Ashley Barber is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with nine years of industry experience. She has worked at AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC for 10 years and is based in Leesburg, VA. AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC provides financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions. The firm employs a multi-step investment process combining macroeconomic analysis, fundamental research, and quantitative sector evaluations, offering a range of advisory and small-business consulting services.

Stephanie Ramachandran is a financial advisor with Veridian Capital Partners, holding a Series 66 designation and 24 years of industry experience. She previously worked at Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. for 16 years before joining Veridian and Purshe Kaplan Sterling Investments in 2021. In addition to her advisory role, she is involved in financial planning and bookkeeping through Diversified Business Associates. Veridian Capital Partners is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, and business clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach that includes asset allocation, fixed income, options, and derivatives, and sponsors a wrap fee program with individualized management for its clients.

Brett Bender is a financial advisor with AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC, holding a Series 65 designation and nine years of industry experience. He has been with AMJ Financial since 1997 and AMJ Financial Wealth Management since 2012. Outside of advisory work, he is a member and owner of AMJ Financial LLC, where he manages office operations and accounting functions. AMJ Financial Wealth Management serves individual and high-net-worth clients as well as institutional clients including retirement plans, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm offers discretionary investment management and financial planning, utilizing a research process that integrates macroeconomic, fundamental, and quantitative analysis to implement client-specific portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Michael Schimmel is a financial advisor at Wealthcare Capital Partners, LLC with 18 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and has worked at firms including Arkadios Capital, Coastal Equities, Inc., Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC dba Fellows Financial Group, LPL Financial, and HSBC Securities. Schimmel is involved in insurance planning through Fellows Risk Solutions and maintains dual registrations with multiple advisory firms. Wealthcare Capital Partners LLC provides investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm manages approximately $407 million in client assets using a goals-based, evidence-based investment process that incorporates behavioral economics and quantitative metrics to align long-term strategies with client preferences.

Zachary Payne is a CFP® with nine years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at PlanVest Financial, Inc. in Gaithersburg, MD. He has worked at PlanVest Financial since 2015, including time when it operated as an LPL Financial DBA. PlanVest Financial, Inc. serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive wealth planning and investment management with a team of six advisors managing approximately $176 million. The firm uses a combination of fundamental, technical, cyclical, and charting analysis to customize portfolios and provides various engagement models, including a wrap fee program and a dedicated federal-employee planning service.

Sean Carroll is a Series 65 licensed advisor at AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC in Leesburg, VA, with experience across various roles from 2015 to the present, including positions in education and landscaping before joining AMJ Financial. His diverse background includes work at Liberty Coca-Cola, Firehouse Subs, and Virginia Tech. AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC serves individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions with financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm employs a combination of macroeconomic analysis and fundamental research with a quantitative sector-based approach, offering a range of advisory and consulting services alongside specialized retirement-plan work.

Robert Behr is a financial advisor at PlanVest Financial, Inc. with 25 years of industry experience. He holds a Series 66 designation and has worked at PlanVest Financial since 2018 and LPL Financial since 2013. Outside of his advisory role, he is involved in CFO Advisory and Tax Services, LLC, which provides tax preparation, accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll services. PlanVest Financial, Inc. serves primarily individual and high-net-worth clients, offering comprehensive wealth planning, financial planning, and investment management. The firm manages about $176 million across approximately 300 client relationships and incorporates a range of analysis techniques and engagement models, including a wrap fee program and a specialized federal-employee planning service.

Ruben Devia Arbanil is a CFP® professional with eight years of industry experience, currently serving at Wealthcare Capital Partners, LLC. His career includes roles at Arkadios Capital, Abich Financial Wealth Management, and Edelman Financial Engines Advisors. He also works as an insurance agent providing life insurance and annuity services to financial planning clients. Wealthcare Capital Partners, LLC offers investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals, high-net-worth clients, trusts, estates, retirement plans, charitable organizations, and businesses. The firm employs a goals-based, evidence-based investment process incorporating behavioral economics and quantitative metrics, managing approximately $407 million in client assets.

Luke Estep is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC, where he has worked for four years. He has two years of industry experience and previously worked at Appleland Sport Center for three years. AMJ Financial Wealth Management serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, offering discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, small business consulting, and legacy management. The firm uses a research-driven investment process incorporating macroeconomic, fundamental, and quantitative analysis to build customized portfolios across multiple asset classes.

Sara Galvin is a financial advisor with AtCap Partners, LLC, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing nine years of industry experience. Her prior work includes roles at Ceros Financial Services, Inc., Resource 1, Inc., Beskin-Divers Insurance Group, Inc., and Currency Exchange International. She is also office manager at Resource 1, Inc., where she performs administrative and compliance-related duties. AtCap Partners offers investment management and financial planning services to individuals, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporate entities. The firm employs a blend of fundamental and technical analysis, including market-timing strategies, and provides access to proprietary strategies, sub-advisors, and third-party managers through the Envestnet platform.

