years of industry experience. Prior to joining Brown | Miller Wealth Management in 2022, he held roles at ALMA Bank and Northwestern Mutual Investment Services LLC among others. Brown | Miller Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser managing approximately $991 million for individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses. The firm offers investment and wealth management, financial planning, and fiduciary and non-fiduciary plan sponsor services, using customized, tax-aware asset allocations that blend active and passive strategies.

Sandeep Saini is a CFP® professional with one year of experience at PlanVest Financial, Inc. Prior to joining PlanVest, he worked for 22 years with the US Public Health Services and FDA and was involved with SSI Education DBA The Goddard School. PlanVest Financial, Inc. primarily serves individual and high-net-worth clients, providing wealth planning, financial planning, and investment management through a team of six advisors managing approximately $176 million. The firm customizes portfolios using a mix of analytical approaches and offers multiple engagement models, including a unique wrap fee program and a dedicated federal-employee planning service.

Kyler Stephens is a CFP® professional with three years of industry experience, currently serving at Brown | Miller Wealth Management, LLC since 2025. Prior to this role, he worked at Cerity Partners LLC, FJY Financial, and Traditions Wealth Advisors. He also has a background in education from Texas A&M University. Brown | Miller Wealth Management is a fee-only registered investment adviser managing approximately $991 million for nearly 500 clients. The firm serves individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, retirement plans, and businesses, offering customized, tax-aware asset allocations that combine active and passive strategies across a range of investment vehicles.

Jason Epps is a CFP® with 20 years of industry experience and is currently with KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC, where he has worked since 2015. He previously worked at Arete Wealth Management LLC from 2018 to 2023 and Spire Securities LLC from 2015 to 2017. Outside of his advisory role, he serves as a trustee on the board of Mount St. Mary’s University. KFA Private Wealth Group advises individuals, trusts, estates, retirement plans, and business entities, offering financial planning, retirement plan consulting, investment management, and in-house tax and accounting services. The firm employs goal-based strategic asset allocation with a mix of passive and active management and operates a wrap fee program that can reduce transaction costs for clients.

Michael Rettinger is a CFP® with 24 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at KFA Private Wealth Group, LLC since 2015. He previously worked at Arete Wealth Management LLC for five years and Spire Securities, LLC for two years. Rettinger is also a board member of the Board of Zoning Appeals in Vienna, VA. KFA Private Wealth Group serves individual and high-net-worth clients, trusts, pension and profit-sharing plans, and corporate entities by providing financial planning, portfolio management, retirement plan consulting, and wealth management. The firm uses strategic asset allocation and a mix of passive and active management with a focus on low-cost share classes, ongoing due diligence, and regular client engagement.

Peter Ramig is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with 10 years of industry experience. He has worked at Hopwood Financial Services, Inc. since 2023 and previously spent eight years with VALIC Financial Advisors, Inc. in Arlington, VA. Hopwood Financial Services primarily serves high-net-worth individuals and related entities, offering discretionary, fee-only investment management alongside financial planning and retirement plan consulting. The firm’s investment process is guided by an Investment Committee and emphasizes multi-year holding horizons, cash as an asset class, and the use of major custodial platforms for portfolio oversight.