Eric Armentrout is a financial advisor with Empower Advisory Group in Columbia, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 credentials and seven years of industry experience. He previously worked at T Rowe Price and Equitable Advisors. Empower Advisory Group provides financial planning and investment management primarily to employer-sponsored retirement plan sponsors and their participants, utilizing an integrated model tied to Empower’s recordkeeping and administrative platforms. The firm emphasizes long-term portfolio returns, annual rebalancing, and clients’ savings rates in its financial planning approach.

Charles Smith is a financial advisor with Truist Advisory Services, holding a Series 66 credential and bringing 10 years of industry experience. His prior experience includes roles at Morgan Stanley and SunTrust Advisory Services. Outside of his advisory work, he serves as a board member for Boy Scouts of America Troop 68. Truist Advisory Services provides investment consulting and advisory services to individuals, corporate clients, retirement plan sponsors, and charitable organizations. The firm employs a combination of discretionary manager relationships and consulting supported by a dedicated Equity Research team and integrates services across affiliated entities.

Timothy Parker is a CFA® charterholder currently with Creative Planning, LLC. He has over 25 years of industry experience, including roles at T. Rowe Price and Brightworks Wealth. Outside of financial advisory, he has a concurrent association with Matador Resources. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach emphasizing low-cost indexing and long-term strategies, while also offering access to private market investments and ancillary legal and accounting services.

Elizabeth Snyder is a CFP® and Series 66-licensed financial advisor with eight years of industry experience. She has worked at Rockefeller Financial LLC since 2022 and previously was employed at Bank of America and Merrill from 2017 to 2022. Snyder is involved with Jewish Women International, a nonprofit organization focused on advocating against domestic violence, where she oversees financial education initiatives. Rockefeller Financial LLC serves high-net-worth and ultra-high-net-worth individuals, families, family offices, institutional clients, retirement plans, foundations, and corporations. The firm combines portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services with broker-dealer capabilities and operates through a Private Advisor model supported by a consolidated investment platform.

Spencer Smith is a financial advisor at ASB Capital Management LLC with 16 years of industry experience. He holds Series 65 and Series 66 licenses and has worked at Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2010. ASB Capital Management LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser managing approximately $32.9 billion through pooled investment vehicles and institutional separate accounts. The firm offers discretionary management across equities, fixed income, and real estate, serving primarily institutional investors and employing both active and passive strategies.

Wendy Moyers is a Certified Financial Planner® with 24 years of industry experience. She has worked at Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2021, following prior roles at Chain Bridge Bank, May Barnhard Investments, LLC, and Linden Oak Wealth Advisors LLC. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients by providing discretionary and non-discretionary investment management along with personal trust, family wealth, and financial planning services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach, focusing on secular trends and sector themes, and combines fiduciary trust and custody functions with investment management.

Christine Wallace is a financial advisor at Chevy Chase Trust Company with 17 years of industry experience. She holds Series 63 and Series 65 designations and has been with Chevy Chase Trust Company since 2008. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, providing investment management, personal trust services, family wealth planning, and trustee/administrative services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focusing on macro views and secular trends, combining trust, custody, and fund-management roles within its enterprise structure.

Christopher Romano is a Series 65-licensed financial advisor with Kestra Advisory, based in Bethesda, MD, and has 14 years of industry experience. He also holds a senior vice president role at The Meltzer Group, a consulting firm where he has worked since 1999. Romano’s career includes consulting and corporate benefits activities with NFP, in addition to his advisory responsibilities at Kestra. Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers services including fiduciary consulting, plan design, employee education, and access to multiple management platforms, serving clients such as sovereign wealth funds and other large institutional investors.

Michael Duckett is a financial advisor at Creative Planning with 19 years of industry experience. He holds Series 63 and Series 65 licenses and previously worked at Lockton Financial Advisors, Lockton Investment Advisors, Lockton Companies, and Kestra Financial Services. Outside of his advisory role, he consults on software for Benetic. Creative Planning provides wealth management, financial planning, and retirement-plan advisory services to a diverse client base, including high-net-worth individuals, pension plans, trusts, and corporations. The firm employs a financial-planning-led investment approach that incorporates low-cost indexing, buy-and-hold strategies, and selective private market exposure, managing approximately $295.6 billion in assets through over 1,100 advisors.

Shippen Royer is a financial advisor at Oppenheimer with 10 years of industry experience. He holds the Series 66 designation and has worked at Oppenheimer since 2018. Prior to that, he was involved with Phyxius Arbitrage Fund LP and held roles at Bank of America and Merrill. Oppenheimer is a registered investment adviser and broker-dealer serving individuals, corporations, pension and profit-sharing plans, charitable organizations, and IRAs. The firm offers a wide range of investment programs and advisory services, including discretionary and non-discretionary portfolio management, consulting, and retirement planning.