Seth Emers is a financial advisor at Axiom Value Wealth Management LLC with a Series 65 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining the firm, he served for 21 years at the U.S. Department of State and retired from federal government service in 2024. Axiom Value Wealth Management LLC serves individual and high-net-worth clients with portfolio management and financial planning. The firm uses a combination of fundamental and quantitative investment methods and offers retirement-focused education through workshops and webinars.

Kevin Brown is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license with two years of industry experience. He is currently with AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC and has prior experience at Ameriprise and Triad Advisors. Before entering the financial industry, he worked several years in education at Frederick County Public Schools. AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC serves individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions by providing financial planning and discretionary investment management. The firm combines macroeconomic analysis with fundamental and quantitative research and offers specialized retirement-plan services and small-business consulting.

Tucker Holt is a CFP® with 10 years of industry experience, currently serving at AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC. He has worked at firms including Triad Advisors and LPL Financial LLC. Holt is also the owner of The Dad Golf Podcast, a non-investment-related venture. AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC provides financial planning and discretionary investment management services to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, foundations, and institutions. The firm employs a rigorous investment process combining macroeconomic analysis, fundamental research, and quantitative evaluation to manage approximately $482 million in client assets.

Eric Dunner is a CFP® professional at Glassman Wealth Services, LLC with 17 years of industry experience. He has been with Glassman Wealth Services since 2015. Glassman Wealth Services provides discretionary investment management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting to individuals—including high-net-worth clients—pension and profit-sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm’s approach includes the use of mutual funds, ETFs, independent managers, and private investment funds, with a policy requiring client authorization for cryptocurrency purchases.

Fridtjov Markussen is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and holds a Series 66 license with 23 years of industry experience. He has been with AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC since 2015, serving as the firm's Director of Financial Planning. In addition to his advisory role, he is an independent insurance agent providing life and health insurance solutions through Highland Capital Brokerage. AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC delivers financial planning and discretionary investment management to individuals, families, trusts, retirement plans, and institutions. The firm employs a comprehensive investment approach that integrates macroeconomic analysis, fundamental research, and quantitative sector evaluation, offering tailored portfolios managed with portfolio-rebalancing software and various trading strategies.

Katelyn Kantruss is a financial advisor at Veridian Capital Partners with two years of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Lighthouse Wealth Management and BNY Mellon. Katelyn took time away from the industry between 2018 and 2020. Veridian Capital Partners is a team-based registered investment adviser serving individuals, trusts, estates, and business clients with discretionary portfolio management, financial planning, and retirement plan consulting. The firm employs a multi-method investment approach that includes qualitative, quantitative, and technical analysis, utilizing a broad range of strategies such as asset allocation, options, and margin trading.

Madolynn Morken is a CFP® and holds a Series 65 license with seven years of industry experience. She currently works at Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors, where she has been since 2022. Prior to that, she was with Burney Company and Kendall Capital Management. Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch provides discretionary investment advisory services and standalone financial planning to individuals, high net worth clients, business entities, trusts, estates, and charitable organizations. The firm manages portfolios tailored to client objectives using a mix of equities, fixed income, mutual funds, and ETFs, applying both long- and short-term strategies and treating cash as an asset class.

Alexis Peed is a financial advisor at AMJ Financial Wealth Management LLC with one year of industry experience. She holds a Series 65 designation and previously worked at Little Hokie Hangout and Virginia Tech. AMJ Financial Wealth Management serves individual, high-net-worth, and institutional clients, providing discretionary investment management, financial planning, retirement plan advisory, and small business consulting. The firm employs a research-driven investment process and offers client-specific portfolios that include mutual funds, ETFs, equities, fixed income, and options strategies.

Richard Baker is a financial advisor with Milestone Asset Management, LLC, holding Series 65 and Series 66 credentials and bringing 18 years of industry experience. He concurrently serves clients at Brookstone Capital Management and Legacy Capital Planners, where he provides tax planning services. Mr. Baker is a board member of The Prepare Institute, a nonprofit organization. Milestone Asset Management offers discretionary asset management and modular financial planning primarily to individual clients, trusts, estates, and business entities. The firm employs a combination of tactical and strategic investment approaches, utilizing both firm-developed and third-party model portfolios, overlay management, and access to a variety of sub-advisers and derivative-based investment tools.

Darren Koch is a financial advisor with Steigerwald, Gordon & Koch - Wealth Advisors, holding Series 63 and Series 66 licenses and bringing 24 years of industry experience. He has been with the firm since 2005. Outside of his advisory role, Koch is a partner in SGK Real Estate Investments, LLC, a company formed to purchase the building housing the firm’s offices. 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 clients’ objectives across various asset classes and employs both long- and short-term strategies, overseeing approximately $1.2 billion in discretionary assets under management.