Matthew Hammaker is a financial advisor at Commonwealth Financial Network with a Series 65 credential and approximately one year of industry experience. His prior experience includes service in the United States Marine Corps and roles in higher education at Kennesaw State University and Wingate University. He has also worked in hospitality and physical therapy support roles. Commonwealth Financial Network is a dual-registered broker/dealer and SEC-registered investment adviser serving a national network of nearly 2,900 affiliated advisors and managing over $212 billion in client assets. The firm offers a comprehensive adviser-support platform with various managed account programs and access to third-party asset managers, providing clients with diverse investment options and back-office services.

Lawrence Weber is a financial advisor with VOYA Financial Advisors, Inc., holding Series 63 and Series 65 credentials and 25 years of industry experience. He has been with VOYA Financial since 2014. In addition to his advisory role, he operates as an independent insurance agent specializing in fixed insurance products. VOYA Financial Advisors serves a diverse client base, including individual and institutional investors, offering financial planning, portfolio management, and plan-sponsor consulting through various program structures such as wrap programs and third-party money manager access.

Katherine Lee is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF with 10 years of industry experience. She holds a Series 66 designation and has been with TIAA and TIAA-CREF since 2013 and 2015, respectively. TIAA-CREF Individual & Institutional Services, LLC offers financial planning and discretionary managed account programs primarily serving individuals connected to TIAA-administered employer retirement plans, as well as trusts, estates, partnerships, corporate entities, and small retirement plans. The firm provides both point-in-time planning services and ongoing discretionary management through model and customized portfolios, operating within a vertically integrated group that includes affiliated funds.

Christina Raya is a financial advisor with PNC Wealth Management in Washington, DC, holding a Series 66 license and 15 years of industry experience. She has worked at PNC Investments since 2018 and previously held positions at Bank of the West, BancWest Investment Services, and TD Bank. PNC Wealth Management offers retail brokerage and advisory services through several model-based programs, including an invitation-only digital discretionary model account that uses algorithm-driven risk assessment and invests primarily in mutual funds and ETFs.

Leland Detmer is a CFP® and holds a Series 66 license, currently serving as a financial advisor at Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC. He has two years of industry experience and previously worked on the PGA Tour for five years. Detmer is also the co-founder and secretary of the BCCC Scholarship Foundation, which provides scholarships for underprivileged children to attend golf camps. Steward Partners Investment Advisory, LLC is an enterprise-scale registered investment advisor managing approximately $36.7 billion in assets. The firm serves a diverse clientele, including individuals, pension plans, corporations, and charitable organizations, offering a range of portfolio management and financial planning services through proprietary and third-party solutions.

Judy Mccoy is a Series 65-credentialed financial advisor with 26 years of industry experience, currently affiliated with Chevy Chase Trust Company. She has worked at ASB Capital Management, Inc. since 2000. Chevy Chase Trust Company serves high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutional clients, providing investment management, trust, custody, and financial planning services. The firm employs a thematic investment approach focused on secular trends and sector themes, combining fiduciary trust and custody functions with investment management.

Joshua Olds is a CFA® charterholder with 20 years of industry experience, currently serving as an advisor at NewEdge Advisors since 2024. His previous roles include a decade at New Potomac Partners, LLC, and multiple years with Johnston Lemon Asset Management Inc., as well as a brief tenure at Morgan Stanley. He participates in educational programming through the Washington, DC Society of Financial Analysts’ Wealth Management Sub-Committee. NewEdge Advisors is an enterprise-scale registered investment adviser serving individuals, pension plans, corporations, trusts, and charitable organizations through a network of independent advisers. The firm offers a wide range of portfolio management, financial planning, and consulting services, utilizing multiple program structures and technology tools, with an emphasis on centralized due diligence and monitoring of third-party managers.

John Nauss III is a financial advisor at TIAA-CREF in Silver Spring, MD, holding Series 63 and Series 66 designations with 16 years of industry experience. He has been with TIAA-CREF since 2013. TIAA-CREF’s Advice & Planning Services division provides financial planning and discretionary managed account programs to individuals, trusts, estates, and small retirement plans, often serving clients connected through employer retirement plans. The firm offers customized portfolio management alongside model portfolio options and serves as adviser to the TIAA Donor Advised Fund.

Eamon Vera is a financial advisor at HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. with a Series 66 designation and one year of industry experience. Prior to joining HSBC, he worked at Bank of America for four years and has held various positions in education and retail. HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. offers managed account programs to individuals, retirement accounts, charitable organizations, and corporations through several client-directed and discretionary portfolio options. The firm uses a structured investment process involving multiple model risk profiles and collaborates with HSBC Global Asset Management and other affiliated providers for fund selection and monitoring.

David Shober is a financial advisor with Kestra Advisory who holds a Series 66 designation and has 23 years of industry experience. His prior roles include positions at Woodbury Financial Services, SSN Advisory, ACI Partners, and National Planning Corporation. Outside of his advisory work, he owns SZC Financial Planning & Management and is involved in offering fixed annuities and life and LTC insurance through SZC Financial (Insurance). Kestra Advisory Services provides investment advisory and retirement-plan consulting to plan sponsors and a diverse range of institutional and individual clients. The firm offers fiduciary consulting, plan design, vendor searches, and manages discretionary and non-discretionary services supported by due diligence, serving clients including large institutional investors and sovereign wealth funds.